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| Category 26 You scored 53% patience, 51% aggrevation, and 2% insanity! |
| Okay, well, you are a bit bipolar, no one can guess your next actions |
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| Link: The patience is a virtue Test written by rubysasha24 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
| Hufflepuff! The Sorting Hat has spoken! You've got 71 House Points! |
| Head of House: Professor Sprout House Colors: Yellow and Black House Animal: The Badger Hufflepuff chose the students everyone else didnt want. Or those who didn't fit too easily into any category. Those who were cunning, but not ambitious. Those who were hardworking, though perhaps not TOO brave. Good people none the less. You are most likely the friend everyone would like to have, loyal, trustworthy, hardworking. Love sports too! You are cool in my book. The majority of people will wind up right here with you, so chances are, you will make some great friends! Some students of Hufflepuff include... Susan Bones, Justin Flinch-Fletchley, and Cedric Diggory. |
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1. I'm two days late doing this. 2. There are two seventh-graders in my living room right now. They have been playing video games since 7:00 last night, with a 5-hour break for sleep. 3. Beast is starting laundry. I haven't put away last week's clean stuff yet (some of it--like socks, pajamas...) 4. My cell phone plan is messed up. We are going to try to sort it out later today. I hope. 5. I have to go shopping tomorrow after church and buy enough spaghetti fixin's for 100 people for next Wednesday. 6. It's 8:30 a.m. and I'm dressed, but my face and teeth aren't clean. I need to get up from here and stop goofing off. 7. ...but I still have 7 more items to list... 8. I didn't get very far in cataloging this week at all. It's very frustrating. I don't want to be an administrator; I want to do actual work. 9. Perhaps I'll clean my desk off today here at home, for the first time since before Christmas. Who knows what I'll find! 10. Sparky needs to clean his bathroom today. His mom needs to clean hers, too. They are pretty gross. 11. I can feel myself burning out on church again. I hate this time of year. All I want to do is sleep. But! At least I'm not mental like most years... 12. I think Beast is going to start painting the dining room this weekend. Woot. 13. I'm tired. I got eight hours' sleep last night, but I'm still really tired. Whatever. The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants Friday, February 24, 2006Five on Friday
Bed Bugs
1. What do you wear to bed? Winter: Lightweight flannel snowman pajamas (pants and button-up top). I have two sets; got 'em on sale a couple of years ago. Summer: Jeez, it's been so long, I don't remember. Really--I'm completely blank. I think it's a T-shirt/short set or something similar. 2. What side of the bed do you sleep on? As you stand at the foot of the bed, on the right. When we were first married it didn't seem to matter, but somehow we've settled into this arrangement permanently. 3. Do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach? Side. Usually my left side. I rarely move over the course of the night unless I'm not sleeping well. 4. Describe the bedding on your bed right now. How does it change with the seasons? Are you particular about your pillows or linens? We have a beige-with-blue-striped sheet set on right now (high thread count--it's one thing I'm manic about) with two pillows each. There are a couple of extra pillows, like couch pillows, covered in Greek dolphins. There is a velour blanket on the bed in the winter and then a light quilt on top. The quilt is there all year round...I need to do some repairs on it. It's white, blue and yellow. 5. Do you hog the bed, steal covers, or snore? I don't hog the bed, most of the time. I've been told I occasionally snore, and last week I was accused of stealing all the covers. Hey, it was cold last week! Friday Five
February 24, 2006
1) When does liking someone a lot become loving that person? This is a hard question. One sign is that you really feel like less of a person when you aren't around them. I'm not really talking about less self-esteem, just that life seems sort of colorless and boring. 2) Is there a job you would do for free, and is it your current job? Yes. And, yes; actually I am doing a lot of work at home for free this week. 3) What is one person/thing that inspired you to take action of some sort? Sparky. The treatment he was receiving from the school system (i.e. teacher and classroom) in 2nd and 5th grade was abominable. 4) Though you might not believe in it, would you like fate to exist? Is fate the same as predestination? Then yes. If not, then, well, no. 5) What's the kindest thing that anyone has ever done for you? Probably a ton of things I'll never know about. Visiting me in the hospital, being patient with me when I'm emotionally wrecked, listening. Well, ok, the last one is the biggie, I think. Friday's Feast
Feast Eighty-Two
Appetizer Choose one: moving to another state, having triplets, or never being able to eat chocolate again. Hands-down: move to another state, as long as I get to choose the state.Soup Name a news story that truly shocked you. The woman in Texas (I think) who hacked off her baby's arms this week. Horrifying.Salad What was your very first job? Babysitting, unless you count 'working' for my dad for free (answering phones, folding flyers, etc.).Main Course If you had the chance to read the diary of someone you're really close to, would you? Why or why not? Oooh, so tempting. Probably not, although I have read Sparky's diary from his trip last summer. He doesn't know. It wasn't all that enlightening anyway.Dessert What's something you're looking forward to? Right this very minute? Going home. City Girl
Not really true, I think. But I am going to Boston next month, so I'll let you know for sure. ;-) Evil?
