Meme Quiz Time: Are You a Hood Rat?

I saw this on Media Take Out and I *had* to take it. I wanted to know if I was a hoodie or not/

1. You’ve ever used an album cover for a dustpan.
(5 points) {I used Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall}

2. If you’ve ever run a race barefoot in the middle of the street.
(10points) {Do dirt roads count as a street}

3. You had a candy lady in your neighborhood.
(5 + 5 extra points if your house was the candy lady)

4. If you ever had to pick your own switch or belt.
(3 points for each) {Had to go pick my own switch}

5. If you have ever had to walk to school or walked home from school.
(2points) {That wasn’t ghetto. I lived down the street and there was no bus service}
6. If you have ever used dishwashing liquid for bubble bath.
(5 points)

7. If you ever mixed Kool-Aid one glass at a time because you got tired of other people drinking up the Kool-Aid you just made.
(5 points)

8. If you have ever played any of the following games: hide and go seek, freeze, tag, Momma may I? or red light/green light.
(2 points each) {Guilty as charged}

9. If your neighborhood had an ice cream man.
(2 points + 2 if he rang a bell) {We used to have a Blue Bell truck on our street}

10. If you refer to “Now and Later” candies as “Nighladers”.
(5 points)

11. If you’ve ever run from the police on foot.
(5 points + 5 if you got away)

12. If you’ve ever had reusable bacon grease in a container on your stove.
(5 points + 15 if you still do it) {My nana used to do that}

13. The batteries in your remote control ever been held in by a piece of tape.
(5 points)

14. If you have ever worn any of the following fragrances Brute, Hai Karate, Jean Nate, Old Spice, Chloe, English Leather, Stetson, Charlie, or Faberge.
(1 point each)

15. You’ve ever used Tussy Deodorant.
(5 points)

16. You’ve never been to the dentist.
(15 points)

17. If you have a friend or family member whose nickname is one word said twice: dee-dee, fee-fee, man-man, Kay-Kay, lee-lee, ree-ree, ray-ray, nay-nay, tee-tee etc.
(10 points)

18. You have ever paged yourself for any reason.
(3 points)

19. You’ve ever worn house shoes outside of the house.
(2 points)

20. You add “ED” or “T” to the end of words already in the past tense
(for example, Tooked, Light-Skinneded, kilt, ruint, etc.)
(5 points)

21. You use ‘n’em to describe a certain group of people ( for example Craig’n'em or Momma ‘n’em). {Only in Dimebox}
(5 points)

22. You’ve ever driven on a donut more than 2 weeks after your flat.
(5points)

23. Your child drops his/her pacifier and you sanitize it by sucking it.
(10 points)

24. You have ever slept in a chair to avoid messing up your hair.
(10 points)

25. You’ve ever left a social gathering with a plate.
(2 points) {Anyone that says that haven’t done this is lying.}

26. You can’t hold a glass because of the length of your nails.
(5 points)

27. The gold teeth in your mouth spell words.
(10 points)

28. You don’t have your own place but your child has a leather coat and a pair of Jordan’s. (15 points)

29. You constantly hit *69 and ask, “Did you just call here?”
(10 points)

30. You think Tupac is still alive.
(20 points)

31. If you are going to have to use a calculator to add your points.
(25points)

– Now the totals…

0 – 50 points – I guess you were raised in the suburbs

51 – 75 points – A bonafide ex-hood rat

76 – 150 points – Spent a little time in the projects, huh?

150 points or more – Still there, huh?

What’s your score???? I got a 44. A lot of my answers came from summers in Dime Box. We weren’t hood rats; we were just country as hell….

State of the Union: Tickled (and looking for some Now and Laters)
Listening to: Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin

Posted: 3:14 PM, Mon 31 Aug 2009

Edited: September 17th, 2009

Work Life: Yes, I am Equal Opportunity for Evilness

So, my boss is the president of her homeowner’s association and these people are like bickering preschoolers. There is so much pettiness and backbiting that it makes my head hurt. One of the girls, lets call her Missy, is particularly evil. She and my boss have been corresponding back and forth and I can’t see for all the overt beyotch-ness going on. She is the queen of sending off “f-ed up” emails filled with cattiness, but one of them just really bothered me. Missy is all pissed off because one of the board members is still acting like she’s the president and trying to run things and she just rubbed me the wrong way with this email that she sent to my boss, and it wasn’t just because of all the typos, either.

She (old President) isn’t supposed to be answering the HOA phone!!  That is what was said at the meeting.  I really don’t have time to be going back and forth; and doing this he said she said stuff.  I would like to vote on having the meetings audio/video recorded.  that way we won’t have this problem in the future.  Who else is for the recording?

