http://bluepyramid.org/ia/bquiz.htm
I don't usually do these kinds of quizzes, but this one is worth a try. Admitted, it got it all wrong the first time, but that happens to the best of people.

What did I get the first time round? Well...

"You're Love in the Time of Cholera!
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Like Odysseus in a work of Homer, you demonstrate undying loyalty by sleeping with as many people as you possibly can. But in your heart you never give consent! This creates a strange quandary of what love really means to you. On the one hand, you've loved the same person your whole life, but on the other, your actions barely speak to this fact. Whatever you do, stick to bottled water. The other stuff could get you killed."

Now please, don't even attempt to draw parallels between this description and me. My secondtry was much better and (I like to think) much more accurate.

"You're Catch-22!
by Joseph Heller
Incredibly witty and funny, you have a taste for irony in all that you see. It seems that life has put you in perpetually untenable situations, and your sense of humor is all that gets you through them. These experiences have also made you an ardent pacifist, though you present your message with tongue sewn into cheek. You could coin a phrase that replaces the word "paradox" for millions of people."

I'll go with the "perpetually untenable situations", that's for sure!

I had a million and one ideas for new posts I wanted to do, but by now I've forgotten them. Ah summer...

During the last few months I've realized that my studies are exactly suited to my personality and to my interests. I get these epiphanies every once in a while, mostly they alternate with my end-of-the-year pity parties during which I feel that I've accomplished nothing and that what I'm doing at the university in no way contributes to the benefit of mankind. I guess the truth, as usual, lies somewhere in between.

One thing I really enjoy are the tidbits of information which will probably never come in handy but which, nevertheless, are very interesting. For instance, take the story of William Makepeace's mother, Anne Beacher Thackeray. She was sent to India to a pre-arranged (typically Victorian) marriage after being informed by her scheming family that her true love, Henry Charmichael-Smyth, had died. Little William Makepeace was but a year old when his father, Richmond Thackeray made the mistake of his life and invited the presumedly dead man to dinner. One can only imagine the ideas racing through the mind of young Anne, now a wife and mother. Compelled to stay with her husband by the social mores of the age, she supposedly nevertheless carried on a passionate love affair with her ex-fiance. Her husband dying conveniently a few years later, she married Henry and returned to England with her son.

Truth really is stranger than fiction.

Self-confidence and motivation, Polish-style.

Ever since I saw photos of Michael Owen on the beach with his girlfriend I have been very much disappointed with the world of football. However, since the World Cup is only once every few years, I've been trying to follow the playoffs as much as my limited time will allow.
One thing I find fascinating are the explanations coaches give for their teams' miserable performance. The Polish head coach, Pawel Janas, is quite good at this art, having had time from 1974 to figure out the reasons behind Poland's weak presence on the soccer field.
Some memorable quotes of his:
"The only problem was that we scored less goals than our opponents did".
Or my personal favorite "The truth is it was impossible for us to win. There aren't enough good soccer players in Poland".
Nothing like believing in your team...