r|break: alpha chica?

You Have Many Alpha Tendencies

. You're not a total alpha female, but you certainly know how to - and like to - get your way. . You're forceful without being intimidating. . You're confident without being vain. A perfect mix.

Are You an Alpha Female?

om ... om ... who, what? ...

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence Score: 89%

. Your Intrapersonal Intelligence is Very High . You've spent a lot of time introspecting, and it's really paid off. . You are comfortable with who you are, and you have a life philosophy that you are happy to live by. . And you're always re-evaluating what you believe. Because you learn something new about yourself each day!

How Does Your Intrapersonal Intelligence Rate?

work with me ...?

Your Thinking is Abstract and Random

. You are flexible, adaptable, and creative. . There's many ways that you can learn - and you're up for any of them. . You relate well to other people, and you do well working in groups. . You can help people communicate together and work with each other's strengths. . You don't work well with people who are competitive or adversarial. . You prefer to work toward a common goal... not toward conflicting goals.

What Kind of Thinker Are You?

(is this related to shiny penny?)

just a sanity check ...

You Are a Mac

You are creative, stylish, and super trendy. You demand the best - even if it costs an arm and a leg.

Are You a Mac or a PC?

dollar-ama?!

just to add to moments of boredom while i am nearby my (a) wallet, (b) an internet connection, and (c) a place to pull a special dollar (that has a website address stamped on it) out of my wallet and type about the dollar bill ...

where's george?

... is a very small past-time. i finally logged in the two $1.00 bills with the www.wheresgeorge.com stamp - either stamped on the outer border of the bill or stamped as a little circle. my bills? here and here.

still ...

flaking on posting ...

time to get off squirrelinator
time to get coffee
time to get some gift cards
time to wrap
time to cook some food-stuff

[jenm ... what can i tell ya?!
i'll keep on looking.
more flakes.
not so much beach (yet?).
keep warm!!!]

still busy shopping & wrapping & bagging ...

please do take
a l'il break for yourself


i did!
[my little cute flake #16386997]

a lesser scorpio this year than last ...?

... the appetizer in that post got me thinking, so i decided to see what the "today, this year" results would be.

You are 60% Scorpio

How Scorpio Are You?

7% less from last year ... yet another prime number!

it's a holiday ... taking a break

evolution intro

(cool)

did ya see the movie?
did ya get yer avatar?
did ya simpsonize yourself?

thanks, k.g., for forwarding this l'il tidbit
about our golden state & politics ...
[excerpt from new yorker's article below]

Two weeks ago, one of the most important Republican lawyers in Sacramento quietly filed a ballot initiative that would end the practice of granting all fifty-five of California's electoral votes to the statewide winner. Instead, it would award two of them to the statewide winner and the rest, one by one, to the winner in each congressional district. Nineteen of the fifty-three districts are represented by Republicans, but Bush carried twenty-two districts in 2004. The bottom line is that the initiative, if passed, would spot the Republican ticket something in the neighborhood of twenty electoral votes-votes that it wouldn't get under the rules prevailing in every other sizable state in the Union.

full article from the new yorker found here.

my blog rates ...

and a l'il explanation that ...
This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words: dead (1x)

we'll have to fix that.
(suggest a topic, perhaps)

r|break: more re-procrastinating ...

it wasn't enough to do this,
i had to go for it and simpsonize
[thanks sarcastro, for the point out!]

and if i worked in springfield ...

it'd totally be here!

repost: new word learned ... karoshi

given potential change afoot,
51 is less likely than 39.

[original post here]

karoshi ...

so there is an article
that was sent
to me
today

Long Working Hours Can Raise Hypertension Risk By 29%

what's up?!

[oh, yeah ... and luv that l'il icon!]

repost (from 3 wks ago) ... it's here

'cuz yesterday was july 27,
and i'll be there ... at the movie!

[original post here]

... and checking out & catching up on some blogs.

after visiting here, i also had to gets me a simpsons avatar.

your turn.

