If you saw me in a police car, what would you think I got arrested for?

How my 5 personalities are doing: calm

*looks around*

Anyone remember me???

How my 5 personalities are doing: curious

(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

I know it has been forever since I update, and this isn't really one either.

I have got a new MSN Messenger account.
Any of you that used to talk to me through it, I need your email to get you back on my list.

Just email me your address at ejschlueter@gmail.com

Thanks!!

How about answering some questions (that I stole from domina_lilith

C'mon. Be pals.

1) How did we meet?
2) What does our friendship mean to you and/or bring to your life?
3) What's one thing you'd like to see me, or us, do in the future?
4) What's the most poignant memory we've shared?
5) If you could say/share/teach/give one thing to me, what would it be?

OK,

This show should just be retitled Racism For Dummies.

I was really interested to see this show when I saw the commercials for it. The whole idea of two families living life in the opposite race's skin sounded very intriguing. Jesus, was I duped.

I cannot believe they found these dimwitted parents and put them on TV, unless it was just for the "duh" factor. Both parents spout off this moronic rhetoric about how they see each other. The white guy even says "I can't wait for the first time someone comes up to me as a black man and says 'Hey, nigger!'" He says this THREE FUCKING TIMES!!! The families sit around and explain to each other all the "mannerisms" of each other's race. White people are too inquisitive. Black people don't hug. When sitting, white people sit upright. Blacks on the other hand, slouch and hang loose.

The only bright spot about this show, is that the only ones who seem to have a fucking clue are the two kids. Hopefully, they don't listen to their parents, like most teens don't. Otherwise, these two victims will become just another pair of stereotypes.

I can't believe a show is actually making me this angry. Think I am gonna go back to writing.

How my 5 personalities are doing: angry

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!

You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

Part 1

Angles
This task tested your ability to identify the angle of a line by matching it with its twin. This is a spatial task, which looks at how you picture space.

Your score: 17 out of 20
Average score for men: 15.1 out of 20
Average score for women: 13.3 out of 20


What does your result suggest?

If you scored 0 - 12: You have more of a female brain. Scientists believe that people with a female brain find it more difficult to judge the slope of a line because they're not wired for spatial tasks. In past studies, 65 per cent of people who scored in this range were women.

If you scored 13 - 17: You found this test neither hard nor easy. This suggests your brain has male and female traits when it comes to spatial ability.

If you scored 18 - 20: You have more of a male brain. On average, men outperform women in this task and those with more mathematical knowledge tend to score quite high as well. In past studies, 60 per cent of the people in this range were men.

Interestingly, men's testosterone levels fluctuate through the seasons and studies have shown that men's scores are lower in the spring, when their testosterone levels are at their lowest.

Do our cave dwelling ancestors offer us any clues about why men and women score differently on this task? Find out more.


Spot the difference
This task tested your ability to identify which objects changed position. You lost points, if you incorrectly identified objects.

Your score: 29%
Average score for men: 39%
Average score for women: 46%


What does your score suggest?

If you scored between 0 - 33%: You may have more of a male brain. Scientists say men tend to under perform in this task. The corpus callosum, the part of the brain that links the right and left hemispheres, is a fifth larger in women. This means women can process visual and other signals at the same time more easily than men. There is also a theory that oestrogen levels in women give them an added advantage in spatial memory.

If you scored between 34 - 66%: You may have a balanced female-male brain.

If you scored between 67 - 100%: Those with a female-type brain generally score in this range. Your ability to remember where objects are may serve as an advantage to you when you're trying to find your way around places. You're more capable of recalling landmarks to get from one place to another.

Find out more about our spatial abilities.


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Part 2

Hands


You said your left thumb was on top when you clasped your hands together.

Right thumb on top: This suggests the left half of your brain is dominant. Many studies have tried to establish whether there is a relationship between handedness and brain dominance. Some scientists believe that if you are left brain dominant, you would be more verbal and analytical.

Left thumb on top: This suggests the right half of your brain is dominant. Some studies theorise that as a right brain dominant person, you may excel in visual, spatial and intuitive processes.

However, these theories are debatable and leave much to be said about the small percentage of people who are ambidextrous.

Find out why right-brained people may be better fighters and artists.


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Part 3

Emotions and Systems
This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise.

Empathising

Your empathy score is: 12 out of 20
Average score for men: 7.9 out of 20
Average score for women: 10.6 out of 20


What does your result suggest?

