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Friday, September 30th, 2005
| Time |
Event |
| 11:22a |
Hurray for Friday! I'm so incredibly pleased....I'll be out of this horrible cube, and life will be good. The weather, if rumors are true, will be fantastic. I'm so glad that my money issues are over. All of my credit card balances are ZERO, which is heaven. As of this coming paycheck, me and D's money will be completely combined. It's perfect. A flat percent of each of our paychecks will go into our joint checking. The amount is enough to cover gas, some entertainment, rent and bills, and food....basically all of our joint expenses. Most of these expenses will be put on our joint credit card( which give us 5% cash back), which will be paid off every month. The bottom line? Since I have no credit card bills, and all my expenses are accounted for, whatever is left in my checking account is mine. How easy is that? Everything will be so much simpler. I can't believe it's almost October. I don't want winter to come, and fall in NY is seriously like two weeks long, so winter is basically right around the corner. I sooooo live in the wrong place. I hate cold and taxes. Damn. I should probably go to the doc's for my checkup. I still don't know if my anemia issue is fixed, and I should probably check on that... I'm such a procrastinator. I swear it's the worst trait EVER. I think I'm going to have a dinner party this weekend! Lots of wine and friends....should be a good time. I don't know what I'm making though...stuffed chicken breasts and wild mushroom risotto with a salad app maybe? I'm kind of liking this not drinking thing. I feel a little healthier for it.. wine is occassionally okay though I think, antioxidants, ya know? lol... Today I'm wearing a pair of pants my skinny friend gave me because they were too big for her. They're Diesel 27s, and they're hanging off me. : ) My iPod is the best thing ever....except for D's phone...he ebayed and got a Treo 600. I have the worst case of techno lust/phone envy EVER. Current Mood: caffeinatedCurrent Music: pj harvey, bring you my love | | 11:48a |
I'm in such an update-y mood today.
I've been saying for awhile that I'm not happy with how uncreative I've been...
Well I finally dug out my sketch pad and my charcoal pencils and my tortillion stumps...
I actually drew, well, sketched really. It was nice though. My sketches were actually rather decent. I guess I was afraid that I had lost it and that when I did finally draw something it would suck, but....it didn't. I think I might try and squeeze a little drawing time in every week, and maybe I'll actually start working on a piece even if it takes me thirty minutes a week for the six months to complete it....it's something, and it relaxes me. As long as I'm drawing, I'm not thinking of anything.
I don't know about my writing. I feel like I can only write when I'm really, really unhappy. I also feel like my creative writing has diminished in quality due to all the soulless technical writing that I have to do for my job. I'm not sure exactly what to do about that.
*Shrugs* I think I prefer being happy/content to being poetic. I'm just in this kind of "blah, nothing I write is new or different, and I have no unique ideas, so why should I even bother writing anything" sort of mood.
As far as acting, I'm thinking of auditioning for somethign at some point. It's just a vague, nebulous fantasy at this point since I have zero time, but at least it's out there.
Current Mood: Weekend jubilee
Current Music: Everything will be alright, the killers | | 3:02p |
Somewhat Patriotic
You scored 62% US Philosophy, 75% American Pride, 46% Involvement, and 100% Citizen Status! | This test measured you according to four criteria: Philosophy, Pride, Involvement and Citizen Status.
Philosophy reflects whether you agree with the philosophical
foundations of the United States, such as: liberty, equality, democracy
(though limited, not absolute), capitalism, checks and balances,
constitutionalism, etc.
Pride reflects your assessment of the factual reality and
history of the United States as a nation. It is your opinion as to
whether the United States has been a "good" country and whether it has
acted rightly or not.
Involvement reflects your level of political activism--whether
you act to stay informed of what is going on in the world, and what you
do on the basis of that information.
Citizen Status simply reflects whether you claimed to be a citizen of the U.S. when asked by this test.
It is the opinion of this test that, of these four factors, the
only one that matters when it comes to being considered a Patriotic
American is one's score in the first category--Philosophy. Therefore,
if you scored between 0-33% in that category, you have been rated
'Unpatriotic'; 34-66%, 'Somewhat Patriotic'; 67-100% 'Patriotic'.
Certainly, the other categories provide interesting
information for your (and others') consideration. However, they are not
crucial for Patriotism, and they do not necessarily reflect a love, or
its lack, for one's country. Regarding American Pride,
some people will be surprised that it does not affect the outcome of
the test; some people will be upset by this. However, if a person
supports every military action the United States has ever engaged in,
but does not really support his neighbors' right to live their lives in
the ways that they see fit, then they do not truly love the United
States. Further, and despite much of the rhetoric some political
pundits engage in, a truly Patriotic American can be highly critical of
many of the actions undertaken by the U.S. throughout history.
Certainly, much of what the United States has done has been done poorly
or for the wrong reasons. And while the author of this test believes
that the United States has been mainly a force for good in the world
(and the most-free, best nation ever to exist), he respects the
opinions of those who would disagree with him and fully supports their
right to dissent. For that is what America is all about.
Regarding Involvement, it has been said that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty. This is true, however it is also
true that liberty means that people can be as involved, or not
involved, as they want. Choosing not to vote, while perhaps unwise, is
as much an exercise of political liberty as anything else. Certainly,
however, a low score in involvement might mean that a person could
stand to try to be more aware of current events, or more actively
involved in shaping them, because sometimes they matter.
Regarding Citizen Status, I am certain that many
people will believe that to truly be a Patriotic American, one must be
a citizen of the United States. However, that is not so. One of the
traits that sets the U.S. apart from many other nations in history, is
that it is a country not organized specifically around a particular
ethnicity, language, religion, culture or common historical origin, but
a shared political ideology. The United States is organized around a
common love of liberty, individual rights and free expression. This, in
part, accounts for the unending stream of immigration starting from the
very conception of the nation and continuing on to the present day. In
today's United States, there are many thousands who are not citizens,
and yet who live in the United States and share its dreams (and many of
them will be citizens when they are able). The author would even argue
that there are many Patriotic Americans who have never yet even set
foot on U.S. soil. There are no requirements of language, skin color,
religion, sexual orientation or particular condition of any other
personal detail to be a "true American." Just a love of liberty.
I hope that the test was either entertaining, educational or
some combination of the two. I appreciate your taking it. If you have
any serious question/comment, the author is always glad to discuss this
subject or any other (though please keep in mind my initial
warnings--you knew what this test was about when you decided to take
it). Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're
interested in the following:
Nerds, Geeks & Dorks
Professional Wrestling
Love & Sexuality
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Thanks Again! -- THE ARE YOU A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN? TEST |  | My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 37% on US Philosophy | | You scored higher than 74% on American Pride | | You scored higher than 25% on Involvement | | You scored higher than 15% on Citizen Status |
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