November 28, 2006
But I thought I was so much cooler....
I've been a flute player for 30 years and I always thought that I was destined for something so much cooler. Ha! Looks like I am what I am, huh?
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Guess it's me though. Shhh. Don't tell guitar guy ;) And seriously, this one time....ah, you know.
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September 11, 2006
Very cool little site
Your date of conception was on or about 25 December 1967 which was a Monday.
You were born on a Monday
under the astrological sign Virgo.
Your Life path number is 4.
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Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 6 & 7.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 3, 5 & 9.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2440115.5.
The golden number for 1968 is 12.
The epact number for 1968 is 0.
The year 1968 was a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/30/1968 and ending 2/16/1969.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Monkey.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Bear; your plant is Violets.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Hathys, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 24 Elul 5728.
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 14 April 1968.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 21 April 1968.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 28 February 1968.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 2 June 1968.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 9 June 1968.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Monday, 23 September 1968.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Saturday, 13 April 1968.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 27 February 1968.
As of 9/11/2006 8:19:04 PM EDT
You are 37 years old.
You are 456 months old.
You are 1,982 weeks old.
You are 13,874 days old.
You are 332,996 hours old.
You are 19,979,779 minutes old.
You are 1,198,786,744 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Madeline Zima (1985) Alexis Bledel (1982) Tina Barrett (1976)
Marc Anthony (1968) Jennifer Tilly (1961) David Copperfield (1956)
Mickey Rourke (1956) Robin Yount (1955) Ed Begley, Jr. (1949)
Peter Falk (1927) B.B. King (1925) Lauren Bacall (1924)
Allen Funt (1914)
Top songs of 1968
Hey Jude by Beatles I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat Honey by Bobby Goldsboro
People Got to Be Free by Rascals The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
This Guy's In Love with You by Herb Alpert Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel
Love Child by Diana Ross & the Supremes Tighten Up by Archie Bell & the Drells
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 5.43013698630137 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)
There are 5 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 38 candles.
Those 38 candles produce 38 BTUs,
or 9,576 calories of heat (that's only 9.5760 food Calories!) .
You can boil 4.34 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1968 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1968 the US population was approximately 179,323,175 people, 50.6 persons per square mile.
In 1968 in the US there were approximately 1,800,000 marriages (9.3%) and 479,000 divorces (2.5%)
In 1968 in the US there were approximately 1,712,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1968 the population of Australia was approximately 12,145,582.
In 1968 there were approximately 240,906 births in Australia.
In 1968 in Australia there were approximately 106,345 marriages and 10,731 divorces.
In 1968 in Australia there were approximately 109,547 deaths.
Your birthstone is Sapphire
The Mystical properties of Sapphire
Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Sapphire is used for clear thinking.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Agate, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is
Lime Tree, the Doubt
Accepts what life dishes out in a composed way, hates fighting, stress and labour, tends to laziness and idleness, soft and relenting, makes sacrifices for friends, many talents but not tenacious enough to make them blossom, often wailing and complaining, very jealous, loyal.
There are 105 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 118 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.
Go give it a try for yourself
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Well, I suppose that's a good thing
And not that you could tell by my brilliant and sparkling blog writing, but...
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Your English Skills:
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Grammar: 100%
Punctuation: 100%
Spelling: 100%
Vocabulary: 100%
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as found over at Rebecca's.
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September 04, 2006
wasting a bit of time
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Your Element Is Fire
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Your passion and emotion are as obvious as the brightest flame.
You make sparks fly, and your passion always has the potential to burst out.
You are exciting and creative - and completely unpredictable.
You sometimes exercise control, and sometimes you let yourself go.
Friends describe you as sensitive, spirited, and compulsive.
Bright and blazing with intensity, you seem mysterious and moody to many.
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as seen at Shelly's
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August 27, 2006
a long. long time ago
Ok, not that long, but about a year and a half ago, I did a meme called "where are you from"?
The rules, some examples and a whole lotta links are here. It is a poem about where you are from using common objects, nostalgia, places, people, etc.
