I am definitely not normal

I've just learned this from blogthings, again lured there by a post from Sean. I like how each time I do a quiz, they also tell me that I am a very intelligent person - a true intellectual. I wonder if that's how they keep the public clicking on their quizzes. On the keyboard front, I got the same result as Sean did:

What keyboard key are you?

What kind of superhero would you be?

Sean started it, and Blair fell for it. And so did I. Apparently, I would be an Upstanding Superhero:

You are alert and observant. You can see through people easily. You know who's evil and who's good.

You need a lot of freedom in your life. You like to do your own thing, and you don't fit into any normal mold.

You understand people quite well and often know what others are thinking. Because of this, you can get people to do what you want.

You tend to feel apart from the rest of the world. You don't really fit in, and you don't try to!

You are a true intellectual. You are thirsty for knowledge, and you are curious about the world.

What kind of superhero would you be?

Typealyzer

I've just read about the Typealyzer tool. It assesses your general personality type based on the writing style of your blog.

I seem to be an ESFP - A Performer, along with a bunch of other bloggers I submitted for analysis. In fact initially I thought the tool didn't work because everybody was getting the same result. But it does, I do have other types on the blogroll.

So just about everybody I read has been diagnosed as the ESFP - The Performer:
The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.
The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.

I also read two doers (a musician from Brooklyn and a journalist from Asia):
ESTP - The Doers: the active and playful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.
The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time.

Then there's an inspirer (a TV presenter from the UK):
ENFP - The Inspirers: the curious and insightful type. They are especially attuned to possibilities that involves peoples potential. They usually have a lot of relations and are very perceptive and often unconventional.
They enjoy working together with people and to make use of their enthusiasm. Lonely work and environments with many distractions make them scattered and often gloomy feeling overwhelmed withdraw further.

And finally, an artist (the longest LTR on my blogroll, Connecticut):
ISFP - The Artists: the gentle and compassionate type. They are especially attuned their inner values and what other people need. They are not friends of many words and tend to take the worries of the world on their shoulders. They tend to follow the path of least resistance and have to look out not to be taken advantage of.
They often prefer working quietly, behind the scene as a part of a team. They tend to value their friends and family above what they do for a living.

The Omnivore Hundred quiz

Today's quiz from Andrew at Very Good Taste via Yvespaul again.. that guy really likes memes. He was raised in Hong Kong so I cannot compete with how many foods he had an opportunity to try. Instead, let's see what I've missed.

(The VGT rules are: 1. Copy this list into your blog, including these instructions. 2. Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3. Cross out items that you would never consider eating. 4. Optional: Post a comment at Very Good Taste linking to your results.)

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison - nothing I'd go crazy about.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare - tasty!
5. Crocodile - does it taste very different from chicken? I really appreciate them in bags and wallets..
6. Black pudding - a.k.a. blood pudding, I rarely eat it but if it's well made, I do like it.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp - one word: yum!
9. Borscht - good!
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho - I had to google it; a Vietnamese soup. Would love to try it.
13. PB&J sandwich - now that's what I call bizarre food!
14. Aloo gobi - a dry Indian curry. If it's Indian, I'm guaranteed to like it.  
15. Hot dog from a street cart - New York franks are the best.
16. Epoisses - "Soft French unpasteurised cows milk cheese. Strong flavoured". Apparently, stinky to some. Sounds like I might like it.
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream - I don't care for nuts or cream..
21. Heirloom tomatoes - are they very much different from, you know, regular good tomatoes?
22. Fresh wild berries - in large quantities! Blackberries are noxious weeds at the farm.
23. Foie gras - it's good but I haven't eaten it (or ever will) since I learned how it's made.
24. Rice and beans - delicious! I am familiar with homemade Puerto Rican version - given a chance I'd eat it every day.
25. Brawn, or head cheese - one of the very few processed meats I actually eat, albeit not too often. Cheap, too.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - although I am a chile lover, I don't think I'll try it.
27. Dulce de leche - might be too sweet for me, anyway.
28. Oysters - yes.  Any seafood, anytime.
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda - "an Italian sauce or dip made of olive oil, butter, garlic & anchovies. Served warm with raw vegetables." Sounds very good!
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl 
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut - I like it in all forms, recently in particular I like it stuffed inside buns - very popular at my local bakery.
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - yuck.. both.. :-x
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - hmm, another one I wouldn't try.
43. Phall - interesting.. hotter than vindaloo? If it's really extremely hot, I'll pass. But I'd definitely try it.
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more 
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala - while this in reality is a Liverpool delicacy, it is quite tasty.
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle - very nice served with butter.
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - "The thymus gland (known as throat sweetbread) and the pancreas (stomach sweetbread), especially of the calf and lamb (although beef sweetbreads are sometimes eaten), are considered delicacies and are rich in mineral elements and vitamins. The pancreas is generally preferred to the thymus." I might like those.. I only know and like lungs.
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - I like fried dough with powdered sugar!
68. Haggis - perhaps it's just me but that wild beast of Scotland, while initially wholesome and tasty, after a while turned greasy.. I don't think I finished it.
69. Fried plantain - I generally don't appreciate simple fried foods.. there's too little taste to justify all the unhealthy fat. I'd eat it again just to remember the taste but I happily live without it.
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini - love caviar but I've never had blini.. perhaps I should simply fry some!
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail - yummy!
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum - last year I used a Tom yum concentrate diluted with boiling water as a warming drink on cold winter evenings.
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse - I used to eat smoked horse meat and it was quite a delicacy.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa - harissa with rose petals. No, I've just eaten the regular thing. Nothing I'd kill for.. but then I've only tasted one variety.
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox - both are good, although I prefer to have them separately.
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

