Revisiting a Quiz from 2004

Listening to: Andrew W.K. ( and no this is not andrew from Slis - but I realize same initials - freaky)

Name: Sus
Birthplace:Coralville IA
Current Location: Bloomington, IN
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: blond, soon to have toffee colored lowlights
Height: 5'4'"
Righty or Lefty: right - but i can write my name in a first grade like manner with my left
Zodiac Sign:Leo
Your Heritage: I recently learned I’m only 1/16th Irish. The rest of me is: German, English, Welsh, Norwegian, Dutch
The Shoes You Wore Today: (my duck slippersocks don’t count do they?) boots
Your Weakness: I internalize too much, at times, I’m a push-over
Your Fears: public speaking, that I’ll walk into a test and the questions will be in Russian, but I know all about the paintings, but I don’t know Russian (and the responses have to be in Russian also)
Your Perfect Pizza: sausage or taco (with lots of garlic sauce)
One Thing You'll Achieve: By the end of “aught-six” I’ll have a master’s degree in Library Science (or at least should)
What is your most overused phrase?: I overuse A LOT of words, A LOT of the time. A LOT.
Your first thoughts waking up: oh man, is it 7 am already?
The first feature you notice in the opposite sex: physical would be eyes, personality-wise: sense of humor
Your Best Physical Features: I would say my smile, others may disagree though….
Your Bedtime: lately it has been erratic. Anywhere from midnight until 4 am
Greatest Fear: Did we cover this one already? People will forget me.
Your Most Missed Memory: I don’t miss memories, I love re-living them.
Pepsi or Coke: Sprite or 7up please
McDonalds or Burger King: Fazzolis.
Single or Group Dates: both can be quite fun!
Adidas or Nike: both
Chocolate or Vanilla: twist ‘em
Cappucino or Coffee: coffee
Boxers or Briefs: boxers
Do you smoke?: no, I'm allergic
Cuss: ya, probably too much
Sing Well?: well, I sing. nothing to write home about though.
Do you think you've been in love?: I believe so, but to my way of thinking you can be “in love” and not have the other person return the same feelings. The best is when both of you are in love with each other though
Want to go to college? Again? At this point I’d say, HELL NO. But then, I’ve got another graduate degree looming in my future.
Liked High school? For the most part
Want to get married: perhaps I tell people “if or when I get married”
Type with fingers on the right keys? I type correctly according to the “standard” I learned in 8th grade
Get motion sickness?: no, and thank goodness, cause I like rollercoasters now.
Think you're attractive?: I think I love that other people boost my ego by finding things attractive about me. I do like my smile though.
Health freak?: I work out, I eat junk food...does that put me in the middle?
Get along with parents?: yes, pretty much all the time, and I love them very much
Like Thunderstorms?: if I'm not driving or photographing lightning then yes I love em
In The Past Month, have you?:
Consumed alcohol?:yes, a beer at Lennies for St. Patrick’s Day
Made out: with an absolutely wonderful guy
Gone on a date: with an absolutely wonderful guy
Gone to the mall: yes, was there yesterday
Dyed your hair: planning to do so next week
Stolen anything? I don’t believe so
Age you hope to be married?: You want an age? jeesh, that’s demanding
Number and names of Children?: I'm undecided, if kids enter my life I’ll most likely adopt but I do like the name Catalina
Describe your dream wedding: yikes...many questions about my future here. As long as the families and friends are there, that's dream enough
How do you want to die?: not sure…
What college?: UI and IU - I realize now that dyslexia is a descriptor for reading disorders..thanks 524
Career: future (ART) Librarian, right now, SLIS student
Most like to visit?: Eastern Europe, Japan, Austrailia/New Zealand, Western Europe, South America, Africa, pretty much anywhere someone is either willing to go with me to, will meet me there, or will let me come visit them at.
What are you doing right now: avoiding a take home test
What was the last thing you did: yawned
What is right next to you?: pillows and a coffee table
If you were a toy, what would you be?: a board game. (perhaps catchphrase or apples to apples)
Where do you want to go on your honeymoon?: see answer to where to travel
Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with?: someone that wants to spend theirs with me
Last person on phone with?: Erik
Last person that IMed you?: mom
Last person you IMed?: mom
What's your ring tone?: The Muppet Show
Do you wear contacts?: no, I have glasses for seeing far away though, (ie. slides in art history classes and movies, and driving at night)
School? Indiana University
Vehicle? 2004 Honda Civic Bessie
Ever won a special award?: all awards are special...I've gotten a few
Last film you saw at the cinema?: 16 Blocks with my brother
Did you actually watch it?: yup
Are you too shy to ask anyone out: I wasn’t too shy after roughly a bottle and a half of wine
If you could change your name to anything, what would it be: eh. I'm happy with it.
Scary or funny movies?: both
Christmas or Easter?: they are both important
Lust or Love?: isn’t it best if they go together?
Kisses or Hugs?: yes please :)
What color is your toothbrush?: um....I dont usually pay attention to the color, I'll raincheck that one.
Roller Coaster: Scary or exciting?: Both. I'm weird. I get nervous before new ones and I scream the whole way through with my eyes closed and my hands clenched. But the second time through I scream and let go and love them
How many times do you let the phone ring before you answer it?: depends on its location relative to me...(i.e. is it under clothing or furniture?)
If you could meet one person dead or alive, who would it be?: just one?
Day or night?: both, depending on my mood
Summer or Winter: neither - Fall
Silver or Gold: I like white gold best
Diamonds or pearls: probl diamonds
Sunrise of Sunet? both can be beautiful
Have you ever broken a bone?: collarbone
Who do you hate?: it’s a short list. Only one person I’d really care to do physical harm to.

