Oh holy crap

This is spot on. And all the people who read my blog (pretty much just Joan, hi Joan!) will probably agree with me.

You can take the survey here.

And this is what it said about me:

the Adventurer

you chose AX - your Enneagram type is SEVEN. "I am happy and open to new things" Adventurers are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world. How to Get Along with Me Give me companionship, affection, and freedom. Engage with me in stimulating conversation and laughter. Appreciate my grand visions and listen to my stories. Don't try to change my style. Accept me the way I am. Be responsible for youself. I dislike clingy or needy people. Don't tell me what to do. What I Like About Being a Seven being optimistic and not letting life's troubles get me down being spontaneous and free-spirited being outspoken and outrageous. It's part of the fun. being generous and trying to make the world a better place having the guts to take risks and to try exciting adventures having such varied interests and abilities What's Hard About Being a Seven not having enough time to do all the things I want not completing things I start not being able to profit from the benefits that come from specializing; not making a commitment to a career having a tendency to be ungrounded; getting lost in plans or fantasies feeling confined when I'm in a one-to-one relationship Sevens as Children Often are action oriented and adventuresome drum up excitement prefer being with other children to being alone finesse their way around adults dream of the freedom they'll have when they grow up Sevens as Parents are often enthusiastic and generous want their children to be exposed to many adventures in life may be too busy with their own activities to be attentive

The "Four" Survey

Unlike Joan, I do not have anything of interest to blog about. Therefore I will take the torch that has been passed to me (I am attempting to get into the Olympics spirit) and fill out the "four" survey that she posted on.

Four jobs I have had:

Only 4? : )

1. Waitress/Busser/Hostess Extrordinaire at Dock 'N Dine
2. Boat Bottom Cleaner
3. Various Credit Card Marketing gigs at various companies
4. Various Loyalty Marketing gigs at various bankrupt companies

Four movies I can watch over and over:

Since I've only seen about 4 movies ever....

1. French Kiss
2. The Cutting Edge
3. Tommy Boy
4. The Italian Job

Four Places I have lived:

1. Old Saybrook, CT
2. Richmond, VA
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Chicago, IL

Four television shows I love to watch:

1. Grey's Anatomy
2. House
3. Scrubs
4. Veronica Mars

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. Ayres Rock, Australia
2. Beijing
3. Hong Kong
4. Amsterdam

Four of my favorite dishes:

1. Lobster and champagne
2. Cheeseburgers on the grill
3. Sushi
4. Bologna, american cheese and mayo sandwiches

Four websites I visit daily:

1. MSNBC
2. My Yahoo/Yahoo Mail
3. ESPN
4. Salon

Four places I would rather be right now:

1. Not at work
2. Home, curled up in my favorite chair with a good book
3. Sailing through the British Virgin Islands hitting all the Pusser Rum factories
4. Curled up with any one of the "crush of the moment" boys

Four bloggers that I am tagging:

Yeah, I don't know anyone.

Update to the shuffle problem

It did it again! Same songs, same order this morning. Here is how it goes:

1. Plays the end of whatever song was finishing when I shut the player off last night after getting home.
2. Incense and Peppermints - from the Austin Powers Soundtrack
3. It's Gonna Be Me - N'SYNC (shut up)
4. All Around the World - ATC
5. Bring Me Some Water - Melissa Ethridge
6. House of Pain - Faster Pussycats
7. Break Your Heart - Barenaked Ladies
8. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
9. Stranger in My House - Tamia
10. Old Apartment - Barenaked Ladies
11. A Letter - Joe Cocker
12. Love is a Red Dress - from the Pulp Fiction Soundtrack
13. Laid - James
14. Hands Clean - Alanis Morisette
15. Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straights

And I LIKE these songs. There is a reason I put them on my player in the first place. But EVERY TIME I turn it on, this is what it plays. In this order. With the "shuffle" feature on.

I guess my player likes these songs too.


Funny Random Horoscope thought -- today my beneficial colors are: Mother of Pearl and Violet
What am I wearing you ask? My violet shirt with the ivory cuffs, plus my pearl necklace and earrings. Freaky.

Two complaints about my commute

Well, actually I have about 1,000,000 complaints about my commute, but since we don't have that kind of time, I'll limit myself to just 2.

Complaint #1 -- my MP3 "shuffle" feature doesn't shuffle all that well. It decides it is going to play the songs in the order it chooses, but that order is the exact same EVERY TIME. I get through about 12 songs each way, and it always is the same damn 12 songs in the same order. No matter how many times I skip to the next song, the pattern is EXACTLY the same. And yes, I do have more than 12 songs on my player. Maddening!

Complaint #2 -- the "helpful" traffic indicator sign near the Cumberland exit on the Kennedy. No matter what time of day, what day of the week, what weather conditions are present, the sign reads "14 minutes to 290/53, 29 minutes to the Elgin Toll". Every day. The times never change. There could be a 250 car pileup on the freeway between that spot and the Elgin Toll, and yet it will still only take 29 minutes to get there. Maddening!

The new me

Well, it is 2006 and many things are slated to happen this year. I have several weddings to attend, most notably my sister's, where I will be the maid of honor. In order to not be the Maid of Dis-honor, I am working on the new and improved Preppy Sailor in 2006. My first order of business is to cut down on the drinking thing. And since everyone knows how much I love a good glass of wine, I need to do it in baby steps.

So, in order to trim my waistline, while increasing my wallet size, I have decided to stop drinking until the SuperBowl. It is only 1 month, and I am pretty sure I can do it. Unless the Patriots lose before the SuperBowl -- then all bets are off.

Older and stupider...

So yesterday, having consumed no alcoholic beverages whatsoever, I head over to Mrs. Tall's to have some pre-birthday drinks and pick up my present, which contained something that I was going to be wearing that evening. I find a parking space, park the car, and head across the street over to their loft.

Except, not only did I leave the keys in the ignition, but I literally got out of the car and walked halfway across the street before I realized that THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING.

At least I put the car in park.

Things that don't happen every day...

1. So, it is about 10:15 last night, just starting to go to sleep, when the sirens start. Now, I am aware of the fact that I live in a big city, and sirens are a part of city life. Well, these sirens aren't stopping, and are instead joined by many, many, many other sirens. Then at about 11:00, still sirens awailing, I start to smell smoke. I get up, go over to the sliding glass door and look out. The whole west loop is covered with all this grey smoke. A bunch of us are now standing outside on our balconies, in boxer shorts, t-shirts, and assorted sleepwear, commenting on the smoke filled west loop and the multitude of sirens. We wondered what was burning, as we couldn't see where the supposed fire was, nor where the sirens were coming from. All seemed to calm down about midnight, and was quiet until about 5:30 AM when the news/traffic helicopters were buzzing around presumably filming the charred remains of what happened to burn.

Turns out -- CANDLE FACTORY burned down. Hee! Luckily no one was hurt, but damn, it was a big ass fire. And I smelled it!

2. A co-worker brought in Halloween cookies this morning -- pumpkins and ghosts. Looks like one of the ghost molds got inverted, as printed in big black frosting across the ghost's chest? !OOB