tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post123889671836738472..comments2007-07-26T12:17:17.592-07:00Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-74952141755870043292007-07-26T12:17:00.000-07:002007-07-26T12:17:00.000-07:00Mary - Glad you came to comment.<BR/><BR/>I like what you said about "observation mode" that is exactly true. "Introspective observer" - that's what I am. Or I prefer "deep thinker".Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-50070484509411959602007-07-26T11:59:00.000-07:002007-07-26T11:59:00.000-07:00Erin,<BR/><BR/>Great post and discussion. I've been meaning to comment but have been rather busy lately. As an INTJ, I can reallly relate to a lot of what you said, though.<BR/><BR/>In large groups (more than 2, hehe), I'm like a wall flower as I'm thrown into observation mode and need to recharge after a while (too...much..information...shutting...down...now). But I can literally talk with someone one-on-one for hours. <BR/><BR/>I love blogging because it gives me time to gather my thoughts and respond. In large IRL groups, I'm usually 2 or 3 thoughts behind everyone else and end up cracking myself up over something that was said 5 minutes ago and I finally had a response. But, alas, the extroverts had already moved on.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14210237440245609870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-84589883507358518012007-07-26T08:08:00.000-07:002007-07-26T08:08:00.000-07:00Cindy,<BR/><BR/>I try to comment once in awhile (Erin says not nearly enough), but not very often because I feel like I don't have anything to say that Erin didn't already say.<BR/><BR/>It also seems to take me awhile to process my thoughts because I go over it in my mind and then I disagree with myself or have to rethink it.<BR/><BR/>Some people say I'm a really good listener and easy to talk too (as I sit there saying nothing, the gears in my head are spinning 19,000 rpm) but I know it annoys Erin because I don't respond, I just sit there listening and I don't know what to say - I'll think of really great things to say an hour later after it's too late!<BR/>(Erin's anonymous husband)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-49079496096327684702007-07-26T00:34:00.000-07:002007-07-26T00:34:00.000-07:00Susan - I do know there are blogging extroverts, but I think the introverts are dominant. Or maybe just the purpose is different or something.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-45581174877890690482007-07-26T00:33:00.000-07:002007-07-26T00:33:00.000-07:00Cindy - I don't even know how to respond to your comment. I'm too tired. ;-)<BR/><BR/>LOL if I had 400 comments on a post I think I'd croak.<BR/><BR/>Oh and what you said about the study door, it's kind of like the bathroom door...just cause it's shut and locked doesn't mean anyone has to leave you alone.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-6971358066476739432007-07-25T22:22:00.000-07:002007-07-25T22:22:00.000-07:00I am a huge introvert too and one of the reason I like blogging is that it gives me time to think. I like many others who have commented here, quickly become overwhelmed with meeting lots of people because I'm processing so much information all at once. <BR/><BR/>However my son is a huge extrovert and he likes to blog too.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673626395112361592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-53251744544850487632007-07-25T19:55:00.000-07:002007-07-25T19:55:00.000-07:00wow- i've missed a lot!<BR/><BR/>gary- i'm reeling over the fact that you're ENFP. what? my husband is ENFP. he has learned to nod and say uh huh and really? when i tell him about my blog friends. but he doesn't get it. he never comments- correction, i think he did once. the one thing he does get is that i'm happier blogging. that's why he nods... he is solidly E, so that may be a big difference.<BR/><BR/>erin's anonymous husband- do you know that you're in a tiny minority in that most bloggers' spouses don't comment on their spouses' blogs? (just my observation) good for you and it's nice to hear from you! <BR/><BR/>I took the muppet test. it said i'm kermit! yikes- that can't be true because i really don't "get along with most everybody" ahem- trust me on that. it made me laugh out loud though!<BR/><BR/>i've vascillated on how to refer to you guys. sometimes i say blogfriends, sometimes just friends. and i don't use "irl", because honestly my bog friends are more real to me than most of the others. more reliable in many ways. somebody else said that here earlier, but i can't wade back through the 400 comments to find who it was. <BR/><BR/>sonja- ditto with an ENFP husband and solid E daughter. i just <I>love</I> how husband will come in and just stand in the door staring at me when i'm blogging. daughter has less experience so she comes in with tongue wagging- not that it wasn't wagging before she came in. ditto on the torture. 8-/<BR/><BR/>confession: i have <I>tried</I> locking the study door. with the E's in my house, it was a complete failure. they deal with the locked door by simply YELLING to me THROUGH IT.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015836604614281485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-43507603747144151242007-07-25T18:55:00.000-07:002007-07-25T18:55:00.000-07:00Cynthia - When I read your description of yourself when you wrote about Cornerstone I knew you had to be a 4. We are obsessed with being different even though we really aren't. Then we are disappointed when we find out we aren't that unique. I do happen to know this is part of what keeps me away from church....that's another post.