Hump Day Quizzes from Cat Part Duex

 

Are You More...? 

                 Are you more...

01) A fan of Michael Keaton in Batman or a fan of Michael Keaton in Johnny Dangerously?  Batman, definitely Batman.

02) Gol-durn tootin' fer sure not to swear even when you could or god-damned well going to swear when appropriate, for fuck's sake? Oh well hell…what do you think?

03) The bug or the windshield? Hmmmm, usually the windshield.

04) Likely to shed a tear at a sad movie or likely to shed a tear at a sad song?  Movie.  I can’t recall ever crying at a stupid song.

 

 

05) Boris Badinov or Rocky the FlyingSquirrel?   Uhhhhh…never liked either one, but forced to choose I’d have to say Rocky cause he’s the good guy, I mean squirrel.

 

 

06) A blistering hot, cloudless day or a rainy, overcast, coolish day?  How cool are we talking?  I live in a desert so hot gets boring.

 

 

07)Likely to go out for haute cuisine or likely to go out for diner food? Diner food, definitely.  I’ve never met anything “haute” that was remotely considered “cuisine” in my book.

 

 

08) Always ready to expand your paradigm at a moment's notice or cozily mired in the way things are and you want them to STAY that way?  Well I think I’m with the general population when change, as long as it’s good, is fine.  Otherwise I’d just mire away.

 

 

09) Likely to eat a salad that you aren't sure what's all in it or likely to eat a grilled tofu substitute for a meat you like? Salad, cause I can “toss” it around and avoid the yucky stuff easier.

 

 

10) Saucy or bland? I’m a Texan, so it goes without question that I’m totally saucy.

 

 

 

Hump Day 

                 National Geek Day

Star Wars or Star Trek? Oh do I have to pick?  Star Wars.

Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter?  Okay Hannah, don’t kill me…LOTR!

 

 

Internet Explorer or Firefox?  Okay I got 20% on my nerd test so I don’t have a clue as to what Firefox is.  So like, Internet Explorer, dude.

 

 

iPod shuffle or iPod Nano?  Huh?  Refer back to the 20% issue.

 

 

Camera phone or mp3 phone?   I just want to make phone calls, and having a camera around for those opportune moments is nice.

 

 

Dilbert or Jon from "Garfield"?  Oh geez…refer back to the 20% issue again.

 

 

And of course, the big question

Mac or PC?  PC all the way, baby.

 

Hump Day Quizzes from Cat

Time passes 

From The Loquacious Librarian, in a post which I recommend ya'll go read...

1. How old do you think you'll live to be? Well…if it were to take after my Mother’s side I would say 80ish.  If my Dad’s side I would say 100.  So hopefully somewhere in the middle like 90ish, as long as I can know who I am, where I am, who you are, and I can (most importantly of all) wipe my own butt. ;)

2. How do you measure the passing of time in your own life? I think I’ll side with Cat and say August/September because as long as I can remember there has been someone in school, be it me or the kiddos.

3. What would constitute "the perfectly lived day" for you?  Hanging out with my family doing nothing.

 

4. If you could pick one age or one year that you could live over and over, which one would you pick? Why? You know can we go back to before I was falling apart?  Cat said 6, but I’m not sure just when it started to happen.  Maybe we should go all the way back to the memory of my Nanny’s fuzzy sweater…

 

 

5. If you knew you were going to die in a year, what would you do in your final days?  Spend time being with my family, make sure everyone knows I love them, give away all my crap to whoever wants it.  Make sure everyone knows I want to be cremated, no need to waste a garden plot on me cause I ain’t there for sure!

 

 

?otd 

I recently fell down, which you can read about here, and this brings about the following question along with the fact that the US Open is on right now....

Would you rather fall and skin your knee on carpet, pavement, or a clay tennis court? Well the last time I fell, I mean really, really fell, it was at the San Francisco airport.  I don’t know what the hell they made their floor of but it did not bounce…I did.  So I definitely would rule that material way out.  So let’s see…hmmmmm…carpet really burns, pavement will shear your skin right off (seen it in the ER and it’s not a pretty sight…Okay, I’ve decided.  Clay tennis court.

