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vertiginous – steganography & color test

vertiginous vur-TIJ-uh-nuhs, adjective:
1. Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.
2. Causing or tending to cause dizziness.
3. Turning round; whirling; revolving.
4. Inclined to change quickly or frequently; inconstant.

Vertiginous derives from Latin vertigo, “a turning round, a whirling round; giddiness,” from vertere, “to turn.” Related words include reverse, “to turn back (re-) or around”; subvert, “to undermine” (from sub-, “under” + vertere; at root “to turn from under; to overturn”); and versus, “against” (from versus, “turned towards,” hence “facing, opposed,” from the past participle of vertere).

steganography (ste-GUH-nog-ruh-fee) noun

Secret communication by hiding the existence of message.

A couple of examples of steganography: shrinking the secret text (by repeated use of a photocopy machine) until it’s the size of a dot and then putting it in an unsuspected place, such as on top of a letter i in some innocuous letter. Second, shaving the head of a man, writing the secret message on his pate with unwashable ink, and then letting the hair grow back before dispatching him to the destination. To take an example from modern digital techniques, one could put the text of a message in the blank spaces in an image file.

From Greek stego- (cover) + -graphy (writing).

and results from my color test – from

Blue personality, with a weak secondary of white – If you’re a Blue-White combination, you are comfortable. You express yourself softly and sincerely. People find you determined, yet flexible. You are someone with whom almost anyone can get along.
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Taking a breather from writing.

Rate Your Risk
Beaten
Your total is -1.

(Negative score) A minus score indicates that the criminal would be in danger FROM YOU. The greater the negative score…the greater the danger.Commuting by bus or train puts you in contact with many car-less criminals.

Rate Your Risk
Murder
Your total is 1.

(Less than 20)The Metropolitan Police Department is hiring. Look at our main page for hiring details if you think you qualify as a police officer
(Less than 70) You are probably a middle class person who faces a normal (low) risk of murder in today’s society.

Rate Your Risk
Burglary
Your total is 6.

(Less than 50) This score shows a low risk of burglary. The lower your score, the lower your chances of being burglarized. It seems you take many sensible precautions. Many who score 25 or less are apartment dwellers.Steel doors helped you a lot on this test. Make sure you keep them locked.Add a perimeter alarm on your house and reap the security benefits and lower insurance costs.

scribbles and giggles.

my latest entry into ‘s coloring game
I’m really enjoying this….
Click to see larger image, in a new window. I’m going to see if I can get more folks to play… (I’ve already managed to bring over
.. maybe I can convince a few more folks to come along? ? ? ? ? or even if you’re not an artist… (seriously… look at mine.. I just like to color!) This is also my first in a new habit of keeping embedded images smaller…(the generator style doesn’ seem to like pictures much wider than 300 pixels) and also of me putting height and width tags in same, to spare folks from evil ‘bouncy-text’ as the images fill in. Let’s see how long I remember to do it.

mystery solved – the music is…



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From Alan Taylor, re: Mystery Music.
Just wanted to say thanks to all of you who helped in trying to find the Artist & Title of my mystery song ( http://www.kokogiak.com/gedankengang/default.asp#07007200110 ).
The Mystery has been solved and I’m a pretty Happy Camper – it couldn’t have been done without all of you.
Of course, most of you are probably wondering who it is…
It was composed by David Byrne.
From the Album ‘”Music for ”The Knee Plays”’ released in 1985.
Full details and more thanks here: http://www.kokogiak.com/gedankengang/default.asp#0717200114

Thanks to folks that offered help here!

also stolen from sweetalyssm!

According to Aura Colors, my primary colors are (at 8 of 10 each)- yellow and sensitive tan, and secondaries at 6 of 10 are blue and logical tan.

Yellows are the most fun-loving, free-spirited, energetic, and childlike personalities in the aura spectrum. Yellows are wonderful, sensitive, optimistic beings, whose life purpose is to bring joy to people, to have fun, and to help heal the planet.

