So, I took the Spark personality test again. I took it over a year ago. At the time I was a dreamer. Now, I'm a healer.
What's a healer, you may ask? Simple.
I'm a submissive extrovert concrete feeler.
Or, in more detailed terms,
caring, good with people, and patient. You are completely selfless and full of love. As a concrete feeler, you do well with your emotions, which are very strong. You understand and appreciate *why* you feel the way you do, and for the most part you're at peace with yourself. Suffering in the world really pisses you off.
In relationships, it's easy for you to get hurt. Avoid all kinds of dominant (D***) people, *especially* in dating or marriage. You are a motherly figure, even if you're a guy. If you're a girl, make sure you're a mom some day. The world's children need people like you. If you're a guy, don't even think about it. Most pedophiles are HEALERS.
On the rare occasions when you try to assert yourself, you're cute and awkward, but highly effective.
(the above quote is courtesy of spark.com)
I actually think it fits. Rob disagrees with me, but I think it's fairly accuarate. I do get pretty passionate about what I think is wrong with the world. I always have. And I do care a lot about the people in my life and take it pretty hard when stuff goes wrong.
As much as I liked the idea of being a dreamer, the description was less like me. I mean, I am cautious with people but I'm not painfully shy...I just need a few drinks to get my guard down, but I'm fairly engaging and a lot of people seem to feel like they can talk to me. Also, although highly creative, and prone to getting lost in my art and writing at times, it comes more from an emotional level than an escapist one. I'm very honest, and at times brave, with my feelings and I still have that one foot in the real world which doesn't fit the dreamer description.
Of course, I relate well with the dreamers of the world, hence why so many of my friends are also dreamers.
So that begs the question, have I just changed since I took the test last, or just become more self aware?
In other vaguely interrelated thoughts...
I have decided the best thing for me would be a liberal arts college. Which is good, because that's where I've been leaning anyways. With my consternation over this whole writing versus art thing, it would be good to be in an environment that encourages me to experiment and "shop around" as it were. That way, I can get a few semesters of a diverse courseload under my belt before I worry too much about the specifics. Sort of play it by ear, as it were. I guess most people only have a vague idea of where they want to go. You just experiment until you find a direction that suits you.
I've been writing faculty at elmhurst back and forth and have found them to be very helpful. Well, I guess if the faculty is decent then I can overlook some of the failings of the administration.
I also have heard back from both Roosevelt and Northeastern Illinois University. They just need my transcripts before they can fully process my application, which is about what I expected.
I should get out of the house today. My boredom is reaching an all time high here. As much as I like going to fourth coast for coffee, I really am getting sick of that sole event all the time...