I know you like my proper grammar all up in the title.

This was a list we had made in our church cell group back in March-ish.  And it has finally migrated to my online diaries.

1 Bringing Mom home safely I just can't underscore the importance of good parent(s).  I'm sorry not everyone has the experience.
2 God has my back Or at least someone does.  El diablo?
3 Forgiveness and mercy Cus Lord knows I need it in my life.
4 Unsafe driving Refer to numero dos.
5 Not lacking in needs Thanks to 1 and 2.
6 Market America Making lots of money ethically?  Who'da thunk it?
7 Break-up Because in the end....
8 Peace Like a mantra, just saying the word gives me peace.
9 Retail Looks like I don't have to renounce capitalism after all.
10 Friends who care for me Can't do this thing alone!
11 Privileged and blessed life Unbelievably so.
12 Faith I think our belief in something is what gets us through the day.  Faith in ourselves, faith in spirit, faith in humanity.
13 Intelligence and personality I love myself, plain and simple.
14 Mercy It's THAT important.

All shortcomings of a survey like this aside (e.g., age stereotypes, no shades of gray, etc.), it sounded pretty fun, so thanks, XxAzNcHiGgAxX.

[x] I know how to make a pot of coffee, but I don't drink coffee often.
[x] I do my own laundry when my mom is not home.
[x] I can cook for myself.
[ ] I do my chores after being told once -- I have chores?
[ ] I always do my homework/work.
[x] I actually enjoy intellectual conversations -- why is there an actually?
[ ] I think politics are exciting.  This statement is too laced with multiple meanings.
[ ] My parents and grand-parents have better things to say than my peers.  Same as above, especially since three of my grandparents are deceased.

total: 4 (Are these statements categorized?)

[x] I show up for school/work every day unless I'm sick or have other more pressing engagements.  Why are school and work most important?
[x] I always carry a pen in my pocket/purse.
[ ] I've never gotten a ticket.
[ ] I watch talk shows and point out the incredibility of it all.  If I'm so "mature," don't I have better things to do with my time than mock people and things that are not even present in the room?
[ ] I know what incredibility means without looking it up.  I have a feeling the survey's author meant incredulity especially since the previous statement is so awkward.  Does it count if I had to check if incredibility was even a word?
[x] I drink black coffee

total: 3

[x] I know how to run the dish washer and/or do the dishes. These are two wholly different things -- just ask ma soeur.
[x] I can count in more than one language.  So what?
[ ] When I say I'm going to do something, I do it.  I'm trying to be more accountable and responsible in that way.
[x] I mow the lawn when my mom is not home and sometimes even when she is.
[ ] I wash my car by leaving it out in the rain.
[x] I can make adults laugh without being stupid.  Who qualifies as an adult?  People who score a certain number on this survey?  What is stupid?
[ ] I remember to water my plants. Well, when I only had one plant, yes.
[ ] I study when I have to.  Hahah.
[x] I pay attention at school/work.  I actually love paying attention.
[x] I remember to feed my pet(s).  More often than not, that is.
[x] I'm generally organized.  I can't believe they dropped the g word.  Talk about vagueness.
[ ] I know the meaning of cruel punishment from experience -- what?!?

total: 7

[x] I can spell experience without looking at the line above.
[x] I clean up my own messes -- eventually.
[ ] The first thing I do when I wake up is get coffee. An addiction to caffeine means that I act older?
[x] I can go to the store without getting something I don't need.
[ ] I understand jokes the first time they are said -- not all the time.
[x] I listen to my parents/elders -- sure.
[x] I can type fast, because I type every day.

total: 5

[ ] My choice in clothing is acceptable in an office or something like that.  Wow, this one just plain out offends me.  I am not answering it based on principle.
[x] I can watch politics and laugh.  The value judgments of these statements just get worse and worse.
[x] I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour.
[ ] I can look at someone hot and not think of sex.
[ ] I have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job.  Oh, so this is the attitude of the person who created this?  Things are much clearer now.
[x] I can read a book and actually finish it.  I can read a book and not bother finishing it, too.
[x] People have said that I act older than I am.
[x] I can be sent on an errand and not get side tracked.

total: 5

Total X's: 24
I act like I'm your dad.

Count up your 'x's, count up your marks, and then post "I act like I'm __."

