Blog Game Time!

Aside from three questions about books and reading, there isn't any real connection to kidlit here. Sometimes, a gal just needs a good survey, ya know? Without further ado, I give you the latest meme craze:

What Privileges Do You Have?
(developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. Blog meme taken from A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy)

Instructions: Bold the true statements.

1. Father went to college

2. Father finished college

3. Mother went to college

4. Mother finished college

5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.

6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.

7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.

8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.

9. Were read children's books by a parent.

10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18.

11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18.

12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.

13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.

14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs.

15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs.

16. Went to a private high school.
Practically. I mean, Hunterdon Central is practically a private high school in public school's clothing.

17. Went to summer camp.
From the age of 4 to 14. I still have my Princeton Y shirt from the first summer. It was a dress and now... well, it's more of a belly shirt that I can't seem to talk myself into wearing now that I graduated undergrad. When did I get all conservative? Hmph.

18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
hahahaha

19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels

20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Mostly. I bolded half.

21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.

22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
I don't know if it counts, since it was painted by my father. But let me tell you, he's pretty damn good with the oils.

23. You and your family lived in a single-family house.
This is tricky, since my mom and I didn't, but my dad and company do. Such is the life of the divorced kid.

24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
Again, my dad and stepmom not moms.

25. You had your own room as a child.

26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
I had my own phoneline for a few years, then I got a cell phone halfway through high school.

27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course.

28. Had your own TV in your room in high school.

29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college.

30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16.

31. Went on a cruise with your family.
Went on a cruise with marching band?

32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.

33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.

34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.
Grand total: 14
(the two half-bolds joined together for one whole bold line)