Bette gives the word "different" a whole new meaning.

Today I had nothing to do so I checked out youtube and in the recommended for me was a Bette Davis interview from 1988 with Larry King. She said something that caught my attention, so I wrote it down.

"If you've never been done as a caricature, you have nothing. You don't have anything definite. You don't have a way of speaking that's different. You don't have mannerisms that are different. Really and truly, I was glad when they characterized me."

I love this quote because it says something about people who are individuals. It may be just what people mean when they talk about the "it" factor. There has to be something different about you to make you noticable. I think she may have unintentionally and wittily described an important factor to success! Now I will take it as even more of a compliment if anyone calls anything I do different.

Facebook Quizzes

I have to admit that I am one of those people who think by taking a random quiz probably created by a bored 15 year old on a Sunday afternoon on Facebook that I will learn something about myself. And indeed I have. Here are some of my favorites:

Were I a mythical creature, I would be a nymph. The thought hadn't occured to me due to their poor portrayal in Hercules.
My true ethnicity is German. This is appropriate because when most people try to guess my heritage, they pick Jewish.
Were I a leading lady on screen, I would be Bette Davis. This is actually my favorite result EVER as I am a tad obsessed with her. It also fits in with another quiz result saying I should have lived in the 40's. This is true.
If I were a Star Trek character, I would be Commander Riker. This is lame for a number of reasons. 1 - I would not even be in the original series. Everyone knows Star Trek: The Next Generation was inferior to the original series. 2 - I would not get any face time with Spock, who is amazing and looks amazing thanks to Zachary Quinto. 3 - I am not a man.
What type of Wellesley Woman am I? Laid Back Chick. Okay fine. You win Facebook.
Well, I completely manipulated the Disney Villain quiz to get Maleficent because she is seriously just the best.
Had I a superpower, it would be telekinesis or telepathy. In all honesty, this would work best in our world. But if we were in the X-men's world, I would feel completely useless. Wolverine tears some guy to shreds and is the hero. Well guess what? He was thinking about tacos before he died. Congratulations.
And last and certainly least, my dream job would apparently be...a teacher. Gag me. If I become a teacher, Lord help those kids and make sure that the yellow pages can refer me to a good, cheap psychiatrist (because everyone knows my salary could not afford a good, expensive one).

At the end of the day, I really hope that I don't give off the aura that I am a German teacher who watches Bette Davis movies all day and secretly wishes she was a nymph. I hope I am a little more interesting than that.