Courtesy of Colorgenics

At this time in your life you feel like 'giving up'. For every time you have tried to build up your hopes and dreams something has come along to burst the balloon. You may feel that, at this particular moment in your life, there seems to be no chance of fulfilling these dreams but you are so wrong. (Am I?) You are the sort of person that can influence any situation, that is - If you don't give up. So consciously make the effort... You have that inherent power to succeed (Don't I know it...)

You are looking for excitement and stimulation and you are ready to try anything - but be careful not to take too many risks.  (Are they talking about the hookups and moving to LA?)

You feel truly deprived - not getting your fair share, but you have accepted the fact that that is the way things are at this time and that it is prudent to let matters slide and not hit your head against the wall -so conform and agree for a while. Accept the situation - nothing can last forever.  (Bear...)

You are feeling really bogged down and extremely stressed. This is perhaps due to the desire for personal independence which has been evading you for some time now. An existing situation or relationship is causing you to be extremely restless and you feel that you are unable to change the situation without co-operation. You are unwilling to expose your vulnerability and therefore you consider it inadvisable to display affection or be over demonstrative. You regard this relationship as a depressing tie, but although you want to be independent and unhampered, you do not want to risk losing anything. All this leads you to react touchily and with impatience, while the urge to get away results in considerable restlessness: your ability to concentrate may suffer.

Circumstances are such that you have been exposed to considerable stress and tension, perhaps due to unfulfilled emotional needs. You would like nothing better than to escape from it all by retiring to some 'fantasy land' where you are permitted to RELAX and get back your strength.  (Goodbye, East Coast.  Goodbye, old life.  Hello, new Ken.)

Exactly as the title states, because after all, what are we other than that?

1 If we treat others differently based on race -- in a good or in a bad fashion -- that is discrimination. Is this racism? Is racism inherently bad? Racism hurts everyone -- the shunned and the preferred.

2 Comparisons => Feelings of superiority and inferiority => Hate and Hurt

3 If we want to give people choice, but then want to forcibly change that choice, that is anti-democratic.

4 Life is like seeing photographs -- you see one moment, one snapshot in many people's lives. And while even the very best photos may have a thousand things to say, no one photograph says it all.

5 We are intuitively singular and individually-minded. Even when following the masses, we are striving to be unique, to be one.

6 I love beauty. In all its forms. Beauty as an art, beauty in physical appearance, beauty in a human being. The problem is I want to consume beauty. I want to eat it up, make it mine.

7 The seven deadly sins: pride, sloth, lust, gluttony, greed, envy, anger. In order of prevalence in Kenny.

8 When I list examples, I can't help but list in threes.

9 I have some sort of fascination, no, infatuation, with villains who become good. Especially in my dreams. All my romantic dreams center around this idea. It seems to me a reflection of my urge to try and change everyone, bending them to my will.

10 What bothers me about the Chinese Zodiac is that the time period for one sign -- one year -- is much too long for all of us born within these approximate 365 days to have such similar personalities that they may be ennumerated. And yet, there is one trait that I read on a placemat that has always stuck with me, that is, that the rat seldom makes lasting friendships. And whether by a self-fulfilling prophecy, or by the alignment of stars every twelve years (one for each sign), this prediction as it applies to me is unfalteringly true.

11 How should we measure friendship? In eProps or comments or birthday wishes? Funny how this time of year (April 25th), always makes me more narcissistic than I usually am.

Ugh, after such a long hiatus, I'm sucked back in by what else? A meme. Thanks a lot, leo82.

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion: You have medium extroversion. You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party. Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences. But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time." Conscientiousness: You have medium conscientiousness. You're generally good at balancing work and play. When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done. But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it. Agreeableness: You have medium agreeableness. You're generally a friendly and trusting person. But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism. You get along well with others, as long as they play fair. Neuroticism: You have low neuroticism. You are very emotionally stable and mentally together. Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly. Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is medium. You are generally broad minded when it come to new things. But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it. You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.

You tell me that we can't be friends.
I tell you that's too easy an answer.
Who is right, who is wrong?

You tell me that I annoy you, bringing up us, talking about us, never stop thinking about us.
I tell you that I don't get straight answers from you, answers I want to hear from you, answers that can soothe my aching heart from you.

I tell you, no conditions, this is what I want, yes or no.
You tell me that we can't be friends, no conditions, this is what you want, no.

I don't know how things got this way,
Where did I go wrong, what did I do wrong?
What did I say, where did I strike to hurt you so?

What is being friends that we can't even be that?
What is being friends that it's easier than being not friends?