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Ready ... set ... go-go-go? Yeah, you're pumped for a jam-packed, action-packed, suitcase-packed summer. Jazzed? Good. Spazzed? Not so much.


School's out! Kiss-kiss to homework, hockey practice, violin lessons, French club and final exams. But here's one last pop quiz to take before you stash stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden  your blue ballpoint for three glorious sunshine-y months. No pressure, because we won't be grading you. But you'll find out for yourself what your style is when it comes to kickin' it over the summer.

Do you prefer to spend your school-free days doing, well, absolutely nothing? Or do you squeeze mega on-the-go action into the sweaty season, giving the term "solar energy" a whole new spin? If your summer has you feeling like you need a vacation from your vacation, you could be suffering from activity overload. Or maybe you've fizzled out before the party's even started....

1. Your neighbor asks you to babysit Saturday night, so you ...

A) recommend a friend who could use the cash. B) gear up by pulling together a box of toys and games to take with you, and tossing in your She's the Man DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 to watch after the kids go beddie-bye. C) take the job and ask her to refer you to all her friends who have tots--this would be a great summer-biz opp.

2. Your community rec center needs help setting up for the big Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution.  Fling. You'll ...

A) probably be there for fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics.
fireworks

Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to
, but somebody else can deal with the setup. B) get the whole gang to help hang streamers Streamers is a play by David Rabe.

The last in his Vietnam War trilogy that began with The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Sticks and Bones
. C) volunteer to head up the snack-bar committee. You're thinkin' pizza pretzels, corn dogs and maybe some cotton candy!

3. Your friend asks if you want to hit the mall after day camp. You ...

A) don't go to day camp, so what the hey? B) would really just rather chill out after camp days. Maybe you'll invite her over to make frozen strawberry-banana smoothies. C) have to hop on the bus after camp and go straight to karate.

4. You can't wait to get to the beach with your faro this year, Why?

A) Sand, sun, shades, SPF (1) (Stateful Packet Firewall) See stateful inspection.

(2) (Sender Policy Framework) An e-mail authentication system that verifies that the message came from an authorized mail server.
 15 and a magazine. B) Boardwalk! You're gonna skate it, arcade it, shop it and, of course, scope out cuties on it. C) Relatively speaking? Between the family reunion, trips to see grandma and your aunt's 103-degree outdoor wedding, sharing the backseat with your brother's stinky feet to catch a week's worth of surf is looking sweet.

5. No more annoying alarm clock! You're gonna ...

A) stash that bugger bug·ger 1  
n.
1. Vulgar Slang A sodomite.

2. Slang A contemptible or disreputable person.

3.
 in the closet and sleep every single day 'til noon. Or until your little sister wakes you up with a water pistol. B) still set it, but for 10 a.m. Sweet slumber. C) Who needs an alarm clock, anyway? You automatically wake up at the crack of dawn, no matter what. Ya snooze, ya lose!

6. Group-date matinee! Some of the kids are going to see Nacho Libre this weekend and want you to come along. You are ...

A) more into tossing a bag of Orville in the microwave and grooving to an MTV MTV
 in full Music Television

U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business.
 marathon. B) so there. C) going to recommend this cool new Mexican place you guys could go to for fried ice cream Fried ice cream is an Americanized Mexican/Asian dessert.

Fried ice cream is commonly found at Mexican food chain restaurants in the United States (e.g. El Torito or Chi-Chi's) and fairs and carnivals.
 afterward, then it's back to your place for some pinata-swatting. Every outing should have a theme, right?

7. The best thing about summer?

A) Air conditioning. B) Lightning bugs. C) The butterfly stroke.

8. Your best friend's family is hitting the road in the RV for a camping trip, and guess what--her parents have given the nod for you to go with them! You would ...

A) rather camp out in your bedroom and chili to the Travel Channel. B) go, but you're doing Rollercoaster World with your cool cousin that same weekend. You see your bud every day; you see the cuz, like, never. C) looooooove to go. Now, you'll be breaking your personal record and hitting every point of interest within a 300-mile radius of your home.

9. You've signed up for the summer read-a-thon program at the public library. Your goal?

A) A paperback or two. B) Ten books tops. First up is The Queen of Cool by Cecil Castellucci. You've been dying to crack that one. C) At least half the library's "recommended reading" list.

10. Your parents have asked you to pitch in with the yardwork this season, so you ...

A) yank Yank

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See : Failure



(jargon) yank
 a handful of weeds from the sidewalk cracks. B) plant some pretty perennials in the flower boxes along the front porch. C) dig out a whole section of the yard for a vegetable garden. You'll plot your veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food.  in alphabetical order: artichokes, broccoli, cauliflower cauliflower (kô`lĭflou'ər, käl`ĭ–), variety of cabbage, with an edible head of condensed flowers and flower stems. Broccoli is the horticultural variety (botrytis); both were cultivated in Roman times.  ...

Mostly A's

LAZY BONES

Sure, you're stoked stoked  
adj. Slang
1. Exhilarated or excited.

2. Being or feeling high or intoxicated, especially from a drug.
 for summer. But it's not for the rock-climbing wall you're gonna scale--it's more about the end-of-season clearance sale. But why not pack more than window-shopping and tube-watching into your skedge? Don't let your light-load philosophy keep you from turning your summer into hot-weather wow. Stop putting a permanent dent in the couch, and really make your mark. Meet a guy, join the Y, reach for the sky ... when you get to the top of that rock-climbing wall.

Mostly B's

EASY BREEZY

Girl, your summer existence is all about balance. You find time for all your activities because you're savvy enough to mix it up by combining, say, volunteer work with bud-bonding. More important, you carve out time for yourself and never take on too much. But while you do go chill at times, you also know when to make the most of an in-the-moment situation. Keep doing what you're doing, and you won't feel all washed up like a drippy drip·py  
adj. drip·pi·er, drip·pi·est
1. Characterized by dripping; drizzly: a drippy, wet day.

2. Slang
a. Tiresome or annoying.

b.
 wet beach towel at the end of the longer days of summer.

Mostly C's

BUSY IS-SHE

No doubt, your drive is incredibly admirable. Your summer scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session.  should be spilling over with memories ... but will you even enjoy it when you're rushing around from one activity to the next? You need to slow down, urn, fast. Some overload might be family obligations, but your no-school life is so hectic you've forgotten summer is supposed to be--hello--fun! Get out your planner and eliminate stuff. If it isn't goodtime or mandatory, it's got to go. Where's the "me" in your t-i-m-e?
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