NO SURPRISE. BUT WHERE'S MARY JANE?

Hey, the "Which Superhero Are You?" quiz I just took says I'm Spiderman. I'd post the pic but it's taking up too much room and looks a little tacky.

In my own defense, it only takes a few minutes to take these quizes, and I need a break from selling. B4 you label me a couch potato who wastes too much time on online quizes, take one yourself. They are a nice momentary distraction.

WHY AM I ALWAYS THE DAD?

OR MAYBE NOT

DUH

A NERD BY ANY OTHER NAME

One of my friends always introduces me as, "the coolest nerd you'll ever meet."

Not one to be pigeonholed so easily, I decided to test his label online by taking this QUIZ.

And the results are in: The test reads "Pure Nerd."

The site elaborated, "For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/ interactions. You scored better than half Nerd (82%), earning you the title of: Pure Nerd."

And went on to say, "The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful. Congratulations!"

Go ahead and take the test for yourself. I dare you.

GOOGLE GAME

first line
stare blankly at the wall
divide your argument
play the seashell game
the spatula
how would you know
a hummingbird's guide to
daria
the date rolls around again
typical days
prayers
while rebooting
message like a fish
getting started
honorable mention
fiction
noise abatement
film
going mobile
solar charged
headcheese
drug thing
infiltration
evolution
if you stare at someone long enough
sports machine
cup of lukewarm
chapter two
people who suffer
madhouse
stupid questions
sampler
I'm still going
everything
alone at last
he screams on the floor
the evidence
elephant
chemical
search

FRAGMENT WITHOUT A FIGHT

We all know the type.
. He only took what she wanted.
. Stealing everything
. He never said, "I'm sorry."
. Just, "I'm sorry for you."
. And he believed it.
. And she questioned herself.

REQUIRED READING RESOLUTION

Here's an early New Year's promise to myself. Besides finishing Gordon MacDonald's Ordering Your Private World, I'm making two additions to my must read/finish reading list:

Richard Florida’s The Rise of the Creative Class
Corrine Maier's Bonjour Laziness : Jumping Off the Corporate Ladder

...

AT THREE

I put on my little boots
. And my feet take on a life of their own
. Im not one
. But three
. And We
. Can go anywhere
. Step over anything

WORKING FOR PEANUTS

aaahhh!!! I have, like, a kazillion eBay auctions closing, and I have to get all this stuff boxed up and shipped. I need more packing peanuts!