So fun. Had to steal this from Caribou's Mom who is Earth whereas I am:
Your Dark Element is Metal |
 You are a very formal and elegant person. You are neat to the point of being meticulous. You are both humble and proper. You never want to be a burden on others. You are a bit cool and aloof to people you don't know well. It takes you a while to warm up. You can be bossy and inflexible when you feel stressed. You don't budge easily. |
Do you care to share?
What an intriguing quiz, and more intriguing answer. I took the test and am a Water person - quiet and solitary, given to introspection. Maybe. Did you like your results?
ReplyDeleteHarvee, I actually thought I was water, too. My mother always says I'm water...fluid and yet resilient at once. It surprised me to be metal; I don't see myself as hard. But, many of the things in the paragraph were spot on. For example, I hate to think of being a burden on anyone!
ReplyDeletePerhaps many of us have those Water qualities: quiet, solitary and given to introspection. I think those traits are indicative of readers, and certainly lovely ones for you to have. Did you like your results? :)
Very funky! I also came out as Metal.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me aware of this little quiz. :)
Uh-oh! I wound up Fire. I can't say it's a surprise. My husband has described my outbursts as volcanic -- but at least they're quick to come to an end :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also Metal and it's quite true, especially the part about being aloof to people I don't know well.
ReplyDeletefunny, I came out as Fire! some of my examples were pretty true.
ReplyDeletesorry I haven't been around..I am struggling with Carpel tunnel and have had to limit my time on the computer! :(
These things are always fun. My dark element is water, which seems to be fairly accurate. I should take it again and see if my results change! :)
ReplyDeleteIt would appear that I'm Water, but being Water I pondered the situation, went back & all my answers were the same, apart from the final which could have gone between two - making me either Water or Metal so metal in a fluid state, it would appear I'm Mercury.
ReplyDeleteJo, another metal! Were you suprised at the outcome about yourself? I was, as it pertained to me, in some ways. Yet in others? It makes perfect sense.
ReplyDeleteCol, I love that you're fire! Doesn't it take all of us to make a complete marriage/family/community?
ReplyDeleteTerra Madre, same with me. People who know me always say I'm so lively and energetic, outgoing almost, but that's only when I'm very familiar with whom I'm conversing.
ReplyDeleteSara, I'm sorry to hear about the pain in your wrists! Yuck! I hope that dissipates soon, and no worries about coming by...I'm the worst at leaving regular comments.
ReplyDeleteDoes your husband like you being 'fire'? :)
Les, I thought for sure I'd be water. But maybe that was in a different time and place. I can picture you as that element, calm and soothing and fluid.
ReplyDeleteParrish, you make me smile. Probably we'd have different results on different days of taking the 'test', and probably we are a combination of many of the elements. There were a few I was torn between as well, including the last question, so I'm probably Mercury as well. Or, a special type of melted lead? ;)
ReplyDeleteI like this quiz! I'm not surprised to find out that I'm Water. I am a loner.
ReplyDeleteVasilly, you're not a loner. I'm sure I would be Water if I'd just changed one or two of my responses. There are other "waters", such as my dear friend Les, and Parrish; we all need each other!
ReplyDeleteI was wood:
ReplyDeleteYou are a driven and determined person. When you want something, you become intensely focused.
You are competitive and assertive. If you don't keep yourself in check, you can get aggressive.
You are very bold and sure of yourself. When your mind is set on something, you become stubborn.
You are very passionate. You ask for what you want nicely and demand it if you don't get your way!
Um...I think I might be part Wood, too.
ReplyDelete(There's nothing like intention!)
I love these!! Thanks for playing along :)
ReplyDeleteI am fire, apparently a bit of a trouble-maker. Honestly, I was stunned how accurate it was!
ReplyDeleteJust because it's you, I did it. My element is water as befits a Pisces sun, don't you think?
ReplyDelete"You are a peaceful and solitary person. You truly enjoy spending time alone.
You take time for reflection and contemplation. You savor philosophical introspection.