The Sensitive Tan is the bridge between the mental colors and the emotional colors. Their auras are a combination of a light tan color with a light blue band next to it that encircles the body. Their personalities are a subtle combination of the mental Tan qualities and the emotional Blue qualities.

Blues are some of the most loving, nurturing and supportive personalities of the Life Colors. They live from their heart and emotions. Their purpose for being on the planet is to give love, to teach love and to learn that they are loved. Their priorities are love, relationships, and spirituality.

Logical Tans are very logical and analytical. They choose to process every step, from one through ten. Logical Tans do not like to skip or miss anything. Their method of processing cannot be rushed. They need to analyze and comprehend the logic in each step before proceeding to the next.

Pretty accurate, I suppose. I’m methodical, and emotional, surely.

ok, I’ll play your game!.. answers only reflect this very moment though and are subject to change.

If I were a stone, I would be a….heart-shaped bit of garnet in need of smoothing
If I were a tree, I would be a….Redwood
If I were a bird, I would be a…Kestrel
If I were an insect, I would be a….fly on the wall
If I were a machine, I would be a….lever
If I were a tool, I would be a….crowbar
If I were a fruit, I would be a….blueberry
If I were a flower, I would be a…..sunflower
If I were a kind of weather, I would be a….Soft rain with thunder
If I were a mythical creature, I would be a…..gnome cavalryman riding a battle-snail
If I were a musical instrument, I would be a…..euphonium
If I were a kind of profession, I would be a….information broker
If I were an animal, I would be a….bear
If I were anything in the world, I would be….me. only optimized as a super hero. 🙂
If I were a color, I would be….Forest Green
If I were a fragrance…baking bread
If I were an emotion, I would be….joy
If I were a state or feeling, I would be ….curious
If I were a vegetable, I would be ….corn
If I were a sound, I would be, ….whale song
If I were an Element, I would be…earth

Five good things.

Snagging this from Nashata, who nailed it from assorted other meme-spreaders.

Five Good Things About Today

1. Finished short-story project with a week to spare.

2. Confirmed the Gourd carving for the coming weekend with my Hippie pals, and that Robb could come with. More the merrier!

3. Decided on a different Halloween costume. Chuckles, the Cannibal clown. Standard clown suit with vampire fangs, and a limb of some sort to gnaw on, and some lovely blood to match the red foam nose.

4. Kellie might’ve had her baby!!!

5. Worked out a more economic travel plan for the near future, figure to save at least 70% of expenses.

new test! (for me, anyhow.)

Nashata pointed me in this Direction, and I’m a white knight!

Kingdomality

Here’s what I got. Your distinct personality, The White Knight, might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. Don Quixote was a White Knight as was Joan of Arc, the Lone Ranger and Crusader Rabbit. As a White Knight you expect nothing in return for your good deeds. You are one of the true “Givers” of the world. You are the anonymous philanthropist who shares your wealth, your time and your life with others. To give, is its own reward and as a White Knight you seek no other. On the positive side you are merciful, sympathetic, helpful, giving and heroic. On the negative side you may be impulsively decisive, sentimental and misdirected. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today’s corporate kingdoms.

somehow, I knew.

I took the test that JennyLee linked to, at http://starwarsquiz.hypermart.net/

and ended up with –

Your character is Chewbacca (Classic Trilogy)
(73.5% Match)

Chewbacca
(Classic Trilogy)
At age fifty, Chewbacca left his homeworld of Kashyyyk in search of adventure. He led this life of excitement for over a hundred years before the Empire declared all Wookies as slave property. Chewie was captured and spent a long time as an Imperial laborer until he was rescued by an Imperial trainee named Han Solo. Chewbacca explained that he owed a life-debt to Solo, and the two became smugglers. Chewbacca has extended the life-debt to include Han’s wife, Leia Organa, and their children, Jaina Solo, Jacen Solo, and Anakin Solo.
Chewbacca Link of the Moment:
Chewbacca.Com