Friday, December 26, 2008

Advanced Personality Test

After reading that one in five young adults has a personality disorder, I assumed I should take a personality test to see how abnormal I am.

Found this spiffy app on Facebook. The results (my comments in italics):

Low Extraversion - you are not very social. This can
be harmless preference but for some it correlates to
unhappiness. Go out. Do stuff. Make friends. -- maybe I
should make this a New Year's Resolution?

Interdependence - you enjoy working with others.
You understand that you can't accomplish things alone,
so maybe avoid jobs where you work alone.
Low Need to dominate - you have little interest in
leadership. When you feel you are the most capable,
step forward on occasion.
Romantic - you desire true love. Take note though,
romantics are more likely to stay too long in bad
relationships. -- *sigh* SO true
Low Wealth - You're not rich. You're probably not
even a fiscal conservative - I try :P
Humanitarian - you want to make the world a
better place. I hope to hell you recycle.
Honor - you are true to your word. This is admirable
generally but keep in mind that inflexible honor can
sometimes be less than admirable/wise (like staying
loyal to a bad person).
Low Paranoia - you trust people generally. This
generally suggests health unless you have a pattern
of trusting bad people in which case you need to be
more discriminating. -- Grrr... must be more paranoid. :D
Low Extravagance - you are not into the bling-bling.
Vapid attractive people might not want to sleep with
you. -- This is why I turn them down first. Ha!

Above are my outliers, below are moderate scores:


Stability - you are tough and resilient. You have an advantage
over others in challenging and high stress careers / activities.
-- this could be why I survived all those jobs most people could not
withstand for five minutes!

Orderliness - you prefer an organized life. You would likely
prefer the predictability of a corporation to a startup company.
Intellectual - you want to advance your knowledge. Find
job(s) and/or hobby(s) which can satiate your curiousity drive.
Mystical - you like to explore the unknown and mysterious.
You might enjoy being a Shaman or studying ESP.
Low Materialism - you're not interested in chasing money.
Low Adventurousness - you are risk averse. A certain
amount of risk has some place in any healthy person's life.
Work ethic - you prefer to feel productive and busy. For
you working adds meaning to your life. You would not enjoy
a slacker existence or a career that was too easy.
Low Anti-authority - You don't have a problem taking
direction from an authority. Make sure you don't follow
authority blindly.
Dependency - you want to be taken care off by others. This
trait correlates more than any other on this test with Learned
Helplessness so look that up.
Change averse - you like to maintain the status quo. You
probably would not enjoy a job with entailed a lot of
unpredictability.
Cautiousness - you desire safety and security. You
probably would not be happy living in a dangerous
neighborhood. -- East Phillips isn't that bad, is it?
Sexuality - you like sexual pleasure
(and probably pleasure in general).
Low Peter pan complex - you are very mature
and probably may even be responsible. I hate you (sarcasm).
Low Vanity - you are not superficial (or so you claim).
Please note, though, that physical beauty has been
found to correlate to physical health.
Low Hedonism - you're not big on cigs and/or alcohol.
If you have substance abuse problems that's a good thing.
If not, moderation has been shown to have some health benefits.
Physically active - you like to lead a physically active life.
You probably would not relate very well to a non active person.
Religious - you are true to your religious beliefs.
Low Self image - you don't think you are attractive
(which may or may not be true). If there are healthy
changes you can make to improve that (exercise/diet), you
should. If not, don't worry about it. -- What's wrong with average?
Family drive - you value having a family.
Over population is no joke, replacement level reproduction please!

Followed by the simply average:




I found another quiz, not as extensive, but focused on personality disorders. Now I can stop worrying about possibly having one, and focus on maintaining and improving my health.

