january 25, 2001.

Today was a happier day. I mean, as these things go.

In my afternoon class, we sorted our personality types using the True Colors personality inventory (based on the personality tests of Meyers-Briggs). I've done it before at the U of T career centre, but I've completely forgotten what my results were then. Good thing, too. I was worried that I'd throw the whole thing off through test sophistication.

Okay, confession time here. I love personality assessments, from psychological profiles to astrology readings. I don't know why. Maybe it's because at an early age I was put into an educational environment that tested my capabilities almost constantly. Maybe it's because I'm a self-centred urban princess. Whatever.

Anyway, it was a pretty good time. I found out that although I think of myself as a Green (intellectual & individual), I'm far more interested in people and emotion than I want to believe. I am not a Green, as it turns out (though I have strong Green tendencies and many of my friends are very Green - Dirk, I'm looking in your direction). I am, in fact, a Blue (emotional & relationship-oriented). Looking at my Blue characteristics was vaguely unsettling, like catching my reflection in an unfamiliar place.

I found a whole lot of other people in the program who were also Blue, but oddly enough they were almost all elementary students. Huh. Still, it was nice to hear myself described by virtual strangers. A guy that I barely knew (and, let's be honest, had vaguely disliked) until this afternoon said something about emotional extremes that perfectly describes the ping-pong passion of my life. That was mildly amazing.

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The only thing that makes my experience yesterday even remotely bearable is that I am not alone. I've discovered that The Class That Makes Me Angry is the class that makes everyone angry - especially secondaries. In fact, some of us plan to drink our way through the next session. Maturity? Over-rated.