You have a private side to you, and you don't let others in easily.
You can be stoic and overly serious. You're not the type of person who wants to lighten up."
I love it that yours was metal, I bet it was siny silvery bendable metal. Love M2
ReplyDeleteFrom your metal description I thought for sure I come out as metal but I got water instead and actually, that makes more sense.
ReplyDeleteWendy, thanks for putting it up so we could all play along!
ReplyDeleteBookfool, I was stunned at how accurate it was for me, too. My mother did it, and said that my description was more spot on than hers...probably the part that said I refuse to budge. 'Cause God knows that's true enough. ;)
ReplyDeleteNan, first of all, I love how you said, "Because it's you I did it..." XO
ReplyDeleteSecondly, I can now see why I'm not 'water'. The first part of your description fits me perfectly, but I definitely am looking to lighten things up. There's nothing like a good laugh to me, and that's where I probably separate from the rest of water's qualities. Love the first part though, and I'm with you there hand in hand.
"Shiny, silvery, bendable metal..." what a lovely thought from someone who knows me best and always sees my good parts.
ReplyDeleteStefanie, I can see that many of us book bloggers would fall under water with those qualities of introspection, solitary, private, and philosophical rumination. For sure, those fit me as well.
ReplyDeleteBellezza, it's not that I don't want to lighten up. They asked 'what is it hard to admit about yourself' and that for me was 'I should lighten up.' I do know that. And I do want to. Just not easy. Not that I'm dark or moody or depressed. Just that I'm kinda serious by nature.
ReplyDeleteDear Nan, my first response to you came out all wrong; on rereading it, I sound critical somehow, and that's not what I mean at all! I'm also of a serious nature, my beloved mother is of a very serious nature, and I understand that quality so well.
ReplyDeleteI surely didn't mean to imply it's a bad thing to be serious. In fact, I work with a teacher who's so 'lightened up' all the time she's practically flippant. I never feel like I know the real person, she never lets us see who she really is because everything has to be a joke.
I love you just the way you are. Your friend who also tends to take things seriously.
Nan, I'm probably the opposite of lightened, excepted you need to know me well or at least a while to find this out, on first introduction you either meet someone you perceive to be a clown or arrogant, normally some combination of both, and that's where your opinion of me remains, unless you get through the chink & then you find the passion, introspection etc.
ReplyDeleteReading your conversation with Nan has me thinking about my serious nature. My husband has a great (dry) sense of humor, but I tend to be more on the serious side. I remember when my daughter was younger, she asked me one day what I was mad about. I said, "Mad? I'm not mad. Why did you think I was?" She said, "You look mad." I think I have a serious look and don't laugh as much as I'd like to. I would like to "lighten up" and be one of those people who laughs outloud a lot, but I guess it just isn't my nature. That said, I do try to smile more so others don't think I'm angry. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh no! You didn't sound a bit critical. I promise. I just wanted to explain what I thought the thing meant by lighten up. And Les, I love that. :<) This has been a fun little talk.
ReplyDeleteI am "wood". I think that might be true :)
ReplyDeleteParrish, it's funny how it takes awhile for people to get to know us. I'm often perceived as arrogant when people first meet me because I'm actually reserved, or shy, or even in some situations insecure. Actually the opposite of arrogant. That's why so often I'm annoyed by most people; what do they know? ;) At any rate, I do much better in small group settings than in large parties. Which I abhor.
ReplyDeleteLike you, it takes awhile to get through the chinks to find the passion and introspection.
Les, isn't it funny how our facial expression can sometimes be so much more intense than what we're feeling? I'll be stressed coming home from work, look in the review mirror and think, "Wow! I sure look mad!" when I'm not mad at all.
ReplyDeleteKids pick up on every little nuance about us, whether we want them to or not.
Nan, it has been a fun little talk! And, I'm glad you didn't perceive my comment as critical. Phew!
ReplyDeleteAlly, my parents are both "wood". We laughed about how accurate the descriptions seem to be, both the good and the bad parts. I think each trait as much commendable about it, though.
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