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Wit. This happens to me a lot at the office. I'll spend a few minutes interacting with coworkers and as soon as I leave the room my face drops. I've gotten several strange looks from other coworkers that happen to be passing by...like as soon as I see them I put on my mad face. Not the...

Do not, I repeat DO NOT tell me something just to give me an answer. If you don't know the answer then tell me you don't know. I will not see you as weak, stupid, or unprepared...just honest. Knowingly giving me a wrong answer, or a guess, and passing it off as fact will only result in me...

I'm pretty good with texts and phone calls--I'll get back as soon as I notice them. Mostly it is because I can't stand it when someone waits for days to respond to a text or a phone call. If I'm calling or texting you I have a reason (aside from just chatting), and it really isn't going to...

I typically listen to music that fits my mood. However, if I want to (calm down for example) change my mood I'll listen to something else. It is something I have to be ready for though.

This happens to me all the time. I have several friends that I’ve known since grade school and kindergarten and they are usually amazed that I can recount situations and conversations we had when we were 5. My mother is a different story. When I remind her of past conversations or things she...

I remember dancing (read holding on to the bar and bouncing) in my play pin while my dad played records. I remember being on the "baby side" at the YWCA daycare and stealing the counselor's coffee and "escaping" from my crib at nap time. Play pin...no idea. Coffee and crib...2-3.

Doubful.

Excellent question!

Yeah, this can be a lot of fun.:p I do know that the examples above are rhetorical questions, and are not meant to elicit a response. I'd like to think I'm not that far gone. Better examples of what I mean: Any given person: Asking why X happens is like asking why the sky is blue...

Yeah, so I have a little bit of a problem distinguishing what many people call "rhetorical" questions from actual questions. Maybe I'm just thick (always my first assumption), but, really, is there a difference? My problem may stem from an incident during a high school lecture in which my...

Most Curiosity Independence Tranquility Family Least Vengeance Status Power and if i must pick a forth- Social Contract

Hi! Again, I don't check this very often.

Whatever I’ve got then…okay. I understand what you are saying, I've experienced this and I can only tell you how I have been able to "grow out" of it. Part of this has to do with your age (no mean faces- I'm not playing the age card) From what I can tell, you are far ahead of your peers in...

Are you looking for advice on how to handle this, or do you want examples of behavior that may reinforce it as a trait?

Oh, wow! Sorry about the delay in writing back, I don't check this very often. Yes, it has significance, but I wouldn't call it particular. It was one of the neater images I found will googleing "the tree of knowledge."

I had the same problem a few years ago (and yeah, hives on the bottom of the feet are super painful). The immunologist I saw was never able to determine why it was happening. Since then I've put myself on a daily regimen of zyrtec, I stay away from the foods I ate before the outbreak occurred...

Thank you!

This is going to be fun. I'll go get the sour patch kids.

how large is your own personal library? Right now three bookcases full, and a couple of boxes that I'm planning to give away/sell. Couldn't give an exact number. what types of books do you have? Children's lit (books I've kept), lit, general fiction, a little bit of sci-fi/fantasy...

Assuming that the intentions of others is inherently selfish is not my default position, in fact more often than not I am surprised when I finally figure out what someone is up to. (Perhaps surprised is the wrong word here, more like "wow, I didn't realize you were that self serving, now I know...

Eh? Working toward the dream? I was unimpressed with academia for a while; I saw the dodgy side of it and wanted out. After a year of mulling over what I want and weighing my options, I've decided that I want to stay in/ associated with the academy. I know at some point I will need to get my...

Seriously, I know exactly what you're talking about.

I want a job that pays the bills and has benefits attached. Ideally, said job will be associated with the university I attend. I know that I want to stay in this area, and that I want to stay in academia (I can't imagine being in a work environment that isn't intellectually stimulating--I...

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Like JSTOR or Ebscohost? I have access to these by virtue of paying my fees as a university student. I've found that every once in a while one can find a given article already available for "free" online. When you find one you would like to share- google it- there may be a free route to it...

I've found that it helps to refer back to something the person as already said or has expressed an interest. This helps me more with conversations with coworkers more than it does with random people at social events/gatherings. For example, I know that the coworker I'm talking to gardens and...

Sgt. Pepper followed by the B side of Abbey Road.

I'm in the middle of it right now and yes it is hard to do and totally worth it. Keep it up and don't let yourself "rationalize" your way out of quitting. I don't recommend going cold turkey though. I'm not trying to imply that this is your thinking, but most people I know who have tried to...

I've been thinking about this a little lately and I'm having trouble decideing if I need to change how I react to other's emotions. I don't have a problem picking up on them and in the past my impulse was to give into whatever anyone was feeling, either to justify their feelings for them, or to...

I looked up dyspraxia and it doesn't sound too familiar. When I'm really stressed I can have a hard time deciding where to move next, or what I should do next, but I consider this more of an overstimulation issue than a motor skills issue. Organization does not come naturally to me. I...

I found a dyscalculia symptom checklist and I fit 9 out of the 11 points. I suspected as much- math has always been hard for me and for a long time I thought I was just plain dumb. When I was a junior (3rd year) in college I was tested for and diagnosed with learning disabilities. I am also a...

Social scientist/social research. But that is what my degree is in, not (necessarily) what my career has to be. I kind of torn. I love where I'm living, but I might not be able to make the kind of money I want here. (I'm not talking about an excess, I just want to still have a positive...

Is anyone here living in West Virginia or originally from WV? I'm at an impasse. It is becoming increasingly clear that I'm going to have to leave the state to rack up the type of job experience I need to advance my career (as if such a trajectory can be predicted). I don't want to leave the...

^ I agree. I've never really had a singular person as a role model...never thought, "Wow, I want to be just like that person." I've always just picked up pieces from people, traits I thought were commendable or practical, or used their actions as a template for how I might handle a particular...

I'm feeding a budding music crush on Pete Seeger inspired by the recent Labor Day festivities. If anyone is familiar with old timey / folk / labor themed tunes, please send them my way.

To be honest I only just skimmed. Where a'bouts in Ohio?

ISFP can fit me as my shadow function, but I've only ever noticed it while working in the field for my job. I do survey research so I'm constantly on guard to maintain the integrity of the methodology of the project. I find this exhausting and I can get really emotional when my coworkers are...

Now a days any larger chain grocery store should have a section devoted to organic/health foods. You won't find a large selection, but it might be enough to tide you over until you can find a better source. I'd stay clear of Wal-Mart though.

Normally, no I don't wear make-up. If I'm feeling saucy or have a work-related event where make-up is appropriate I'll wear eye liner, shadow and lip gloss (my coloring is such that I can get away without blush). I hate the way foundation feels and looks, and powder always makes me look washed...

I agree with Anthile here, I am currently working on a project where I am performing a leadership role. I say performance because that is exactly what it is. I can lead them when necessary, but I prefer not to because it sucks up a lot of my energy. I seem to be pulling it off fairly well for...

There aren't any characters I identify with (I really haven't put any thought into it), but a close friend of mine often told me that I remind him of Thora Birch's character in Ghost World and the main character in Dead Like Me. ?? who could say?

A) West Virginia. B) Yes, a strong identity- most of us do. C) I'm more interested in what ya'll think the WV stereotypes are.

Good point.

I assumed that there would be. I intent was not to start a debate about whether or not people are "real" on the internet. I just wanted to know where people stand on the issue.

uh?

...fake profiles that gets us in a twirl? How fake is too fake?

How many times has XIII popped up? How many personas?

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