100 Things

Saw this and thought it would be great to do:

The rules state: Below are 100 statements. Bold or change the color of the ones you have done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland or Disney World World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Had stitches
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Taught yourself an art from scratch
14. Adopted a child
15. Had food poisoning
16. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
17. Grown your own vegetables (every year, I'm a farmer)
18. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
19. Slept in an overnight train
20. Had a pillow fight
21. Hitchhiked
22. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (not sure if counts, the kids were sick not me)
23. Built a snow fort
24. Held a lamb
25. Gone skinny dipping
26. Run a marathon
27. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
28. Seen a total eclipse (had one when I was in jr. high and the science teacher taught us how to make a pin hole watcher)
29. Watched a sunrise or sunset
30. Hit a home run (have to be able to hit the ball first)
31. Been on a cruise
32. Seen Niagara Falls in person
33. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
34. Seen an Amish community
35. Taught yourself a new language. (spanish, norwegian, polish, and swedish ... none very well though)
36. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (then I got married and responsibilities started)
37. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
38. Gone rock climbing
39. Seen Michelangelo’s David
40. Sung karaoke
41. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
42. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
43. Visited Africa
44. Walked on a beach by moonlight
45. Been transported in an ambulance (my poodle dislocated my elbow)
46. Had your portrait painted (several times)
47. Gone deep sea fishing
48. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
49. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
50. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
51. Kissed in the rain
52. Played in the mud
53. Gotten a speeding ticket
54. Been in a movie no, but when I was in grade school I was featured during the local weather!
55. Visited the Great Wall of China
56. Started a business
57. Taken a martial arts class (blue belt)
58. Visited Russia
59. Served at a soup kitchen
60. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (every year!)
61. Gone whale watching
62. Got flowers for no reason (well not for any reason I knew of)
63. Stayed the night in jail
64. Cried so hard you threw up
65. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
66. Bounced a check (no but had one bounce on me)
67. Flown in a helicopter
68. Saved a favorite childhood toy
69. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
70. Eaten caviar (allergic to all fish)
71. Pieced a quilt (not that I finished it though)
72. Stood in Times Square
73. Toured the Everglades
74. Been fired from a job - no but the business I was working for closed down while I was working there
75. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
76. Broken a bone
77. Been on a speeding motorcycle
78. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
79. Published a book
80. Visited the Vatican
81. Bought a brand new car
82. Walked in Jerusalem
83. Had your picture in the newspaper
84. Read the entire Bible (had to for a college class)
85. Visited the White House
86. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
87. Had chicken pox
88. Saved someone’s life
89. Sat on a jury
90. Met someone famous.
91. Joined a book club
92. Lost a loved one
93. Had a baby
94. Seen the Alamo in person
95. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
96. Been involved in a lawsuit (co-worker tried to sue for unemployment so was called as witness for employer)
97. Owned a cell phone
98. Been stung by a bee
99. Read an entire book in one day (its the only way I got to read the Potter series, once the kids got them - they were lost)
100. Been a scout leader (okay I added this one because the list was one short)

Now, TAG - you're it! copy & paste the list to your blog, post your answers and then let me know where I can go to read them.

Presidential Trivia Quiz 1

to see the answers highlight the area below (to highlight, hold in you right mouse button while dragging your cursor down the page slowly)

Can you name who made these Presidential Firsts? Try to do it first from memory, then you can search the web.

Who was the first President to be photographed?

John Quincy Adams.
his imagine was taken in 1843

How did the donkey become the symbol of the Democratic party?

During his run for the presidency, opponents called Andrew Jackson a 'jackass' and he liked it so much, the symbol stuck.

Who was the first President to hire an Executive staff?

Herbert Hoover (he also was the first one to have a phone on the Oval Office desk)

Under who's administration was the country completely debt free? There has only been one.

Andrew Jackson. Despite what you may have heard of a Clinton 'surplus', there was still a national debt.

Who was the first President to have a car at the White House?

William Taft, actually he had several - one of which was an electric car!

Name the first President who had to deal with a Depression (bank failure) in America?

Martin Van Buren. Andrew Jackson had left the banks in an unsteady state of collapse, which it did under his term.

Who is the only President to have studied medicine?

William Harrison, ironic since he died a month after taking office from pneumonia.

Which President had 15 children?

John Tyler

Which President never held any other elected office?

Zachary Taylor

Who was the first president to try to pass a civil rights bill?

Andrew Johnson, but congress vetoed it.

