What Places In The World Match Your Personality?

My Test Results
Extroversion
66%

Emotional Stability
66%

Orderliness
73%

Accommodation
43%

Inquisitiveness

30%

Your sloan type is SCOENYour primary type is Organized

You are social, calm, organized, moderately egocentric, and non-intellectual, and may prefer a city which matches those traits.

The largest representation of your personality type can be found in the these U.S. cities: Salt Lake City, Memphis, Greenville/Spartanburg, Long Island, Sacramento, New York City, Seattle/Tacoma, Portland/Salem, Detroit, Orange County and these international countries/regions Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Thailand, China, Puerto Rico, Romania, Indonesia, Mexico, India, Denmark, Spain, Caribbean, Ukraine, Brazil

I sound like Rain Man.

What Places In The World Match Your Personality?

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Continental Airlines hates Dr. Pepper and me.

We are back from our mini-vacation to Cooperstown, New York. And now we need to take a vacation just to recover from the traveling.

I hate to say this, because I'm pretty damn tubby myself, but- I wish they would go back to weight discrimination against flights attendants. Oh yeah, I said it. I had the aisle seat in the last row of the plane on our three hour flight from Houston to Boston. And as if it wasn't bad enough that the line for the bathrooms caused people to be hovering over my seat nearly the entire flight, one of the bitchy flight attendants shoved her ample hips past my shoulder at least a hundred times on the way to Boston. Her hips took up the entire aisle spanning between the seats on either side. And you know what? Mine probably do too, but I don't have to waddle up and down the aisles of the flying tin cans they call Continental Airlines all damn day. Thank God.

And then:
Me: "Could I have a Dr. Pepper please?"
Bitchy Flight Attendant: "We don't have Dr. Pepper" said in the tone of: "Cristal? Girl, please. This is coach!"

yay! more STUFF!

Ikea to Build Big Furniture Store in Round Rock.

In your face Dallas! Hopefully by the time they're done building the Ikea store, we'll actually need more furniture. Cause right now, we're pretty stocked up.

It's never too early to shop for my birthday.

I just realized- only seven weeks until my birthday! Aren't you glad I have a wishlist?

plane, plane, plane, car, lake

This Thursday we leave for a five day weekend in Cooperstown, New York (which I wrote about last year). Of course two of those five days will be spent traveling. On Thursday we have to be at the airport by dawn to fly to Houston, change planes, fly to Boston, change planes, then finally arrive in Albany at 4pm EST. Ugh. But anyway, aside from all that crap, I do plan to go mini golf it at the Barnyard Swing, still advertising itself as Cooperstown's newest attraction. For some reason, we didn't make it last year, so this year it is a must. I'm also being harassed by the mom into hitting some random yarn shop. Why? Who knows what textile hoarders are thinking?

But the highlight of the whole trip? The ready availability of Archway Dutch Cocoa cookies! We have Archway's cookies at stores in Austin, but no Dutch Cocoa. I swear, I've scoured the city! So I may buy them in bulk and try to smuggle them back from New York. Shhh!

Best. Show. Ever.

Joss loves Veronica! Of course I've been babbling about "Veronica Mars" for months. But Joss Whedon? The creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", and "Firefly"? The man knows good TV. So watch already, geez.

"I knew we should have gone to Six Flags instead."

Families Suing City of Dallas Over Gorilla Escape
Okay, I can kinda feel their pain. A gorilla bite can't be pleasant. But long-lasting emotional trauma? Seriously? Like they're afraid to leave the house now because there's always the fear that a western lowland gorilla might jump out and bite them? They've had to join a therapy group for survivors of zoo mishaps? Are they having to take anti-anxiety medication just so they can watch Animal Planet? Okay, maybe I don't feel their pain.

I am an exacting perfectionist.

Below is my free sample horoscope from iVillage. For only $4.95 extra, they could have gone on for multiple paragraphs on these vague themes. I'm curious if everyone gets the same profile no matter what birthdate, birth place, and birth time they enter? Give it a shot and let me know?

