Friday, August 8, 2008

Color Me Good

I love color and I love wearing it.

I shant give away any of my secrets but every day I spend a minute or so deciding what color I’m going to wear based entirely on how I’m feeling, who I'll be seeing or what I’ll be doing. It’s amazing how much a little bit of color can affect my mood and the rest of my life. There have been plenty of studies surrounding color; what they mean or what they might say about the individual. Although I don’t know enough about color theory to support it as a pure science, I certainly find it very fascinating and worth exploring further. After all, there is no denying the role color plays in the advertising world so color must do something.

Since I clearly ponder on color a lot, I happen to know of a fun little online color quiz. Now, I’ve never really given too much credit to personality tests and although I feel this is very similar to an all encompassing horoscope or some creepy fortune cookie that sorta fits my current perspective, I found these results eerily close to accurate on a simply basic level. Interesting:

Your Existing Situation: Easily affected by her environment and readily moved by the emotions of others. Seeks congenial relationships and an occupation which will promote them.

True

Your Stress Sources: Has an unsatisfied need to ally herself with others whose standards are as high as her own, and to stand out from the herd. Her control of her sensual instincts restricts her ability to give herself, but the resulting isolation leads to the urge to surrender and allow herself to merge with another. This disturbs her as such instincts are regarded as weaknesses to be overcome; she feels that only by continued self-restraint can she hope to maintain her attitude of individual superiority. Wants to be loved or admired for herself alone; needs attention, recognition, and the esteem of others.

True, give me more attention.

Your Restrained Characteristics: Believes that she is not receiving her share--that she is neither properly understood nor adequately appreciated. Feels that she is being compelled to conform, and close relationships leave her without any sense of emotional involvement. Circumstances are forcing her to compromise, to restrain her demands and hopes, and to forgo for the time being some of the things she wants.

Mostly true, but what is emotional involvement – sounds lame.

Your Desired Objective: Takes easily and quickly to anything which provides stimulation. Preoccupied with things of an intensely exciting nature, whether erotically stimulating or otherwise. Wants to be regarded as an exciting and interesting personality with an altogether charming and impressive influence on others. Uses tactics cleverly so as to avoid endangering her chances of success or undermined others' confidence in herself.

True, I am cleverly tactic.

Your Actual Problem: Has a fear that she might be prevented from achieving the things she wants. This leads her to employ great personal charm in her dealings with others, hoping that this will make it easier for her to reach her objectives.

True, I am most charming.

Your Actual Problem #2 (cause 1 is not enough): Greatly impressed by the unique, by originality, and by individuals of outstanding characteristics. Tries to emulate the characteristics she admires and to display originality in her own personality.

True, originality is my middle name when I’m not conforming to others I admire.

Ok, so that was fun but I’m not really sure what all of this means. If my preference to a certain color led the computer to identify all these problems I have why does it not tell me with which color to solve them all. It’s probably red, red is the best, good thing I have a ton of it.

So, now I’m wondering, what does color say about ya’ll?

3 comments:

Andrew said...

So, I tried that color test, and the webpage didn't work for me to show me the results... it kept on timing out... lame.

I must have done so good that they didn't want to show me the results. haha

Colette Campbell said...

Maybe that color thing worked okay for you, but for me it was a bit off--it said I detest mediocrity and uniformity. Not true. Mediocrity is just fine with me.
It also said I'm easily offended, and like making my own decisions without any input from others. Hmmm....I think I may be one of the most indecisive people I know. But that easily offended thing...I'm offended that they said that!
:)

Abinadi said...

Your results seem to describe you well. Mine could not have been more inaccurate.

In an unrelated note, they used the phrase "uses tactics cleverly" to which you replied "I'm cleverly tactic." I don't think you meant to do that since 'cleverly' is an adverb meant to modify the verb 'uses' and NOT 'tactics.' So maybe you meant to write "I'm cleverly tactical," or "I do use tactics cleverly," or "I am clever and tactical," but whatever the case, "I'm cleverly tactic" is simply incorrect, I'm afraid.