Chrystalline

Just like everyone else.  :)

I took this months ago. I don’t even remember where I found it in the first place, but I saved the results on my desktop and came across this while I was sifting through the masses of links and text files on my desktop.

Anyway, they’re close:)

This isn’t like every other personality profile.
We’re not here to pigeonhole you,
we’re here to understand you.

The statements below are some of the patterns we’ve seen
in people who answered like you did. Read through and
then tell us how it really is, who you really are,
and how you would say each statement in your own words.

You are exceptional and unique. Your quest in life is to identify exactly who you are and why you’re here. What’s important to you is the journey of self discovery, determining who you are today is not the same as who you’ll be tomorrow.

You resist being categorized and are quick to question any social standard that you sense someone imposing on you. Stereotypical gender roles always interest you and, in your mind, connect to issues that most other people would never even consider related.

You can “connect”? with any individual person and practically read their mind, but you have a natural tendency to match your actions to the expectations you read from their mind and yearn for company that lets you truly, naturally be yourself. You struggle between letting yourself naturally match the sentiment of the group (which feels like putting on a façade) or letting your individuality shine, which may allow people to see how different you are.

You are particularly accepting of other people and have a special talent for seeing people’s true selves instinctively. It takes time for you to trust your gut instinct about people because even you don’t believe that someone could be so right about another person’s nature so quickly. This intuitive sense about what people are thinking (which is actually your hyper-attention to nonverbal cues) is your special talent. You may think it is available to everyone and that others just ignore it, but in truth others could never develop the skill to the level which comes naturally to you.

To you everything happens on a personal level. Your friends come to you for advice because they know that you’ll love them for who they are and put yourself in their shoes to look at the world. Your advice, although varied in delivery, usually boils down to “be true to yourself”? and “listen to your heart”? You are also an excellent confidant because things told to you never return to anyone through the grapevine. You exude this quality so strongly that even strangers will sometimes spontaneously begin confiding their deepest secrets in you.

Despite all of that, you are not much of a talker. In fact, words sometimes trip you up because you prefer nonverbal communication. Unfortunately, most of the world is not as attuned to nonverbal communication the way you are, so your opinion can get overshadowed if a more outspoken person is part of the decision.

You focus more on nurturing other’s self esteem than any other type. As a result of this naturally caring nature your close friends often turn to you for moral support.

You are by far the most talented of all types at reading nonverbal cues. In your admirable attempts to convey a message diplomatically, those who aren’t sensitive to inflection, tone, insinuations or body language sometimes simply do not get your message because they only receive the verbal half of what you said.

In the same way that you’re the best at reading nonverbal cues, you’re also the best at sending them. When you speak they miss the nonverbal half of your message, then they speak and transmit twice the message (verbal + nonverbal) which often gives away more than they intended but is sometimes carelessly inaccurate since they don’t send nonverbal cues as well as you do. When you’re tempted to assign bias based on someone’s tone or other nonverbal cues it is wise to have them restate what they said and see if ignoring the careless, unintentional nonverbal half of their message lets the true meaning through.

If you have children your focus is making sure that your child has a strong self-image and high self-esteem. More than other parents it is important for you to be friends with your children.

You are more philosophical than most and passionately think about ethics and justice more than other types. It is when ethical issues come up in conversation that you most strongly sense that you are fundamentally different from other people. You become visually emotionally focused when these issues arise, while others easily laugh them off and switch topics to something trivial. To you, it seems that everyone should be passionate about ending racism, sexism and other social ills.

You go by the book and are suspicious of anyone suggesting that rules or laws should be ignored. You think constantly about improving laws, and see that at a major avenue for advancing social change because you see legislation and rule creation as the consensus opinion of the group working together. For you the focus is seeing everyone working together in harmony.

You are a healer and probably give great massages and know what foods will make people happy again. You prefer to surround yourself with direct, honest, authentic people who let you reinvent yourself every time you meet. You want nothing more than for there to be peace and harmony in the world, and your actions clearly reflect that vision.

You are more strongly moved by poetry and artistic expression than any other type. You are interested in the finer points of different artistic mediums, having many complete and incomplete poems and stories in your head if not on paper.

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Originally published at Chrystalline. You can comment here or there.

You know, I don't think I've ever seen a meme that created your entire LJ post for you before. (Of course, I didn't like its format, so I hacked it up anyway;) I found this thing through someone on David Hewlett's new message board. The ironic thing is, I only clicked the link to her LJ because it was an easy way to open a new browser window so I could paste something else in - I think I was looking for fandom_lawyers. Anyway, as long as I was there I thought I'd scroll through her first page of LJ entries and see if maybe I'd just found a new friend (unfortunately, fandom is about all we had in common) when I came across this:

( Cut because it's HUGE )

I'm just as not-keen on the name of the application as the strangely numerous commenters, but I don't personally see a point in belaboring that to the creator. It's not like I would code something like this! Too time-consuming and not fun. Also don't quite get the number of people asking, "but what's the point of this thing?" Er, folks, what's the point of any of the countless meme things smeared across the internet? It's interesting. It's a little different. It's a reason to check out more new people and see if they might be new friends. Quit overanalyzing it. Relax - it's supposed to be fun.

Snitched from...somebody....

You Are Grape

You are bold and a true individual. You are very different and very okay with that. People know you as a straight shooter. You're very honest, even when the truth hurts. You are also very grounded and practical. No one is going to sneak anything by you. People enjoy your fresh approach to life. And it's this honesty that makes you a very innovative person.

Snicked from agentrosecotton:
( The Random Question Meme! )

Verrrrrrry interesting...and amusing!