I still get more links to this entry than any other so I thought I would post my response to the meme again and see if I can get anyone else interested in giving it a try. It was a lot of fun to write.
Ok, here's mine:
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I am from Coleman lanterns, canvas tents that glow in the damp sun of Rhode Island mornings and summer camping trips on pine needle carpets.
I am from static-filled broadcasts on AM radios of baseball heroes—from Mays and Swoboda, from McGraw and Seaver. I am from late night car rides home from Shea Stadium, from sleeping on the backseat watching the tunnel lights slide by in yellow tubes, from the gentle “kathump kathump” of the highway, from “we’ll get ‘em next year” and “ya gotta believe!”
I am from Captain Kangaroo, The Electric Company, The Magic Garden with its chuckle patch, from Holly Hobbie and Easy Bake Ovens used to bake cat food pies. I am from harvest gold and avocado green, from turntables and cassettes, from Tupperware in cascading stacks in the pantry closet.
I am from warm, homemade Christmas cookies, from presents Christmas morning, from Santa, from magic.
I am from yarn bows in long pigtails, from Brownie Uniforms and hoagie sales. I am from 45s of Daddy’s Little Girl, from Dave Brubeck, from big bands, from stadiums that echo Sing Sing Sing…yeah, yeah.
I am from birthday parties at the roller rink and giggling pajama parties. I am from feathered hair and school dances.
I am from bands and auditions, from concerts and rehearsals. I am from trills and crescendos. I am from Sousa and Tchaikovsky. I am from Oklahoma! and Man of La Mancha, from West Side Story and Les Miserables and Wicked at times.
I am from Wonderful World of Disney on special Sunday nights eating in the living room with foil trays and Salisbury steaks, from Happy Days, from Little House on the Prairie, from the Waltons. I am from staying up late to watch the Grinch or the Great Pumpkin and from once a year showings of the Wizard of Oz at Grammie’s house in our PJs.
I am from books—from dusty pages and leather covers, from tearing bindings and watercolored pictures of silly ol’ bears and piglets. I am from classics and quirky novels. I am from Dr. Suess, The Fattest Cat, and The Monster at the End of This Book. I am from Irving, Tolkien, Kingsolver. I am from Dickens, Chaucer and Yeats.
I am from suspended disbelief, from ET, from StarWars, from all things possible.
I am from stubbornness, intelligence, creativity and pride. I am from tolerance and caring, from standing up for what’s right. I am from finding humor and adventure in the most unusual places. I am from dreamers and builders.
I am from finding spirituality in pine trees and campfires, in nature walks and quiet lakes, in silent stadiums and stages.
I am from family, from vacation adventures, from noisy, rambunctious boys, from laughing ‘til my sides hurt, from card games and board games, from singing in the car and from snuggling on the couch.
(ok, now go do yours and leave a link in the comments)
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saturday sunday morning me
Hmm. Haven't done one of these in a while. Yes, I know it's not Saturday but I am a little slaphappy from my night of insomnia.
Saturday Morning Me
Hair: unkempt and a little bed-heady.
Wearing: jammies. cute striped cotton jammie pants and a grey t-shirt. I am so happy that it is finally cool enough to wear some of my favorites again.
Listening: Leave the Pieces - The Wreckers
Watching: J is watching an old Saturday Night Live in the background. Antonio Banderas is hosting. mmmmm.
Eating: Getting ready to head out to the diner so we beat the "crazy church people"**
Drinking: A nice hot cuppa tea. My favorite right now is Oriental Spice from Adagio
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** No we don't think church people are crazy--necessarily. We just use this to refer to the enormous crowds that hit the diners immediately following church on Sundays.
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August 21, 2006
Wait for me...I wanna play too!
While I was gone all the cool kids were doing the quote meme. Go here and choose 5 (hah!) quotes that you like, that speak to you, that make you smile, whatever.
I think I am a quotaholic or a quote addict...anyway here are my 5 9 quotes:
A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990), (Willy Wonka) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental or spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873), On Liberty, 1859
To be nobody-but-yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.
e e cummings (1894 - 1962)
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), (Attributed)
Woe be to him that reads but one book.
