Mental Floss

Ya know, this weekend was actually going pretty well after my day Friday pretty much sucked serious big hairy moose balls. Friday sucked because of things I found out, and the way things went with my little red Honda. Turns out those “little problems” with my red car are NOTHING compared to the crap that went on today. We went up to Knoxville for the weekend to visit my mom before we moved away. No big deal, we took the truck since the brakes on my car are a little iffy - they grab fine, but the pedal is way too far down and in need of a serious adjustment. Had a good weekend, no fighting, found some great books at the used bookstore, got to spend some quality time with my mom. Well, it was a good weekend until we headed home today. Got all the way to some pissant town halfway between Calhoun and Rome, and then the transmission in the car starts making some AWFUL noise and won’t go past oh, say, 35 miles per hour? Well, we limp along because there’s absolutely nothing on this stetch of road for miles, and we wind up at some little truck stop. Had to call for a tow truck to come flatbed the piece of shit home, and I damn near had a panic attack in public. I was positively livid. I kicked that truck so many times, I was kinda hoping I dented the body panels. Seventy-five freakin’ dollars to tow the piece of shit back to Cedartown. Just what I freakin’ needed. That truck is going BYE-BYE. Anyone want to buy a Ford Explorer?

F.O.R.D = Fix Or Repair Daily
D.R.O.F = Driver Returns On Foot

‘Nuff said!

I’m just on a quiz bent lately. Don’t know why. I just am. *shrug*

Your Japanese name should be

‘Aki’

which means
“autumn”.

You can be compared with
autumn, the way the autumn weather changes, is
how your feelings change. You have these mood
swings you can’t control; one moment you’re
happy, the next you’re feeling almost
depressed. You’re probably sensitive and
creative.

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Your power is: Being a controller of an
element

Explanation: Whether it is earth, fire,
air or water or even all of them, you can
control that element. That means you can
manipulate their pysichal form and with just
thoughts and make an inferno for example. In
good purposes it can be used to protect but in
evil purposes it is used to hurt.
As a person you are slightly ‘odd’. People see
you as different and probably has prejudices
against you. They see you as ‘weird’ or the
‘freak’, and either that hurts really much or
you chose to ignore it. You keep your hatred
for people inside and probably daydream about
killing them, which gives you satisfaction.
Truth is you are not evil, only missunderstood
and mistreated.
Negative aspects: Since you have deep
problems inside you could get into some sort of
mental illness or simply get depressed (if you
aren’t already).

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Kat


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You can fill in the rest of that sentence with whatever string of expletives you care to use. Fifty-six dollars to put new brake shoes and brake rotors on the damned thing, hours of Joe’s time and sweat, and the hunk of junk STILL doesn’t have working brakes! I QUIT! I’m done flushing money down the proverbial toilet that is the Spazzmobile. I can’t afford to play “What-the-fuck-is-wrong-NOW” roulette with this car anymore. I swear, cars DO have personalities, and somehow mine inherited my bipolar disorder! I once thought Hondas were supposed to be the bastion of reliability and economy, but this thing is a hunk of JUNK. It’s taking every fiber of my being NOT to run out and go MacGyver on this thing and make an oversized toaster out of it. Cars SUCK. Period. Exclamation point. Whatever kind of punctuation you want to put at the end of that sentence.

You entered: 7/5/1981

Your date of conception was on or about 12 October 1980.

You were born on a Sunday
under the astrological sign Cancer.
Your Life path number is 4.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2444790.5.
The golden number for 1981 is 6.
The epact number for 1981 is 24.
The year 1981 was not a leap year.

As of 9/22/2005 11:44:57 AM CDT
You are 24 years old.
You are 290 months old.
You are 1,263 weeks old.
You are 8,845 days old.
You are 212,291 hours old.
You are 12,737,504 minutes old.
You are 764,250,297 seconds old.

There are 286 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 25 candles on it.

Those 25 candles produce 25 BTU’s,
or 6,300 calories of heat (that’s only 6.3000 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.86 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1981 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1981 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1981 in the US there were 2,438,000 marriages (10.6%) and 1,219,000 divorces (5.3%)
In 1981 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)

Your birthstone is Ruby
The Mystical properties of Ruby

Ruby is said to open one’s heart to love.

Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Carnelian

Your birth tree is

Fir Tree, the Mysterious

Extraordinary taste, dignity, cultivated airs, loves anything beautiful, moody, stubborn, tends to egoism but cares for those close to it,rather modest, very ambitious, talented, industrious uncontent lover, many friends, many foes, very reliable.

There are 94 days till Christmas 2005!

The moon’s phase on the day you were
born was waxing crescent.

Interesting…very interesting…I guess it kinda fits.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (95%)
4. Liberal Quakers (85%)
5. Secular Humanism (81%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (80%)
7. Baha’i Faith (78%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
9. New Age (73%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (71%)
11. Nontheist (68%)
12. New Thought (68%)
13. Reform Judaism (59%)
14. Taoism (57%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (55%)
16. Jainism (55%)
17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
18. Scientology (52%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (49%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (46%)
21. Hinduism (45%)
22. Sikhism (42%)
23. Jehovah’s Witness (41%)
24. Islam (40%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (30%)
26. Roman Catholic (30%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)

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Neo-Paganism is:

Neo-Pagans are a community of faiths bringing ancient Pagan and magickal traditions to the modern age–including mostly Wicca but also Druidism, Asatru, Shamanism, neo-Native American, and more. Neo-Pagan is an umbrella term for various and diverse beliefs with many elements in common. Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism.