Empathisers are better at accurately judging other people's emotions and responding appropriately. If you scored 15 and above, you are very empathic and would be an ideal person to comfort people in a time of crisis. Women in general are better at empathising.


Systemising

Your systemising score is: 11 out of 20
Average score for men: 12.5 out of 20
Average score for women: 8.0 out of 20

What does your result suggest?

Systemisers prefer to investigate how systems work. A system can be a road map, flat pack furniture, or a mathematical equation – anything that follows a set of rules. A score of 15 and above suggests you're good at analysing or building systems. Men in general are better at systemising.

Scientists are keen to learn more about people who score high or low on both tests. They want to find out whether or not empathising and systemising are linked. Is a possible to make yourself more empathic?

Some scientists claim that our empathy and systemising abilities can be traced all the way back to prehistoric times. Find out more.


Eyes
This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions.

Your score: 8 out of 10
Average score for men: 6.6 out of 10
Average score for women: 6.6 out of 10

What does your result suggest?

If you scored 0 - 3: Do you think you're good at judging how another person is feeling? Your score suggests this doesn't come to you quite so naturally.

If you scored 4 - 6: Your result suggests you have a balanced female-male brain and find it neither easy nor difficult to judge people's emotions.

If you scored 7 - 10: Your result suggests you are a good empathiser, sensitive to other people's emotions. Women generally fall into this category.

Professor Baron-Cohen at the University of Cambridge says that people usually perform better than they expect to on this test.

Men often think a person's eyes are sending signals of desire when that's not the case at all. Find out more.


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Part 4

Fingers
We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:

Right Hand: 1
Left Hand: 1

Average ratio for men: 0.982
Average ratio for women: 0.991
It's thought that your ratio is governed by the amount of testosterone you were exposed to in your mother's womb. The ratio of the length of your index finger to the length of your ring finger is set for life by as early as three months after conception. Even during puberty, when we experience intensive hormonal changes, the ratio stays the same.

Men generally have a ring finger that is longer than their index finger, which gives them a lower ratio than women, whose ring and index fingers are usually of equal length.

Studies have found that men and women with lots of brothers generally have more masculine finger ratios. Find out what other things scientists think our ratios may tell us.


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Part 5

Faces
This task looked at how you rate the attractiveness of a series of faces. The images you looked at were digitally altered to create slight differences in masculinity.

Your choices suggest you prefer more feminine faces.

Highly masculinised male faces possess more extreme testosterone markers such as a long, broad and lower jaw, as well as more pronounced brow ridges and cheekbones.

Interestingly, women's preferences are said to vary across the menstrual phase. A more masculine face is preferred during the 9 days prior to ovulation, when conception is most likely.

A typical 'attractive' female face possesses features such as a shorter, narrower, lower jaw, fuller lips and larger eyes than an average face.

Are you surprised at what researchers think they can learn from your answers? Find out more.


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Part 6

3D shapes
This task tested your ability to mentally rotate 3D shapes.

Your score: 4 out of 12
Average score for men: 8.2 out of 12
Average score for women: 7.1 out of 12

What does your result suggest?

If you scored 0 - 6: Do you find yourself having to physically rotate a map to point in the direction in which you're travelling? This might explain why you scored in the lower range in the 3D shapes test. Twice as many women as men score in this category. Previous studies suggest that those with a female-type brain or with an arts background fall into this range.

If you scored 7 - 9: In past studies, 50 per cent of the people who scored in this range were women and 50 per cent were men.

If you scored 10 - 12: Are you an engineer or do you have a science background? People with these skills tend to score in this range. Past studies have concluded that people in this range have a more male brain.

Nearly a third of men who took this test got full marks, whereas less than 10 per cent of women managed the same. Find out why.


Words
This task looked at your verbal fluency.

Your score: you associated 12 word(s) with grey and you named 11 word(s) that mean happy. We are assuming that all the words you entered are correct.

Average score for men: 11.4 words total
Average score for women: 12.4 words total

What does your result suggest?

If you produced 1 - 5 words: You are more of the strong, silent type with a male brain. You probably find it easier to express yourself in non-verbal ways, preferring action rather than words.

If you produced 6 - 10 words: Most people in this range have a female-type brain.