George Herbert (1593 - 1633)
Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their own time and manner of devotion.
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Mansfield Park
I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them.
Jane Austen
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel.
Matt Groening, The Simpsons
I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.
George Eliot
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July 11, 2006
I'll show you mine....
Ok, so still no comments. I have emailed a few people who have much more of a clue about such things and hopefully someone (anyone?) will be able to help.
Until then...I thought I would be the very last person to hop on the photo meme.
You know the drill--ask me for photos of anything you want and as long as the requests are within reason (not too revealing or obscene) I will oblige.
email me the requests.
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June 01, 2006
ha ha
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You Are Lisa Simpson
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A total child prodigy and super genius, you have the mind for world domination.
But you prefer world peace, Buddhism, and tofu dogs.
You will be remembered for: all your academic accomplishments
Your life philosophy: "I refuse to believe that everybody refuses to believe the truth"
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I'm afraid to take this test, what if I get homer? or maggie?
I thought the same thing!
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April 14, 2006
are there still six things??
Hmm. I have been tagged over at weaker vessel to tackle the "six things" meme. Are there six things I haven't managed to blather on about? Let's give it a go.
1) I used to have a pet raccoon. Actually, I had two pet raccoons, just not at the same time. One was named Kizzie (Roots was big at the time if that gives away my age a bit. I also had a cat named Kunta Kitty. No need to wonder where I get my peculiar sense of humor! lol) the raccoons were both rescues and were treated like any other family pet. They came in the house, learned to play football and knew how to reach through the couch and goose you while you were watching TV. They ate anything but were fond of fruit loops and mittens that were foolishly stuck through the outside cage.
2) I was excused from participating in tennis in gym in HS because I managed to hit myself in the head with a tennis racquet. Yes folks, that's how coordinated I am. Don't underestimate this. Do you know how difficult it is to accidentally whack yourself in the head with a racquet? It's a gift and I had the mesh-marked forehead to prove it. Anyway, it also got me out of archery.
3) I have John Denver's Greatest Hits (plus a few more) on my mp3 player. That's right, I know all the words too. And...I smile just a bit when they come on. That's just how cool I am.
4) I was a triple threat geek in HS--band, chorus and theater. And not just in a small way--concert band, jazz band, marching band, pit band, chorus, women's chorus, madrigals. I was in Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, South Pacific, The Boy Friend and some summer stock. Oh yes, when I do geeky I go all out.
5) I am a Mets fan. Yes, yes, I know, that's not a new fact. But I hated Reggie Jackson so much that I once smooshed a stack of Reggie bars with my thumb in the store. I still feel a little guilty about that. I was a kid, really. Reggie was just in the movie Benchwarmers and when I saw him a little flood of guilt came whooshing back. Sorry Reg, really.
6) I cheated on my Girl Scout badges. I just signed the leader's name (my mom!) on the pages so I could get a cool amount of badges without having to do any nerdy activities dressed in that ridiculous green outfit. I still have the sash. I so would have gotten the forgery badge or the get out of doing things badge but they weren't in the book.
Tag 6 people?
Hmmm. Not sure who has already done this so the first 6 people to do it and post back get an attaboy attagirl attablogger
Ready...go!
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I thought your chest was the reason you were not allowed to shoot archery in HS. Just hellping fill in the facts. I will accomplis this little meme later today....honest....
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March 24, 2006
the last one to play
Very cool music meme as seen everywhere else before you saw it here.
Go to your music player of choice and put it on shuffle. Say the following questions aloud, and press play. Use the song title as the answer to the question. NO CHEATING.
How does the world see you?
"Stay Home" by Self (Shrek Soundtrack) What? So I don't get out much. Shut it. :-)
Will I have a happy life?
"Nocturne" by Billy Joel Cold Spring Harbor I choose to think that this implies happy nights and not anything darker.
What do my friends really think of me?
"All Star" by Smash Mouth bwahahahahahha! I knew it! You guys rock, really!
