a day of visiting

[cornerofmadness]

I went to see my friend from college. We caught up over lunch and shopping. Turns out South Hills now has a teavana. they're NOT my favorite but at least they're an option now. I picked up some monstrously huge manga at B&N and we had a good time talking.

Got home in time for dinner then we all packed down to my brother's place. He and my SiL had us and Lucky Uncle and my Aunt over. Mostly we sat around talking and playing cards. He's in a much better mood now and is gaining some weigh (he had dropped to under 150 and he's 6 foot).

also i need to repeat this to myself, do not mention politics,no matter how sure you are someone agrees with you. Also for those of you making political posts, don'tbe offended if i don't comment to you. I just rather not talk about it ever.

gah the space bar on the parental unit's keyboard is stiff that I keep ending up with 6 words all run together.


ETA - That Harry Potter meme my whole flist did

Your result for The Sorting Hat: A Comprehensive Harry Potter Personality Assessment [Test/Quiz]...

Slytherin

51% Ravenclaw, 36% Hufflepuff, 58% Slytherin and 51% Gryffindor!

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

Those cunning folks use any means

To achieve their ends.

Slytherin's cardinal traits are ambition, cunning and determination. Like the Gryffindor House, Slytherins are emotionally volatile. In contrast, however, Slytherins are much less dominant and assertive, and less extraverted in general. Rather than expressing these emotions outwardly, Slytherins direct them inward or act in a passive aggressive manner. Both Gryffindor and Slytherin are much more driven to succeed than the other two houses: Gryffindor out of pride and Slytherin out of ambition.

Slytherins are also much more pragmatic than the other houses and more adept at manipulating people. A key trait would be a low level of agreeableness: Slytherins are more pessimistic, more distrustful than most, and more likely to attribute negative motivations to people. So although Slytherins experience a wide range of emotions, due to their distrustful views of people and skeptical worldview, they are less expressive and more likely to appear cold or distant unless provoked.

A Slytherin's ambitious nature comes out in different ways depending on what is important to the individual person. It could lead them to try to achieve top marks (if intellect and schooling is important to them) but it could also be directed at social settings or towards athletic endeavors.

Take The Sorting Hat: A Comprehensive Harry Potter Personality Assessment [Test/Quiz] at HelloQuizzy

Kanda posing on the futon

Comments

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

I'd much rather have someone not mention politics at all than to start a pointless argument with me, which is why I usually manage not to comment when someone else says something that I don't agree with. I know some people love to argue -- but I'm not one of them.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

exactly. the only time I ever take someone OFF the list for talking politics is if they truly are offensive or frightening to me. Mostly I just scroll on by. That kind of argument makes me horribly anxious and not something I want to engage in

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Every once in awhile I read something that I think is just too horribly wrong or outrageous not to try to correct, so I say something -- then I'm filled with anxiety about the reaction because these days nobody seems to be able to discuss; they just argue. I wish I could just keep my mouth shut!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah I know that urge (it crops up a lot in fandom too) and it never comes to a good end. I've taken to writing my response and never sending it as a way to get it out of my system

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

I'm very surprised. I tried it and got 60something per cent Ravenclaw.

I like how Kanda is taking care to occupy the whole sofa.

I try to keep off public politics for the most part. European politics can be pretty different to American politics, so there's lots of potential for misunderstanding each other and disagreeing on things.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

snort. I'm not sure we even know enough about Ravenclaw/Hufflepuff to even decide what personality types belong there

Oh yes, this is ALL his and the other two can't have any.

i think the quickest way to lose friendships is to talk a little too much about politics and/or religion. I don't even like talking politics with people I agree with

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Heh to Kanda.

I can't remember what I took last time I took one of these HP things.

Glad you had a decent day and J is doing well enough to have people over for cards.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Kanda says he's pretty

i was slytherin

thanks

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yes, I see you were Slytherin.

Go see today's post I made. XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

no i mean i was slytherin before too

the goofy looking horse cartoon or the teen movie one

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Those were yesterday's posts.

This is today's (http://evil-little-dog.livejournal.com/659263.html).

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yuo must have it as private. It doesn't show when i go direct to yuo page and clicking on this says access denied

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

You were right, no wonder no one was commenting on it. I had it set to private to see if I could figure out the html coding for bullet points.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

well that explains it

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yup, yup.

[yuukihikari]

Politics are a very very dangerous conversation topic >< I generally try to avoid them too...

Kanda looks quite comfy! I've been offline for a bit, have your cats stopped acting up on you?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

ditto. I like to steer clear of that minefield.

no they have not. Imay have to get rid of one of them

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

Heh. Slytherin was my second-highest score.

Kanda is trying out his pin-up pose.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hahha

and yes he is