Who do you write like?

I read a lot of blogs through Google Reader, and a lot of the time I have nothing to say, so I don't comment. I know, bad habit - people like to get comments - but a lot of the blogs I read already get 35 comments per post, and I don't think I have that much more to say.

And sometimes a blog post comes along, that makes me see what the fuss is about. Today, Outi posted that she writes like Daniel Defoe, and of course I had to find out (based on my previous post) who I write like. And it came up with...

I write like
Gertrude Stein

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

I have never ever read anything by Gertrude Stein, but it looks like I will have to try it, to at least see why they think I write like her. I don't even have a clue as to wether that is a good thing or not.

Am I?

You Are Bold and Fearless

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

What tarot card am I?

I must admit, I got a little surprised at this... Some who read this will know that things have been on my mind lately...

You are The Tower

Ambition, fighting, war, courage. Destruction, danger, fall, ruin.

The Tower represents war, destruction, but also spiritual renewal. Plans are disrupted. Your views and ideas will change as a result.

The Tower is a card about war, a war between the structures of lies and the lightning flash of truth. The Tower stands for "false concepts and institutions that we take for real." You have been shaken up; blinded by a shocking revelation. It sometimes takes that to see a truth that one refuses to see. Or to bring down beliefs that are so well constructed. What's most important to remember is that the tearing down of this structure, however painful, makes room for something new to be built.

What Tarot Card are You?
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as a 30's housewife..

I'm apparently awesome!

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6 Random things about me

Angela tagged me to share 6 random things about me.

Here are the rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know your entry is up.


Ok, I'm giving it a go:
1. I've actually been tagged on a similar question before, and I didn't post. No idea why, it kind of slipped my mind, I guess.

2. I'm lactose sensitive - I think, or am I having IBS? I don't want to have IBS, so I tell everyone I can't handle lactose. So far it's been working good...

3. I'm a serial craft starter. The only craft I've actually picked up on a regular basis, is cross-stitching. That's probably why my shelves are crammed with xs-stuff, and a few bits and pieces here and there of other crafts: knitting, papercrafting (mostly cards, I can't get the scrapbooking thing going), jewellery making (beads everywhere...), PENS for all kinds of writing, and then there's the growing pile of fabrics, sewing thread and zippers...

4. I'm a procrastinator. Have I said this before? It sounds familiar somehow... Anyway, I always do the fun things first to try and convince myself I don't have to do the boring stuff, which of course is a blatant lie and it never works, so I always end up doing the boring stuff when I'm almost out of time.

5. All of my socks have some kind of pattern or special colour - it's a lot easier to sort them after washing that way. :) I hate it when I try sorting hubby's socks - they're all black, same patterns and same make - there's always one missing! I never have that problem with my own socks, so I use the same system when I buy socks for H. Only her socks are a lot happier than mine, with butterflies, birds, flowers and lots of different colours.

6. I have a normal blood pressure. I've always thought my pressure was low, but now when we've been learning how to measure it, I've discovered that my blood pressure is excellent. At least in my arms it is, noone's tested my hands or feet - they're bl**dy cold all the time. I don't think there's much cirkulation in the "ends"... Jumping Jacks usually do the trick when I get too cold, though!


I hope you've learned something you didn't know about me - now, who to tag? I have absolutely no idea, especially since I read so completely different blogs (has to do with #3 above)- and never make any comments... So, if you happen to pass by, and haven't already posted one of these, .... TAG!

Typing test

Whilst blog-hopping I found this test to see how fast you type - and being and ex-secretary, I had to go check of course!
55 words

Speed test

And this was actually an english test - which is not my native language... ;) Go see if you're faster than me!

The ABC's of me!

I apparently got tagged by Angela to do this, and as I still haven't answered the 7 weird facts one, I feel like I HAVE TO answer this one...


A - Available or single?:
Neither, I'm living with my fiancé S(and our daughter)

B - Best Friend?:
S! Hoping to make some more now, though...

C - Cake or pie?:
Chokolate cake

D - Drink of choice?:
Water

E - Essential item I use every day:
Anti-wrinkle eye cream - if I don't, I get really sore red stripes in the corners of my eyes.

F - Favorite color?:
red

G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms?:
Haribo Gummy Bears

H - Hometown?:
Tönsberg, Norway

I - Indulgence?:
It used to be chocolate ice cream, but I can't seem to find GOOD lactose-free ice cream, so I'll have to settle for a really nice dark chocolate instead.

