Harry Potter Identity Crisis

As I anxiously awaited the release of the FINAL (sob) Harry Potter movie, and as it was an off week at work with a certain lack of phones ringing to keep me occupied, I took some of those "Sorting Hat" quizzes online. 

I'll admit, part of this had to do with a discussion with friends about which house we saw oursevles in.  Someone put me on the fence between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff.  REALLY?  That's not how I pictured myself.  Let's go to the quizzes and find out

Quiz #1 Results: 

Meh.  I mean, I got good grades in school and I'd like to think I'm fairly clever, but I'm not sure that's the best fit.  Besides, that quiz was one of those "What's your favorite color, animal, class" type quizzes.  I don't trust it!  Time for a second opinion. . .

Hmmm.  Well, I suppose I do try to be fair, inclusive blah blah blah.  Hufflepuffs have good qualities.  Tonks was a Hufflepuff!  Still, maybe a third opinion will clarify which one I am once and for all, even though this was more of a genuine "personality" quiz.

Well hot dog!  This IS what I thought I'd be in the first place (I like to think of myself as a more extroverted version of Hermione, huge curly hair and all) but now I just feel like I'm dealing with an identity crisis.  No, I didn't take a fourth quiz to see if I'd get Slytherin and complete the confusion.  I'll just leave it at this, with my Hermione comparision standing as the trump card (and my roommate's comment on my loyalty as another defining characteristic.

At least I didn't wind up like this lady who didn't quite make it into Hogwarts all together.

P.S. In case you were wondering, the final movie is epic.  I bawled, no surprise.  The book is, of course, much better but the film adaptation is pretty much as good as you'll get.  Visually stunning, great portrayal, included the REALLY important stuff.  I'm satisfied, and somehow empty because it's over.  *sigh*

The Inferno!

Attention readers:  It. Is. Hot.

I seriously think I might melt like a popsicle.  We were blessed with rain today, which helped provide some relief from the sweltering heat wave we've recently been experiencing.  Seriously, with today as an exception, I don't remember the last time I checked the weather and it did NOT reach 100 degrees or more.  The local water park must be losing a ton of money from their partnership with the top 40 radio station.  Basically whenever the temperature reaches 103 degrees, water park admission is $10.30.  If I didn't have reliable air conditioning, fair Irish skin, and a job that keeps me busy until at least 6 pm, I think I'd have to resort to the water park for a cool down.

Let's compare weather from my three "home towns" shall we?

Home Town #1 (where I grew up, in Louisiana)

Home Town #2:  Where my family currently resides (in New Mexico)

Home Town #3:  Where I currently live and melt (Oklahoma)

Yup, you saw correctly.  The semitropical swamp and the arid desert are both COOLER than my midwestern abode, which has a severe heat advisory until Saturday, which doesn't even look like the hottest day coming.  109 degrees on Sunday.  You'd think on the Lord's day he'd want it to cool off.  Oh how he works in mysterious ways, probably tricking people into resting because it's too darn hot to do anything else.

I'm gonna go chase down the icecream truck, then the sno cone truck.  Then water ever truck has frozen refreshment that hasn't yet been invented but soon will be out of survival necessity.

Take care, stay hydrated!