I can agree with that. My voodoo doll, however, is not made out of yarn.... Thursday Threesome::Visualize Whirled Peas:: Onesome: Visualize-- Hmmm...How are you on maps and mapping? Are you one of those people who can translate the paper version to what you're seeing on the road? ...or do you rely on a 'trusy native guide' (or GPS unit) to get you around someplace you've never been? I'm better at using a map than figuring it out from verbal directions. I like GPS a lot, too, though.Twosome: Whirled-- about in your head: did you ever have a phrase or song lyric you "just got wrong"? You know, like that Hendix "Kiss this guy" malapropism... Oh, yeah, all them mightily embarrassing. Uhm, the whole lyric for "Blinded by the Light" for instance. Now I know the words but they don't make any sense anyway.Threesome: Peas-- porridge hot? Even though we're looking to the end of Winter (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere), what has been your favorite hot meal this past few months? Probably some of the stuff I've made in the crock-pot. I made a chicken enchilada thing last week that was amazingly fabulous. Email spam
But, as I told the sender, I'm too lazy to dig up people's email addresses. What does that say about me?
1. What time did you get up this morning? My clock said 6:19, which means it was 6:10. 2. Diamonds or pearls? NOT pearls. Diamonds are ok. I prefer turquoise. 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Narnia 4. What's your favorite TV show(s)? CSI / Survivor / The Amazing Race. It's a tie. 5. What did you have for breakfast this morning? Plain bagel with cream cheese, a vitamin, and part of a can of Dr. Pepper. 6. What's your favorite cuisine? Overall, Italian. Or Mexican. 7. What foods do you dislike? Liver. Uncooked tomatoes. Sweet-mixed-with-sour. 8. What is your favorite chip flavor? LOVE Cheetos! 9. What's your favorite CD at the moment? Just bought tobyMac's "Diverse City" on Monday. It's very good. Sparky likes it too, which is a huge bonus. 10. What kind of car do you drive? Ford Ranger 11. Favorite sandwich? Like my mother, I've kind of gone off sandwiches. So, bagels are my 'new' sandwich. 12. What characteristics do you despise? Hypocrisy. Rudeness. Greed/selfishness. 13. What is your favorite type of clothing? Jeans/comfy T or sweater. 14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? The whole world, except possibly Antarctica and Iraq. 15. What color is your bathroom? They all have Builder White walls and oak cabinetry. We really need to paint.... 16. Favorite brand of clothing? Whatever's On Sale and Fits. (if money is no object, Levi's) 17. To where would you retire? New Mexico or Arizona, to a small town or in the desert. 18. Favorite time of the day? If I got to bed early enough, sunrise (especially if no one else in the house is awake). 19. Your most memorable birthday? I got a rockin' cowboy hat at age 12, and my 16th was fun too. 20. Where were you born? Denver, CO 21. Your favorite sport to watch? Football. I prefer pro, not college. 22. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? The lurkers on the site. You know who you are... 23. Person you expect to send it back first? Amy and Jenica have already done it, so anyone else....go nuts. 25. Are you named after anyone? A friend of the family and I think a cousin/great-aunt...something. No one I ever met. 26. Do you wish on stars? Nope. 27. When did you last cry? Hmmm, don't remember. Last weekend, maybe? 28. Do you like your handwriting? Usually, when I can read it. 29. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? Sure, I guess. 30. Are you a daredevil? Not physically, no. In some other ways, yes. 31. Do looks matter? Of course. 32. How do you release anger? Yell, usually not at the person I'm angry about. Cry. Not necessarily in that order. 33. Where is your second home? Work 34. What were your favorite toys as a child? My brother's Matchbox cars. I still have them. No 35? 36. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Hmmm...what's "a lot?" [yes] 37. Favorite movies? Heathers, Home Alone (the first one), Caddyshack, Airplane, the Matrix trilogy 38. What are your nicknames? George (but only used by one person), Kermit (ditto--different person), Cat. 39. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? I don't wear tied shoes very often. When I do, I have to untie them because they are too tight to get off otherwise. 40. Do you think that you are strong? Physically, not as strong as I used to be. Otherwise, yes. 41. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Peppermint, or Bubble Gum. 42. What are your favorite colors? Blue. 43. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? Inability to control my mouth. 44. Who do you miss the most? That's hard: my dad, my sister, my son as a baby.... 45. Do you want everyone you sent this to send it back? Whatever. 46. What color pants are you wearing? Dark brown. 47. What are you listening to right now? The blowers, and people working (in the workroom--I'm on my 'lunch break'). 48. Last thing you ate? Leftover pizza and Dr. Pepper. 49. If you were a CRAYON what color would you be? Periwinkle. 50. Last person you talked to on the phone? The high school librarian, about database-linking. 51. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Height. 52. Favorite Drink? Diet Dr. Pepper. 53. Do you wear contacts? No. 54. Favorite Day of the Year? Thanksgiving. 55. Scary Movies or Happy Endings? Don't like scary movies. Happy endings are good if they aren't sappy. I like comedies. 56. Summer or winter? Fall/autumn. 57. Hugs OR Kisses? I have to pick? Universally, hugs. But kisses from a tiny group of select people. 58. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? Wedding cake. Or pie, almost any kind (except pumpkin). 59. What Book(s) Are You Reading? A crapload, most of which aren't listed on my book blog because I'm very behind. I have one going at work, one in the bathroom at home, one in the living room, one by the bed....I'm insane. 60. What's On Your Mouse Pad? duh, the mouse. 61. What Did You Watch Last night on TV? The Olympics. 62. Favorite Smells? Vanilla, cinnamon, roses. 63. Rolling Stones or Beatles? The Beatles. 64. What's the furthest you've been from home? China There goes my lunch break.... ;-) Thursday, February 23, 2006?otd
What is one event in the future whose outcome you would like to know now?
