What I'm REALLY, REALLY like

You Have a Choleric Temperament You are a person of great enthusiasm - easily excited by many things. Unsatisfied by the ordinary, you are reaching for an epic, extraordinary life. You want the best. The best life. The best love. The best reputation.

You possess a sharp and keen intellect. Your mind is your primary weapon. Strong willed, nothing can keep you down. Your energy can break down any wall. You're an instantly passionate person - and this passion gives you an intoxicating power over others.

At your worst, you are a narcissist. Full of yourself and even proud of your faults. Stubborn and opinionated, you know what you think is right. End of discussion. A bit of a misanthrope, you often see others as weak, ignorant, and inferior.


Have you ever taken one of these tests that are found online? They are supposed to be fun and revealing. Sort of like a parlor trick. The above is a personality test I found on fellow blogger Heather's blog (blog, blah, blah). She took it, posted the results, and said it was really accurate for her personality. Yes, the profile did sound like Heather.

So, I also took the test. A lot of the information sounds like me, but a lot IS NOT like my personality. In fact, there were some words in my profile that I actually had to look up in a dictionary, i.e., choleric, meaning 1 : easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered 2 : ANGRY, IRATE (not me!), and misanthrope a person who hates or distrusts mankind (also not me). The results also said I was a narcissist. Do you know what that means? 1 : EGOISM, EGOCENTRISM 2 : love of or sexual desire for one's own body. Huh??? Where did all this come from? They got all this from five questions?

First of all, I have learned a long time ago that I don't like getting angry, especially excessively angry. It makes me mad to get so angry. On top of that, I usually end up apologizing to a lot of people when I do get angry. So, let's not go there.

Second, I don't hate ANYONE. Got it? I hate a lot of things that people do, but I certainly don't hate people. In fact, I love EVERYONE, except those who make me excessively angry.

Third, I am not an egoist. I may be better at a lot of things, especially answering Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit questions, but I NEVER let my ego get in the way of friendship. Above all, I like myself a lot but not to the point of sexually desiring my own body. (That's a bit twisted.)

Finally, I don't think I have EVER had a feeling of intoxicating power over anyone. In fact, I'm a pussycat and I wouldn't hurt a fly (ask my husband -- he'll tell you).

So much for online personality quizzes. Take my word for it. I may be silly at times, but you have probably guessed that I'm basically a nice person who cries at sentimental movies, likes everyone, loves good jokes, gets enthusiastic about a lot of things that make me happy, enjoys each day I'm still breathing, and loves my fellow blogpals.

The one thing that they are really correct about is that I want the best of everything, especially for those family and friends that I adore.