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Gakked from kellyfaboo


This is what it gave me:

Wackiness: 30/100
Rationality: 46/100
Constructiveness: 62/100
Leadership: 62/100

You are an SECL--Sober Emotional Constructive Leader. This makes you a politician. You cut deals, you change minds, you make things happen. You would prefer to be liked than respected, but generally people react to you with both. You are very sensitive to criticism, since your entire business is making people happy.

At times your commitment to the happiness of other people can cut into the happiness of you and your loved ones. This is very demanding on those close to you, who may feel neglected. Slowly, you will learn to set your own agenda--including time to yourself.

You are gregarious, friendly, charming and charismatic. You like animals, sports, and beautiful cars. You wear understated gold jewelry and have secret bad habits, like chewing your fingers and fidgeting.

You are very difficult to dislike.

Since this sounds like the exact opposite of my personality, I went through all the choices available.

None of them work perfectly, but three come pretty close:

You are a WECF--Wacky Emotional Constructive Follower. This makes you a candle burning at both ends. You work until you drop, and you play until you can stand to work again. You have so much enthusiasm that you can find it hard to control on your own, and you appreciate the guidance that channels your energy and lets you be your best.

In a relationship, you require lots of attention and support. You often over-contribute and end up feeling depleted and cheated. You may benefit from more time alone than you grant yourself.

Your driving force is the emotional support of others--especially affection. You can run on empty for miles if you have positive energy behind you. Without it--as it occasionally must run dry--you are depressive, listless, and difficult to motivate.

You need a lot of affection. Get it any way you can, but never at the cost of your self-respect or well-being.

The first paragraph isn't quite right as I'm really a pretty low-key person. The second paragraph on are exactly right. That's caused me a great deal of trouble with all my relationships.

The second varies by only one letter:

You are an SECF--Sober Emotional Constructive Follower. This makes you a hippie. You are passionate about your causes and steadfast in your commitments. Once you've made up your mind, no one can convince you otherwise. Your politics are left-leaning, and your lifestyle choices decidedly temperate and chaste.

You do tremendous work when focused, but usually you operate somewhat distracted. You blow hot and cold, and while you normally endeavor on the side of goodness and truth, you have a massive mean streak which is not to be taken lightly. You don't get mad, you get even.

Please don't get even with this web site.

It is possible to get me to change my mind about something, but it takes a lot of work and generally a lot of time. I'm not going to change my mind until I've had a chance to work through all the logic at my own pace and figure out which side is stronger.

However, if I'm arguing with you about something most likely I'm not trying to change your mind, I'm trying to change mine. The argument is to understand your side as thoroughly as possible so I can go home, dwell on it, and see if the side I previously held still stands. To do this, holes must be poked and every possible question asked.

Sadly, the mean streak is right. I have a bad habit of lashing out when I feel wronged. I apologize if you've been the target of my lashing out. Eventually I do come to my senses, since I'm very, very bad at holding grudges.

And, finally:

You are a WRDF--Wacky Rational Destructive Follower. This makes you a hacker. Your thirst for knowledge can be damaging to your possessions--you like to take things apart, even if you then forget to put them back together. You demand respect and, no matter how much you are respected, seldom feel it is adequate. You are tenacious, and will stick to a task long after weaker minds have given it up.

Socially, you are awkward, and get into arguments and make people uncomfortable. One recommends counting to ten, holding back comments unless warranted, and listening more than speaking. Still, your no-holds-barred approach to socialization can be strangely endearing, as long as you are funny and self-deprecating.

You feel misunderstood, and you probably are.

This is probably the most accurate as written, but the other two encompass elements that are exactly right that this one doesn't overtly include.

DH was much easier to diagnose. This description is him:

You are an SEDL--Sober Emotional Destructive Leader. This makes you a dictator. You prefer to control situations, and lack of control makes you physically sick. You feel have responsibility for everyone's welfare, and that you will be blamed when things go wrong. Things do go wrong, and you take it harder than you should.

You rely on the validation and support of others, but you have a secret distrust for people and distaste for their habits and weaknesses that make you keep your distance from them. This makes you very difficult to be with romantically. Still, a level-headed peacemaker can keep you balanced.

Despite your fierce temper and general hot-bloodedness, you have a soft spot for animals and a surprising passion for the arts. Sometimes you would almost rather live by your wits in the wilderness somewhere, if you could bring your books and your sketchbook.

You also have a strange, undeniable sexiness to you. You may go insane.

Quiz here


In other news, took several dozen books to Frugal Muse (the used bookstore in Madison). Got about $0.03 cents worth of credit.

Seriously, the several dozen books traded in for about $17 dollars worth of store credit, which DH and I promptly used up and then some.

I think we buy too many books.