It's not really an event, but I'd really like to see what my son is like at my current age while I'm the same age. I hope to live long enough to see him hit 40 in normal time, but I want to know him as an equal (more or less) instead of as Oldish Mom/Middle-Aged Son. When he's 42, I'll be 71. What fun is that? It'd be fun to see what he's like when he's old, too. ;-) Wednesday, February 22, 2006Curious
(Switching dramatically in mood from the previous meme....)
Question Number Seven Is there anyone you've ever known whom you've honestly felt morally superior to? I've been trying to answer this in my head all week, since Curious Kitty posted it on Monday. The version of my answer I'd like to use is "No, because that would be elitist." But honesty compels me to say, "Everyday, at least 10 times." And I don't like the fact that I have come face to face here with a part of myself that isn't very attractive. On the other hand, we have to be able to make appropriate distinctions between "acceptable" and "unacceptable." I like to think that I don't believe that one person is inherently superior than someone else. However, the fact is that some people are morally superior to others. Churchill was morally superior than Hitler. People who run homeless shelters are morally superior to child pornographers. The vast majority of people are morally superior to serial killers. It's easy when you look at the ends of the spectrum. It's less simple when you look at the Crazy Screaming Dude melting down at the Reference Desk compared with the Rulebound Bureaucrat rejecting his request to look up his internet account. Who is right? Who is morally superior in that case? Who is a better person? Is someone who has had multiple sex partners before getting married inferior to someone who waited till he was married before he became a sex addict? Is someone on the City Council morally superior to a skater? OK, so yeah, I think I'm morally superior to quite a lot of people. I just wonder if that feeling is justified on every occasion. My answer, finally, is yes: my brother-in-law, the alcoholic, who has essentially thrown away the last 11 years of his life (plus a few years before my sister died). I think the opposite question is just as interesting: Is there anyone you've ever known whom you've honestly felt morally inferior to? My answer for that is also yes: lots of people at assorted churches I've attended. The Simpsons
Culturally benighted as I am, I have no idea who Barney is. But he sounds like my brother, and as I'm related to my brother, I guess I could be similar to Barney... ...if only I didn't hate beer. ROFL! Hump Day
From BDI
1. Name five famous Georges George Washington George Hamilton George magazine George III "Georgy Girl" 2. How many one-dollar bills do you have in your wallet/purse right now? Eleven. 3. Ever been to Washington, D.C.? How about Washington State? Tell us a little about your trip to either of those places. And if you haven't been to either place, tell me what Washington, D.C. monument, institution or tourist attraction you most want to see if you ever go there. Haven't been to the state, but I have been to D.C. We managed to arrive the first day the government shut down--ever--because Congress couldn't get their act together and pass a budget. Don't remember what year....Gingrich was in charge...about '89? The only thing open that day was Arlington Cemetery. The Mall was dead quiet. It was actually kind of nice, in a very weird way. The next time I go, I'm spending a great deal of time in the new Native American museum, and the Holocaust Museum. And I'm going to the Library of Congress. Literature
Suggested by Patrick.
 Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose. You are a mystery novel dealing with theology, especially with catholic vs liberal issues. You search wisdom and knowledge endlessly, feeling that learning is essential in life. Which literature classic are you? brought to you by Quizilla And that's the same response I got when I did this quiz the last time. And I still haven't read the book. Dang! Monday, February 20, 2006Monday...
Madness
Pick a letter from the alphabet, and then make a list of all the boy (or girl), (or both) names, that you can think of, which start with that letter. [except I'm just going to pick one each for each letter, or my OCD ass would be here all day!] A--Amy, Albert B--Beth, Bob C--Christine, Colin D--Dorothy, David E--Ella, Evan F--Frieda, Frank G--Gretchen, Greg H--Henrietta, Harry I--Iris, Irving J--Jenny, James K--Katherine, Ken L--Lois, Larry M--Michelle, Matthew N--Nancy, Norman O--Olivia, Oliver P--Paula, Pete Q--Quintana, Quentin R--Ruth, Roger S--Samantha, Steve T--Teri, Thomas U--Ursula, Ulysses V--Virginia, Virgil W--Wilma, Wendell X--Xena, Xerxes Y--Yvette, Yael Z--Zoe, Zander I only cheated on U (both), X (girl), and Y (boy). A lot of these names are from my family and/or friends. One of my names is listed, and Sparky and Beast are in here too. Grown up?
Suggested by Sarcasmo. And I'm just oh so pleased with this result....
Yeah, as if memes weren't by definition mindless activities....mostly. ;-) Sunday, February 19, 2006Friday Fiver
Cheney's Got a Gun
1. Do you have good hand-eye coordination? Yes, for the most part. I don't have good body coordination, however. 2. Have you ever held a gun? What? A real one? No. 3. What do you think of toy guns? I had a cap pistol as a kid, like Roy Rogers' gun. It was cool. 4. When is the last time you asked for forgiveness? This morning at church. 5. Your favorite Aerosmith song: I actually do like "Janie's Got a Gun." But I think my favorite is "Dude Looks Like a Lady." Unconscious ...
