Your Personality is Very Rare (INTP)

Your personality type is goofy, imaginative, relaxed, and brilliant. Only about 4% of all people have your personality, including 2% of all women and 6% of all menYou are Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Perceiving.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

You Are Not Prejudiced

Not only are you color blind, but you're also ethnicity blind, gender blind, and sexual orientation blind.You don't judge someone until you truly know them. And even then, you're probably reluctant to judge.You try to treat everyone equally. Everyone has a fair chance with you.Good job - there's not a prejudiced bone in your body.

Are You Prejudiced?

For what am I most grateful? Least grateful?

This is a "Monday Meme" -- and since it is "technically" still Monday for me, I'm jumping in with my first entry into this category. (My days start around 11 AM because my husband works second shift; I go to bed around 3 AM -- and I consider it still the day I woke up until I go to bed. Does that make sense?)

For more info about the "Sleeping With Bread" meme, check out this link: http://ltuande2.blogspot.com/ It is an interesting story behind the name of the meme.

What am I most grateful for? Right now, my husband and the life we have together and the love he gives me. He is a rock for me. And when I get upset about those things (below), he is the voice of reason, reminding me that my mom never intended bad things, she thought she was doing what was best because she loved me.

What am I least grateful for? Well, I know this sounds whiny and petty and really obnoxious, but the "trust" that my mother left me in her will. I'm pretty sure she had good intentions when she decided to do that, but it is extremely frustrating; makes me feel like a three year old instead of a middle-aged grown up; and there are days when I get so angry about it that I just cry in frustration at the bills we have, the repairs that need to be done on the old house we bought (with the understanding that mom said she would lend us the money to replace the windows and have the electrician come in to take care of a few things) and almost hate my siblings for how small and childish I feel when they seem to control my life instead of me having any real say. Hate is a strong word -- it is more like resentment, but it overwhelms me at times and paralyzes me because I know I am wrong to feel that way.

You Should Be a Film Writer

You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

http://blogthings.com/whattypeofwritershouldyoubequiz/

A "PACK RAT" -- except that's too "nice" of a term ...

As I look at my kitchen table I groan, it groans and we both want to vomit. (Oh, sorry for the vivid imagery there, but it fits the best.)

The table wants to get rid of everything that is burying it, hiding its beauty and weighing it down.

I just want to see my table, the whole thing, just once.

I look at this mess and wonder why my husband hasn't just tossed me and all my stuff out into the front yard. Well, I know. He really couldn't do it. He'd put his back out, probably have a heart attack and fall down and get lost in the stuff.

It would be easier for him to leave. With all the stuff here, it might actually take me a few days to notice that he was missing.

**HUGE SIGH**

His birthday was earlier this week and I had hoped to have dinner at the table with him that night. Didn't happen. We're in the habit of dinner in the den in front of a movie on DVD or some brainless tv program on dvd or he goes to use his computer while I keep typing sat mine and eat dinner.

However, we are taking his parents to lunch tomorrow. We're going to some place, not sure where, that is around here and not where they live. Which means, there is a 503 chance in 100 that they will want to come here to see the house before we take them back home. Hmmm ... gotta find the table. By tomorrow. By midnight tonight.

And yes, I am taking a break from cleaning off the table to type this because, as I was tossing newspapers into two piles -- trash and probably-mostly-trash-after-I-chop-out-that-one-article-that-I-could-file-away-for-future-reference-for-use-in-a-story -- I realized that if I was going to write this, I had to do it now. Another problem with being a pack rat is the brain is a untidy as everything else. Once I have a great idea, if I don't do something about it immediately (or an idea, like this one, that isn't so great, probably mediocre at best), it gets lost in the plethora of stuff and when found again (if ever) is so unrecognizable that it is instantly trash and I have to wonder why it was ever stashed away in the first place. (Now, how was that for a run-on sentence!!??))

Why am I even writing this? Why would a sane person admit to having such a drastically awful problem?

Two reasons.

1) Every 12-step program teaches one very simple fact -- the road to recovery begins with a confession -- "I have a problem." And I HAVE and HAVE and HAVE a problem ...

2) I want a different term for the disease. "Pack rat" and "Magpie" are just too cutesy for the extent of the problem. What is worse than a rat, though? Anyone have ideas? I want it to be so awful that it will demand attention and a cure.