Women are said to use both sides of the brain when doing verbal tasks while men mainly use their left side. Studies have shown that girls develop vocabulary faster than boys. This difference in brain power is caused by levels of pre-natal testosterone. Find out more .


Ultimatum
This task asked you how you would divide money.

If you had to split £50 with someone, you said you would demand £25

So far on the Sex ID test, men have demanded 51.6% (£25.80) of the pot and women have demanded 51.0% (£25.50), on average.


What does your response suggest?

Sex differences are small in this task. Demanding less than 60% of the pot (ie £30) is more typically female. Demanding more than 65% of the pot (ie £32.50) is more typically male.

Scientists believe that people with lower testosterone levels tend to take fewer risks so they are probably more willing to keep less for themselves. Those with higher testosterone levels tend to drive a harder bargain and are less compromising.

Men's testosterone levels fluctuate over the seasons and are at their lowest levels during the springtime. This is said to influence their bargaining power. Find out more about the role of testosterone.

BUTTERFLY - Your daemon may be a butterfly. It is
ironic that the butterfly traditionally
represents the psyche, yet it is one of the
least emotive physical forms that your daemon
can take. It is very hard to tell what a
butterfly is feeling, and perhaps that is why
you feel so comfortable with this form. You
have many, many friends and a beautiful soul,
but you don't like to reveal what your
innermost feelings are. You aren't afraid to be
yourself - you are vibrant and colourful. But
at the same time, you don't like to wear your
heart on your sleeve.


What Is Your Daemon?
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Stolen from phenom_woman

pseudomonas me scripsit anno 2005

Don't Answer Me
by The Alan Parsons Project


If you believe in the power magic,
I can change your mind
And if you need to believe in someone,
Turn and look behind
When we were living in a dream world,
Clouds got in the way
We gave it up in a moment of madness
And threw it all away

Don't answer me, don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me, stay on your island
Don't let me in
Run away and hide from everyone
Can you change the things we've said and done?


If you believe in the power of magic,
It's all a fantasy
So if you need to believe in someone,
Just pretend it's me
It ain't enough that we meet as strangers
I can't set you free
So will you turn your back forever on what you mean to me?

Don't answer me, don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me, stay on your island
Don't let me in
Run away and hide from everyone
Can you change the things we've said and done?

Was 2005 a good year for you? Could have been better, could have been worse
What was your favorite moment of the year? Vacation at the Cape
What was your least favorite moment of the year? Attending an ex's wedding
Where were you when 2005 began? On my way back from a lame party
Who were you with? No one...
Where will you be when 2005 ends? Probably at work
Who will you be with when 2005 ends? With whomever is lame enough to work that night
Did you keep your new year's resolution of 2005? Some, not all
Do you have a new year's resolution for 2006? Yes, but I am keeping them to myself
Did you fall in love in 2005? No
Did you breakup with anyone in 2005? No
Did you make any new friends in 2005? Yep
Who are your favorite new friends? Bridget, Renea, Steve, Pat, and Joe
What was your favorite month of 2005? July......vacation
Did you travel outside of the US in 2005? Nope
How many different states did you travel to in 2005? Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York
Did you lose anybody close to you in 2005? No
Did you miss anybody in the past year? Many of my old friends from back home
What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2005? The 40 Year Old Virgin
What was your favorite song from 2005? Too many
What was your favorite record from 2005? ....
How many concerts did you see in 2005? none
Did you have a favorite concert in 2005? ....
Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2005? More than I have in the recent past
Did you do a lot of drugs in 2005? A little weed, tis all
How many people did you sleep with in 2005? Two
Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? Yes
What was the worst lie someone told you in 2005? Nothing that I regret
Did you treat somebody badly in 2005? Not that I recall.
Did somebody treat you badly in 2005? Yes..
How much money did you spend in 2005? Hahaha too much
What was your proudest moment of 2005? Standing up to one of my bosses and being sided with by their boss
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2005? For me to know......
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2005 and change something, what would it be? Skipping the ex's wedding
What are your plans for 2006? Promotion and a special trip to California

A good friend of mine, whom I met through LJ, is going through a tough time right now. She was involved in an incident when on a school sponsored trip to Portugal.

If you'd go to this link..... http://www.thelouisvillechannel.com/news/4690829/detail.html , you can see what happened and offer support.

Please offer your support through your comments here. She reads my journal and I figure this would be a good way for her to know people support her.

Thanks!!

How my 5 personalities are doing: hopeful