![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Grabbed from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
catamorphism, a list of 100 statements: the idea is to boldface the ones you keep, and replace the ones that don't apply to you with related comments. And I'm rewriting it to replace some of the random "similar to things I deleted" with things that interest me more.
01. I'm almost compulsively early, and try not to be annoyed at those who are generally late.
02. I identify my ethnic background in terms of where I grew up, rather than my ancestors.
03. I'd be happier if there were no occasions when one gives or expects to get gifts, and people would give gifts iff they randomly got the urge to do so.
04. All my grandparents were there while I was growing up.
05. I didn't start exercising seriously until I was in my late 30s.
06. Real mail from unexpected places or people can still delight me.
07. When I'm depressed, it often manifests itself as inertia (snipped half of this).
08. I have one sibling; he's a nice kid, but I think one of us must be a changeling.
09. I like odd flavors of ice cream.
10. I'm struck daily by how much I don't know.
11. I'm smart, and I know it.
12. I don't spend a lot of one-on-one time with people I don't know well, but I like small-group socializing.
13. I don't miss being able to play with toys, because I like the toys I have now better.
14. I'm a packrat and I have a lot of trouble being neat. It's a bad combination.
15. I've had speech therapy, and am not sure it made much difference.
16. I am either amused or annoyed when people don't see things that are right in front of them.
17. I read a lot, but I read far fewer books now that I play online a lot
18. I am not sure how to measure how geeky I am.
19. I don't want children, but am pleased with and proud of my nephew.
20. It makes my day to get an email from someone. (Depends who it is, but there are definitely people for whom that holds.)
21. I don't drive.
22. I rarely sing unless I'm singing along with the radio or a recording.
23. I used to have long hair but have short hair now, and am growing it out again.
24. I miss being able to braid my hair.
25. I don't particularly care whether people dress up for things.
26. I was taken to an opera dress rehearsal when I was in grade school; it didn't take.
27. I love hearing new kinds of (good) music.
28. I'm a weird person (to the extent that this is a meaningful statement--everyone is someone else's weirdo).
29. Sometimes I wish my mother lived near me.
30. I don't generally see the appeal of watching/listening to bad movies or music in order to laugh at them, except in small doses, because it takes away time I could be spending enjoying good movies or music.
31. I assume people are trustworthy until they prove otherwise.
32. I've never sung in front of the mirror and pretended to be a pop star; I don't see the point.
33. I still have all the journals I've ever written in. I almost never look at any of them.
34. When I get frustrated, I only talk about it with people I feel close to.
35. I look forward to living a lot longer.
36. If you enjoy washing dishes, you are more than welcome to come over here and wash them.
37. I've broken a bone only once.
38. I'd rather like to own a house, not for the property as such but because I want the space and the chance to garden.
39. I wish I had more money.
40. I tend to avoid fights.
41. I really enjoy thoughtful gifts, even if they cost nothing. I'll like almost anything just because the person took the time to pick it out.
42. I have more alone time than I really need.
43. When something hurts my feelings, I usually feel angry first; sometimes sad later, but not always.
44. I think I have both underlying issues and messed-up chemistry. This doesn't make me feel unusual.
45. There are people and ideas I'd probably be willing to die for; I don't know whether I could kill for anyone or anything.
46. I sometimes laugh when I'm nervous.
47. I seem to worry less about morality than I used to.
48. My political views haven't changed much from when I was younger, but my priorities have.
49. When I'm walking across a high bridge or standing on a subway platform, I often get a strange urge to jump. It's not suicidal, but I don't know what it is.
50. I like cudding animals.
51. I wear a skirt about once a year.
52. I shaved part of my legs once, because it seemed like a good idea at the time. I don't understand the appeal, except for showing off the tattoo better.
53. I miss the friendships that have faded due to neglect or lack of energy.
54. I worry about never getting around to doing the things I really want to do in life because of depression and procrastination.
55. I don't mind the telephone, but prefer talking in person.
56. I enjoy travel, and want to go back to almost every place I've been.
57. I have a really hard time keeping dates and days and times and when things are happening in relation to *right now* straight.
58. I went to my first non-classical concert when I was a child— the first I remember was Pete Seeger.
59. I write better than I speak.
60. I have an infinite capacity for introspection.
61. I think that if I said everything I was thinking, I'd die of embarassment, but I suspect that some of the things I blurt out, and some of the ones I keep to myself, are the wrong ones.
62. I wear a size 8 shoe, and have trouble finding them wide enough.
63. I find it hard to meet and make new friends, although I seem to be good at casual chat with strangers on mass transit.