J - January or February?:
January - I have to see the coldest of winter to really appreciate the spring!

K - Kids and names?:
One, Hannah.

L- Late or early?:
Late - although I have learned that most people don't appreciate it, so I always add 10 extra minutes for unexpectedness and thus end up being early.

M - Marriage date?:
Nope, engagement date 26th of March 1998.

N - Number of siblings?:
One sister and one brother, and one half-brother that I have never met.

O - Oranges or apples:
Oranges

P - Phobias or fears?:
Not really - I don't like spiders, but I can get them out of the house myself if I have to. (I get hubby to do it when he's at home, so he can feel useful! :D)

Q - Favorite quote:
Found a new one yesterday: "There is no cure without care!" - Florence Nightingale?

R - Reasons to smile:
My daughter, the first butterfly and kicking yellow/red/orange leaves.

S - Season:
Definitely the "tween" ones - spring and fall. If I HAVE to choose, fall.

T - Tag 3 or 4 people:
I have no idea - Catherine, do you feel the calling? Anyone else reading this, I guess you can consider yourselves tagged!

U - Unknown fact about me:
I suck at house-keeping. Technically I can do it, but since I can't stand it I usually let hubby do it (he actually enjoys it!) Not fair, I know, but see W for more info...

V - Vegetable you don’t like:
Artichokes. Can't stand them for some reason - and yes I have tried both as a kid and as an adult. Won't do it again.

W - Worst habit:
Procrastinating. Right now I'm trying to think of something to do that doesn't involve doing the heavy studying I need to do today ;)

X - X-Rays?:
Dental, upper arm, and pelvis (fell off a horse once...).

Y - Your favorite food?:
"Pommes au gratin" with a nice peace of red meat and MIL's sallad mix.

Z - Zodiac sign?:
Aries.
Chinese: Rabbit with a bit of fire!

I'm a herb!

You Are Basil

You are quite popular and loved by post people. You have a mild temperament, but your style is definitely distinctive. You are sweet, attractive, and you often smell good.

What Spice Are You?

EQ SQ Score

I found this on Outi's blog - a rather surprising result, I think!

Here are your EQ SQ results:

EQ	: 54
SQ	: 45
Brain Type	: Systemizing

What does your score mean?

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"Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out."

And according to the psychcentral test, I apparently have a "Borderline Internet addiction"... Yup, I'm online a lot, even when I'm at work...

What flower...?

I am a Daffodil What Flower Are You?

"You have a sunny disposition and are normally one of the first to show up for the party. You don't need too much attention from the host once you get there as you are more than capable of making yourself seen and heard."

:)

Book list

I found this list over on Iagal's blog and thought I'd give it a shot!

Look at the list of (100) books below.
- Bold the ones you’ve read.

1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
5. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Tolkien)
6. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien)
7. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Tolkien)
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
9. Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
10. A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Rowling)
12. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Rowling)
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
15. Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Rowling)
17. Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
18. The Stand (Stephen King)
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Rowling)
20. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
21. The Hobbit (Tolkien)
22. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
23. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
24. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
25 . Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
26. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
27. Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
28. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)
29. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
30. Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom)
31. Dune (Frank Herbert)
32. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
33. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
34. 1984 (Orwell)
35. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
36. The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
37. The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
38. I Know This Much is True (Wally Lamb)
39. The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
40. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
41. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
42. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
43. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
44. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
45. Bible
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
48. Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt)
49. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
50. She’s Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
51. The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
52. A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)
53. Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
54. Great Expectations (Dickens)
55. The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)
56. The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
57. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rowling)
58. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
59. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
60. The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
61. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
63. War and Peace (Tolstoy)
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)
65. Fifth Business (Robertson Davis)
66. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
67. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Ann Brashares)
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
69. Les Miserables (Hugo)
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
71. Bridget Jones’ Diary (Fielding)
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Marquez)
73. Shogun (James Clavell)
74. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
75. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
76. The Summer Tree (Guy Gavriel Kay)
77. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
78. The World According To Garp (John Irving)
79. The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)
81. Not Wanted On The Voyage (Timothy Findley)
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck)
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)
84. Wizard’s First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
85. Emma (Jane Austen)
86. Watership Down(Richard Adams)
87. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
88. The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
89. Blindness (Jose Saramago)
90. Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
91. In The Skin Of A Lion (Ondaatje)
92. Lord of the Flies (Golding)
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
96. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
97. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
98. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
99. The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)
100. Ulysses (James Joyce)

All of these with a note: I might have read more, but not that I recognize the titles of - I've read most books in Norwegian, only 50 or so total in English...

