What's Your Feng Shui Color?

Your Color is Blue

You are a calm and content person. You find that the key to life is easy... just be yourself! You believe in the importance of letting go. You release your anxieties and welcome renewal. You are a generous person, and you look for the best of people. You promote peace and trust. You value intellect and experience. Unlike most people, you truly respect your elders.

What's Your Feng Shui Color?

Blogthings: We're Not Shrinks, But We Play Them On the Internet

I'm blue, da-ba-dee, da-ba-daa... Oh, not that kind of blue, right.

This is a classic case of what-is vs. what-should-be. I'm not serene and peaceful, I just aspire to that. One day I will let go and find release.

The bit about elders is spot-on already, though. I look ahead to my own cronehood (which is, most probably only 10-12 years away) and get more and more determined to be an example of wisdom - if not of conventional propriety - to those younger, and as a direct consequence, I look ahead to others to identify with. I blame it all on Lilith, who gifted me Women Who Run With the Wolves and made me redefine myself. Clarissa Pinkola Estés rocks so much that I'd have to import a quarry to meet with the demand.

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What Herbal Tea Are You?

You Are Apple Cinnamon Tea

You are a warm and friendly person. You have a compassionate heart, and it shows. You are naturally sweet and kind. Your spirit of generosity is far reaching. You love to be cozy and comfortable. You are a natural homebody. And while you like to be at home, you're not a hermit. You love it when your friends make themselves at home at your place.

What Herbal Tea Are You?

Blogthings: Learn Something Surprising About Yourself

I love herbal teas. I grew up on 'mountain tea', only finding out as an adult that it's not tea, as in Camellia sinensis, at all. I like classic tea, fruit-flavoured black teas and/or tea-free fruit infusions. A couple of months ago I discovered a wonderfully light blend, Twinings Morning Detox, which combines lemon, limeflowers, milk thistle, and lemon verbena. For a time, I had it first thing in the morning, before coffee, and on occasion I'd even forget to have coffee afterwards. For someone as chronically sleep-deprived and sluggish in the morning as myself, that says a lot.

I have never had apple cinnamon tea, though. I think I got a box of instant mix for it, from a certain health food store I raid every time I visit with the Northern contingent, and then forgot about it for so long that it went past its usable date. Isn't that the stuff they serve in Turkish baths before you leave? (In Turkey, not the reconstructions in the West.) Definitely eager to try it, seeing as both apple and cinnamon are among my favourite flavours. I don't see how I could fail to like it.

Whether I am the way the quiz suggests is open to interpretation. The homebody part hits the bullseye, though.

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What Color Bug Are You?

You Are a Pink Bug

You are an imaginative and whimsical person. You're living on your own planet, and what a glorious planet it is! You have a totally magnetic personality, and you are definitely a bit of a flirt. You are playful and lighthearted. You try not to take life all that seriously. You are a big dreamer, and you're always thinking of new possibilities. However, you sometimes tend to have unrealistic expectations.

What Color Bug Are You?

Blogthings: Take a Quiz. Annoy Your Friends.

I should stop taking quizzes on subjects I know I don't like (as opposed to not knowing yet). As a dedicated 2CV fan, I hate Beetles, and pink is the second worst colour for a car of any make - the absolute worst being lime green. So nyah. I don't even want to think I'm such a hippie as it suggests!

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What Kind of Scarf Are You?

You Are a Wool Scarf

You are a smart and sensible person. You plan for the future and always try to be prepared. You have a great sense of style, but you never sacrifice comfort or function. Your scarf needs to look good and keep you warm! You know how to take care of yourself. You find comfort easily, and you are good at comforting others. You are streamlined and efficient. You are very productive. You know how to cut the junk out of your life.

What Kind of Scarf Are You?

Blogthings: Discover the Parts of Your Personality that Have Been Hiding

Baby, it's cold out there... We're expecting snow any day now, so a wool scarf is necessary, as well as a wool scarf personality (and my mohair shrug). Warmth and comfort mean the world to me; I tend to miss not having a fire when it snows, but the rest of the shebang - blankets, soup, hot drinks - can do as well. Now, to finish this novel so I can go back to reading other people's words... I'm tiiiired!

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What's Your Grown-Up Stereotype?

You Are The Introvert

You are a thoughtful person who could also be described as downright intellectual. You enjoy spending time by yourself, and this leads to a lot of thinking. You tend to have a few close friends instead of lots of acquaintances. Your bonds with your friends are strong. While you may not be outgoing, you are a great conversationalist. You have many interests and as a result, many things to talk about.

What's Your Grown Up Stereotype?

Blogthings: A Fine Line Between Insight and Stupidity

At first I didn't understand what this quiz was about, and went on and did it anyway, out of curiosity. Once the result loaded, it had me going, 'oooohh, so that's what it's all about'. Grown-up stereotype as opposed to childhood/teen stereotype, geddit?

It doesn't take much thought, even for someone who doesn't know me personally, to know that it's accurate - all one needs to do is review this series of quizzes. According to the Myers-Briggs test, I'm INFJ, a true introvert; that is, one who appreciates solitude without mutating it to loneliness and without becoming antisocial. Now, if only I could find some space and time to be really alone and enjoy it...

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What Kind of Apple Are You?

You Are a Golden Delicious Apple

You have a glow to you, and you are naturally attractive. You know how to highlight your good points. Beneath that shining exterior is a sensitive soul. You are more thin skinned that people realize. You prefer others to be gentle with you. You need to be handled with care. You may be fragile, but you're also tough deep down. You're firm enough to stand up for what you believe in.

What Kind of Apple Are You?

Blogthings: Free Quizzes for Everyone

And here I thought I'd turn out mouth-puckeringly tart like a Granny Smith. I don't really care much for Golden Delicious. I've never thought they had much flavour, pretty as they might be. I suppose they're good for apple pie, though... and gosh, I wish I had some now.

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Are You an Indoor or Outdoor Person?

You Are an Indoor and Outdoor Person

You are equally comfortable indoors and outdoors - and you prefer a good mix of both. You are fun loving and open to lots of activities. You are always up for trying something new. Maybe you'll hike in the morning, read in the afternoon, swim after dinner, and take in a movie at night! While you have a broad range of interests, you may have trouble turning these interests into passions. You're the type of person who likes to dabble.

Are You an Indoor or Outdoor Person?

Blogthings: We're Not Shrinks, But We Play Them On the Internet

This one rather threw me, because I thought I was much more indoor than this. I enjoy walking to places, but I don't go out of my way to take hikes. I don't care for garden work, but I'd do it if I got to grow food. I don't like being in the sun, but an awning is enough as a shield. I don't get panic attacks when there aren't walls around me, nor cabin fever in three days. I guess my Greek heritage, and the much more open-air lifestyle I grew up in (open air cinemas = win!) has skewed my perceptions here...

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