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Thursday, March 04, 2004 · posted at 5:15 AM

Welcome to five years ago.

Categorization is great. I love to pigeonhole people and things. Stereotypes? Hey, they are there for a reason. Labeling and lumping make it easier for my 500 MHz processor to run in this GHz world. Big proponent of the categorization… except when it’s wrong!

In the spirit of late night craziness (nowadays this is post-10 spot), we resorted to the "let’s take online quizzes like back in the dorm days!" nostalgia. Test site in question: OkCupid!.

After 77 questions like “Who would you rather have catch you masturbating, your mother or your father?” and “Suppose you've been dating someone for a year, and they're slowly getting fat. Does this romance have long-term potential?” it spit out the results that I was “The Sonnet: Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer.”

To give you the highlights, “Sonnets [are] conscientious people, caring & careful. You're already selfless and compassionate…”

Does anyone else find this fundamentally wrong?

A potential love match would be the male version of The Sonnet… The Loverboy aka The Tool. The Loverboy is the answer you get when filling out the quiz being moral and generic. The Loverboy basically encompasses all that I dislike about guys, the rushing to open the door, the overly concerned “You got a papercut? Poor thing let me kiss it and make it better”, the stock pageant answers such as “My hobbies are thinking deeply,” "If I had all the money, and all the time, I would end starvation" and “Guns, violence, and hate scare me.” I’m shuddering as I type.

Dissatisfied with my DGLD, I ran home and retook the test (without watchful eyes and with completely honest answers) and got “The Priss: Deliberate Brutal Love Dreamer.” Better, but still not accurate.

The “Love Dreamer” is the part that disturbs me. I am a person who answers “no” to the idea of a “one true love” and believing in “love at first sight.” Aren’t those red flag, Danger Will Robinson, markers of the romantic? Of the “Love Dreamer?” I believe in flirting, and that long distance is a no-go at this age. I’m open to someone better coming along when in a relationship. Am I idealistic for thinking sex is for people in love, and relationships should be only be pursued if going somewhere? Is it wrong to think that convention is key and reliability (not to mention geekiness) is a turn-on?

Crap. I blame all the Drew Barrymore romantic comedies that I have watched umpteenth times and swooned for a Michael Vartan.

Props to OkCupid! though for redirecting affirmatives for STD/STI to Match.com and coming up with the clever labels The Poolboy, Genghis Khunt, Maid of Honor, The False Messiah, The Hornivore and The Last Man on Earth.
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Random fact of the day: poignant and pungent are one and the same… strike 137 for the public school system



	Thursday, March 04, 2004 · posted at 5:15 AM Welcome to five years ago. Categorization is great. I love to pigeonhole people and things. Stereotypes? Hey, they are there for a reason. Labeling and lumping make it easier for my 500 MHz processor to run in this GHz world. Big proponent of the categorization… except when it’s wrong! In the spirit of late night craziness (nowadays this is post-10 spot), we resorted to the "let’s take online quizzes like back in the dorm days!" nostalgia. Test site in question: OkCupid!. After 77 questions like “Who would you rather have catch you masturbating, your mother or your father?” and “Suppose you've been dating someone for a year, and they're slowly getting fat. Does this romance have long-term potential?” it spit out the results that I was “The Sonnet: Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer.” To give you the highlights, “Sonnets [are] conscientious people, caring & careful. You're already selfless and compassionate…” Does anyone else find this fundamentally wrong? A potential love match would be the male version of The Sonnet… The Loverboy aka The Tool. The Loverboy is the answer you get when filling out the quiz being moral and generic. The Loverboy basically encompasses all that I dislike about guys, the rushing to open the door, the overly concerned “You got a papercut? Poor thing let me kiss it and make it better”, the stock pageant answers such as “My hobbies are thinking deeply,” "If I had all the money, and all the time, I would end starvation" and “Guns, violence, and hate scare me.” I’m shuddering as I type. Dissatisfied with my DGLD, I ran home and retook the test (without watchful eyes and with completely honest answers) and got “The Priss: Deliberate Brutal Love Dreamer.” Better, but still not accurate. The “Love Dreamer” is the part that disturbs me. I am a person who answers “no” to the idea of a “one true love” and believing in “love at first sight.” Aren’t those red flag, Danger Will Robinson, markers of the romantic? Of the “Love Dreamer?” I believe in flirting, and that long distance is a no-go at this age. I’m open to someone better coming along when in a relationship. Am I idealistic for thinking sex is for people in love, and relationships should be only be pursued if going somewhere? Is it wrong to think that convention is key and reliability (not to mention geekiness) is a turn-on? Crap. I blame all the Drew Barrymore romantic comedies that I have watched umpteenth times and swooned for a Michael Vartan. Props to OkCupid! though for redirecting affirmatives for STD/STI to Match.com and coming up with the clever labels The Poolboy, Genghis Khunt, Maid of Honor, The False Messiah, The Hornivore and The Last Man on Earth. _______________ Random fact of the day: poignant and pungent are one and the same… strike 137 for the public school system	Recent Posts Public spaces as a dumping ground. I vehemently o... In typical banshee fashion, I spaced on my origina... I just finished my online traffic school (www.traf... Morning news babie goose ryan bluemouse daves son dawntaught desiree diorama emily escadawg galveric high entropy invisible cube jepgato kyellow lilly mhuang mogbert nudream starfish + coffee verbivore Archives March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 November 2008

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