When there was fuck, fuck, fuck-all else to do

[lizblackdog]

Your Score: 9 - the Peacemaker

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you chose BX - your Enneagram type is NINE (aka "The Mediator")

"I am at peace"

Peacemakers are receptive, good-natured, and supportive. They seek union
with others and the world around them.

How to Get Along with Me

• If you want me to do something, how you ask is important. I especially
  don't like expectations or pressure.



• I like to listen and to be of service, but don't take advantage of this.



• Listen until I finish speaking, even though I meander a bit.



• Give me time to finish things and make decisions. It's OK to nudge
  me gently and nonjudgmentally.



• Ask me questions to help me get clear.



• Tell me when you like how I look. I'm not averse to flattery.



• Hug me, show physical affection. It opens me up to my feelings.



• I like a good discussion but not a confrontation.



• Let me know you like what I've done or said.



• Laugh with me and share in my enjoyment of life.

What I Like About Being a NINE

• being nonjudgmental and accepting



• caring for and being concerned about others



• being able to relax and have a good time



• knowing that most people enjoy my company; I'm easy to be around



• my ability to see many different sides of an issue and to be a good
  mediator and facilitator



• my heightened awareness of sensations, aesthetics, and the here and
  now



• being able to go with the flow and feel one with the universe

What's Hard About Being a NINE

• being judged and misunderstood for being placid and/or indecisive



• being critical of myself for lacking initiative and discipline



• being too sensitive to criticism; taking every raised eyebrow and twitch of the mouth personally



• being confused about what I really want



• caring too much about what others will think of me



• not being listened to or taken seriously

NINEs as Children Often

• feel ignored and that their wants, opinions, and feelings are unimportant
  



• tune out a lot, especially when others argue



• are "good" children: deny anger or keep it to themselves
  

NINEs as Parents

• are supportive, kind, and warm



• are sometimes overly permissive or nondirective

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele

The Enneagram Made Easy

Discover the 9 Types of People

Harper
SanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

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You chose BX

Would you rather have chosen:

AX (SEVEN)

CX (TWO)

BY (FOUR)

BZ (FIVE)

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In other news, I have begun to clean the flat. Step one of solving my problem: have a home fit to invite people into. Lounge floor, dog bed, couch and surrounding area are now entirely free of dog hair, dropped bits of paper, bone chips, bits of mattress stuffing from hole in dog bed, dustbunnies, enough dog and cat hair to knit my own llama and no less than five carrier bags full of other assorted shit. Squish's bone collection has been dramatically downsized and put into the dog crate. YAYYY!

Next step: Kitchen, and do something about nasty/insufficient cushions on futon and dog couch. Possibly replace dog bed (an old mattress whose holes are now on the underside) with a second couch or something fit for humans to sit on?

Comments

[mcsassypants.livejournal.com]

For the cushions on the futon and the dog couch:
Would it be possible to put down a blanket or a slipcover either when the dogs are using them or when company comes over? That way, the blanket/slipcover can either come off the futon when company comes over or it goes on when company is coming over to cover up the mess?
Am I making sense? I'm starting to feel fuzzy brained and must get some food and am starting to worry that I'm not making sense...

*runs off to eat food*

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

That makes a great deal of sense; I am contemplating something very much along those lines for the dog couch. The futon needs more padding if I'm to expect anyone but me and Squish to sit n it, but I could probably get away with piling pillows on it.

Thank you!

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

people should sit on their butts. that's what i always say.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

You haven't seen my nasty futon!

It does have a nice framework; unfortunately the bottom has dropped out of it, but I have stacks of phone books underneath it propping it in place. I cannot remove it from the flat in any case, it's made of tubular steel and it took five grown men to get it INTO the flat. Besides, I like it. It's just that its cusdhiony part has become very flat and limp and doggy since both Squish and I sleep on it.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

ha ha ha! this is totally accurate.

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/describescore?testid=6711512663497470889&category=11

[mudshark58.livejournal.com]

Would you rather have chosen:
[...]
# BZ (FIVE)

It says I'm a Five, which seems reasonably accurate.

In other news, I have begun to clean the flat. Step one of solving my problem: have a home fit to invite people into.

