The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part ten- Page 90

[picturetaker9211]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:18pm

orange- Broadway.com has been having problems. I know what you're talking about. I can't click on anything & it's annoying.
I agree w/ you Em. Adam seems kind of not so in touch w/ the fans online. As he said in his first myspace blog, he's a bit "technologically inept." They make the fans happy

Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:26pm

I know I've said this somewhere on BWW before (probably in that aforementioned MBTI thread), but E/I is so difficult to detect because while it seems like such an obvious component of one's personality, it's not a measure of sociability but rather where you feel more comfortable and at ease. Personality analysis is very fascinating to me in general.

I think message boards are perfect for me because I'm so close on the E/I scale. They allow me to communicate with others... from a safe distance.

[Chloe]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:46pm

Here are some other ISFP characteristics:

ISFPs can and do perform admirably in the spotlight, but generally have little to say about the performance.... intuition as a means of communication is a poor servant, evidenced in spoonerisms, and non sequiturs and mixed metaphors.... They have a strong aesthetic appreciation for art, and are likely to be artists in some form, because they are unusually gifted at creating and composing things which will strongly affect the senses... they're likely to be animal lovers, and to have a true appreciation for the beauties of nature. They're original and independent, and need to have personal space.... They are "doers", and are usually uncomfortable with theorizing concepts and ideas, unless they see a practical application. They learn best in a "hands-on" environment, and consequently may become easily bored with the traditional teaching methods, which emphasize abstract thinking. They do not like impersonal analysis, and are uncomfortable with the idea of making decisions based strictly on logic.... ISFPs are warm and sympathetic. They genuinely care about people, and are strongly service-oriented in their desire to please. They have an unusually deep well of caring for those who are close to them, and are likely to show their love through actions, rather than words.... Most have a special affinity with babies and young children, and form bonds with their children when they are very young. They are very laid-back parents, and are not likely to have highly defined expectations of their children.

[picturetaker9211]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:54pm

A lot of that description sounds a lot like Adam. I Googled ISFP and Michael Jackson and Donald Trump are ISFPs. I've always imagined Adam as the laid-back/cool/loving Dad who is always proud of his kids.

Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:56pm

Didn't he once say that he didn't care if his children grew up to be a baseball player, as long as they were happy? I think he mentioned that he'd dissuade them from acting, though, because it can be such a hurtful profession.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:58pm

I'm most definitely an introvert -- I sort of live in my own head a lot of the time, heh. I like communicating with people, but I'm fairly shy in first acquaintance, and I feel that I'm better at written communication than spoken. Thank goodness for AIM, message boards and email... phone conversations are sometimes scary for me! I suppose introversion or extraversion doesn't have much to do with shyness or outgoingness, though.

Ooh, that's so interesting, Chloe. I think that sounds quite a bit like Adam. He seems to be most successful at expressing himself through music or performance and not so much through verbal or written means. Maybe introverts in general have preferred methods of communication based on their other characteristics, and in other mediums they aren't as articulate? I think that the parts about him as a parent seem like they'd fit (now I'm curious as to what Cybele's type might be).

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:05pm

Maybe introverts in general have preferred methods of communication based on their other characteristics, and in other mediums they aren't as articulate?

That's interesting. I think that holds true for Raul, another introvert, who seems most comfortable expressing himself through his acting.

Oh, Ash -- I'm scared of the phone, too. :)

This is what Keirsey's Please Understand Me says about an ISFP "Composer's" ideal mate (of course, this is all highly subjective):

Composers and Supervisors ought to make a good team. The reserved and friendly Composers (ISFPs) an, close to nature and absorbed in artistic activity, are the most gentle and sensual of all the types, and the expressive and tough-minded Supervisors (ESTJs), the persons most suited to be in charge of institutions and establishments, like it when someone brings a little pastoral beauty into their hard-nosed, all-business existence. Updated On: 6/14/06 at 11:05 PM

[Chloe]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:08pm

I'm a lot like you, Ashley. Quite a while ago there was a conversation about the telephone here, and it seems that 90% of us had issues with calling people on the phone, including me. Make of that what you will. I'm also with those of you who find message boards and email easier to deal with than being face to face with people.

I almost forgot this part:

an SP may present the image of a bedroom virtuoso, a sexual superman or superwoman who voices an avid interest in experimentation.... SPs seem to enjoy talking about sex, may have an extensive repertoire of ribald sexual stories

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:10pm

I don't mind face-to-face communication at all, but like I said, I'm very close on the E/I scale.

It's good you didn't forget that part, Chloe! LOL! And to think I'm withholding (i.e. too lazy to type) a whole section on sex and mating from my book...

[Dancinqueen123]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:16pm

I'm also very introverted. I can't relly talk to people in person. I'm more comfortable with emails and IMs. Example, I'm really comfortable with you guys because I can organize my thoughts and take my time when thinking things out. You can't really do that over the phone or in person.

[picturetaker9211]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:23pm

I fear talking on the phone! Unlike most of my friends, I don't spend hours talking on the phone. AIM, e-mail, & message boards, work well for me. My parents are reluctant because of secual predators, etc. I'm sure you guys aren't pedifiles...maybe. Just kidding. I'm also quite comfortable in here because I'm not forced to talk, even though I enjoy it. Once I become close w/ somebod, then I become more outgoing.

