This is as days pass by, by Stuart Langridge

And this is Five things you don't know about me, written , and concerning dubious statistics, Horrific penile surgery, and Musings

That git Steve pokes me with the latest trendy meme (which is not actually latest as I think it got started some time in the Middle Ages), and I do believe I got similarly poked by Matt Revell on the same subject a while back. So, five things you don't know about me. I ought to note that I don't think that there are five things that no-one knows about me, so you may know some or all of these.
  1. I have ankylosing spondylitis, a "chronic, painful, degenerative inflammatory arthritis primarily affecting spine and sacroiliac joints, causing eventual fusion of the spine". The painful bit is certainly right; the medical stuff I take on trust. So, y'know, thanks a lot for that, Dad. It's an autoimmune disease, which is a term you never hear except on House where they say it all the time, although on that programme they all have some kind of horrible serious thing that's going to kill them in two hours.
  2. I'm moving jobs. In mid-March I leave Mills & Reeve, the law firm where I've worked for eight years, and I go to GCap Media, who own loads and loads of commercial radio stations. I'm pretty excited about this.
  3. I was interviewed on BBC Radio Norfolk once, along with Kam, Natalie, and Urgit, about alt.fan.eddings.
  4. I can roll my tongue. Apparently it's genetic; only some percentage of the population can do it. No idea why this is a useful genetic talent, although Richard Dawkins probably has a theory that it's all to do with making me more sexually attractive to women to increase my chances of passing on my genes or something.
  5. I haven't seen any of the first three Star Wars films (that is, the last three in creation date but the first three of the nine, if you see what I mean). Just never got around to it. People keep telling me that I should do, and I just can't be arsed with it.
Is anyone else tempted to just make shit up in these things? "I am really Harlan Ellison." "I can suspend myself from a ledge by one finger." "I have a third eye in the back of my head." "I can haz cheezburger." It's pretty tempting. I'm supposed to tag other people. Don't break the chain, etc, etc. To be honest I think this stuff gets made up by demons who are determined to make the human race endure the psychic pain of trying to think of things which are simultaneously (a) interesting (b) secret (c) not too secret. I mean, if I was really a Russian spy or had a third bollock or something, am I likely to talk about this on the internet? Nonetheless, it is now my solemn duty to make five people suffer as I have suffered. I think we'll have Aquarion, Christian Heilmann, Mr Ben, Sam Rowe to see if he's still alive, and Davyd Madeley.

Comments

Diggory

6: You hate freedom. The whole OSS-evangelism thing is an elaborate smokescreen.

sil

Diggory: well, I suppose it's possible, although unlikely. I invite you to bombard me with evidence :-)

Diggory

I hope my comment came across as the poor joke it was intended as - perhaps I should have used <comedy> tags.  :)

sil

It did, don't worry :)

ssam

Re: item 4

only to women who can roll their tongues. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-beard_effect

Thumper

I haven’t seen any of the first three Star Wars films ... People keep telling me that I should do

People who hate you, presumably.

- Chris

mattj

Congrats on the new job, but please don't say you will be doing cheesy adverts!

You haven't missed much by not watching the star wars films, I can't see why people go on about them so much.

asshat

I envy your number 5. wish i could free up those unpleasant memories for something else.

Dan

I hear you on regarding the Ankylosing Spondylitis. No one knows unless you tell them, and even then it is hard for them to comprehend what you are going through. Anyway, I hope you're able to find some treatment that helps you cope with the symptoms. Best!

BrokenCrystal

As for number one. I am sorry to hear that. Is there any place doing research on that? If so, what is the latest? Is gene therapy an option? Where do you donate? On a side note: I love House on Fox and USA. I also love Monk and Psych on USA. Good luck!

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