Steph

Mrowrl!

2008-07-25T06:08:16Z

Your results:
You are Catwoman

Catwoman		73%
Poison Ivy		70%
Mystique		64%
Green Goblin		64%
The Joker		60%
Riddler		56%
Mr. Freeze		56%
Two-Face		56%
Dr. Doom		55%
Venom		54%
Dark Phoenix		51%
Magneto		46%
Lex Luthor		45%
Apocalypse		35%
Kingpin		29%
Juggernaut		24%

With a troubled past and an upbringing on the streets you have learned how to fend for yourself through crime.

Click here to take the "Which Super Villain am I?" quiz...

Mike Gravel?!?!? Who the hell is he?

2008-01-06T19:45:07Z

92% Mike Gravel
91% Dennis Kucinich
84% Chris Dodd
84% John Edwards
84% Barack Obama
82% Joe Biden
79% Hillary Clinton
71% Bill Richardson
38% Rudy Giuliani
26% Ron Paul
25% John McCain
18% Tom Tancredo
17% Mitt Romney
17% Mike Huckabee
9% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Meme taken from Helen's Eidolon :)

2007-07-04T06:26:33Z

Oh my gosh, Lauren, you picked some really hard questions. :)

1) Why did you pick psychology?

Because I love it.   The discipline deals with human nature. Human behaviour is something I've always been fascinated by, possibly because I feel like I don't completely understand it. Humans have always been a mystery to me, to be completely honest. It also frames these questions in a scientific manner. A lot of other "social sciences" seem like complete bullshit to me.   For instance, in my Women's Studies course, I had to cite Andrea Dworkin, who seems like she just pulls stuff out of her ass. I read a lot of her papers and say to myself "Um...cite?" Instead Psychology relies upon experimentation, data, and statistics. But it's not math intensive like chemistry or physics. And it's always interesting, even when you have a not-so-great teacher.

2) What's your favourite book and why?

"Weird Sisters" by Terry Pratchett. I love the two main witch characters. Granny Weatherwax I love because she's so stern and so sure of herself, hard as steel, cold as ice. Knows how to get the job done right, and she practices "Headology". (In fact, I named my cat Esme after Granny.) Nanny Ogg I love because she has the wonderful joie de vivre, she loves a good snort of brandy and a good snog. I consider myself a wiccan actually, (and I HATE telling people this, because they assume I sacrifice cats or something,) and frequently read Buckland's Complete Guide to Witchcraft and another book on solitary practicing that I own. I also love growing and identify herbs and learning their medicinal uses, (which is traditionally a witche's forte.) So I guess I really relate to the characters, and how it's not all dancing around naked under the moon. :)

3) How did you decide to go back to school? Has it been a good decision for you?

I was a bookkeeper for ten years. If you've never been a bookkeeper, let me tell you how it goes. Monday, you do A, B, C and D. Tuesday, you do A, B, C, D. Wednesday....etc...etc...mindnumbingly etc...... So I was very eager to quit. :)   My ex always said that I'd never make it in school. It's good to know he was wrong. I found out a while ago that he flunked out of school a couple years before I met him. And of course, if he couldn't do, he didn't think I could. But I think he was very interested in keeping me down. And once I realized that, I knew I had to try. And the first semester I think I got a B+ average, which isn't bad at all. Right now, I'm trying to raise my A- to an A, but I'm having a really hard time of it. I may just have to be satisfied by an A-. (Peter thinks I'm silly, and should be very proud of the A-)

4) Are you a cat person or a dog person?

Both. Although, I would say I'm slightly more a dog than a cat person. Maybe because I've so far found dogs to be more affectionate. But I'd say I'm more an animal person. I am NOT a snake person though. I hate snakes!

5) What are some of your goals in life?

Graduate. Get married. (I don't think that's really a goal, but it's more something I think will happen in the next couple years or so.)   Buy a house. Get a barbeque and a nice backyard to relax in. (Ok, I just did that, but now we need to fix it up before we can move in.) Help run the DNC next May-August. (A friend is helping me with that. I'll post more about this once things firm up.)    Have kids. Remain sane while having kids. (These last two go together.)    Go to grad school. (After the kids get older.) I don't know what after that. So much of my life has been just reacting to other stuff around me.   For a while I was just trying to survive. So it's hard for me to look to the future and make goals. But I'm starting to make plans.

