I are has been tagged.

Association Meme: Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.

miss_s_b gave me these:

 

Science Geekery.

"Science is the most interesting thing in the world, and if you don't agree you can fuck off" is a quote attributed to a former editor of New Scientist. I think he's right. Science tells us where we came from, can point where we may be going- and what we should do to change this. The natural world is one of the most fascinating things out there, and knowing more about it just makes it more interesting.

Lovely hair.

I haven't had a haircut in six years or so. A good description of it would be "pre-raphaelite"- long and curly- and liable to turn into a big frizzy mop by the end of the night. I have an older aunt who seems to like it- she used to be a hairdresser, which probably explains it.. I have no plans to remove it any time soon, though I probably ought to get a slight trim to get it growing again. It would be nice to get it a bit longer. Held straight there's nearly two feet of it, but allowed to fall naturally its only about 15 inches long.

Atheism.

I cannot remember ever really having any faith. My parents certainly never brought be up to believe in any faith. I think I had vague feelings of their being a god but it was never strongly associated with Christianity, and very quickly went away when I actually thought about it- I certainly wasn't taking it seriously by the time I was nine and discovered that every major civilisation had completely different religions. For some reason (I'm not sure why) I used to go along with the "amen" bit at the end of assembly prayers. Probably because I was afraid of being singled out for not bowing my head at the right places. As soon as I hit the sixth form (where we sat behind the headteacher so couldn't be seen), I totally ignored the prayer, and sat bolt upright, eyes wide open, staring straight ahead.

 

Steampunk Computer.

I love the idea of applying 19th century aesthetics to modern technology. I love the whimsical nature, and the home-made DIY ethos that pervades the genre. I was introduced to it by steely_glint through various books- paricularly China Mieville, and then discovered that there were people making things and dressing up and stuff, and I saw some of the keyboards and thought I could have a go at that.

Cheeky grin.

I don't particularly like my smile. It shows my teeth in an odd way, makes me look like I could hammer rocks with my chin, and generally makes me look even less attractive than usual. Then again I don't think I've got a face for smiling. However if other people like it then I'm no going to judge them too harshly.