Handwriting Analysis

I tried a handwriting analysis at Compatamate.com and here are parts of the results (and my comments):

Your Fundamental Temperament — How You Approach

Your basic nature is one of benevolence, amicability, friendliness and cordiality. You do not like conflict and will assume a lot of responsibility for keeping the peace, whether it is yours or not. In the negative, these characteristics can become complacency or escape tactics in order to remove yourself from the discomfort is causes you.

(well, not sure about benevolence but I do like keeping the peace...the wording is strange "discomfort is causes you." I wonder if it's a grammatical error.)

The Primary Motivation Behind Your Behavior

You strive for balance of the mental, emotional and physical realms. At this point in your life, your primary motivation is to be the best that you can be. You will seek opportunities to display your talents. You demonstrate a willingness to assume responsibility and thrive on freedom to experiment. Independence, trust and responsibility are important to satisfying your needs at this time.

(Okay, quite accurate so far.)

Life's Impact Upon You

At this point in time, emotional situations impact you moderately. While some issues that have little importance to you will roll off your back quickly and easily, this is not the case when something is important to you. When your feelings are stimulated, good or bad, you do not get over them easily.

The depth of your feelings creates passion. You have energy to invest in anything that sparks your interests and will pursue it with purpose. Your emotional memory keeps you committed to your undertakings.

You enjoy sensuous stimulants: fine foods, rich textures, etc., as well as sensuous endeavors within moderation.

(Not too bad; I rarely bear people a grudge but there are a few.)

Your Emotional Response to Life's Experiences

Your emotional responses are controlled and border on non-expression. Others see you as cool, calm and collected, even unemotional and undemonstrative. You do not move into relationships or new situations quickly. Some people may tag you as noncommittal because of this. Even when you want to make contact, it is not easy to reach out or really communicate with others. In many cases, you might be less inclined to speak at length because to do so would mean to reveal more of yourself.

(Well, given that I've been called a robot...yeah, I guess this should be accurate enough.)

You stand on your own two feet and expect others to do the same, all the while discouraging emotional dependency. You do not burden others with your personal pain or problems and are not particularly comfortable when they attempt to "bounce" their feelings off of you. Even your language is void of emotional words; rather than say "I feel," you are more comfortable with "I think." When you must deal with emotional displays, it is most natural for you to want to withdraw. Such behavior can result in leaving the other person more frustrated than before (which also serves as a way of getting even if you are angry) and the loss of that relationship becomes a possibility, since neither party can communicate effectively. You appreciate and build more solid relationships with people possessing similar emotional restraint.

(Yep, I think this is accurate enough in parts...I definitely use more "I think" then "I feel". But I don't think that I withdraw. In fact, some people say that I'm a good listener.)

Problem Solving and Learning — Your Mental Processing Powers

You would have been drawn to a highly skilled profession by the natural intensity in you character, but now you find that having to attend to details drives you crazy. They take too much time and time is something of which you rarely have enough.

The development of this habit is usually a result of deeply felt pain. Energies are turned toward escaping the pain; if you are busy enough you will not feel it. And, so you become busy, possibly a workaholic, but definitely an escapist, and everything becomes a blur as you speed through life.

(Now, this is where I have some doubts. I don't mind details...I like details if they are necessary or advancing the work/project. However, red tapes and all sorts of admin stuff aren't my forte. Okay, I am a bit of a workaholic and an escapist...after all, that's what fantasy is for.)

The Scope of Your World and Your Importance in it

Your moderately outgoing nature opens doors for you to make contact with the outside world. Whether you will or not is dependent on your emotional response level. You enjoy socializing and would not be content without a reasonable amount of people contact. You are receptive to your environment and willing to draw resources from it. You believe "No man is an island."

You are able to shift your attention easily from thought to thought, person to person or project to project. Interruptions rarely bother you and you are able to regain your focus on what you were doing with relative ease. You are able to handle more than one task at a time and are most content when what you are doing allows you a reasonable amount of freedom of thought and space.

(Hmm...I do find that I can juggle a few things together even if I can't juggle physically. Sure, moderate outgoing nature is the key word. I wasn't as outgoing when I was younger.)

Your Current Governing Philosophy

The even-keel you nurture tends to balance how you perceive matters and move through life. You are able to cheer the pessimist and pull the optimist down to reality. To others, you can represent the most steady, predictable thing in the lives.

(Hmm...hope so.)