Tagged by trekwriter

Guilt	What is yours?	Explain yourself
Culinary:	Chocolate in any form	It's kinda obvious...
Literary:	Mercedes Lackey	Talking/psychic horses, sword and sorcery, female fighters - need I say more?
Audiovisual:	Sleeping Beauty	I always wanted to play Aurora, and I love Merriweather's spunk.
Musical:	Backstreet Boys	Aw, some of their stuff is just really pretty. Besides, good memories from grad school.
Celebrity:	Orlando Bloom, Joe Flanigan, Leonard Nimoy	Pointy ears! You *have* to love the pointy ears!

Now I tag:-

belisse dr_dredd elenculda gumnut and alliesings


to complete this same Quiz, Its HERE.

( Quizzes )

I never made the announcement when I had to get a new(er) car. Mom & Dad sold the car I had when I went to LA, then Dad got the cargo van for me to move back from LA, and I was kinda stuck with it. Until it DIED in the middle of AL HWY 53. Fortunately, I was on the downhill side, and already planning to turn off - to the left. I had to wrestle it into the turn lane (steering went out with the engine), slam on the brakes (also mostly out when the power went) and pray I'd stop in time. I did, and when traffic was clear, I let off the brake and coasted into the parking lot. Momentum carried me over the first speed bump, but the second one, combined with the fact that I was headed for a drop off that terrified me so I hit the brake, stopped the van and it would go no further. I couldn't push it, and my AAA had expired, so I couldn't get it towed. I had to wait for Dad to come push it with his van. So, I called the other new girl at work (as this was August? I think) and had her pick me up for work the next day. Anyway, not having a vehicle was not an option, so I did what was probably my best selling job ever - I convinced my parents to help me get one of the used vehicles on our lot:

( Just in case the pic is too big )

I've figured out that, like the Black Pearl was Captain Jack Sparrow's freedom, so is my car to me. Trouble is, "Black Pearl" would be a great name for a black car, but this one's burgandy. Technically it's called Berry Red, but still. No, I didn't have a lot of color choice; it was the only thing in the right price range and still in good enough shape to be considered reliable for long term. So. Any suggestions? I like the idea of "Pearl," but I'm not convinced it works - who's ever heard of a red pearl? At least it's not fire engine red - I don't think I could take it...

Quizzes snitched from Joy:


Captain James T. Kirk- You are the paradigm of the
Starfleet Captain. You explore the universe.
You save lives. What's a few small fractures
of protocol when you've saved the galaxy more
times than you can count. Hell, you even
brought peace between the Federations and the
Klingons.


Which Star Trek Captain are you?
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[smirk] Yeah, that's me...bad guys need shootin' and when things gotta be done, you don't sit around jawin', you DO something.


You are Xuan Wu!

Mythological background: Because the turtle has a
thick, solid shell that serves as protection -
this animal is associated with stability. You
enjoy intellectual pursuits.
Also, in Feng Shui (the Chinese myths behind
choosing a house), the black turtle's solidity
is used to protect from cold northern winds.


Which Chinese Mythological Being Are You?
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mmkay...


You're like an angel. As everyone knows, angels
dwell in heaven. They were desribed as shining
ones wearing white and the idea that they have
wings is believed as well. Guardian angels are
the ones that many people think are dead loved
ones who try to protect the living friends or
family they have on Earth. They usually had
blonde hair and maybe brown with flawless
appearance and sweet dispositions. They were
cheerful, hopefull, selfless, loving, and kind.
Angels are the one mystical creature that a
majority of people truly believe in. Encounters
with angels are poping up all over the world
and reassuring people's beliefs in angels. (If
you cannot see the picture, go to my userpage
and look near the bottom. There should be the
picture and description for all the results)


What Mystical Creature Are You? (Pictures)
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hmmm.


You are King Arthur of the Britons! You let no-one
stand in your way, you are brave and strong!
Keep searching, you'll find the grail yet!


Which Monty Python & the Holy Grail Character are you REALLY?
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Honest, Joy, I'm not deliberately mimicking you...


lord of the rings


!!**_WHAT_MOVIE_R_U_FROM_**!!with Pics
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Oy, the grammar...the misuse of the % sign in the HTML (spaces)...the misuse of checkboxes...
And you get whatever you pick as your favorite, apparently, because I saw no reasoning in the choices. Seriously, my answers to the various questions should have majorly confused it...


Which OS are You?

Okay. And as long as I was there...


Which Nigerian spammer are You?



( Major Changes! )

( miscellaneous memes )

Your Homicidal Rampage! by crash_and_burn
Your name:
Weapon of Choice:	Your own bare hands
Your Favorite Target:	Americans
Your Kill Count:	80,621,992
Your Battle Cry:	"Moo!"
Years You Spend in Jail:	43
How Much Money In Damages You Cause:	$149,979,107,073,089
Your Homocidal Insanity Level:: 43%
Created with the ORIGINAL MemeGen!

[starts laughing hysterically] "Moo"? I have *got* to find that crazy cow wav from college now, and post it for everybody...

Okay, here we go: These two files were given to me when I was in college, by a friend who found them somewhere online. I have no idea where they originated, so I can't credit. If you know, say so, and I'll credit the proper person, but I have literally had these files for over 4 years and never knew who created them, so don't yell at me.
madcow.wav
cowboom.wav

Copied directly from Jean, having seen it in more than one place while trying to get caught up on everyone's LJ at once;)

Stolen from more than one person. Because I'm cool like that. Muaha.

1. Copy and paste this: [font color=yourusername][b]yourusername[/b][/font] into your journal.
2. Replace [] with <>


chrystalline
I wonder, does it make a difference whether Chrystalline is capitalized?
Chrystalline

BTW, <> are called Angle Brackets, {} are Curly Brackets, [] are just Brackets, and ^^ are Carets. Just to be clear and all.

Edit: apparently capitalization matters not at all, and I *hate* red! Ick!