Do people secretly lust after me?:
"Easy to Love" by Harry Connick Jr - Come By Me. I am not easy...oh wait....easy to love. Ok. Maybe. Don't ask Sparky though, he might not agree.
How can I make myself happy?
"Fever" by Michael Buble. Umm. ok.
What should I do with my life?
"The Beaches of Cheyenne" by Garth Brooks. Road trip? I don't think that would be the destination, but who knows?
Will I ever have children?
"Real Wild Child" by Brian Setzer - Rockabilly Riot hahahha. I swear this is what came up. I think it is warning me of what happened the last time we had some ;)
What is some good advice for me?
"Don't Let Me Die Still Wondering" by Flogging Molly - Within a Mile of Home
How will I be remembered?
"Writing to Reach You" by Travis - The Man Who. Writing? Not whining about writing? Not procrastinating instead of writing? We'll see...
What is my signature dancing song?
"What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by Information Society. Haha. When I was an undergrad (the first time!) I was getting ready to go out to a party (which explains why I didn't graduate that time around!) and I was dancing to this album while curling my hair--it was the 80s after all--and dropped the curling iron into my eye. This resulted in me partying with a very pirate-y eye-patch for a week or so.
What do I think my current theme song is?
"Boppin' the Blues" by Brian Setzer - Rockabilly Riot. ok. maybe.
What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
"Medley:Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine" by 5th Dimension - Forrest Gump Sountrack ????
What song will play at my funeral?
"Prima Donna" - Sountrack - Phantom of the Opera. Hey! I am not!
What type of men/women do you like?
"Under Your Spell" - Soundtrack - Once More With Feeling (Buffy the Musical)
What is my day going to be like?
"alone" by Eddie From Ohio - This is Me. awwwww. that's no fun. The next song was "Anything Goes" - from the De-Lovely Soundtrack.
Ok, all that new music and it was a Soundtrack-fest. haha. I guess that's appropriate.
If there is anyone else on the planet who hasn't done this yet...have at it.
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Can I tell you how gross that was when you dropped that curling iron on your eye. I still think about that once in a while!! Yikes! Good thing the eye doctor lived upstairs.
Ooh, I'm going to have to do this one soon. Love the Information Society/pirate patch anecdote.
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February 18, 2006
saturday morning me
time for the saturday morning meme:
Saturday Morning Me
Hair: unkempt and a little bed-heady.
Wearing: my cute satiny pj bottoms and a long sleeve t-shirt. fuzzy, warm, striped socks
Listening: the kids bicker about what level they are on in their star wars game
Watching: nothing yet. but maybe heading out to see Pink Panther later on.
Eating: getting ready to make crepes for breakfast. mmmm.
Drinking: diet coke. no...it isn't too early.
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Mmmm, crepes.
I plan to take my kids to see the PP too but we're iced in this w/e.
Home sick with three sick girls (ok, so I am one of them but still) watching movies and olympics on the couch in between naps.
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January 29, 2006
weekend meme time
had a good weekend--saw both nanny mcphee and brokeback mountain, went bowling, shot some pool--but i am just feeling a little bleh this evening so instead of witty banter, you get a meme courtesy of B*
You Are Lightning
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Beautiful yet dangerous
People will stop and watch you when you appear
Even though you're capable of random violence
You are best known for: your power
Your dominant state: performing
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Sounds about right...dangerous, random violence, performer!
So what did you think of the movies? We liked Nanny McPhee.
Brokeback Mountain intrigues me. I've read the book, and I have to say the two main characters did not look in my mind, in any way what so ever as hot as Jake and Heath!
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January 14, 2006
saturday morning me
a fun little ongoing meme that i found over at witchy's:
(saturday morning me is brought to you by susan)
heading to the movies this afternoon with the boys to see hoodwinked and then sparky comes home tonight!
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A VERY BELATED HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AFTER HEAVY COMPUTER ISSUES!!! BEST IN 2006!!!
