I’m trashed so I’m heading for bed shortly.
But not before I report that I now own a rather tasty blender… you know what that’s for, right?
see here. (Watch the video)
(Hah – bet you were thinking margaritas..)
You can’t see this post… Seriously, pretend it isn’t here.
When you have made a commitment not to blog about work for the safety of your job and the high profile of the outfit you work for and the damage bad press could cause, you get really pissed off that you can’t say a bloody word about being on the receiving end of a collective bollocking.
But you can say that some people are weird because to give someone who’s just given you a bollocking a standing ovation is just plain twisted.
Isn’t it?
IDentified
I’m not above doing the odd bit of bartering where my html skills are concerned and today I had a meeting that’s payment in advance for some work this client wants doing. This payment was a consultation and assessment of my Instinctive Drives, or I.D. It’s kid of like a personality test.
But Not. Instead of testing things that can be fluid which personality tests, ID tests your underlying motivations, things that just don’t change.
It was pretty interesting though it didn’t tell me a whole bunch of stuff I don’t already know about myself. It did tell me that there’s a whole bunch of stuff that that other people are motivated by which I completely don’t understand. So it’s an interesting tool in terms of how to work in teams etc. and on balance I think it was a valuable exercise. It would be really valuable if my boss and colleagues had their ID done too.
Anyway, I can tell you that my ID is… 7543.
I score a 7 for Verify which explains my need for comparisons, clarification, reassurance and justice. I score a 5 for Authenticate – that’s neutral, doesn’t affect me at all, I score 4 for Complete which means I’m driven towards, freedom, pioneering, variety, spontaneity, flexibility. and a 3 on Improvise which means I need certainty, logic, composure and quiet time to think.
And in the grand scheme of things it’s pretty right.
There you go – My names Deeleea and my ID’s 7543.
Summing Up
It’s been a long time since this post.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge; 8 subjects with around 3 assignments each, essays, creative efforts, some new friends.
Good Times.
And bloody hard work.
I have to say, given that I’m anticipating having passed all my subjects (I know, bloody girly swot) and now, having handed in my last piece of work today, it was all worth it. I’ve actually found that in looking back over my earlier thoughts about going to uni, the course met my expectations and in some cases exceeded them, and yes, while there have been moments of sheer insanity, like taking a week off to get assignments done because I’d been not paying attention to term dates and trying to write 5000 words on copyright through the worst case of flu I’ve had in ages. I’ve really enjoyed it.
To the point I found myself thinking the other day…
Now… if I was doing my Masters…
Oh Feck… pass the Tequila.