I frequently get that same "I don't belong here" vibe when I go back to the town where I grew up. Of course, most of the time that I was growing up, the rest of the kids made it pretty clear that I didn't belong there, so possibly that's not too surprising.

Also, just had to share my tagline. Quote from one of my students. This question then led to a rather spirited debate as to whether Pascal or Fibonacci was cooler.

FCM: Pascal, Fibonacci, Newton.

C Newton - afaict, he was an ass

M Fibonacci - came up with sexy sexy series, and successful import business

F Pascal - that triangle has to be worth a roll in the hay

Continuing to hope that this one works, connie.

I frequently get that same "I don't belong here" vibe

This describes my every day life.

Oh Fay. Le Bloke has a theory that the further we move towards the Meadowhall end of the city, the uglier people get. I think he might be right.

F Newton - he'd find some way to do an experiment during the process, which would be fun, but was a bit unstable. (for definitions of "bit" that mean "hella lot")

C Fibonacci - no real reason, just cuz

M Pascal - I'm sure I have reasons, somewhere

I frequently get that same "I don't belong here" vibe

I was singing along to "Creep" the other day and feeling angsty.

That was a beautiful piece of writing, Fay.

Randomly: the rest of my 4th of July parade pictures are now online, starting here -- [link]

Go, peruse! See:

Synchronized Lawn Chair Routine!

Barnyard Burlesque girls again!

Cincinnati women's rollerderby!

The world's largest typewriter!

The Pants Liberation Organization!

Le Bloke has a theory that the further we move towards the Meadowhall end of the city, the uglier people get. I think he might be right.

Well, I was there today and my goodness there were some unattractive people. (Granted, part of it is a residual sense of 'my God, you're all so pasty and sick-looking!' at the fact that 90% of them are white. But that's not the whole story. No indeed.)

On the subject of Meadowhall, though - have you seen the Big Gay Pirate Movie yet? (Or Over the Hedge, the trailer for which [on the Madagascar DVD, iirc] utterly won me over because of William Shatner in full scenery-chewing mode - both The Flatmate and I gasped very audibly when he appeared on the trailer, in a total OMGWTFCaptainKirk!!!!! kinda way.) If you're all moved and stuff, we could maybe do dinner and a movie? Er. In a non-porny way.

Meanwhile, did you know that Geoffrey Chaucer wrote Harry Potter?

On a related note, these t shirts are VERY tempting. I am especially fond of 'All Your Aquitaine Are Belong To Us' and 'I wolde I knewe how of thee I might be quitten