Here's some good news

I'm having a bit of a rough day so this result is encouraging, sort of. It's the quiz that blogthings told me I should take when I went to their site so I just went with it.  Like I said, I'm not having a great day and I really don't feel like doing anything right now.

You Are Balanced

You are a peaceful and content person. You don't ask too much of yourself or those around you. You are confident and self-assured. You never try to be someone you're not - you believe that you are enough. You have a healthy skepticism about the world. You don't buy into a lot of mainstream values. You've found a better way to live - through deep reflection and understanding yourself.

Are You Bouncy, Bold, Behaved, or Balanced?

I would say that I am peaceful and generally content.  I don't ask much of others, but I ask a lot of myself. But the rest sounds pretty good to me. 

More Thanksgiving, whether I like it or not.

I took a quiz to see if I were American or Canadian Thanksgiving.  I got American and the results were so not me I refuse to post them. But I'll take as many as I can find and post them all on one post to save time. Plus I don't think I'll be able to think of any witty titles.

You Are Pumpkin Pie

Even when people are full - they make room for you. Good or bad, your smell is most likely to arouse a man.

What Part of Thanksgiving Are You?

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That's interesting. And pretty creepy.

You Are 84% Thankful

You're an incredibly thankful person, and everyone around you feels very appreciated. You inspire people to be more optimistic, forgiving, and grateful.

How Thankful Are You?

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That's more like it. 

You Are an Indian

It's likely that you spent a lot of time outdoors as a kid. You feel comfortable and at peace in nature. You identify with Native Americans. You are a truly helpful and giving person. You like to lend a hand. And while you do your best to do the right thing, people haven't always been kind back to you.

Are You a Pilgrim or an Indian?

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I'll take this too.

What Your Thanksgiving Meal Says About You

When it comes to the holidays, you follow and love the big traditions. You look forward to them every year. You see the holidays as a time to think about what's important to you. It's a good time to reflect and regroup. You like the more adult aspects of the holidays - parties, cocktails, and having time off from work. During the holidays, you are likely to feel generous. At your worst, you feel exhausted. You consider yourself a big kid, and you're proud of it. You tend to spend your holidays relaxing. Holidays are your down time.

What Does Your Thanksgiving Meal Say About You?

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I feel like I can really dig in to this one. I don't like Thanksgiving traditions. I really don't like Thanksgiving food in general.  My family used to go to this one Italian restaurant every year for awhile and I always ate pizza, even though they had a fancy "traditional" Thanksgiving meal with about 4 courses. I liked my pizza tradition just fine, though. So maybe I don't mind the whole tradition thing, I just prefer my own as opposed to someone else's. 

Reflecting is good. But it's better when it's not done at holidays. It's more meaningful when you just do it, rather than feeling like you need to because of the calendar.

I like parties and I like cocktails.  I'd like time off work too if I knew what that meant. I worked yesterday and I work tomorrow at 7am. I would be off today anyway. Sure I'd have class, but that doesn't really count. I'd have been home by noon anyway.

Holidays make me generous and exhausted. At the same time. I do consider myself a big kid, because I'm 22.  I'm still in school and I don't have a "real" job. So there. I am a big kid. Finally, I wish I could spend holidays relaxing. Alas, I'm a college student. Whenever I finish with this, I have a paper to write. Happy Thanksgiving to me!!

You Are Cornbread

While some people may find Thanksgiving to be stressful, you are able to kick back and soak it all in. You have a high threshold for stress, and you prefer to just focus on the parts of Thanksgiving that you love the best. You may go unnoticed at times, but you are often the glue that holds everything together. People would be unsatisfied if you weren't around. You are easy going and easy to love. And a lot more interesting than boring old dinner rolls!

What Thanksgiving Side Dish Are You?

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I don't know what to say about this. So I won't.

You Are Flexible and Easy Going

You're the type of person who can get along with anyone. Like mashed potatoes, you mesh well with stronger personalities. In fact, you tend to prefer to hang with those who steal the spotlight. You were never looking for the spotlight anyway. You are appreciative of every thing you have in life, and you don't take much for granted. You enjoy life's small comforts. You are never picky, and you pride yourself on being low maintenance. You can always make the best of a bad time.

What Does Your Favorite Thanksgiving Food Say About You?

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I like everything about this except the part about not being picky. I'm the pickiest of the picky.