Which President ran on the ticket as a member of the "Know Nothing" Party?

Millard Fillmore. Though he didn't win the election running with this party, he did run as a member of it. The 'Know Nothing' party was very anti-Catholic, and believed that only people born in America should hold public office and that all public school teachers needed to be Protestant.

Which Presidents had pet alligators at the White House?

John Quincy Adams
Herbert Hoover, well okay they belonged to his son Alan.

Which President NEVER married?

James Buchanan

Who was the first President to have a telephone in the White House?

Rutherford Hayes

Who was the first sitting President to travel to the west coast?

Rutherford Hayes

Which President had a pet hippo?

Calvin Coolidge, it was a Pygmy hippo

Which year had three different sitting Presidents in the White House?

1881: Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield (died in office by assassination), and Chester Arthur.

Who appears on the $100,000 bill? *Yes there really is one*

Woodrow Wilson. The bill is only circulated between banks and government institutions.

Which President had political ties (supposedly) with the assassin of his predecessor?

Chester Arthur (although he denied the association, the claim was made by the assassin himself)

Which President was elected on his birthday?

Warren Harding

Who was the first sitting President to visit Alaska?

Warren Harding.

Which President was sworn into office by his own father?

Calvin Coolidge (he was visiting his father when Harding died, and his father was a Notary Public)

Which President kept a horse in his bedroom?

Calvin Coolidge (okay, it was a mechanical horse)

Who was the first President to have a woman in his cabinet?

Franklin Roosevelt, she was Francis Perkins and served as Secretary of Labor throughout his three terms.

Which President was sworn into office by a former President?

Calvin Coolidge, was sworn in by fmr. Pres. W.H. Taft.

Which President used a Presidential set of China to pay off a gambling debt?

Warren Harding, the set was from the Buchanan administration.

Which President invented his own game?

Herbert Hoover, he invented "Hoover Ball" (although wikipedia states that it was his physician that created the game, my sources attribute it to Hoover himself on his physicians urging to get more exercise)

Was was the first MBA to be President of the United States?

George Bush

Which President had a type of hotel, city, and flag named after him?

Herbert Hoover. A Hoover Hotel was a cardboard box or shanty, a Hooverville was a bunch of Hoover Hotels or a shanty town, and a Hoover flag was a pocket turned inside out.

Who is the only President to be elected to three terms of office? (this one is easy)

Franklin Roosevelt

Who was the first President to have been a Boy Scout?

John Kennedy

First President to have a Presidential plane was?

Franklin Roosevelt, it was a C54 called the Dixie Clipper. The first Airforce One (then called the Sacred Cow) was a C54 outfitted with an elevator

Which President used tax-payer money to install a soda machine that only dispensed one type of pop?

Lyndon Johnson, he liked the pop Fresca (grapefruit flavored citrus pop)

Who was the first President to sign legislation aboard the official presidential plane?

Harry Truman

Who was the first President who knew how to fly a plane on his own?

Dwight Eisenhower.

Who was the first President to ride in an armored vehicle?

Franklin Roosevelt, he had an armor plated car, he also had a specially converted railroad car, the Ferdinand Magellan, which also had two emergency exits should anything happen.

First President to use the Bubble-Top for the car?

Dwight Eisenhower

Which President had his car armored to the point where it was safe from a grenade?

Gerald Ford. The floor was specially armor plated so that if a hand grenade was thrown beneath it he would still be safe. This is the car Ronald Reagan was getting into the day he was shot.

Who was the first President to ride in a helocopter?

Dwight Eisenhower

Well - that should be enough for everyone to chew on for a while.
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Slytherin House Quiz #2

1. If the spell to Apparate goes wrong and leaves part of you behind, you have been what? Splinched
2. What text was used in Potions in Grade 4? Who authored the book? Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger .... no change in potions books until after O.W.L.s when Snape can ferret out those who would simply waste his time.
3. What phenomenon is produced when brother wands (twin-cores) meet? Priori Incantatem, forcing the other wand to 'regurgitate' that last spells it performed.
4. Name the charm used by Ludo at the World Cup to amplify his voice. Sonorus
5. Who did Fleur attend the Yule Ball with? Which house was he from? Roger Davies, Ravenclaw
6. What charm requires the use of a Secret-Keeper? Fidelius Charm
7. Who cast The Dark Mark at the Quidditch World Cup? Who's wand was used? Barty Crouch Jr using Harry's Wand
8. What creature presented a riddle in the maze? The Sphinx
9. Who gets trapped in a jar? As what? Rita Skeeter as a beetle, she was an animagus
10. How many spectral visions appeared from Voldemort's wand? Name them in the order they appeared. 5 spectors/ghosts appeared: Cedric Diggory, Frank Bryce, Bertha Jenkins, James Potter, Lily Potter (although technically Lily should have come before James since he was killed before her)

Which Harry Potter Character would YOU marry??

