Monday, December 18, 2006

The internets are a wonderful thing

Part of working nights in the power plant also means my time off is while most of the station is sleeping. Tonight I had volunteered for the late shift in the library from 8-10 pm. Having slept during most of the hours from 8am-6pm today I was still pretty awake when 10pm rolled around so I left the library open and started reading things on the internet. I did check out a few good books from the library but I probably will save reading those until I am on shift in the power plant "waiting for things to go wrong."

Things are certainly different from 100 years ago when clubbing seals or playing solitare (with cards) were good ways to pass the time.

Below are the results from a personality test I just took.The written description (below) seems surprizingly accurate. (at least in my own head)

You are an Inventor


  • Your imagination, self-reliance, openness to new things, and appreciation for utility combine to make you an INVENTOR.

  • You have the confidence to make your visions into reality, and you are willing to consider many alternatives to get that done.

  • The full spectrum of possibilities in the world intrigues you—you're not limited by pre-conceived notions of how things should be.

  • Problem-solving is a specialty of yours, owing to your persistence, curiosity, and understanding of how things work.

  • Your vision allows you to identify what's missing from a given situation, and your creativity allows you to fill in the gaps.

  • Your awareness of how things function gives you the ability to come up with new uses for common objects.

  • It is more interesting for you to pursue excitement than it is to get caught up in a routine.

  • Although understanding details is not difficult for you, you specialize in seeing the bigger picture and don't get caught up in specifics.

  • You tend to more proactive than reactive—you don't just wait for things to come to you.

  • You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.

  • Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.

  • If you want to be different:


  • Try applying your creativity to more artistic arenas, and letting your imagination take less practical forms.

  • You are Benevolent


  • You are a great person to interact with—understanding, giving, and trusting—in a word, BENEVOLENT

  • You don't mind being in social situations, as you feel comfortable enough with people to be yourself.

  • Your caring nature goes beyond a basic concern: you take the time to understand the nuances of people's situations before passing any sort of judgment.

  • You're a good listener, and even better at offering advice.

  • You're concerned with others at both an individual and societal level—you sympathize with the plights of troubled groups, and you can care about people you've never met.

  • Considering many different perspectives is something at which you excel, and you appreciate that quality in others.

  • Other people's feelings are important to you, and you're good at mediating disputes.

  • Because of your understanding and patience, you tend to bring out the best in people.

  • You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.

  • Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.


  • If you hold the mouse over the colors on this chart it will show you how I rate in certain areas from trust to feminity. Clicking the link at the bottom will let you take the test for yourself


    1 Comments:

    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I may have just pissed myself laughing... not at your personality profile, per se, but that the bullet about "personal style" (or lack thereof??) shows up in both lists!

    :o)

    4:07 PM  

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