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I've got young ears!

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The test said that typically only people younger than 25 can hear it. It's a terrible sound, though, so I'm not so sure I'm pleased to hear it. Can you?

25 Things

Dear friend,
My Brother has already done "25 Things" twice over. I found it interesting, both times, and pretty revealing, too. I thought I'd take a shot at it, and here we go.

1 I'm becoming increasingly interested in Name Meanings. My most recent fictional character went through approximately 5 names before I found one suitable: Eliot which means My God is Yahweh.

2 I was once told that I should go on Jeopardy merely because I knew the origin of the word "chortle."

3 I don't understand when people say they're mad at God. I don't know how they can forget that we live in a fallen world, and have an enemy who does everything he can to make our lives suck, and people have free will. I just don't get it.

4 I don't think I have any taste in music, good or bad. I've liked masterpieces and I've liked garbage. I'm well aware of the difference. I just like what I like.

5 I honestly believe that if I lived in a house without a cat in it some part of me would shrivel up and die. Cats are vital to my life.

6 Though I enjoy poetry, I don't like poems that don't rhyme. It may sound shallow, but I like clever wordplay with rhyme and rhythm.

7 I'm fascinated by points of view. It amazes me how siblings, raised by the same parents in the same home for years can see the exact same instance in completely different lights.

8 My favorite constellation is Orion because I remember the cold Michigan night I first noticed three stars in a row as I stood in our snowy driveway.

9 My sense of humor occasionally disturbs me. This for example shouldn't make me laugh, as it's quite morbid, in fact Mordecai (the black and white cat) shouldn't be my favorite character since he's a cold-blooded killer, but he is. Yet at other times I'm appalled at the horrible things others laugh at.

10 I make "Personal Celebrities" out of people that most others around me have never noticed. Real celebrities bore me, and show up on tabloids far too often.

11 I hate hearing cuss words. (I also refuse to call them swear words) Yet if you could read my thoughts, you would think my favorite word was sh*t.

12 Up until age 24 I hated Pineapple, and only tried it again because of Psych. I still can't eat it in large amounts, but I love the stuff now.

13 I never cheated on a test until I was home schooled. I got away with it once and was caught the second time. I never did it again.

14 I greatly dislike people who try to act like my buddy as soon as they meet me. Especially if they make stupid comments and act like I agree with them or if they are huggy or touchy right away. (Or ever, really)

15 I love birds, even the ugly turkey buzzards we've got around here, but I hate Canadian Geese. Those are just plain creepy.

16 I find accents interesting, American, English, Scottish, Australian, etc. Especially the regional aspects of them. It's fascinating that two people from opposite sides of a city can have different accents.

17 I sometimes get caught up in what happens "off camera" in a story. For example, I wonder about the news coverage of the "traffic" in Mr and Mrs Smith or what if some poor dope was walking outside when Kelly Clarkson decided to start chucking junk out of the apartment window in the "My Life Would Suck Without You" video.

18 I refuse to drive in a car with my mother. She makes me too nervous. I even was dreaming one morning that I refused to get in the drivers seat of a car she was in.

19 I adore the Geico Gecko. He's so cute.

20 I tend to be attracted to guys with what I call distinctive noses. The world at large would probably call them large noses. (Not all cute guys have big noses, though, just a lot of the ones I like looking at)

21 When I was little I wanted to go to Australia, when I was a teenager I wanted to go to Canada, now that I'm grown I want to go to the UK. The only thing these places have in common is that most of the people speak English. :-)

22 I love miniaturized things. I plan on having a dollhouse for my kids.

23 I'm amazed at how alike my Mom and Brother are, and how alike my Dad and I are. Yet, I'm also amazed at how alike my Mom and I are and how alike my Dad and brother are. Our dynamic is awesome.

24 It amazes me when people speak well of me. Not from some false sense of "modesty" or because I think I suck or something, I just figure I fly too low under the world's radar to be thought of.

25 My favorite word is Awesome, because, well, it's awesome!!!

I threw my hands victoriously in the air at this result!

Your result for The Classic Dames Test...

Rosalind Russell

You scored 21% grit, 52% wit, 24% flair, and 10% class!

You are one wise-cracking lady, always quick with a clever remark and easily able to keep up with the quips and puns that come along with the nutty situations you find yourself in. You're usually able to talk your way out of any jam, and even if you can't, you at least make it more interesting with your biting wit. You can match the smartest guy around line for line, and you've got an open mind that allows you to get what you want, even if you don't recognize it at first. Your leading men include Cary Grant and Clark Gable, men who can keep up with you.

Find out what kind of classic leading man you'd make by taking the
Classic Leading Man Test.

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Perception Personality Test - Really interesting

Your result for The Perception Personality Image Test...