The "New" and the "Old"

Locations of my Spring Break: Iowa City and Bloomington
Duration of my Spring Break: March 09th-March 19th
Worth of my Spring Break: Priceless

I guess that expression In with the New Out with the Old has many applications for medicine and technology ala redesigning a blog page, but for me, that philosophy just doesn't hold up well in other contexts. I suppose a lot of people would say that adage means creating a "fresh start" for yourself, but to me it seems to suggest that in order to make a new beginning you have to forget or erase or throw out the "old."
Why would I want to throw out the "old" of my life? The "old" of my life means many things, including wonderful and painful past memories and experiences. The "old" of my life is what has taught me the mistakes (or learning experiences as I prefer to call them) I've made, valuable self-worth, and my worth to others. It is what makes me the person I am today, and will help me decide the person I will be tomorrow. The "old" is a testement to where I have been, and my journey to get whereever the heck I am hoping to wind up. It's a sign of my previous character, and how I may react to events in the future.
Someone recently told me that I often speak in absolutes and I often jump to the worst case scenario in almost all situations - even before such situations have fully played out. I am quick to make assumptions and internalize. And I am quick to blame myself for whatever happens, and handle a lot of unhealthy guilt, even if others would say it was out of my control. - They were right.
Curiously, if I am in the supermarket, and the check-out girl snaps at me, I shrug it off because she's probably having a bad day (a more positive assumption I guess and it doesn't really phase me). I am rarely angry at other people for the things they may do that hurt me, because most often the hurt is only temporary and often accidental. (notice, not an absolute - rarely doesn't mean never) Besides, because we're human we are bound to do things and make decisions that hurt other people in some way, either without knowing, or because of an underlying need to prove something(?) and will feel bad about it after the fact.
I'm not a psychologist, so I can't say for sure what motivates people to do things to hurt others with malice and without conscience. But I will say that most often my first instinct is, even today, to see as much good as possible in the people I meet.

Rose-colored glasses will only take you so far.

I spent a good portion of my Spring Break really trying to internally reflect on what has brought me to this point, and at the same time, absorbing the advice and support of others, (thank you to you all, those who know the full story or various shades in between) because I'm trying to realize that for some instances I have a right to be angry, and have that anger directed toward someone else. I have a right to take on my own accountability that is warranted, and not those of other people. I have a right to carry that "old" with me and never forget it(as I have self-destructively tried to do), but I also have a need and responsibility to move past it, in a healthy way. I should not blame myself...and even as I write that now, I still only minutely believe it.

That is one thing about acceptance of your personality and what you don't want to continue to do. Often, it will take awhile before you'll see noticable improvement. The important thing though is to try to change what you can, (In with the NEW) and also to not let the "old" consume your current life and happiness (But REBMEMBER the OLD).

High Five Drew

So, I watched My Date with Drew today. I highly recommend this docucomi to anybody and everybody who needs a little pickme up and some artificial sunshine in their life. (read: ME at the moment). Upon watching the film though, i realized the main focus of the film, on this guy's life and accomplishing his dream of getting a date with Drew Barrymore, he gives a number of high fives, and I had to ask myself, what was the origin of the highfive?

Being the librarian that I am, I quickly went to the main source that every non-librarian also goes to. Google. Honestly, Google is the reason why more librarians don't have to answer phonecalls from the younger generation asking these types of questions of their reference librarian at the local public library anymore.

So, for those of you wishing to know the "TRUE" origin: check out National High Five Day.

Also I found this really great shirt today. I was in Scheels here in IC and was wearing my Indiana Sweatshirt. The ONLY sweatshirt I packed for my days in IA (I also forgot to pack my hairbrush - cause I packed fast, and at 8 am after getting an hour of sleep). So, the Indiana Ohio State game was on, and I was looking for a new Iowa sweatshirt. Indiana lost, and I picked out an Iowa sweatshirt, so I guess I was planning to show my true loyalties. I found a t-shirt with GROVER. Yes, SUPER GROVER in fact. which says "Super Iowa Fan" sooo very cute!!! I couldn't pass it up.

Also, good luck to a fellow friend who reads this quite often as he embarks on a new experience. And hopefully everything is okay with two other friends' mothers at this point, because I haven't asked how they are doing in a while.

I feel like I've been complaining far too much lately.

"And blogs are the perfect place to complain. I think
blog means "to bitch" in Swahilli."

--Will

So I guess this means I'm now complaining about complaining....jeesh.
I hope everyone else is having a great day, safe driving, good health, good studying, and good times!!

http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=79387
You scored as Kaylee (Kaywinnet Lee) Frye.
The Mechanic. You are a natural mechanic, and you are far too sweet and cheerful to live out here. How you can see the good in everyone around you boggles the mind occasionally. Still you don't seem to be any crazier than that, and it is a nice kinda crazy.

Kaylee (Kaywinnet Lee) Frye

81%

Shepherd Derrial Book

75%

River Tam

75%

http://quizilla.com/users/MeldeX/quizzes/Which%20Firefly%20(or%20Serenity)%20Character%20Are%20You%3F/
Simon

Interesting that on each test I scored for the two people that are interested in each other. Does that mean I've got a split personality factor?