What do you do with a drunken sailor? Well, here's the rest of the lyrics (as provided by Cat).  And I’ll agree, I'm likely to not do ANYthing with a drunken sailor except kick his butt back out to sea!

 

 

 

Impulse 

You Are 38% Impulsive You're a pretty stable and serious person. You don't take things lightly. This doesn't mean you can't have fun - you just have fun responsibly. You definitely have a spontaneous side, but you only let loose when it's appropriate.

Are You Impulsive?

OK, this is weird.  Cat and I must be twins separated at birth (wait…she may not want you to know that). 

How Nerdy Are You?

Found this little quiz over at 'lil duck duck Carnival of the Vanities #206:

For your nerdy work, here is the promised image:

                             Actually....CLICK HERE

Whew!  And to think I was worried, lol! ;)

The Sunday Seven - Episode 52

Here's the 52nd edition of the Sunday Seven, which means that we've wrapped up a full year's worth of questions. No, I'm not expecting any gifts on such a big occasion, but if you've a mind to hit the mall, anyway, you'll be ready for this week's question!

But first, Donna, of "My Country Life" was first to play last week! Congratulations, Donna!

On to this week's question!

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

Name seven stores no good shopping mall should be without.

Either answer the question in a comment or answer it in your journal and include the link in a comment. (To be considered "first to play," a link must be to the specific entry in which you answered the question.)

1.     Starbucks

2.    Old Navy

3.    Nike

4.    Barnes & Noble

5.    Victoria’s Secret

6.    Auntie Anne’s Pretzels

7.    Bath & Body Works

The Saturday Six - Episode 124

Welcome back to the "Saturday Six." Glad you stopped by and I hope you find some interesting blogs to visit.

But first, Donna of "My Country Life" was first to play last week. Congratulations, Donna!

Here are this week's "Saturday Six" questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal...but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! To be counted as "first to play," you must be the first player to either answer the questions in a comment or to provide a complete link to the specific entry in your journal in which you answer the questions. A link to your journal in general cannot count. Enjoy!

1.   Pluto has been demoted from planet to "dwarf planet." Are you willing to give up everything you've been taught all these years and begin referring to our solar system as having eight planets, or will you continue thinking about it having nine?  Ditto, Patrick.  Pluto will always be a planet in my book no matter how many mad scientist think otherwise.

2. Where is the last store you visited? What was your last bill there?  Geez, does online count?  Old Navy.  $167.

3. What new television show are you most looking forward to seeing this season?  Oh there are a few, do I have to pick one?  Vanished, Kidnapped, Jericho, and Justice.

4. Take the quiz: Which greek God are you? Save yourself some time and space by listing the name of the God, the description it gives you and the famous people you're like. (Don't worry about the graphical information and all the rest unless you just want to!)

Prometheus 33% Extroversion, 86% Intuition, 16% Emotiveness, 47% Perceptiveness

You are most like Prometheus, and you probably knew that before you even took this test. You probably aren't deliberately altruistic, but you still tend to do things that benefit everyone, even at great expense to your health and personal relationships. You aren't ruled by your emotions, but you still have a strong sense of justice. You make good descisions, but they can sometimes backfire (and this isn't due to a flaw in your reasoning, but due to faulty premises instead).      You are very reasonable, you understand systems, you can quickly pinpoint flaws and you know how to correct them. You pride understanding and knowledge above everything else, and your greatest fear is to appear to be incompetent. You tend to be contemptuous of authority, but you don't accept leadership roles yourself until everyone else has demonstrated their own incompetence.      You've built a very specific skill set. You know exactly where your strengths and weaknesses are, and you pride yourself on this kind of self-knowledge. You distrust tradition, which you see as arbitrary, and you rely instead on your own judgements. You also pride yourself on your pragmatism. You're also a very private person.      Most of all, people think you're arrogant, but screw them! They're the ones who benefit from your ideas and discoveries, and if they took the time to understand why it is that you say and think the things you do, they'd realize that you only appear arrogant because you are exactingly precise when it comes to your area of specification, and most of all because, when you don't know something, you don't have an opinion about it (unlike most of the loudmouths that you have to deal with on a day-to-day basis).      Relationships are your kryptonite. It isn't that you don't want them -- in fact, you would very much like a very close relationship with someone who understands you. They're just the one thing in the world that you're naturally bad at.      Famous people like you: Niels Bohr, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Issac Newton, John Maynard Keynes, Erwin Schrodinger      Stay Clear of: Apollo, Icarus, Hermes, Aphrodite      Seek out: Atlas, The Oracle, Daedalus