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January 11, 2006
so when they make they movie of my life....
now we know who they should cast!
according to myheritage.com the celebrities i look the most like are:
(in order)
drew barrymore
j.k. rowling
avril lavigne
shannen doherty
julianne moore
elisha cuthbert
faye dunaway
annette benning
so..hey, my ego feels better ;) i don't exactly see any of those, but i will take it.
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go on. go waste some time. you know you are dying to know who it thinks you look like. then come back and tell me, 'k? that way i can finish casting this movie.
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I put mine up on my blog for you (and for me)!
At least you didn't get a bunch of middle aged guys (I actually matched the guys better than the women.) Sheesh! Looks like I can be Dorothy in the story of your life at least.
I had J.K rowling which came right after T.E. Lawrence. I also aparently look like Dr. Dre, Hugh GRant, Charlize Theron, Britney Spears, Peter Ustrinov, The Douglas family, Michael moore, etc.
* I tested 8 photos, and only had 2 duplicate answers. Wacky!
very cool! though i'm a little disappointed to see that i scored Monica Lewinsky on my list... eek! i'll take Keira Knightly and Brad Pitt though!
Hmmm... it can't seem to find faces in any of my pictures. If I select the face, there are no matches. What does this mean? It means I need to get into acting because I'd be such an original and nobody would confuse me for someone else! YES!
That thing is just terrible addictive. I repeatedly got Neve Campbell and Scarlett Johansson.
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January 03, 2006
seems about right
school prepares you for the real world which also
sucks.
Who's Your Happy Bunny?
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December 09, 2005
round two
i did this once before, but it might be fun to recycle. jesse made me think of it with the recent round of photo blogging.
curious where your fellow bloggers blog from?
the photo meme: (cut and paste in your blog)
1. the space you blog from
2. the comfiest spot in the house
3. the place in the house you go to escape
4. where you make the meals (microwaves count too! lol)
5. your favorite spot in the house
6. a view from a window
7. the spot that gathers the most clutter
8. (add one of your choosing.)
i am not going to tag anyone, but it's fun so give it a go and post a link in the comments. if the comments are wonky again just email me
wanna snoop? here's mine:
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Wow, nice looking house. I forget not everyone lives in post college filth.
I'm swiping this!
PS How was The Chronicles of Narnia?
I'm supposed to have seen HP by now, but the last two times I went the whole foyer was full of teenaged boys - school's over for the year for 5th/6th/7th formers (that is, 15-18yr olds) already.
All I could do was picture myself sitting amongst all those smartarse scruffbags and not really enjoying myself!
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December 08, 2005
lucky seven
tagged a few times so i give in :)
Seven things to do before I die:
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You are sooo mean to me! ;) Ok I will go to. And yes I have been warming up the voice however if I can't get rid of the cold I will be singing alto with you!
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December 06, 2005
but i am right!
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You Have a Choleric Temperament
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You are a person of great enthusiasm - easily excited by many things.
Unsatisfied by the ordinary, you are reaching for an epic, extraordinary life.
You want the best. The best life. The best love. The best reputation.
You posses a sharp and keen intellect. Your mind is your primary weapon.
Strong willed, nothing can keep you down. Your energy can break down any wall.
You're an instantly passionate person - and this passion gives you an intoxicating power over others.
At your worst, you are a narcissist. Full of yourself and even proud of your faults.
Stubborn and opinionated, you know what you think is right. End of discussion.
A bit of a misanthrope, you often see others as weak, ignorant, and inferior.
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Have to say that that description has you pegged pretty well.
I know that you'd be terribly suprised if I told you that it came up with "Meloncholic" for me.
Melancholic. That sounds about right.
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November 23, 2005
quirky and campy? sounds fine to me.
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The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic
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Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few.
But if someone's obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky.
Your best movie matches: Office Space, Showgirls, The Big Lebowski
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happily swiped from cheeky
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Same here.
Makes sense. I'm definitely an acquired taste.
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November 05, 2005
so often misunderstood...
Semicolon
You scored 30% Sociability and 82% Sophistication!
