silveradept | The more we get, the more we find.

Spent a good chunk of time with the family eating, plotting, planning, and a little bit of shopping, too. Definitely a good time today.

UT's undergrad library losing the books, going commons-style. There will still be access for people who want to study, but apparently, the library's more of a social space now rather than a research space. Will definitely have to keep an eye on this and see if it works or not.

The Public Service Announcements Department has a request for all persons: Please, no matter how much it looks like they aren't enjoying themselves, please take good care of your introverts by letting them be or by including topics of interest in your conversation. (That particular article spawned an interview with its author recently. Both are worth reading.)

Yet another thing from the Slightly Strange Department - a deconstruction of the idea of magic that upholds the idea of magic, At least, if I'm reading it right, that's what it does. It sounds like a chaotic attack on the slightly more organized and neat magic of the neo-pagan movement, trying to show off why that kind of magic really doesn't work too well. Also a dig at chaos practitioners who end up losing their change powers and start settling down into a system, I think. Still, it's definitely a different idea about how one goes about changing the world and one's perceptions. I wonder if an aphorism that I had thought of before still holds true, namely that "All magicians eventually slide into chaos". It's up to you to decide whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Some strange meme crosses my journal, a quick sort of enneagram test, two which I scored the number two.

The Helper
you chose CX - your Enneagram type is TWO.

"I must help others"

Helpers are warm, concerned, nurturing, and sensitive to other people's needs.

How to Get Along with Me:

Tell me that you appreciate me. Be specific.

Share fun times with me.

Take an interest in my problems, though I will probably try to focus on yours.

Let me know that I am important and special to you.

Be gentle if you decide to criticize me.

In Intimate Relationships :

Reassure me that I am interesting to you.

Reassure me often that you love me.

Tell me I'm attractive and that you're glad to be seen with me.

What I Like About Being a Two :

being able to relate easily to people and to make friends

knowing what people need and being able to make their lives better

being generous, caring, and warm

being sensitive to and perceptive about others' feelings

being enthusiastic and fun-loving, and having a good sense of humor

What's Hard About Being a Two:

not being able to say no

having low self-esteem

feeling drained from overdoing for others

not doing things I really like to do for myself for fear of being selfish

criticizing myself for not feeling as loving as I think I should

being upset that others don't tune in to me as much as I tune in to them

working so hard to be tactful and considerate that I suppress my real feelings

Twos as Children Often:

are very sensitive to disapproval and criticism

try hard to please their parents by being helpful and understanding

are outwardly compliant

are popular or try to be popular with other children

act coy, precocious, or dramatic in order to get attention

are clowns and jokers (the more extroverted Twos), or quiet and shy (the more introverted Twos)

Twos as Parents:

are good listeners, love their children unconditionally, and are warm and encouraging (or suffer guilt if they aren't)

are often playful with their children

wonder: "Am I doing it right?" "Am I giving enough?" "Have I caused irreparable damage?"

can become fiercely protective

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele: The Enneagram Made Easy: Discover the 9 Types of People. Harper San Francisco, 1994, 161 pages

You scored higher than 0% on ABC
You scored higher than 31% on XYZ
The Quick and Painless ENNEAGRAM Test written by felk

And that's the things that stuck around enough in my brain to actually be put down on paper. Tomorrow will try to be interesting as it runs me all over the map. Might actually have to get up for this one to get everywhere I need to go.