<BR/><BR/>And we're both Animal. LOL. It's funny to me that she would think you'd be a Diva, but us 4's are often seen that way by others - drama queens...<BR/><BR/>But we're not dramtaic - it's just that <I>NO ONE UNDERSTANDS US!</I><BR/><BR/>LMAO! Hahaha...Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-18503926633794519872007-07-25T18:48:00.000-07:002007-07-25T18:48:00.000-07:00Gary - I will check it out. Always interesting when you link to me.<BR/><BR/>Ok - so I went and quickly read your post - some interesting food for conversation there...Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-85450234850148907922007-07-25T18:43:00.000-07:002007-07-25T18:43:00.000-07:00Sonja - I haven't done my hubby or kids, that might be insightful.<BR/><BR/>I don't have a problem with talking - as long as I really know and trust the people I'm with. And, too, even though I've "talked" with you a lot, if I ever met you in person I would probably clam up for a while while I study your non-verbal cues. Just to get to know you better. Hence I've worn a banner of "shy" all my life. <BR/><BR/>You're Kermit? What did it say about that?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-2755874796498936082007-07-25T17:50:00.000-07:002007-07-25T17:50:00.000-07:00"Cynthia - It's kinda weird in a way - we are a very small percentage - so it is weird to meet others. Are you an Enneagram 4, too ?(I am) That would explain your disappointment at not being unique! I guess birds of a feather and all that.<BR/><BR/>Have you figured out what Muppet you are yet?"<BR/><BR/>Of course I'm a 4!!! LOLOLOL!<BR/>I almost wrote about that but figured it would be too weird to talk about how my Enneagram 4 was showing up and making me disappointed that I'm not unique. LOL!<BR/><BR/>and I took the test ... I am Animal. Kim/Joy thought I would be Miss Piggy ... SHE THOUGHT I WOULD be the DIVA!!! Can you believe that!?!?!Cynthiahttp://gracefuljourney.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-45002059445983711902007-07-25T16:19:00.000-07:002007-07-25T16:19:00.000-07:00Erin,<BR/>I linked to this post on my blog, and tied it to a talkshow discussion that I heard today. It may be a tangential connection, but what the heck. It made sense to me at the time.Gary Meanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13213758384049656850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-1532983456086913312007-07-25T15:42:00.000-07:002007-07-25T15:42:00.000-07:00LOL ... I was Kermit on the Muppet Personality Test. It's soooo scientific!!sonjahttp://www.calacirian.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-70740274338229925872007-07-25T15:38:00.000-07:002007-07-25T15:38:00.000-07:00WOW!!! I read the first two comments here and then drifted off somewhere. What a great conversation I'm missing.<BR/><BR/>Well ... I'm an I too ... an INFP ... solid on all of those. And ... wahhhh ... live on the east coast.<BR/><BR/>Married to an ENFP and living with children who are solid Es. It's torture ... sheer torture. Everyone loves to talk, talk, talk. Veritable faucets of words dribbling at all hours ... gack ...sonjahttp://www.calacirian.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-89599329843351857272007-07-25T12:06:00.000-07:002007-07-25T12:06:00.000-07:00Incidentally my Muppet was Animal.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-17141979813817371382007-07-25T12:05:00.000-07:002007-07-25T12:05:00.000-07:00My Anonymous Husband - <BR/><BR/>Looks can be deceiving - or don't judge a book by it's cover. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliment - less true today than 17 years ago when we met - but I'm glad you still think so.<BR/><BR/>And Re: the girl on the phone - I just learned something about you I didn't know. Hope you learned your lesson. However, was the problem for you that a nice girl didn't look like you thought she would or that a person you thought was unattractive could be really nice?<BR/><BR/>This is also why the blogs are good - we can't jump to conclusions about people based on their appearance. I know many people would avoid me if they knew how crazy I really am...Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-52523127746361802962007-07-25T11:58:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:58:00.000-07:00Gary - Missed your second comment there...<BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://www.blogthings.com/themuppetpersonalitytest/" REL="nofollow">Muppet Personality Test</A>.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-73071589923904202102007-07-25T11:53:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:53:00.000-07:00A little bit different thought but along the same lines.....meeting people in real life can keep me from getting to know them! Okay, that sounds a bit odd, but I'll explain. I'm a very visual person, and I love to design beautiful things (web sites, skateboards, race cars, etc.). I used to (and still do to some extent) have a bad tendency to give more attention or credit to someone who is good looking. That's one reason I noticed Erin, she's drop dead gorgeous (fyi - this is your husband). I got lucky though 'cause Erin's got brains as well as looks :-) I've improved quite a bit in this area, but I still have check myself every so often.