Thursday, September 13, 2007

Schmap Austin - Third Edition

A photo of mine was selected for inclusion in the Schmap Austin Guide. It is a shot of me with the lovely sign of my favorite restaurant in Austin: Kerbey Lane.

Here's the page: Austin - Restaurants - Organic

And here's a fun little "schmapplet"...



This isn't much of a post, but work and life have been insane.

Regrets.



Thursday, September 06, 2007

eHarmony Dot Com

So, in solidarity with my sensational friends, I joined eHarmony. I decided to pay for it for one month (I cannot afford it for more than that). The month is over on September 16, so I thought I would comment on it.

Call me cheesy, but crap if ol' eHarm didn't deliver some decent matches! One of my first matches was wearing a Guns N Roses t-shirt in his profile picture - Amazing! I am well aware that many people are embarrassed to say they are (or would like to be) on dating/matching sites. To this I say, "Whatever! We're all trying to get married right?" Yeah, yeah, yeah... "I'm not ready to get married right now"..."I'm not looking for anyone"... "I am just not wanting to date at this point"... umm, sure. You all know damn well that we all want to be in love and having sex with our husband/wife. The end.

So. On eHarm you take this (quite extensive) personality profile quiz and then you're matched based on that. This results in a summary, a "Personality Report". Your personality report waxes poetic on five different aspects: Agreeableness, Openness, Emotional Stability, Conscientiousness, and Extraversion. Since I had to answer a million and a half questions, the report is fairly accurate. I have posted the "Agreeableness" portion here and attached the rest in a Word Doc.

If you like it, feel free to propose.

Word Document: Colleen's Full eHarmony Personality Profile

You are best described as:
TAKING CARE OF OTHERS AND TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF

Words that describe you:
  • Fair
  • Considered
  • Collaborative
  • Responsive
  • Sensible
  • Diplomatic
  • Contemplative
  • Indulgent
  • Rational

  • A General Description of How You Interact with Others
    You are important. So are other people, especially if they are in trouble. You have a tender heart, but you know how to establish and keep personal boundaries. You are empathetic and compassionate, but you also believe that it's best if people solve their own problems and learn to take care of themselves, if they are able.

    You are deeply moved by the needs of others, but you know that if you don't take good care of yourself, you'll wind up being of no use to anyone. So yours is a thoughtful compassion. You strive to be fair and sensible, taking care of others while also taking care of yourself.

    When someone really is in trouble, you like to collaborate with them toward a solution; they do their part, you do yours. You consider carefully, and respond in a sensible way; they do their part, and together you move through the difficulty.

    You seldom act impulsively; rather, when a problem arises, you take your time to think through the situation. This contemplative quality usually means that you'll arrive at a diplomatic solution, one that's fair for the other person and also fair to you. It's frequently a win/win situation.

    Negative Reactions Others May Have Toward You
    For people who are ruled by tender-hearted compassion, your more diplomatic response to problems might seem too cool, too focused on fairness and not filled enough with sympathy and selflessness.

    For them, when someone's life is on fire, what is needed is not collaboration but rescue. And the person who experiences their life on fire may resent the time you take to contemplate. "I need you, and I need you NOW! This isn't about fairness, it's about the fire." "All deliberate speed" may seem too deliberate and not fast enough, either to the more compassionate or to people in genuine trouble.

    At the other end of the spectrum of compassion, those who believe people should take care of themselves may find even your thoughtful sympathies too soft. They expect people, themselves included, to work their own way out of trouble. They are convinced that the helping hand you lend just fosters dependence and is not good for the development of character, either in you or in the person you assist.

    Positive Responses Others May Have Toward You
    Many people, perhaps the majority, will come to appreciate your balance as a compassionate person. The more they get to know you, the more they will admire your thoughtful compassion for others and its compliment in the sensible ways you take good care of yourself.

    Those whom you help will appreciate the way you leave them with their dignity by expecting them to collaborate in their own rescue. Those who are more tender-hearted will find in you a balance they lack; when they've run out of energy because they fail to take good care of themselves, you will still have enough compassion left to lift others out of trouble.

    Even the tough-hearted, those who believe people should solve their own problems, might come to admire your tenderness which they don't find in themselves. So the people you help will be grateful, and the people who see your balance between self and others will admire you. Certainly, balanced is not bad at all as a way to be known among your friends.