"Northern lights catch you coming down ..."

Ladytron, "Playgirl"
Playgirl, why are you sleeping
tomorrow's world, hey playgirl
Playgirl, why are you dancing
when you could be alone, hey playgirl
Playgirl, why are you sleeping
tomorrow's world, hey playgirl
Playgirl, choking on cigarettes
to get you along, hey playgirl
hey playgirl, hey playgirl
Northern lights catch you coming down
sleep your way out of your hometown

Playgirl, why are you sleeping
tomorrow's world, hey playgirl
Playgirl, why are you dancing
when you could be alone, hey playgirl
Playgirl, why are you sleeping
tomorrow's world, hey playgirl
Playgirl, choking on cigarettes
to get you along, hey playgirl
hey playgirl, hey playgirl
Northern lights catch you coming down
sleep your way out of your hometown
Hey playgirl, hey playgirl
Northern lights catch you coming down
sleep your way out of your hometown

hey playgirl, hey playgirl
Northern lights catch you coming down
sleep your way out of your hometown
hey playgirl, hey playgirl
hey playgirl, hey playgirl
foreign coin on a telephone box
a question mark on a calendar
an empty seat on the alpha line
a sorting code, an account number
hey playgirl, hey playgirl
Northern lights got you coming down
sleep your way out of your hometown

A Quiz!

A quiz, taken from mathwhiz78 and fanboi82.
1. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Usually before 7 A.M.?
2. IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH ONE FAMOUS PERSON, WHO WOULD IT BE? Dead, I'd say Voltaire; alive, John Ralston Saul.
3. GOLD OR SILVER? Silver.
4. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? Gangs of New York with, among others, tudor_rose.
5. FAVORITE TV SHOWS? Buffy the Vampire Slayer, definitely.
6. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? I don't eat breakfast.
7. WHO WOULD YOU HATE TO BE LEFT IN A ROOM WITH? Some of my classmates from last year's Globalization seminar--ahistorical idiots, almost all of them.
8. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? Yes, though not the very tip.
9. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? Accomplished people.
10. WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Franklin.
11. BEACH, CITY, OR COUNTRY? I agree with Tom and his cousin, a city on the beach. But a large city.
12. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer.
13. FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla.
14. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? Buttered.
15. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue.
16. FAVORITE CAR? VW Jetta.
17. FAVORITE SANDWICH FILLING? Deli meat.
18. TRUE LOVE? None so far. Any takers?
19. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE? Idiocy in its many forms.
20. FAVORITE FLOWER? Lady slipper?
21. IF YOU HAD A BIG WIN IN THE LOTTERY, HOW LONG WOULD YOU WAIT TO TELL PEOPLE? I'd tell anyone who asked why I was grinning like an idiot.
22. FIZZY OR STILL WATER AS A DRINK? Still water.
23. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHROOM? Country-themed linoleum.
24. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? Key ring?
25. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO? Not sure.
26. CAN YOU JUGGLE? No.
27. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK? Monday.
28. RED OR WHITE WINE? White.
29. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? Turned 22.
30. YOU CARRY A DONOR CARD? Yes.

Some EMode Tests

The Coffee Test:
The Realist
Dark, strong, genuine. Is that you or your coffee? To the casual observer, there's really no difference. How you take your coffee provides people with a small window into your personality. Here's what one might see...
Straightforward and uncomplicated, your coffee-style says that you approach daily tasks and the world at large with realistic expectations and a no-nonsense attitude. You don't sugarcoat things, and you definitely don't beat around the bush. Bells and whistles aren't your style. You take comfort in routine, and you might get a little flustered when big change looms on the horizon. You're reliable and dependable. If someone had to pick an advisor or confidant based solely on his/her coffee preference, you would be at the top of the list. Most likely, you value truth and sincerity above all and lead a reflective life.

The Emotional IQ Test:

Randy, your Emotional IQ is 121.
This number is the result of a formula based on how many questions you answered correctly on Emode's Emotional IQ test. But your Emotional IQ score is much more than just a number: it's an indicator of success.
Research has shown that people with high emotional intelligence scores--not necessarily those with the highest IQ scores--tend to be the most valued and productive employees and have the longest and happiest romantic relationships.

Your greatest emotional strength is Empathy.

The Happiness Test:

Randy, you're happier than 12 percent of the other people who took Emode's Happiness Test.

Randy, when Emode's experts looked at what makes you happy, they found that one of the greatest ways you feel happiness is through Optimism.

E-Mails

I've finally done it: After much too much time spent temporizing and panicking, I've sent out customized E-mails to 20 professors at my six different candidate graduate schools, expressing my general interest in taking up graduate studies at those schools and my particular interest in becoming a graduate student under their supervision, with offers of further personal documentation to come.

Now, for the applications, and for the completion of the Honours essay, and God knows what else.

A passing thought: I wonder what it would be like to feel so pressured that you'd vomit. I think I'm not too far removed from that point now.