Observer's paradox be damned!

Ha. I should be studying for my remaining two exams, but I'm taking this quiz, "Who's Your OC Crush?" and I don't even watch that pathetic show. Confession: I actually enjoy taking these silly online quizzes like "Which Power Ranger Are You?" or "Would Donald Trump Fire You?", you know, stuff like that. I was a member of Tickle.com back when it was still Emode, and one night, I took so many quizzes, they offered me a free, seven-day trial to take all those tests they try to sell you. Yeah. I'm that nuts. These tests are so contrived. There's always some discernible pattern and half the time, the answer you want isn't even there so you just pick one at random. Have you ever known (or been) one of those people in school who can guess what a test (or actually, the test writer) wants you to answer? Yup, I'm one of those people; in educational circles, we are the devil's spawn, the test-wise, bringing down the validity of standardized tests. So, I always take the results of these quizzes with a pinch of salt, coz I know I probably (consciously or otherwise) influenced them and consequently skewed them. Makes me think of the observer's paradox, this thing in social science that poses this conundrum "if you want to observe what happens when you're not observing, but to do so, you must observe it, then by observing it, you're changing it and not seeing what you would see if you weren't observing it". Whoa, my head's spinning. Basically, I have no idea of the accuracy of any of these results, but the quizzes are a fun way to kill time. Here's a random sample of some of my results and my take on them.

What's your flavor? Mocha
Yuck. I hate coffee in all its incarnations - hot coffee, iced coffee, coffee candy, coffee cake, coffee anything. Can't stand the smell of it and plus, when I was a kid, my parents tricked my brother and me into thinking that drinking coffee was what made you old. They drank coffee and they were old. Seemed logical at the time.

What's your superpower? Speed
Right, speed. I mean, I'd believe like freezing people (emotionally, that is) or some sort of mind-related power, but speed? If I were the tortoise in that fable, they'd be talking about how the hare won that race without even trying. Speed is not my thing.

What's your true color? Brown
No offense, but brown is one of my least favorite colors. It's nice and rich and earthy, but given a choice, I'd choose my all-time favorite, black. Black is the best color, for everything. It's so...strong. It has that mysterious yet beautiful quality other colors simply don't have (for me, at least).

What's your back-to-school destiny? Academic
Pretty accurate. I don't like school, but I know what I'm there for and I'm that girl you used to hate back in high school for reminding the teacher we had homework assignments due. School is serious stuff. Okay, okay, I ought to be studying instead of blogging, but hey, even the staunch academic needs her time off!

What's your deadly sin? Gluttony.
Well, duh! Love food, love excess. Gee, which of the seven deadly sins could that possibly be?

What's your eating style? Indulgent eater
Again, duh.

What's your sense of humor? Goofy humor
Yup, that's me. My favorite joke is - What did the apple say to the orange? Nothing, coz apples don't talk. I have also laughed so hard I fell off 1) a bed, 2) a chair, and 3) a cafeteria bench. I think some guy said "exacerbation". That really set me off.

What's your theme song? Abba's Dancing Queen
Too true! I'd dance the night away if I had a good pair of shoes and some great tunes. I love to dance. A good beat makes me itch all over. My moves are kinda lame, but do I care? That's right - no!

What's your sexual turn-on? Personality
Hmmm, it's a tie between personality and intellect. Smart guys turn me on; geniuses turn me into an incoherent mess. I like guys with a good personality, but you know, personality is such a tricky thing - I mean, a guy can have personality if he thinks he's a boiled egg or runs around with newspaper clippings on his clothes. A good combination of the two, that's what I'd like. Someone smart, but tempered, not so brainy he's completely off in another world, one I can't relate to, and not boring (but again, boring is relative), someone I can talk to but who will stop talking if necessary. Oh, heck, he should just ask my best friend. She'll tell him my dos' and don'ts' and most importantly, she'll tell him what presents I want!

What kind of movie are you? Romantic comedy
Take the comedy, strike the romance, add the word "dark" and ta-da! You have me and my life.

Final thought: Apparently, I'm a mass of contradictions. Glorious.