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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:17:18 GMT

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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:52:52 GMT

Your results:
You are Superman

Superman		85%
Supergirl		82%
Spider-Man		75%
Wonder Woman		62%
Batman		55%
Robin		52%
The Flash		50%
Hulk		50%
Catwoman		45%
Green Lantern		40%
Iron Man		40%

You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Survey

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:59:46 GMT

13 random things you like (in no particular order):

1. Superman
2. Care Bears
3. Dogs
4. My fuzzy pastel blanket
5. Watching movies
6. Roller coasters
7. People
8. Flip-flops
9. Hoodies
10. Journals
11. Playing skeeball
12. My church
13. Sleeping

12 Movies:

1. Hero
2. Kill Bill
3. Star Wars
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. The Lion King
6. Snakes on a Plane
7. Little Miss Sunshine
8. Zoolander
9. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
10. Madea's Family Reunion
11. The Family Stone
12. Beauty Shop

11 Good Bands/Artists:

1. Jimmy Eat World
2. Brandtson
3. Coldplay
4. Natasha Bedingfield
5. O.A.R.
6. Lifehouse
7. Sheryl Crow
8. Johnny Cash
9. Counting Crows
10. Celldweller
11. Evanescence

10 Things About You (physical):

1. 5'4"
2. Green eyes
3. Long, dark, curly hair
4. Pierced nose
5. Thin fingers
6. Small wrists and ankles
7. Wide hips
8. Great smile (so I've been told)
9. Fast-growing nails
10. Five pierced holes in my ears

9 Friends (in no particular order and not implying I don't love those I don't mention!):

1. Seren
2. Lauren
3. Maurice
4. Sally
5. Jon
6. Wong
7. gRegor
8. Chris
9. Kelli

8 Favorite Drinks/Food:

1. Coffee
2. Chinese food
3. Pizza
4. Ice cream
5. Green apple Jones Soda
6. Chocolate
7. Peanut butter
8. Code Red Mt Dew

7 Things You Wear Daily:

1. Contacts
2. Rings
3. Earrings
4. Clothes
5. Makeup
6. Underwear
7. Pajamas

6 Things You Did Today:

1. Went to Starbucks
2. Planted mums
3. Ate a cheeseburger
4. Pulled up weeds
5. Drove to Lebanon
6. Filled up my gas tank

5 Things You Thought About Today (again, in no particular order):

1. My family
2. Jon
3. Beyond Your Best
4. Deodorant
5. Getting my car fixed

4 Things You're Doing Right Now:

1. Typing this
2. Thinking about going to bed
3. Thinking about what I have to do tomorrow
4. Chatting with Seren

3 Things People Usually Call You:

1. Slacker
2. Sis (oh wait, maybe that's just Lauren...)
3. Beautiful (oh wait, maybe that's just Jon...)

2 People You've Kissed:

1. The person I'm currently dating
2. I'm not admitting any others right now

1 Person You Got This From:

1. Sis

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Wed, 31 May 2006 01:19:02 GMT

You Are Jean Grey

Although your fate is often unknown, you always seem to survive (even after death).
Your mind is your greatest weapon, literally!

Powers: telepathy and telekinesis, the ability to project thoughts into the mind of others, communication with animals

Which of the X-Men Are You?

Convenience vs Diversity

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:25:15 GMT

I live in the 18th fastest-growing county in the nation. What does that mean? Well, for one--it means a heck of a lot of traffic sometimes. Which honestly, only really bothers me on occasion. But really, I'm just not much of a suburban girl.

I live in Hamilton County because I work here. That's pretty much the only reason. My lease on the west side was up and there was an opportunity to save money and move 5 minutes away from where I work, so I took it. Now I live in a house in an addition where 90% of the houses all have the same floor plan as ours. I miss originality.

What is it about Indianapolis that causes people to want to move out of it? It can't be traffic--in my experience, the traffic is much worse in the suburbs than almost anywhere in the city. But yet the current trend seems to be to move just within reach of the city without living IN it. And businesses are encouraging this trend by building up around these suburbs. It's not really necessary to go into the city for much of anything anymore.

I think more people are moving to the suburbs because of the safety and convenience that they perceive. Move to Carmel, or Fishers, or Avon, into a house in an addition with a bunch of upper middle class families just like yours and you'll feel safer. And why go back to Indy at all? Everything you need is being built up around you, just to cater to you. Perfect, right?

