I know it's been far too long since my last post, so I thought I should put together a short one just in case anyone was starting to worry about me...
Yay, tree...
It seems rather crazy to me that Christmas is less than 2 weeks away...it probably doesn't help that the weather in Alabama has been anything but wintry. I mean, I wore shorts and t-shirts this weekend...and not just because I'm an extremely hot-natured mutant! It was in the upper 70's! [Which is plain unacceptable, in my opinion. Someone please contact the polar vortex and have it redirected back towards Alabama...clearly, Alabama's forgotten that it's supposed to be cold outside during winter.]
I finally put up my Christmas tree this past week...
Please overlook the pink ornaments on the tree. Pink is my sister's favorite color...and since we're living together this year, I thought it would be nice if we had a tree that everyone liked [or at least a tree that everyone liked some aspect of...] So....yeah. Pink and blue this year. Yayyyyy...
Let's see, what else...
I've been having to do a ton of classes for appraisal stuff...it's the bane of my existence. Sooooo, there's that. [If anyone would be willing to help me out in the employment department so that I can stop doing appraisals, I'd be so so so incredibly grateful! Just saying...]
Life goal: be as pretty as this bunny, one day
Oh! I'm still seeing the guy that I'd mentioned in a previous post [which has since been deleted as an attempt to save myself some embarrassment...] and things are pretty darn great ^_^ Yeaaaah, I'm pretty happy with things right now...[sorry, can't think straight right now...too busy being twitterpated...] I'd love to write more about him, but I don't want to jinx anything...
Ummm....anything else??
Oh!
I saw this video the other day and I have to share it!
It's 'Daddy' by PSY [the same guy that did Gangnam Style a few years back...]
The song is catchy, the video is hilarious, and it'll be the best/worst thing you'll see all day! Yep.
Now that I've started typing, I've thought of quite a few things I need to post about...look for more posts coming soon...hopefully before the new year!
Soooo, I was sitting at my desk, trying to come up with a topic to post about that wasn't related to Meyers-Briggs [I realize that the topic probably doesn't interest everyone as much as it does me...], but...I can't come up with anything. /pout
Instead, I've decided to post some of the awesome things that I've recently found on YouTube...
- I've been watching a lot of Markiplier's videos...my brother introduced me to him a few months ago [thanks, bro!].
Markiplier!!
Markiplier is fairly well-known for his Five Nights at Freddie's videos...it was bingeing on his FNF videos that brought me to really like his stuff.
His channel covers a decent range of game types and original funnies...I'll admit to spending more than one afternoon watching his videos just to see his reactions to jumpscares! [His reactions truly are the best!]
I really like his style of narration [though, it can get a little grating, at times]...listening to him reminds me of times when my brother and I used to game together...the random gibberish, the ridiculous taunting, and then the freak-outs which always dissolve into nonsensical swearing...yep...good times.
JackSepticEye!
I've also been watching several gaming videos by JackSepticEye...
I found his YouTube page when I was watching a list of 'horror games' that BuzzFeed put together for Halloween. [I linked to the BuzzFeed article...but I can't remember which games are Jack's]
I'll admit that I don't really know that much about Jack...I'm not even sure that Jack's his actual name /nervouschuckle
Buuuuut, I do know that he's got an absolutely adorable Irish accent and he talks about video games. Which is a double-win, in my opinion.
The Piano Guys!!
Another of my favorites is ThePianoGuys. Seriously. I love these guys!
I really, really like how they take pop songs and arrange them for the piano and the cello...for example, they do 'Cello Wars' which is a Star Wars parody. So. Good. My kiddo asks to hear it at least once a week!
They're rendition of 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' gives me chills and makes me tear up every time I hear it. Every. Time.
/sigh
Alright...this post has taken me way too long to write. [I started it back in mid-October!] I've got plenty of stuff to post about but just haven't really felt any motivation to actually write them out...I'm a bad blogger...but I promise I'll try to do better!!
So, I'm still researching the differences between INFJ and INFP...
Turns out, the -J and -P functions are quite polar...its far more than being more judging vs more perceiving...swapping out the -J and -P drastically changes which functions a person primarily uses and the way that functions are prioritized...[Explaining this will require me brushing up on the introverted/extraverted aspects of personality functions...I've found a few good sources for info, now I'm just working my way through it all...]