I won a basket!

2007-05-29T17:13:24Z

From the Ottawa Farmer's Market www.ottawafarmersmarket.ca I filled out one of the entries last week and won! I now get a goodie basket filled with local produce, meat, arts and crafts. Neato!

Beijing!

2007-05-28T04:18:33Z

I found out I have the opportunity to go to Beijing sometime this summer/fall. I'm so psyched! Anyone been? I think I'm going to bring an empty suitcase so I can bring a ton of stuff back! Or maybe I'll ship stuff, I dunno. Still looking up stuff on the intarweb to discover the touristy things I can do/see.

gee, I always thought I was good....

2007-05-20T05:09:44Z

Your Score: True Neutral

60% Good, 44% Chaotic

Plane of Existence: The Outlands, "Plane of Concordant Opposition". Description: The plane between all other outer planes.

Examples of True Neutrals (Ethically Neutral, Morally Neutral)

Red XIII, "Nanaki" (FFVII)

Vincent Valentine (FFVII)

Cid Highwind (FFVII)

Mr. Spock

Linus Torvalds

Dr. Strangelove

Scott Evil

Batman

The Punisher

Switzerland

Canada

Not actively for or against anything. Has his or her own reasons for doing everything. Usually difficult to understand.

Will keep their word if in their best interest

May attack an unarmed foe

May use poison

May help those in need

May work with others

Indifferent to higher authority

Indifferent to organizations

True Neutral "Pure Neutral"

"Balancer"

Some neutral [people] commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They are of the true neutral alignment as described in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

A true neutral [person] sees good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. He advocates the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run.

Some true neutral [people] actively support balance in the world, and seek to avoid having any one side, law or chaos, good or evil, become too powerful over them or anyone else, and will work against whichever side is the most powerful. They tend to side with the underdog in any situation, and are often opportunistic in their actions.

True neutral is committed to the avoidance of extremes, and is non-judgemental.

Side-Note from Xan81:

Due to your Neutrality, I would really, really LOVE your feedback. Not that I don't want feedback from members of the other alignments, but a True Neutral's feeback is typically NOT emotionally, morally, politically, or socially charged. Please send me an email! I have it set to automatically email me when someone gets this score, so I know who you are ;) True Neutrals are the classic, "I just don't give a shit" alignment, and I fully understand if you don't feel that you have any responsability or obligation to sending an email/comment. Even if you did, I'm sure you'd have some difficulty in deciding what to comment about. But, I guess that depends on your tendencies :D
Xan

Other Alignments and Tendencies (Tendenices are what you would more often sway towards; esp. for Neutrals):

0-39% Good, 0-39% Chaotic:Lawful-Evil

0-39% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Evil

0-39% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Evil

40-60% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Neutral

40-60% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Neutral

61-100% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Good

61-100% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Good

61-100% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Good

Link: The Alignment Test written by xan81 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Exams are over!!!

2007-04-30T15:04:50Z

Took my last exam (Brain and Behaviour) today at 9:30 am. Surprisingly easy exam, I was expecting an essay question, but instead, we got a couple short answer questions.

Exams over, time to sleep!!!!

I GOT IN!

2007-04-18T17:07:53Z

I have been waiting to hear from U of O about my application to the Honours Psychology program. I had originally been accepted under General Arts, because I applied as a mature student, and essentially they wouldn't let me into any other program. I applied to the Psychology program in February, and wasn't so sure I'd get in. I kept checking their website every few days, (they have what they call "Infoweb", it tells you your status, financial, grades, etc.) Yesterday I checked it, and noticed the link was red. "Uh oh" I thought, "This means that they've updated the file, maybe I didn't get in...." BUT I DID! I am now a 3rd year Honours Psychology student! What a great birthday present!

