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shimsham · 10-20-2007, 02:48 AM

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1. What is your personality type?

INFJ

2. Are you male or female?

Female

3. What country do you live in now? What country are you born in?

US, US.

4. What cultural background are you?

Boring old European mutt.

5. What religion are you? What religion is your family?

Atheist, but spiritual.

My mother used to be an angry atheist, and is now a Catholic. My father is an agnostic. My brothers?

Questions
6. What career are you in or looking to be in? What are you doing right now to help you achieve this career goal?

I'm working in a neuroscience laboratory at a university now, in the midst of applying to PhD programs in Ecology (I have the GRE tomorrow morning, wish me luck!)

7. What is your friendships like with both genders? How many good friends do you have and why are you friends with these people?

I went through a phase during high school when I wasn't close friends with many guys. Now my friends are nicely distributed between both genders. I have 2-3 good friends (who I see, or at least talk to very regularly) and several other pretty good friends, who I like to see every couple of weeks. I used to surround myself with extroverts when I was younger, maybe because their constant chatter kept social situations easy for me. Lately, my good friends all are a lot like me, which means the friendships took awhile to blossom, but are now all incredibly rewarding.

8. What paranoias do you have?

That people are silently mocking me, or dislike me.

9. What are your vices?

Also a big coffee drinker. I love the internet (Wikipedia!). Music counts as a vice, because I spend entirely too much money on it. And I'm also -ahem- an occasional smoker.

10. What are your fears?

That I'll lose my intelligence or creativity. That I'll lose my mind. That something bad will happen to my family or friends. That I'll die alone.

11. What is your relationship like with your parents? siblings (if you had any)?

After a rough patch when I was a teenager, I consider my mother to be a good friend, although I live 1000 miles away from her. We speak sporadically on the phone (maybe once a month), but when we do, it's like the floodgates have opened. As much as I love her, I think I'll always remain a bit of an enigma to her, and I'll never understand her need for tradition and her conservatism. I'm guessing that she's an ISFJ, because she has always been emotionally needy and really quite exhausting to me.

My father and I are working on establishing a relationship with each other.

I love both of my brothers dearly, and they look up to me as their older sister who will always be there for them. One lives 1000 miles away, and I don't speak to him as often as I'd like. The other recently moved near me, so I think I'll start seeing the little brat more often

12. How are you with expressing emotion in public?

I laugh and smile all the time. If there isn't something amusing going on around me, then there's often something interesting going on in my head. Other than that, I'm often very reserved in public.

13. How do you think people saw you in high school?

I was a bookish bad-ass (not really). I was moderately popular, hanging out with the more alternative kids, and also with the academically motivated ones. People tend to be drawn to me (for some strange reason) in academic and work settings, I quickly make friends with many of the people in my classes.

How do you think people see you now?

On first introduction, I think many tend to think I'm a bit aloof, a bit indie. Once they get to know me, they realize that I'm actually quite friendly, goofy, and a complete nerd. So really, it depends on how well the person knows me.

And finally....
14. What do you see as the point to your life and life in general?

I guess I'm still going through the mid-20s life crisis, but I'm beginning to solidify my plans. I don't know if there's any one point to my life. I want to always keep learning new things, I want to help the environment, I want to travel and experience nature, I want to make lasting, meaningful connections with people.

And, not to sound like too much of a biologist, but I think the point to life is simply self-perpetuation.

All right. I guess it's time to get back to studying for that damn test...

10-20-2007, 02:48 AM	#35 (permalink)
shimsham Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Type: INFJ Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 19	Backgound 1. What is your personality type? INFJ 2. Are you male or female? Female 3. What country do you live in now? What country are you born in? US, US. 4. What cultural background are you? Boring old European mutt. 5. What religion are you? What religion is your family? Atheist, but spiritual. My mother used to be an angry atheist, and is now a Catholic. My father is an agnostic. My brothers? Questions 6. What career are you in or looking to be in? What are you doing right now to help you achieve this career goal? I'm working in a neuroscience laboratory at a university now, in the midst of applying to PhD programs in Ecology (I have the GRE tomorrow morning, wish me luck!) 7. What is your friendships like with both genders? How many good friends do you have and why are you friends with these people? I went through a phase during high school when I wasn't close friends with many guys. Now my friends are nicely distributed between both genders. I have 2-3 good friends (who I see, or at least talk to very regularly) and several other pretty good friends, who I like to see every couple of weeks. I used to surround myself with extroverts when I was younger, maybe because their constant chatter kept social situations easy for me. Lately, my good friends all are a lot like me, which means the friendships took awhile to blossom, but are now all incredibly rewarding. 8. What paranoias do you have? That people are silently mocking me, or dislike me. 9. What are your vices? Also a big coffee drinker. I love the internet (Wikipedia!). Music counts as a vice, because I spend entirely too much money on it. And I'm also -ahem- an occasional smoker. 10. What are your fears? That I'll lose my intelligence or creativity. That I'll lose my mind. That something bad will happen to my family or friends. That I'll die alone. 11. What is your relationship like with your parents? siblings (if you had any)? After a rough patch when I was a teenager, I consider my mother to be a good friend, although I live 1000 miles away from her. We speak sporadically on the phone (maybe once a month), but when we do, it's like the floodgates have opened. As much as I love her, I think I'll always remain a bit of an enigma to her, and I'll never understand her need for tradition and her conservatism. I'm guessing that she's an ISFJ, because she has always been emotionally needy and really quite exhausting to me. My father and I are working on establishing a relationship with each other. I love both of my brothers dearly, and they look up to me as their older sister who will always be there for them. One lives 1000 miles away, and I don't speak to him as often as I'd like. The other recently moved near me, so I think I'll start seeing the little brat more often 12. How are you with expressing emotion in public? I laugh and smile all the time. If there isn't something amusing going on around me, then there's often something interesting going on in my head. Other than that, I'm often very reserved in public. 13. How do you think people saw you in high school? I was a bookish bad-ass (not really). I was moderately popular, hanging out with the more alternative kids, and also with the academically motivated ones. People tend to be drawn to me (for some strange reason) in academic and work settings, I quickly make friends with many of the people in my classes. How do you think people see you now? On first introduction, I think many tend to think I'm a bit aloof, a bit indie. Once they get to know me, they realize that I'm actually quite friendly, goofy, and a complete nerd. So really, it depends on how well the person knows me. And finally.... 14. What do you see as the point to your life and life in general? I guess I'm still going through the mid-20s life crisis, but I'm beginning to solidify my plans. I don't know if there's any one point to my life. I want to always keep learning new things, I want to help the environment, I want to travel and experience nature, I want to make lasting, meaningful connections with people. And, not to sound like too much of a biologist, but I think the point to life is simply self-perpetuation. All right. I guess it's time to get back to studying for that damn test...