Your result for The Harry Potter Husband Test...
Mrs. Snape
Your perfect HP man is Severus Snape.

You like a guy of loyalty and intelligence and don't really mind if he comes across as a bit harsh. Or a bit bastardy. Or if he happens to terrify every child who crosses his path. The point is that under that rough exterior lies...well, a rough interior. But under that is a soft, squishy center and you don't mind at all that you're the only person in the world who gets to see it.

(Fanart by Grant Gould GrantGould.com Used with permission.)
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Was there any doubt???

RavenClaw Quiz 1

Okay - once again, don't know if a Slytherin is allowed to take a quiz from another house - but it was fun to do anyways .... so here are my answers:

1. True or False: In Dumbledore's office there are pictures of previous headmasters and headmistresses as well as portraits of the founders of Hogwarts? False - we are only told that portraits of the previous head-masters/mistresses are there ... portraits of the founders are not mentioned as being in Dumbledore's room

2. Which Harry Potter character's name is the Roman equivalent of the Greek
Goddess Athena? c. McGonagall

3. What is there a portrait of in the prefects' bathroom? a. a mermaid

4. Beauxbatons Academy is probably located in France. What does its name
mean? b. beautiful sticks

5. Which last name is not only the last name of a Harry Potter character,
but also the name of a Scottish clan? c. Finnigan

6. From what literay work is the spider Aragog likely to have derived his
name? b. The Lord of the Rings

7. One of the portraits in Dumbledore's office is that of Phineas Nigellus,
whose portrait also hangs in Grimmauld Place. What is his relationship to Sirius
Black? c. great-great-grandfather

8. What character's first name is the name of the ancient Greek legislator
famous for the cruelty of his laws? d. Snape

9. Who is the Fat Lady's friend? b. Violet

10. What is so unusual about the poster above Dean Thomas' bed? a. The person in it doesn't move.

Gryffindor Quiz 1

Again not sure it will count - but I just can't resist on spoiling the Gryffindor's fun!

1. What is a Niffler, and what are the pros and cons of owning one? They are wonderful little creatures who hunt treasure ... the pro is that they will find you all sorts of treasure - the con is that they have no respect for the areas around them and will make a terrible mess trying to get to whatever treasure they sniff out.

2. What department of the Ministry of Magic would be alerted if you were found flying around on a Magic Carpet? it falls under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office to be exact.

3. Of the three tasks of the Tri-Wizard tournament do you think you would have been best at completing and why? I think I would have done better at the final task of going thru the maze ... you had to be ready to do whatever it took to get to the end of that maze, you have to be able to act on the spur of the moment and think quickly on your feet -- as a crafter you know we have to be ready for any contingency.

4. Of the three tasks of the Tri-Wizard tournament would you have been least successful and why? I know for sure I would have been utterly useless in the second task of going in the water - I swim like a rock.

5. In Potions if you were asked to take out your ground scarab beetle, cut up ginger root, and armadillo bile, what potion would you be making? I am more than likely making a Wit-Sharpening potion (this question was asked on the Slytherin quiz too)

6.What is Veritaserum and what is its purpose? Veritaserum is the strongest Truth Serum available - three drops would have you tell all your innermost secrets ... because of its strength it's use is highly regulated by Misistry guidlines - 6th year potion students should be able to produce this.

7.What Dragon did Harry face in the first trial? Harry battled the Hungarian Horntail

8. Please describe the badges everyone wore after Harry was named the 4th contestant in the Tri-Wizard tournament. The badges were charmed so that they flashed between "Support Cedric Diggory, the REAL Hogwarts Champion" in red, and when you pressed them they said "Potter Stinks" in green.
Picture Scavenger hunt: paste a link or insert the picture into your post.

Dean Thomas










Seamus Finnegan (a three-fer)

















Harry and a Dragon together [ride Harry!!!]










Hagrid












Hermione and Viktor Krum together

Slytherin Quiz 1

Hee hee - okay here is the quiz for my house .... let's see if I can be one of the first up (I got on the computer late today).