Section 1: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
Harmony and balance are your keynotes. You instinctively understand the need to accommodate other peoples' interests and desires, and you are always fair and willing to meet the other person half way. Tactful, diplomatic, and with considerable social awareness, you do all you can to avoid conflict and discord. You express a spirit of cooperation and compromise and often achieve through charm and discretion what would have been impossible to achieve by a direct, forceful approach.

Section 2: Mental Interests and Abilities
You are an exacting perfectionist with a clear, logical, analytical mind and an aptitude for work that requires meticulous attention to detail and efficient organization. Well-grounded and pragmatic, you tend to develop specialized skills and technical expertise in some practical field. Knowledge, ideas, and theories don't really interest you unless they are useful in a tangible way. You are inclined to analyze, measure, and dissect everything and to miss nuances, subtle shades of feeling and meaning. Your strengths are in your precise thinking, careful craftsmanship, and mastery of technical skills. You tend to be very good at what you do and critical of others' work if it does not meet your high standards.

plagiarized

Some 13 year-old girl in Washington ganked several of my entries and posted them on her blog-with minor edits, and you know, less punctuation, capitalization, and correct spelling. Here, here, and oh, here. Should I be flattered or offended? Am I now providing memes to the tweens and didn't even know it? Crap, now I just granted her profile request "oh ya tell your friends bout this site ASAP:) ".

Updated 8/15/05 to add: The child has changed her blog URL twice now in an effort to hide. She also deleted most of the entries she copied, which was actually a smart choice on her part. She must have had help coming up with the idea. Her blog has now moved to here. Oh, and I'm a slut! Who knew? My husband was somewhat surprised to hear this. And since she's changing her URL at the rate of four a day, here's the entry devoted to me:

"Don't go here
if i were you i would not go to queenkandis.blogspot.com
because she is a slut and she doesn't think straight and she thinks i have been
stealing her posts so really people do NOT go there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I don't really approve of people eating fruit in my presence.

Agent 28 at your service.

My current job is the longest I've ever worked in one place, not counting summer camp. I've worked at this company since we were less than a hundred people on one floor of our office building. We now have nearly 230 people, and occupy two floors of our building. The entire time I've had a name plaque on my cube wall, with a little plaque under it that now says 'Two Years of Service' (it'll be three years next month). And today, the new upstairs secretary came around and taped numbers to all of our cubes. After three years of service, I'm now "28". Awesome. I always wanted to be just a number.

Heard any good jokes lately?

I am dying to see The Aristocrats! The movie is one historically secret dirty joke told over and over again by about 100 of the best comedians around. However, the movie (now open in LA and New York) doesn't come to Austin until August 26th. It could be worse, we could be Vermont, which gets the movie in October. What's up with that? Is there only one copy of the film that is just being passed around the country via Pony Express?

My Old Man

Today is Rob's 30th birthday. Tonight he gets to pick the restaurant for his birthday dinner, gets Strawberry Shortcake for dessert (his request), and will get to open his birthday presents. Which he'd better like. (He's hard to shop for because he doesn't have a four page Amazon wishlist, like some people...) This weekend he gets a small birthday party with some family and friends, complete with BBQ, cake, and the beer of his choice. Spoiled kid.

This morning, he left to catch the bus to work wearing jeans and a baseball cap. It must not be too awful to be 30.

Things I Just Don’t Understand:

1. Algebra
   
2. Any of the current dance themed reality shows
   
3. The appeal of Mischa Barton
   
4. The $2 bill
   
5. What we did so horribly wrong to deserve Paris Hilton
   
6. How cold sores know the perfect inopportune moment to appear
   
7. Mary-Kate Olsen’s bag lady fashion style
   
8. Wasabi flavored chips
   
9. Clay Aiken
   
10. Twinkies (there's no chocolate, so what's the point?)

100 Things About Me

1. I was born in Bremerton Washington, but we moved when I was two years old, so I remember nothing about it.


2. I once broke my left foot by falling down three steps.


3. Daisies are my favorite flower, followed closely by tulips.


4. I wanted to play the cello in middle school, but joined the choir instead.


5. I am a terrible singer.


6. I love karaoke.


7. I consider Hole’s Live Through This to be one of the greatest rock albums of all time.


8. I don’t believe in astrology, but I am the definition of a Libra.


9. I wanted to be a broadcast journalist from the sixth grade until sophomore year of college.


10. I have half of a degree in Anthropology with a minor in mass communications.


11. I spent nearly four years at Southwest Texas State University, but I’m barely a junior.


12. I have six tattoos. And there is no end in sight.


13. Pink is my signature color.


14. I am frequently barefoot.


15. I went to summer camp for 14 years from age 6 to age 20.


16. Some of my favorite authors are: Diana Gabaldon, Nora Roberts, Maya Angelou, and Larry McMurtry.


17. My birthstone is the opal. Don't buy me one.


18. I hate dark wood furniture.


19. I was the president of my high school drama club, the Golden Myth Players.


20. Scotland is the country I most want to visit.


21. I am excellent at games that require lots of useless pop culture knowledge.


22. I own a karaoke machine I’ve never used.


23. I once won $70 in a casino in Atlantic City. I quit while I was ahead.


24. The place I got married at, used to feature a swimming pig named Ralph as its main attraction.


25. I am obsessed with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Seriously, ask me anything.


26. I don’t know how to program my VCR.


27. I like dragonflies and have received an absurd number of dragonfly themed gifts.


28. I own over 20 pairs of flip flops.


29. Baking homemade chocolate chip cookies is my only talent.


30. I’m a notorious plant killer.


31. In college, I frequently stayed up all night chatting online.


32. I’ve had the chicken pox twice.


33. When I was nine-years-old, I received a horse for Christmas.


34. I’m afraid of horses.


35. I once fainted on a horse.


36. I’m a graduate of Lanier High School in Austin, Texas. Class of 1996.


37. I went to eleven schools from kindergarten to 12th grade.


38. I was raised Unitarian and still consider myself to be one.


39. I’m a television addict.


40. Not only do I watch a lot of TV, I read about TV shows and blog about TV shows.


41. In the first election I was able to vote, I voted for Bill Clinton.


42. I frequently read the same book over and over again. Including Lonesome Dove and The Stand, both over 900 pages.


43. I am unable to sleep without a night light.


44. I don’t know my weight because I refuse to weigh myself or look at the scale at the doctor’s office.


45. The Dixie Chicks are my favorite band.


46. My favorite video game is Oregon Trail.


47. Cheese fries from Outback Steakhouse and pepperoni rolls from Double Dave’s are two of my favorite foods on the planet.


48. I have two siblings: a brother that's three years older (Jason Robnett, where have you disappeared to?) and a sister that's 23 years younger.


49. The first concert I ever went to was Grateful Dead in 1985. I don’t remember if I wore tie dye.


50. I appeared in seven plays in high school.


51. I love tanning salons.


52. I was a latchkey kid.


53. I was incapable of getting to school on time, and now I am incapable of getting to work on time.


54. I’ve seen John Prine in concert seven times.


55. The Immaculate Collection is my favorite Madonna album.


56. I have Dave Grohl’s autograph.


57. I love movies, but I never see movies without reading the reviews first.


58. I love being in charge.


59. 10 Things I Hate About You is one of my favorite movies and I watch it every time it comes on TV, even though I own it on DVD.


60. I never leave home without makeup on, even if I’m just going swimming.


61. I collect shot glasses.


62. I was voted Class Whiner by my senior class in high school.


63. I don’t believe in the Atkins Diet. We’re supposed to eat grains. Trust me, I have half of an Anthropology degree.


64. I’ve never been further west than Texas (except for the two years in Bremerton I don’t remember).


65. If left alone, I can sleep at least ten hours a night.


66. I am incapable of understanding algebra, and don’t care to.


67. Concerts I’ve seen: Grateful Dead, John Prine, Shug Mauldin, New Kids on the Block (twice!), Reba McEntire, Tool, Cracker, Nine Inch Nails, Hole, Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, Barenaked Ladies, Dixie Chicks, Todd Snider (twice!), Dolly Parton, and once crashed the gates to see Smashing Pumpkins do their encore (thanks Jimmy!)