NFPS - The Guru

Nature, Foreground, Big Picture, and Shape

You perceive the world with particular attention to nature. You focus on what's in front of you (the foreground) and how that fits into the larger picture. You are also particularly drawn towards the shapes around you. Because of the value you place on nature, you tend to find comfort in more subdued settings and find energy in solitude. You like to deal directly with whatever comes your way without dealing with speculating possibilities or outcomes you can't control. You are in tune with all that is around you and understand your life as part of a larger whole. You prefer a structured environment within which to live and you like things to be predictable.

The Perception Personality Types:

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"Beautiful word clouds"

Dear friend,
If you read any other blogs then chances are you've seen this little trick before. If you haven't, then I'm glad to be able to share Wordle with you! I'd seen this on a couple of blogs before I tried it today. I was amused by my "big" words, "Think" "Pretty" "Also" "Beautiful" and "Just". Simply out of curiosity I ran my brother's blog and felt a little guilty that one of my big words wasn't God when one of his was.

Anyway, here's mine!
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I love these silly personality quizzes

Your Ice Cream Personality:

You like to think of yourself as a fairly modest person. And it's true that you don't talk yourself up... but you're also pretty happy with who you are. You are incredibly cautious. You rather miss out on something than make a mistake. No one would ever call you wild... but they would call you responsible. You are a fairly open minded person with a wide range of tastes. You are quite accepting of unusual ideas and people. You tend to have a one track mind. You prefer not to multitask. You can be a big dramatic and over the top sometimes. You are bold in every way

The Ice Cream Personality Test

I still sound like I belong out there!

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Western. Like Midland, Western is another accent that people consider neutral. So, you might not actually be from the Western half of the country, but you definitely sound like it.

And if you're not from the West, you are probably one of the following:
(a) A Pittsburgher - the quiz can't tell the difference;
(b) Someone from Canada (probably southern Ontario) who doesn't have a Canadian accent;
(c) Someone from northern New England who doesn't have a New England accent; or
(d) Someone from Texas or the Heartland who was born after 1980.
You are definitely not from New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit, the Deep South, etc.</font>

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?

Different Same Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different...

'Nother quiz

You Belong in 1982

Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

What Year Do You Belong In?

I really shouldn't be proud of this...

What time of day am I you ask?

Year in Review meme

Dear friend,
Here's another meme from LJ.
Post the first sentence (or 2) from each post of 2007. Here we go:

JANUARY
I've wanted to disappear for a few days.
Considering all the things that are going on in the world right now, why do I feel the need to link all my readers to this newstory?
Too many "me"s
It's not really like me to refer people to certain stores or name brands, especially when they aren't paying me, but B&N has such a sale on TV season sets that I felt I must tell all of you.
The other night, I went with my parents to a buffet.
So yesterday was my birthday.
Most girls go through the "boy-band" stage.

FEBRUARY
Is there any way to say that you feel bored, crowded, lonely, frustrated, and just plain sick of it all without complaining?
So, yeah, I used an Office icon for a new LOST day, but I've got only 1 Desmond icon that I want to save for a special occasion... and I don't fee like looking for a different one right now.
I didn't realize that the first new episode of LOST was going to be about Juliet.
I love this weird cat
Up until about 2 years ago, I loved Valentine's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone I love! Hugs all around!
I ought to be writing e-mails, the problem is, I don't feel like it.
I am officially tired of the Others.
I read a message board topic recently, asking people who owned the Wii when they first started playing video games; specifically how old were they and on what system.
On this last day of February for 2007, I just feel like spring is almost upon us.
Wow, what an entertaining episode of LOST.

MARCH
I miss Psych.
I've never played a Sims game in my life.
So, when your in the process of moving, sometimes things take longer than anticipated.
I ought to be writing out e-mails, I ought to be uploading videos, I ought to be home painting (my room shall be orange, and maybe my blog will be in April, but I haven't decided. If you haven't noticed, I've decided to change the color of my blog every month) but I'm writing in my blog for no good reason.
I'm going through another of those times during which my life is just short of being awful.

APRIL
Everyone gets stressed.
Excuse "myself" but when did we banish the word "me"?
So, I've been watching and enjoying Robin Hood on BBCAmerica ever since we had DirectTV installed.
I watched ten hours worth of television programming today, my friends.
I've seen Richard Armitage in three roles.
I'm not made for a "buggy" climate.
Ever smiled a sad, sad smile?

MAY
I bought Michael Buble's newest Cd "Call Me Irresponsible" today.
So... we had some issues with the wireless Internet access in the house and I haven't been able to surf the net in days.
At Target they are selling a series of CDs called "Influences".
I just watched the nine minute preview for Ratatouille on Yahoo! Movies.
I had a feeling, an awful feeling, that Charlie, my druggie "bloody rock god", would die a stupid, "What are you thinking? That was dumb! You should have done it this way!" sort of death.
So... it's 2AM.

