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[kodalai]

You Are 39% American

America: You don't love it or want to leave it. But you wouldn't mind giving it an extreme make over. On the 4th of July, you'll fly a freak flag instead... And give Uncle Sam a sucker punch!

How American Are You?

Am I the only one who's sad that the quiz equates "american" to "political right"?


Things I've Spent Money On Recently:
-Bills. Gas, water, electricity, Verizon.
-Bills. Cell phone. (not my own money.)
-Rent (not my own money.)
-Pre-ordering HBP and ordering a copy of Aunt Maria.
-DDR Mania to celebrate the finish of my classes and passing my exam (last weekend.)
-A bookshelf. Actually, the first time I bought this, I used my own money, but the shelves I got were damaged and unusable. I returned the bookshelf, and discovered that the ATM card I'd used to pay for it the first time is no longer in my wallet. O_o Shit. I'd probably better call my bank on Monday. So the second time, I had to use the parents' credit card.
-Food.
-Corkscrew, without which I can't USE the bottle of cooking sherry I splurged on. Sigh.

Things I Still Have To Spend Money On:
-TV stand.
-Repairing the passenger side mirror on my car.
-Failing that, a roll of duct tape.
-Food.
-World of Warcraft (see below.)

Other things I've done:
-Went to see War of the Worlds. Quite enjoyed it. I even thought it was closer to the spirit of the original book than the famed radio broadcast. There really was nothing in it that annoyed me, and quite a few heart-pounding and throat-choking moments: the lullabye in the basement, the car scene, the ferry scene. Wow.
-Set up the bookcase and spent the evening shifting everything in my apartment around with the new space. It looks a lot better now, with less stuff piled haphazardly or dropped on the floor.
-Nearly got detained by Security going into work today; because of complications with car and keys I came in nearly fifteen minutes late, went tearing through the lobby, then discovered that I did not have my ID card. Many grateful thanks to Lucas, who works in both Circulation and Shelving and vouched for my identity as a student staff worker.
-Applied for campfuckudie.

Miscellaneous:

I'm really happy that I'm getting to spend more time with Emily -- now a graduate of Scripps college, but a friend back from my Freshman year. She's nice and sweet and cheerful and smart and way into gaming. I've gone to see both Batman Begins and War of the Worlds (sort of, couldn't find her at the theater until after) with hr and it's been great to get out of the house. She's extended invitations to play online with her (see World of Warcraft) and also to join in with her Alternity gaming group. Word of the day is Squee. I hope I can spend more time with her.

Comments

[sharona1x2.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who's sad that the quiz equates "american" to "political right"?

No, you're not. Apparently, to be an American according to this quiz, you can't question anything that the government does. That's pretty funny given that the country was founded by people who questioned their government. ^_~

[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

Do remember that the spirit of the radio broadcast was "scaring the unholy crap out of people just because."

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

That wasn't the spirit of the book?

[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

I think the spirit of the book was, "Sucks to be on the recieving end of colonialism now, don't it?"

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Oh my lord, that quiz was offensive! What the hell is up with the question about which President you like best? Since when does liking *American President* Jimmy Carter make you UN-AMERICAN?

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, and I liked the movie too. Gotta read the book now.

[aging-parents.livejournal.com]

Nah, you guys just miss the point. A few of the other questions that they meant to include, but ran out of room:

How enthusiastically (from 1-5) do you agree with the following?
(a) One Land, one Folk, one Leader!
(b) People of color, especially if they dress funny, are inherently suspicious; if they have accents, bring out the troops.
(c) Being American means being Christian; why else would Jesus have personally delivered the King James Bible to Thos Jefferson, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin?
(d) Taking from the people at the bottom and giving to the people at the top is the American Way.
(e) Elections in American occupied countries are "democracy in action' (Iraq, South Vietnam): elections elsewhere, we do not have to accept the results of (Iran, Chile).
(f) People long brain dead and newly fertilized eggs have lives that are infinitely precious; prisoners wrongfully put on death row , most Africans and any civilians in the way of our military ambitions are collateral damage.

Now the quiz would give you a score of how really "American" you are.