64. I don't have a television.
65. I wish I had some spare money again.
66. I'm not as good at following through on things as I would like.
67. I consider myself a staunch feminist.
68. I am sometimes catty to friends, or online, but not to the people I'm being catty about.
69. I try to ignore boy bands and other manufactured pop groups.
70. I get frustrated with some kinds of imprecision.
71. I use long and rare words all the time, and, since I've gleaned most from books, often mispronounce them, unwittingly.
72. I have never liked coffee, but use other forms of caffeine to stay awake.
73. I'm online a lot. This is part of my social life.
74. Chairs are okay, but I don't sit still for long, regardless of what I'm sitting on. I fidget, and get up and walk around.
75. I occasionally wish I had pursued a scientific career, back when I was making choices in college.
76. I am far too easily distracted.
77. Some day, I would like to be a well-known author, but I don't seem to be putting in the effort \that I know is essential to this goal.
78. I never ate glue or playdough when I was a kid.
79. My grandparents were all glad to make it to the US, and stayed here for the rest of their lives.
80. I wonder what my future will be like, and if I'll be happy with it.
81. I don't like calling strangers on the phone to ask for things, even simple information.
82. I am afraid my parents will need to be cared for when they grow old, and that I won't know how to handle it.
83. I am pleased with the schools I went to, and know that some of that was pure luck.
84. I would love to be mechanically gifted, another area I haven't really investigated, and fear that I'm too clumsy.
85. I like teaching people things.
86. I often don't bother to wrap presents.
87. I don't mind rain, but I dislike dark overcast days when it doesn't rain.
88. I get pissed off when other people try to argue with me about who I am, because if I'm not right about it, who is?
89. I am opinionated.
90. I think some of the norms we have that have to do with being polite are attempts to suppress certain kinds of valuable information.
91. I like the idea of owning a bookstore, but suspect I would dislike the day-to-day reality.
92. I'm not generally a picture-taking sort of person.
93. I wish I had a digital camera.
94. I can get so caught up in tasks that I lose hours at a time.
95. I mostly don't care about clothes, as long as they're comfortable and have pockets.
96. I'm not lazy, given something to aim at.
97. I think my attention span has increased since I was young.
98. I'd like to invite people over, but usually assume they won't want to come.
99. As a result, I seldom have guests—I see people at their homes or in restaurants.
100. I don't overanalyze, but sometimes go over the same topic repeatedly instead of doing anything about my conclusions.
catamorphism, a list of 100 statements: the idea is to boldface the ones you keep, and replace the ones that don't apply to you with related comments. And I'm rewriting it to replace some of the random "similar to things I deleted" with things that interest me more.01. I'm almost compulsively early, and try not to be annoyed at those who are generally late.
02. I identify my ethnic background in terms of where I grew up, rather than my ancestors.
03. I'd be happier if there were no occasions when one gives or expects to get gifts, and people would give gifts iff they randomly got the urge to do so.
04. All my grandparents were there while I was growing up.
05. I didn't start exercising seriously until I was in my late 30s.
06. Real mail from unexpected places or people can still delight me.
07. When I'm depressed, it often manifests itself as inertia (snipped half of this).
08. I have one sibling; he's a nice kid, but I think one of us must be a changeling.
09. I like odd flavors of ice cream.
10. I'm struck daily by how much I don't know.
11. I'm smart, and I know it.
12. I don't spend a lot of one-on-one time with people I don't know well, but I like small-group socializing.
13. I don't miss being able to play with toys, because I like the toys I have now better.
14. I'm a packrat and I have a lot of trouble being neat. It's a bad combination.
15. I've had speech therapy, and am not sure it made much difference.
16. I am either amused or annoyed when people don't see things that are right in front of them.
17. I read a lot, but I read far fewer books now that I play online a lot
18. I am not sure how to measure how geeky I am.
19. I don't want children, but am pleased with and proud of my nephew.
20. It makes my day to get an email from someone. (Depends who it is, but there are definitely people for whom that holds.)
21. I don't drive.
22. I rarely sing unless I'm singing along with the radio or a recording.
23. I used to have long hair but have short hair now, and am growing it out again.
24. I miss being able to braid my hair.
25. I don't particularly care whether people dress up for things.
26. I was taken to an opera dress rehearsal when I was in grade school; it didn't take.
27. I love hearing new kinds of (good) music.
28. I'm a weird person (to the extent that this is a meaningful statement--everyone is someone else's weirdo).
29. Sometimes I wish my mother lived near me.
30. I don't generally see the appeal of watching/listening to bad movies or music in order to laugh at them, except in small doses, because it takes away time I could be spending enjoying good movies or music.