Random updates

2007-01-22T17:43:15Z

I'm home sick with the beginnings of a cold or flu today. Sight fever, sore throat etc. I hate getting colds. I used to get 4-6 per year, and they used to drag on for a month or more, but in the last two years, I only seem to catch 1-2 (This is my 2nd this year.) I'm less stressed now, an it's done good things for my immune system.

I'm thinking about going to grad school for Psychology. I almost have the grades, I'd need to go from a B+ average to an A-, which is not impossible at all.

I keep having dreams that Andrew is trying to kill me. And while I realize this is unlikely, I don't think it's completely impossible. He doesn't know where I live right now, but knowing him and how he reacts to things, I could totally see him tracking me down and breaking into my apartment in the middle of the night. And it's not like it doesn't happen to other women, just watch the news sometime.

But otherwise things are going well. I love school. I've reconnected with the community where I live. I got a guitar for Christmas and I'm learning to play it. (I will admit, it's a steep learning curve though, and I've just been practising scales and some simple chords.) Things are going pretty darn well and pzbowen and I are actually pretty darn happy. :)

First day back at school

2007-01-04T21:12:21Z

I need to decide if I'm going to take a nap or go out for coffee.

Grades

2006-12-24T06:25:46Z

I got my first grade back:

PSY3303 Theories of Personality: A+

My first A+ EVAR! Woot!

Because I can't sleep...

2006-11-29T06:09:02Z

Cottage and Car and School

2006-08-24T17:06:16Z

Peter and I are heading off to the cottage for a week with Rufus. We have someone coming in once a day to take care of our cat Esme. Now, all that's left to do is tidy up my place a bit, and pack up for the trip. I bought some used books at the bookstore under the Bytown; a compilation of Johnathan Swift's works, and a compilation of Edgar Allen Poe's. I also picked up Widdershins at Chapters.

Peter is picking up our new car today. It's a 2005 Subaru Legacy. We got it for a great price. It has All Wheel Drive, and still has some of its warrantee left on it! The dealer was eager to get it off his lot.

I'm looking forward to school begining again. Soon I'll have to buy my text books. I'm thinking I may also pick up a pair or two of shoes and maybe a couple sweaters. Yay for School Supplies!

memeage

2006-07-10T06:00:54Z

(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

× I miss somebody right now. (Not Right now, but he'll be gone for 4 days starting Monday. :()	✓ I don't watch much TV these days.	✓ I own lots of books. (A couple shelves worth.)
✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses.	✓ I love to play video games. (WoW)	✓ I've tried marijuana. (Didn't like it.)
✓ I've watched porn movies. (Ex made me, I don't care for it.)	× I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship. (Don't think I ever have)	✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy. (yep yep)
✓ I curse sometimes. (Oh fuck yeah!)	✓ I have changed a lot mentally over the last year. (Yes yes yes.)	× I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. (that's a creepy question....)

