Emily's Musings

Pop Quiz

So I admit that I usually feel like I don't keep up enough, don't read the paper carefully enough, don't pay enough attention to what's going on in the world... (I mean, I didn't even know about Brad and Jen or the explosion nearby here) but then usually life just goes on and new things happen and there's another pile of papers to read, more news to watch, etc., so I don't have time to worry too much about it. But then, once in a while, I get one of those market survey telephone calls where they basically give you a pop quiz about your opinions about everything under the sun and I realize how little I really have been paying attention. Which pharmaceutical companies have had which products in the news lately (I can't keep them straight, but certainly have heard about them), what new shows have started in the last two months on cable (had only heard of two of them, but they all sounded terrible so I don't feel too bad), what do I think about Dupont? IBM? 3M? Have I written to any elected officials (no, well I have emailed on various issues but forgot when they asked) or newspaper editors (no) or called into any talk radio shows (ha!) with my opinions or made any speechs (ok, who goes around making speeches? ok, I made a quick unsuccessful one last February, but I don't think that counts)

The best question, which I completely drew a blank on, was "if you could be on the cover of any magazine, what magazine would you choose?" Looking around the pile of stuff next to the phone, the first thing I saw was Newsweek, but I really don't know what I would choose. If I was famous, what would I want to be famous for?

So of course I had to find one of those quizzes that tells you what kind of magazine you are:

Take the quiz: "What magazine are you?"

Time Magazine
You're a person who is comfortable with who you are. Your life is where you like it even though it may be boring

Hmmm...