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Loner

What's my high school stereotype? I took the What's My High School Stereotype? quiz, and here are the four stereotypes that scored 50% or higher:

1. Loner: 63%
2. Drama nerd: 56%
3. Geek: 50%
   Goth: 50%

Loner: I cannot disagree with being called a Loner. Without a doubt, I limited the number of friends I had in my own high school because I spent most of my time and energy with my church's youth group instead.

Drama nerd: I was in all (four) of my high school's plays, so I certainly would fit into the drama nerd group to some degree. As far as I can remember, however, none of us regular actors were a stereotypical drama "nerd" at all. We were all different types of nerds instead — my school just wasn't big enough to be that diverse.

Geek: Any way you slice it, "geek" fits me just fine. To tell you the truth, I was surprised that it only ranked third. I guess I just wasn't motivated enough scholastically to be a Geek over a Loser in this quiz's opinion.

Goth: Goth certainly did not describe me in school, nor does it describe me now. I think this option is the quiz's Achilles' heel. The closest I ever got to goth was wearing a black t-shirt with a witty saying on it.

I know by now you're asking yourself, "What's My High School Stereotype?" Find out!

You can view many more personality quizzes on the Personality Tests page.

I am Superman!

I'm Super!

You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.

1. Superman: 70%
2. Green Lantern: 65%
3. Hulk: 60%
4. Spider-Man: 60%

I'm not sure I can agree with the results of this quiz, as I'm not particularly given to helping others. Perhaps the quiz sensed that I was currently participating in Blogathon and gave me bonus points in this category. Oh, and I'm not strong, either. 2 out of 4 ain't bad, I guess.

Of course, I was hoping for a more extensive, geekier quiz that took a few dozen superheroes into account. Perhaps there's one out there, waiting for the right time to show me which superhero I am!

Perhaps I should have applied to be on Who Wants to Be a Superhero?!

Interested in finding out which superhero you are? Take the Superhero Personality Quiz!

For more personality quizzes, check out my Personality Tests page over at Random Fodder.

This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog, during Blogathon 2006.

Here, I've googled "Novac is" to find out what/who/how I am according to Google. Here are some results:

• NOVAC is a 501c3 organization, and all donations are tax deductible. [This one is funny, considering that I'm currently participating in Blogathon for a charity!]
• novac is committed to providing access to the best digital/analog facilities.
• NOVAC is producing a one-hour documentary called The Drive.
• (NOVAC) is a regional media arts center
• NOVAC is pleased to announce that we will be holding our first regional Star Party at Spruce Knob, West Virginia
• Novac is a professional private trader with over 18 years of stock market experience.
• NOVAC is one of the largest clubs in the League, and publishing a newsletter for hundreds of members is no easy task.
• NoVAC is working to stabilize the organization by pursuing three strategic objectives that support its mission.
• Novac is one of the first inhabited planets in the universe.

Here are some additional results from Googlism that I posted in an April 2006 post. For those unaware, Googlism is a site that automates this process!

• Novac is all that and much more
• Novac is very proud of the many nationally recognized artists and media projects that have been developed at their center
• Novac is one of the largest clubs in the league
• Novac is the bounty hunter introduced in the second act hired by peagan for the sole purpose of capturing joy and luring cliff
• Novac is no ordinary man of wealth
• Novac is the proud recipient of a 1998 silver georgie award for excellence in a residential renovation under $50
• Novac is 8
• Novac is powered by acting world
• Novac is currently head of the plasma laboratory
• Novac is a testimony to the nightmare
• Novac is going through some dramatic rethinking
• Novac is sworn to secrecy
• Novac is leading the introduction of the rapid tooling process of sprayforming in europe
• Novac is suddenly struck by a ricochet and slumps to the floor

This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog, during Blogathon 2006.

A great site to stop at is NameDecoder.com, which brings us the Cyborg, Monster, Sexy, and Gamer Name Decoders. (The Gamer Name Decoder isn't out yet, but it has been promised!) Unfortunately, there's not much else at the site, but these decoders and fast and easy.

Of course, these results have been added to my Personality Quiz page. Check out the dozens of quizzes I have posted, and get to know me more in depth than you'll ever care to.

Here are my results for each of the three available quizzes:

The Cyborg Name Decoder:

Networked Operational Violence and Assassination Construct

The Monster Name Decoder:

Nefarious, Orphan-Vaporizing Abomination from the Crypt

The Sexy Name Decoder:

Nocturnal One Volunteering Arousing Caresses

This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.

I'm Count Dooku!

Liquid Generation has The Ultimate Star Wars Personality Test available for the taking.

As you can see, I turned out to be Count Dooku. Formerly good, now bad. But still, I'm Machiavellian, and I can use the Force to shoot lightning out of my hands!

That's odd. Most of my friends would have guessed Jar Jar!

This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.

Joplin, MO

I took a little online quiz a couple weeks ago that provides you with "a tailored list of America's best places to live that expertly fit your personal style and needs."

The site that gives these quizzes is FindYourSpot.com. After you answer various questions about your thoughts on climate, culture, education, recreation, lifestyle, religion, taxes, and geography. It then suggests 24 cities for you. You can click on your results to obtain further information about each city.

I know that you, the reader, are likely much less interested in which cities are on my list, and much more interested on heading to Find Your Spot and seeing what cities it offers you. Well, long story short, it's my blog, so here is my list:

1. Joplin, MO
2. Clarksville, TN
3. Amarillo, TX
4. Hampton, VA
5. Abilene, TX
6. Norfolk, VA
7. Murray, KY
8. Oklahoma City, OK
9. Tulsa, OK
10. Berea, KY
11. Salisbury, NC
12. Alpine, TX
13. Greenville, NC
14. Rocky Mount-Stony Creek, NC
15. Louisville, KY
16. Woodbury, TN
17. Lynchburg, VA
18. Knoxville, TN
19. Durham, NC
20. Hickory, NC
21. Enid, OK
22. Nashville, TN
23. Lubbock, TX
24. Bowling Green, KY

When i specified a preference to live in the northeastern U.S., I received the following results. Keep in mind that the preference does not rule out cities outside of that region, but it does bump them down the list quite a ways. My top 9 cities still appeared in the list. Of course, even my first northeastern preference didn't make the original top 24, likely because I noted a preference for a mild climate with neither very hot summers nor cold, snowy winters. Cold, snowy winters are precisely what I have experienced every single winter of my life. Oh, and I also mentioned something about lower taxes, which rules out New York and most of the other liberal northeastern states.

1. Easton, PA
2. Harrisburg, PA
3. Long Island, NY
4. Joplin, MO
5. Clarksville, TN
6. Amarillo, TX
7. Carlisle, PA
8. Lancaster, PA
9. Hampton, VA
10. Syracuse, NY
11. Jamestown, NY
12. Augusta, ME
13. Altoona, PA
14. Philadelphia, PA
15. Abilene, TX
16. Norfolk, VA
17. Murray, KY
18. Manhattan, NY
19. Johnstown, PA
20. Carnegie, PA
21. Oklahoma City, OK
22. Albany, NY
23. Tulsa, OK
24. NYC, NY

So, that's me in a nutshell. Now go play outside.

This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.