* * * * *

× I have broken someone's bones. (Does a nose count?)	✓ I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal. (Don't we all?)	× I hate the rain. (I love the rain)
✓ I'm paranoid at times. (Aren't we all sometimes?)	✓ I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free. (Sure, why not!)	× I need/want money right now.
✓ I love sushi. (mmmmm tuna....)	× I talk really, really fast. (not really)	× I have fresh breath in the morning. (No one has fresh breath in the morning!)
× I have long hair.	× I have lost money in Las Vegas. (nope)	✓ I have at least one sibling. (Michael)
× I was born in a country outside of the U.S.	× I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past. (Why would I want to wear those?)	✓ I couldn't survive without Caller I.D. (I get a lot of calls from telemarketers.)
✓ I like the way that I look. (prety much, yeah)	× I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months. (Don't think so)	× I am usually pessimistic. (optimist!)
× I have a lot of mood swings. (I used to, up to a year ago. :))	✓ I think prostitution should be legalized. (Make it safer for all involved!)	× I slept with a roommate.
× I have a hidden talent. (I ain't tellin what it is! :))	× I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.	× I have a lot of friends. (not really)
✓ I have pecked someone of the same sex. (if by "pecked" you mean "quickly kissed platonically", yeah)	× I enjoy talking on the phone.	× I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
✓ I love to shop and/or window shop. (And catalogue shop! I'm probably the only one who loves to sort through those sunday flyers!)	× I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.	× I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother. (Haven't seen my mother in over a decade.)
✓ I have a mobile phone. (I doesn't have any minutes on it though. Did you know that any working phone will be able to dial 911? You don't have to actually buy minutes on it.)	× I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months. (nope)	✓ I've rejected someone before. (yeah)
✓ I currently like/love someone. (Oh yeah!!!!)	× I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. (Actually, I have a good idea now.)	✓ I want to have children in the future. (Yes.)
× I have changed a diaper before. (nope)	× I've called the cops on a friend before.	✓ I'm not allergic to anything.
✓ I have a lot to learn. (Who doesn't?)	✓ I am shy around the opposite sex.	× I'm online 24/7, even as an away message.
× I have at least 5 away messages saved.	✓ I have tried alcohol or drugs before.	× I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past.
× I own the "South Park" movie.	× I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.	✓ I enjoy some country music. (Some)
✓ I would die for my best friends. (Considering Peter is my best friend, yeah, I would.)	× I'm obsessive, and often a perfectionist.	✓ I have used my sexuality to advance my career. (Well, my last SO was also the boss, so....technically, yes.)
✓ I think Halloween is awesome because you get free candy. (YES)	× I have dated a close friend's ex. (don't think so.)	✓ I am happy at this moment. (Life is good!)
✓ I'm obsessed with guys. (Only one guy :))	✓ Democrat.	× Republican.
× I don't even know what I am.	× I am punk rockish.	× I go for older guys/girls, not younger. (Younger baby! I have a need to rob cradles!)
✓ I study for tests most of the time. (absolutely!)	× I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.	× I can work on a car.
✓ I love my job(s). (School is my job right now, so yes!)	✓ I am comfortable with who I am right now. (Yes, I am)	✓ I have more than just my ears pierced. (I'm not telling!)
× I walk barefoot wherever I can.	× I have jumped off a bridge.	✓ I love sea turtles. (They're cute!)
× I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup. (god no!)	✓ I plan on achieving a major goal/dream. (Yes.)	✓ I am proficient on a musical instrument. (I played the oboe in high school. But I'd like to learn the guitar later this summer.)
✓ I hate office jobs. (HATE HATE HATE!!!!!!)	✓ I went to college out of state. (WAY out of state, out of country is more like it!)	× I am adopted.
× I am a pyro. (No, but I'm good at starting fires, like for the barbeque etc.)	✓ I have thrown up from crying too much. (In the past, yes.)	✓ I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved. (Yes.)
× I fall for the worst people. (Not anymore)	× I adore bright colours.	× I usually like covers better than originals.
✓ I hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays. (Give me a local owned cafe anyday!)	✓ I can pick up things with my toes. (yep)	✓ I can't whistle.
✓ I have ridden/owned a horse. (when I was a kid, yeah)	× I still have every journal I've ever written in.	× I talk in my sleep. (Don't think so)
× I've often thought that I was born in the wrong century.	× I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.	× I wear a toe ring. (Ow, no thanks.)
× I have a tattoo.	× I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.	✓ I am a caffeine junkie. (Hey, I'm a student, of course!)
× I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all.	✓ If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder. (I totally would, it would make the world a much better place.)	× I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better.
✓ I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner. (White only, red gives me heartburn.)	✓ I'm an artist. (I like to draw sometimes.)	× I am ambidextrous.
× I sleep with so many stuffed animals, I can hardly fit on my bed.	× If it weren't for having to see other people naked, I'd live in a nudist colony.	× I have terrible teeth.
× I hate my toes.	✓ I did this meme even though I wasn't tagged by the person who took it before me. (Yeah, I'm pathetic, I know!)	✓ I have more friends on the internet than in real life. (Yeah, I'm pathetic, I said I know!!!)
