basil shares the longest meme ever...

Kim of Ramblestrip tagged basil with an unusually large meme yesterday. basil being the kind and generous guy that he is tagged me. Since I'm always interested in learning more about the my favorite topic, me, I decided to participate.

Overview: This post is a community experiment with two broad purposes. The first is to create publicly accessible data about bloggers' personalities, which may have sociological value in addition to being just plain fun. The second is to track the propagation of this meme through blogspace. Full details and explanation can be found on the original posting: A Meme Worth Spreading.

The results are rather long, thus they're in the extended entry.

Instructions (to join in the experiment):

1. Take the IPIP-NEO personality test and the Political Compass quiz, if you have not done so already.
2. Copy to the clipboard that section of this post that is between the double lines, and paste it into your blog editor. (Blogger users may wish to use 'compose' mode to preserve formatting and hyperlinks. Otherwise, be sure to add hyperlinks as necessary.)
3. Replace the answers in the "survey" section below with your own.
4. Add your blog information to the "track list", in the form: "Linked title - URL - optional GUID". ("GUID" stands for global unique identifier - it should be a short string that currently yields no results in a Google search.)
5. Any additional comments should go outside of the double lines, including the (optional) nomination of bloggers you wish to pass this experimental meme on to.
6. Post it to your blog!

Age: 30
Gender: Male
Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA
Religion: Yes
Occupation: Project Manager / Systems Analyst
Began blogging (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/03/2005

Political Compass Results
Economic Left/Right: 2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.15

IPIP-NEO results
Extraversion
EXTRAVERSION...............70
..Friendliness.............65
..Gregariousness...........38
..Assertiveness............88
..Activity Level...........80
..Excitement-Seeking.......56
..Cheerfulness.............57
Your score on Extraversion is high, indicating you are sociable, outgoing, energetic, and lively. You prefer to be around people much of the time.

Agreeableness
AGREEABLENESS..............23
..Trust....................24
..Morality.................50
..Altruism.................22
..Cooperation..............80
..Modesty..................5
..Sympathy.................21

Your score on Agreeableness is low, indicating less concern with others' needs Than with your own. People see you as tough, critical, and uncompromising.

Conscientiousness
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS..........86
..Self-Efficacy............90
..Orderliness..............66
..Dutifulness..............88
..Achievement-Striving.....66
..Self-Discipline..........92
..Cautiousness.............64

Your score on Conscientiousness is high. This means you set clear goals and pursue them with determination. People regard you as reliable and hard-working.

Neuroticism
NEUROTICISM................52
..Anxiety..................55
..Anger....................60
..Depression...............46
..Self-Consciousness.......67
..Immoderation.............38
..Vulnerability............38

Your score on Neuroticism is average, indicating that your level of emotional reactivity is typical of the general population. Stressful and frustrating situations are somewhat upsetting to you, but you are generally able to get over these feelings and cope with these situations.

Openness to Experience
OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE.....40
..Imagination..............39
..Artistic Interests.......92
..Emotionality.............6
..Adventurousness..........28
..Intellect................79
..Liberalism...............17
Your score on Openness to Experience is average, indicating you enjoy tradition but are willing to try new things. Your thinking is neither simple nor complex. To others you appear to be a well-educated person but not an intellectual.