Watercooler Sub Zero: Ice Capades

London Orbital: The M25: Classic or Dud

http://similarminds.com/personality_tests.html

What type do you reckon I am, before I take it?

Extending the mortgage on my house to pay for tuition and accommodation at grad school whilst renting it out. As yet I don't know where to go or what to study but it could open up my one and only chance to go and live in NYC for a couple of years. Also, the monopoly money dollar is making tuition costs in the states look a lot smaller.

http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/dis_sample_36.asp

Ed, it sounds like a sensible plan in the most part. But I don't think that you should go to grad school unless you know exactly what it is that you want to study, as it is expensive and generally doesn't open your prospects that much wider unless it is in a specific skill.

Going to live in NYC on the monopoly dollar would probably be a very interesting experience, and one I would reccomend. Especially if you keep capital in this country in the form of property.

The basics of the plan are very good, the specifics can be sketched in later when you figure out what you want to study.

Take what applies, ignore the rest.

I don't think that you should go to grad school unless you know exactly what it is that you want to study, as it is expensive and generally doesn't open your prospects that much wider unless it is in a specific skill.

Yesss.

Also (in all good humor :) you know where you can take your monopoly money cracks. It is SUCH a drag literally getting poorer every day.

well, I should hope so!

x-post, yes, I don't think you'll get good rail based courses in America for some reason or other. Which is odd, considering how their country was dominated by railroads for the entire 19th Century. But the auto industry, yadda yadda.

My mum won't take trains now, which I find very odd. She'll take busses perfectly happy. I had to direct her to Lambeth Palace by bus. I think it's the 3 that goes there, but i'm not sure.

Gastric flu sounds probable. I've been told that coke is good for gastric flu, so I've just downed a can, and feel no appreciable improvement. I'm gonna leave it till lunch and if I don't feel any better, I'm going home.

Don't down cans of things, *sip* things. Slooowly. The best thing for gastic flu, actually, is ginger tea. And not eating anything solid for 24 hours.

x-post, yes, Bligh's tomb is in the grounds of Lambeth Palace - we saw it when we went on the Parks of Lambeth walk.

type score type behavior motivation
2 50 I must be helpful and caring to be happy.
9 48 I must be peaceful and easy to get along with to be happy.
8 41 I must be strong and in control to be happy.
1 40 I must be perfect and good to be happy.
7 38 I must be high and entertained to be happy.
5 36 I must be knowledgable and independent to be happy.
3 34 I must be impressive and attractive to be happy.
6 27 I must be secure and safe to be happy.
4 14 I must avoid painful feelings to be happy.

My mother believed this, too, but it always had to be flat. Also sipping only.

My problem with all of these tests is that personality is not a static thing. Everyone is different things in different situations, to a greater or lesser extent. I could be a 1 at work, a 5 in my creative life and a 4 in my relationships.

Also, personalities change and grow and develop or negative patterns get reinforced. I was a lot more of a 4 when I was younger, but I've mellowed, a lot.

Hope all is well in the Watercooler, things are better than well with me, Matt and Alice (although time has no meaning and sleeping through the night is a distant memory.)

6 20 I must be secure and safe to be happy.
9 15 I must be peaceful and easy to get along with to be happy.
3 14 I must be impressive and attractive to be happy.
5 13 I must be knowledgable and independent to be happy.
2 11 I must be helpful and caring to be happy.
1 8 I must be perfect and good to be happy.
4 8 I must avoid painful feelings to be happy.
8 7 I must be strong and in control to be happy.
7 6 I must be high and entertained to be happy.

Wahoo.

I didn't think that Simple Minds test was as good as the one with the cartoons. Some of the questions were not very clear.

What does it mean when all of my trait scores, bar two are above 30, and all of jels are 20 or below. Have I got more personality as well as having a different one?

*does a little dance routine to celebrate*

HUUUGE Congrats Archel!!! This is wondrous and lovely and very best wishes to you and mr.Archel (and baby Archel).

I am equal parts investigator and enthusiast. Agreed with kate on the different categories for different parts of your life.

But I think the the fact that someone views these are separate is very revealing. I always think of an article I read where there were 'analogue' and 'digital' people. Analogues viewed their life as one whole continuum, made very close friendships at work, socialized with work people at weekends etc etc and were often very upset when they had an argument with someone at work. Others (e.g me) are digital and see 'work' and 'life' as very separate. We can be more detached about work problems, tend not to socialise with colleagues as much etc etc.

Hope everyone is feeling not too bad with their various cold and ailments (Ailsa, Ed, Kate). I am hoping for the greatest comeback since lazarus by testing the old ribs in my trad boxing day morning rugby match. It's amazing how much improvement there's been this week from last week's 'too excruciating to move' pain. I am borrowing body-padding, which I have previously eschwed as 'puffy' and 'not manly', just in case.

Take care of yourself at rugby, tho, Dr. C! I know I sound like an old worrywort but it can take weeks for bones to knit properly - it sounds like they are healing, but you do not want to undo all the good work and go back to "unable to move" by re-injuring them again!

How about you do something less strenuous on boxing day. Like, say, err, ice skating or somethign! ;-)

* temp agency putting fear of God into me about them getting in another temp so I wouldn't be needed, but having discussed with colleagues we think she's just cross at losing out on commission due to me not getting paid