✓ I have lived in either three different states or countries.	✓ I am extremely flexible.	✓ I love hugs more than kisses.
✓ I want to own my own business.	× I smoke. (No, never)	✓ I spend way too much time on the computer than on anything else.
✓ Nobody has ever said I'm normal. (Lots of people have said it, but I've never believed it.)	✓ Sad movies, games, and the like can cause a trickle of tears every now and then.	× I am proficient in the use of many types of firearms and combat weapons.
× I like the way women look in stylized men's suits.	✓ I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me.	✓ I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.
× I have played strip poker with someone else before.	× I have had emotional problems for which I have sought professional help.	✓ I believe in ghosts and the paranormal.
× I can't stand being alone.	× I have at least one obsession at any given time.	× I weigh myself, pee/poo, and then weigh myself again. (Who would do that?)
× I consistently spend way too much money on obsessions-of-the-moment.	× I'm a judgmental asshole.	× I'm a HUGE drama-queen.
× I have travelled on more than one continent.	× I sometimes wish my father would just disappear.	✓ I need people to tell me I'm good at something in order to feel that I am. (sometimes, yeah.)
× I am a Libertarian.	× I can speak more than one language.	× I can fall asleep even if the whole room is as noisy as it can be.
× I would rather read than watch TV.	× I like reading fact more than fiction.	× I have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment I was given a month to do.
× I have no piercings.	× I have spent the night in a train station or other public place.	× I have been so upset over my physical gender that I cried.
× I once spent Christmas completely alone because there was a miscommunication on which parent was supposed to have me that night.	✓ There have been times when I have wondered "Why was I born?" and may/may not have cried over it. (Mmmm existential crises!)	✓ I like most animals better than most people. (very true, but I know some wicked cool animals!)
✓ I own a collection of retro games consoles. (Kinda, I have them on my computer.)	× The thought of physical exercise makes me shiver.	× I have hit someone with a dead fish. (ewww)
✓ I am compulsively honest.	✓ I was born with a congenital birth defect that has never been repaired. (kinda)	× I have danced topless in front of dozens of complete strangers.
× I have gone from wishing I was a girl to revelling in being a boy to feeling like a girl again in the span of five minutes, and not cared a whit for my actual sex.	× I am unashamedly bisexual, and have different motivations for my desires for different genders.	× I sometimes won't sleep a whole night or eat a whole day because I forget to.
× I find it impossible to get to sleep without some kind of music on.	× I dislike milk.	× I obsessively wash my hands.
✓ I always carry something significant around with me. (A necklace of Rufus that Peter bought me.)	× Sometimes I'd rather wear a wig in day-to-day life than use my own hair.	✓ I've pushed myself to become more self-aware and thereby more aware of others. (yes, especially this last year.)
× Even though I live on my own I still cry sometimes because I miss my mother.	× I hand wrote all the HTML tags in this document.	✓ I've liked something which a majority of people claimed was either bad or weird.
× I have been clinically dead for a brief period of time.	× Instead of feeling sympathy/empathy with people and their problems, I simply become annoyed.	× I participate/have participated in auto drag races and won.
× I do not 'get' most comedy acts.	× I don't think strippers are money-greedy or slutty for dancing.	× I don't like to chew gum.
✓ I am obsessed with history/historical things and can't wait for someone to build a time machine so I can be the first to use it. (that would be cool!)	× I can never remember for the life of me where I parked the car.	✓ I had the TEEN ANGST thing going for at least 2-3 years. (Who hasn't?)
✓ I wish people would be more empathic and honest with each other.	× I play Dungeons and Dragons weekly.	✓ I love to sing. (to myself)
× I want to live in my mother's basement when I grow up.	✓ I have a custom-built computer. (I didn't build it, but it's custom.)	✓ I want to create a certain someone's babies, even though there's a 0% possiblity of ever achieving it. (more like, almost 100% possibility!)
× I would be in a relationship with one of my pets if they were human. (ewww)	× I've gone skinny-dipping.	× I've performed in three plays.
× I enjoy burritos.	✓ I'm Irish and loving it.	✓ I have a thing for redheads. (totally)
× I am a twin!	× Most of the times, I'd rather do something intellectual instead of doing something generically 'fun'.	× Once I set out to finish something, I always stay at it until it is completed before I move on to something else.
✓ I wish there were a way to erase past mistakes. (Don't we all!)	× I sleep more than 12 hours a day.	× I wish I could be prouder of what I've accomplished, but it's never enough.
× I need more time to myself.	× I wish I was more open-minded.	× I hope that I go really prematurely grey.
✓ I download songs from the internet. (yeah baby!)	× I've just reenacted chapter 58 of Death Note with my best friend. (wha?)	× I say random things to freak people out.
× I'm still a little mad about the ending of Death Note.	× I love playing Truth or Dare.	× I love listening to slow music, but I hate singing to it.
✓ Music helps me remember that I am not alone.	× Playing my favorite sport makes me temporarily forget my problems.	✓ I think this survey is particularly long. (No shit man)
× I prefer my LJ friends to my real-life ones.	× I can only hate someone that I love.	× I've ordered an extra two shots of espresso to an Americano at Starbucks.