Your Thanksgiving Personality is Rebel

You detest Thanksgiving. All that family drama mixed with unappetizing side dishes? No thank you! You'll make an appearance if you absolutely have to, but you won't enjoy it. You probably don't even like pumpkin pie. Your ideal Thanksgiving would be spent completely alone... or with the few people that you can tolerate. You'd eat whatever you want - even in front of the TV if you felt like it. And there's a good chance you wouldn't be eating sweet potatoes with marshmallow. Gag!

What's Your Thanksgiving Personality?

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100% YES!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I don't really like Thanksgiving. There. I said it. I think it's bogus. We celebrate the genocide of the indigenous people of the North American continent by feasting and this shows our thanks how? People are starving all over the world (many in this very country) but rather than give thanks for what we're "fortunate" enough to have [taken from others] we cook extravagant meals and stuff our fat faces. It's not good enough to be thankful one day out of the year and eating a lot is not the way to show that thanks. This is getting way more political than I intended, so I'll move on. Even though I don't like Thanksgiving, I might as well be festive.

You Are Kermit

Like everything else in your life, you take Thanksgiving pretty seriously. It's a time for reflection and gratitude. You also like to just sit back and observe the party. You love Thanksgiving, but having a huge amount of people around can be a bit overwhelming. As long as you're allowed some privacy and independence, you'll have a good Turkey Day.

What Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Are You?

Clearly I do take Thanksgiving seriously but I don't love it. Privacy is a big deal, I need some time to myself.  I get cranky if I'm with other people too long. Not that I don't appreciate the time I get to spend with my loved ones, because that's very important, I just hate the fact that we need a date on the calendar to get people together. It just feels forced sometimes and I don't like that.

Blogthings: A Fine Line Between Insight and Stupidity

Career Personality

Your Career Personality: Quiet, Service-Oriented, and Practical

Your Ideal Careers: Artist Chef Concierge Esthetician Forest Ranger Gardener Geologist Jewelry designer Pediatrician Teacher

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How is "artist" service-oriented? That's all I have to say about that.

Time to get serious

Sorta. At least. The semester's almost over and I'm feeling a little antsy.  What am I going to do after I graduate? I don't know! That's pretty much why I started this whole blog because I like writing.  Too bad it's next to impossible to make an actual living that way.  Which is why I'm frustrated that I'm about to graduate with a degree that's next to worthless.  My advisor told me I should get a job working at a school or college.  And I probably will.  I know I'm at least going to try.  But grad school really sounds like the best option. (That or start all over again and I don't think I have the energy for that.) The only problem is that there are so many programs that interest me, but creative writing interested me when I was in high school and look where that's gotten me.

You Should Get a JD (Juris Doctor)

You're logical, driven, and ruthless. You'd make a mighty fine lawyer.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

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I've considered law school.  I did mock trial in middle school and I really liked it. But I'm not really sure that I'm all that logical. If I were, I'd have majored in something useful, like physics. Or engineering.  Then again, maybe I'm logical now that I've learned from following my heart and ending up nowhere.  It's hard to say.  I'm definitely not ruthless though.  I don't even have the heart to tell people they're putting things on the wrong size plates at work! If Elle Woods can do well enough on the LSATs to get into Harvard, I should be able to manage a good enough score to get me in somewhere.

Hogwarts = TPFW

By TPFW I mean "Too preppy for words" of course. I don't have any quiz results to post, but I did just have a revelation!

Hogwarts is so preppy. From the crests to the legacies, it's the ideal preppy school. Where else can you learn magic in cashmere sweaters and stiped ties? I love it.
I wish I could wear my Hermione outfit everyday for the prep factor.

I've been reading more of True Prep so that's why I thought of this.

P.S. Writing blog posts on the Blackberry is not fun.

I like themes, don't judge!

You Are an Orange Margarita

At first glance, you are very unique - but deep down you are still quite a traditionalist. A margarita may be "too fancy" for you, but you'll never turn a free one down.

What Flavor Margarita Are You?

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See, I knew I wasn't a margarita!! I do like mango margaritas though.

Or maybe I should drink...

Since I don't think I'm a rum and coke, what should I drink?

You Are a a Margarita Drinker

You live most of your life in "Margaritaville." For you, happy hour starts at noon. You can party with the best of them - and you're totally up for anything! You're happy to participate in body shots, drinking games, and dancing on the bar. You prefer to friends as lively as you are. You don't want anyone hanging around who can't keep up.

What Should You Be Drinking?

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No. No. No!! Apparently I'm not supposed to drink rum and coke though...

