Not so Pointless

I haven't done this quizzes in a long while. I thought I'll take one. Actually, I don't think the code is working, and I don't want to take another test. This one says "Completely Pointless Personality Test." I took another one. I was a liberal Rocket Scientist. Really! What does liberal means exactly? Does it involve running around naked in the backyard? Because I have done that.

I was only 8 years old at that time, but is that liberal? I also use a lot of sugar in my coffee, back in the days before I switch my allegiance to tea. I use a liberal amount of sugar in my sweet potato, also. I guess the quizz result below fits. I am a liberal!

I have such a wonderful day today. We took all of us to see The Simpsons on big screen. It was another wonderful time. I can't believe it. DH and I like going out for movies. Since we don't have a reliable person to trust our kids with so late in the evening, we decided to bring them with us. It was wonderful!

Hmmm, I think blogger's going bananas today. I have made some post earlier and it wasn't posting. Oh well, it's past midnight now. I just want to say that I am enjoying THE TENANTS OF WILDFELL HALL by Anne Bronte. It is not an easy feat for me to enjoy this. The previous book I was listening to was HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by JK Rowling. Have you ever heard Jim Dale on HP series?

If you haven't, you must! You have missed so much. This guy is simply fantastic. He reads so wonderfully, there is never confusion who's speaking the lines. I simply love listening to HP series becauseo of him. I really wish he would read another series. Maybe Artemis Fowl, or the Redwall series maybe. Then I'll get to know what those books are.

Shoshana was a Liberal Rocket Scientist in a past life. Discover your past lives @ Quiz Me

Not Quite a Tag

Limo ride on the way home from DS1's bday party

My floor people showed up today with planks much darker than I would have liked, and missing two bedrooms. The salesperson I talked with the other day thought I wanted all carpet upstairs. I wonder which of the "I am so tired of cleaning carpets, I want it all laminate except the stairway" she didn't get.

Anyway, looks like it's fixed, and looks like they might finish one room today. I decided to do the faux glazing in the master's bedroom myself because my husband loves it, and he usually does not like that much. He's OK with everything and he's OK with what I like, but this one, he really, really loves.

My friend Angelo is finally back from his massive examination exposure and came up with a fun tag I thought I'd do. Look at it and see. Anyone who wants to participate, feel free. It's really fun. :)

These are the instructions: (Start copying here.)

1. Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post and link back to the blog that put you on the list in the paragraph. This isn’t a suggestion. You need to break up the duplicate content. Someone took the time to add you so the least you can do is give them an extra link back.

2. Copy the list of originals below COMPLETELY and add it to your blog. If you would like a different keyword for your blog then change it when you do your post and it should pass to most blogs with that keyword.

3. Take the adds from the blog that added you and place them in the “Originals” list.

4. Add at least 1 new blog that you KNOW is using the DO FOLLOW plugin to the list in the “My Adds” section. (Add no more than 5!) Let the people you’ve added know, so that they can keep the list going!

My Adds:
Louann
Simple America
Niceheart
Ethel
Sanna
The Queer Chef

(Hey guys, you're not obligated. Just thought I'd share this with you.)

Originals:
Shoshana
Leah
Gina
Haze
Ghee
Neng aka Sirena
Angelo
Ju aka The Border aka Juana of Femjo
Tina
Keep the Faith
jsonvlog
Suncoast Scribe
Blogging Kenneth
My 2 Centavos Worth
Manila Mom
3 Dogs, 3 Pigs and A Family
Cafe Romanza
Earn Global
Credit Ability
Macuha.com
Flee the Cube
Smart Wealthy Rich
MomReviews.net
Fellow Eskimo
Pajama Mommy
Amanita.net
WebStyle
Meredith’s Weight Loss Blog
Pink Blog
Tricia’s Musings
Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot
Midlife Musings
Utterly Geek
Whatever I Feel Like
My Dandelion Patch
Surviving NJ
GeekySpeaky
Simple Kind Of Life
3DayMom
BuyMeBlog
The Hockey Dad

Don't feel obliged to continue the tag ladies, unless you want to, just wanted to spread the link love to ya!

Real Moms...Teach

I was tagged by Louann.

Here are the rules, put up a post "Real Moms [insert what you do here]", followed by an explanation, a picture, and a "Real Moms. Making ....". Then tag five people.

Real Moms teach. They teach their children that being generous makes you a strong person. Politeness is a virtue, and honesty does not equate with rudeness and selfishness. An adulterous wife confessing to her husband that she wants someone else is not being "honest." The time for honesty would have been way before "anything" happened. This example is not so weird or far off. I have five children. I want them to marry to a person who deserves them. I want for them to marry to someone who will love and respect them like I do.

Real Moms teach their children that being in a relationship with someone who is selfish will not make them happy. A selfish person will always
think of themselves first, last and always. They might "pretend" to care about other people, but it won't last long. A selfish person is like a snake. You can give it your all and cherish the snake, but you will never know when a snake will revert to nature and bite you.

Real Moms teach their children being in love does not mean you have to always agree with the other person. Loving someone means being true to each other, and when the other person is suddenly "not happy" anymore because they have found someone better despite all the caring and the support, then it's not "love" anymore. It's something selfish and perverted and it is time to abandon ship. In fact, leave right away and don't let the other person play head games with you.

Real Moms teach their children that the last thing they must do is marry a fixer-upper. Real Moms will explain to their children. Every one has a chance to be saved, but it's better to leave it to the professionals. Happiness in marriage is not bailing out at the first, second or nth time of "boredom." It's so easy to get confused loving with being sorry with the first bloom of lust.

Real Moms will gift their children with self-esteem, self-awareness, and self-confidence so their children can recognize someone selfish, narcissistic, and screwed-up a mile away and will steer clear. They show who those fixer upper are so they can be aware that some things are better left alone.

