20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what’s to come… love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You’ve had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You’ve been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

Start with a link on your blog that leads to the website/blog of someone YOU KNOW… no celebs unless you could stop them at the supermarket and have a real chat with them. That’s link #1. From their page, select a link of someone (a) you do not already have linked on your page, preferably (b) that you don’t know and if possible (c) is someone THEY know (I know, I’m making this far too complicated). That’s link #2. And so it continues, until you get to link #6.

It’s both easier and harder than you’d think. Some people don’t have links on their site to friends (does this mean they don’t have friends? Hmm…). Some people have the same links that I do. And some people haven’t updated in forever, thus I’ve discounted them.

I took the following path:
Link #1 – Me to Earl
Link #2 – Earl to Nancy
Link #3 – Nancy to Vicky
Link #4 – Vicky to Mumbling Monkey
Link #5 – Monkey to Heather
Link #6 – Heather to Mouse, a blogging whippet-like dog who has bad spelling but I’m sure means well, and now has a CUNTINNUS DAG FIDIR! He is happy.

Lord help you if you’re nerdier.

So this game goes like this:
1. Go here
2. Pick 5 quotes that “you think reflect who you are or what you believe”
3. Post them

Did I ever tell you about a nasty habit that flight attendants pick up on the job? We learn to always keep smiling, even when we’re out of Bloody Mary Mix. – Eric Wald, View From The Top, 2003

Believe it or not, I was once a smiley happy person. Lately, not so much (as my sister-in-law points out every so often). But I think (a) it’s not a bad thing to keep a positive outlook, and (b) it’s wrong to fake happy all the time – you’ve got to let people know your thoughts and emotions every once in a while… you’re not an island like Paul Simon.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. – James M. Barrie (1860 – 1937)

True. Some days, the things that are work are the things I’m not getting paid to do. Trying to stick more to things I enjoy nd stay away from the other stuff… but I’d always rather be sleeping.

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that ‘achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that’s nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.’ – Helen Hayes (1900 – 1993)

I really like this one. Satisfaction and pride should come from within, not from what outsiders think! I hope to achieve many things… but success can kiss my butt. :)

Do something. If it doesn’t work, do something else. No idea is too crazy. – Jim Hightower, The New York Times, March 9, 1986

Also know as “how to finish a Masters in Engineering”.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. – Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)

If only more modern world leaders had the same thought…

You Are A Labrador Retriever

What Dog Breed Are You? at Idea Fetch

Also check out this link, where you can do another test. I did it four times, and each time the questions were slightly different. Judging from the results I’m half Siberian Husky (forgetful, loyal and goofy) and Golden Retriever (loyal, lovable).