Friday, November 09, 2007

more about me, the crabby patty

so i'm home from work, feeling terribly crabby for no real tangible reason since i'm not at work anymore. but i'm feeling so crabby i'm liable to ditch kbox tonight and head for the movies and drown my crabbiness in a tub o' popcorn. the angel on one shoulder says, oh just go you'll feel so good, then you can go to the movies. then the devil on my other shoulder says, shut it, you want popcorn and butter and don't forget the chocolate covered gummi bears. i might just tire myself out with the internal conflict and opt to fall asleep instead...

for now, i'll engage in 311's game of tag. she wants me to list 5 random facts about me then tag 5 people at the end:

1.
You Are An ENFJ

The Giver

You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed. Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections. Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down. You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine.

In love, you are very protective and supporting. However, you do need to "feel special" - and it's quite easy for you to get jealous.

At work, you are a natural leader. You can help people discover their greatest potential.
You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist.

How you see yourself: Trusting, idealistic, and expressive

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Bossy, inappropriate, and loud


2. i am fascinated by left handedness. i have always wanted to be left handed. and i notice right away when someone is lefthanded.

3. i have never dated anyone of my own race. the reason i don't date asian guys is that i feel like we're all related somehow. they all remind me too much of a brother, a cousin, an uncle, etc. in fact, the majority of guys i've dated were not from the u.s., yet i've never been out of the country.

4. speaking of race, the question i get asked most often is, "where are you from?" or "what nationality are you?" if i had a dollar for everytime i was asked that, i'd be a very rich woman. when i lived on the east coast, i figured it was because there isn't a huge filipino population out there and people would just be confused because i didn't look quite asian or quite latina. but even in the year that i've been back west, i get that question at least 3 times a week. does this happen to anyone else?!?

5. the only A i didn't really earn in school was 8th grade algebra. i raised my B to an A using the extra credit points of a boy in my class who had a crush on me. he was a a freakin' genius who skipped a grade, already had a very solid A in the class, with tons of extra credit to spare. too bad his extra credit couldn't help me 4 years later in calculus. i got my first ever B second semester of my senior year. luckily, i never wanted to be a physicist or anything.

there you go...i tag anyone who cares to play!

5 comments:

Marcy said...

You want to be left handed? It's ANNOYING! LOL. I'm ambidextrous but mainly left handed. Totally stinky.

And yes I hear you on the "Ummmm not to be rude but what exactly are you?" comments. As least your full filipino, I'm only half so I get the "Ummmmmm you kinda look white, yet kinda funky looking" WHAT IS THAT?!?!

And amen! I never dated an Asian man either. In fact I think my Mom unknowingly dissuaded it. She was always griping about Asian men and married a white man so there ya go, it's all HER fault LOL

brunettechicagogal said...

I could tell you're Filipino the second I saw your photo. I think people are just curious, though. I get asked what my ethnic background is quite often, but not very often in that precise way. It's more like, "Are you Puerto Rican?" or "Are you Jewish?" or "Are you Spanish?" The funny thing is, I'm none of the above! Irish, Hungarian and German.

Jess said...

I never get quizzed about my race. But that's because I'm a pretty standard cracker.

The 311 Boys Mom said...

thx :o)

All 'A' student......I was happy with C's & B's & a couple A's thrown in.......

My mom is a 4.0+ with out studying---photgraphic memory & all that.

Laura N said...

Catching up on your blog posts-- and wanted to comment that I'm an ENFJ too. How funny, I still remember those letters from taking the Myers-Briggs my freshman year in college, which was (ahem) almost 20 years ago!