Real Moms teach their children that people can make mistakes too. If they are already in a committed relationship, it's better to make a clean break rather than cheat. Cheating is a sign of a weak character and bad judgment.

Real Moms teach their children that Mommy will always love them as they are and willing to hear their side of the story, kiss away the boo-boo.

I am supposed to tag 5 people.
*link updated to actual post
Sanna*
Ale
T-Girl
Ghee
Summer*
I actually want to tag
HouseDad* too. He'll be doing Real Dads...check out April 6, 2007 entry

Book Review and a Tag

I impulsively joined a "From the Stacks" group, I even have a button on my sidebar! The idea is to pick 5 books from your "To Be Read" pile and then read it by January 31. I've finished 2 by last night...the other one was a re-read.

Nerd Gone Wild by Vicki Lewis Thompson is great. She's making it hip and cool to be a nerd. There's a rich girl, a nerd, an S/M-loving villains, and a cute town in Alaska populated with lovable residents. The sex was hot, the S/M scene attractive, makes me want to go out and get me a whip! The nerd? He's got a hot little body underneath his dorky clothes.

Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah is a magical story about a woman who's been betrayed by the people closest to her. It's a fun read, especially during the holidays. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's a must-have feel-good book.

Now, onwards to tag.

My dear Vixen tagged me about this fun list. I doubt I have done plenty, but it's worth a try. I bet I've done 20 percent. What about you?

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink - this is begging the question of "have I ever been in a bar?
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. 1Climbed a mountain - it's a small one, my grandpa owns it, but it's got steep rocky side, and I have to crawl to do it...so yeah, I'm counting it!
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. 2Held a tarantula - can't be in Texas and not hold one. Although it's inside a zoo exhibit, it was alive and still freaky. I was assured that it's not poisonous, but I am convince that these little creatures has someone fooled!
07. 3Taken a candlelit bath with someone.
08. 4Said “I love you” and meant it.
09. 5Hugged a tree. - who hasn't? I hope this isn't the "hugged a tree" as a form of protest and peeing into a bottle because then I haven't done it yet, and not very probable either.
10. Bungee jumped.
11. Visited Paris.
12. 6Watched a lightning storm at sea - can't live in an island all my life and not see one. It's scary, and spectacular!
13. 7Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise. - it's what night-owls do, or an addicted to books people.
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa - I wanted to do this. Even if I have to be in Europe to do it.
17. 8Grown and eaten your own vegetables - Papa is big on this. I have planted potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts and corn. What, you don't believe me? (After all, I've been a serial plant killer for a while now) Ask my Lil Bro.
18. Touched an iceberg
19. 9Slept under the stars - then I crawled into my tent because it's too cold and the mosquitoes just about killed me.
20. 10Changed a baby’s diaper - can't have 5 children and escape this fate! By the thousands, baby!
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. 11Given more than you can afford to charity - who hasn't at one time or the other?
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. 12Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment - at grade school, in a sectarian school, during a praying session. I would have been embarrassed and offed myself, but it was too entertaining to see the faces of the teachers who's trying to hush me.
27. 13Had a food fight - my mother does not approve, would not approve and will not approve. As a mother I won't approve, but it's actually fun, except when it's time to clean up.
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. 13Had a snowball fight - with DH. It's so cold! Not my thing.
31. 14Screamed as loudly as you possibly can - this is cathartic. Really!
32. 15Held a lamb
33. 16Seen a total eclipse of the moon.
34. 17Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run - don't like ball games other than bowling, but I don't think bowling counts.
36. 18Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. 19Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. 20Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. 21Taken care of someone who was drunk - and I am still freaked out by any drunk. Any. drunk.
42. 22Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. 23Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. 24Taken a road-trip - DH and I love to do this. It's fun.
48. Gone rock climbing
49. 25Midnight walk on the beach - everyone should try this. It's awesome and scary at the same time. It's all that dark water trying to grab you.
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. 26In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them - I was in 5th grade and my family is on the next table. I was playing translator to two Swedish tourist who can't seem to understand English...at least not Filipino English.
54. Visited Japan
55. 27Milked a cow
56. 28Alphabetized your CDs
57. 29Pretended to be a superhero
58. 30Sung karaoke
59. 31Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football - I don't do balls!
61. 32Gone scuba diving
62. 33Kissed in the rain
63. 34Played in the mud
64. 35Played in the rain - all the time when I was a kid. It's like taking a shower when it's tropical torrential rain.
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. 36Started a business
68. 37Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. 38Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. 39Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. 40Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. 41Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. 42Got flowers for no reason
84. 43Performed on stage - all the time while in school
85. 44Been to Las Vegas - yep, I even walked a whole store front!
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. 45Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. 46Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. 47Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. 48Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking 103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. 49Piloted an airplane - it was single engine, and I find it ver boring after a few minutes.
09. 50Touched a stingray
110. 51Broken someone’s heart
111. 52Helped an animal give birth - our cats, it was great.
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. 53Broken a bone - my right foot, so painful for weeks!
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. 54Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. 55Ridden a horse
119. 56Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. 57Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours.
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. 58Eaten sushi
128. 59Had your picture in the newspaper
129. 60Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. 61Touched a cockroach - ewwwwwwwwwww
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. 62Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. 63Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. 64Killed and prepared an animal for eating - chicken. The whole 9 yards!
137. 65Skipped all your school reunions
138. 66Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. 67Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. 68Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head - I left 2 inches all aound, so I guess not.
149. Caused a car accident
150. 69Saved someone’s life

I am tagging Momsquared, Ev, Ghee, HouseDad, and Ethel. You're not obliged to play, but if you do, let me know so I can take a look. :P