Read Brody Harper’s thoughts on the presidential race.
I’m sorry to who I am about to offend, but this Presidential Race feels like a joke. To me I equate it to none other that one of those “Hi, I’m a Mac”, “And I’m a PC” commercials. You know the ones.
I tried to follow the presidential race earlier this year and decided a few things.
1) No matter who is elected, the masses will complain.
2) The candidates all seem wishy-washy. I think that’s what you get for trying to please all many people as possible.
3) The race gets a little dirtier as the months go by.
4) Like the ebb and flow of life, there is a time for Republicans and there is a time for Democrats. I’ll be very surprised if McCain wins just because it just feels like the turning of the political party tide.
5) Rabid Obama fans scare me. I halfway think they are being snake charmed. I also think every single “cool” Christian (as Brody referred to them) I know are rabid Obama supporters. Oh, you trendy trendsetters.
So will I vote? We’ll see. I’ll forego the conventions and the speaking engagements and weigh out the issues the candidates stand on. Then perhaps I’ll make a decision.
Today the temperature is finally at a comfortable 70F with a high of 81F. The blossoms have come and gone and trees are basically in full bloom now. I’ve even whipped out the flip flops, whoo hoo! The changing of the seasons has paralleled my own season of change. But since I love the spring, I’m embracing the rest of the changes in my life.
- My home group has disbanded since our leader is encountering her own new season full o’ exciting things. This has been the first community I’ve belonged to since arriving in Dallas and it will be strange not seeing these girls every week.
- I finished up a big project which means I can start updating my portfolio. After I finish updating my new portfolio and get back from Asia, I will soon re-enter the workforce. I’m slightly nervous that I will settle for second best and that I will have major withdrawals from my afternoon naps. Also, I will be seeking a graphic design job in which my nine years of tech support experience may be useless. I’ll be fresh meat!
- In a little over two weeks, I will be off to East Asia. Some major changes have gone through and our trip will be nothing like the one I took last year. I was looking forward to some familiarity, but it looks like we’ll all be in for a little adventure!
- I signed a six-month lease last month to save some money, but looks like I’ll be up to moving in August. This heavily depends on my future job but I also have an affinity towards the northwest side of the metroplex since that’s where church and most of my friends are. This apartment complex has been perfect for me, but I think I need to live with another human being in fear that I will become “that cat lady.”
Welp, speaking of, it’s time to head west to Grapevine for W.I.T. night — watching my favorite shows with Jenna!
About five years ago, I took the Myers-Briggs test as part of a “leadership in training” class at a college ministry. For those who have never heard of it, the results call out four characteristics about yourself.
- Extraversion/Introversion
- Sensing/Intuition
- Thinking/Feeling
- Judging/Perceiving
In a group of about fifteen, there were two that were introverts. I was one of them.
I always thought that was strange, but I had to learn that being an introvert wasn’t necessarily a weakness. Some of my favorite pastors are self-proclaimed introverts, so that’s put me at ease. Anyway, besides the introversion, I don’t remember the rest of my results. I thought I’d take it again to see where the chips fell this time.
Your Type is INFP
Introversion 44%
Intuitive 12%
Feeling 38%
Perceiving 33%
So, turns out I’m a loner that is in touch with my feelings. That’s how I read it anyway. But after Googling “INFP,” I found some interesting results. The Keirsey Temperament Sorter calls the INFP a Healer and this web site refers to them as the Idealists. My favorite is the list of famous INFPs such as Mary, mother of Jesus, Homer, Helen Keller, and William Shakespeare. Maybe being a quiet softy ain’t so bad.
If you haven’t taken the test, check it out here. What are you?
76. I got my first pedicure today, February 27, 2008.
77. I am currently watching Back to the Future. I have never seen any of the Back to the Future trilogy which, I know, lowers my level of geekdom.
78. I’ve lived in only three Texas towns - Stephenville, Lubbock, and Dallas.
79. I was a drum major in high school for two years. (No, that doesn’t mean I played the drums.)
80. Most personality tests I take remind me I’m a little introverted.
81. I don’t like playing guitar and singing in front of individuals or small groups. I much prefer large settings.
82. I avoid scary/gory movies because I hate how they put mentally disturbing images in my head. I live alone. That’s a recipe for paranoia.
83. I won a Soil and Water Conservation poster contest in 5th grade. I received a plaque with George W. Bush’s signature engraved in it. It’s hanging in the hallway of my parents’ house.
84. I have accidentally called at least two of my teachers “mom.”
85. I was scolded by a teacher when I fell up the stairs. She checked to make sure I was okay and when she found out I was laughing, she was very unhappy with me.
86. I’d like a kitten but I’m allergic and unwilling to load up on Claritin.
87. I had a kitten in college, her name was Kittybeth. Also called her the Percolator (Purrcolator, if you’d like) because she’d purr so loud.
88. It’s hard for me to eat ice cream without a cone. Or cake.
89. Part of me thinks life would be richer if I lived amongst the financially poor.
90. I am pretty sure I have 100+ first cousins on my mom’s side because I have six uncles and five aunts.
91. I have seen the Dallas Stars, Dallas Cowboys, and Texas Rangers. I will be hitting up a Dallas Mavericks game on Easter. So far, I think hockey games are the best to see live.
92. Entertainment Weekly magazines have mysteriously started showing up in my mailbox. Yes, they are addressed to me.
93. I love summers in Texas because it makes me feel like I’m working out when I’m actually just driving my car.
94. I was voted Best Sense of Humor and High School Sweetheart runner-up my senior year of high school.
95. I had never plucked or waxed my eyebrows until my later years of college. Nobody informed me that my eyebrows were thick, furry caterpillars. No, they were!
96. The first time I drank alcohol was at Buffalo Wild Wings in Lubbock. I was 21 1/2 years old. I think I drank 1/3 of a Coors Light bottle.
97. One time I ate 20 Chicken McNuggets within an hour as a bet. I did. I was a little groggy afterwards.
98. I’ve met the founder of Geek Squad, Robert Stephens, at the Best Buy corporate headquarters. He was very nice and chock full of ideas. Coming out of his ears, even. I have mad respect for him.
99. I sleep best when I have a body pillow. It’s easier on the back and I’m a cuddler.
100. I finally finished Back to the Future. Now I know what a flux capacitor is.
