I just lost a buck...to myself!
According to some very liable website (cough?) I am:
Uni is killing my sanity and free time. I suppose if I stopped aiming for the sky, I could less effort in. But screw you.. yes you! I shall not falter, or fail. This is.. SPARTACUS?
Good TV show, if you can get over the fact the first two episodes are utter trash that is :)
Julia Roberts had it easy!
While I do think etiquette is an important aspect of society that helps distinguish our barbaric ancestors and animals.. it may have gone too far.
Born and raised in England I was, often being attributed with terms such as snobby and arrogant; I believe a fine balance between etiquette and ones comfort zone is sufficient. Often I find myself saying please and thank you at inappropriate times, cursed and branded by my parents. On the other side of the fence I often appalled at the attitude and selfishness of the masses, is it so hard to smile at the waiter or thank them for clearing the plates?
I digress, many social traits upset me these days. A while ago I was reading and came across an interesting article talking about gaming etiquette, after jumping from link to link (how easy is it to waste time online, I once spent 3 hours on HowStuffWorks) and found this gem about Team Fortress 2.
Does anyone else find this hot?
There is an amusing article on Wikipedia about etiquette in Australia. A few points to take note of:
> Greeting of anyone
> Keeping left in busy areas
> The driving ‘wave’
If you get a chance Google netiquette, has useful appliactions for Usenet, E-mail and Forums.
Fact: Etymology for etiquette dates back to the Old French word estiquet.
I want to throw the following numbers out there.
I always said if I ever came across an abundance of money, through lottery, inheritance or some other mystics that I would donate half to charity – typically in the past I’ve suggested AID’s research. I don’t claim to know much about Haiti, being owned by the ridiculous French going back to the 18th and 19th century only fuels my ignorance… however if your pockets were lined thick would you not help out?
My modest $50 donation was the least that I could do; I’m by no means a humanitarian. Australia’s population is around 21 million, if everyone donated $10 that’d put a serious dent the aforementioned debt. $10, that’s less than 3 cents a day.. how poor are you really?
Dig deep my friends, I implore you to donate now.
Fact: Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.