HELP!

You're Watership Down!

by Richard Adams

Though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you're
actually incredibly deep and complex. You show people the need to rethink their
assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they
build their houses. You might be one of the greatest people of all time. You'd
be recognized as such if you weren't always talking about talking rabbits.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

Shame I Ain't Planning to Go Back to College -- Could have used this info first time around ...

Your Scholastic Strength Is Developing Ideas

You can take a spark of inspiration and turn it into a full fledged concept. You are talented at brainstorming, visualizing, organizing, and independent thinking. You should major in: Natural sciences Computer science Creative writing Math Architecture Journalism

What Should You Major In?

You Are 4% Republican

If you have anything in common with the Republican party, it's by sheer chance.You're a staunch liberal, and nothing is going to change that!

How Republican Are You?

You Are 48% Democrat

You aren't a full fledged Democrat yet, but it's likely the party that fits you best. You probably consider yourself an independent Democrat. You usually support the party, but you also think for yourself!

How Democrat Are You?

But ... it's APRIL!

Your True Birth Month Is January

Loyal Social Logical Easily jealous Loves children Rather reserved Highly attentive Likes to criticize Needs close friends Ambitious and serious Smart, neat and organized Hardworking and productive Loves to teach and be taught Quiet unless excited or tensed Sensitive and has deep thoughts Knows how to make others happy Searches for the greatest romance Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds Romantic but has difficulties expressing love Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses

What's" Your True Birth Month?

Your Linguistic Profile:

40% General American English 40% Yankee 10% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern

href="http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/">What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

You Are Best Described By...

Farbstudie Quadrate By Wassily Kandinsky

What Famous Work of Art Are You?

Painted Threads: Ty's Big Night- The Origami Opening

PAINTED THREADS is listed on the Blogs of Note list at the Blogger Dashboard. WOW! You really need to check out this blog, and especially this post about an origami show that her son's work in part of.

Painted Threads: Ty's Big Night- The Origami Opening

Suse Aliases

Your movie star name: Nilla Wavers Harry Your fashion designer name is Susan Cardiff Your socialite name is Flamingo Cardiff Your fly girl / guy name is S Ber Your detective name is Zorse Absegami Your barfly name is Bugles Brandy Alexander Your soap opera name is Denise Fernwood Your rock star name is Milky Way Midnight Gazelle Your Star Wars name is Suschi Berton Your punk rock band name is The Arbitrary Boomerang

The Amazing Meganame Generator

Need to Take More Chances in Life

He He!

Well, I was surprised that I won the "Show Don't Tell Challenge." And I wrote that I was surprised in both my return email and in a comment back at Missy's site.

So, when she read them both, she was surprised by my surprise. She had to go back and reread the submissions and double-check that the original decision was the right one. She's sure it was right.

Hmmm ... maybe she is correct. I need to take more chances in life.

**HUGE GRIN**

A Winner! WOO HOO!

You may not believe this ...

I have been wandering around Blogdom, looking at what is out there and what people think, and also trying to figure out how they drive traffic to their blogs. Some participate in Wordless Wednesday (I did, over at Ant Thymes), or Thankful Thursday (I did, below, but didn't post a link-back to it), or other group effort in Blogdom. Some offer Blog Candy -- goodies, usually geared toward the creative types (and I will probably do this eventually over at one of my other blogs). And some have contests.

I found a couple interesting sites and blogs run by writers, wannabee writers and the like. One had a "Show Don't Tell Contest." She gave us a sentence -- a bland, dull, uninteresting sentence:

"She saw the dog and grew afraid."

The challenge was to rewrite the sentence into a paragraph or more and to show what was going on.

I wrote up a quick, first draft, sort of dumb entry. Later I came up with much better ideas, other storylines and much better edits of the entry. But, the deadline had come and gone and that was that.

Well, the winner was announced this morning.

Since I've set my home page to my e-mail account, that news greeted me as soon as I turned on the laptop and clicked onto the Net. WOW!

Then I thought about it. "I bet no on else entered the contest. Yeah, that's it. I won by default. Oh well, winning is winning after all, even if there is no competition."

