life is like a box of e coli....
Name: Jen
Age: 21
I. Describe yourself. I am an INFP. if anyone knows anything about the MBTI, that should tell you a lot about me... (http://typelogic.com/infp.html)
beyond that... i am an introvert who loves her friends very much. i can be equally happy reading on my own, writing, listening to music, obsessing over a sudoku, or out drinking with friends, dancing, having "deep" conversations, and generally uninhibiting myself. alcohol is crucial to these situations, obviously, because i tend to be a rather anxious person in situations i am not comfortable in. but once i get used to it, i go all out. quirkyness, snarkiness, sarcasm, immaturity, wonder, amusement... and thats all in about 5 minutes! i consider myself to be very compassionate and empathetic, and i think that if you HAVE to judge someone you should get to know as much about them as possible, and try to fully understand them, before writing them off as "bad". sometimes, however, in the heat of the moment i find it hard to follow my own advice. usually i regret it and go back to apologize, but its always awkward. so yes, i tend to put myself in awkward situations. but that just comes with the territory of being a chaotic emotional being on the inside, whilst appearing calm and put together on the outside.
II. What are some of your pet peeves? hypocrisy is a big one. also, dihonesty, violence, manipulative people, and ignorance. basically, i don't like people who have proven to me that they are either bigoted or can't be trusted. its hard to have a relationship with them. though i strive to understand and empathize with them, i have to avoid relations with them for my own mental health.
III. What is your take on religion? loaded question. religion is something that i believe stemmed from fear of the unknown, in the advent of humanity (ie prehistoric times). people had no way to explain the existence of themselves or the world around them, nor the daily happenings, both good and bad, that affected their lives. so they turned to a power greater than themselves, to give them comfort and stability in an overwhelming world. it evolved into an organized means to control and pacify people. Ie if you are scared of an eternity of suffering, you will be more likely to conform to social norms. However, more recently, religion has undergone a great change. People are beginning to see it as a means to self fulfillment and a greater spiritual connection with a higher being. This i can stand behind. Personally i believe that there is a wholeness or oneness underlying all of the universe and everything in it. we are, in a way, made of stardust. and the greater we expand our consciousness, the more we can perceive and comprehend, until we have reached the point where we become a part of the isness of the universe in a very real and visceral way, and our illusionary individuality gives way to a much greater and more powerful being as a part and whole of all. it is very hard to explain, and i don't think i did i very good job. i hope you understood, at least to some degree. i would be happy to try and clarify...
IV. Who is your favorite character in the Harry Potter series and why? Snape. He is the most complex. There is a constant battle between good and evil raging in his head, and in the end, for him, love really does conquer all. this is one of the reasons i loved the final few books; jkr introduced so much of snape's past, giving a basis for all his behavior, the good and the bad, on a personal level, making him a real and whole person, a tortured person, who nonetheless did his part for the world, and redeemed all his transgressions through that.
V. Which house do you believe you would not fit into at all? guess what i'm gonna say? haha, slytherin. i know they have a bad rap and all, but thats not really why. i am not ambitious or motivated at all. worldly success isn't all that important to me. i am more interested in relationships and the development of the human psyche. i don't believe that i could ever step on someone to get ahead in life, or do whatever it takes to win.
VI. How do you feel about inter-house relations? i think they are handled very clumsily at hogwarts. theres nothing wrong with healthy competition, but it seems like the rivalries just become vicious after a point. and the worst part is that the teachers get involved in it. with the students, its understandable. They are young, volitile, and away from home for the first time. The teachers should know better, but they get swept away in the tide just as much as their charges. Dumbledore talked all the time about uniting as one and not letting petty differences get in the way, but it seems like no one cared enough to listen.
VII. If you received a Howler from your parents, what would it be for? Probably for losing something important. i tend to be scatterbrained and disorganized. i've lost 3 semi important things in the past 2 weeks, including my id!
