Now for something a little lighter, a silly Internet quiz found via the Puffbird:
Curious, I wouldn’t have thought my “Science/Math” rating would be higher than “History/Literature,” given that I loathed math in school, loved history, and majored in English lit. Guess I must’ve learned something from watching Carl Sagan after all, eh?
Via Jaquandor, I found this weird Internet quiz that tells you which tarot card best represents you. I have little interest in tarot myself — fortune-telling, ouija boards, and all that “occult” stuff that generated so much hysteria in these parts back in my high-school days have always struck me as eye-rollingly silly — but I’m always up for a time-wasting Internet quiz-thing. So, here we go:
Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsession
The Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.
Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really “Satan” at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild – or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
I’m sure this result would come as to no surprise to the parents of several young ladies I used to date…
Just a couple of curiosities that are apparently making their way around the interweb this morning:
Scalzi is feeling testy today, as you can see in this book meme he’s cooked up:
1. Open the book you’re currently reading to page 133.
2. Read the fourth line on the page.
3. Put the book back where it had been resting.
4. Tell no one of what it was you just did.
5. Think of five friends to tag with this meme.
6. Do not actually tag them. They are busy and have lives.
7. Go about your life as if nothing has happened.
8. Carry the secret of this meme to your grave.
So did I perform this particular meme? No one will ever know…
Just finishing up a little business here with a couple of fellow bloggers.
First of all, it looks like Brian Greenberg actually took me up on my challenge to do the Meme of Five; his answers are here, and they are both revealing and amusing… A navy blue tuxedo with light blue ruffles indeed!
I’d also like to note that Brian wrote a few words about that fire at Este Pizza, and he pledged to send a little cash to Dave Heiblim, Este’s owner. I’m sure Dave much appreciates your help, Brian, and I’d like to say thanks myself. That’s a damn decent thing for you to do for someone you’ve never met and who lives three-quarters of a continent away.
Moving right along, Jaquandor recently did an interesting meme in which somebody emailed him five interview questions tailored specifically to him. Jaquador then offered to return the favor to anyone who was interested. I, of course, said sure, shoot me five. Just one thing, though: I think he actually had some other Jason in mind when he formulated his questions for me. Still, I’m always game to give these things a try. My efforts to respond to some oddly inappropriate questions follow the break:
I hope everybody made it through Independence Day with their original factory-issued number of digits, limbs, and accessories. Had a pleasant Fourth myself, but my Fifth… whoo, boy. I’m wondering tonight if a middle-of-the-week holiday is even worth bothering with; all my various accounts at work tried to push a schload (that’s a technical term, don’t ya know) through the mill the day before the holiday, and now comes the day after the holiday and everyone is trying to catch up. Which means there’s been another schload crossing my desk. Which makes for a lack of blog-time and a very stressed-out (and grumpy) proofreader.
I did manage to check in on a couple of my usual reads, though, and I learned that I’ve been tagged by Jaquandor to participate in the latest meme floating around the ‘net. I’m a sucker for these things, of course — curse you, Jaquandor, you’ve discovered my secret weakness! — so my responses follow the cut:
You Should Be a Film Writer |
 You don’t just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen! |
So, I decided to participate in the latest meme thing that’s sweeping the InterWebs, and I got back this rather surprising result:
A G rating? That’s the kiss of death at the box office! I was hoping for at least a PG. Geez, it’s not like Simple Tricks and Nonsense is the Pete’s Dragon of the blogosphere… or is it? I’m so ashamed…
Not quite the results one would hope for…
37%Mingle2 – Free Online Dating
Geez, if it’s not gas-thieving road-freaks in SUVs, it’s zombies. Some days, you just can’t win…
Look, kids, it’s another quiz! It’s the lazy blogger’s way of posting up some quick ‘n’ easy content for your reading pleasure!
This one is a little different, at least. It’s about music: