I Am Kermit. Hear Me Ribbit.

Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog† here.

†FOOTNOTE (crossed): Legal Notice: All Muppets and related images are copyright of The Walt Disney Company. I don't want Mickey Mouse kicking my ass or taking my house.

Kntting is a Craft, Right?

You Would Be a Crafty Superhero

You are naturally curious and even a bit of a snoop. You like to have dirt on everyone - both enemies and friends. You need a lot of freedom in your life. You like to do your own thing, and you don't fit into any normal mold. Through lots of life experience, you understand the world well. You can often predict what people will do before they even think of doing it. You are a shapeshifter who fits in with almost any group. You can get along with anyone. You're quite flexible. You are a true philosopher. You are thirsty for wisdom. You are trying to figure out the meaning of life.

What Kind of Superhero Would You Be?

I Can Hear You Laughing

You Are a Turtleneck Sweater

You are sophisticated, streetwise, and even a little cynical. You are quite cultured, and you don't fall for gimmicks or trends easily. You are naturally chic. You have a urban, cosmopolitan style. And you know that the secret to looking good is not trying too hard!

What Kind of Sweater Are You?

I saw this on some nice blogger's blog, but I don't remember whose. Please don't be offended. At least I didn't arbitrarily and capriciously name you Stacey.

Wouldn't it be funny if I originally saw this on Stacey's blog?

If This Comes As a Surprise...

...you haven't been paying attention.

Greed:	Medium
Gluttony:	Medium
Wrath:	Very Low
Sloth:	Low
Envy:	Low
Lust:	High
Pride:	Low

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I Vant to Suck Your Saddle†

Which creature of the night are you? Your Result: Vampire You are a social pragmatist, as likely to kiss as to bite. Your sensuality and social pragmatism is the counter-balance to your existential angst and your tendency toward depression.
Werewolf
Incubus/Succubus
Sorceror
Cthulu Spawn
Ghost
Demon
Which creature of the night are you? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Lookie there.

And I thought I'd end up being a fry cook or a 911 dispatcher.‡

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ETA:@ Dzing! - L'Artisan Parfumeur

Marin says: The bad news: I know the story line of this scent too well not to be a little influenced by it.

The good news: It actually made sense to me.

The clear and impressive note is oiled leather, definitely mixed with a little horse. Every trip to the stables from my teenaged years smelled like this.§

It took a long time for that to blow off enough to get the sweeter notes. The carmel was certainly there, but not big, not too sugary and always gently blunted by the smell of leather and hay.

I will say this was definitely an educational scent over one I'd wear either to entice someone else¶ or to please myself.#

L'Artisan says: A unique fragrance inspired by the circus. Possesses all of the distinguished fragrances of this wonderful universe : saddle leather, sawdust from the ring and the caramelised smell of candy. A perfume that reveals itself completely on the skin.

Hans says: It smells like something in the doctor's office. Like tape. And gauze.%


†FOOTNOTE (crossed): Friends don't let friends drink and title.

‡FOOTNOTE (double-crossed): Given the dry and practical nature of some of my answers. For instance, when my theoretical car broke down in the middle of nowhere while driving with my theoretical squeeze, I didn't rip his clothes off and make passionate love to him in a nearby field. I got out of the car and looked under the hood.

@FOOTNOTE (atted): *ahem* Old. Feeble. It's a running theme.

§FOOTNOTE (swerved): Well, this has slightly less actual horse poop.

¶FOOTNOTE (paragraphed): More easily accomplished with beer and baked goods than perfume.

#FOOTNOTE (pounded): Or room spray.

%FOOTNOTE (percented): You'd be surprised how much a doctor's office smells like a stable.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Your Attention Span is Long

You're attention span is amazingly long. You can concentrate well, and your mind doesn't stray easily. Even if you have a mundane task to complete, you can get it done easily. Because you don't get distracted, you accomplish more than most people. Your self discipline is your greatest strength. You can will yourself to do almost anything. All you have to do is put your mind to it.

How's Your Attention Span?

Presidential Hopefuls

You Are 24% Democrat

You're a bit Democrat, and probably more liberal than you realize. If you're still voting Republican, maybe it's time that you stop.

How Democrat Are You?

You Are 40% Republican

You're a bit Republican, and probably more conservative than you realize. If you're still voting Democrat, maybe it's time that you stop.

How Republican Are You?

I'm guessing the other 36% is Muppet.

Weirdo

TTHFCIF

You Are 50% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

We always suspected.

I'm copping out today. A quiz, a cut-n-paste of a perfume review, and I'm on my way home.

Miss you already.
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Red Roses - Jo Malone

Marin says: Wow. Roseroseroseroserose.

Did anybody else have solid perfumes when you were little? Those flat disks of waxy white from Avon in unmistakable single scents? I had rose. It smelled a lot like this.

I've been looking for this rose... so many rose perfumes are rose mixed with a bunch of something (often my nemesis, sandalwood) that renders the rose not a rose, proving a rose by its own name may yet not smell as sweet.

Also? There are eleventy-three kinds of roses.† They don't all smell like roseroseroseroserose.

For Jo Malone, this is a really strong scent. Most of her stuff is elusive, designed to be layered and mixed. But this is strong and staying strong.

For all my gushing, I'm not sure roseroseroseroserose is something I want to smell like.‡

Jo Malone says: Composed of seven types of roses from around the world,§ red roses is a surprisingly clean, voluptuous scent. With a heart of crushed violet leaves and hints of lemon and spearmint, it unfolds like a bouquet of fresh-cut flowers.

The Perfumed Court says: Made of seven types of roses,$ crushed violet leaves, lemon and spearmint, Jo Malone red roses is one of the few lighter,¶ green# rose scents, just beautiful.

Hans says: It smells like asparagus pee. No, wait... roses. Is there a word for when you first spray it on? Tell them it started out like pee, but it changed.


†FOOTNOTE (crossed): L'Occitane has a rose scent called Eau des 4 Reines that combines four different roses. When it first came out, they had a station with the four separate rose scents. Every one of them, you'd recognise as rose, you'd call rose... it had never occurred to me how different roses smell within their species. For the record, Eau des 4 Reines smells like baby powder.

‡FOOTNOTE (double-crossed): It's making me sneeze, for one thing.

§FOOTNOTE (swerved): See? The thing I most think of as "rose" is an amalgam of SEVEN roses. It was probably always that way. I just associate that particular smell with my childhood version of rose.

$FOOTNOTE (on the money!): Ha! Got one! And I'm *so* proud of being able to name rose out of the roseroseroseroserose scent named "Red Roses."

¶FOOTNOTE (paragraphed): I beg to differ. This isn't just the strongest Jo Malone scent I've tried, it may be the strongest scent PERIOD.

#FOOTNOTE (pounded): Green? Really?

I Feel Like Such a Boob

Your Boobies' Names Are...

Yin and Yang

Boobie Name Generator

Can I just say I think "Hugin and Munin"† would be better names for my boobs?

I know it seems I'm obsessed with my boobs. I feel our time together is fleeting and I should enjoy them while I can.

†FOOTNOTE (crossed): Good heavens, I may have just found my next tattoo.

Spork You, Blogthings

You Are Chopsticks

People see you as exotic, unusual, and even a bit intimidating. You are a difficult person to figure out. In truth, you try to live a very simple life. But most people are too frenzied to recognize the beauty of your simplicity.

What Utensil Are You?

Kim got to be a spork. I love sporks. I aspired to be a spork. I mean, I guess chopsticks are kinda cool, but... well, do you every see anyone licking sauce off a chopstick?

I wanna be a spork.

Short and Sweet

Your Personality Profile

You are dependable, popular, and observant. Deep and thoughtful, you are prone to moodiness. In fact, your emotions tend to influence everything you do. You are unique, creative, and expressive. You don't mind waving your freak flag every once and a while. And lucky for you, most people find your weird ways charming!

The World's Shortest Personality Test

The Name is Abby. Abby Normal.

You Are 16% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul. You are at medium risk for having a borderline personality. It is somewhat likely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at low risk for having a social phobia. It is unlikely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

The unlikelies are so comforting.

*snicker*

Wow. Not actually having a husband sure brings down my wife quotient.

-3 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure) Take the test!

A Sentiment I Can Get Behind

Your Slogan Should Be

Better with Marin on It!

The Slogan Generator

Thanks, Lyda!

Apropos of Nothing

Your Sexy Brazilian Name is:

Taraija Araújo

What's Your Sexy Brazilian Name?

In Case You Were Wondering

Your Celebrity Boob Twin:

Pamela Anderson

Who's Your Celebrity Boob Twin?

Babel-Fished

You Are 36% Evil

A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil.

How Evil Are You?

I could've told you that.

Cop-Out Thursday

Or, if we're going with Pig Latin Thursdays: Opcay-outay Ursdaythay.

Ouyay Aray 36% Vileay

A itbau ofay vileay urkslay inay ouryay earthay, utbay ouyay idehay itay ellway. Inay omesay aysway, ouyay aray etahy ostmay angerousday indkay ofay vileay.

Owhay Vileay Aray Ouyay?

Signifying Nothing

TTHFCIF

You Are An ENFP

The Inspirer You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends. You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority and rules. Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives. You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller! In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart. You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. And you do break a lot of hearts. At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do. You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist. How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused What's Your Personality Type?

Thanks to Robin for allowing me not to think on this sunny Friday.

Except to ponder that:

1. Should be amended to read: "Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives unless it's a boy who has romantic possibilities, particularly if he has not realised the door to that sexual identity closet opens."
2. That heartbreaker thing? Feh. I don't think I've ever broken a heart in my life.
3. My job acumen? Marin for President, 2012! Oh, hey, wait... saint isn't on the list...
4. How I see myself? They forgot fuzzy.
5. How others see me? They forgot breezy.

Shout out to my Avalanche. "Were you hoping they'd buy you breakfast?" to my Rockies.

Yes, Damnit, I'm Smarter Than a Fifth Grader!

Was it my customary prolixity? Or maybe my rampant solecism?




Could the damned thing even recognise† solecism if it was bitten by solecism on its elementary school-going ass?

How many big words does one have to use to get a collegiate rating?

I found this on Iron Needles and got all cocky and hubris-like‡ and plugged in my URL and...

Voilà!§ I'm an imbecile!¶

*sniff*

Kim says I'm smart. Kim even praised my lexical prowess.# And she thinks I'm funny. Does the damned elementary school thing even know from funny?

I bet Kim gets mad reading level points for "lexical."


†FOOTNOTE (crossed): Perhaps it's marking me down for British spellings.

‡FOOTNOTE (double-crossed): Hubris! I use the word "hubris" ALL THE TIME! That's not an elementary school word!

§FOOTNOTE (swerved): How many people take the time and care to make sure to use a grave accent in "voilà"? Not an elementary school student, that's how many!

¶FOOTNOTE (paragraphed): Shouldn't "imbecile" raise me to at least middle school level?

#FOOTNOTE (pounded): I can spell "lexical." Huh. Maybe the damned elementary school thing heard about my spelling be debacle. Debacle's a pretty good word...