That being said...while I do think it could be entirely possible for a person to be 'borderline' between two [or more] MBTI types, I'm not sure how likely it would be that a person could truly be borderline INFJ/INFP...the two types are simply too different!
I found this video a couple of months ago...I think it does really good job of illustrating the difference between a person who is Fi [Introverted feeling - found in INFPs] and someone who is Fe [Extraverted feeling - found in INFJs].
The video is a little bit long [almost 7 minutes], but entirely worth the watch...in my opinion, anyway...The video is pretty self-explanatory. There's bits of text in it that explain which behaviors you should be taking note of as classing INFP or INFJ.
After watching the video, I've got to say that I still feel pretty confident that my MBTI type is INFJ...but, I will keep looking into this. You know...for science!!
Being the curious sort that I am, I've found myself thinking a good bit about personality types lately [again].
- If you've visited my blog before, you probably have read at least one post where I reference being 'INFJ'...INFJ has consistently been my Meyers-Briggs personality type. And in typical INFJ fashion, I'm pretty proud of being able to say that I belong to the small percentage of people that make up the rarest personality type out of the 16 possible MBTI outcomes .
I was browsing around on Pinterest this morning, as I do most mornings when I find myself waking too early...[some of my MBTI Pinterest finds...click them to make them large enough to read...]
Not really sure why, but I decided to re-take the MBTI assessment this morning and I had some interesting results...
HumanMetrics delivered the expected, reassuring results of INFJ...but, 16personalities threw me a bit of a curve ball...
Seeing the different [and yet, very similar] results piqued my interest in learning what the differences between the two types are...which boils down to what exactly is the difference between J and P [judging/perceiving].
Well...what I thought would be a quick, 2-minute google searched answer actually ended up being much more complex!
Soooo, what I'm going to do is research it and then share my findings here when I feel like I've got a decent understanding of what makes an INFJ different from an INFP...findings could potentially span several posts, so check back soon!
Looks like I've fallen out of the habit of posting...again. /sigh
I should say, "I promise to start posting waaaaaayyyy more often..." but, I've got to be honest...I'm probably going to continue posting sporadically. But I can promise that I'll post about interesting/exciting things that are going on in the daily life of yours truly!
Let's see...where to start??
Oh! Baton Rouge!
My brief road trip to Baton Rouge has come and gone....the kiddo and I had an absolutely wonderful time! My college roomie's son is simply adorable! I got to see some friends that may as well be family...I truly wish I could see them more often than I do...maybe I will! It really isn't that bad of a drive...
Attack on Titan
Over the last couple of months, I warrior-binged my way through a few different anime series...I don't think I'll have the time to write up posts about all of them, but here's the list: Black Butler [seasons 1 and 2], Attack on Titan, more FairyTail [I don't think I'll ever get caught up on this one! It's kind of like Naruto...there are just way too many episodes!], Devil is a Part-Timer [for the second time], and I started watching Sword Art Online.
I may end up writing a few posts on my favorite newly watched anime...check back in a few days! [If there is any of the ones I've mentioned that you'd particularly like to hear about, let me know!]
Alliance, ftw!!!
Another development: I've recently started playing WoW [World of Warcraft] again!
It remains to be seen if this is a good thing...but I'm definitely enjoying it! You guys have no idea how much I missed playing WoW...
Alrighty...I've got to get back to work. Hope you're having a good week!
A couple of days after that, my sister ran into the guy that I dreamt about...and his wife and kid.
While not impossible, the likelihood of running into them while randomly shopping for homegoods is rather low...you see, they live with his parents in the small town next to the small town where we went to high school. Said small towns are about an hour or so away from where he lives now...so, instances when we run into people we know from 'back home' are pretty rare.
Sooooo, yeah. It was a little bit eerie considering that I'd just randomly dreamt about him...
To think, I'd almost went to the store with my sister...and I'd have run into him, too! [Nope, nope, nope, nope....!]
No time for a full post today...so, how about another 'thinking points' post?
- In my opinion, the Sims 4 isn't really worth the money [or the internet connection that's required for installation!]. Sure, the graphics are better and there are new aspects that have been introduced to make the gameplay a little smoother...but it's pretty much the same as all of its predecessors. Though, I guess I didn't really expect otherwise.
