New Atomic Particle

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by sm62704 (957197) on Monday April 28, @11:06AM (#23224540) Homepage Journal


Research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction normally taking less than a second, to take from four days to four years to complete.

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2-6 years. It does not decay, but undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes, not to mention multiple oxymorons.

This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. That hypothetical quantity might normally be called 'critical mass' but, in this unique case it is known as 'critical mess'.

When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium (Am), another just-discovered element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

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'It's been a long time...'

Here I am after another several month hiatus. Work is going well, I enjoy it here at Express Photo. I got hired in August, after stumbling upon it after trying to apply at Planet Exchange. It's far more personal than Wolf. The owners have their own studio and do wedding photography. They are really awesome people, I'm really glad to be working for them. I got so burned out working for a corporation.

I've been trying to get in touch with Baldwin, but I've had no success. This past year has been a tough one for me, but that's not too much of an excuse I suppose. I've not been taking as many pictures as I'd like to, and I hope to remedy that soon. I really need to force myself to get out on the weekends, instead of just sitting around. I've gotta try and tone back up a bit, maybe go out biking or something.

It's been a year and a day now. I really want to let go, but that's hard to do without something else to hold on to. I'm trying really hard to be social and make contact with friends I've lost touch with. Dust off a few of those old bridges. It's tough to do, though.

I really hate when people ignore me. I do my best not to ignore anybody (though I didn't do that great of a job this past year), because it's quite rude and demeaning. It more or less says to the other person that they aren't worth the time. I don't think I actively ignored anyone last year, it was really more just me being reclusive and a hermit. Maybe I'm expecting too much. Maybe it's a lot for me to ask of them, though I don't really think so. I mean they were the ones to suggest meeting up for tea and then all of a sudden I stopped hearing from them. But this has happened on several occasions, and I'm not sure why. Oh well, such is life I suppose

What I need is to get back in to dance, or just find some social scene to get involved with.