Holy Crap! He may be mentally ill!

2006-06-27T05:56:53Z

We were learning about personality disorders in psychology today, and my prof described *someone I know* PERFECTLY!

(I don't have a link to my textbook, so I just used the link at the mayo clinic.)

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcissistic-personality-disorder/DS00652/DSECTION=2

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

"Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder may include:

* Grandiose sense of one's own abilities or achievements
* Fantasies about having exceptional power, attractiveness or success
* Sense of belonging to an exclusive group of people who truly understand each other
* Need for constant praise
* Expectations of special treatment
* Exploitation of other people
* Lack of empathy for other people
* Envy of other people or a belief that you are the subject of other people's envy
* Haughty or arrogant behaviors"

Sound like anyone we know? :)

Ow, it made my brain hurt!

2006-05-22T04:13:51Z

N-S-R
You scored 66% Non-Reductionism, 44% Epistemological Absolutism, and 33% Moral Objectivism!

You are an N-S-R: a metaphysical Non-Reductionist, an epistemological Skeptic, and a moral Relativist. If you are simply dying inside to figure out what all this mumbo-jumbo means, then simply continue reading.

Metaphysics: Non-Reductionism (Idealism or Realism)
In metaphysics, my test measures your tendency towards Reductionism or Non-Reductionism. As a Non-Reductionist, you recognize that reality is not necessarily simple or unified, and you thus tend to produce a robust ontology instead of carelessly shaving away hypothetical entities that reflect our philosophical experiences. My test recognizes two types of Non-Reductionists: Idealists and Realists.

1. Idealists believe that reality is fundamentally unknowable. All we can ever know is the world of sense experience, thought, and other phenomena which are only distorted reflections of an ultimate (or noumenal) reality. Kant, one of the most significant philosophers in history, theorized that human beings perceive reality in such a way that they impose their own mental frameworks and categories upon reality, fully distorting it. Reality for Kant is unconceptualized and not subject to any of the categories our minds apply to it. Idealists are non-reductionists because they recognize that the distinction between phenomenal reality and ultimate reality cannot be so easily discarded or unified into a single reality. They are separate and distinct, and there is no reason to suppose the one mirrors the other. Major philosophical idealists include Kant and Fichte.

If your views are different from the above, then you may be a Realist.
2. Realists deny the validity of sloppy metaphysical reductions, because they feel that there is no reason to suspect that reality reflects principles of parsimony or simplicity. Realism is the most common-sensical of the metaphysical views. It doesn't see reality as a unity or as reducible to matter or mind, nor does it see reality as divided into a phenomenal world of experience and an unknowable noumenal world of things-in-themselves. Realist metaphysics emphasizes that reality is for the most part composed of the things we observe and think. On the question of the existence of universals, for instance, a realist will assert that while universals do not physically exist, the relations they describe in particulars are as real as the particular things themselves, giving universals a type of reality. Thus, no reduction is made. On the mind-body problem, realists tend to believe that minds and bodies both exist, and the philosophical problems involved in reducing mind to matter or matter to mind are too great to warrant such a reduction. Finally, realists deny that reality is ultimately a Unity or Absolute, though they recognize that reality can be viewed as a Unity when we consider the real relations between the parts as constituting this unity--but it doesn't mean that the world isn't also made up of particular things. Karl Popper is a famous realist.