1. Sacharissa Tugwood made Beautifying Potions

2.Shrinking Potion Ingredients:
chopped daisy roots, skinned
shrivelfig,sliced
caterpillar, one
rat spleen,
dash of leech juice

3.Euphoria Elixir can cause excessive singing and nose tweaking; instructions are located in 'Advanced Potion Making'

4. Polyjuice Potion Ingredients:
lacewing flies stewed 21 days,
leeches, powdered
bicorn horn
knotgrass
fluxweed, picked at full moon,
shredded boomslang skin
a bit of who one wants to turn into

5. To Think More Clearly: Wit Sharpening Potion,
Ingredients:
ground scarab beetle
cut up ginger root
armadillo bile

6. Murtlap Eccense: it is strained & pickled Murtlap tentacles ... used to sooth/heal cuts & wounds.

7. Deflating Draught is the solution to 'Swelling Solution'

8. Wolfbane Potion: invented by Marcus Belby's uncle Damocles

9. Aconite: also known as Wolf's Bane and Monk's Hood ... it is a highly poisonous plant (it is also known as Dumbledore's Delight in real-life magical circles)

Picture Hunt

(1) Professor Severus Snape

(2) Frienze

(3&4) the Dark Mark

(5) professor Dumbledore (the original)

(6) Barty Crouch Jr, in his true form

So how fast are you??

Okay I'm pretty slow, as fast as the kids seem to think that I am .. plus it doesn't take into consideration backspaces.
Thank you Pixie Purls for putting the link on your page this was fun:

46 words

Speed test

I just don't see it....

Nope, I don't think we are like this at all ... actually I don't think I'm like any of Jane's Characters.

Jane Austen Relationship Quiz (Long But Good!) created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Edward Ferrars and Elinor Disclaimer: For entertainment purposes only: Your relationship is like Edward Ferrars and Elinor from Sense & Sensibility! Who would have known your unspoken love for each other, as you had to hide your feelings because of other obstacles? Yet the wisdome and uprightness of both of you eventually prevailed. Like your relations, you complement each other very well. One of you has very good common sense, while the other is more impulsive and romantic. Edward Ferrars and Elinor 95% Edmund Bertram and Fanny 80% Collins/Elton 75% Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax 75% Knightley and Emma 65% Hayter/Martin 65% Col. Brandon and Marianne 65% Bingley and Jane 60% Tilney and Catherine 60% Captain Wentworth and Anne (Eleanor Tilney) 55% Darcy and Elizabeth 40% Benwick/Yates 20% Wickham/Crawford 15% Willoughby/Rushworth/Robert Ferrars 10%

Perhaps that's why I like Darcy so much

Okay yes, hubby can be very much like Mr. Darcy ... with less hair.

Who is Your Jane Austen Boyfriend/Husband? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Darcy Your husband/boyfriend is most like Mr. Darcy of Pride & Prejudice. A beloved hero, he may be quieter and sometimes mistaken as proud, but in reality he has the most thoughtful generous nature. He appreciates good character and is extremely devoted to those he cares for. As a couple, you enjoy the company of those closest to you and may engage in thought-provoking conversations. Darcy 65% Edward Ferrars 65% Edmund Bertram 60% Captain Wentworth 60% Col. Brandon 55% Knightley 55% Tilney 40%

Okay this one is closer

Okay .... I can except this ... on many levels. Being a "romantic" isn't just about love/relationships. Its also about imagination & mystery. Yep that's me.

You scored as XxXThe RomanticXxX Awww so sweet. XxXThe RomanticXxX 85% X-Super Sexie-X 80% Xx..The Sweet Advice Giver..xX 75% xxxXXXXRandomXXxXXX 50% 'Barbie' Gorgeous 20%

I DON"T think so!

Which Alice in Wonderland character are YOU? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as March Hare You scored the March Hare! You enjoy parties and celebrating un-birthdays but you can be impolite to other guests and you love to speak in nonsense and make others cross! March Hare 83% Carpenter 75% Cheshire Cat 75% The Dormouse 75% Alice 67% Flamingo 58% Mad Hatter 58% Walrus 58% A Playing Card 58% Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum 58% Caterpillar 50% Oyster 50% Queen of Hearts 42% The White Rabbit 33%

Which Alice in Wonderland character are YOU? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as March Hare You scored the March Hare! You enjoy parties and celebrating un-birthdays but you can be impolite to other guests and you love to speak in nonsense and make others cross! March Hare 83% Carpenter 75% Cheshire Cat 75% The Dormouse 75% Alice 67% Flamingo 58% Mad Hatter 58% Walrus 58% A Playing Card 58% Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum 58% Caterpillar 50% Oyster 50% Queen of Hearts 42% The White Rabbit 33%

this is SO wrong...