So I've only tried 36% of the list, how disappointing. But I'd go for most of the above, most notable exceptions being fugu (I'd be worried the cook missed some toxic bits), whole insects (gross and I don't like crunch or jellies anyway), durian (apparently it smells really bad) and roadkill (depending what was killed, in fact..) I love trying new foods so if I ever come near any I haven't yet eaten and I can afford it, I'll likely sample it.

What Tarot card am I?

The Hierophant: Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors. The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

His purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

Post inspired by Yvespaul, you can take this test here.

My personality profile

I found this feature from www.mypersonality.info at Yvespaul blog and took the tests. Here are my results:

"INTPs are logical, individualistic, reserved, and very curious individuals. They focus on ideas, theories and the explanation of how things work. They are especially adept at discussions and debate. They have the ability to focus intently on a subject. They appreciate and respect intelligence in others."

Actually, I think it's quite true about me. Career matches:Expert Quotes & Links:

"INTPs are relatively easy-going and amenable to most anything until their principles are violated, about which they may become outspoken and inflexible. They prefer to return, however, to a reserved albeit benign ambiance, not wishing to make spectacles of themselves." - INTP Profile (TypeLogic)

"The INTP is above all a thinker and his inner (private) world is a place governed by a strong sense of logical structure. Every experience is to be rigorously analysed, the task of the INTP's mind is to fit each encountered idea or experience into a larger structure defined by logic." - An INTP Profile (intp.org)

"INTPs live in the world of theoretical possibilities. They see everything in terms of how it could be improved, or what it could be turned into. They live primarily inside their own minds, having the ability to analyze difficult problems, identify patterns, and come up with logical explanations. They seek clarity in everything, and are therefore driven to build knowledge. They are the "absent-minded professors", who highly value intelligence and the ability to apply logic to theories to find solutions." - Portrait of an INTP (The Personality Page)

"The Architects' distant goal is always to rearrange the environment somehow, to shape, to construct, to devise, whether it be buildings, institutions, enterprises, or theories. They look upon the world -- natural and civil -- as little more than raw material to be reshaped according to their design..." - The Portrait of the Architect Rational (iNTp) (Keirsey)

"INTPs contribute a logical, system-building approach to their work. They like being the architect of a plan, because of the scheming and thinking involved, far more than being the implementer of that plan. Implementation tends to be drudgery. They are content to sit back and think about what might work, given their view of the situation. INTPs may ignore standard operating procedures. The hours that they spend are not what is important to them, but rather the completion of their thought process" - INTP - The Wizard (Lifexplore)

"likes solitude, not revealing, unemotional, rule breaker, avoidant, familiar with the darkside, skeptical, acts without consulting others" - Jung Type Descriptions (INTP) (similarminds.com)