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24th-Apr-2007 01:50 am - Freaky Timing

I recently posted the results of a personality test I’d taken and saved on the desktop who knows how long ago. What’s particularly odd is that today, when I checked my Gmail spam folder, I had an email dated Saturday the 21st from the personality test site.

Apparently I took this test on August 19, 2006, and it seems I’m “a particularly unusual personality type” so they’d like very much to have me take the new version of the test to see if it still identifies me the same way. So, I followed the link and found this:

Welcome Back Control Group!
Please read the following FIVE items before continuing.

1. We don’t want your money. You are part of the control group. That means that you are being an incredible help to the site. You will be compensated for your time with a free membership on this site for a full year from the full launch date (which is likely to occur in about a month). The whole project really isn’t about money, you are not here to pay anything.

2. The first two trial tests were on PersonalityExpert.com and Perex.com. Now that this is entering the final, production phase the project has been renamed and relocated to eChemistry.com.

3. The site is still under construction, so don’t be surprised by that. You are being invited back because we need your answer set to help train the new system which will be publicly released soon. You shouldn’t be surprised that there are many features of the site that aren’t up yet.

4. To take the test, you have to sign up for a new account. Your old account on PersonalityExpert.com did not get transferred.

5. MARRIED PEOPLE: You were particularly helpful in the development of this test, and we really appreciate the time you’ve given to this project already. You are welcome to pass on your personality code to up to five single people so that they may register for free accounts. We’d prefer to keep the new system clear of married people so that we don’t mistakenly match a married person with other users.

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Originally published at Chrystalline. You can comment here or there.

18th-Apr-2007 02:09 pm - I am a Unique Individual

Just like everyone else.  :)

I took this months ago. I don’t even remember where I found it in the first place, but I saved the results on my desktop and came across this while I was sifting through the masses of links and text files on my desktop.

Anyway, they’re close:)

This isn’t like every other personality profile.
We’re not here to pigeonhole you,
we’re here to understand you.

The statements below are some of the patterns we’ve seen
in people who answered like you did. Read through and
then tell us how it really is, who you really are,
and how you would say each statement in your own words.

You are exceptional and unique. Your quest in life is to identify exactly who you are and why you’re here. What’s important to you is the journey of self discovery, determining who you are today is not the same as who you’ll be tomorrow.

You resist being categorized and are quick to question any social standard that you sense someone imposing on you. Stereotypical gender roles always interest you and, in your mind, connect to issues that most other people would never even consider related.

You can “connect”? with any individual person and practically read their mind, but you have a natural tendency to match your actions to the expectations you read from their mind and yearn for company that lets you truly, naturally be yourself. You struggle between letting yourself naturally match the sentiment of the group (which feels like putting on a façade) or letting your individuality shine, which may allow people to see how different you are.

You are particularly accepting of other people and have a special talent for seeing people’s true selves instinctively. It takes time for you to trust your gut instinct about people because even you don’t believe that someone could be so right about another person’s nature so quickly. This intuitive sense about what people are thinking (which is actually your hyper-attention to nonverbal cues) is your special talent. You may think it is available to everyone and that others just ignore it, but in truth others could never develop the skill to the level which comes naturally to you.

To you everything happens on a personal level. Your friends come to you for advice because they know that you’ll love them for who they are and put yourself in their shoes to look at the world. Your advice, although varied in delivery, usually boils down to “be true to yourself”? and “listen to your heart”? You are also an excellent confidant because things told to you never return to anyone through the grapevine. You exude this quality so strongly that even strangers will sometimes spontaneously begin confiding their deepest secrets in you.

Despite all of that, you are not much of a talker. In fact, words sometimes trip you up because you prefer nonverbal communication. Unfortunately, most of the world is not as attuned to nonverbal communication the way you are, so your opinion can get overshadowed if a more outspoken person is part of the decision.

You focus more on nurturing other’s self esteem than any other type. As a result of this naturally caring nature your close friends often turn to you for moral support.

You are by far the most talented of all types at reading nonverbal cues. In your admirable attempts to convey a message diplomatically, those who aren’t sensitive to inflection, tone, insinuations or body language sometimes simply do not get your message because they only receive the verbal half of what you said.

In the same way that you’re the best at reading nonverbal cues, you’re also the best at sending them. When you speak they miss the nonverbal half of your message, then they speak and transmit twice the message (verbal + nonverbal) which often gives away more than they intended but is sometimes carelessly inaccurate since they don’t send nonverbal cues as well as you do. When you’re tempted to assign bias based on someone’s tone or other nonverbal cues it is wise to have them restate what they said and see if ignoring the careless, unintentional nonverbal half of their message lets the true meaning through.

If you have children your focus is making sure that your child has a strong self-image and high self-esteem. More than other parents it is important for you to be friends with your children.

You are more philosophical than most and passionately think about ethics and justice more than other types. It is when ethical issues come up in conversation that you most strongly sense that you are fundamentally different from other people. You become visually emotionally focused when these issues arise, while others easily laugh them off and switch topics to something trivial. To you, it seems that everyone should be passionate about ending racism, sexism and other social ills.

