April 13, 2006
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Today is the day to go to open mic.
Hey! If you're interested, I wrote a eulogy for ElleGirl magazine over at the Huffington Post.
Take the Online Quiz: Are You Spoiled?
If you check 40 or more, then you are. Brat.
Do you have:
( ) an iPod
( ) a photo printer
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
( ) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) expensive sunglasses
( ) framed original art
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) your own pair of skis
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) an island
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
( ) a personal trainer
( ) a stock portfolio
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
( ) a personal shopper
( ) a press secretary
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics)
at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you in taxis
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
( ) know how to play bridge
( ) know how to clean a shotgun
( ) know how to make a Souffle
( ) have "people"
( ) use the word "summer" as a verb.
( ) have potable water?
( ) a freaking PONY?
( ) own anything "encrusted" with either crystals or any other sparkly
matter
Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
( ) hated by most service people, probably because they're jealous of you?
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
( ) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
( ) been on a safari in in Africa
( ) never had to fill your own cavities
( ) ever been to a psychiatrist/psychologist/therapist that someone else has
paid for
( ) been vacinated?
( ) had a maid
( ) fired a maid
ever had a birthday party in a:
( ) skating rink
( ) swimming pool
( ) make-your-own-something store
( ) castle
( ) private plane
Did you:
( ) take riding lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
( ) get a new car when you turned 16?
( ) have a private tutor
( ) eat a lot of expensive cheese as a child
( ) get the use of a credit card before you turned 18?
( ) ever show up on in a show or documentary about spoiled rich kids?