The Mind's I: iko's journal

Perspective...

Think of you with pipe and slippers
Think of her in Bed
Laying there just watching telly
Then think of me instead

I'll never grow so old and flabby
That could never be
Don't marry her, fuck me

And your love light shines like cardboard
But your work shoes are glistening
She's a Ph.D in 'I told you so'
You've a knighthood in 'I'm not listening'

She'll grab your sweaty bollocks
Then slowly raise her knee
Don't marry her, fuck me

And the Sunday sun shines down on San Francisco bay
And you realise you can't make it anyway
You have to wash the car
Take the kiddies to the park
Don't marry her, fuck me

Those lovely Sunday mornings
With breakfast brought in bed
Those blackbirds look like knitting needles

Those birds will peck your soul out
And throw away the key
Don't marry her, fuck me

And the kitchen's always tidy
And the bathroom's always clean
She's a diploma in 'just hiding things'
You've a first in 'low esteem'

When your socks smell of angels
But your life smells of brie
Don't marry her, fuck me

And the Sunday sun shines down on San Francisco bay
And you realise you can't make it anyway
Take the kiddies to the park
Don't marry her, fuck me

--Beautiful South Don't Marry Her on "Blue is the Color"

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November 9, 1998

Don't Marry Her

Eileene

According to my personality tests, I am an INTJ.
Of the four temperments (rationals, idealists, artisans and guardians), I was in the camp of Rationals (NT). Rationals are "abstract in communitating and utilitarian in implementing goals". That sounds like me, right? It is the personality that is "Knowledge Seeing Personality" and trusts in reason and hungering for achievement. "They are usually pragmatic about the present, skeptical about the future, solipsistic about the past, and their preferred time and place are the interval and the intersection. Educationally they go for the sciences, avocationally for technology, and vocationally for systems work. Rationals tend to be individualizing as parents, mindmates as spouses, and learning oriented as children. Rationals are very infrequent, comprising as few as 5% and no more than 7% of the population." Hmm... I really think that sounds like me.

I am under the category of a "coordinator" over an "engineer" (because of the j instead of a p). The i makes me introverted "Mastermind" over the extroverted "Field Marshal". Eisenhower and Ayn Rand share my personality. Hmm... You can read more at the Keirsey website. That does sound like me, doesn't it? I talked to Benjy today and he was able to guess my personality type. He says that most of the people I hung out with in college had this personality type. Maybe it will make me a good project leader someday. <grin>

Because I no longer have a book to read (read yesterday's entry to read about how I left it in the back seat of Christine's car), I searched my room early this morning to find my copy of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere which I purchased a few weeks ago. As usual, I'll put up a review once I finish with it.

The perspective of today refers to a CD that Doris, my coworker, loaned me today. The song is called "Don't Marry Her" and I think it's hilariously funny. It's a folky-music type of song with a female singer (the group has a male and female leads). If you can imagine Carole King singing this song, that's about what the Beautiful South (the group) sounds like. It's the first song on the album, so you can't miss the track. Tee hee hee.. Share and Enjoy!