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I am a strange person.
Feb. 1st, 2008 03:19 pmSo one of the exercises we did today in our Personality class was to pick which animal we'd prefer to be. I found my results rather interesting, not because of the animal but because of the selection process.
You see, my first pick was an archaeopteryx. My first thought was how amusing it was that I'd expanded my mental search engine to extinct animals, and lesser-known ones at that (well, less than T-Rex, at least). Second, of course, came the crippling thought that I'd been far too pretentious in my choice and that if I had to explain it to people after mentioning it they'd all think I was an elitist twit, so I quickly changed it to the similar but more conventional bat.
Third thought, of course, was how revealing my reasoning had been. Instead of going with the usual power animal like an eagle or a lion (although Boots tells me I'm a bit like a tiger) I went about it logically, thinking about various pros and cons of my choices. Archaeoptyrx was flight capable and theoretically warm-blooded, but also had lovely sharp teeth, heightened sensory ability and agility, and claw-tipped digits that would at least help with manipulating things even without opposable thumbs.
On the other hand, my reaction to the 'what animal would you least like to be' was purely in my gut: a slug. Slugs are vulnerable and defenseless in most cases and one of my biggest fears is helplessness. So I'm coldly logical when considering what I want and how I should be and quite unlogical when it comes to what scares me.
Interesting.
You see, my first pick was an archaeopteryx. My first thought was how amusing it was that I'd expanded my mental search engine to extinct animals, and lesser-known ones at that (well, less than T-Rex, at least). Second, of course, came the crippling thought that I'd been far too pretentious in my choice and that if I had to explain it to people after mentioning it they'd all think I was an elitist twit, so I quickly changed it to the similar but more conventional bat.
Third thought, of course, was how revealing my reasoning had been. Instead of going with the usual power animal like an eagle or a lion (although Boots tells me I'm a bit like a tiger) I went about it logically, thinking about various pros and cons of my choices. Archaeoptyrx was flight capable and theoretically warm-blooded, but also had lovely sharp teeth, heightened sensory ability and agility, and claw-tipped digits that would at least help with manipulating things even without opposable thumbs.
On the other hand, my reaction to the 'what animal would you least like to be' was purely in my gut: a slug. Slugs are vulnerable and defenseless in most cases and one of my biggest fears is helplessness. So I'm coldly logical when considering what I want and how I should be and quite unlogical when it comes to what scares me.
Interesting.
