so over it

i'm tired of annoying white people. especially white people who are dumb and don't recognize their own privilege. i'm also over feeling like i don't have a voice. fuck. i'm really irritated. i was at a friend's house and there were all these annoying people there. fucking talking about the parkway. and how they are still mad and sad and blah, blah, blah. i mean, i understand being sad about being laid off and how fucked up it was at the parkway. but really! fuckin' move on! and then the fact that there was 20 year old there. fucking annoying. aaaaahhhhhhkkkkkkkk!!!!! i'm so irritated. i don't even know what to really say about it. so i guess i'll just end this post and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In a puckish fantasy, the poet Linh Dinh imagined a hypothetical scenario in which it would be uncool to be too cool. "In an effort to inject more pep and resolve into its lethargic citizens," he waxed with prophetic longing, "the government is mandating the use of an exclamation mark at the end of each sentence, spoken or written. 'It looks like rain!' for example, or 'I must sleep!'" I suggest that you take his vision, Virgo, and turn it into reality for the immediate future! You would really benefit from getting more excited than usual! Who knows, maybe a simple thing like imagining every one of your sentences ending with an exclamation mark could make your whole being more thrillable!

bottled water is like charter schools

this is an interesting blog posting about how the lost of public drinking fountains correlates to the rise in charter schools. to read more go here.

the dancing pig

this is really weird and the very end kinda creeped me out.

myer-briggs take 2

so apparently i took the meyers-briggs test 2 years ago and apparently i'm still the same. hm....maybe there is something to this test.

Introverted

Sensing

Feeling

Judging

Guardian™ Portrait of the Protector (ISFJ)

We are lucky that Protectors make up as much as ten percent the population, because their primary interest is in the safety and security of those they care about - their family, their circle of friends, their students, their patients, their boss, their fellow-workers, or their employees. Protectors have an extraordinary sense of loyalty and responsibility in their makeup, and seem fulfilled in the degree they can shield others from the dirt and dangers of the world. Speculating and experimenting do not intrigue Protectors, who prefer to make do with time-honored and time-tested products and procedures rather than change to new. At work Protectors are seldom happy in situations where the rules are constantly changing, or where long-established ways of doing things are not respected. For their part, Protectors value tradition, both in the culture and in their family. Protectors believe deeply in the stability of social ranking conferred by birth, titles, offices, and credentials. And they cherish family history and enjoy caring for family property, from houses to heirlooms.

Wanting to be of service to others, Protectors find great satisfaction in assisting the downtrodden, and can deal with disability and neediness in others better than any other type. They are not as outgoing and talkative as the Provider Guardians [ESFJs], and their shyness is often misjudged as stiffness, even coldness, when in truth Protectors are warm-hearted and sympathetic, giving happily of themselves to those in need.

Their reserve ought really to be seen as an expression of their sincerity and seriousness of purpose. The most diligent of all the types, Protectors are willing to work long, hard hours quietly doing all the thankless jobs that others manage to avoid. Protectors are quite happy working alone; in fact, in positions of authority they may try to do everything themselves rather than direct others to get the job done. Thoroughness and frugality are also virtues for them. When Protectors undertake a task, they will complete it if humanly possible. They also know better than any other type the value of a dollar, and they abhor the squandering or misuse of money. To save, to put something aside against an unpredictable future, to prepare for emergencies-these are actions near and dear to the Protector's heart. For all these reasons, Protectors are frequently overworked, just as they are frequently misunderstood and undervalued. Their contributions, and also their economies, are often taken for granted, and they rarely get the gratitude they deserve.

Mother Teresa, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Stewart, and Tsar Nicholas II are examples of Protector Guardian style.

missing out

so apparently the burlesque show last night was the place to be. i feel like i am not really connected to anything. just floating to work and floating home. i don't feel like i belong to anything. i'm not doing anything that brings me joy at this point. i am just going through the motions. the thing is, i have no idea what i want to do that would make me happy.