VIII. What would you die for? an idea. not just any idea. the idea that sets a fire beneath my feet, makes me cry and laugh and rage all at once. an idea that is so perfect, so whole, so amazing, that next to it, life, as sacred as it is, or at least my life, pales in comparison. i don't know what that idea is yet, but i sense that its out there, and i would really love to find it
IX. If you found your best friend's diary, would you read it? Your worst enemy's? no and no. in the past, i admit, i've done similar things. but its just not right. i would get incredibly angry if someone read my diary without my permission. who am i to do the thing i despise to someone else? i wouldn't risk destroying the trust with my friendship. and my enemy? how am i any better than them if i resort to doing things i find morally wrong just to get back at them? revenge, to me, is childish and unhelpful in most cases. i would rather know i am a good person.
X. What is your life's dream? to become a psychologist. i want to be able to heal people in the worst times of their lives. i want to find the rough patches of the mind and smooth them with compassion. i want to find the beauty in every human being and love them for it.
XI. What makes you unique? Explain. to get this one out of the way, i am bald, and i am female. other than appearance, i am profoundly emotional and compassionate, and incredibly chaotic. i do things the way i do them, i think the way i think, and although most people don't understand, when someone finally does its completely amazing. in my mind everything that exists is part of a giant web stretching in all directions, and everything is connected to everything else. if you start talking about shoes, i assure you within five minutes i will be rambling on about mitochondria or spongebob, or something equally unrelated. but in my mind, all the connections are there.
XII. If you could go to any country, which one would it be, and why? The UK. when i was in high school i absolutely fell in love with Morrissey, and his songs are the most profoundly english i believe i've ever heard. i want to go there and absorb the atmosphere he creates in his songs, because it seems so gloomy, yet beautiful and endearing. i want to more fully understand his frame of mind. because his mind is amazing.
XIII. Which of the Seven Deadly Sins (envy, pride, gluttony, wrath, sloth, greed, lust) do you feel you possess the most? definitely envy. if i see someone has something (a quality or a material object) i wish i had it. the desire is usually stronger when its an emotionally connection or state of being, but "things" get to me too. this stems from the fact that if i see something, anything, i feel i should use it. if i see a pair of scissors i immediately want to cut something. if i see a blank page i want to write on it. if i see a cigarette i want to smoke it. i don't think this is gluttony, because i don't get pleasure so much from having the objects, and i don't desire them when they aren't present around me. only when someone else has something to i feel the need to indulge.
Age: 21
I. Describe yourself. I am an INFP. if anyone knows anything about the MBTI, that should tell you a lot about me... (http://typelogic.com/infp.html)
beyond that... i am an introvert who loves her friends very much. i can be equally happy reading on my own, writing, listening to music, obsessing over a sudoku, or out drinking with friends, dancing, having "deep" conversations, and generally uninhibiting myself. alcohol is crucial to these situations, obviously, because i tend to be a rather anxious person in situations i am not comfortable in. but once i get used to it, i go all out. quirkyness, snarkiness, sarcasm, immaturity, wonder, amusement... and thats all in about 5 minutes! i consider myself to be very compassionate and empathetic, and i think that if you HAVE to judge someone you should get to know as much about them as possible, and try to fully understand them, before writing them off as "bad". sometimes, however, in the heat of the moment i find it hard to follow my own advice. usually i regret it and go back to apologize, but its always awkward. so yes, i tend to put myself in awkward situations. but that just comes with the territory of being a chaotic emotional being on the inside, whilst appearing calm and put together on the outside.
II. What are some of your pet peeves? hypocrisy is a big one. also, dihonesty, violence, manipulative people, and ignorance. basically, i don't like people who have proven to me that they are either bigoted or can't be trusted. its hard to have a relationship with them. though i strive to understand and empathize with them, i have to avoid relations with them for my own mental health.
III. What is your take on religion? loaded question. religion is something that i believe stemmed from fear of the unknown, in the advent of humanity (ie prehistoric times). people had no way to explain the existence of themselves or the world around them, nor the daily happenings, both good and bad, that affected their lives. so they turned to a power greater than themselves, to give them comfort and stability in an overwhelming world. it evolved into an organized means to control and pacify people. Ie if you are scared of an eternity of suffering, you will be more likely to conform to social norms. However, more recently, religion has undergone a great change. People are beginning to see it as a means to self fulfillment and a greater spiritual connection with a higher being. This i can stand behind. Personally i believe that there is a wholeness or oneness underlying all of the universe and everything in it. we are, in a way, made of stardust. and the greater we expand our consciousness, the more we can perceive and comprehend, until we have reached the point where we become a part of the isness of the universe in a very real and visceral way, and our illusionary individuality gives way to a much greater and more powerful being as a part and whole of all. it is very hard to explain, and i don't think i did i very good job. i hope you understood, at least to some degree. i would be happy to try and clarify...
