Elena the Quiet

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In the words of the devil: Busy, busy, busy

To paraphrase some random blog I found:

the time needed to fulfill my big bucket full of ideas/projects is greater than the time granted by a happy healthy life, a busy job and the time needed to keep sane. Life is all about choices and focus. One of the main reasons why I don't publish that often.

I don't have many vices or addictions and am generally rather quiet & small, but the temptation to spend some quality time here is enormous to me. This is a temptation I must resist in order to achieve my projects which are more personal to me ¹.

To mangle horribly a colloquial: when my application for the extra life goes through I'll spend as much time as my heart actually desires here.

Raison d'etre

I'm a big fan of information.

My favourite thing in the world is learning things.

Therefore I like wikipedia.

I work at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering at the Australian National University, though not as an academic.

My Interests

Firstly...

I wish I was authoritative on more things so could contribute something truly meaningful. Maybe one day I will be and will be able to.

My Home: RSPhys/ANU

I'm deeply impassioned by the place where I work. I truly respect the researchers and research being conducted here. It is great and they are great and I hope to assist with the documentation of their feats.

Therefore I intend to join the ranks of those (sometime closet) Wikipedia fans around here who work on entries pertaining to Canberra, Australian National University, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering and any other local odds and ends that might come across as interesting on the day.

Fiji Coup

I'm currently very interested in the political situation in Fiji: 2006 Fijian coup d'état attempt.

This is actually for the extremely insipid reason that "we're" getting married there - just our luck between our organising and purchases everything and the actual she-bang, the coup actually occurs. Not being of the disposition to take this lightly or half-heartedly I went quite out of my way to get an understanding of this situation, and having collected so much information thought I might as well document it.

My usually sheepish ego wants to add that on 4 December I wrote the introductory paragraph to this article and that this was a completely original composition based on my observation of the situation. This is really my very first ever publicly documented composition and at the time of writing I was pleased with it as being representative of my understanding.

I am now even more delighted that as at 22:59, 6 December 2006 (UTC), and after 100's of edits what I wrote of the introductory paragraph is still verbatim as I wrote it, it was changed in that the second paragraph about the race/religion element of the conflict was added, but paras 1, 3 & 4 are as I wrote them on Tuesday (c'mon it's my first article and I'm proud of myself). I also added bits and piece throughout the rest of the article much of which is still there also.

The article is a Wikipedia:Good articles nominee and 2006 Wikipedia CD Selection.

Arts in Australia

I come from a long broad line of crazy arts people and am purportedly the sensible one amongst them. I have a keen interest in Canberra Glassworks.

Snowboarding

Standard Films

I also voluntarily got involved in untangling the crazy Jeremy Jones thing which was nuts to figure out - still might not be there though!

The illustrious fiancé

The illustrious fiancé has a webdev company and I am honour-bound to leave its url wherever I go insofar as it is possible: AEW studios.

This is also my (website) work, his actual work.

The Five Pillars for my reference

These are good, and I want to keep there here to remind me (original: Wikipedia:Five_pillars).

All of Wikipedia's official policies and guidelines can be reduced to these five pillars that define Wikipedia's character:

	Wikipedia is an encyclopedia incorporating elements of general encyclopedias, specialized encyclopedias, and almanacs. All articles must follow our no original research policy and strive for accuracy; Wikipedia is not the place to insert personal opinions, experiences, or arguments. Furthermore, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Wikipedia is not a trivia collection, a soapbox, a vanity publisher, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, or a web directory. Nor is Wikipedia a dictionary, a newspaper, or a collection of source documents; these kinds of content should be contributed to the sister projects, Wiktionary, Wikinews, and Wikisource, respectively.
	Wikipedia has a neutral point of view, which means we strive for articles that advocate no single point of view. Sometimes this requires representing multiple points of view; presenting each point of view accurately; providing context for any given point of view, so that readers understand whose view the point represents; and presenting no one point of view as "the truth" or "the best view". It means citing verifiable, authoritative sources whenever possible, especially on controversial topics. When a conflict arises as to which version is the most neutral, declare a cool-down period and tag the article as disputed; hammer out details on the talk page and follow dispute resolution.
	Wikipedia is free content that anyone may edit. All text is available under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and may be distributed or linked accordingly. Recognize that articles can be changed by anyone and no individual controls any specific article; therefore, any writing you contribute can be mercilessly edited and redistributed at will by the community. Do not submit copyright infringements or works licensed in a way incompatible with the GFDL.
	Wikipedia has a code of conduct: Respect your fellow Wikipedians even when you may not agree with them. Be civil. Avoid making personal attacks or sweeping generalizations. Stay cool when the editing gets hot; avoid edit wars by following the three-revert rule; remember that there are 6,822,733 articles on the English Wikipedia to work on and discuss. Act in good faith, never disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point, and assume good faith on the part of others. Be open and welcoming.
	Wikipedia does not have firm rules besides the five general principles elucidated here. Be bold in editing, moving, and modifying articles, because the joy of editing is that although it should be aimed for, perfection isn't required. And don't worry about messing up. All prior versions of articles are kept, so there is no way that you can accidentally damage Wikipedia or irretrievably destroy content. But remember — whatever you write here will be preserved for posterity.