musings, rantings and memes

[cornerofmadness]

rantings - adobe acrobat needs to die. Every time i try to acess the test bank cd's it freezes. Bite me. Oh well, so much for not having to type the WHOLE final

musings - the anti-Mary Sue. Lately in my favored genre (mystery) I've been seeing an archetype I've taken to calling the anti-MS. Okay she still has friends and all but she's NOT pretty (striking maybe) she has bad hair, she doesn't wear make up, she doesn't know how to dress herself or handle herself at parties. Often she has a scheming mother/sister/best friend telling her how to 'improve' herself. Now, this woman exists of course. Heck, she's mostly me and a good chunk of my flist. The thing is I'm tired of seeing her. Mostly I think because she seems to be used as a model to break out of the feminine model of women are nothing but pretty eye candy who can't do much of anything. I'd like to see something different I guess. How about a woman with average looks, a slight clue as how to dress herself and has a touch of social grace, you know like most average women. I'm having trouble rooting for a woman who's even more of a social outcast than i am. Thoughts?

as for the meme, well it's not meant to be taken seriously of course and it does mean to be snarky (i usually place in ISTP in case you're wondering)

Loser- INTP 26% Extraversion, 73% Intuition, 66% Thinking, 46% Judging

Talked to another human being lately? I'm serious. You value knowledge above ALL else. You love new ideas, and become very excited over abstractions and theories. The fact that nobody else cares still hasn't become apparent to you... Nerd's a great word to describe you, and I seriously couldn't care less about the different definitions of the word and why you're actually more of a geek than a nerd. Don't pretend you weren't thinking that. You want every single miniscule fact and theory to be presented correctly. Critical? Sarcastic? Cynical? Pessimistic? Just a few words to describe you when you're at your very best...*cough* Sorry, I mean worst. Picking up the dudes or dudettes isn't something you find easy, but don't worry too much about it. You can blame it on your personality type now. On top of all this, you're shy. Nice one, wench. No wonder you're on OKCupid! Now, quickly go and delete everything about "theoretical questions" from your profile page. As long as nobody tries to start a conversation with you, just MAYBE you'll now have a chance of picking up a date. But don't get your hopes up. I am interested though. If a tree fell over in a forest, would it really make a sound? ***************** If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this. ***************** The other personality types are as follows... Loner - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving Pushover - Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging Criminal - Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving Borefest - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Almost Perfect - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving Freak - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging Crackpot - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging Clown - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving Sap - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging Commander - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving Do Gooder - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging Scumbag - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving Busybody - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging Prick - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving Dictator - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on Extraversion You scored higher than 99% on Intuition You scored higher than 99% on Thinking You scored higher than 99% on Judging

Link: The Brutally Honest Personality Test written by UltimateMaster on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

and where i usually test on the Meyer-Briggs

Criminal- ISTP

Rules? Hah! Who needs rules? They merely prevent you from doing your own thing, right? Down with the MAN! Wow. I wasn't aware that you had access to OKCupid! in prison. And if you're not behind bars, all signs say you're well on your way there in the near future. You love taking risks. You love the adrenaline rush of extreme sports. You love taking action. Generally, anything that's idiotic, you're in. Wanna light yourself on fire and dive from a 500 metre high cliff into shark-infested waters? I'll write your name down. However, you do need a lot of alone time because that's when you can finally sort things out in your mind most clearly. If it wasn't for your analytical and logical skills, I'd vouch that you didn't have a brain at all. The fact that you do have a brain merely means that the likelihood of you being a criminal has just gone up. Thankfully, you're most probably a good athlete, which will help when running away from the police. If not, prison doesn't seem too far away from you at all. Just please... stay far away from me. ***************** If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this. ***************** The other personality types are as follows... Loner - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving Pushover - Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging Borefest - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Almost Perfect - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving Freak - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging Loser - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving Crackpot - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging Clown - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving Sap - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging Commander - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving Do Gooder - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging Scumbag - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving Busybody - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging Prick - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving Dictator - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

Link: The Brutally Honest Personality Test written by UltimateMaster on Ok Cupid

Comments

[mjules.livejournal.com]

Point on the anti-MS.

We're not all What Not to Wear candidates, even if we're not chic couture.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's like every amateur detective book i pick up the woman is some totally clueless chick who's never even seen make up or a hair brush

[dknightshade.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I'm typically an INTP and I've had those moments where the internal censor says 'No one cares about your little theories.' Too funny.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

snort. I'm not really much of an INTP though occasionally i get into my theories too

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Go check out mine. The amusement level here knows absolutely NO bounds.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

will do

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

I like your term of anti-Mary Sue, it's a perfect name for this new female that's emerging. I think she's showing up in a lot of genres.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

she's annoying the crap out of me

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

yeah she's rather annoying.

Replacing Adobe Acrobat

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

Try Foxit Reader: http://foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Much easier to use, and it's freeware.

Re: Replacing Adobe Acrobat

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks , there's no way of squeezing a file that big thru my dial up it times out before the download can possibly complete itself

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

The meme labeled me a "Crackpot" (33% Extraversion, 60% Intuition, 66% Thinking, 73% Judging) and went on to say:

"People hate you.

Paris Hilton hates Nicole Richie. Lex Luther hates Superman. Garfield hates Mondays. But none these even rates against the insurmountable hate, people have for you.

I mean, you're pretty damn clever and you know it. You love to flaunt your potential. Heard the word "arrogant" lately? How about "jerk?" Or perhaps they only say that behind your back.

That's right. I know I can say this cause you're not going to cry. You're not exactly the most emotional person. You'd rather spend time with your theoretical questions and abstract theories than with other people.

Ever been kissed? Ever even been on a date? Trust me, your inflated ego is a complete turnoff with the opposite sex and I am telling you, you're not that great with relationships as it is. You're never going to be a dude or chick magnet, purely because you're more concerned with yourself than others. Meh. They all hate you already anyway.

How about this- "stubborn?" Hrm? Heard that lately? All those facts which don't fit your theories must just be wrong, right? I mean, really, the vast amounts of time you spend with your head in the clouds...you're just plain strange."

*blink, blink*

But...

Hey, as long as my husband and animal pack love me, I'm doing okay. :)

Oh, and amen on the Mary Sue thing. One needn't lose their femininity in order to be smart and tough. But makeup doesn't make us feminine (just gullible), and fashion is so subjective... I think women should put down makeup FOREVER. We - don't - need - it. Our skin, our coloring, the way we are is just fine.

Oh crap, there goes the crackpot again... *grin*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yep crackpot. I don't know what it is about humans but we've been coloring our skin since our earliest civilizations. I don't mind wearing base since my coloring is uneven and I like change so i can do up my eyes as I like but i can also live just fine without it

But while I do honestly know a ton of these 'anti-Mary Sue's' it just seems that if I pick up an amateur detective novel (which aren't my favorite but they are my LIBRARY's faves) i know i'm going to see that same woman retred again and again

Myers- Briggs

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

I am an INTJ. I used to be a lot more touchy feely so I was an INFJ. The longer I'm in college, the more scientific I become. I think this is why I have this "Shut Your Whiney Mouth" personality trait where I can't stand to listen to someone complain for hours on end. I also have to analyze everything to death.

Re: Myers- Briggs

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that shut your whiney mouth trait must get tested by classmates all the time