Oooooh, a shiny new meme, thanks to ma_aaaa! It feels like forever since I've done one.

I knew I'd get Sarah Jane. I love her, but then, I love so many of the Companions: Leela, Romana, etc. etc. And K-9! (I'm still only just finishing the Fourth Doctor, so haven't seen nearly all of the Companions yet... patience, patience.)


Sarah Jane Smith
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Something to post quick-like before my eyes close for the night. Gacked from the brilliant alyburns:

Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test...

English Genius

You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 100% Expert!

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Gacked from several on the flist:

Your result for The 'How Army Literate Are You?' Test...

The Army Brat / Veteran

You scored 95 % Knowledge out of 120! Very Good!

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True! Although actually I'm a Navy brat; my dad was a career chief petty officer and medic. We bounced from coast to coast until he retired when I was eight. Most of my knowledge for purposes of the quiz, though, came from reading Sentinel stories -- or just common knowledge. Now, if they'd slanted it toward Navy slang like "hit the deck", "all ashore who's going ashore", and so forth, I'd have really shone. Still can't tell time by the bells, though. But my heart thunders mightily whenever I hear Anchors Aweigh or Bell-Bottom Trousers... Or even I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean or Three Little Sisters. My mom's favorites when my dad was away at sea.

However... this is not what I want to be posting about! Where is my little bit of a writing mojo, the one that permits small posts of moderate interest and at least lets me record my own thoughts and memories? Has menopause really wiped it all out?? *Heavy sigh*

Gacked from bodhifox :

1. Comment on this post.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ

bodhifox gave me a B, so here we go:

Bilbo Baggins - bonus points for double-letter score!  First of the hobbits; the first line of his story drew me in forever.  "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."  Dear Bilbo.

Betsy - heroine of "Understood Betsy", one of my favorite childhood books.  I learned right along with Betsy all about resourcefulness, strength, independence, and friendship.  There was another Betsy who came along much later, when Kidlet and I read the Betsy-Tacy books together *fond cuddlesome memories*.

Billina the Chicken - Dorothy's companion in "Ozma of Oz", possibly my very favorite of all the Oz books.  Billina was laying an egg beneath the throne of the Gnome King and overheard the secret that saved everyone.

Benedict - one of the Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny's opus.  I liked him, though he was quite mysterious.  And that arm!

Buttercup - the Princess Bride, of course; Most Beautiful of all women ever, perfected by sorrow.  I still have my original paperback edition, from long before the movie.

Anybody want to play?

Snagged from vamysteryfan. Huh, as a perennial English major I thought I'd do better (never studied literary theory! And now it comes back to haunt me!! And, ummm, I'm not sure I ever learned what a gerund is...):

Your result for The Are You Truly Erudite? Test...

True English Nerd

You scored 76 erudition!

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And this one was snagged from caarianna, who incidentally just had a birthday (many wishes for a very happy year, Arianna!):

My spamming work is done. **YAWN** Nighty-night, all!

Whew. Took me about seven tries, but I finally got the result I wanted. What, isn't that the point? *g*

( Yeah, it's that fashion thing. Am I a sucker for these quizzes or what? No, that's rhetorical... don't bother to answer. )

Gacked from nonniemous this time.

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next four few sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest. (Since I am at work, I could have turned to the right to the bookcase there -- hmmm, all catalogs and computer manuals, except for some religious tomes on top -- this *is* a department of religious studies, after all -- that are inaccessible due to the clutter of unwashed tea mugs in front of them. So turning to the left, there's my personal bookcase and tea caddy -- grabbed the first book there. Oops, page 123 is a blank section divider -- hope nobody minds that I skipped to page 125!)

"I was perturbed. I had never expected that an untouchable family with an introduction from no less a man than Thakkar Bapa would so soon be seeking admission to the Ashram. I shared the letter with my companions. They welcomed it."
The Gandhi Reader: A Source Book of His Life and Writings, edited by Homer A. Jack. I grabbed this from the piles of old give-away books after a clean-out of the department library last summer; have never read it. I'll have to give it a try -- it seems very readable. And Gandhi! *hero worship*

See how much good a simple meme can do in the world??

Swiped from vamysteryfan. *Buffs nails*

Link: The Commonly Confused Words Test written by shortredhead78 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test View My Profile(shortredhead78)

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A fun meme, gacked from my snowy friend aerianya and ( hidden behind the cut. )

I love the way this meme turned out! Very fitting for both my real self and my online presence, methinks. I like that sass is in the mix for one, and understanding for the other.