THE "so you think you know me" EDITORIAL

Ole Ole Ole Ole.... Aussie Aussie...

I don't know what to make of the "tastes task"... was its purpose to show that you can type cast people just by asking core questions? And as such we can tailor designs to be perfect for masses as opposed to the individual?

Or was it meant to point out the opposite? That everyone is different and that we should keep this in mind when we're designing?

I don't know... But in looking at the answers I received for my unanswered questions, I would definitely cast my vote for the latter.

Then again, I didn't need to complete/participate in this task to realise that I am a complicated character. Nor did I need to participate to realise that everyone is different and EVERYONE's identity is somewhat convoluted no matter how simple and straight forward they claim to be.

So really, what has this task achieved? Is it merely quantifying what I have been told since pre-school? A means by which we can definitively say that I am not easy to be read and I am different to MB or KB or GW?

Or am I reading too deeply into this and simply mistaken what is merely a dumbed down "anti-social" (in that I'm couped up in my room instead of out talking to these people) way for me to meet and get to know the other people in this course...?

Man I can ramble...

OK so the comments I've got!
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gw said... Hey JL, Im gonna pick the easiest one and try to answer Q.13 as I think u might. Starting with the obvious, you're an outdoorsy type so its likely you'd meet friends at sport. You're also a Rock music fan so possibly a pub/club type, but you also like art galleries, libraries and talking politics so im gonna guess the cafe sort too...?

Hi gw!
If you were an avid player of First Person Shooter (FPS) games or even an interenet chatter, you would knoe that your initials are actually net shorthand for GOOD WORK...

So good work with your guess...(boo! hiss! Go the crowd) You're right without being totally right! My answer to that question would probably have been ALL OF THE ABOVE... but my preference would probably be "at home". I am pretty versatile in my interests and passions... But I am fundamentally lazy... so if i can get away with just chilling at peoples places I'm fine with that!

Essentially if I have a friend that can stand me long enough to want to "meet me" then I'm happy to do whatever!

Thanks GW
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janina said... Hey Justin,How funny was your comment on my page – a very refreshing wake up! You were pretty on the money with your answers, though I must add that I’m a bit of a greeny so I think the government should be putting more funding into the environment!In response to your question about where you might like to travel, I’m gonna guess Singapore of course (because its your home country) but also maybe America. Not quiet sure what the reasoning is here, but perhaps its your love of rock and American entertainment. Your active lifestyle makes me think you’re the type of guy that would be keen for the bright lights and late nights of a big urban city (at least for a holiday)…maybe? Catch ya in classJanina

Hi Janina!
Thanks for writing in, your on going support of this seemingly insignificant website (though still in the "public arena!!") is both heart warming and inspiring.

It's good to 'hear' that my hours of intensively stalking you have paid off and that my comments on you BLOG were "on the money"!

Your assumption that I would like to visit America is somewhat correct in that I would like to visit "BUSH"- LAND along with every other country in the world! So should this have been an exam you would have just scored your self some points baby! I guess I'd like to travel because I'm always wondering whether people in other countries live like me... whether there's a bloke like me in Russia or America or Nigeria... Whether people can flourish in countries other than Australia.... (which I know is narrow minded cos people are suffering and living in poverty in Australia but bare with me...)

So i guess there in lies part of my character... I'm self centred enough to think about travelling the world for the purpose of discovering whether anyone else is like me?
I make myself sick...

Thanks Janina!
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Robby said... Hi JL,The OC is awesome man...!!! But, back to the question... I guess the aswer for number 11 would be Sport. As you said that you love all kind of sport.

Hi Robby!
Props for loving the OC and double props for keeping your comment short cos I as you may or may not have noticed, fail to do this...

My political standing is vague even to myself... Not because I like sitting on the preverbial fence but because I don't even know where these parties stand anymore... John Howard and his Liberals claim to be conservatives and as such by nature should aim at being exactly that - conservative, yet the changes to the consitution and the way Australia operates as a nation since they came into power is by no means conservative and when looked at as a whole is almost radical... has Howard run so far right.... that he's now on the left?

OK OK so no worries, we'll vote him out at the next election... BUT IN FAVOUR OF WHO? Labour is a frikin mess! Beazley - Creen - Latham - Beazley... a record like this over the past 4 years does little to instill confidence in me let along the nation!

HAHA ANYWAY! - I do agree that sport is intergral to being Australian, if not through participation and observation than through the mere saturation of our media with it. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE... So it is intrinsic in Australian Identity - like it or not. The world knows us to be sports freaks and should funding be cut... our nations impact on the world would be diminished. Having said this, I am not blinded by my love of sport to the degree that I think it should be the be all and end all of government funding. Obviously there are greater issues at hand - poverty, racism, natural disasters just to name a few of the recent, that need to be tended to, to a far greater degree than sport. Thus my view is that funding to sport should be sustained as opposed to cut or overly increased!

Thanks Robby!

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DesCritTessaKB said...
13.Where do you tend to meet your friends: at each other’s homes, shopping centres, pubs or clubs, cafes and restaurants, parks or exercising?My guess is that you would prob. meet your friends at all of these places except the shopping centre (unless you girl friend made you, and if this is the case, i feel your pain) cause you like sports and are at uni which means that alcohol and clubs are definitely in the picture, especially cause you play the guitar.cheers Krys.

G'day DesCritTessaKB

I've kind of already answered this question in answering GW but I feel I must confess to you and others that one of my biggest passions is Shopping...

And its not your typical male I love shopping ---- at Bunnings....

this is a love I have for the Big Malls of the world... mostly fashion based if anything but I could live in a Shopping centre if given the opportunity!

Other than that... Good picks on alcohol and clubs being a big part of uni!

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As you can see, everyone's kinda there but not really at all is that just me being me? Am I the only complicated soul on earth?!

Woe is my lonely existence... Woe...