... Mutterings
Saturday 6
Episode 97
1. Take this test: Out of three tries, what is the shortest time in seconds that you can type the alphabet? (Round to two or three decimal places.) Best I could do was 7.11 2. If you could have a vacation home anywhere, what location would you choose and why? Near Ouray, Colorado, but as far from Telluride as possible.... 3. What room of your home could most use an organizational expert? Office. Hands-down 4. Take this quiz (if you haven't already!): What temperment are you? (Thanks to Barb!) Melancholic. Same as last week. And the other time I did this one. 5. What kind of merchandise was sold at the last "going out of businesses" sale you attended? Did you buy anything? I don't remember. I don't go to sales as a hobby. My best guess is candles at a shop in Galena a couple of summers ago. I bought a lot. Too many, really. 6. Without naming names, what's the most annoying thing about your neighbors? Fireworks. All summer. Don't worry: I don't know their names. If I did, I'd call the police on them! Friday, February 17, 2006Thursday Thirteen 1. I just discovered this meme. 2. I'm a day late (and probably a dollar short). 3. Is it possible to come up with 13 new things to say every Thursday? We'll see. 4. Survivor was quite weird this week. We can't figure out why Cerie is still around, but we're very happy about it. 5. We're also excited about The Amazing Race restarting next week. 6. We're picking out paint this weekend, for the dining room. 7. Today (Friday) is a half-day of school, and Beast is taking off for half his work day too. 8. I work tomorrow, so I'm off work today. 9. Maybe we'll go get our wedding rings checked, and let Sparky buy a skateboard with his uncle's birthday gift-card. 10. I should go to Sam's Club today. 11. I should go get another blood draw done today. 12. ...but I'm going to wait until Monday. 13. I've become a complete Sudoku junkie. Is there a Sudokus Anonymous? The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants Friday's Feast
Eighty-One
Appetizer If you were a color, which color would you be, and why? I'd like to be medium blue. But I think I'm more of an orangey-yellow. Blue is nice and calming. I don't feel very calm most of the time. But I'm normally not psycho (i.e. red). So, orange, fading to yellow today. Soup When was the last time you went to the doctor, and what was your reason for going? I was there this week. For headaches, shoulder pain and general angst. The lab results came back showing I have calcium in my blood, whatever that means. Salad What do you collect? Dust. Main Course What were you like in high school? Name one thing you miss and one thing you don't miss about those days. (If you're still there, imagine how you'll remember it in the future.) I was a geek, a brain and hopelessly, truly, deeply, terminally shy in high school. I loved the academic part of school. Learning was wonderful. Some of the socializing was fun too. I hated the bitchy girls and the fact that I could never talk to any guys I thought were gorgeous. I don't miss feeling that insecure. Dessert Pretend you're standing in front of your home, with your back towards your home. Describe the view - what can you see? Trees? Cars? A zoo? Wal-Mart? There is a large, rusty bluish-green water tower behind the treeline in back of the house across the street; it's in someone's backyard, because it actually belongs to them. The water tower, I mean. Less noticeably, there is a retention-pond area directly across from us and a nice ranch house, all white. The yard is lovely (in the summer). Let's see. Our mailbox. Our neighbor's mailbox. Tall trees behind his house, short saplings in our subdivision. We're at the back of the subd. so there's not a lot of traffic. Can you see wind? Cuz it's always windy here. Otherwise, right now it's very quiet since the garbage trucks have been and gone for the morning. ?otd
Doubles (I'm behind, what can I say?)
If they were to do a remake of the TV show Gilligan's Island (and not as a reality show) who would you cast as: The Professor, Gilligan, Skipper, Mary Ann, Ginger, The Millionaire and His Wife (Lovey)? Keep in mind that I don't watch much TV anymore. I'm going on general sense of people, not what they've done/are doing now. Some of them I've never actually seen do anything much, but they are everywhere, y'know? At any given moment, how many loads of laundry are sitting around your house that are both CLEAN and NOT PUT AWAY? I just put the rest of my clean clothes from the weekend away night before last. I've very lazy that way, especially if I know I'll be wearing something--why put it away just to get it back out? Thursday Threesome::Going for the Gold:: Onesome: Going-- out on a limb: are you watching the Olympics? ...obsessed by them? ...or are they just one more reason to watch "Leave it to Beaver" reruns? We're watching some of the stuff, but we're not glued to the TV. There's been golf and NASCAR on the TV this week, and we watched "Survivor" last night. This is a far cry from the 1990 Winter Olympics when we obsessively taped EVERYthing. Never watched 'em. We still have the tapes; we use them as our "we can't be home for our favorite show" tapes now.Twosome: for the-- heck of it: what happened in your neck of the woods on Groundhog Day? Are you looking at six more weeks of Winter or is Spring poking its head around the corner? We had our usual ridiculous celebrations and rehashes and silliness. I didn't participate, as usual, because I think it's retarded. I believe the woodchuck said Spring is Coming, but I really do pay as little attention as possible to the whole rigmarole.Threesome: Gold-- Golden dreams: did you ever aspire to any sports championships? How about academic ones? How did that work out for you? Sports: I was on the volleyball team in 7th grade and the basketball team in 9th grade. I broke my finger in basketball. And I never felt like a part of the team since I wasn't exactly fabulous (although I didn't suck, either). Wednesday, February 15, 2006Hump Day
from BDI
1. Valentine's Day - love it, like it, tolerate it or hate it? Eh. Tolerate it. 2. Who or what is on your "love list" right now? Beastie. Sparky. Most of the rest of my immediate family. Several good friends. 3. What does your own personal candy heart say? The four in my hand now say "Don't Tell", "You Rule", "Mad 4 U" and "U Go Girl." Pick your favorite. 4. Will you be my valentine next year? If you're a guy, just say which female celebrity you want to be your valentine next year. Sure, as long as you're a cheap date! :-) Tuesday, February 14, 2006Ten on Tuesday
Ten favorite Olympians ever
Monday, February 13, 2006Sunday Seven
Episode 24
If your Valentine would give you any kind of candy you specified, list up to seven kinds that you'd enjoy for the big day, diets notwithstanding. My addition: sugar-sensitive teeth and potential cavities also notwithstanding!