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Congratulations! You are the semicolon! You are the highest expression
of punctuation; no one has more of a right to be proud. In the hands of
a master, you will purr, sneering at commas, dismissing periods as
beneath your contempt. You separate and connect at the same time, and
no one does it better. The novice will find you difficult to come to
terms with, but you need no one. You are secure in your elegance,
knowing that you, and only you, have the power to mark the skill or
incompetence of the craftsman.
You have no natural enemies; all fear you.
And never, NEVER let anyone tell you that you cannot appear in
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My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 18% on Sociability | | You scored higher than 92% on Sophistication |
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Hey I am a semicolon too. I hate it when we match. I am not nearly as social as you thoug I find that ammusing!
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October 30, 2005
time for movies
went to see the sneak preview of zathura this weekend and rented the woodsman. both good but extremely different! i will write reviews when i am more awake. but for now...
found this movie meme at a friends. obviously i see a lot of movies.
cut and paste the list and check off the movies you have seen:
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Put an X next to all the movies you’ve seen.
There are 237 movies listed.
If you get more than 70, you’re a movie whore.
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
( ) Boondock Saints
(X) The Mexican
(X) Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
(X) The Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
(X) Garden State
(X) The Princess Bride
(X) Young Frankenstein
(X) Anchorman
() Napoleon Dynamite
(X) Saw
(X) White Noise
(X) White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
( ) Jason X
(X) Scream
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
(X) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
(X) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
(X) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(X) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
( ) Resident Evil
( ) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
(X) Little Black Book
(X) The Village
(X) Donnie Darko
(X) Lilo & Stitch
(X) Finding Nemo
(X) Finding Neverland
(X) 13 Ghosts
(X) Signs
(X) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(X) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(X) White Chicks
(X) The Butterfly Effect (which makes me laugh because sparky and i call this one "dude, where's my arms?")
(X) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
(X) Dodgeball
( ) Universal Soldier
(X) Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’
( ) Along Came A Spider
( ) Deep Impact
(X) Kingpin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet the Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
(X) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumb & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
(X) Halloween
(X) The Ring
(X) The Ring 2
( ) Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
(X) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
(X) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
(X) Hellboy
(X) Secret Window
(X) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
(X) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child’s Play
( ) Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You
(X) Just Married
(X) Gothika
(X) A Nightmare On Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
(X) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(X) Seven
(X) Ocean’s 11
(X) Ocean’s 12
( ) Identity
( ) Lone Star
( ) Predator
( ) Predator 2
(X) Independence Day
(X) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(X) Christine
(X) ET
(X) Children of the Corn
( ) My Boss’ Daughter
(X) Maid In Manhattan
(X) Frailty
( ) Best Bet
(X) How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
(X) She’s All That
(X) Calendar Girls
(X) Sideways
(X) Mars Attacks!
( ) Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
(X) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble In Little China
(X) X-Men
(X) X2: X-Men United
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Others
(X) Freaky Friday
( ) Ring of Fire
(X) The Hot Chick
( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle
(X) Old School
(X) Ray
(X) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
(X) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(X) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(X) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(X) A Walk To Remember
( ) Boogeyman
(X) Hitch
(X) The Fifth Element
(X) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
( ) Troop Beverly Hills
( ) Swimming With Sharks
(X) Air Force One
( ) For Richer or Poorer
(X) Trainspotting
( ) The People Under the Stairs
( ) Blue Velvet
(X) The Sound of Music
(X) The Parent Trap
(X) The ‘Burbs
(X) The Terminator
(X) Empire Records
( ) SLC Punk
( ) Meet Joe Black
(X) Wild Things
(X) A Clockwork Orange
( ) The Order
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
(X) Amelie
(X) Mean Girls
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
(X) The Incredibles
(X) Collateral
(X) The Fast & the Furious
(X) 2 Fast 2 Furious
(X) Sky Captian and the World of Tomorrow
(X) Closer
(X) Titanic
(X) Saved
(X) Bowling For Columbine
(X) Fahrenheit 9/11
(X) The Sixth Sense
(X) AI: Artificiial Intelligence
(X) Love Actually
( ) Shutter
(X) Ella Enchanted
(X) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2
(X) Constantine
( ) Million Dollar Baby
(X) Envy
(X) Eurotrip
( ) Malibu’s Most Wanted
(X) Big Daddy
( ) Black Sheep
(X) The Breakfast Club
(X) West Side Story
(X) A Christmas Story
(X) Spanglish
(X) Pulp Fiction
( ) Sleepover
( ) The Evil Dead
( ) Killer Klowns From Outer Space
( ) Seed of Chucky
(X) Vanilla Sky
(X) The Nightmare Before Christmas
(X) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(X) Interview With the Vampire
(X) The Crow
(X) Purple Rain
( ) Reservoir Dogs
(X) Wayne’s World
(X) Wayne’s World 2
(X) 21 Grams
(X) Blow
(X) Edward Scissorhands
(X) Clerks
(X) Beauty and the Beast
(X) Guess Who?