You go by the book and are suspicious of anyone suggesting that rules or laws should be ignored. You think constantly about improving laws, and see that at a major avenue for advancing social change because you see legislation and rule creation as the consensus opinion of the group working together. For you the focus is seeing everyone working together in harmony.

You are a healer and probably give great massages and know what foods will make people happy again. You prefer to surround yourself with direct, honest, authentic people who let you reinvent yourself every time you meet. You want nothing more than for there to be peace and harmony in the world, and your actions clearly reflect that vision.

You are more strongly moved by poetry and artistic expression than any other type. You are interested in the finer points of different artistic mediums, having many complete and incomplete poems and stories in your head if not on paper.

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Originally published at Chrystalline. You can comment here or there.

21st-Feb-2007 01:04 am - Makeup
For some reason, people keep coming up to me at work and asking me what makeup I use. This is too complicated to answer in the context of the customer/customer-service relationship, because it would take too long to detail everything, and because it has nothing to do with what we sell at work. Usually I just say that I use a lot of things, or mention the foundation, if that's what they seem to be focusing on. Since I do use quite a few different products, I figured I'd add this - maybe I can refer folks over here when they ask, as they seem to keep doing.
Beauty Secrets )
14th-Sep-2006 01:45 am - TrustFlow results for [info]chrystalline
You know, I don't think I've ever seen a meme that created your entire LJ post for you before. (Of course, I didn't like its format, so I hacked it up anyway;) I found this thing through someone on David Hewlett's new message board. The ironic thing is, I only clicked the link to her LJ because it was an easy way to open a new browser window so I could paste something else in - I think I was looking for [info]fandom_lawyers. Anyway, as long as I was there I thought I'd scroll through her first page of LJ entries and see if maybe I'd just found a new friend (unfortunately, fandom is about all we had in common) when I came across this:

Cut because it's HUGE )

I'm just as not-keen on the name of the application as the strangely numerous commenters, but I don't personally see a point in belaboring that to the creator. It's not like I would code something like this! Too time-consuming and not fun. Also don't quite get the number of people asking, "but what's the point of this thing?" Er, folks, what's the point of any of the countless meme things smeared across the internet? It's interesting. It's a little different. It's a reason to check out more new people and see if they might be new friends. Quit overanalyzing it. Relax - it's supposed to be fun.
12th-Sep-2006 02:39 am - FAQ
Some questions I get all the time. This will continue to be updated as I get additional repetitive questions in the future.

Q: How do you pronounce your name?
A: Well, it doesn't rhyme with "mean/lean/scene" or "dine/mine/fine," for starters. For the IPA literate, it's
krǐs΄tə-lǐn
For the rest, try crystal-in or Crystal-Lynn.
Lauryl is pronounced just like laurel.
If that's too complicated, just call me Chrys (sounds like Chris).

Q: That's so pretty, is that your real name?
A: Thank you. It is now.

Q: Why did you change your name?
A: I had a lot of reasons.

Q: Do you have kids?
A: No. I have worked with children enough to sound like a mother, but I am not.

Q: Are you married/dating?
A: No.

Q: Will you marry/go out with me?
A: No. Please don't offer to set me up with anyone either.

Q: Will you chat with me on IM?
A: If you have something to say and if I have time, sure. Please have something to talk about. Please be aware of things that interest me, and please do not use "hacker" or "leet" or "txt" or "chatspeak." I like the English language and hate to see it mangled, besides the fact that it takes me longer to translate, as these forms are essentially speaking in code.

Q: I love your makeup! What do you use?
A: Thank you. I confess I'm a little surprised how often this comes up, but I use a variety of products.

Got a question? Email me: CDLauryl (at) Gmail (dot) com
Snitched from...somebody....

You Are Grape

You are bold and a true individual. You are very different and very okay with that.
People know you as a straight shooter. You're very honest, even when the truth hurts.
You are also very grounded and practical. No one is going to sneak anything by you.
People enjoy your fresh approach to life. And it's this honesty that makes you a very innovative person.
8th-Aug-2006 09:37 pm - Sounds like me...
Read a story on SGAFlashfic that linked a quiz I couldn't remember taking (may have - it's been a while since I've done any of these;)







What is your secret Superpower?



FLYING - Gravity is no problem for you. You can soar like a bird.
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Seriously - I would love this!
29th-May-2006 12:35 am - Quiz
Snicked from [info]gumnut:







Which One of The 7 Main Arts Are You? (Beautiful Pictures -- FIXED!)




You are ~Story Writing~
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18th-Apr-2006 08:17 pm - Funny;)
Verrrrrrry interesting...and amusing!

Tagged by [info]trekwriter
Guilt
What is yours?
Explain yourself
Culinary: Chocolate in any form It's kinda obvious...
Literary: Mercedes Lackey Talking/psychic horses, sword and sorcery, female fighters - need I say more?
Audiovisual: Sleeping Beauty I always wanted to play Aurora, and I love Merriweather's spunk.
Musical: Backstreet Boys Aw, some of their stuff is just really pretty. Besides, good memories from grad school.
Celebrity: Orlando Bloom, Joe Flanigan, Leonard Nimoy Pointy ears! You *have* to love the pointy ears!


Now I tag:-

[info]belisse [info]dr_dredd [info]elenculda [info]gumnut and [info]alliesings


to complete this same Quiz, Its HERE.

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