A Girl, A Blog

May 21 2012

daily observations

I haven’t been writing here lately and I feel guilty. I don’t know why I feel guilty about it. Tumblr’ing with words isn’t a requirement but I love words, words are my favorite after music, which is another thing I haven’t been posting very much of in the last few months.

I could blame it on writing all day at work and wanting a break from staring at a computer but that’d be a total lie. I think we all know I spend plenty of time watching comedy on Hulu or Netflix when I get home. In an effort to make up for my lack of words, here’s a list of observations I’ve made today:

* Skirts and dresses are my favorite things to wear when I don’t have the energy to put on pants. I need to remember to wear them more often.

* I saw a guy in his late 30s riding a bike with his daughter in one of those attached carrier things whistling Chromeo’s “Fancy Footwork.” It was amazing and it set the tone for the rest of my day.

* There’s a manager at Caribou on Washington Ave that looks like a former cast member of Project Runway. He’s always pushing pastries on people, more than anyone should. I don’t need his muffin peer pressure so I purposefully stagger myself in line to avoid him. Today, I was successful.

* After rehashing the weekend with friends, a pal told them a story about me getting hit on at a concert and being super weirded out by the interaction. It’s then that I realized I’ve only dated guys after online communication and being approached in public creeps me the eff out. I like witty exchanges filled with sarcasm and shared jokes when deciding if I’m interested, not a pick up line while waiting for an encore. How did I never notice this before? Does this mean my best bet at meeting someone is to create personal ads through Tweets and Instagram pics? No, I don’t want the risk of starring in an episode of Dateline. Damn you AOL, this is definitely your fault. 

* Most days I get unintentionally hilarious press releases. Last week one advertised an adults-only hotel in Cancun that specializes in Mayan God Spa Rituals but today was normal. Such a let down.

* On my way home I saw a cop texting while driving (?) his white MPD Segway on Washington Ave. I spend a lot of my short commute on one street and there’s always something interesting going down. Thank you multitasking cop, keep ridin’ nerdy.

* I Tweeted about my cop sighting and one of my friends RT’d and sent it to Rybak. I adore this friend but way to be a snitch. I just thought it was funny, I don’t want the guy to get in trouble. 

* My travel schedule for Bonnaroo is all set and I can’t wait to get back to “the farm” with my college radio/tv boys and brother. Let the official countdown begin!

* Downloading Rachel Dratch’s audiobook, “Girl Walks into a Bar,” was a great decision. It includes audio clips from SNL and that, is freakin’ genius. Give this woman more roles, she’s amazing. 

-This concludes today’s observations-

@amneubs- YES! That’s the guy! He reminds me of Jay from when Project Runway was on Bravo. He loves to push the pastries and he seems to know every single person that walks in.

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May 20 2012

So, I'm an ENFP.

Oh hey, I’m an ENFP too!
amneubs:

… ENFPs have an unusually broad range of skills and talents. They are good at most things which interest them. Project-oriented, they may go through several different careers during their lifetime. To onlookers, the ENFP may seem directionless and without purpose, but ENFPs are actually quite consistent, in that they have a strong sense of values which they live with throughout their lives. Everything that they do must be in line with their values. An ENFP needs to feel that they are living their lives as their true Self, walking in step with what they believe is right. They see meaning in everything, and are on a continuous quest to adapt their lives and values to achieve inner peace. They’re constantly aware and somewhat fearful of losing touch with themselves. Since emotional excitement is usually an important part of the ENFP’s life, and because they are focused on keeping “centered”, the ENFP is usually an intense individual, with highly evolved values.

… Because ENFPs live in the world of exciting possibilities, the details of everyday life are seen as trivial drudgery. They place no importance on detailed, maintenance-type tasks, and will frequently remain oblivous to these types of concerns. When they do have to perform these tasks, they do not enjoy themselves. This is a challenging area of life for most ENFPs, and can be frustrating for ENFP’s family members.

… ENFPs are basically happy people. They may become unhappy when they are confined to strict schedules or mundane tasks. Consequently, ENFPs work best in situations where they have a lot of flexibility, and where they can work with people and ideas. Many go into business for themselves. They have the ability to be quite productive with little supervision, as long as they are excited about what they’re doing.

Because they are so alert and sensitive, constantly scanning their environments, ENFPs often suffer from muscle tension. They have a strong need to be independent, and resist being controlled or labelled. They need to maintain control over themselves, but they do not believe in controlling others. Their dislike of dependence and suppression extends to others as well as to themselves.

ENFPs are charming, ingenuous, risk-taking, sensitive, people-oriented individuals with capabilities ranging across a broad spectrum. They have many gifts which they will use to fulfill themselves and those near them, if they are able to remain centered and master the ability of following through.

Yeah, that’s about right (when I’m at my best).

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May 17 2012
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

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jims-whim:

Love To Love You, Baby…eternally.

I am so sad. My sister and I had the Bad Girls album and we were so young, but I remember just playing it on repeat. I was scandalized when I realized what Hot Stuff and Bad Girls were about when I was older. Loved On The Radio too. So many great songs and memories. Donna will be missed.

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