5. Of the famous people it lists like you, which is the scariest?  Don’t know half the people so...you pick.

6. You decide to bring candy to keep on your desk. If you could only pick one kind of candy, which would it be? Again, only one?  Okay this time I’ll play fair.  Snickers.

Guess What We Did Last Night?

August 26, 2006

Fort McDowell Casino

Fountain Hills, AZ

David & I went to the Fort McDowell Casino last night and had a blast!  We got there a little early and ate dinner, then took in Bo Bice's concert.  I have to admit it was great to hear good old Southern Rock again.  Marshall Tucker or Lynyrd Skynyrd anyone? ;)

For those who don't pay attention to American Idol, Bo Bice was the second runner up in 2005, behind Carrie Underwood.  Bo should have won, in my humble opinion.  If you get a chance, listen to his music and see if you don't agree.

After the concert we played the "arm bandits" as Betty's mother calls them, lol.  We took about $100 and when it was all gone (and we knew it would be) we went home.  What a great night!  Good music and even better company, my wonderful DH, David. ;))

Taller People Are Smarter (What the %$#&!)

This has to go under the heading of "total bull".  As a "shorter counterpart" (being 4'10) I have to say I am very offended.  I have an IQ of 143 and have two Bachelors Degrees, one in Business Administration and one in Nursing.  I have never been turned down for any job I have ever applied for, nor have I felt that my pay was based on anything other than my abilities.

And, I have to point out that this study is biased as both the researchers are women who are "taller than average".  Humph!  Proof that this study is indeed a pile of manure.

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - While researchers have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it's not only social discrimination that accounts for this inequality -- tall people are just smarter than their height-challenged peers, a new study finds.

"As early as age three -- before schooling has had a chance to play a role -- and throughout childhood, taller children perform significantly better on cognitive tests," wrote Anne Case and Christina Paxson of Princeton University in a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The findings were based primarily on two British studies that followed children born in 1958 and 1970, respectively, through adulthood and a U.S. study on height and occupational choice.

Other studies have pointed to low self-esteem, better health that accompanies greater height, and social discrimination as culprits for lower pay for shorter people.

But researchers Case and Paxson believe the height advantage in the job world is more than just a question of image.

"As adults, taller individuals are more likely to select into higher paying occupations that require more advanced verbal and numerical skills and greater intelligence, for which they earn handsome returns," they wrote.

For both men and women in the United States and the United Kingdom, a height advantage of four inches equated with a 10 percent increase in wages on average.

But the researchers said the differences in performance crop up long before the tall people enter the job force. Prenatal care and the time between birth and the age of 3 are critical periods for determining future cognitive ability and height.

"The speed of growth is more rapid during this periodthan at any other during the life course, and nutritional needs are greatest at this point," the researchers wrote.

The research confirms previous studies that show that early nutrition is an important predictor of intelligence and height.

"Prenatal care and prenatal nutrition are just incredibly important, even more so than we already knew," Case said in an interview.

Since the study's data only included populations in the United Kingdom and the United States, the findings could not be applied to other regions, Case said.

And how tall are the researchers?

They are both about 5 feet 8 inches tall, well above the average height of 5 feet 4 inches for American women.