We've only been doing this for a week.... Sheesh Intarweb, keep up!

More on the how you see yourself/how others see you front, an interactive Johari Window.

Here's mine, if you want to play.

In other news, most people in the enneagram question pegged me as the type I usually test myself as, which would be Type 7 (in this response set, that was The Enthusiast). One person identified me as a Type 9 (The Peacemaker), and one as a Type 3 (The Acheiver), and one as more or less a Type 8 (The Challenger). This is extra fun comparative stuff because the 8 can be so very confrontational and the 9 can be so very passive-aggressive (of course, the 8 is also assertive and bold, and the 9 is also laid-back and personable). The 3 is ambitious and popular and can be a bit of a flake or a fake. For further reference, the types as defined by this test are described here.

When I was in college, I did a special topics course on the Enneagram. At that time, the 8 and 3 were among my lowest scores. So I think that's kind of fun to see that even though I might not be all that, I seem to fake it pretty well.

We've only been doing this for a week.... Sheesh Intarweb, keep up!

More on the how you see yourself/how others see you front, an interactive Johari Window.

Here's mine, if you want to play.

In other news, most people in the enneagram question pegged me as the type I usually test myself as, which would be Type 7 (in this response set, that was The Enthusiast). One person identified me as a Type 9 (The Peacemaker), and one as a Type 3 (The Acheiver), and one as more or less a Type 8 (The Challenger). This is extra fun comparative stuff because the 8 can be so very confrontational and the 9 can be so very passive-aggressive (of course, the 8 is also assertive and bold, and the 9 is also laid-back and personable). The 3 is ambitious and popular and can be a bit of a flake or a fake. For further reference, the types as defined by this test are described here.

When I was in college, I did a special topics course on the Enneagram. At that time, the 8 and 3 were among my lowest scores. So I think that's kind of fun to see that even though I might not be all that, I seem to fake it pretty well.

Fairly meaningless updates

There's a new IT guy today. I have talked to him twice, and he is already my favorite person in the building. Of course, the last new IT guy was my favorite person in the building, too, so maybe I'm just happier around geeky guys. Could be. Or, it could be that the two conversations we've had have been about jacking with the government and geek porn, respectively. Or, maybe those two reasons are the same reason.

Nobody in the building is the least bit productive today. I've also gotten to talk about home brewing, moonshine, absinthe, and hot sauce with my co-workers this afternoon. Flay and Barquentine have already gone home. All in all, very pleasant.

I also got a call from my doctor today. They want to reduce the level of my thyroid hormone supplements, which I argued against strenuously, but they were unmoved. I've really enjoyed not being cold these last few months, but apparently that's going to go away now. On the other hand, they said my ANA level was "better", whatever that means. I told them I had been trying very hard not to have lupus. They said, good job, then, keep it up. So it looks like maybe instead of having a new and exciting chronic disorder that will one day kill me, I just have the same old chronic disorder that had its chance to kill me and failed already. They do want to check again in two months, though, just in case.

Fairly meaningless updates

There's a new IT guy today. I have talked to him twice, and he is already my favorite person in the building. Of course, the last new IT guy was my favorite person in the building, too, so maybe I'm just happier around geeky guys. Could be. Or, it could be that the two conversations we've had have been about jacking with the government and geek porn, respectively. Or, maybe those two reasons are the same reason.

Nobody in the building is the least bit productive today. I've also gotten to talk about home brewing, moonshine, absinthe, and hot sauce with my co-workers this afternoon. Flay and Barquentine have already gone home. All in all, very pleasant.

I also got a call from my doctor today. They want to reduce the level of my thyroid hormone supplements, which I argued against strenuously, but they were unmoved. I've really enjoyed not being cold these last few months, but apparently that's going to go away now. On the other hand, they said my ANA level was "better", whatever that means. I told them I had been trying very hard not to have lupus. They said, good job, then, keep it up. So it looks like maybe instead of having a new and exciting chronic disorder that will one day kill me, I just have the same old chronic disorder that had its chance to kill me and failed already. They do want to check again in two months, though, just in case.