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Friday, January 05, 2007

What superhero are you?

I've been spending the last couple of days surfing the western blogoshere, and i did take this test yesterday, but deleted the original post because the tables were messing up my blog. But i still have the results, so here it is:

What super hero are you?

Your results:
You are Superman!
You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.


  • Superman 70%
  • Robin 60%
  • Green Lantern 60%
  • The Flash 60%
  • The Flash 60%
  • Catwoman 60%
  • Spider-Man 55%
  • Supergirl 55%
  • Wonder Woman 45%
  • Hulk 35%
  • Iron Man 35%
  • Batman 20%
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Woots! Superman! I was kinda miffed at the fact that i am 55% Supergirl, and 45% Wonder Woman (i said NO to the question - do you wear a push-up bra - so what gives?) Anyway, there was also a supervillian test on the sister site, and i hopped over there to waste more time. I must say, though, some of the test questions were laugh-out-loud cheesy:
  • Are you part of the feminist movement? (no!)
  • Do you usually have a close female assistant? (NO!)
  • Are you bald? (*stares*)
So, my results:


What supervillian are you?

Your results:
You are Apocalypse!
You believe in survival of the fittest and you believe that you are the fittest.

  • Apocalypse 59%
  • Dr Doom 57%
  • Magneto 54%
  • The Joker 54%
  • Riddler 46%
  • Lex Luthor 44%
  • Juggernaut 42%
  • Poison Ivy 37%
  • Two-Face 30%
  • Dark Phoenix 29%
  • Mr Freeze 29%
  • Venom 29%
  • Catwoman 29%
  • Green Goblin 26%
  • Mystique 22%
  • Kingpin 22%
Click here to take the "Which Super Villain are you?" quiz...

Apocalypse is way cooler than some other (The Joker? Hmmph) villain, but this doesn't detract from the fact that -hey!- Apocalypse is bald!

I wonder what Wen Qi and Kenny would get ... Hmm - Lex Luthor and Catwoman? Somehow that doesn't seem right.

[update!] Sam is the Green Lantern and Dark Phoenix. Sorry for deleting your comment along with my warped post, and don't kill me by thinking about it. Coz, you know, Dark Phoenix can be pretty scary.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

The Chin

I have no doubt you've seen this.

When someone who isn't a real computer user sits down to use one, they stick out their chin.

You've seen this when your grandpa does it, or when some celebrity or politician does it at a photo op. Maybe you do it.

The Chin is a posture and an attitude.

In my experience, people with the Chin don't use a computer the way others do. They surf defensively. Not only does getting anything out of the computer take a little longer, but people with the Chin look for less and don't push as hard in their search for right answers or in their use of the tools available.

While there is a clearly a generational shift going on (watch out, here come a bunch of Chinless kids) it's also being driven by economics and social status and profession. Fortunately, it doesn't appear to be permanent.

[Update! I'm not referring to my esteemed readers with bifocals... the last three instances of the Chin that I witnessed were people who weren't even wearing glasses. All bifocal users are hereby excused.]

True? I should think so. It was only after reading this post did i realize that - yeah, it was true - my grandfather, my dad and almost all the old people i've seen around computers do have the chin. And this pretty much explains why they do it. Hmm! Defensive body posture! Whoever would have thought of it like that!

So. Does your dad have The Chin?