the quick and painless enneagram test
The QuestionerYour enneagram type is SIX.
'I am affectionate and skeptical'Questioners are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.
How to Get Along with Me*Be direct and clear.
*Listen to me carefully.
*Don't judge me for my anxiety.
*Work things through with me.
*Reassure me that everything is OK between us.
*Laugh and make jokes with me.
*Gently push me toward new experiences.
*Try not to overreact to my overreacting.
What I Like About Being a Six*Being committed and faithful to family and friends
*Being responsible and hardworking
*Being compassionate toward others
*Having intellect and wit
*Being a nonconformist
*Confronting danger bravely
*Being direct and assertive
What's Hard About Being a Six*The constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind
*Procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself
*Fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of
*Exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger
*Wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right
*Being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations
Sixes as Children Often*Are friendly, likable, and dependable, and/or sarcastic, bossy, and stubborn
*Are anxious and hypervigilant; anticipate danger
*Form a team of "us against them" with a best friend or parent
*Look to groups or authorities to protect them and/or question authority and rebel
*Are neglected or abused, come from unpredictable or alcoholic families, and/or take on the fearfulness of an overly anxious parent
Sixes as Parents*Are often loving, nurturing, and have a strong sense of duty
*Are sometimes reluctant to give their children independence
*Worry more than most that their children will get hurt
*Sometimes have trouble saying no and setting boundaries
Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele
The Enneagram Made Easy
Discover the 9 Types of People
HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages
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I'm back online now - after almost a month without a laptop (how, oh how, did I survive?). I'm posting from my shiny new Dell Inspiron 6000 which I hope will have a slightly longer shelf life than my previous Toshiba.
I had the most lovely birthday/Valentine's weekend ever. I met with my parents last Saturday in London and we spent the day shopping, prior to having dinner at Wagamama in Leicester Square followed by a showing of Walk the Line (which, by the way, was superb and highly recommended - and not just because of Reese Witherspoon's fantastic outfits).
D arrived on Sunday morning and the day that ensued was wonderful. While my parents took in some art galleries, D and I went shopping - first at Selfridges, and then at Harrods. We met with my parents for dinner at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant Maze which was lovely, before getting on the bus and returning to Oxford.
My birthday was on Monday, and being the sad/diligent (delete as appropriate) student I am, I went to a lecture at 10 before meeting with D and my parents for gift-opening at my flat. I am so terribly spoiled! Spent the afternoon in town and dinner was at the Old Parsonage Hotel Restaurant (delicious - I would definitely go back, especially to try out their famous afternoon tea).
It was one of the happiest weekends I've had in a long time - but far too short. Then again, I guess there is some truth to the saying that time flies when you're having fun...
forces of nature
Not to sound like a complete geek, but I have been busy finalising the topic of my dissertation to take place over the summer. I am very - no, extremely - excited about it.
In addition it will be completed in conjunction with a research team based at the university where I completed my undergraduate degree when I first arrived in the UK. The project more or less fell into my hands and I have been extremely fortunate and blessed in obtaining it. I have a feeling that along with whatever forces of nature are out there, this dissertation will help lead me to places that I want to go in the very near future (fingers crossed).
In a nutshell, hurricanes rank as the US’s costliest natural disaster, with damages estimated to be US$8.0bn in economic losses and US$4.2bn in insured losses at 2005 prices and exposures. The project will focus on the modelling and prediction of US hurricane insured losses in two regions - the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, with a view to assisting insurers and reinsurers in providing information about the reinsurance required in order to adequately protect their businesses from losses resulting from hurricane disasters in a particular year.
I will be:
1. Creating an insured loss time series from analysis of published work for US East Coast and US Gulf Coast hurricane strikes from 1900-2005.
2. Investigating the cumulative probability distribution of each of the above, as well as determining the suitability of various distributions (such as the lognormal, generalised Pareto etc) which might provide the best representation for the above data, and establishing return periods for losses of a given level to assess where 2004 and 2005 lie.
3. Predicting the seasonality of US East Coast and US Gulf Coast hurricane strikes using atmospheric teleconnections including ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation), NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation), and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation wind patterns in July.
I'll stop there. Wouldn't want you all thinking that I'm more of a geek than you already think I am.
PS: New laptop (and parents, and boyfriend) arrive this weekend! Hurrah!
