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What Lunch Meat Are You?

posted by JCA @ 9:40 PM 0 Comments  

Which Goddess Are You?

You scored 50% Athena
If you are ruled by Athena, you are bright-eyed, shrewd, resourceful and inventive. With friends, you are the wise counselor -- always ready with an empowering message. You believe strongly that women can accomplish anything men can. No wonder you put so much time into your career. Athena women tend to be ruled by their heads, not by their hearts. You carefully guard your intimate side, protecting your emotions and vulnerability. If you want to awaken your unexpressed womanliness, you'll have to use the same passion you apply to your intellectual achievements. It's important that you work to integrate your strong masculine side with your feminine side -- bringing together your strength with your vulnerability, your creativity with caring, your intelligence with imagination. Otherwise, you risk coming off as unaffectionate and self-righteous. Take lessons from the goddesses Hestia and Aphrodite to do this.

You scored 16.7% Hestia
If you embody the qualities of Hestia, you understand the value of having your own sacred place, whether it's an actual room or simply a time of day when you free your mind of busy thoughts and experience peace. While home is your sanctuary, you are at home with yourself wherever you are and no matter who you are with. You know that the meaning of your life springs from your spiritual center. This brings you a great sense of security. You do not crave attention or material possessions; you nurture your friends and family with your unconditional love.

You scored 16.7% Hera
If you possess many of Hera's qualities, you tend to find fulfillment in relationships and look on marriage as a permanent union. In marriage, you feel no sense of frustration or resentment, because you are an equal partner with your spouse. You are confident and have no trouble asserting your authority in and out of the relationship. You seek men who are self-confident and successful, because you are comfortable with the concept that you can be fulfilled through him (and him through you). As long as your partner honors the marriage as much as you do and appreciates you, you will be happy. If he doesn't, you must concentrate on your own growth and discover an identity independent of him.

You scored 8.3% Artemis
If you are ruled by Artemis, your independent spirit belongs to no one but yourself. Your body is vibrant, your attitude robust and your manner vigorous and alive. You are driven by physical rather than mental energy. You feel complete without a man in your life and would never compromise your essential nature for a romantic partner. You are skilled at establishing personal boundaries and enter into relationships on your own terms -- in short, you can take care of yourself. This attitude may at times put men off.

You scored 8.3% Aphrodite
If you are ruled mostly by Aphrodite, your femininity and passionate spirit are the controlling forces in your life. You tend to be charismatic and self-assured, comfortable with your body and unrestrained sexually. Men are drawn to you like bees to flowers, which satisfies your erotic nature. However, you tend not to form permanent attachments with lovers because you value your sexual freedom, which may leave you feeling lonely and even depleted once a relationship ends. To find and form a more lasting relationship, you need to add more of the goddess Hera to your life.

(thanks to Becky)

posted by JCA @ 9:58 AM 0 Comments  

The gods, men, and demons approached the creator Prajapati and asked him, each in turn, to tell them how they should live their lives. The gods asked first, and Prajapati replied, "DA." They understood it as damyata -- "control yourselves" -- since the gods are reckless. The men asked, and Prajapati replied, "DA." The men understood it as datta -- "give alms" -- since men are selfish. The demons asked, and Prajapati replied, "DA." The demons understood it as dayadhvam -- be compassionate -- since demons are cruel.

posted by JCA @ 9:47 PM 0 Comments  

Priceless advice, courtesy of Becky: A Woman's Guide to How to Pee Standing Up.

posted by JCA @ 7:38 PM 0 Comments  

ROTFL...it's Throbert McGee's take on the new rosary.

posted by JCA @ 10:32 PM 0 Comments  

Well, there goes pretty much every career I considered post college.

posted by JCA @ 11:24 AM 0 Comments  

You know those "switched to Macintosh" commercials? Check out this one, featuring Anakin Skywalker. Too true. *giggle*

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"On All Souls' Day, 2nd November, the dead are remembered and children would go 'a-souling', singing "A soul-cake, a soul-cake, please, good missus, a soul-cake. One for Peter, one for Paul, three for Him who saved us all". They would receive in return, a cake marked with a cross."

6 oz. butter, softened
6 oz. caster sugar
3 egg yolks
1 lb. flour
A pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of allspice or mixed spice
3 oz. currants
A little warm milk

Set the oven to 350ºF. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until fluffy, then beat in the egg yolks. Sift together the flour, salt and spice and fold into the egg mixture with the currants, adding sufficient milk to form a soft dough. Divide into pieces and form into flat cakes, marking each with a cross. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden. If desired a few threads of saffron can be soaked in the warm milk, straining it before use.

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