Cocktails

I'm going out for my boyfriend's friend's birthday. He's 30!!! So what does my cocktail of choice say about me?

You Are Intense

You're so energetic and passionate it's intoxicating. You are fired up! You're the type of person that has many things going on at once. And you refuse to pick just one. You are always up for an adventure, and you are likely to turn a boring day into something amazing. You crave new and mind blowing experiences. If you feel nervous, you're doing something right.

The Cocktail Test

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That is a rum and Coke right? I would hardly say that rum and Coke is intense. But I guess that's just me.

These are cool descriptions but I'm not sure how accurate they are. Maybe I'm just tired since I've been up since 6:30 am this morning. Oh well.

I am Hermione!

As promised, here is a picture of my Hermione outfit from Thursday night.

Goofy face. I know.

Here's a goofy video of my friend Adrianne doing an impression of Malfoy in A Very Potter Musical.

Hilarious right?!

Anyway, I won't say anything about the movie for anyone who hasn't see it yet, but it was AMAZING!

Definitely my favorite movie so far. Mainly because it's the best movie, as in if it weren't based on a book and was it's own thing, people would still go see it.  I read the book almost 4 years ago so I barely remember anything and really am no judge as to its accuracy.  But from what I remember it's about right.

Found another one!

So quiz aps on Facebook are not conducive to this whole blogging thing. So copy and paste it is I guess.

What Wand Would You Have?

Laurel got Holly and Dragon Heartstring

“11 inches. Brittle.”

I don't know what else to say about this. It's not very enlightening.

Blogthings really wants me to take this

Every time I've gone to blogthings.com today, it shows me this what kind of magazine quiz are you.  Well I can tell you right now that the only magazines I subscribe to are Cosmo and Glamour. (What does that say about me?) But I am intrigued by Psychology Today.  There's always such interesting stuff in that! But I'm out of Harry Potter ideas for now and I'm just not in the mood to do anything.  I just want it to be midnight already.

You Are a Fashion Magazine

You have an eye for fashion and a natural sense of style. People always ask how you look so put together. In truth, you are influenced by so much around you. That's why your style is so unique. You love to look at fashion. If you have any complaints, it's that people wear clothes that are too boring. In a world of jeans and t-shirts, you need fashion magazines to get your fashionista fix!

What Kind of Magazine Are You?

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So a fashion magazine. That doesn't surprise me at all.  I can barely afford to buy Vogue the magazine, let alone anything in it.  But that doesn't mean I do enjoy looking at pretty things that I can't have!

I'm so zonked right now I can't even think of anything else to say. I guess it's time for a nap or a big cup of coffee.

Don't judge me

I couldn't resist, could I? A Harry Potter dating quiz.  I'm only human!!! But I did decide to go the uh...non-traditional route.

Which Male Hogwarts Teacher Would Be Your BF?

Your man is... Ooooh! Remus Lupin! Congratulations! He is always kind, caring, loving, and... Hot! Many girl is jealous, and I don't wonder why! He wants to take you to movies and dinners... Really romantic! Once more, CONGRATULATIONS!

As you can probably infer from my results, spelling and grammar were not the strong points of this quiz.  Okay, so maybe it really didn't have any strong points other than the taboo student-teacher relationship.  Obviously a lot of the scenarios were unrealistic.  If a student were dating a teacher, they would not even consider dancing together at the Yule Ball. Except maybe McGonagall trying to teach Ron how to waltz.  But really, no. 

Also, I had to copy and paste my results over plainly because it didn't have any HTML code to copy and paste, so that's why it looks so plain.  What does it matter, anyway? The whole thing was just for laughs, even more so than "Are you dating Harry, Ron or Malfoy?" which is just lame.  Everyone knows that Oliver Wood is the only way to go ;)

What? Athlete's do it for me! I'm sorry!!!

I feel as though this might be appropriate

Since I've called myself nerdy once today, I decided I might as well figure out how accurate that statement is.

You Are 40% Nerdy

You're a little nerdy, but no one would ever call you a nerd. You sometimes get into nerdy things, but only after they've become a part of mainstream culture.

How Nerdy Are You?

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So apparently I'm the only one who would call me a nerd.  And my boyfriend has too, but he knows me better than this quiz, that or he's just mean.  I resent this whole "mainstream" nerd thing though.  My aunt bought the first Harry Potter book for my 11th birthday! Actually I think it was my 10th birthday because I faintly recall wishing for my letter in the summer before I turned eleven.  Anyway I did a book report on the Sorcerer's Stone in 5th grade, over Christmas break! And I was in 5th grade in 1999. Take that, Muggles!