• Belief in Deity
Some believe in a Supreme Being. Many believe in God and Goddess–a duality. Many believe there are countless spirit beings, gods and goddesses, in the cosmos and within all of nature–God is all and within all; all are one God. The Great Mother Earth, or Mother Nature, is highly worshipped. Divinity is immanent and may become manifest within anyone at any time through various methods.

• Incarnations
No human incarnations are worshipped in particular, as all of nature and the universe are considered embodiments of God and Goddess, or of gods and goddesses, worthy of respect, reverence, or worship.

• Origin of Universe and Life
Generally, there is no conflict between observations revealed through science and Neo-Pagan beliefs on origins of the physical universe and of man. Many believe in a supreme intelligence that created a duality of God/Goddess who then created a spirit world of gods and goddesses as well as all of the universe and nature.

• After Death
Many believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the “Otherworld.” There is generally no concept of hell as a place of punishment, but some believe wrongdoing can trap the soul in state of suffering after death. Some (Wicca) believe the soul joins their dead ancestors who watch over and protect their family. Some believe that life energy continues in some, if unknown, form. Some believe in various spiritual resting places. Many say we don’t or can’t know what happens after death.

• Why Evil?
“Evil” is imbalance. Most believe there is no evil but rather that people sometimes make mistakes. Wrongdoing results when we forget we are one with the universal spirit.

• Salvation
The concept of “salvation” is essentially irrelevant; rather the belief that people can attain spiritual balance and harmony with each other and nature. The path includes group ceremonies, dances, songs/chants, prayers, meditation, trance, altered states of consciousness, the metaphysical, magic, invoking or evoking deities or spirits, Tantric practices. Intercessors are commonly used: psychics, seers, shamans, tarot, Oui-Ja board. Ethical choices are influenced by a belief that one is rewarded or punished within this or after this lifetime for one’s choices and an ethical code to do no harm.

• Undeserved Suffering
Most do not believe in Satan or any spirit being as the cause of suffering. Some believe in a karma-like principle, that choosing to live a life of wrongdoing and pain will naturally result in suffering in this or later lifetimes. Many view suffering as a result of spiritual imbalance in one’s life or on the planet or in the universe. The focus is generally on healing suffering rather than answering definitively why it exists.

• Contemporary Issues
Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine; beliefs about abortion range the full spectrum. Views on divorce, homosexuality, and gender equality are generally very supportive of human differences, equality, and personal choice. Many believe that involvement in community action, especially regarding environmental concerns, is integral to the belief in human interdependence and worship of the Earth Mother.

A Manic’s Prayer

by OklahomaRose

Dear Heavenly Father,
I pray that you will be with me as I start this day
I am bouncing off the walls
I cannot concentrate long enough to complete a single thought
I become angry out of the blue
Exploding emotions
Surprising me and my loved ones too
I want to do so many things and I have all of this energy
But I cannot stay with any one thing for long
I talk endlessly and so fast that no one can keep up with me
All of these thoughts flash in my mind like a lightning storm
Striking
Then they are gone
My loved ones are concerned but do not understand
Lord, place your hand upon me and still this rushing river inside
Surround me with your angels so that I may feel their peace
Help me and the ones I love to understand this illness
Help me find a way to manage this please
Lord, as I lay down to sleep tonight
Hold me gently in your loving arms so I may rest

Amen

Ugh…I am just so manic right now. I’ve been going back and forth between several IMs and chatrooms and forums, flitting around, chatting my brains out, mainly because my “diarrhea of the mouth” would annoy the piss out of Joe. He’s tired and wants to go to bed, but I feel like I could run the freakin’ marathon right now. I’m not really full-blown manic (yet), more of a hypomanic state. I’m not out spending money and bouncing around like a fiend like I was the other day. Between this and the panic attack, I’m starting to wonder if this is still a lag from the p-doc messing with my dosage of Lexapro, or if this stuff really isn’t working as well as I thought it was. If that’s the case, I’m really screwed, because there isn’t much left in the way of medications left to try. Anything that requires a blood draw is completely out of the question - I am SO not a pin cushion!

Your element is Light: Innocent, beautiful,
kind-hearted and pure. You are so sweet your
almost angelic, you find joy in others
happiness and cannot stand to see anyone in
pain. You want to make everyone around you feel
good about themselves and if someone is upset
you can tend to become rather upset as well
which means you are sympathetic and raise
others above yourself. Being as kind and
good-natured as you are people have most likely
hurt you in the past but you pick yourself up
every time. You may look fragile but you are
stronger than most tend to see. Life is
beautiful no matter how you look at it and you
understand that people make mistakes, not
everyone is perfect. You try to see the good in
the bad which is a talent few posses, dont ever
let anyone change you. You truly have a
beautiful soul inside and a heart of gold.

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Your soul and heart is carefree and joyous. Like the
gryphon, made up of many parts, you are an
individual and you take pride in it. You know
how to have fun. you’re outgoing and sometimes
wild.

What is your Spirit Creature ?(Mythical creatures Pics!!)
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You have a strong and courageous soul. You show
no fear when it comes to protecting the ones
you love. You know when choosing between right
and wrong. You also are quite the rebel.

Gem Stone:Ruby, Eye
Color:Red,Hair Color:Red with Blonde
streaks that is just below your arm pits pulled
back into a pony tail.

Quote:If you’re lost I’ll keep you warm
and if your low just hold on..cause I will be
your safety…..don’t leave home…..

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The FFH finally froze something that wasn’t mine! It froze Joe’s bag of salad!

Hahahahaha!

(Wait…the stupid fridge probably thought it was mine…)