So abnormal. Of those I've listed, I've had 1 and 2 in the past couple of months; 1 because I needed them to get through the meetings from hell, and 2 because I get Sour Patch Kids every Christmas in my stocking. Santa loves me! {For those of you keeping score on Bloglines alone: yes, I did inadvertantly post this Somewhere Else first. You aren't hallucinating. It's here now. Stop panicking.} {addendum @ 3:15 p.m.: just did some grocery shopping and picked up some of Number 5....am about to pop "Soul Mates" and LOL into my mouth...orange-flavored....mmmm lovely} Clockwork OrangeYou are a natural orange, dripping with the juice of life. drip... drip... drip... Are You A Clockwork Orange? brought to you by Quizilla Never read the book (don't intend to, either). Never seen the movie (sat through the first 4 minutes twice, but won't do it again). So yeah, I'd say this is pretty accurate, if the 'translation' is right. Curious
Question Number 6
Take a look at all the various "guilts" you have in your life. Which are the most justified? Which are the least? Oh my God. This is the perfect question for this week! Most justified: I don't really do very much around the house, certainly not as much as Beast (nor anywhere close to what I should do by anyone's measure). I don't put in enough effort with spiritual stuff. My family emails have been very sparse for the last 2 months, and I haven't called my mom at all this year. I spend WAAAAY too much time on the computer; that's the big one. Least justified: The vague feeling of not working hard enough at work is silly. I feel bad about not being as rah-rah about Youth Group as I "should" be. When I get sick, I feel guilty that I'm so unpleasant to be around. I shouldn't be so mad at myself for refusing to take abuse from obnoxious people. Monday...
Madness
I must preface my answers with a warning that Val Day is not a major holiday in my book. 1. What is the best (and worst) Valentines gift you have ever received? I actually have no strong memories. I think Beast has bought me flowers a few times. I've gotten jewelry. Nothing stands out as being horrible, but I do treasure the valentines from Sparky when he was too little to do more than scribble on a pink paper heart. 2. What is the best (and worst) Valentines gift you have ever given? I frankly suck at this holiday. I'm not sure I've given too many gifts. Mostly cards. I cook meals, I guess, which could be worst OR best, depending on what you think of my cooking. 3. In the past, have you ever sent or received an anonymous Valentines Card? If so, do you now know who sent you the card? And if you've sent one, does the person you sent a card to know it was from you? Well, good God yes: in junior high. I sent Secret Admirer stuff to L*rry Cl**s and probably R*n M*art*n*z among others. Not sure if I ever received an anonymous one. I'm sure they didn't know it was from me, and at this point--30 years later and 1000 miles away--I doubt I'll tell them. 4. Have you ever sent an anonymous Valentines and got together with that person afterwards? Let me clarify: I haven't done the anonymous thing since I was 14. So, no. 5. Do you make special plans for Valentines, or is it just another commercial plan to make people spend money? We may do something, but nothing outrageous. It's really just another excuse to buy chocolate and flowers. I've told Beast for years that, while I'd be upset if I didn't get a card or two, I'd really rather get flowers, etc. any other day. 6. Do you buy, or make, traditional gifts, like red roses and chocolates, or do you like to be different? I sent Beast flowers once, to work. He got so razzed about it that I've never done it again. Of the two choices given here, I'm more in the traditional camp. Mostly I'm practical: you need a scarf, you'll get a scarf for Valentine's Day. 7. Do you think you are with that special someone, are you waiting for that special someone, or is there 'the one that got away'? I'm with 'im. Sunday, February 12, 2006Unconscious Mutterings
I say ... and you think ... ?
Saturday 6
Episode 96
1. Do you have a Valentine this year? Presumably, this means a person. Yes. 2. How will you spend the big day itself? I'll be at work. We may go out for dinner. I should probably buy The Boys each a card. 3. What are you most allergic to? Do you have to take medication or avoid certain medication to stay well? I'm allergic to mold, dust, dogs, cats, some grasses, and corn pollen. In the summer I take Allegra every day. I also have been getting allergy shots for about 9 years, but I'm down to once every six weeks instead of weekly. Generally, I practice avoidance to the extent I can. Thank God for a/c in August/September, living as I do in the midst of Cornfield, USA. I'm also allergic to morphine, but that's pretty easy to avoid! hee hee 4. Take this quiz (if you haven't already!): What temperment are you?
