Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Quiz of the Day: This again

I got this from Mitch, so I'll fill it out yet again :)


Here’s what you're supposed to do...and try not to spoil the fun! Just give in. Copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it into a new e-mail that you can send. Change all of the answers so that they apply to you. Then, send this to a whole bunch of people you know *INCLUDING* the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little known facts about your friends. It is fun and easy.

1. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
jeans & sweater

2. WHAT KINDA UNDERWEAR ARE YOU WEARING?
Black boxer briefs

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
My Yahoo! Music station

4. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
nope

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Starbucks pumpkin donut

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
grey (love the euro spelling of this question, just like my crayon colour!)

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?
dreary gray & cold -- it is Michigan after all

8 . LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
keychain salesperson (yes, yes I did... oh the random parts of my job)

9. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
style, smile, hair

10. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS?
yes, though haven't seen him in a while

11. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
uh, yeah! I'm irresistable

12. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
swell

13. FAVOURITE DRINK?
mocha or drinking chocolate

14. FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINNK?
any sort of red wine

15. FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT?
ick... I guess honey ham is alright

16. FAVOURITE SPORTS?
doing: swimming; watching: basketball

17. HAIR COLOUR?
light brown

18. EYE COLOUR?
blue

20. TATTOOS OR PIERCINGS?
1 tattoo

21. STAR SIGN?
Taurus (da' bull)

22. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES
N/A

23. FAVOURITE MONTH?
October

24. FAVOURITE FOOD?
mmmm food

25. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
RENT

26. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
Oh, just celebrating my 5th anniversary, exchanging rings, and going to Florida! Yay Disney!

27. FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
New Years Eve

28. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
sometimes, but I usually plot :)

29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS BETTER?
both! love the excitement of both

30. SUMMER OR WINTER?
summer

31. HUGS OR KISSES?
yes, please

32. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships

33. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
chocolate

34. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK?
yes

35. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Grant

36. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Mike

37. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING NOW?
The 8th Habit, Rainbow Road

38. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
an ergonomic wrist pad & my mouse

39. FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?
Catan games or Cranium

40. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
Played the Sims & watched South Park

41. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
hello Otis (the cat on my face)

42. DO YOU BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION OR CREATION?
yes (both)

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Quiz of the day: Roadsign


atinnin Highway
Bog of Eternal Marriage3
Mt. Happiness24
Wealthville55
Tower of Commitment113
Childbirth Hospital271
Please Drive Carefully
Username:

Where are you on the highway of life?

From Go-Quiz.com

Saturday, November 26, 2005

Quiz of the day: Personality experiment

Instructions (Originally posted at http://pixnaps.blogspot.com/2005/06/meme-worth-spreading.html):

  1. Take the IPIP-NEO personality test and the Political Compass quiz, if you have not done so already.
  2. Copy this post to the clipboard, and paste it into your blog editor. (Blogger users may wish to use ‘compose’ mode to preserve formatting and hyperlinks. Otherwise, be sure to add hyperlinks as necessary.)
  3. Replace the answers in the “survey” section below with your own.
  4. Add your blog information to the “track list”, in the format: “Linked title - URL - optional GUID“.
  5. Any additional comments should go outside of the double lines, including the (optional) nomination of bloggers you wish to pass this experimental meme on to.
  6. Post it to your blog!

Survey

Gender: Male
Religion: Christian (Protestant, Methodist)
Occupation: college administrator
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Began Blogging: September, 2004

Political Compass Results:
(range -10...10)

Left/Right: -2.75
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33


IPIP NEO Personality Test
(range 0...100)

EXTRAVERSION.................72
Friendliness 53
Gregariousness 53
Assertiveness 89
Activity Level 88
Excitement-Seeking 50
Cheerfulness 63

AGREEABLENESS..............50
Trust 85
Morality 17
Altruism 82
Cooperation 17
Modesty 32
Sympathy 59

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS..........88
Self-Efficacy 89
Orderliness 79
Dutifulness 57
Achievement-Striving 90
Self-Discipline 86
Cautiousness 67

NEUROTICISM..................34
Anxiety 18
Anger 57
Depression 12
Self-Consciousness 28
Immoderation 94
Vulnerability 24

OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE.....77
Imagination 65
Artistic Interests 68
Emotionality 53
Adventurousness 71
Intellect 55
Liberalism 86

Track List:

  1. Philosophy, et cetera - pixnaps.blogspot.com - pixnaps97a2
  2. Just Take It Down - justtakeitdown.blogspot.com
  3. dLog - drewtinnin.net

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

JFK

Think about this...

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both were shot in the head.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinaited by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerens.

Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.

Both assassins were know by their three names.
Both names compromise fifteen letters.

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

To cap it all off, Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.