Lets101 - Online Free Dating

Okay so I have dated an Aries...he was the worst match for me--very creepy and bad tempered....and I've dated a Sagittarius, also totally wrong for me and seemed rather unstable, if you know what I mean....now hubby is a Pisces, he is the perfect match for me--he lets me buy as much yarn as I want with a few protestations but that is just to keep me from buying out the stores, we've been married for neary 20 yrs and have only had 2 fairly major fights and very few bitty ones. This is so wrong!

Oh and anyone who knows anything about us Gemini's would know that a relationship between two of us is destined for conflict--you just can't have that many "personalities" involved in anything successful.

So what is YOUR Sex Appeal score? Here's mine

A soul from Venus with a sexual appeal 8.7 of 10.

Guys hold your breath...

Lets101 Quizzes - fun online quiz

Okay--this is SOOOO true

Yes this one is dead on....my perferred way of divination are the Runes; if I don't do that I will more than likely do Tea Leaf Reading. I do of course do Tarot but it is not usually my first choice....I don't agree with a lot of the associations/interpretations that are out there. I'm what they call an Instictive Reader when it comes to Tarot cards.

Well that said here we go:

What Method of Divination Suits You Best?

Runes. Runes are man-made and have a lore all to themselves. Although there appears only one interpretation of runes (by the book they come with), I assure you there are more aspects to them than meets the eye. A great author to dig into is Edred Thorsson (alternatively, seek out Freya Aswynn).Other means of divination you MAY be interested in: Tea Leaf reading, Tossed Bones, or any of the Ogham (Celtic Tree Alphabet) Staves.
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Okay....many people might agree.

Okay....I'm pretty sure this is a different quiz from the one I did earlier.

Which Tarot Card Are You?

THE FOOL: As Card 0, the Fool lies at the beginning of the major arcana, but also somewhat apart from the other cards. In medieval courts, the court jester was someone who was not expected to follow the same rules as others. He could observe and then poke fun. This makes the Fool unpredictable and full of surprises. He reminds us of the unlimited potential and spontaneity inherent in every moment. There is a sense with this card that anything goes - nothing is certain or regular. The Fool adds the new and unfamiliar to a situation. The Fool also represents the complete faith that life is good and worthy of trust. Some might call the Fool too innocent, but his innocence sustains him and brings him joy. In readings, the Fool can signal a new beginning or change of direction - one that will guide you onto a path of adventure, wonder and personal growth. He also reminds you to keep your faith and trust your natural responses. If you are facing a decision or moment of doubt, the Fool tells you to believe in yourself and follow your heart no matter how crazy or foolish your impulses may seem.
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Okay not that I'm looking-but just had to find out...and its mostly true

Although... if you ask my husband I'm a bit of a "Dirty Little Secret"too (deliberate, Gentle, Sex, Master). And no, there will be no "online" dating....loove my hubby...no one but him, thank you!!

The Sonnet

Romantic, hopeful, and composed. You are the Sonnet. Get it? Composed? Sonnets want Love and have high ideals about it. They're conscientious people, caring & careful. You yourself have deep convictions, and you devote a lot of thought to romance and what it should be. This will frighten away most potential mates, but that's okay, because you're very choosy with your affections anyway. You'd absolutely refuse to date someone dumber than you, for instance. Lovers who share your idealized perspective, or who are at least willing to totally throw themselves into a relationship, will be very, very happy with you. And you with them. You're already selfless and compassionate, and with the right partner, there's no doubt you can be sensual, even adventurously so. You probably have lots of female friends, and they have a special soft spot for you. Babies do, too, at the tippy-top of their baby skulls. Your exact female opposite: Genghis Khunt Random Brutal Sex Master Always avoid: The 5-Night Stand (DBSM), The False Messiah (DBLM), The Hornivore (RBSM), The Last Man on Earth (RBSD) Consider: The Loverboy (RGLM)

Link: The Online Dating Persona Test @ OkCupid - free online dating.

Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLD)

Sex Kittens anyone??

My partner seems to have the best links to quizzes on her blog...here's another one. I guess I have to kind of agree with it, although there was the question about the guy where there were just too many answers to!

Who's Your Inner 1950's Pin Up Girl? (PICS!)

You Are Down To Earth And Fun Loving
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