*****

Epistemology: Skepticism (Idealism or Subjectivism)
In regards to epistemology, my test measures your tendency towards Absolutism or Skepticism. As an epistemological Skeptic, you believe that ultimate reality cannot be known in any objective way. The two categories of Skeptics that my test recognizes are Idealists and Subjectivists.

1. Epistemological Idealists believe that knowledge of ultimate reality is impossible. All we can ever have knowledge about is the world of phenomenal human experience, but there is no reason to suspect that reality mirrors our perceptions and thoughts, according to Idealists. Idealists, then, tend to see truth not as a correspondence between propositions and reality--reality is, after all, fundamentally unknowable--but as a coherence between a whole system of propositions taken to be true. We cannot escape from language or our conceptualized world of phenomena, so we are unable to reference propositions to facts and must instead determine their truth by comparing them to other propositions we hold to be true. As a result of such an idealism, knowledge of any ultimate reality is taken to be impossible, hence the Skeptical tendency of idealism. All our pursuits of knowledge, science included, can only reflect a phenomenal reality that is of our own making. Famous idealists include Kant and Fichte.

If the above did not sound skeptical or idealistic enough to reflect your own views, then you are most likely a Subjectivist.
2. Epistemological Subjectivists, like idealists, believe that all our knowledge is ultimately of our own making because it is filtered through our subjective perceptions. Unlike an idealist, though, a subjectivist doesn't believe in any universal categories of "truth" that apply to the phenomenal world, because each individual can create his own truth. Either that, or he will hold that society or custom creates its own forms of truth. A subjectivist will tend to regard scientific inquiry as a game of sorts--science does not reveal truths about reality, but only gives scientists pseudo-solutions to pseudo-problems of the scientific community's own devising. It is a type of puzzle-solving, but the puzzle isn't of reality. The definition of truth to a subjectivist may be one that recognizes a proposition's usefulness to an individual. William James is one such subjectivist, who believes that we can "will to believe" certain propositions so long as we would find them useful. The example he gives is being found in a situation where you must leap over a chasm in order to survive. The true belief, in such a situation, is that the leap will be successful--this truth is certainly more useful to us, and in believing the truth we become more willing to commit to the jump and make it successful. So, in essence, knowledge of reality is possible for a subjectivist because they never make reference to any objective reality existing outside of our own perceptions and beliefs--we can have knowledge of reality through having knowledge of ourselves, and that is all that we should ask for. Famous subjectivists include Kuhn, Feyarabend, and James. Another famed critic of Absolutism is Hume.

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Ethics: Relativism (Subjectivism or Emotivism)
My test measures one's tendency towards moral Objectivism or moral Relativism in regards to ethics. As a moral Relativist, you tend to see moral choices as describing a subject's reaction to a moral object or situation, and not as a property of the moral object itself. You may also feel that moral words are meaningless because they do not address any empirical fact about the world. My test recognizes two types of moral relativists--Subjectivists and Emotivists.

1. Subjectivists see individual or collective desires as defining a situation's or object's moral worth. Thus, the subject, not the object itself, determines the value. Subjectivists recognize that social rules, customs, and morality have been wide-ranging and quite varied throughout history among various cultures. As a result, Subjectivism doesn't attempt to issue hard and fast rules for judging the moral worth of things. Instead, it recognizes that what we consider "good" and "right" is not bound by any discernable rule. There is no one trait that makes an act good or right, because so many different kinds of things have been called good and right. In regards to the definition of "good" or "right", a Subjectivist will tend to define it as whatever a particular person or group of people desire. They do not define it merely as "happiness" or "pleasure", for instance, because sometimes we desire to do things that do not produce pleasure, and because we don't consider all pleasurable things good. Furthermore, Subjectivists recognize the validity of consequentialism in that sometimes we refer to consequences as good and bad--but they also recognize that our intentions behind an action, or the means to the end, can also determine an act's moral worth. Again, there is no one rule to determine these things. Hence the relativism of moral Subjectivism. The most well-known of the subjectivists is Nietzsche.