31. I assume people are trustworthy until they prove otherwise.
32. I've never sung in front of the mirror and pretended to be a pop star; I don't see the point.
33. I still have all the journals I've ever written in. I almost never look at any of them.
34. When I get frustrated, I only talk about it with people I feel close to.
35. I look forward to living a lot longer.
36. If you enjoy washing dishes, you are more than welcome to come over here and wash them.
37. I've broken a bone only once.
38. I'd rather like to own a house, not for the property as such but because I want the space and the chance to garden.
39. I wish I had more money.
40. I tend to avoid fights.
41. I really enjoy thoughtful gifts, even if they cost nothing. I'll like almost anything just because the person took the time to pick it out.
42. I have more alone time than I really need.
43. When something hurts my feelings, I usually feel angry first; sometimes sad later, but not always.
44. I think I have both underlying issues and messed-up chemistry. This doesn't make me feel unusual.
45. There are people and ideas I'd probably be willing to die for; I don't know whether I could kill for anyone or anything.
46. I sometimes laugh when I'm nervous.
47. I seem to worry less about morality than I used to.
48. My political views haven't changed much from when I was younger, but my priorities have.
49. When I'm walking across a high bridge or standing on a subway platform, I often get a strange urge to jump. It's not suicidal, but I don't know what it is.
50. I like cudding animals.
51. I wear a skirt about once a year.
52. I shaved part of my legs once, because it seemed like a good idea at the time. I don't understand the appeal, except for showing off the tattoo better.
53. I miss the friendships that have faded due to neglect or lack of energy.
54. I worry about never getting around to doing the things I really want to do in life because of depression and procrastination.
55. I don't mind the telephone, but prefer talking in person.
56. I enjoy travel, and want to go back to almost every place I've been.
57. I have a really hard time keeping dates and days and times and when things are happening in relation to *right now* straight.
58. I went to my first non-classical concert when I was a child— the first I remember was Pete Seeger.
59. I write better than I speak.
60. I have an infinite capacity for introspection.
61. I think that if I said everything I was thinking, I'd die of embarassment, but I suspect that some of the things I blurt out, and some of the ones I keep to myself, are the wrong ones.
62. I wear a size 8 shoe, and have trouble finding them wide enough.
63. I find it hard to meet and make new friends, although I seem to be good at casual chat with strangers on mass transit.
64. I don't have a television.
65. I wish I had some spare money again.
66. I'm not as good at following through on things as I would like.
67. I consider myself a staunch feminist.
68. I am sometimes catty to friends, or online, but not to the people I'm being catty about.
69. I try to ignore boy bands and other manufactured pop groups.
70. I get frustrated with some kinds of imprecision.
71. I use long and rare words all the time, and, since I've gleaned most from books, often mispronounce them, unwittingly.
72. I have never liked coffee, but use other forms of caffeine to stay awake.
73. I'm online a lot. This is part of my social life.
74. Chairs are okay, but I don't sit still for long, regardless of what I'm sitting on. I fidget, and get up and walk around.
75. I occasionally wish I had pursued a scientific career, back when I was making choices in college.
76. I am far too easily distracted.
77. Some day, I would like to be a well-known author, but I don't seem to be putting in the effort \that I know is essential to this goal.
78. I never ate glue or playdough when I was a kid.
79. My grandparents were all glad to make it to the US, and stayed here for the rest of their lives.
80. I wonder what my future will be like, and if I'll be happy with it.
81. I don't like calling strangers on the phone to ask for things, even simple information.
82. I am afraid my parents will need to be cared for when they grow old, and that I won't know how to handle it.
83. I am pleased with the schools I went to, and know that some of that was pure luck.
84. I would love to be mechanically gifted, another area I haven't really investigated, and fear that I'm too clumsy.
85. I like teaching people things.
86. I often don't bother to wrap presents.
87. I don't mind rain, but I dislike dark overcast days when it doesn't rain.
88. I get pissed off when other people try to argue with me about who I am, because if I'm not right about it, who is?
89. I am opinionated.
90. I think some of the norms we have that have to do with being polite are attempts to suppress certain kinds of valuable information.
91. I like the idea of owning a bookstore, but suspect I would dislike the day-to-day reality.
92. I'm not generally a picture-taking sort of person.
93. I wish I had a digital camera.
94. I can get so caught up in tasks that I lose hours at a time.
95. I mostly don't care about clothes, as long as they're comfortable and have pockets.
96. I'm not lazy, given something to aim at.
97. I think my attention span has increased since I was young.
98. I'd like to invite people over, but usually assume they won't want to come.
99. As a result, I seldom have guests—I see people at their homes or in restaurants.
100. I don't overanalyze, but sometimes go over the same topic repeatedly instead of doing anything about my conclusions.