Lady Sheherazahde's Journal

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well, let's see:

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
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Sarah Palin married her high school boyfriend, Todd Palin, on August 29, 1988. The Palin family lives in Wasilla, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Anchorage. The Palins have two sons (Track, 19, and Trig, four months) and three daughters (Bristol, 17; Willow, 14; and Piper, 7) [ages as of August 2008]. Todd Palin has said Track's name came from the interest Sarah's parents had in the sport and the fact that he was born in the sport's season; Bristol was named after Bristol Bay in Alaska, where Todd grew up and where he does commercial fishing; Willow was named after Willow, Alaska; Piper got her name because it is uncommon and "a cool name"; Trig's name is Norse for "strength".

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport:

Ski

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place:

Windsor [M] or Ithaca [F]

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name:

Candor [M] or Whitney [F]

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: [I had heard that Piper was named after the Piper Cub airplane. So I will go with a vehicle name]

Vega (my dad was a "kamikaze Vega driver!")

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: [and preferably Norse, I went with Runes]

Kenaz [M] or Othala [F]

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship? yes

2) What was your dream growing up? to be an Artist, Priestess, and Business Owner

3) What talent do you wish you had? I wish I was good at business

4) If I bought you a drink what would it be? something fruity

5) Favorite vegetable? That is a tough one. I'm not big on favorites, I just have things I like and things I don't like. I like: mushrooms, spinach, carrots, celery, tomatoes, onions, marinated artichoke hearts...

6) What was the last book you read? if you don't mean finished reading, the most recent book I picked up and read in was Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (I'm rereading before I write my review of Making Money)

7) What zodiac sign are you? Aries

8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? three tattoos, no piercings, not even ears.

9) Worst Habit? procrastinating

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? If I saw a friend walking down the street I would offer them a ride.

11) What is your favorite sport? I don't watch sports, but I like to swim.

12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? I'm not sure. I tend to be Hopeful, when I'm not depressed. But since I'm reading "Going Postal right now I'm not sure "Hopeful" is a good thing.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? chat

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? hard to say ... my fiance breaking up with me nearly killed me.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you. I'm a Witch.

16) Do you have any pets? yes 2 cats

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? I'm always happy to see people.
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No surprise here.

100% Dennis Kucinich
99% Mike Gravel
81% John Edwards
78% Chris Dodd
77% Barack Obama
74% Hillary Clinton
74% Joe Biden
71% Bill Richardson
33% Rudy Giuliani
28% Ron Paul
23% John McCain
18% Mike Huckabee
15% Mitt Romney
9% Tom Tancredo
6% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

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[Edited for some context siderea has some helpful commentary
The original source Social Class on Campus by Will Barratt, Ph.D.
Quaker Class Blogspot
On an interesting note, it seems to me that the people who don't understand the questions or don't see the point are the privileged ones. Privileged people don't see their own privilege! That's the point of the exercise! Duh!]

From What Privilege Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.

Bold the true statements. I have added comments in italic.

1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor I have four sisters. One's a lawyer, one's a veterinarian, one's a professor, and one's a musician.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers. I'm not sure, but probably.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home I never counted, but probably
9. Were read children's books by a parent My 3 older sisters were born in Germany, so some of my children's books were in German. My father used to read them to me In German! Until I got old enough to understand that he wasn't speaking English, then I would insist that he read them in English. Since they were not written in English he had to translate for me as he read :-)
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 maybe, I don't remember any, but some of my sister's did. It depends what you mean.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively. sort of, for what the question means. But I'm fat and dress weird. The first time I remember identifying with people on TV was when I watched the TV show "Soap" I remember telling my parents "That family is just like us." Although looking over the plot summaries I'm not sure why.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs (costs after scholarships).
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school I went to a Catholic elementary school
17. Went to summer camp.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels. Our yearly vacation involved staying in a 200 year old rented summer house in Maine. The same place every year. I liked it. I have fond memories
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them. My parents did not even buy new cars for themselves.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
23. You and your family lived in a single family house.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
25. You had your own room as a child. After my older sisters left I did.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18.
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course.
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16.Traveling to and from Europe. When I was in 2nd grade we went to Austria and Switzerland for my dad's Sabbatical. I still have a piece of pumice from the layover in Iceland. As a teenager the only plane trip I took was the time we went to visit my sister in WA.
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family

My family is more "intelligentsia" then "Upper Class". It is like upper class but without the money.

