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I am a semicolon

June 27th, 2007 · 10 Comments

 
Your Score: Semicolon
You scored 30% Sociability and 64% Sophistication!

Congratulations! You are the semicolon! You are the highest expression of punctuation; no one has more of a right to be proud. In the hands of a master, you will purr, sneering at commas, dismissing periods as [...]

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Tags: Quizzes

Me, an aristocrat? Or 2

January 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Found at LibraryTavern

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
The Very Reverend Mark the Profuse of Nether Wombleshire
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Or:

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Count-Palatine Mark the Nimble of Greater Sodbury
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Take your pick!
I kind of like them both. Me a Reverend; now [...]

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Tags: My Life · Quizzes · Travel

Five things you don’t know about me

December 26th, 2006 · Comments Off

I got tagged by my friend, jennimi, a few days ago.
It has taken me a while to decide on what to reveal; sorry Jenn! This sort of ties in to many of the issues which caused me to “withdraw” somewhat recently, thus I was a bit “careful” about what to put here. I had [...]

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Tags: My Life · Pop Culture · Quizzes

Weird weather lately

November 29th, 2006 · Comments Off

Yes, Virginia, we, too, have been having unseasonably warm weather. In late November. Had to open my window last night; after turning off the heat several days ago. It’ll be in the 60s today, getting rainier, and then sleet and 20s for tomorrow. Yay! November is back.
Seriously though, we had [...]

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Tags: Books · Conversation · Disc golf · Education · GSLIS · Librariana · My Life · Standards · Standards Committee (ASIST) · Weather

the Hermit

November 12th, 2006 · 3 Comments

Found at LibraryTavern

You are The Hermit
Prudence, Caution, Deliberation.
The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge and inspiration,hidden enemies. The illumination is from within, and retirement from participation in current events.
The Hermit is a card of introspection, analysis and, well, virginity. You do not desire to socialize; the card indicates, instead, a desire for [...]

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Tags: Quizzes

How I will die

November 11th, 2006 · Comments Off

Found at LibraryTavern.

How Will I Die QuizYou will die at the age of 67You will die quietly in your sleep the day after winning the 500 million dollar lottery jackpot
Find out how you will die at Quizopolis.com

Sounds about right to me.
If only I had gotten the same answer as Liz I might have some hope [...]

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Tags: My Life · Quizzes

Smurf or ’70s Girl

September 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

I went to take a look the quiz Liz at LibraryTavern posted about yesterday, but I just wasn’t in the mood to display that I am supposedly 67% Seventies Girl. Oops!
But I did see the Smurf Name Generator and couldn’t resist. And once I had my new Smurf name firmly in my electronic [...]

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Tags: My Life · Pop Culture · Quizzes

Personality test

August 28th, 2006 · Comments Off

Found at LibraryTavern
For once, one of these things is somewhat accurate.
Be forewarned, you have to give up a bit of personal info to get your results. They do have the standard “do no evil” privacy clause. Holding them to it is another matter, of course.

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Tags: My Life · Philosophy · Quizzes

Religion vs. Spirituality

August 25th, 2006 · Comments Off

The Solitary Monk
You are influenced 84% of the time by Spiritual callings and 46% of the time by Religous beliefs!

You have a firm understanding of the beliefs and workings of the universe. You also agree with some religous practices and traditions. You are often upset by the Occasional and tend to dislike the Religous [...]

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Tags: My Life · Quizzes · Religion

I’d like to believe it

August 17th, 2006 · Comments Off

You Were a Crow

Eternally wise, you have a deep understand of ethics.
You guide people from the darkness to the light.

What Animal Were You In a Past Life?
This one is entirely based on your birthdate. And what’s up with the bad grammar? The only part I can fully believe [...]

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Tags: My Life · Quizzes