Day 14,947: HomeGoods StyleScope Quiz

My friend (Thanks, L!) says her results were accurate and mine seem accurate too. You can take the quiz here. What's your style?

Mine is:

"A DC, you are an Earthy Casual

You're interested in creating a welcoming home where people feel comfortable and happiness flourishes. You appreciate the warmth and individuality of natural materials and handcrafted things and are inspired by colors and forms from nature. You love mixing up different textures and are sensitive to the tactile qualities of objects. Your style is grounded and solid, not flighty or frilly. And you are never taken in by the trend of the moment.

You value comfort. Your home is a warm and open friendly place, and you feel happiest when everyone is cared for and relaxed in your space. Elements like pillows, throws, overstuffed furniture, and good lighting set the mood. You may also enjoy layering different fabrics or mixing patterns to create a cozy effect."


The tactile thing is so dead on it's scary. I'm all about touching things when I shop and the number one quality of my clothing has to be soft fabric (even before fashion...*gasp*). In the bar on the side it says my happy home colors are blue, which is my favorite color these days.

Day 14,708: Personal DNA

(Thanks Jess!)



You are a Generous Director.

About you - You are a Director

As a DIRECTOR, you combine an unusual openness and passion for beauty and style with confidence and a down-to-earth sensibility that allow you to realize your vision.

You are practical and pay attention to the details that others tend to miss.

By focusing on what is real and concrete, you achieve more than those who always have their heads in the clouds.

When it comes to what really matters in your life, you are confident in your ability to succeed.

Having beautiful things in your life gives you pleasure and satisfaction - you have a keen eye for style.

Even when problems present themselves, deep down you know you will overcome these challenges.

When routines get too familiar, you become bored and start looking for ways to spice things up.

You are open to new types of experiences – you are not afraid to take a risk on something new.

You have a highly developed sense of taste – you know what looks good on you, in your home, and in the world at large.

You prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute.

You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.


How you relate to others - You are Generous

Your awareness of those around you, along with your nuanced perceptions of the world at large, makes you the GENEROUS person that you are.

You value time to yourself and understand how rich your private world can be—you know that you don't have to go wild to have a good time.

You are excited and energized by ideas and often enjoy things more through observation than through experience.

This tendency gives you an appreciation for different perspectives and opinions about the world.

Being as aware of others as you are doesn't mean you find it easy to trust them immediately—this is something that happens more slowly for you.

Despite this, you are aware of the complexities of many situations and are reluctant to pass judgments on others.

Although you have fewer friendships than some people, those that you have are meaningful and are important to you.

You value spending time alone—it is while reflecting on the world around you that you often learn something new about yourself or begin to understand something that's been bothering you.

Day 14,545: 100 Things: Food Edition

The meme lists 100 food items that reflect cultural diversity.
1. Cut and paste the list to the blog.
2. Boldface the food you’ve eaten.
3. Strike across the items you will never eat.
4. Also include comments in parentheses as necessary.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea (I would try it if someone else picked it and brewed it.)
3. Huevos racheros
4. Steak tartare (I would try carpaccio in Italy though.)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht (I’m not too crazy about beets, but would try it.)
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho (Love this in the winter.)
13. PB & J (A staple for me.)
14. Aloo gobi (I make this at home.)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (no stinky cheeses for me)
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (plum, cherry)
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (Sounds tasty)
31. Wasabi peas (one of my fave snacks)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea (Properly so, in England)
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (jello shots!)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal (I don’t like food that is hot for the sake of being hot)
44. Goat’s milk (As a baby)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu (Too chicken to risk this one.)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel (Only if I was in Japan)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi (I would try it in onigiri, which I <3.)
53. Abalone
54. Paneer (palak paneer is my fave Indian dish)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (I would try a bite of someone else’s, but would never order it myself.)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads (absolutely not)
63. Kaolin (clay? What is this?)
64. Currywurst (Sounds good, I like streetfood)
65. Durian (One day)
66. Frogs’ legs (tastes like amphibian-yuck)
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (I've had all of these, tee hee)
68. Haggis (absolutely not)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (Have you ever been in a kitchen where chitterlings were being prepared/cooked? *shudders*)
71. Gazpacho (I have a great recipe for this.)
72. Caviar and blini (I’ve had blini sans caviar)
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost (I do like goat cheeses)
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini (I like them better than mimosas for brunch.)
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (strawberry and chocolate, yum!)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef (If I were in Japan)
86. Hare
87. Hare (Why is this on the list twice?)
88. Goulash
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano (my fave in Mexican food places)
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor (sounds yummy)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

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