IV. Who is your favorite character in the Harry Potter series and why? Snape. He is the most complex. There is a constant battle between good and evil raging in his head, and in the end, for him, love really does conquer all. this is one of the reasons i loved the final few books; jkr introduced so much of snape's past, giving a basis for all his behavior, the good and the bad, on a personal level, making him a real and whole person, a tortured person, who nonetheless did his part for the world, and redeemed all his transgressions through that.
V. Which house do you believe you would not fit into at all? guess what i'm gonna say? haha, slytherin. i know they have a bad rap and all, but thats not really why. i am not ambitious or motivated at all. worldly success isn't all that important to me. i am more interested in relationships and the development of the human psyche. i don't believe that i could ever step on someone to get ahead in life, or do whatever it takes to win.
VI. How do you feel about inter-house relations? i think they are handled very clumsily at hogwarts. theres nothing wrong with healthy competition, but it seems like the rivalries just become vicious after a point. and the worst part is that the teachers get involved in it. with the students, its understandable. They are young, volitile, and away from home for the first time. The teachers should know better, but they get swept away in the tide just as much as their charges. Dumbledore talked all the time about uniting as one and not letting petty differences get in the way, but it seems like no one cared enough to listen.
VII. If you received a Howler from your parents, what would it be for? Probably for losing something important. i tend to be scatterbrained and disorganized. i've lost 3 semi important things in the past 2 weeks, including my id!
VIII. What would you die for? an idea. not just any idea. the idea that sets a fire beneath my feet, makes me cry and laugh and rage all at once. an idea that is so perfect, so whole, so amazing, that next to it, life, as sacred as it is, or at least my life, pales in comparison. i don't know what that idea is yet, but i sense that its out there, and i would really love to find it
IX. If you found your best friend's diary, would you read it? Your worst enemy's? no and no. in the past, i admit, i've done similar things. but its just not right. i would get incredibly angry if someone read my diary without my permission. who am i to do the thing i despise to someone else? i wouldn't risk destroying the trust with my friendship. and my enemy? how am i any better than them if i resort to doing things i find morally wrong just to get back at them? revenge, to me, is childish and unhelpful in most cases. i would rather know i am a good person.
X. What is your life's dream? to become a psychologist. i want to be able to heal people in the worst times of their lives. i want to find the rough patches of the mind and smooth them with compassion. i want to find the beauty in every human being and love them for it.
XI. What makes you unique? Explain. to get this one out of the way, i am bald, and i am female. other than appearance, i am profoundly emotional and compassionate, and incredibly chaotic. i do things the way i do them, i think the way i think, and although most people don't understand, when someone finally does its completely amazing. in my mind everything that exists is part of a giant web stretching in all directions, and everything is connected to everything else. if you start talking about shoes, i assure you within five minutes i will be rambling on about mitochondria or spongebob, or something equally unrelated. but in my mind, all the connections are there.
XII. If you could go to any country, which one would it be, and why? The UK. when i was in high school i absolutely fell in love with Morrissey, and his songs are the most profoundly english i believe i've ever heard. i want to go there and absorb the atmosphere he creates in his songs, because it seems so gloomy, yet beautiful and endearing. i want to more fully understand his frame of mind. because his mind is amazing.
XIII. Which of the Seven Deadly Sins (envy, pride, gluttony, wrath, sloth, greed, lust) do you feel you possess the most? definitely envy. if i see someone has something (a quality or a material object) i wish i had it. the desire is usually stronger when its an emotionally connection or state of being, but "things" get to me too. this stems from the fact that if i see something, anything, i feel i should use it. if i see a pair of scissors i immediately want to cut something. if i see a blank page i want to write on it. if i see a cigarette i want to smoke it. i don't think this is gluttony, because i don't get pleasure so much from having the objects, and i don't desire them when they aren't present around me. only when someone else has something to i feel the need to indulge.