[the bits I agree with are italicized] This is the same answer I got when I first did this meme. 5. There is actually a town in my state of birth, South Carolina, called Ninety-Six. What's the most unusual place name in the your home state. (For home state, it can be where you live now or where you grew up.) In Colorado--where I grew up--there is a town called Parachute, which always cracks me up. There's also Rifle. And Telluride, which is an ore. Who wouldn't want to live in Brush? Or Hygiene? Or Cripple Creek? I just discovered in looking in the atlas that there is a town called Swink. That may be my favorite; it sounds like a fun place. Diametrically opposed to that is another one I've never heard of: Dream House Acres. Oh, please: shoot me. 6. How much money would you need to really feel secure? Most of the time I feel financial secure where we are now. However, this is one of those weird questions, because while I feel secure about our current financial condition, there's always that worry about old age. There have been very few times in my (married) life when I haven't felt like we were doing ok, livin within our means, even when that was on Beast's salary of $28,000 while I was going to grad school. I've always worried about the future more than the current situation. Probably an outgrowth of my parents' financial woes when I was a child. Saturday, February 11, 2006Diseased
It's the polka-dotted ears that clued me in. My name
According to the Kabalarian website, your name sort of defines you. Here's what my names mean, with the bits I agree with highlighted. Red=totally agree with. Brown=vaguely and/or occasionally true
My Real First Name Only: As [ ] you have a great love of nature and the out-of-doors. All the finer things of life and beauties of nature are an inspiration to you and you are attracted to the mysteries of nature. Difficulty in expression results in your being too positive, blunt, and candid in speech and although you are easily offended by others, you do not show it. You crave affection and understanding, but rarely find it as others do not understand you and accuse you of being cool and aloof. The average person would never realize the true depth of your nature. Although the name [ ] creates an interest in the deeper aspects of life, we emphasize that it causes a blunt expression that alienates others. This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success [shades of yesterday's enneagram results!], as well as cause health weaknesses in the lungs, heart, bronchial area, and tension or accidents to the head. My Blog Name: The first name of Cat leads you to assume considerable responsibility and to prefer to work independently, without direction or interference from others because you have very definite ideas of your own. Your mind is quick to comprehend and you can be depended upon to do any job well. Because you tend to be somewhat of a perfectionist, you might insist on doing too many things yourself instead of delegating jobs to others who might do less satisfactory work. This name does make you quite direct and straight-to-the-point. The name Cat creates the urge to be creative and original, but we draw to your attention that the name causes a superior, interfering quality that tends to resent the opinions of others. This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses or accidents to the head, worry and mental tension. So, clearly, the fact that I chose Cat as an extremely ironic moniker was fated. Good thing I didn't choose Marion! Love Profile
Stuff I agree with is in italics. Except for that Monogamy thing, this isn't horrible askew. However, having been married for nearly 20 years to someone I've known for 24, someone I dated for, uh, two-plus years before marrying him, seems to mean I'm only in this for the short term. Huh. Friday, February 10, 2006Enneagram
I used this test.
Turns out I'm a four. Here's what that means: Fours tend to live in a private world of their own personal ideals. They are strongly emotional people who react strongly to even little things. In the course of a day, a Four's emotions can jump between extremes. Fours are often concerned with ideal love, longing after a kind of love that they've never experienced outside of the imagination. They also have strong ideals about themselves, which, combined with highly reactive emotions, can lead them to think terribly of themselves. This makes Fours excessively prone to envy, as they see something good in others and berate themselves for not having the same qualities. The strength of Fours is that they can see the best in others. Fours often become artists, thought not all do, and not all artists are fours. The Swedish film maker Ingmar Bergmann is good example of a Four.With the exception of the art business, this is scarily accurate. How can I complain, however, about having any similarities to Ingmar Bergman? My favorite information is this: Famous Examples of Fours: Jackie Onassis, Jeremy Irons, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Anne Rice, J.D. Salinger, Edgar Allen Poe, Prince, Judy Garland, Vincent Van Gogh, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Patsy Cline, Elizabeth Taylor, Janis Joplin, France - the Country. Crack. Me. Up. Candy Heart
I'm posting this, even though it's so totally wrong:
There isn't anything even close to reality for me here. I even changed some of my answers...and got the same result. {snort} whatever ?otd
If you were on Survivor, how soon do you think you'd be voted off? Do you think you'd win the $1 million?