The results:

Disorder Rating Information
Paranoid: Low click for info
Schizoid: Moderate click for info
Schizotypal: Low click for info
Antisocial: Low click for info
Borderline: Low click for info
Histrionic: Moderate click for info
Narcissistic: Low click for info
Avoidant: Low click for info
Dependent: Moderate click for info
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low click for info

Sunday, December 14, 2008

GI BIll Red Tape


Now that I actually have time to myself, beyond when Josiah is asleep, I thought it would be excellent to continue my education. But it appears that the much touted Post 9-11 GI Bill is nonexistent. Everyone assumes that Iraq War veterans get free college and health-care. That's why I have had no health- insurance since being laid off in May, and now I am about to apply for the GI Bill and get this message:

The Department of Veterans Affairs is currently NOT accepting applications for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Information will be posted on our website as it becomes available.

So, I have been asked by the VA to subscribe to an e-mail notification process, where I will be told when I can apply for the Post 9-11 GI Bill that I already qualify for. Oh, and the notification itself has an expiration of 90 days. Democrats and Republicans united to support the troops, huh? Or is that only if we re-up?

So, fortunately there is an ALISS grant to pay for my first class. Those who I assisted getting into college by co-signing for them have ruined my credit, so I have to pay-as-I-go until the VA can actually do what was promised. In January, perhaps the FAFSA will turn out to be productive. Until then, wish me luck!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Dealin in downtown

No, I don't deal. But I am speaking about this guy named Dealin I mentioned in my blog a while back. He was negotiating something or other when I walked up in my three-piece suit. "Kevin! How have you been!"

He never forgets a face!

We shook hands, he told me an awfully racist Native joke, and then chatting about the Holidazzle reminded him that buses were free this Saturday and next.

Of course, he claims that the college age guy he was chatting with just wanted to buy some peyote from him. For spiritual reasons of course ( I never quite understood those books by Carlos Castenada )..but remember...he's not dealin'! :P

He had to catch a bus ( #14 - same as me ) and I had to finish my patrol around the block. Still, nice to run into familiar faces in downtown.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Voter intent on bailing out automakers

Since I am a citizen and we in Minnesota are so focused on voter intent ( or is that just for the U.S. Senate race? ) then I will show my support for the Big Three bailout. Below are the years since 1990 and how many cars I purchased ( including non Big Three ) :

1990 = 0
1991 = 0
1992 = 0
1993 = 0
1994 = 0
1995 = 0
1996 = 0
1997 = 0
1998 = 0
1999 = 0
2000 = 0
2001 = 1 ( Daewoo Lanos 2-door hatchback - not a Big Three car )
2002 = 0
2003 = 0
2004 = 0
2005 = 0
2006 = 0
2007 = 0
2008 = 0

I foresee this trend going for some time, as I sold my car in March of 2003. I have no intention of owning a car, so why are my taxes expected to bail some car-makers out and not others? Toyota and Honda deserve a fair shake at a bailout if the Big Three get one.

But this is just one voter's intent. I would like to see an overall analysis of the US voter opinion on this issue.

Monday, December 01, 2008

CR1632


I was technically in charge of a friend's car who was on vacation. I was asked to pick her and another friend up at the airport. Since I believe in planning ahead of time, I went after work to try to start her car and drive it over to in front of my place.

She has a Toyota Camry Hybrid, which is completely electronic. So it was a bit of a puzzle when I could not get the door to unlock with the key fob. I played around with the key fob, until I found a black piece that said "push" and so I did and out slid a slit of steel. It fit into the door, similar to an actual key and allowed me to unlock the driver side door.

Thinking I could now start the car, I tried and it said "Key not detected." How could that be? I was holding the key, but the electronic sensors in the car needed to find the electronic key. So I grabbed the manual out of the passenger side compartment, locked it up and went home on the bus. On the ride there, I discovered in the manual that I would need a CR1632 battery replacement.

Little did I know that this CR1632 battery would prove to be immensely elusive in being discovered at local merchants. I went to Walgreens, Target, Rainbow, ACE Hardware, but fortunately found one at Radio Shack. Thankfully, I did not have to leave Minneapolis to go to a Toyota dealership or a Batteries Plus.

One note to Toyota owners: use your spare smartkeys more often. Otherwise they tend to lose their charge faster - according to the manual. This could be why my friend left me with a spare she thought would work, because she never used it.