- Are any of you familiar with the Whisper app? There are some...umm...interesting people on there, for sure.
- My sister has gotten me hooked on Gossip Girl. So...much...drama! [And fantastic clothes!]
- My kiddo seems to be having some anxiety about his new school...he's such a precious cinnamon bun and it breaks my heart for me to hear him say that he doesn't have any friends. School hasn't even been in for a full week yet, though. So, I'm hoping things get better for him within a day or two.
- Some people just don't know how to let things go. Very annoying.
- I bought some 'grown up' sheets over the weekend. I'd laughed at the thought of actually considering a thread count before buying sheets...but now I see the error of my ways! My new sheets are the best sheets ever!!!! They're seriously comfy! Here's looking at you, Egyptian cotton!
- Last week, I played through the latest chapter of TellTale's Game of Thrones. I'm distraught at some
of the decisions that the game forced me to make...why, TellTale? Why?!?
- I've been reading "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" by Marie Kondo...I'm beyond ready to clear all of the junk and unnecessary clutter out of my life! I'm about halfway finished with her book and I'm dying to go ahead and get started implementing her genius methods...but I know I should finish reading it first so that the clearing-out doesn't end up being a half-hearted venture. Whenever you guys get a minute though, you should look-up her suggested technique for folding shirts...this lady is a genius!
Okey dokey...I apologize for the randomness of this quasi-post, but it's all I've got for now. Will post again soon!
Leaving this video here because "Sheets of Egyptian Cotton" is stuck in my head...and I always find myself humming it while shopping for sheets.
I'm going to try and get in the habit of posting more often...unfortunately, I still don't have internet at my new place, so that makes things a touch more complicated.
Soooo, I've got about 4 minutes to write out a quick post...here we go!
In an attempt to make my internet-less existence more entertaining, I purchased the latest rendition of the Sims game, Sims 4. Well...turns out that the purchase was in vain...
Do you see the teeny-tiny white writing next to the 'PC DVD-ROM' label? It reads 'internet connection required for installation.' And the writing is so discreet that I managed to miss it while in the store.
So, yeah.
Buying the game didn't work out. At all. Any tips for a bored chick?
Wow, it's been a long time since I've last posted...probably the longest lapse in posts since I've started this blog...which is kind of funny, one of my last posts celebrated this blog making it for a year...
Here's what all has been going on with me since I last posted:
- I finally moved out of my apartment! You know, the one with the terrible neighbors? [For funsies, read this, this, this, or this. All of which are lovely reminders of just how not-lovely my apartment experience has been]
The new apartment has been much better, in regards to noxious neighbors. However, the management staff is terrible. I don't know if they're all virtually brand new or just incompetent...but it's infuriating, either way. Plus, I'd paid for a couple month's worth of 'luxury-grade' amenities and hadn't been able to use them, at all, for various office-bungling reasons. Sooooo, yeah. That's been a hoot.
I managed to hire the worst moving company in the world. Seriously, guys...it was awful. And expensive. And I still had to move a ton of stuff by myself. Worst movers ever!
And because Charter is a terrible company with terrible customer service...I don't have any cable or internet at my new place. I've had 4 appointments with them...2 were flat-out missed without so much as a phone call from the technician or Charter's office. 1 was botched because the tech was ill-prepared and the other was with a tech who left in the middle of the install without even saying he was leaving. Seriously. He didn't even call in to say he had left the job either. Sooooo fed up with Charter right now.
- With moving to a new apartment comes moving kids to a new school zone...that's how it is where I live, anyway. [I'd hate to be the one that's responsible for drafting up the zoning map] So, I've been trying to register the kiddo with his new school and it's been needlessly complicated. Last I heard from his school's registrar, things are good to go, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the first day of school goes smoothly...
- Work has been crazy busy! I can typically find time to write out a quick post between working on reports, but that hasn't been the case for quite some time now...
- And for a bit of good news, I'm no longer a vehicular hobo!! Yep! I've finally got a car to replace the one that I wrecked last year...on my birthday.
- And, finally, my birthday was last week. I turned 30 and I hate it. But, let's not make a big deal out of it, okay? Thanks!