(X) Monster-In-Law
(X) Elf
(X) Stuart Little
(X) Stuart Little 2
(X) Mallrats
(X) Chasing Amy
(X) Dogma
( ) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(X) Beetlejuice
(X) The Last Samurai
(X) The Amityville Horror
(X) The Aviator
(X) Romeo and Juliet
( ) Barbershop
( ) Beauty Shop
(X) Legally Blonde
(X) Legally Blonde 2
(X) The Forgotten
(X) Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
(X) The Grudge
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September 26, 2005
a little digging through the archives
the meme (as found everywhere):
Rules:
1. Go into your archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
Here ya go:
"I don't remember being this obsessed over music since I sat next to my parents hi-fi in my jammies recording the Casey Casem's Top 100 by placing my brand new Panasonic tape recorder next to the speaker!"
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September 14, 2005
damn that glitter...
and ya gotta love my super power!
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Your Superhero Profile
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Your Superhero Name is The Brain Prodigy
Your Superpower is Cursing
Your Weakness is Glitter
Your Weapon is Your Ice Amplifier
Your Mode of Transportation is Motorcycle
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Ha! I love it! That's the best superpower! LOL
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tag, i'm it
I was tagged by scott. I’m supposed to list ten things that make me happy and then “charge six others with the same miserable burden.” So here goes…
1. kids playing without arguing
2. my morning ritual of tea and buffy
3. smelly, old books
4. cracking the binding on crisp, new books
5. the lightbulb moment when an idea really clicks and new research still looks promising.
6. Singing along to music. (Especially show tunes!) (thanks scott!)
7. making music with blawenburg
8. baseball (yes, even when the mets are....well, the mets! but also little league games with c or just playing in the yard with hubby and the boys)
9. snugging up with the boys and a good movie
10. blogging
Tag, you're it.
I won't tag you if six of you promise to give it a try, 'k? Yes, you too. I know you are reading, I checked the stats. :)
Now, have at it.
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1. Getting my homework in early.
2. Mets wins.
3. Jogging on really nice days.
4. Meditating outside.
5. Iced lattes.
6. New music CDs.
7. When the baseball schedule for the following year is announced so I can plan my summer travel.
8. When I do things that I would have been afraid to even try a few years ago.
9. Blue polish on my toenails.
10. The look on my son's face when he sees me unexpectedly and he smiles and waves to me :)
...somewhere around here I have a copy of "Happiness is a thumb and a blanket" :)
1. Fishing with the little girl (okay, doing just about anything, but fishing is the current favorite).
2. When a project turns out how I envision it.
3. Cooking a nice meal for people I love.
4. Sawdust
5. A good day of fighting.
6. Passing an evening "with a drink and a friend"
7. A sunny day, an open highway, and a good "driving song" ("Red Barchetta" being the top of that category) - also works on a clear night
8. Sailing with my dad
9. Walking through the woods on a crisp autumn day
10. Unconditional love
Come over to my blog to see the results!
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August 14, 2005
five questions
I saw this at B*'s. If you'd like to be asked questions, post a comment on this post and then I'll email 5 of them to you. You must then respond to the questions on your blog and offer to ask other people 5 questions.
1. When and how did you decide you wanted to go on to graduate school
in your field? Did you always "just know," or were you inspired in
some way?