The rest of the group has done their research like you asked them to do… BUT doesn’t feel comfortable reporting until all of the issues are resolved.  You haven’t delegated this Laura (old President ) issue properly.  Did you freeze our banking account?  The message on the HOA phone line hasn’t been changed; has it? 

Please don’t insult my intelligence or the rest of the group. And don’t let this president title go to your head.  We want to respect you as president.  But that means being a good leader for the group by following the bylaws.  You were voted in and you can be voted out!

We all have to meet with the lawyer at the end of the month. I was hoping that we would be professional enough to resolve this matter before we got to him. So the next meeting will be August 13th, what time is good with everyone? And Amanda (grrr! I hate that name!) said we could have it at her house. Is that still right?
 

My boss didn’t know how to respond back without taking her head off, so I started dictating to her, and then I ended up just taking over the keyboard. I was already in a bad mood and I don’t like it when people try to sugar coat their evilness, so I responded back in kind:

My time is just as valuable as everyone else’s. I want an amicable resolution that benefits everyone involved. I don’t think that we need to resort to audio/video recordings. I feel that, as long as accurate notes are taken and distributed, then there is no need to have meetings recorded. The secretary is supposed to record the minutes and distribute them. If things are going too quickly for you in the meetings, please don’t hesitate to ask us to speak slowly or to ask for a moment to make sure that you have everything written down before we proceed to the next issue.
 
If anyone does not feel comfortable with reporting until the issue is resolved, it would be beneficial to give an update on your status up until that point. It will let everyone involved know that you are working on the issue and there won’t be any confusion regarding what has been done, what is pending, etc. The “Laura Issue” has not been delegated. Action items were assigned and the only thing being requested is an update on the action items. Laura will continue to serve the community in any capacity that she is needed as a homeowner and Board Member. I have added myself as a signer on the account. Laura is aware that I am the only person that is authorized to deposit into the account and that there is a “freeze” for accounts payable until it is authorized and approved by the Board.
 
No one is insulting your intelligence. If you took the comments in an insulting manner, then that was your interpretation of it and not my intention.I was elected into this position because the homeowners felt they could use my service. I am not being paid for this, but am working from a desire to improve our community and continue with our sense of “family.” If the members feel that I am not doing my job adequately, then it is their prerogative to vote me out. Until then, I will continue to do what I have always done, support the growth and development of our community and our association. Nothing has “gone to my head.” I am not on a power trip. I am not being a megalomaniac; I am just dealing with the issues that were dropped in my lap and trying to reach a speedy resolution.
 
The Board’s main concern was communication. I am merely trying to open the lines of communication where people can voice their concerns and not fear retaliation or personal attacks. We can review the by-laws and every person’s responsibilities at the next meeting if clarification is needed. I don’t feel that we need to take this to an attorney because we are all mature adults, well able to handle ourselves in a mature fashion and not resort to playground histrionics.  Amanda will need to let us know what time is best for her since we are meeting in her home and we can coordinate our meeting from there.

 
Have a good day. After that nice, friendly, passive-aggressive bitchy email I sent, she’s apparently been sweetness and light. She better be glad I was only in a “semi-foul” mood and not a “full-on” foul mood or else she would have got it *all* sick and ya’ll would have seen me on Dateline NBC for sure.

State of the Union: Smug
Listening to: Thanks for the Memories by Fall Out Boy

Posted: 4:44 PM, Wed 26 Aug 2009

Edited: September 17th, 2009

Dating Diaries: Yet Again

Yet again, I find myself on the illusive search for love. I don’t want to sling mud at him because, for all his faults, he wasn’t a completely horrid person. Let’s just say he wasn’t for me. For many reasons. Not just because I’m being picky. There were valid reasons, not like the time I broke up with that dude that brayed like a donkey when he laughed. Or the guy with the “too moist” lips. Or the guy with the guyliner (In my defense, any dude that wears more makeup than me is definitely suspect.)

There were seriously valid reasons that I am a tad bit ashamed to write about. I counsel my friends all the time about being in destructive relationships, and yet, I stayed in one for six months. When I finally realized I was being hypocritical, and that I was unhappy to boot, I put the kibosh on it. To which he responded, according to a reliable source, by hooking up with his stripper ex (do I call her an ex when all she ever did was use him as a booty call ?) not even a week after we were broken up. So much for being in love with me, eh?

Anyhoo, I refuse to become one of those bitter people that bashes men every time a relationship goes horribly awry. I just look at this as an opportunity for growth and reflection. Besides, football season is upon us and, if you know nothing else about me, you will see that Slayer is never alone for long at a tailgate.

Ta for now!

State of the Union: Surprisingly upbeat
Listening to: Everybody’s Changing by Keane.

Posted: 12:26 PM, Thu 20 Aug 2009

Edited: September 17th, 2009