[and i loves me my blinky!!!]

repost: and the award for ...

[see original post here]

the "do not" icon of the year goes to ...

[colors: black on white]

... for the following A-Z reasons:

action-oriented ... bold ... creative ... decipherable ... effective ... fun ... g ... h ... interesting ... j ... k ... l ... meaningful ... n ... o ... pictographic ... q ... r ... scalable ... t ... u ... visually appealing ... wtf-factor ... x ... y ... z ...

need me some palabras, so show us some lovin'!

and you say ... the "do not" icon is conveying ...?

so far we have ... don't:

• hold a square mirror to your face
• wear a nun's habit
• choke yourself
• sing loudly into the box

entertain us!

r|break: just procrastinating (still) ...

... and checking out & catching up on some blogs.

after visiting here, i also had to gets me a simpsons avatar.

your turn.

[and i loves me my blinky!!!]

r|psa: 07/01/07 california driving laws

my insurance agent sent over the following,
which i shall share with you all (for BA and SD folks).
i haven't checked details about them all, but here ya go ...

New California Laws effective 7/1/07

New Driving Fines for 2007

1. Carpool lane - 1st time $1,068.50 starting 7/1/07 (The $271 posted
on the highway is old). Don't do it again because 2nd time is going to be
double. 3rd time triple, and 4th time license suspended.

2. Incorrect lane change - $380. Don't cross the lane on solid lines or intersections.

3. Block intersection - $485

4. Driving on the shoulder - $450

5. Cell phone use in the construction zone. - Double fine as of 07/01/07.

6. Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts - both passengers and drivers get tickets.

7. Speeders can only drive 3 miles above the limit.
[uh...???]

8. DUI = JAIL (Stays on your driving record for 10 years!)

9. As of 07/01/08 cell phone use must be "hands free" while driving. Ticket is $285.

shall i change jobs?

Your Career Personality: Capable, Friendly, and Energetic

Your Ideal Careers: Actor Advertising Executive Artist Counselor Entrepreneur Musician Politician Psychologist Teacher Television Reporter

The Quick and Dirty Career Test

hmmmm? i kinda dig this little test!

a quick pondering of the options -

• actor - would have to figure out a catchy name
• ad exec - hmmm? don't want that kind of stress
• artist - perhaps my (very) amateur watercolor, pencil, poetry, and calligraphy count. one day, gotta try ceramics
  
• counselor - stand in line, already
• entrepreneur - i'm there. now what?
  
• musician - my piano, very elementary guitar, high school band clarinet, and self-taught flute (i'm not a great teacher, tho')
• politician - not gonna happen if the polaroids hit the street
  
• psychologist - amateur one
• teacher - would consider
  
• television reporter - uh... that's the same as an acto
  

r|break: visited joanne ...

... and checked out my horoscope sexiness factor on joanne's blog. and your sign would be ... ?

moi? you can check here for my sign ... then cross-reference from joanne's blog. (yeah, i'm making you work at it. just press the freakin' hyperlinks and type.)

r|break: revisiting stuff ...

... before i take a l'il break this saturday (aka go shopping).

• still the same amount of sociopath in me since last sept
• a l'il more female than male since last september, just got 73% female and 27% male
  
• have become a l'il less scary since last september, now "You've got a nice edge to you. Use it."
• my luck quotient went up since last september (and i have hair on my chest and wear bad bling?!)

Your Luck Quotient: 83%

You have an extremely high luck quotient. Not only do you consider yourself lucky, probably everyone you know does too. But you're smart enough to know that you've mostly made your own luck. By being positive, open, and flexible, a lot of luck has come your way!

• i went down (?) in my personality type from an A- to a B+, where "You're a pro at going with the flow. You love to kick back and take in everything life has to offer. A total joy to be around, people crave your stability. While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity. Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's done
  You're passionate - just selective about your passions."
• no change in body image since last august
• same tarot card since last august

and then... remembering 2 things -

• if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball
• STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY (thanks, pjb. i'm scarred for life.)