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Well, I knew that!

It got me. It seems I have my parents' Ohio accent.

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Empress Eva Maria the Liminal of Lower Beanthrop in the Hedge Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Her Noble Excellency Sheherazahde the Precocious of Fishbourne Sneething Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

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It's a fair cop.

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm You're probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people's grammatical mistakes make you insane.
Dedicated Reader
Literate Good Citizen
Book Snob
Fad Reader
Non-Reader
What Kind of Reader Are You? Create Your Own Quiz

1. Take the lyrics to a favorite song.
2. Go to Google Language Tools and translate the lyrics into German; then from German to French; and finally from French back into English.
3. Post the results verbatim.
4. Invite your friends to guess the song based on the newly mangled lyrics.

( My song, both translation and original )

mondior sent me this meme where you Google "your name + needs" i.e. "Eva needs"

These were my first 4 results.

* Eva needs to review all her medications with her physician, including the information that she discontinued a prescribed drug.

* Eva needs love like any other human being, but love is something she'll never find; instead, she's stuck in a cell with Elvira,

* Eva needs to work on toning down the spunk and serving up some elegance.

* EVA needs a document icon

Hmm... how uncanny.

Well, Ok I can understand why the other people should be limited to 5-6 words, it is too much of an imposition and would incourage false answers if they had to pick more.

But I think the subject of the test *should* choose a lot more traits 10 or 15 more.

Let me know what you think
http://kevan.org/johari?name=Sheherazahde

See my results
http://kevan.org/johari?view=Sheherazahde

I find it *interesting* that no one so far thinks I'm Idealistic. I will have to give this some thought.

[This is that meme where you collect the first sentance from the first post of each month in the previous year.]

Saturday, January 1, 2005, 9:12AM - Happy New Year! And it looks like we are off to a good start.

Thursday, February 3, 2005, 7:53PM - Busy Day (Kip doctor visit, shopping, prepare for Barb's weekend) Yesterday I gave Bu a ride to Corning for a job interview.

Thursday, March 10, 2005, 2:15PM - I feel sick So, now that I have a job I get sick.

Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 8:36PM - Vampire attack, Upcoming Birthday (Dim Sum), Good Food and Good Friends They needed to stick me with needles three times before they got enough blood for my tests this morning at the Convienent Care Center.

Thursday, May 5, 2005, 7:29AM - Flat Tire What is going on lately?

Monday, June 6, 2005, 11:12PM - A Rather Blustery day The summer thunder storm was nice.

Friday, July 1, 2005, 12:45AM - This weekend (4th of July, Parents, Arwen, Sammi, Thurnheer Party) Friday Night my parents may come up for the fireworks.

Thursday, August 4, 2005, 10:55AM - "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." Desiderius Erasmus Well... Ok I buy food first, then books, then shelter, then clothing.

Thursday, September 1, 2005, 6:46AM - Strange dreams this morning. First I was at a cobblestone garden race track for waggon wheels.

Friday, October 7, 2005, 7:44AM - Jill's visit, TV, Event Planning, Toastmasters, daily grind Last weekend gordon92151 visited.

Wednesday, November 2, 2005, 9:45AM - Teeth Update So, Dr. Ormsby is very nice.

Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7:03AM - Holy Clothing update My shirts have arrived

[On the one hand - boy am I boring. On the other hand I am pleased with my subject lines they are very helpful]