Which film hero are you?

Néo (Matrix) : 75%
Jim Levenstein (American Pie) : 72%
Maximus (Gladiator) : 72%
James Bond : 69%
Indiana Jones : 68%
Batman / Bruce Wayne : 68%
Eric Draven (The Crow) : 67%
Tony Montana (Scarface) : 66%
Forrest Gump : 65%
Hannibal Lecter : 65%
Yoda (Star Wars) : 58%
Schrek : 52%

Quel héros de film es-tu ?

Tests...

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Cookie!

Now, who can resist a cookie test? Stolen from both Patternnuts and Outi :)

I've been bloghopping a little, and so I decided to post a few memes I've come across! Here it goes, we'll see if you all think it sounds anything like me... ;)

Take the Quiz here!

:: A N N E ::
You are Anne Elliot of Persuasion! Let's face it, you're easily persuaded, especially when faced with choices that are or aren't 'the Elliot way.' But this doesn't mean that you don't have conviction. Actually, your sense of duty is overwhelming. And though you won't stick your neck out too often, you have learned to speak up when it counts. To boot, you know how to handle sticky situations. You love deeply and constantly.
(Strange, me being named Anne and all...)

Your Inner Color is Blue

Your Personality: Your natural warmth and intuition nurtures those around you. You are accepting and always follow your heart. You in Love: Relationships are your top priority, and this includes love. You are most happy when you are serious with someone. Your Career: You need to help others in your job to feel satistifed. You would be a great nurse, psychologist, or counselor.

What's Your Inner Color?

Meme...

Yes I was tagged yesterday, so if you read this: consider yourself tagged!

The idea is that you use the first letter in your first name, and answer all of the below with something beginning with your letter. Mine, of course, is A - so I could just copy everything Angela's answered, but that would be too easy!

First name: Anne
1. Famous singer/band: ----------- Alcazar (swedish disco group)
2. 4 letter word: ---------------- ants
3. Street name: ------------------ Amsterdam
4. Color: ------------------------ Almond
5. Gifts/presents: --------------- Apple tree
6. Vehicle: ---------------------- Audi A6 Avant
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: ---- Ashtray (for putting my keys in when I come home!)
8. Boy Name: --------------------- Andreas (my nephew)
9. Girl Name: -------------------- Amanda (my niece)
10. Movie Title: ----------------- Acopalypse now
11. Drink: ----------------------- Amaretto
12. Occupation: ------------------ Arms dealer
13. Flower: ---------------------- Azalea
14. Celebrity: ------------------- Angelica (swedish west newsreporter)
15. Magazine: -------------------- Amelia
16. U.S. City: ------------------- Atlanta
17. Pro Sports Teams: ------------ A's (Oakland Athletics - their logo is nice!)
18. Fruit/Vegetable: ------------- Asparagus
19. Reason Late for Work: -------- Acute attack of Alzheimers disease...
20. Something You Throw Away: ---- Avfall (= trash in swedish ;) )
21. Things You Shout: ------------ ARGH!
22. Cartoon Character: ----------- Addams family

Can you believe I had to Google for flowers, movies and cartoons? I had NO idea what stuff is called, and my memory is even worse so I couldn't even remember that there was such a thing as Acopalypse Now... I feel like I have the brain of an ant today...

tests...

So, I head over to Snowprincipezza, and what do I find? Tests... So, this is it: (and remember, I'm illiterate when it comes to computer languages!)


http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/08/language_quiz.php if anyone fancy trying it! :)

What type of flower...?

Which Flower are You?

You are a Carnation:You are friendly, energetic, cheerful, and bubbly. You love being around people. Outgoing and talkative, you rarely meet a stranger. Others feel at ease around you because of your playful nature.Symbolism: In Victorian times carnations were given to show fascination with another. They also symbolize friendship and whimsicalness.
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What Color is Your Brain?

BLUE:

At work or in school: I like to be with people, sharing with them, inspiring them, and helping them. I work and learn best when I can take into consideration people and the human element. I flourish in an atmosphere of cooperation.
With friends: I always look for perfect love. I am very romantic, and I enjoy doing thoughtful things for others. I am affectionate, supportive and a good listener.
With family: I like to be happy and loving. I am very sensitive to rejection from my family and to family conflicts. I really like to be well thought of and need frequent reassurance. I love intimate talks and warm feelings.
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This was amazingly accurate... :)