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1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random... Read More” or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations" or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days” or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.

5 - Post it to LJ with this text in the "caption" and TAG the friends you want to join in.

Like most people I think there are versions of me. This is a pretty accurate snapshot of one version at least.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_December

Selected Events:

1791 - The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia legislature.

1961 - In Jerusalem, Adolph Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership of an outlawed organization.

1994 - The web browser Netscape Navigator 1.0 is released.

Selected Birthdays:

37 - Nero, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68)

1859 - L. L. Zamenhof, Russian initiator of Esperanto (d. 1917)

1923 - Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist

1955 - Paul Simonon, British bassist (The Clash)

1964 - me!

Selected Deaths:

1890 - Sitting Bull, Sioux nation leader (b. circa 1831)

1944 - Glenn Miller, American musician (b. 1904)(probably - date of plane's disappearance)

Apparently it's the Roman holiday of Consualia, on which day the Rape of the Sabine Women took place. The holiday is all about THE GRAIN THAT IS UNDERGROUND AND HIDDEN AND PROTECTED. Fascinating stuff.

I like this idea even though it's a THING on the LIVEJOURNAL that everyone is doing.

THIS IS MY JOHARI WINDOW

So you pick adjectives that describe the person and then the person sees what adjectives others pick. The idea is that you get some clue which things about your personal self assessment make sense to others and vice versa.

honk.

Hello. I am currently at work watching the COPS New Year's Marathon, brought to you by Smallpox, an FX Channel Event.

Because so much is riding on your, um, head.

I don’t usually like LJ “memes” but this one allows me the indulgence of self-aggrandizing oneupmanship.

This week our entire development network went down hard because someone in the IT dept pushed some boxes in the back of a closet and hit a power strip.

Subject: A Christian Man want help from you

+ received new remaster/re-release of Gang of Four's Entertainment!/Yellow E.P.

Ladies and gentlemen, the newest stamp from the Mexican postal service, commemorating a beloved cartoon character named "Memin Pinguin"

I THINK YOU'LL SEE HOW THIS ALL FITS TOGETHER.

This compilation came out in 1986, and is my favorite of Hal Willner's collections.

Friday nights redux: time with friends, some good moments.

Got a stalker? Carry a stealth pepper spray cellphone!

I just experienced the sexual equivalent of the Seinfeld "Muffin Tops" episode.