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You are The Wheel of Fortune

Good fortune and happiness but sometimes a species of
intoxication with success

The Wheel of Fortune is all about big things, luck, change, fortune. Almost always good fortune. You are lucky in all things that you do and happy with the things that come to you. Be careful that success does not go to your head however. Sometimes luck can change.

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Oh, New Car, Where Art Thou?

It's time for a new car. It's not that Ed hasn't served me well, or that she's a bad ride. It's more that I settled for Ed. I needed a ride, she was there, and most importantly, she was the right price. So now it's time to move on, and I'm shopping.

What am I looking at? Well, it was a field of four, quickly whittled down to two with maybe a Dark Horse thrown in for good measure. But the Dark Horse is expensive (and also not available in an automatic, so that could have been an issue), so it's down to two.

Choice #1
VW Rabbit
There are two problems here.
1) If I'm getting the VW, I want it a bit swanky and that means a automatic with the sunroof, which are only available with the 4-door. The problem is that the 4-door starting price is at the high end of my budget, and once I've added what I want, I'm over. (For comparison, I can almost get a PT Cruiser Convertible for the same price).
2) Performance/guzzling. She drives nice. I can hardly feel the road under the wheels, and that's not necessarily a bonus in my book. The options are sweet and are enjoyable and I know I'd be comfortable on along trip- except for my wallet. See the reason I started looking again was because Ed's just not getting the mpg she used to, and the VW (per online reviews) gets about what Ed gets, or even a little less!

Is the pretty worth it?

Choice #2
Scion xA

1) I love the customizability of this car, but I'm not sure what my base quality will be. I've heard that there are some frame/body issues with the entire Scion line. Admittedly these would all be covered under warranty, but is the possibility worth the hassle?

2) Well this isn't a problem, but more of a worry. You get what you pay for. The price can't be beat, even gussied up to my specifications, I'm still within my budget and even if she gets 5-7 mpg less than advertised, she's still under Ed's current average. Is too good to be true really too good to be true?

Also- I have yet to drive the Scion, if the ride is terrible, I won't even bother and we'll go back to square one. (Although what that is, I'm not sure....)

The Peeps Must DIE!!!!!!

I AM NOT ALONE!!!!

More artsy stuff to look at.

Comfused.com has some of the BEST sidewalk art I have ever seen. Check it out.

Icon War

Icon War

Ever wonder what your computer desktop does when you're not there?
Hee...

wasted beauty

This is site is, well, kinda creepy. There's a wistful/funeral musicical theme on every page and sound effects for much of the artwork. It's subtle- not over-the-top creepy music that some pages hit you over the head with. You page navigation is done by crushing little flowers on the right, and clicking on dewy spider strands on the left.
The artwork itself is haunting. It's dark overtones remind me of Edward Gorey and some of the artwork from the "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark" book series. Very E.A. Poe. I love it! I wish there were more. Luckily, there are downloads available, so grab 'em up!
My only complaint is size- on my current little screen it's almost impossible to make out any of the lettering while I'm navigating. (Maybe when my new monitor gets here, sigh...)
It's perfect for the mood I've been in this week.

(Ed. 3-6-06 Looks much better with the bigger screen, but it's still kinda small.)

Look what I found!

I found a nickel on the ground upon my return from my lunch break. I remember when that would have made my entire day.
My parents and I would make it a game when we went out. I'd walk through parking lots and over sidewalks with my head down, scanning every inch of the ground in front of me, determined to see a coin (any coin) before my Dad picked it up.
It was nice to have some of that feeling back this afternoon, if only for a little while.

better than elmo..?

I REALLY need to see these movies now. Is that so wrong? You scored as Jigsaw. You are Jigsaw. You don't enjoy killing people at all. You instead love to see how far people will go to live. However if it ends in a bloody death, you still sleep with a smile on your face. You are intelligent, and know how to outwit just about anyone. And that spells bad news for anyone who falls into your games of death and torture. Jigsaw 80% Hannibal Lecter 75% Pinhead 60% Leatherface 55% Candyman 50% Freddy Krueger 45% Jason Voorhees 45% Michael Myers 35% Buffalo Bill 30% Captain Spaulding 20% Which Horror Killer are You? created with QuizFarm.com

I'm Elmo!?!?

The Your SESAME STREET Persona Test by greencowsgomoo (OKCupid.com)

Elmo

You scored 50% Organization, 75% abstract, and 61% extroverted!

This test measured 3 variables.

First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean.

Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type.

Third, this test measured if you are more of an introvert or an extrovert. By definition, an introvert concentrates more on herself and an extrovert focuses more on others. In this test an introvert was somebody that either tends to spend more time alone or thinks more about herself.

You are mostly organized, more abstract, and both introverted and extroverted.

Most people either love or hate Elmo. I hope you love Elmo, because that's who you are.
You are both somewhat organized. You have a good idea where you put things and you probably keep your place reasonably clean. You aren't totally obsessed with neatness though. Elmo has the same basic approach. His place is pretty tidy, but he doesn't spend all of his time cleaning it up.You both are abstract thinkers. You definitely are not afraid to take chances in life. You only live once. You may notice others around you playing it safe, but you are more concerned with not compromising your desires, and getting everything you can out of life. This is a very romantic approach to life, but hopefully you are also grounded enough to get by. Elmo's whole life is based on fantasy and his imagination. In the beginning he was a regular character, but now he spends most of his time in this fantasy world. You are both somewhat extroverts. Like Elmo, you probably like to have some time to yourself, but you do appreciate spending time with your friends, and you aren't scared of social situations. Elmo spends some of his time with real friends, but he also needs some time just to chat it up with his goldfish.

Find out who you are and let me know- a link to the test is in the post title!

New photos!

Hi, everyone!
I (finally) put some of my artwork on my flikr site.
The link's under Ravenscar's Visions in the sidebar.
Let me know what you think.