Updated On: 6/14/06 at 11:23 PM

[Chloe]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:31pm

I don't mind actually talking once I'm on the phone - well, most of the time - but calling someone makes me nervous. I start second-guessing about whether it's a good time to call and how the conversation will go.

I'm glad you're aware about sexual predators, Angela. As Adam said, watch out.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:31pm

Hee! But you must type the sex and mating part, Lexi. If you have time.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:32pm

Dude. I'm sure your book is really moving and all, but that needs to be there -- cause it's the ONLY important part.

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:37pm

I'm not sure if I'd call my book on personality typing moving, although I guess it could be interpreted as that at times! :)

So, per request:

Going out with an artisan is a little like taking a ride on a roller coaster. Wherever they are, whatever they are doing, no matter who they are with, SPs have a knack for excitement and will try to turn any occasion into a party or a high speed adventure - they are typically the "fast" dates parents often warn their children about. Expressive artisans are often the life of the party, the center of attraction, teasing and joking with everyone around them but even the more reserved, private Artisans are full of fun and mischief, and seem to view mating as a game to be played or a wild ride to be taken. Never a dull moment, if an SP can help it.

Certainly a good deal of the artisans' excitement is sexual. In the first place, and will put in more time developing their bodies and keeping in shape, working out at the gym, jogging, doing aerobics, and son on - not just to be fit and healthy , but to turn heads. Also, artisans are easily the most sexually ambitious of all the types. Adventure in all things, including sex, is likely to appeal to an SP, and whether expressive or reserved, male or female, they have an avid interest in sexual abundance and expression.

Very simply, sex fascinates artisans: they enjoy talking about sex, they may have an extensive repertoire of sexual stories, and they love to hear about details of sexual activities. At the same time, they are unimpressed with anything abstract, and thus symbolic stimulation does not have much power to arouse them. SPs are far more responsive to sensory stimuli, and in their hedonism are apt to spice up with sexy negligee, exotic locales, and erotic films. The slow-moving love story is less likely to have appeal, making SPs impatient to get on with it.

The artisans' joy of life can be infectious, delighting the other types (at least for a while) with their playfulness and sweeping them along with a rush of excitement. Soulful NF idealists can be enchanted by the artisans' lack of self-consciousness, and by their sheer physical attractiveness, and will often project into the impulsive, unreflective SP their own NF image of the spiritual poet or artist. NT rationals, highly theoretical and work-obsessive, can be drawn to the artisans' delightful sense of play and physical pleasure, and will admire their effortlessness of speech and action. And most of all, SJ guardians find in the carefree, sensual artisans an almost irresistible counterbalance to their own firmly set attitude of concern and responsibility.

[Chloe]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:45pm

Sorry, I accidentally hit post on a blank. That seems to be Adam, all right, as much as someone who doesn't know him can say.

I keep getting the feeling that my av is commenting on the thread right now. Updated On: 6/14/06 at 11:45 PM

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:50pm

Haha. Adam would probably be asking what the HELL any of us are blabbing about. "whats an introvert???"

[Chloe]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:52pm

Right - all this analysis would probably bore him to tears.

I'm going to say good night - sleep well everyone.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:54pm

Ooh, that does seem to be Adam. I like the descriptions of what the other types find attractive about SPs -- I'm sure we can all see some of our ourselves in that part.

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:54pm

Well, I'll be the first to admit that I'm a freak for enjoying analysis of anything -- whether it be personalities, shows, or songs -- as much as I do.

Goodnight Chloe. :)

[picturetaker9211]

Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:58pm

Lexi- I'm not into analysing (sp?) things. But this is an interesting topic.
I really want a Coke right not, which is probably terrible for my health & I'm in no need for a sugar rush. Must not give into temptation...Wasn't Adam in a movie called Temptation?
Goodnight Chloe!

Posted: 6/15/06 at 12:06am

Oooh, I liked that part too, Ash! I guess it's only interesting if you know your own type, but I think it rings SO true and fits in nicely with some stuff I've touched on privately with a couple people about why we're attracted to certain performers.

The only amateurish (and sometimes humorous) parts of Keirsey's book is when he attempts to get technical with sex-related interests. I can just see this old, professor-esque guy sitting in a chair and smoking a pipe while typing about SPs' interest in "sexy negligee, exotic locales, and erotic films." Heh.

Yes, Adam was in a movie called Temptation, although it bombed and didn't even make it onto DVD. It's saddening because not only is Adam in it, but Michael Cerveris is in it as well.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 6/15/06 at 12:16am

Hehe! I smiled at the part where he was describing the sexual adventurous of that type, too... he seemed to be struggling to list things.

Adam and Michael in a movie? Interesting...

It's a little late, but goodnight, Chloe!

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/15/06 at 9:35am

I didn't post last night because I fell asleep, but I did get Broadway.com to work in IE. Spyware Blaster turns off Flash ads in IE, but doesn't have the same function in Firefox. This is the first time I've ever had a problem with it, though.

I took that personality test years ago, but I completely forget what I am. I'd have to look over the list of titles again, because I think mine was really obvious for my interests.

[Amber_C2003]

Posted: 6/15/06 at 10:02am

I remember being seriously weirded out when the Temptation trailer was initially released...dancing buildings, anyone?