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20 Jun 2010, 10:14 am

I suppose my current preoccupation would be computer games from the early 80's..



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20 Jun 2010, 11:26 am

Turkish language. I'm so, so fascinated by it.



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20 Jun 2010, 12:24 pm

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"Earth's Children" book series (next year the sixth book comes out)


Oh good, I've been waiting for that! I looked it up a while ago and there was no news about it.


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20 Jun 2010, 1:40 pm

another of my strange fascniations would be with folklore & myth and lastly Native American lives..



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20 Jun 2010, 2:39 pm

Dots wrote:
Sarafina7 wrote:
"Earth's Children" book series (next year the sixth book comes out)


Oh good, I've been waiting for that! I looked it up a while ago and there was no news about it.

The news about the sixth book was released last month. It's called "The land of the Painted Caves".



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20 Jun 2010, 3:44 pm

Cleaning up my room and getting rid of junk! I realized I can be happier with fewer material possessions...



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20 Jun 2010, 8:47 pm

Amiga OS :)



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20 Jun 2010, 8:49 pm

I'm new to really learning about ADHD and the autistic spectrum...right now I would say that is actually my newest special interest. It's not the only one I have going right now, but it is my most recent (and finding how well I relate to many of you here, I think I'll be sticking around. :) ).


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21 Jun 2010, 6:58 am

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Money. I hate that obsession.


How come?

Mine is synthetic subprime mortgage bond based collateralized debt obligations.



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21 Jun 2010, 3:26 pm

Team Fortress 2. I haven't even played it yet, but I want to really badly!



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21 Jun 2010, 3:32 pm

Avian communication in urban environments, and memory consolidation during sleep. I think about both constantly :D


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21 Jun 2010, 3:35 pm

I've switched from money, back to The Kinks, and I'm much more relaxed and happy. :)


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21 Jun 2010, 3:44 pm

In terms of special interest(s) at thim moment? well that would be the following

1.Martial Arts movies from the late 70's early 80s
2.Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels & films
3.poetry
4. collectible toys from the early 80's
5.That's all that I could think of..



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21 Jun 2010, 3:47 pm

Modified cars, been my obsession since I was 16 and it's going to stay that way forever I'm fairly sure.

Of course I always research secondary interests. Lately it's been catamarans and motorcycles. I believe both are stupid however. Catamarans are expensive and their speeds are not equal to that of cars. Motorcycles are 8x more likely to kill you per mile you ride them than a car, yet you can make a car go as fast or faster.

Praise four wheels!



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21 Jun 2010, 4:03 pm

At the moment, my special interest is Aspereger´s Syndrome and the Workplace, especially how to deal with social hierarchies. I guess the reason for this interest is that I´m having a few "unexplained" problems with my work lately....

Can anyone recommend any good books about AS and work? I prefer well written, detailed books, not short books where they just state the obvious.


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21 Jun 2010, 4:20 pm

I'll define "latest" as being interests picked-up in the last four months.

*memristors
*chatbots
*silicone sculpture
*Otaku culture
*alternative economic systems
*women's fashion (just the sizing practices could take up an entire college lecture)