for just a few moments

[in_omnia]

And so we come, once again, to the end. Part of me is relieved, as this has been a rather hectic week, but the quizzes can be so much fun. Sev's rolling his eyes at me, but I know he agrees. Otherwise, how would he ever know which Tolkien elven race (Avari) or biome (Ocean) he'd be? Don't think I didn't see you taking those....

1930s Fashion With the 1930s came an era of hardship and hard work. The second world war would kick in in 1939 but before then there was the Great Depression which saw hundreds of people losing their jobs and living rough. The fashion which had been so frivolous and glamorous in the 1920s became far more practical and sustainable. The fashion mirrored the hard times and was designed for hard work and being comfortable and warm rather than to look glamorous. In saying that, the fashion wasn't unflattering: lush fur coats were worn as well as pencil skirts which emphasized the hips and narrowed to the knees, or just below. It was a sober and hard era but the fashion still manged to keep a stylish, chic edge to it.

Which Era of 20th Century Fashion Are You?

Fur coats and pencil skirts are certainly my style, and I do love the 30s blend of comfort and fading glamour.

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You're a Dragon! Dragons are unpredictable -- and you are, too. Your inner dragon is very friendly, but your personality definitely has a dangerous, fiery side. Overall, your wisdom helps you keep things in perspective, and your wings help you rise above all sorts of drama. You rarely get involved in petty battles, but if something (or someone) really matters to you, you will fight for it. You form very close bonds with people, so once you consider someone a friend, you'll do anything to keep that person safe.

Normally I think of myself as more of a griffin or phoenix sort of person, but I love this explanation of a dragon. Not only because it presents my favorite interpretation of dragon existence---wise, a friend to select humans, deeply loyal, tricky, fierce when roused, a little distant---but because *this* sort of dragon I can imagine myself being.

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Yunnan Complex and Relaxing Toasty, slightly woodsy flavor with a honey sweetness and tangy-spicy notes. Yunnan blacks are not quite as potent as some others out there, but are known to be stand-alone, complex, and contemplative. They have full body and many different layers of character, being overall nice and relaxing. More of a tea for people who know what they want. Yunnan is regarded to be the birthplace of tea and contains about eighty percent of all varietals of Camellia sinensis. The province rightly produces excellent congou (China black teas), which are favored by both connoisseurs and casual drinkers alike. Fine complexities can come out of this tea, ranging from spicy notes of cedar to deep chocolatey flavors.

What Black Tea Are You?

This may be my favorite quiz this year. Partly because I've been trying to find different varieties of tea to sample---which I blame on artist MobilePants' tea spirits---and partly because if I could pick a tea description for myself, I couldn't do better than this. Standalone, complex, contemplative? Yes. Toasty, honey sweet, tangy-spicy? Hmm...I think so, yes. Not as potent as some, but layered in character, nice, relaxing? Indeed. Right now I'm a little addicted to Lapsang Souchong and jasmine green teas, but next on my list to try is definitely a Yunnan.

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The Injured Kitten -Attent/Other/+Attach/+Emo/+<3/Narrow/Insecure You scored 43% Attention-desiring, 90% Other-directedness, 85% Attachment-desiring, 79% Emotionality, 84% Romance-seeking, 30% Range, and 40% Secureness.

Your Bonding Quadrant: Merging Summary: You can do without much acknowledgment and recognition, and you enjoy spending time alone. Nevertheless, you make an effort to hold onto the few important people in your life, especially sexual/romantic partners. It is important that your relationships be close and intense while allowing you enough space. You are likely to be shy. Here is a glossary to help you understand the cryptic, septapartite notation of your SOI type: -Attent = low desire for attention, acknowledgement, and/or interaction +Attent = high desire for attention, acknowledgement, and/or interaction (specific attentional needs vary from type to type) Self = more interested in oneself than in others when interacting Other = more interested in others than in oneself when interacting -Attach = does not seek out long-term attachments +Attach = seeks out long-term attachments -Emo = prefers unemotional relationships +Emo = prefers emotionally intense relationships -<3 = low desire for sex and/or romance +<3 = high desire for sex and/or romance Narrow = interacts with few people Broad = interacts with many people Insecure = expects negative evaluation from others Secure = does not expect negative evaluation from others Merging = High attachment-seeking, high emotionality (merging types are prone to obsession; devotion; identity crises; offspring) Companionate = High attachment-seeking, low emotionality (companionate types are likely to be loyal, cool-headed, and dependable, with a long-term temporal orientation) Acute = Low attachment-seeking, high emotionality (acute types tend toward extremes, and temporal orientation is mostly immediate) Distant = Low attachment-seeking, low emotionality (distant types are the most autonomous and the most avoidant)

The Social Orientation Inventory

I went looking for a cute picture of an injured kitten, and almost immediately rued that decision; I think those images may haunt me for the rest of my life. In any case, I think this is pretty accurate. ...And it's a rather entertaining quiz, if you enjoy the test-writer's brisk, no-nonsense style (humor? who can say....). There are also tons and tons of results, with names just as evocative (and provocative) and amusing as mine.

