I haven't been the same since that house fell on my sister....

Okay, I'm doing it - responding to the pressure. It has become - how you say? too much. All this loose flinging about of hippie terminology without any knowledge behind it what so ever.

So here it is a list of SIGNS YOU MAY BE A HIPPIE. . .
(read carefully and take very seriously, I realize the thought of any degree of hippieness is terrifying to some)

• you smell - with your nose, like everyone else
• you shower, but conserve water and use biodegradable products
  
• you have more than one variety of soy or tufu in your refrigerator right now
• you have a preference in the brand of soy milk you buy, or the brand of organic milk
• you are a member of a co-op that sells organic produce, free range drug free eggs, organic milk etc
• you have more than one pair of Birkenstocks (summer/winter, formal/casual, etc)
• you have a preference in cous cous grains size

• you understood the last statement
• you know what Namaste means
• you have occasion to say Namaste
• you have a preference on the type of yoga you practice
  
• you consider tie-dye perfectly acceptable formal wear
• you read banned books - proudly
• you think, therefore you are dangerous
• you can find Tibet on a map and know why the Dalai Lama doesn't live there
  
• you know who the Dalai Lama is
  
• you quote Gandhi at your children when they fight or behave badly

• not only are you a Treehugger, you are a Wormloving Dirtworshiper
• you know where your chakras are
• you know what a chakra is
• you understood the above two statements
• you have a set of tarot cards
• you understand them
• you can read them
  
• you have many, many Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Bob Dylan, ska-type-music etc CDs
• you read poetry - alot
• you don't shop at Walmart or buy your gas at Exxon (you tend to skip the sheep tommy-crombie type wear as well)
• you have more jeans with holes in the knees (and bum) than without
  
• you wear above jeans to school functions (you have repaired the bum)
  

• you have belly dancing chimes (and maybe even an outfit - but that's strictly bonus marks)

• you can belly dance
• you've been henna tatooed
• you can henna tatoo
• you presently have henna tatoos
  
• you have white sage, and smuge your home
• you secretly long to live in a small cabin-in-the-woods / cottage-by-the-lake / shanty-by-the-sea and get back-to-basics (but would never manage it because you would miss your blog/email/internet friends too much)
  

and for those of you who think this test is slightly biased I have only this to say . . . well, um, yeah - you never know.
p.s. yes that is Viggo below.