<BR/><BR/>Sorry this post is so long, but I gotta tell a funny story. Several years ago I worked for a small company that made truck parts. I spoke, over the phone, with a girl from one of our metal suppliers on a regular basis. She was very nice to deal with, always cheerful, and knowledgeable about her job. I built up this vision in my mind of what she must look like - a knockout of course.<BR/><BR/>After several months on the job, I was working away at my desk when a girl walks in the front door. She had long greasy hair that was tangled in spots, a tube top with black grease marks on it, old shorts with her belly hanging way out over the top...not a pleasant site. She walks up to me, smiles (a tooth missing no less!)and says you must be the one I talk with on the phone. It was the girl from the metal shop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-21830339379182977952007-07-25T11:42:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:42:00.000-07:00Gary - You're an extrovert? <BR/><BR/>Hm getting introverts together...Google Chat has group chat, LOL...Some sort of semi-emergent NW cohort....I dunno...Barbara does pose a problem - I know - let's meet at HER house...<BR/><BR/>But seriously, I'm with you - maybe a gathering is in order.<BR/><BR/>As far as tests try this http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm<BR/><BR/>Or this (it doesn't have a test but links to some - and lots of great info on this site) http://typelogic.com/typelinks.shtml#tests<BR/><BR/>or this (but I think it might cost something - I can't remember)http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/register.asp<BR/><BR/>and this one is really good, it's $5.00 https://www.personalitypage.com/get_passwd.html<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure I'll be at OTM - haven't cemented any plans yet but I am planning on it, so keep me posted if you decide to go.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-28275520975378780522007-07-25T11:24:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:24:00.000-07:00ok, I just did a google, took a quick refresher. yeah, ENFP still fits, although the I and E are kind of split. <BR/><BR/>What kind of muppet? I laughed out loud when I read that.Gary Meanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13213758384049656850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-528050123280731882007-07-25T11:19:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:19:00.000-07:00I keep seeing these MBTI acronymns showing up. I was identified as an ENFP about 17 years ago. At least that's what I think it was. Is the test available online so I could check again, or see if I've changed.<BR/><BR/>Erin, I hadn't heard about the OTM conference. I'm on their email list, but my email is really screwey right now. Yeah, that conference sounds pretty cool. Price is nice too. I'll pencil it in. <BR/><BR/>We do need to have a Northwest Chapter of OFMIRT lunch sometime. (Online Friends Meeting In Real Time). Barbara would definitely have to make a trip up. Perhaps some Saturday afternoon and early evening in northern Oregon somewhere, eh? Late lunch, early dinner, potluck buffet, lots of conversation, assorted beverages, relatively flexible regarding time. Spread the word on our blogs, but have some sort of RSVP so we'd know where it should be. Whatever. Just a thought. Wait a minute. What was I thinking? How many INTROVERTS would show up?Gary Meanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13213758384049656850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-33748943585948487102007-07-25T11:14:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:14:00.000-07:00Cynthia - It's kinda weird in a way - we are a very small percentage - so it is weird to meet others. Are you an Enneagram 4, too ?(I am) That would explain your disappointment at not being unique! I guess birds of a feather and all that.<BR/><BR/>Have you figured out what Muppet you are yet?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-8276982940547349512007-07-25T11:10:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:10:00.000-07:00Che - Welcome - You are among introverts here, as you can tell. I'm just now learning to be OK with it - like so many other aspects of myself (like leaving church) - by connecting with others like me online.<BR/><BR/>In answer to your second comment - for one thing I would look at <A HREF="http://www.zoecarnate.com" REL="nofollow">Sites Unseen</A> to see if there is anything in your area.<BR/><BR/>My other advice is start a blog - and start connecting with people online who you identify with. I have actually met a few real life friends who live in my own area through the blogs. Most people you will fined through the blogs are happy to meet new people.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-49582632831147061092007-07-25T10:49:00.000-07:002007-07-25T10:49:00.000-07:00Do many of you go to conferences or gatherings where you meet?<BR/>I am in BC and I don't know of anything here.<BR/>Any helpful hintsChe Vachonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16714549.post-62851577998087414352007-07-25T10:48:00.000-07:002007-07-25T10:48:00.000-07:00Donna - We keep saying we're going to get together - but when? E-mail me with your schedule...<BR/><BR/>Yeah I see the ISFP in you - that's why the eye for photography comes out in you.<BR/><BR/>I would say I'd help you get Barbara to stay when she comes to the NW someday, but honestly I would rather live in Cali.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.com