crapstain: Nonsensicalness

Friday, September 12, 2008

Nonsensicalness

I read once that the anagram of your name can reveal a lot about you. I anagramed "Barak Obama" this morning, but of course, the anagrams all came back in Arabic, so I can't read them. I'm sure they would traslate to things like, "If this man is elected President of the United States, quickly pack your bags and move to Canada." That's my plan, anyway. Sorry to jump ship, but I have to protect my family.

So then I anagramed my name (using Sandi instead of Sandra) and here are some that stood out and my interpretation of them:

Sardine Mill (hopefully I don't smell that bad)
Mandril Isle (this will surely be the title of my first cheap romance novel)
Dismal Liner (don't sail on that one; my first cheap horror novel?)
Island Miler (a race I would like to run?)
Land Slimier (oops...don't step in that!)
Damn Sillier (no denying that one)
Manlier Lids (why do you think I love makeup so much?)
Airmen Dills (yes, I was an Airman, but what's with the herbs & spices?)
Marines Dill (yes, I dated some Marines, but I don't think it's appropriate to talk about pickles right now)
Marlin Delis (I've never eaten marlin; can you find it at a deli?)
Marlins Lied (damn them! never trust a marlin)
Mall Insider (well, yeah, but I have a 14-year-old; it can't be helped)

Okay, so now go play with the anagram generator; it's fun! Let me know what deep dark secrets it revealed about you:

http://wordsmith.org/anagram/advanced.html

2 holla'd back:

Anonymous said...: So when are you moving?; Thursday, September 03, 2009
sandi said...: October 1st, since we lost our home to foreclosure since Mr. Obama's plan to save people's homes is also not working.; Thursday, September 03, 2009

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The Enneagram

Type Seven in Brief

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Sevens are extroverted, optimistic, versatile, and spontaneous. Playful, high-spirited, and practical, they can also misapply their many talents, becoming over- extended, scattered, and undisciplined. They constantly seek new and exciting experiences, but can become distracted and exhausted by staying on the go. They typically have problems with impatience and impulsiveness. At their Best: they focus their talents on worthwhile goals, becoming appreciative, joyous, and satisfied.

We have named this personality type The Enthusiast because Sevens are enthusiastic about almost everything that catches their attention. They approach life with curiosity, optimism, and a sense of adventure, like “kids in a candy store” who look at the world in wide-eyed, rapt anticipation of all the good things they are about to experience. They are bold and vivacious, pursuing what they want in life with a cheerful determination. They have a quality best described by the Yiddish word “chutzpah”—a kind of brash “nerviness.”

Although Sevens are in the Thinking Center, this is not immediately apparent because they tend to be extremely practical and engaged in a multitude of projects at any given time. Their thinking is anticipatory: they foresee events and generate ideas “on the fly,” favoring activities that stimulate their minds—which in turn generate more things to do and think about. Sevens are not necessarily intellectual or studious by any standard definition, although they are often intelligent and can be widely read and highly verbal. Their minds move rapidly from one idea to the next, making Sevens gifted at brainstorming and synthesizing information. Sevens are exhilarated by the rush of ideas and by the pleasure of being spontaneous, preferring broad overviews and the excitement of the initial stages of the creative process to probing a single topic in depth.

Sevens are frequently endowed with quick, agile minds, and can be exceptionally fast learners. This is true both of their ability to absorb information (language, facts, and procedures) and their ability to learn new manual skills—they tend to have excellent mind-body coordination, and manual dexterity (typewriting, piano playing, tennis). All of this can combine to make a Seven into the quintessential "Renaissance person."

Ironically, Sevens' wide-ranging curiosity and ability to learn quickly can also create problems for them. Because they are able to pick up many different skills with relative ease, it becomes more difficult for them to decide what to do with themselves. As a result, they also do not always value their abilities as they would if they had to struggle to gain them. When Sevens are more balanced however, their versatility, curiosity, and ability to learn can lead them to extraordinary achievement.

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