jetpack_monkey | 10 Things You Should Know About Me

1) I am very very tall
If you've ever met me, you know this. Most friends who haven't met me know this. It's not something I'm shy about, particluarly.

2) I'm ADD.
Even with medications, I'm easily distracted. Worse, I overcompensate by driving myself to crazy with an attempt to make sure whatever it is I'm working on this time will be the thing I see through. I've also been diagnosed with a very long medical term that means that my brain does not function in the expected way. This makes me either very delightful or very tiresome, depending on your personal preferences.

3) I'm depressed.
This does not make me a sadsack. This does not make me incapable of functioning. It does, however, make me a little uncomfortable to interact with on occasion, as I'm given to extreme bouts of self-doubt and/or social immobility.

4) I'm ENFP. Or INFP. Depends.
I've always scored straight middle on the E/I divide, but I'm pretty firmly NFP in any case. This means I'm idealistic, fond of new ideas, and tend to take a view of the universe as a gestalt whole, with each part affecting every other part. I'm hyperaware of process and am terribly concerned with screwing up the exact path to an end result. It also means that I generally like everybody to some extent unless they give me a really good reason not to.

5) I Trust Too Easily
I want to believe that everybody's intentions are pure, that they aren't simply looking out for themselves, that they really are being generous and that if they offer something really excellent, it's coming without strings because strings would aren't nice. As I get older, it's a view that's harder to hold on to for long periods, but it's still my default mode. I want to like you and I want to believe that we're looking out for each other.

6) I'm a Lax Writer
I'm not half-bad at the writing thing from a raw talent standpoint, but being that everybody's told me that throughout my life, and I tend to recoil in the face of expectation, I really don't write as much as I'd like to. I have a tendency to really hate anything I've ever written, and I find the process of writing painful. I don't even know why I do it, except there's something there that keeps me going...

7) I'm a Geek
Okay. Duh. Moving On.

8) I'm Single
I'm actually fairly happy about this situation. While I wouldn't say no if the right person stepped into the picture, I'm not actively saying yes either. Too much complication and I'm too impatient to deal with something that doesn't have long-term potential.

9) I'm an Organization Freak
This does not make me organized. However, to relax, I like programming databases or resorting my DVD collection by year of initial theatrical release or director's last name. I find these tasks bring me to a sort of a calm, restive state of mind where I can organize the rest of everything or at least push what's truly unnecessary to the side for a little while. My apartment is still a mess, though.

10) I'm an Autocrat
I have a lousy sense of my own limitations and an inability to "bother" anyone else to a job I know I can do on my own, especially if I'd typically enjoy it. I usually fail to factor in other work I have to do, or whether this all very good for my personal sanity. I've tried having assistants and second-in-commands on Classic-Horror and it just hasn't worked. I need control over my hobby-enviroment in order to do it the way I want to.