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Well, after my Mother's Day gift poll, it turns out that my dad DID buy something for my mom this year (although he signed the card from their "other daughter," Patches, and added, "P.S. Sorry I peed on your love seat," so I guess that falls under "helping"). But he's clearly still not getting the hang of this holiday since, after we went out to breakfast, we found ourselves at Target shopping for a Mother's Day gift and card for HIS mother, which he had neglected to do. *shakes head*
May. 10th, 2009
What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
May. 10th, 2009 06:38 pm| You Are an Introvert |
 You tend to be close to family and friends. But it's hard to get into your inner circle. Making the little things wonderful is important to you, and you probably have an inviting home. You seek harmony with others, but occasionally you have a very stubborn streak. Your strength: Your intense optimism Your weakness: You shy away from exploring your talents Your power color: Jade Your power symbol: Flower Your power month: June |
Heh, I was on board right up until the "intense optimism" bit. I am definitely an introvert, with a very small circle of friends. (Funny that my power color is jade, as that's the name of one of my friends.) My apartment is pretty inviting I guess, as long as it's clean, lol, but I rarely have people over. Seeking harmony but very stubborn? Oh, definitely.
The "shy away from exploring your talents" is interesting. The first thing I thought of was high school, where I did just about every activity under the sun, but excelled at none of them (which is something that drove me crazy, because I wanted to be the best at just one thing, and chose academics, and ended up #2). If I'd wanted to, I could've taken my acting/music/sports more seriously, could have tried to be the best at one of them instead of settling for just being a participant. But there were always people who were absolute naturals at those things, and I thought, "I could never be that good. I'm just not that talented." I also think I tend to underestimate myself - I've been in the process of applying for jobs, which means writing lots and lots of cover letters and trying to sell myself, and I'm always uncomfortable writing those kinds of things. I hate to brag about myself.