Check out the challenge here:

http://incurable.hoyeya.net/?p=264


And Missy's reasoning for why I won can be found here:

http://incurable.hoyeya.net/?p=277

Kind of gratifying to find out I wasn't the only entrant. Wish more had played along, though. Maybe someday I'll get around to offering a writer's challenge ... or a photographer's challenge ... or a papercrafter's challenge ... or, or, or, or ...

'Til then, wander on over to Missy's site. Use either link above or the one in the sidebar.

Thankful -- Thankful Thursday

Last Thursday, I was wandering Blogdom and discovered "Thankful Thursday" -- well, I'm not sure that I found the home for it (like I did finally find the home for Wordless Wednesday -- you can see my first entry into that world over at my Suse "Ant Thymes" blog ...)

Thankful Thursday is a great idea. We really need more than one day a year to remind us to be thankful. Maybe everyday should be a Thankful Day. Until then, I like Thankful Thursdays.

This week, I'm a little bummed. Well, a lot bummed.

Bills are piling up and up and up. And the finances just aren't there right now. While we turned in the checks in time, they didn't get to the right office, I guess, and we received a notice that our health insurance has been cancelled. However, I am fairly certain that since it is their fault and not ours, it can be reinstated. It is one of those pieces of mail you just don't want to receive in any event.

However, a dear friend is facing losing her house because her husband was injured on the job. I wish there was so much more that I could do for her. She is blessing to everyone and always goes out of her way to help anyone else in need. She is an awesome example of what it means to be a blessing to others. My life is definitely made better for knowing her.

So, this week, and always, I am thankful for friends. Good friends and casual acquaintance friends.

Friends that I can have a good time with.

Friends that I can share my true feelings with.

Friends who can trust me with their deepest fears and feelings.

Friends who are encouraging.

Friends who are a blessing.

Friends who make me rich no matter what my material wealth.

Even the four-footed furry friends, who have adopted us into their families, who cuddle and snuggle because they know we need it more than they do.

Thank God for Friends!

Mid-level Nerd

EYE IZ ... a rubber-holic!

I think I have frightened one of my customers by admitting that I own far too many rubber stamps.

I generally buy on sale, so when I started an inventory and listed prices (for insurance and replacement information) -- I even frightened myself. This was about three years ago, and I got about one quarter of the way through the stamps I owned at that time.

I was making this list so that my friend who sells Stampin' Up!(tm) stamps and I, who sell The Angel Company(tm) stamps, would be able to share our stamps and not end up with each of us owning the same sets. I had just received a flat priority mail envelope, overstuffed with unmounted rubber stamps I had ordered from a half-price sale at one of my favorite on-line stores. So, I added these to the list too.

I was using Quattro Pro (the Corel Office Suite's spreadsheet/database program). I asked it to total up the value of what I owned.

I almost had heart failure. I knew my husband would definitely have heart failure and then come back and "get" me if he saw that number. So, I saved a copy of the list with the msrp prices, deleted the entire column from the file and re-saved it under a new name. Then I continued to add stamps to the list.

I never finished the list, because every few months I am adding to it ...

Well, on Tuesdays, I get together with a couple friends and we stamp together. We're making cards we need right now (or yesterday, if we forgot to make them last week -- like for my sister's birthday), cards to have on hand for just-in-case situations, and to hopefully sell at a holiday boutique or craft sale this autumn. Plus we are planning some non-card stamped projects, like calendars for 2008 that use a CD case as the frame.

Yesterday, we ran out of time to actually accomplish anything and so at the last minute we decided to stamp up some images to use at home to get some cards made during the week. The one gal started looking through some of my stamp sets that are stored in CD cases -- in a box I got from IKEA that holds about 20 CD cases. She thought this was a lot of rubber stamps to own. (She's brand new to the hobby -- I thought two or three sets would be more than enough when I first started, too ...) Then I told her there were more stamp sets in the other room and her eyes grew very large.

Yeah, she was shocked.

OOPS -- I don't want to scare her away, you know. She has all the potential of becoming a very good customer of mine ...

You Are Midnight

You are more than a little eccentric, and you're apt to keep very unusual habits. Whether you're a nightowl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence - you like to experiment with your lifestyle. Expressing your individuality is important to you, and you often lie awake in bed thinking about the world and your place in it. You enjoy staying home, but that doesn't mean you're a hermit. You also appreciate quality time with family and close friends.

What Time Of Day Are You?