JUNE
I watch so many hour long television shows that movies now test my patience.
I, about 7 years ago, described myself as a "voice junkie."

JULY
OK, so I saw Ratatouille today and I adored it.
Psych is back of Friday, I don't know if I could be happier about a TV show.
I'm at one of those times in life that everyone experiences, I think.
Great moments of the day:
That's how I'll start my entries now, "dear friend."

AUGUST
How was your month of July?
Have you been especially nostalgic lately, like I have?
"What is it with men and 'The Godfather'?" Ah, my friend, "You've Got Mail" is on HBO right now.
Despite the graphic ("pilfered" from a very talented livejournal user, netherfield_x) displayed at the top of my blog for the past month, I had not seen Becoming Jane until this afternoon. My final verdict, it was OK.
How do you like the new banner? I got it from "crazy_in_lost" at livejournal. Nice, eh? I've got something of a James McAvoy interest lately, if you can't tell.

SEPTEMBER
I've had various topics to write about including, among others, the random stray thought that Peter Petrelli of Heroes would be a good K3 teacher.
When you spend an entire week at work do you avoid all work related things for the weekend?
Have you ever looked at a Livejournal page?
A few quizzes because I'm bored.

OCTOBER
Why did I use a wallpaper as a title picture?
Seriously, I shouldn't change the banner and background colors with every post. Should I?
Here's a meme I stole from Livejournal.

NOVEMBER
There is a distinct lack of blogging in my sphere of late.
Wake up Cat
This is where I found the awesome icon this entry is displaying, and many others that rock just as hard.
Yes, I did catch Time Crash on Youtube.

DECEMBER
Aren't you excited about Christmas?
I've had a bad day.
Christmas shopping on the Friday evening before Christmas is just. plain. nuts. Don't you agree?
Are you aware that Cary Grant didn't really say that quote so often attributed to him and now gracing my Title slot? He is reported as saying it on the set of Charade and then saying, "There I finally said it."

Wikipedia Meme

Dear Friend,
From a meme that's going around on LiveJournal: Go to the Wikipedia home page and click random article. That is your band's name. Click random article again; that is your album name. Click random article 10 more times; those are the tracks on your album. To view the article, click the links! Have fun!

My Band Name: Gosseldange
My Album Name: Mackenzie River

Tracks:
Livingston Energy Flight
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Matt Weinberg
Thomas Elder, Baron Elder
Philip S. Post
Hughson Street
Anna J. Cooper Circle
Pakshikere
WUKQ
Lorri Bagley

Open iTunes/iPod or Windows Media Player to answer the following. Go to your library. Answer, no matter how embarrassing it is.

Dear friend,
Here's a meme I stole from Livejournal. (I told you I go there a lot)
Just like the subject says, here goes...

How many tracks? 1,913

Sort by Artist:
First artist: "Weird Al" Yankovic (thanks to the quotation marks)
Last artist: The Zombies

Sort by Song Title:
First song: Well, the first track is "Jabberwocky" but the first proper song is (Everything I do) I do it for you by Brandy. (Hey, it says tell the truth no matter how embarassing)
Last song: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Sort by Time:
Shortest song: Main Title from LOST at :16
Longest song: Well, the longest track is a teaching by Andrew Wommack at 1:18:17 but longest actual song is Alloway Grove by Paulo Nutitni at 14:12

Sort by Album:
First Album: #1's by Mariah Carey
Last Album: I have about 12 tracks with no Album, but the last album really listed is You Picked Me - Single by A Fine Frenzy

Random questions:

First song that comes up on Shuffle: Bedshaped by Vittorio
How many songs come up when you search for "sex": 0
... when you search for "death": 4
... when you search for "love" : 162 (I am such a sap)

There, wasn't that fun? Try it, it will be interesing.

You Are a Practical Gift Giver

Your gifts are useful, appropriate, and custom tailored to each person. In your opinion, the best gifts are gifts that someone will actually use. Your gifts may not be the most glamourous, but they are always appreciated.

What Kind of Gift Giver Are You?

Your Vocabulary Score: B+

You have a zealous love for the English language, and many find your vocabulary edifying. Don't fret that you didn't get every word right, your vocabulary can be easily ameliorated!

How's Your Vocabulary?

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

80 Questions

80 Things You Might Not Know About Me

80 things you might not know about me.
Erase my answers, fill in your own, and repost.

