PAY ATTENTION: Everyone will find this interesting!

Before I let you know my results for the super-awesomeness test, there are a few things I should note. First, supposedly there is no such thing as a good or bad result. This suggests a strong correlation between higher levels of narcissism and awesomeness. Second, others typically see individuals who score high on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory as being egotistical and conceited - or in layman's terms, they're jealous. Third, the average score for the general population is 15.3, and the average score for celebrities is 17.8. The perfect score that all the smartest, best looking, most important people get is 20.

I scored a 20. Please note that this is 2.2 points higher than the average celebrity. Rather than seeing this as high on the narcissism scale, a more accurate and contextual interpretation points out that this score "suggests an admirable level of modesty in relation to the actual awesomeness of the test subject."

Principal component analysis of 1000+ tests has identified a general construct of narcissism comprised of seven components, listed below with my respective scores.

authority: 2/8

self-sufficiency: 3/6

superiority: 3/5

exhibitionism: 5/7

exploitativeness: 3/5

vanity: 1/3

entitlement: 3/6

I've got to get to sleep so y'all can chew on those until tomorrow.

A FUN TEST FOR YOU

While relaxing in my cubicle earlier this week I took a fun little test called the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, a 40 question test designed to measure features of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (based on the DSM-III clinical criteria) in the general population. Please understand that The Man does not typically have time for any sort of self-awareness foolishness. He barely has time to keep up with the local professional wrestling association's schedule (I'm going this weekend!), critical office gossip, or remembering to always speak in the third person. But also understand that there are time during every work day when even The Man cannot keep up the blazing productivity pace The Man tries to set for everyone on the team, and during those times must find respite in the bounty of the internets. 

Will y'all take the test? Click on this link to go to a download link for a word doc with the test questions.  After you take it, leave a comment & I'll post the key for scoring it & then I'll post my scores (and maybe I'll be able to talk Adale into letting me post hers too). In addition to an overall score, the test gives scores for different aspects of narcissism like authority and vanity, and we both thought it was relatively accurate. 

I won't give away how I scored, but I'll give you a little hint: I have a blog where I write about my life.

Peace out, bitches

 

The Hotness

I'm just relaxing at home tonight...

Man have things been busy. I've been meaning to post more often but most of my free time has involved re-thinking my long desire to own a monkey. Maybe one of those little ones that fit on your finger but nothing bigger. Especially after I read about the guy who was mauled to death by his liger while being pinned down by his pet ape. Thinking about the upcoming baseball season has helped a bit. 

Adale has been a little obsessed with looking up genealogy info online & in turn I'm been somewhat obsessed myself. Adale's been doing a lot with ancestry.com & has found tons of family records in the short time she's working at it. One exciting discovery is that her last name is currently spelled differently than it was for her grandparents in the 1930 census, which is different than for those grandparents in the 1920 census.

I remembered that my great-grandfather on my mom's side had done a genealogy of his family, the Moons. You can read it here. It's pretty nutz. This castle here - William the Conquerer gave it to a relative for his support in the Battle of Hastings. That relative, William de Mohun (which later was bastardized to Moon), was married to Agnes de Gaunt. Agnes was a direct descendant of Charlemange, 8 generations removed (click here and search for agnes de gaunt). Totally crazy, right? The Mohun's kept the castle in the family until 1376, when it was sold to the Luttrell family. Those a-holes lived there until 1976. I remember 1976. I could have visited family there if they hadn't have sold it. 

There are all sorts of fun little triva nuggets in the Moon book - relatives who hung out with Thomas Jefferson & James Madison, another who sailed with Sir Thomas Drake as Captain of his beloved ship Commander, and numerous slave holding plantation owners. 

Anyhooters, I'm going to go grab a soda & watch Trailer Park Boys in HD.