Can midnight at least try to get here a little faster? And if I had a Time-Turner, could I go forward instead of backward?

Sorting Hat Do-Over

Please don't think that I'm doing this because I didn't like my old results. I just found a much better test.  It's made by researchers so you know it's true. Anyway it's long and you actually have to think about how the statements apply to you so it actually might be somewhat accurate. It's long though.  I'm on question #63 and the scrollbar is only halfway down the page!

122 Questions later...

The sorting hat says that I belong in Hufflepuff!

Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot, and treat them just the same."

Hufflepuff students are friendly, fair-minded, modest, and hard-working. A well-known member was Cedric Diggory, who represented Hogwarts in the most recent Triwizard Tournament.

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Quiz ever created.
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This quiz is cool because it gives you a breakdown of your results.  While I scored highest for Hufflepuff with an 82%, I got 78% Ravenclaw, 64% Gryffindor and 57% Slytherin (Based on out of 100 points per house).  See, just like I thought: I'm a Hufflepuff but could also be a Ravenclaw too. Only a 4 percentage point differential! Even the most scientific Sorting Hat listens to where you really want to go!

Way to go me! I'm part of "the lot"!!

Personality Type

I've taken this quiz about a million times and I always get Lupin, but I'm going to take it again just to make sure.


Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.

And I'm still Lupin. I took a class to help me figure out what I wanted to do with my life my first year at Chatham (a whole lot of good that did me since I still have no idea) and we had to do these personality type quizzes.  And I did get INFP on the official Myers-Briggs test or whatever it was.  So I would definitely recommend this quiz to everyone because there is a really wide range of results and it looks like whoever made this put a lot of thought into it and didn't just throw together typical traits of 4 main characters.

Who did you get?

Sorting Hat

So I just went with the Sorting Hat.  If anyone has any suggestions, please share!

What Hogwarts House Are You In? Sorting Hat Quiz

Gryffindor Gryffindors are brave and noble. They stand up for what they think is right and don't allow themselves to be pushed around by others. Gryffindors are enemies of Slytherins.

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I'm not going to lie, I'm a little disappointed that there isn't a cute little picture on this one.  On the other hand, Gryffindor is sweet. I could probably take every single one of these Sorting Hat quizzes and get into each house by being honest.  But I think that if I was actually going to Hogwarts I'd be in Ravenclaw. Or Hufflepuff.  I'd prefer Hufflepuff because I think it has the cutest name.  Plus that's where all the rejects go and no one expects anything in particular out of a Hufflepuff.  I've never been a big fan of labels and stereotypes and I'd say that Hufflepuff doesn't really have much associated with it.  Like Slytherins have to be jerks.  I'm not a jerk, I just like green. 

Patronus

I'm browsing the web for some Harry Potter themed quizzes and trying so hard to resist the Sorting Hat ones. But that's probably going to be next whether I like it or not.  So this Patronus quiz was the first one that stood out to me.

What is your Patronus?

Your Patronus is a Raven Congratulations!

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Raven's are cool.  I dig Edgar Allen Poe. But this just seems very strange to me.  First of all, the font on this result was so hard to read I could barely make it out.  I like night, but I don't think of myself as a trickster.  Smart, witty and cunning sure, but what about Nevermore says witty to you? Maybe the rhyme is what they're getting at.  I'm not really sure.  But I'd be a raven.  That would be pretty cool.  If only you could talk when in patronus form.  I would memorize The Raven and just pester people with it all the time trying to freak them out.  Shouldn't be all the hard would it? I don't appreciate this whole "thievery, gluttony and false teachings" bit.  So I'm just going to pretend it's not there at all.

It's only fitting

I love Harry Potter and I have no qualms about admitting it.  At midnight, I'm going to see Deathly Hallows part 1 and I couldn't be more excited. Since the friend I'm going with is dressing up, I feel comfortable dressing up as well. (Plus, I went to a Harry Potter theme party at a bar this weekend.) Really, I have no shame. The question is, who to dress up as?