Comments

[ludzu-alus.livejournal.com]

1930's.
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I do like horses quite a lot. I miss riding them. I don't have any sort of 6th sense, though.

You're a centaur!

If you like horses more than most people, it's probably because your inner fantasy creature is half horse. (The other half is human, if you're wondering.) According to ancient myths, centaurs are noble, brave, and intelligent, but at times, they can also be savage and wild. Some stories suggest that centaurs can predict the future, so you might have a sixth sense about when good or bad things are headed your way. You're part horse, part human, and part psychic! Judging by the picture on your badge, it's a pretty hot combination.
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Yunnan. :) I LOVE TEA!
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Ok. This one was long. :) I like the long ones, though. First, I do tend to latch onto my romantic partners, I guess. If by 'latch' one means 'stay with for a long time.' :) I do not think that my existence is lame or tortuous. I don't like my brain sometimes (depression lies), but I like me for the most part. I have never had a restraining order against me! :) I do like interaction and I do prefer to keep the focus on others. But the interaction I like is relatively infrequent and I'm quite choosy on whom I bestow my presence. *giggles* That sounded quite pretentious, didn't it? But I wouldn't describe myself as co-dependent, either.

The Co-dependent

+Attent/Other/+Attach/+Emo/+<3/Narrow/Insecure

You scored 50% Attention-desiring, 85% Other-directedness, 58% Attachment-desiring, 55% Emotionality, 71% Romance-seeking, 44% Range, and 46% Secureness.

Your Bonding Quadrant: Merging

Summary: You latch onto other people, particularly romantic partners, to save you from the lameness and/or existential torture of being you. Sometimes this results in restraining orders against you. You crave regular interaction and like to keep the focus on others.

[in-omnia.livejournal.com]

Wahoo for 30s and Yunnan tea! (We are clearly complex, toasty comfort-seekers....) And I love that you got centaur (alas, I feel you on the 6th sense: I too distinctly lack any such ability). But your SOI...I think you must have juuuuust tipped into that result. With "50% Attention-desiring, 85% Other-directedness, 58% Attachment-desiring, 55% Emotionality, 71% Romance-seeking, 44% Range, and 46% Secureness," you're borderline on a few of the qualities. I wonder what results you'd get with -Attent or -Emo or Secure or something...?

[ludzu-alus.livejournal.com]

As for the attention desiring - I like being recognized for the things I accomplish. I see it at work most of all - pointing out to the managers that I managed to actually zone a section and look how pretty it is! :) Things like that. But I don't like being the center of attention at all, especially in groups. So, I can see why there's a 50% there.
Emotionality? Well, I tend to keep certain emotions to myself. Or try to. Yay for significant others who can read a girl and know how she's feeling. But get me with people I'm comfortable with and I can be downright animated. :)
Security? A couple of different angles on that one. On the one hand, I'm secure in my beliefs about the world and my convictions. I am ridiculously insecure about my own self and how others perceive me. Part of that is body image. Part of it is a definite dichotomy between rather wanting to be liked by people in general, not liking people in general very much but liking specific people very well, and really not caring if the general populace finds my views on life to be odd, weird, or downright damning.
I am a mass of seething contradictions. Then again, who isn't?
Romance? Oh, yes. Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. I can be a silly sot and I love it. :)
Range? The fact that I interact in a meaningful way with few people? Oh, yes. I don't like large groups. I can't keep up - or feel I couldn't keep up - with a large group of friends. That would be emotionally exhausting. I like the people I like and I like that group to be small because I value my solitude - my alone time - very highly. And I feel that if I had a large group of friends, I would be constantly disappointing someone because I had either prior commitments or just wanted to sit at home and read a book. And I very much dislike disappointing people.
And that's probably enough self-evaluation for 4am! :)

[in-omnia.livejournal.com]

Woohoo for 4am self-evaluation! I'm impressed that you're able to be so even-keeled at that time of night. If I attempt deep, introspective self-analysis in the wee sma's, I usually end up deciding that I'm the worst person on the planet (except for maybe serial killers).

I loved reading this, by the way. Not just because bits of what you wrote left me shouting, "Me too!" but because I really enjoyed seeing a little of your life and world through your eyes. Very cool!