2. When did you start loving the Mets and why?
3. What are you looking forward to about starting graduate school?
4. What is a fear or concern you have about starting graduate school,
and how will you take on and address this fear or concern?
5. What is the funniest or most entertaining thing your boys have said
or done lately?
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1. When and how did you decide you wanted to go on to graduate school
in your field? Did you always "just know," or were you inspired in
some way?
I had no idea at all what I wanted to be when I "grew up." After high school I went to college for music but the talented musician track didn't pan out so well. I wound up majoring more in drinking and dating and reasoned that it must have been because I was a terrible student - just not cut out for academics. But when the kids were little I thought I would go back to school and finish up. At least get some degree...something. I started back by taking the one course that scared me the most - the one that I knew I would hate the most. I knew that if I could get through that I would be fine. So I signed up for Research Writing. I had to take it. It was a core requirement. But this was the course I had dropped twice my last attempt at college.
I loved it. I loved the course, the prof, the assignment, but most of all just the environment. Still, a part of me was hesitant until the prof who would later turn out to be my advisor/mentor/friend told me that he was never a great student. He just loved the courses. He told me I should consider teaching college - go to grad school. And the light went on. I never thought that was an option for me. Now, I am not sure what else I would do.
2. When did you start loving the Mets and why?
hahaha. There are other teams?? I loved the Mets as soon as I was old enough to say "we'll get 'em next year!" I slept with a stuffed Dave Kingman doll and knew all the team stats. I have been around for both Mets World Series' wins (although I don't remember the first one!). We still listen or watch every game. I think I have only missed two this season and I was on vacation. They might not always win, but it's always an adventure. And it has always been a way to connect with family even if we felt far away - even when I was a rotten teenager there was always baseball to talk about. (And those were good Met years!) But there is something to be said for rooting for the underdog, and most years...the Mets are just that. It's a rollercoaster ride. Just today they had me cheering, anxious, angry and disappointed and that was in just one inning. lol.
The boys are being raised as good Met fans. They cheer for the Mets...and whoever is playing the Yankees ;)
3. What are you looking forward to about starting graduate school?
I can't wait to get started on just English classes. No more wasting time and money with core courses, just digging into the classes that I really enjoy. I can't wait to be challenged and worked up and get that feeling that you get after a heated discussion when the class is over and you still can't stop working through it in your head. I can't wait to get to that point in a research project where it isn't work any more, where you lose track of time for hours on end and are stuck in a giant pile of post-its and photocopies. I know it doesn't happen all the time and that I will spend a lot of time (most likely on here) griping about some assignment or another that is due and I haven't started, but every once in a while you just get in the groove and I love that.
4. What is a fear or concern you have about starting graduate school,
and how will you take on and address this fear or concern?
I have a pretty common fear, I think. I worry that someone is going to tap me on the shoulder and say, "Hey! You aren't supposed to be here. This is where the really smart people are. Who did you think you were kidding? We read that last paper and we know you were BS-ing." I worry that I am not prepared. I worry that I am not like some of the academics that I know that live only for research and work. I love it. But I also love a good cheesy movie. I love reading Chaucer and Langland but I also loved Time Traveler's Wife and sometimes it feels as if I don't fit in if I don't claim to be all academia all the time. Look at the answer above! Most of the profs I know just shake their head when I say I am going to watch a game. Baseball? Really?
How will I handle this? I just keep working at it. I know that my work has improved. I know that I was lucky to have friends that were also profs, who knew my goals and helped me along the way so that I would be more prepared. And if I don't fit in there? I will find somewhere that I do.
One of the nice things about reading academic blogs is that I get to see that some academics actually have other interests, and they even blog! lol. I also get to see that some of the fears that I have are common, especially ones that have to do with getting published, etc. Right now, I am going to handle this one class at a time. That's how I got through undergrad, that's how I will get through this. And the truth is that I understand it is going to be difficult. I know that I am going to
and work a little more in the french readers
I'm afraid to take this test, what if I get homer? or maggie?