Theme Tunes
Regular listeners of
Phill Jupitas' breakfast show will know that he's been talking about theme tunes for the masses a bit recently.
It's a neat idea. TV characters have their own theme tunes, and now the major characters in films often have their own piece of signature music that plays away whenever they're in focus, often subtlety intermingling with the music of the other characters to reflect the action on screen. How much more interesting would it be if in real life we all walked around with our own musical accompaniment, improvising around a theme, in harmony (or otherwise) with the people we meet.
I'm picking Röyksopp's "Alpha Male" (from the album "the Understanding") (although the track title doesn't really fit me very well). For the uninitiated, you can find a sample
here, but sadly you'll miss out on the epic build-up, recurring themes and most of the subtle twists. I've been delving much further than this into the depths of obscure Scandinavian music recently, so I guess it's a fitting choice too.
So what's your theme tune?
My Myers-Briggs Personality Type
Thanks to
Sarah Cool for putting an old post in your sidebar and reminding me to blog about this.
I'm probably an INTP (Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving). Apparently that makes me a 'Thinker' or an 'Architect' depending on whose description you read, although I'm a fairly borderline on the scale between 'P' (Perceiving) and 'J' (Judging).
Some snippets from the fuller description
hereAs an INTP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you deal with things rationally and logically. Your secondary mode is external, where you take things in primarily via your intuition.
INTPs live in the world of theoretical possibilities. They see everything in terms of how it could be improved, or what it could be turned into.
INTPs do not like to lead or control people. They're very tolerant and flexible in most situations, unless one of their firmly held beliefs has been violated or challenged, in which case they may take a very rigid stance. The INTP is likely to be very shy when it comes to meeting new people. On the other hand, the INTP is very self-confident and gregarious around people they know well, or when discussing theories which they fully understand.
The INTP is usually very independent, unconventional, and original. They are not likely to place much value on traditional goals such as popularity and security. They usually have complex characters, and may tend to be restless and temperamental. They are strongly ingenious, and have unconventional thought patterns which allows them to analyze ideas in new ways. Consequently, a lot of scientific breakthroughs in the world have been made by the INTP.
The INTP is at his best when he can work on his theories independently. When given an environment which supports his creative genius and possible eccentricity, the INTP can accomplish truly remarkable things. These are the pioneers of new thoughts in our society.
Dominant: Introverted Thinking
Auxiliary: Extraverted Intuition
Tertiary: Introverted Sensing
Inferior: Extraverted Feeling