Which HP Kid Are You?
Hermione it is.  I left my hair dryer at my boyfriend's apartment this weekend and as a result I had to let my hair air dry, so I already have half of my Hermione costume down! The rest I will have to figure out later, but I bet you a six-pack of Butterbeer and a fifth of Firewhiskey that there will be a picture on here later!
Since I only just started this whole blogging venture, does anyone know if there is any way for me to post from my Blackberry? I know you can update Livejournal via text message, but this is the big time.  This is Blogger. I guess I can fiddle with the browser on my phone later when the time comes.  Of course my camera takes better pictures than my phone camera, so if I can't do it from the theater it might be for the best.  Oh Muggles and their silly technology!
I apologize in advance (take this as a warning, it is one!) for the insane amount of Harry Potter quizzes that I will take today.  But can I just say that I never thought of myself as a Hermione before.  But I guess it makes sense because I am a pretty big nerd.  Huge confidence? Maybe not, but I'm definitely more confident as I used to be, which is something I attribute maybe 15% to my college education and 85% to my college education at a women's college.  Just something to think about.

I feel a change in color coming on

Pink is my favorite color, at least I think it is. I haven't taken a quiz that told me that yet, but I love pink.  That's why I started this blog as pink.  But is pink the right color?

Your Blog Should Be Orange

Your writing has a star quality - it's charming, bold, and flamboyant. You write what's on your mind, without fear of embarrassment later. You are one of the most honest bloggers around, and people appreciate your daring persona.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

Blogthings: Discover the Parts of Your Personality that Have Been Hiding

NO!!! Guess I messed up! So I'm going to take this as a sign.  I can't really say that I'm going to learn about myself by taking quizzes if I'm not going to listen to the results! So I'm going to figure out how to make my blog orange.

Orange is cool.  It was my favorite color in middle school, when I decided that pink was too girly.  But eventually I decided that girly was okay and warmed back up to pink.  Apparently that was a mistake, at least as far as my blog is concerned.  

The Argyle Test

Since I have a preppy name, I might as well go with that for now. I love argyle. That's probably the preppiest thing about me. And this stuck out to me. So what does my argyle image of choice say about me?

You Are Sensible

You are a down to earth and practical person. You don't get caught up in flights of fancy. You try to look at all sides of something cooly and rationally. You make prudent decisions. You are always aware and informed. You rather know all the facts, even if they're hard to swallow. You are together and wise. People can rely on you to be the voice of reason.

The Argyle Test

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What do I have to say about what my argyle selection says about me? Bologna. I mean it sure is flattering, but I don't see myself as being sensible whatsoever.  I don't make prudent decisions.  I don't make decisions period. At least I avoid decision making like I avoid high fructose corn syrup.  And my college graduation project depends on my resolve to stay away from processed garbage. 

I do try to be aware and informed.  Ignorance is not bliss, even if knowing about dolphin slaughter in Japan or genetic modification of our food supply that they don't have to label gives me a heavy heart.  If we don't know about these things, we can't do anything to stop them.  

Okay, so maybe I can embrace this result.  Guess this quiz new more about me than I knew about myself, which is the point of all this, right? Ta-da.  I just learned a little bit more about myself.  So there, this isn't a waste of time!

What argyle print do you like?

What quiz should I take next?

Leave a comment, please :D 

What's Your Preppy Name?

When I signed up for my Blogger account, it told me I needed a display name.  Well I have a real name already and it knows my real name, but apparently that's not good enough. So what am I to do? Well according to my philosophy behind this blog, I need to take a quiz. http://www.blogthings.com/ has way too many quizzes about names (see this list  if you don't believe me.) There were a lot that appealed to me and I wanted something that relates to my interests, like Jane Austen Inspired, Vampire, or 80s names. But I went for a preppy name instead.

Your Preppy Name Is: Goodloe Bentley Wharton the Fifth

But most people know you as Kitty

What's Your Preppy Name?

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This might seem like a pretty random choice, except that I'm reading True Prep: It's a Whole New Old World by Lisa Birnbach with Chip Kidd. I may be only 15 pages in, but it's hilarious.  My life is nothing like this.  My name isn't Muffy and my boyfriend isn't named Duncan.  I don't have a maid (even though I sure could use one!) And well that's about as far as I've gotten so far.  But I'd be lying if I said I didn't want all of these things. In fact, I wish I had a yacht and everyone I knew dressed in Lacoste on my yacht.  Okay, so realistically it wouldn't be my yacht, but it would be my dad's.  Or should I say, Daddy's.

So for now, I'm going to be Goodloe Bentley Wharton the Fifth. What about you? What's your preppy name? Take the quiz, and by take the quiz I mean type in your name and check male or female, and post your results in the comments.  Then we can revel in our make-believe preppiness.