I've noticed that, even if you don't end up inviting anyone else over where they can see, just getting rid of some of the unnecessary clutter can be a big help in improving one's outlook. That stuff can be more of a distraction than we might think.

Now, if I could find a brain-Hoover which could accomplish the same thing. I've got so much useless crap up there right now, clogging up the processes... blargh.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Yes, absolutely. I've spent months now looking at the osprey-nest of dog-scented filth I live in and either crying or wanting to stab myself because it had just gotten so enormously squalid that I couldn't make myself even start to clear it up. I haven't made a big dent in it, but it's a visible dent and it's a start; and now I've got myself moving things will get better.

Five sounds terribly like you, yes!

[dumain.com (from livejournal.com)]

A couple of those look suspiciously like Barnum statements.

[dumain.com (from livejournal.com)]

I don't know about knitting or dog hair but cat hair seems to turn halfway into felt of its own accord. As a former Selyan have you considered making your own Yurt?

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Yurt XD

Unfortunately the cat hair is mixed thoroughly with hard, glossy pointer hairs and long Teflon collie guard hairs, both of which utterly resist matting. Besides, a yurt just doesn't feel like home without a small herd of ponies and the Inquisition.

[huntingdon.livejournal.com]

Good start!

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Wasn't it? I am insanely pleased with myself!

[silverblaidd.livejournal.com]

Your Enneagram type is EIGHT (aka "The Challenger").

"I must be strong"

Asserters are direct, self-reliant, self-confident, and protective.

How to Get Along with Me

* Stand up for yourself... and me.
* Be confident, strong, and direct.
* Don't gossip about me or betray my trust.
* Be vulnerable and share your feelings. See and acknowledge my tender, vulnerable side.
* Give me space to be alone.
* Acknowledge the contributions I make, but don't flatter me.
* I often speak in an assertive way. Don't automatically assume it's a personal attack.
* When I scream, curse, and stomp around, try to remember that's just the way I am.

What I Like About Being a EIGHT

* being independent and self-reliant
* being able to take charge and meet challenges head on
* being courageous, straightforward, and honest
* getting all the enjoyment I can out of life
* supporting, empowering, and protecting those close to me
* upholding just causes

What's Hard About Being a EIGHT

* overwhelming people with my bluntness; scaring them away when I don't intend to
* being restless and impatient with others' incompetence
* sticking my neck out for people and receiving no appreciation for it
* never forgetting injuries or injustices
* putting too much pressure on myself
* getting high blood pressure when people don't obey the rules or when things don't go right

EIGHTs as Children Often

* are independent; have an inner strength and a fighting spirit
* are sometimes loners
* seize control so they won't be controlled
* fugure out others' weaknesses
* attack verbally or physically when provoked
* take charge in the family because they perceive themselves as the strongest, or grow up in difficult or abusive surroundings

EIGHTs as Parents

* are often loyal, caring, involved, and devoted
* are sometimes overprotective
* can be demanding, controlling, and rigid




I'm shocked. Really.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Ha. I looked over the list of types, and I saw Eight, and my first thought was I KNOW THAT GUY.

I'm a six

[danasaur.livejournal.com]

It says that I'm a non-conformist who questions authority...as well as everything else. It also says I probably had alcoholic parents.

I laughed. It was funny.

[bloolark.livejournal.com]

I got a three. :) Seems pretty accurate.

Cleaning always makes me feel better too. I wish you luck on humanizing the flat. :)

[lemmingpie.livejournal.com]

I have this strange love for cleaning and I am actually jealous, sounds like you made a lot of progress.
(there is something wrong with me, i know.)
Is Spike disturbed?

[lemmingpie.livejournal.com]

disturbed by the cleaning I mean...dur.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Not as much as poor Squishy. He was all THEY BE STEALIN MAH BONES!

I didn't throw them all away but I got rid of quite a lot. Poor Squisher!

[lemmingpie.livejournal.com]

THEY BE STEALIN MAH BONES! Lol, poor Squish... :/
He'll be busy furring up your clean fur so he won't mind in time ^_^ (that is what my rodents do.)