1. What is your middle name? Leigh, there, now you know the L in "SLS"
2. How big is your bed? Full or double, whichever title you prefer
3. What are you listening to right now? The dialogue in tonight's episode of Numb3rs, but I'd prefer Vittorio...
4. What are the last 4 digits in your cellphone number? 0283
5. What was the last thing you ate? "KFC's Famous Bowl" without the cheese
6. Last person you hugged? Terri
7. How is the weather right now? Windy, cold and about to snow
8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Mum
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Eyes and smile
10. Favorite type of food? "Comfort" food
11. Do you want children? Yup
12. Do you get high? Nope
13. Ever get so drunk you don't remember the night before? Never gotten drunk, period
14. Hair color? Dark brown, nearly black, but the ends are red from a poor dye job
15. Eye color? Brown
16. Do you wear eye contacts? Nearly every day
17. Favorite holiday? Christmas
18. Favorite Season? Fall
19. Have you ever cried over a girl/boy? Surprisingly, no
20. Last Movie you Watched? One Night with the King
29. What books are you reading? The Blue Castle and Deuteronomy
30. Piercings? Just the ears... I sometimes wear a fake cartilidge peircing
31. Favorite Movie? Ldyand the Tramp
32. Favorite college football Team? I care so little about football that I can't even name one
33. What were you doing before filling this out? Watching TV and browsing the internet, reading my bro's blog
34. Any pets? Two cats and a parakeet, poor little bird
35. AIM? Not in years
36. Dogs or cats? Cats, but I love dogs, too
38. Favorite Flower? Pansies, just like little smiling faces :0)
40. Have you ever loved someone? Yeah, what sort of question is that?
41. Who would you like to see right now? "The One"
43. Have you ever fired a gun? Not yet
44. Do you like to travel by plane? It's been so long, I don't know if I do or not
45. Right-handed or Left-handed? Right
46. If you could go to any place right now where would it be? Montreal
48. Are you missing someone? Yeah, my Dad
49. Do you have a tattoo? Nah
50. Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? I don't usually wake up until the cartoons are over, I like to sleep in on Saturday
51. Are you hiding something from someone? Girls always have secrets
52. Are you under 50? Quite under
53. WHAT IS THE WALLPAPER ON YOUR CELLPHONE? Robbie my parakeet
54. DID YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP LAST NIGHT? Barely
55. FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS MORNING? "Zoe (cat) will you be quiet!"
56. WHAT DO YOU HAVE HANDY AT YOUR BEDSIDE? Bible, lamp, 3 books (for variety) journals, pens
57. GRILLED OR FRIED? Grilled
59. WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE? "Quirky" fashion and music taste. (Colors do not have to match, which is not to say that they never should, and hearing Josh Groban or Vittorio followed by Relient K or Stellar Kart and then Michael Buble or Tony Bennet and now a song from a movie score and end it all with some BBMak is a great play list)
60. ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? No
61. FAVORITE HANGOUT? My room, anit-social little me
62. 3 THINGS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT? Family, cats, God, music
63. FIRST THING YOU WILL BUY IF GIVEN 1 BILLION DOLLARS? Mini Cooper
64. FAVORITE SONG? That is like asking to pick a favorite hair on my head... I'll try... Barlow Girl's version of "No One Like You" (actually, no, but I just picked someting out of thin air.)
65. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? Being completely ignored by everyone
66. ARE YOU A GIVER OR TAKER? Mix of the two
67. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? I don't really have any
68. WHAT IS YOUR DAD'S MIDDLE NAME? William
69. WHATS YOUR MOTHERS MIDDLE NAME? Annette
70. STUCK ON A DESERTED ISLAND & COULD ONLY BRING ONE THING?
Bible
71. FAVORITE T.V. COMMERCIAL? The Petsmart one with the dachsund and his toy "Bobo"
72. WHO'S YOUR CELL PHONE PROVIDER? Cingular
73. FIRST THING YOU'LL SAVE IN A FIRE? Current journal
74. Favorite color? Blue
75. WHAT ARE THREE THINGS YOU ALWAYS BRING WITH YOU? Wallet, Cell phone, lip gloss
76. WHAT DID YOU WANNA BE WHEN YOU WERE A KID? Just about everything, but I recall Teacher coming up rather often
77. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO WHEN THE CLOCK TURNS? Go on with my life
78. THE COLOR OF YOUR BEDSHEET? Purple plaid
79. WHO DO U WANT TO MEET? Any one who wants to meet me, I guess
80. What is the last thing you think before going to bed? I'm so tired, is the bird covered? Where's the cat? Any candles burning? Ahh, finally bed.

That was long...

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Which Christian Rock Band Are You?

You are Relient K!
Your crazy, funny, and you keep in touch with Jesus. You and your friends like to have an adventure. You may also know how to have a good time at any dances.

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You Are 9: The Peacemaker

You are emotionally stable and willing to find common ground with others. Your friends and family often look to you to be the mediator when there is conflict. You are easy going and accepting. You take things as they come. Avoding conflict at all costs, you're content when things are calm.

What Number Are You?