But something's missing--at least for me. I'm a city girl. And I'm not afraid of the city. I miss the diversity of the west side apartment complex that I moved out of. I miss seeing all different kinds of people when I go to the grocery store. I miss living a few minutes from downtown where I can go and walk around amongst a variety of people - people on the Circle, college students at IUPUI, people at Circle Centre in town for a convention, people hanging out at Steak 'N' Shake for a cup of coffee, those milling about at the canal... it's practically never-ending.

And for me--there's a community feel to the city that the suburbs are missing. It's too easy in the suburbs to go to your 8-5 job, come home, flip on the tube, and never interact with your neighbors and those that are living around you. That's possible in the city too, of course, but it just SEEMS harder to retreat to your own perfect little cave and not bump into those around you.

The suburbs really are convenient--the city's close by, you can get out of it what you want. But you don't have to be IN it. But what exactly are we moving into and what exactly are we moving away from? Into a place where it's easier to live life in your own box (that looks just like all the other boxes on your street)? Or out of a place where we're afraid of the diversity around us not being safe enough to live in community with?

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Dating

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:55:32 GMT

Ok, I confess. Yes, I have started dating someone. Funny how you make some small mention of having a love life in a blog post about more important things and some people seem to pounce on that, completely ignoring everything else in the post. What are you people, just in it for the gossip?? ;)

I've really not dated much in my life. I'm not very good at it. But I think I'm realizing some things. Given the fact that everyone is different, no one is really going to be any good at dating. Because with each different person that you might start dating, it's going to be different - because they're different. So I guess I'm not alone.

There's definitely no formula, no mindset, no anything that's really going to prepare you for dating someone new. So if you're trying to come up with thoughts in your head of what you think a relationship should look like - you're probably going to be sorely disappointed, because when you have one, it's very likely not going to look anything like that. So if you're not in a relationship right now - my advice would be to enjoy being single, stop thinking about dating or marriage because there's no point in it. It's not going to be how you thought, and you're never really going to be prepared for it. So quit wasting your time. Use it for something useful instead - make the most of your "single" time. As singles, we have a lot of free time that will dissipate once we get married and have kids. So I'd say it's best to make good use of it now while we can.

Something else I've realized about dating... when you're single and on your own, you are only presenting yourself to other people. And it's much easier to be comfortable with that, since you have control over what you say and do and what you're like, basically. But once you start dating someone - it's kind of like you're putting your stamp of approval on them. You're saying, "hey, this is someone that I think is great enough that I'm presenting them *with* me". And THAT is a tough thing to do. Especially because you can't control what they're going to say or do or be like. And especially when you've not dated too much and aren't used to having to do it.

The thing is, though - that's a good lesson. No, you can't control this person that you're with. And you're never going to be able to. And they're never going to always do what you want, or always say what you want, or always be exactly the way you want them to be. That's not what love is about anyway. The quote I have in my email signature is a good comment on this:

"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them." (Thomas Merton)

You have to definitely decide that you really like a person before it becomes easier to present them as someone you're dating, someone with your "stamp of approval". And it's tricky, because you have to not really care so much what other people think of them. Because ultimately, that's not as important as whether you love them or not. And if it goes well, no one will ever really know the person that you know anyway, they won't get to know them the same way. On the flipside, however, don't discount your friends. They know you and (generally) want what's best for you. And they will let you know if they disapprove of your choice. If they do - listen to their reasons. They just might be valid.

So yeah - I'm learning a lot right now. We'll see how it goes...

In the meantime, if you're looking for more unsolicited advice about dating, check out Maurice's recent series of "Friday Night Date Place" blogs:

Friday Night Date Place
Why Date?
Are You Ready to Date?
A Realistic View of Marriage
Defining Dating

They're enough to get you thinking, if nothing else. ;)

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Johari window

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:44:28 GMT

What do you think about me?

Monday, February 06, 2006

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:13:03 GMT

I have a feeling I'm just going to have to get used to being openly mocked for a while. From pretty much all sides. Is this what I get for having so many people that love me? Haha.

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:22:48 GMT

God is really, REALLY cool. That's all I have to say right now.

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:49:59 GMT

It's amazing exactly how apathetic you get about homework when you're 3 days away from finishing your degree...