68. I want a new green Volkswagen beetle with a sunroof so bad that I can’t stand it.


69. I’m addicted to shopping online.


70. I love Impressionist art and Auguste Renoir is my favorite artist.


71. I met my husband online in a WBS chat room that no longer exists.


72. In elementary, middle school, and high school, teachers frequently moved me away from my friends for talking too much.


73. I own Heathers, a red scrunchie, and a Swatch watch.


74. My son Cooper was born on April 17, 2007. Cutest. Kid. Ever.


75. Mexico is the only country I’ve been to outside the U.S.


76. I love the J. Peterman catalogue.


77. I’ve been to many midnight theater showings of Rocky Horror Picture Show.


78. I can’t dance, and you shouldn’t ask me to.


79. If I had a million dollars, I would do nothing.


80. I wish I didn’t hate exercise.


81. I don’t drink coffee for breakfast, I drink Dr. Pepper. I picked up this habit from my mother.


82. The smell of oranges makes me nauseous and always has.


83. I got my ear pierced at an Aerosmith concert on my 17th birthday.


84. I love puppies, but don't actually want to raise one.


85. For my P.E. credit in high school, I took bowling by correspondence.


86. I love carnivals, but not roller coasters.


87. I was raised by a single mom.


88. It’s really important to me to be as fair and non-judgmental as possible


89. If you drive a Hummer, I think you're a dumbass.


90. I love baseball movies, but not baseball.


91. I wish I had the body that I had when I was 17. Who doesn’t?


92. My birthday depresses me because it never lives up to my expectations.


93. I’ve known almost all of my current friends since college or longer.


94. I don’t know my blood type


95. No one else thinks I’m as funny as I do.


96. I have one cat: Moe. He's a de-clawed indoor cat. He doesn't seem to hate us for that.


97. I miss the "X-Files".


98. I love Little Debbie Zebra Cakes. Got any?


99. I don’t know my IQ, but I like to pretend that it’s really high.


100. I am apparently very self absorbed.

Updated 12/01/11

I am a LiveJournal deserter.

Who doesn't want to be taken seriously? And sadly, I am no longer a teenybopper who writes really bad poetry about the president of the high school drama club. In other words, I just don't fit in. So I'm moving my kingdom (and possibly my archives at a later date) to Blogger.
Currently previous post archives can be accessed at I Can Kick Your Ass at Trivial Pursuit (LiveJournal version).

Stodgy Idiots - TV Edition

Dear crack smoking Emmy members-

What is your damage?

15 nominations for "Desperate Housewives" but only 11 for "Deadwood"?

Three "Housewives" nominated for best actress but no women from "Deadwood"?

And "Medium" isn't bad at all, but Patricia Arquette? For best dramatic actress? Really? She's no Calamity Jane.

And The "The West Wing"? C'mon! That show hasn't been good since Sam and Sorkin left. Sure it has the best cast this side of 1877, but the writers are killing them.

"Everybody Loves Raymond"? Why must you beat dead horses with gold statues?

And to top it off, you completely snub "Gilmore girls", "Nip/Tuck", and "Veronica Mars", three of the best shows on television.

I think I hate you.

Sincerely-

Kandis

Well, I wouldn't exactly say I've been "missing" it, Bob.

Survey finds average U.S. worker spends two hours a day surfing the Web, running errands or staring into space.

Office Space has been out since 1994 and they're just now figuring this out?

It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation?

By the way, I disagree with the results of that survery (as I write this from work).

7/11

Happy Birthday to the slurpee! Free slurpees for one and all.

Our new red sofa was delivered over the weekend. Pictures to come. We hung new bathroom fixtures in our upstairs guest bath, re-arranged our bedroom and our hanging pictures. AND I made dinner twice in one weekend, which is like, unheard of. Oh, and we forgot Brian's birthday, cause we suck. I'm tired.

Edited to add:

"Hi. My name is Jin and I'm a net addict. It's been 23 days since my last chat."

Where was this clinic when I was a chat addicted college student? I might have actually graduated if I'd gotten some electric shock therapy.

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