I'm a Mandarin

Brilliant Ann, of Gorgeous Things blog, posted this test the other day and I thought I'd share it with you for your weekend amusement. I find it amazing that a handful of carefully chosen questions can achieve such a quick and clear window into my soul!

I'm a Mandarin!

You're an intellectual, and you've worked hard to get where you are now. You're a strong believer in education, and you think many of the world's problems could be solved if people were more informed and more rational. You have no tolerance for sloppy or lazy thinking. It frustrates you when people who are ignorant or dishonest rise to positions of power. You believe that people can make a difference in the world, and you're determined to try.

Talent: 33%
Lifer: 38%
Mandarin: 56%

Take the Talent, Lifer, or Mandarin quiz.

Edit-2/5/25: The line above used to contain the link to the Talent/Lifer/Mandarin quiz. Alas, I can no longer find it. FWIW, I gave you the Mandarin description at the beginning of this post. my firstborn, TJ, gave you the Talent description in the comments below. here's the Life description: "To you, a job is what pays the bills. You put in your hours, follow the rules, and then go home. Occasionally, you consider quitting, but then you think of how bad the job market is and you reconsider. Whatever happiness you get, you get from your life outside the workplace. Relationships, family, hobbies, and outside creative pursuits are what really matter to you. You're probably taking this test at work because you don't have anything better to do."

I feel like the part of Mandarin that fits me the most is "You have no tolerance for sloppy or lazy thinking. It frustrates you when people who are ignorant or dishonest rise to positions of power." What (or who) does that make you think of in 2025's political climate?

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And what am I doing this weekend? Cleaning my room, working on Hallowe'en costumes, practicing with a vocalist for some possible future gigs, maybe going to look at a new keyboard (piano synthesizer, not computer), and - thank you, Tyler - having a smidge less child care than the past couple of weekends. All the better to get these costumes off my todo list, as next weekend I'll be in New York City.

Enjoy your weekend.

Edit-2/5/25: Digging around on this old blog today, fixing some things that broke across all the years since the posts were originally written. That blog link in the first line, above, is still active, but the fabulous, still brilliant Ann Steeves now lives online at Instagram, @gorgeousfabrics.