If that didn't sound like your position, then you are probably the other variety of moral Relativist--the Emotivist.
Emotivists are moral Relativists only in a very slanted sense, because they actually deny that words about morality have any meaning at all. An Emotivist would probably accept Hume's argument that it is impossible to derive an "ought" from an "is"--no factual state of affairs can logically entail any sort of moral action. Furthermore, a emotivist's emphasis on scientific (and hence empirical) verification and testing quickly leads to the conclusion that concepts such as "good" and "right" don't really describe any real qualities or relations. Science is never concerned with whether a particular state of affairs is moral or right or good--and an emotivist feels much the same way. Morality is thus neither objective or subjective for the emotivist--it is without any meaning at all, a sort of vague ontological fiction that is merely a symbol for our emotional responses to certain events. Famous emotivists include Ayer and other positivists associated with the Vienna Circle.

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As you can see, when your philosophical position is narrowed down there are so many potential categories that an OKCupid test cannot account for them all. But, taken as very broad categories or philosophical styles, you are best characterized as an N-S-R. Your exact philosophical opposite would be an R-A-O.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on Metaphysics
You scored higher than 99% on Epistemology
You scored higher than 99% on Ethics

Link: The Sublime Philosophical Crap Test written by saint_gasoline on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

all my grades are in!

2006-05-15T16:31:29Z

B in English Lit and Comp
A in Linguistics
A in Psychology
A- in Religious Studies

Another grade is in!

2006-05-10T03:34:13Z

Got an A in psychology!

So far, so good

2006-05-06T16:28:55Z

so, I got 2 of my grades back already for last semester. I got a B in English Literature and an A in Linguistics. Not bad, I was actually expecting a B+ and an A-, so I guess it all works out. Now, to wait for my other grades.

God I hate math!

2006-04-14T14:14:26Z

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

Another one

2006-02-15T04:23:03Z

Found out I got another A on my first Psych midterm today. I was so relived. I was so sick when I took that one, I thought I had bombed it.

Sniffle

2006-02-10T04:24:00Z

I think I caught a cold from those germ factories they call "students." I've had zero energy the last couple days, and I even missed a couple days of classes.

In other news, found out a got an A on my linguistics midterm. Coolness.

I am a Straight B Student!

2006-01-05T02:43:31Z

Which, granted, is not as good as a Straight A Student, but keep in mind this is my first semester of University. Also, not all my grades are in yet, so I may get an A- in Essay Writing. But still, not too shabby, especially considering all the shit I had to deal with over the last four months. I think I got discouraged about two thirds of the way through last semester, and I really slacked off that last month. I have to figure out a way to keep my energy and spirit up throughout the whole semester. I seem to be much better at the humanities than the sciences though, I really struggled with a few of my science courses. I know I HATED the labs, and I'm not sure Veterinary is really the right thing for me now. I don't want to be a doctor who hates surgery or something. I find I like dealing with people more than anything else, so this semester I decided to go with a couple interesting courses, like "Witchcraft, Paganism and the Occult" (That's a religious studies class) and "Psychology 101" (You all should know what that is.) I figure I'll switch stuff around, and see if I don't like that more.

Yay! Renovations!

2005-12-14T14:48:12Z

My landlord is renovating my shower/bathtub combo, because the tub insert had some kind of leak in it. The bad news is, I can't take a shower for a few days, (but I'll be able to use the tub tomorrow morning.) the good news is, it looks like they're ripping out all of the ugly old tile and putting in nice new tile. I can't wait to see how it turns out!

I've been naughty!

2005-12-07T06:58:09Z

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

In November I set elenfair's puppy on fire (-66 points). In October I gave pzbowen a life-saving blood transfusion (50 points). Last Thursday I committed genocide... Sorry about that, harliqwynn (-5000 points). Last Wednesday I bought porn for geeberri (-10 points). Last Friday I signed my organ donor card (28 points).

Overall, I've been naughty (-4998 points). For Christmas I deserve a moldy sandwich!

Sincerely,
steph_grrl