CERN Rap: A Schooolhouse Rock for the 21st. Century?

Some helpful CERN fans tell us all about what the CERN particle accelerator (scheduled to be activated today) is all about.

I'm honestly not sure if this should be considered amusing and informative, or evidence that science geeks should never be allowed rap. Or both.

CERN Rap from Will Barras on Vimeo.

How to get a fantasy character name:

Glance at a LJ community offering, say: akidatheart. 

Completely misread it, as say, Akida the Heart.

Reread it, see the correct spelling, and consider that  "Akida the Art" would still make a pretty damn good character name.  For say, an adventuresome writer and painter, wandering through a fantasy world in search of interesting things to portray.

Start creating the character background to go with the name.

Usually, the biggest trouble I have with creating a fantasy character is settling on a name.  I can come up with background, personality, goals, conflicts, no problem.  But names elude me to the point where I have at times, wandered through Ikea, picking up fantasy names from the furniture.  So it's rare that the name comes first.  

So to all of you out there, what are some interesting fantasy names you've come up with, and how?

Oh, this does WONDERFUL things to my self-esteem.

Grrrrrrrr.....it really doesn't help that I know exactly what episode that picture's from.

I'd take this test over again, but I don't think I'd live that long.

Your results:
You are An Expendable Character (Redshirt)

An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 75% Jean-Luc Picard 55% Geordi LaForge 55% Data 54% Deanna Troi 50% Spock 49% Chekov 45% Will Riker 40% Worf 40% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 35% Mr. Sulu 35% Beverly Crusher 35% James T. Kirk (Captain) 30% Mr. Scott 30% Uhura 30%

Since your accomplishments are seldom noticed, and you are rarely thought of, you are expendable. That doesn't mean your job isn't important but if you were in Star Trek you would be killed off in the first episode you appeared in.

Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Test