Let's assume I'm starting out in good physical shape, having given up vice for at least a few weeks before taping (hello Blake, Mr. Three-Packs-a-Day-Withdrawal-Symptom-Bi-Polar/ADHD-Dude).... I don't think I'd go first thing. However, I'm not likely to make the jury either. My mouth will get me in trouble. I get cranky around stupid people, I get cranky when I don't eat, and I get bored. That is one good point that Blake made: most of the time on Survivor (the part they don't show) it's just sitting around doing nothing. That would make me NUTS. Friday's Feast
Eighty
Appetizer What was a class or course you took while in school that you realize now was a total waste of time? I don't consider any classes a waste of time, even the ones I hated at the time.Soup Who is the tallest person you know? There was someone I just met who was REALLY tall. I'm pretty tall myself, so if I noticed, he must have been at least 6'6". But I can't remember who it was! Just the mental comment: "Wow, he's...TALL!"Salad What's your favorite midnight snack? Wheat thins. The only reason I'm eating at midnight ever is because my stomach is upset.Main Course Have you ever found money somewhere? If so, where did you find it, and how much was it? I haven't found any recently. I used to find money in the spring when I started wearing a different coat. I'd forget and throw change (bills) in the pockets of my jacket. Since I'm now "organized" and wash my coats after each season, it doesn't happen very often anymore.Dessert Where would you like to retire? New Mexico. Friday Fiver
Bittersweet
1. Can you dance? Like John Mellencamp, I think so. 2. Who is your current crush? There's not really any one "unattainable" person I think about all day, every day (my definition of a crush). Well, except Beast. 3. Tell us about a dream you remember. I was reminded of this dream earlier this week when I overheard a snippet of conversation about disaster dreams. When I was about 13 or so, I remember dreaming that I was standing at the front of the garage, near the open door, watching orange lava drip down off the house. There was a volcano erupting very nearby. I don't remember being scared at all. Just kind of amazed at the whole thing. Bizarre. Never understood the dream, but I certainly remember it. 4. Do you live with anyone, or do you live by yourself? I live with my husband, my son, two guinea pigs, several spiders and probably some other critters I don't (want to) know about. 5. When is the last time you bled from an injury? Earlier this week when I yanked on a hangnail and made myself bleed. I tend to have small injuries, with lots of bandaids on fingers and so forth. The last major injury ... jeez, can't think of one. Unless you count my ongoing issues with my shoulders, caused by bad posture, tension, and neurosis. Friday Five
for today
1.) Do you believe in God or a higher power? Yes 2.) Are good and evil just concepts, or real powers in the universe? They are real, but not in the "Devil Made Me Do It" sense. More in the Evita "there is evil ever around, fundamental." 3.) What is your view on forgiveness? My view is that it's a good idea. I mean forgiveness that frees you from obsessing over all the mean, horrible things people and/or life has thrown at you. It's very hard work, forgiveness. I suck at it, especially right now. But not forgiving (and doing it completely) poisons your life. Forgiveness does not equal forgetting, my childhood babysitters credo of "Forgive and forget" notwithstanding. 4.) Do organized religions do more harm than good? If people would just follow the precepts laid out in the religions, we'd be fine. But people have to reinterpret the rules to make them "theirs." All (of the major religions that I'm aware of) religions are based on love, but it's very hard to live that out, so humans insist on adding limits, footnotes, addenda, and exclusionary clauses. I guess my answer is yes, sometimes. And sometimes, no. 5.) If you had a day to spend playing God, what would you do? I'd hide in a f*cking corner or under the sheets in my bed. What kind of a horrible job that would be: listening to arguments and complaints all day, sorting out disagreements, allowing bad things to happen because people didn't listen, being ignored/unappreciated/forgotten. I supposed there would be a few times when someone would actually be grateful or say something positive, but generally...NO THANKS! Wait. Sounds like a typical day in the life of a parent. Five on Friday
The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
1. Do you follow current events? Why? Not in detail. I know more about local current events than the Big Gossip of the Day. The local stuff affects me more directly; the national/world stuff just tends to PISS ME OFF. 2. Do you believe that the media is biased? Why or why not? I think the media is biased only towards creating and building a "story." Doesn't matter what the story is--conjure one up out of gossip and titillation if necessary. I'm not just talking about scandal here. I'm talking about all news. It's not necessarily bad in all cases. But (see above) I do consider newspapers more or less gossip purveyors, some high-toned and clever and intellectual and self-righteous. Some very definitely NOT any of those adjectives. 3. Where do you get most of your news from? NPR, week-old newspapers (I read 'em all at once, once a week or so), the Internet. 3. Are there any particular news sources that you don't trust? Anything printed tabloid-style. Actually, I don't trust most of them. They all have a reason for choosing to report what they do. It's not just a matter of trust, just reality. 5. Describe one recent issue in the news that has piqued your interest. I've been vaguely interested in the whole Cartoon Debacle. I feel badly for the cartoonist, who finds him(her-?)self the center of a major political trauma, all because of lack of cultural knowledge. And I'm interested in a local case about hidden cameras discovered in the (staff) bathroom at a grade school, mostly because of the extremely error-ridden way the police have handled the whole situation. Small town cops, eh? Winter Sport
My immediate reaction: Couch Potatoing. But, no, alas--that's not a 'legal' sport.
Still, this is a sport done mostly while sitting. I approve, generally. Thursday, February 9, 2006Thursday Threesome::Premium Web Service:: Onesome--Premium - Have you paid for any access to web services? What services? What are they like? I pay for my unlimited Yahoo Music station, and we are subscribers to Consumer Reports. I think that's it. The former helps keep me somewhat sane at work--I really love it--and Consumer Reports is just handy to have access to at home.Twosome--Web - For the free stuff on the web, what it your favorite out there? What do you find yourself looking at everyday? Blogger. Bloglines. Other people's blogs.Threesome--Service - What goes on in your mind when you're out and get bad service from a restaurant or store? Do you let it slide off your back like ducks do to water? Or, do you make sure the business knows your dissatisfaction? Depends on what we're talking about. Sometimes I just grumble a lot, sometimes I complain. When there's unidentified "hard, crunchy stuff" at the bottom of my margarita, I complain, calmly (we think it was chopped up plastic). And don't eat there again. If it's just someone's first day and they are clueless, I don't worry about it. On the other hand, if it seems to be perpetual--every time I contact the doctor's office, for instance, to use a recent example--I bitch up a storm. I have no patience (ha ha) with bad customer service in the medical field. Satisfaction
Good advice. Despite the horrors, I do like my job. Internet Friends
If there is someone on your friends list or blogroll who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.
Wednesday, February 8, 2006Move over, Moldova
Chris found this site. So I've made my own country. Here's the general information:
The Most Serene Republic of CatalogerI've already had to decide if voting should be compulsory. [Update: Overnight, there were already some changes. I'm particularly taken with the mental picture of the national animal, bookworms, "frolic[ing] freely in the nation's many lush forests." Don't know that I've ever seen a bookworm--or any worm--frolic! Here's the rest (new stuff is italicized): The Most Serene Republic of Cataloger is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 6 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.Somehow, ahem, political freedoms have gone down, probably because of the voting decision. Hah. Working on capital punishment now. Monday, February 6, 2006Monday...
Madness
True or False (and feel free to elaborate) 1. I consider myself to be very organized. True. Well, I'd like to consider myself organized, and mostly I am, but boy, there are some areas where I'm totally NOT. 2. I tend to get more done when I'm pressed for time. VERY true. Which may explain why I haven't gotten much done since Christmas. 3. Multi-tasking is something I do often. True. Sometimes to the detriment of each of the tasks I'm doing... 4. I might be a perfectionist. True, at least in the sense of "Hello, my name is Cat. and I'm a perfectionist." My sister is REALLY a perfectionist. I'm in recovery compared to her. 5. I enjoy Mondays as much as I enjoy Fridays. True. I love Mondays. Then again, I don't work (for pay) on Mondays, either. So my Tuesday is everyone else's Monday; and I do like Tuesdays. Fridays at work suck 100%. 6. If I didn't make a list (or hang a post-it note) I'd forget what it is I need to do. True. I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached. Ask my mom; she used to tell me that all the time. 7. I have no problem asking for help when I don't understand something. True. Curious
Question #5:
How would you finish this sentence? "My destiny has always been _____________." I don't entirely believe in destiny in the general sense of the word. But I guess I'd say my destiny has always been pretty well hidden from me. It always looks damn obvious in hindsight, though! The New Dictionary
from Shelly
Which is pretty funny. Here's what happens when I use my actual name:
heh heh Superhero
Your results:
You are Superman
Uh, no. If you look carefully, you'll see my highest score is 65%. When I was in school, that was a fairly solid F. Sunday, February 5, 2006Unconscious Mutterings
Week 157
Saturday 6
Episode 95
1. How interested are you in this year's Super Bowl game? About like usual. We're having a group of people over, but I'm more in it for the social factor and the commercials, and the fact that it's football, than for either team. 2. How many Super Bowl parties have you been invited to attend? Are you going to one? We normally host. So, no invitations. 3. What's worse, in your opinion: when the media produces what you consider to be a one-sided story, or when someone who is critical of the media for producing what they think is a one-sided story retells the story telling only one side of it themselves? Yes. I.e., both. 4. Take this quiz (if you haven't already!): What kind of weather are you? (Thanks to Shelly!)
Same answer I got before. 5. What kind of weather do you find to be the most relaxing? Warm and sunny, blue sky with a few cottony clouds. The key is warmth. 6. Consider any television shows you are currently collecting on DVD or are planning to collect. Are there any series that you'd stop collecting at a certain point rather than just collecting the entire run? If so, why? I own zero TV series DVDs. The only ones I'd consider buying are Discovery Channel or PBS-type things. I'd rent anything else. Muppets
While taking this, I kept chanting "NOT Miss Piggy, NOT Miss Piggy." Well, I got my wish, but...Scooter. Hmmm. Not so much, I think. Saturday, February 4, 2006Addicted to Love
OK. I can live with (most of) this. But I really despise the song this is based on. Friday, February 3, 2006Miss Personality (oh yeah, that's me)
This is pretty amazing. Only two half-sentences that aren't quite right. Freaky. Speaking of goofing off...I should stop with the blogging now! Five on Friday
Growing Up
1. What did you want to be when you grew up? When I was very young, I wanted to be a supermarket checker because of the cash register buttons. I thought it was so cool how they rang stuff up. I think there were vague moments of wanting to be a teacher (because my sisters were teachers), but overall, I don't remember having a goal. 2. Did you follow through? If not, what happened? No. I couldn't because those kinds of cash registers are gone. Everything is scanned now, and there are times when I do my own scanning (which I love!) at the grocery store. When I got a little older, I realized that teaching would be fun, but the rest of the crap would suck (dealing with administrators, parents, etc.). 3. Is your life turning out the way you thought it would when you were a kid? If not, is it better or worse? Generally, I'd say that it's pretty much what I pictured, for good or ill. Maybe better, a little. 4. Paradoxes aside, if you could time-travel back to when you were 10 years old, what would you tell your 10-year-old self? "The next 10 years will suck. Hold on to what's important, keep faith in yourself, don't let people push you around (too much), and HAVE FUN!!!" 5. Do you think the child you were, would like the adult you've become? I hope so. I wouldn't necessarily like me as a mom, but I think I'm enough like my sisters that I'd like me. I mostly liked my sisters, who were pretty much grown up from the time I can remember.
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