I'm A Bore

Pushover - ISFJ

26% Extraversion, 40% Intuition, 40% Thinking, 80% Judging

Hah. Nice one. How does it feel to know that you're barely unique? Of all the personality types you could have had, you ended up with the most common in all of America. In a group of 100 Americans, 12.8 of them will be just like you.

I bet you feel sorry for that one person missing 20% of his body. I bet you want to help him out, don't you? Cause that's what you like to do, isn't it? Help people. You don't want to save the world. You just want to help people out.

Sound pretty good so far? Sorry, but you're just plain pathetic. You let people walk all over you all the time, because everyone knows that you just can't say "no." When you get time, email me your contact details. It?s always good to know where I can find another helping hand.

What the hell is your problem? GET A LIFE! Stop cleaning other people's houses and go out and have a bit of fun every now and then. Sure, you feel responsible for doing what needs to be done, but sometimes it's just not you who needs to do it.

You're dependable, predictable and practicaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

Whoops, that was me falling asleep on the keyboard. You're just not the most fun person. I wouldn't worry too much about it. You can go hang out with your other 12.8 mates, helping out at the soup kitchen together. Woohoo!

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If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this.

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Link: The Brutally Honest Personality Test written by UltimateMaster on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

In Motion

I still can't believe the way time is flying this summer. The past week or so has been AMAZING!
#1 Dr. J has a JOB! After much deliberation and negotiation, the university he recently visited made him an offer he/we couldn't refuse. He's really excited, and I'm really excited. The only downside of course is the distance; we'll be in two different time zones and several states apart. I am hoping to arrange my teaching schedule so that I'm finished teaching by the time we get married in March. Then I'll just join Dr. J "out West." I'm still going on the market to see if there are some better opportunities out there for us, but we're optimistic that I might have a position at his new Metro Univ. for Fall 08. One of the appealing things about the university is that it is one of the few places in the nation where our areas fall under the same college. Normally our disciplines are housed in separate, self-contained schools, but at this place we'd have the same dean, same school. Metro Univ. is located in a great city that has lots of political history/resources that I would love to use for my own research. And interestingly enough, the day Dr. J and I started to think MetroU was a good idea is the same day I learned a paper I had submitted for a conference there was accepted. We're planning a visit in the next few weeks to find him a place to live for a bit.

#2 Coastal Life! I am loving life in Gorgeous City. Dr. J and I visited another beach last week and it was beautiful. Just a few miles down from the last beach (Northern Beach) we visited, this one (Ritzy Beach) was even nicer. The sand was smooth and silky and the water was clear and smooth. Although Northern Beach had a lot more "locals" and a great pier, Ritzy Beach had wonderful shops and bars and better sand. Ritzy Beach also has more tourists, but that turned out to be fun; a group of folks, who come down to the beach each year with their kids, invited us over for beers. They thought we were honeymooners, but as we proceeded to tell them our story, they made several toasts on our behalf. They were really excited for us and offered lots of married life advice. It was very random but a lot of fun. Hopefully they'll send us some of the pictures they took!

#3 Preparing for Marriage! Dr. J and I have started our pre-martial counseling. We've been looking forward to this for so long, it is nice to have things underway. We met with our officiant this past weekend and received our materials. It looks like the sessions will be very interactive. We have a great book that has lots of activities. I know that not all of this will be easy, but I'm looking forward to us spending time preparing for what is to come.

#4 Wedding Planning We also made some great headway this week on wedding planning. My dress is tucked safely away at home while we await my first fitting appointment in September. Dr. J, Lani, and I had a great meeting this weekend with the Planner. She has wonderful ideas about what to do with our blue and slowly but surely, we can see the wedding coming together. Our guest list is almost done--we're waiting for the mothers at this point to finalize their list. It looks like we're going to be close to 250 people! That is quite a bit larger than we had orginally planned, but we are going with the flow. We've tentatively planned our menu and are going to do tastings for dinner and the cake in the next few weeks!! I'm especially excited about the cake part!

Lani has been pushing me to get on the ball, and I think after our meeting, she was satisfied with our progress. She's going to come down to Gorgeous City the weekend after the 4th of July and we'll do some more dress shopping for her. Both Lani and the Planner love this blue:

but I'm having a hard time finding swatches and dresses that match it. We're going to visit a store that carries this line and hope they have some material we can look at.

I just found this color which is very close and the fabric can be ordered as well.

Planner thinks that we could use a light peach/salmon or brown as an accent color. I was thinking more along the line of silver, but I think a peach or a beige color would be a nice, elegant accent. We're also going to be looking at flowers soon too. We're leaning towards ivories and whites at this point.

#5 Work! Yeah, not much of that going on. I've been getting more revisions back on those encyclopedia entries, and I've set aside time today to finish the latest round of those. This week has to be the week I get this Chapter Six Article out, because the next few weeks will be consumed with travel and wedding stuff. I have been enjoying fun books, but will switch to reading academic books next week so I can start thinking about my prospectus and my new course. My textbook for the fall still isn't in yet, so that's not helping the fact that I'm already procrastinating! We'll see...

Hail in a Handbasket

That's where I feel like my summer is going.

Day after day I look at my to-do list and feel like such a bum for not getting more work done. That Chapter Six article is still eluding me. I must finish the work that needs to be done on it by the end of next week so I can move on to something else. I've been completely distracted by the work that came back from the copyeditor on those pieces I did last year. Just when I thought I was done with that, I got some more work. But now that is off of my desk, and I feel a little more productive than I did yesterday. And the news that I had a pair of papers accepted for Major Conference in November helps a lot too. At least I'll have something new on my CV for the fall.

I've also been completely distracted by regular books. I'm back on James Patterson and John Grisham again. It feels so good to just get lost in a book. Especially on a day like today where it is dark and cloudy and, oh yeah, hail outside. Of all weather conditions, this is one I am very uncomfortable with--especially living somewhere without a garage or carport for my car. Hopefully the weather will continue to mellow out because Dr. J is in the airport on his way back to this time zone. He had another campus visit this week and he's coming back with an offer!!!! It is exciting and unexpected but probably unsatisfactory. We have a lot of discussing to do when he gets back in town.

Unfortunately, we won't be able to connect as long as I'd like. I have to head to Hometown tomorrow because my wedding dress is in!! So I need to get the fitting process going and Mom wants me to look at a dress she's found for herself. I probably also need to really narrow down this blue issue so Lani can pick out her dress.

So much to do, so little time. Where has my summer gone?????

Ummm

Sopranos finale--huh?

All Play and No Work

The good news is--Dr. J is home for the summer. He's been in Gorgeous City and his Hometown (right next door) for almost a week. I had hoped to get that Chapter Six article out before he arrived but that didn't happen. I was sick right before he arrived and by the time I recovered, the last thing I wanted to do was work.

So we've had a fun few days together--visiting with family, going to the mall, and even a round of miniature golf. Today is beach day. The best thing about Gorgeous City is the coast line, but I haven't been in the water since I moved here. Lucky for me, Dr. J is a waterbaby so he's been itchin for the beach since Memorial Day Weekend. So for the first time in a year, we're headed for the shore!

It has been mostly play and no work. I did, however, finally get the copyeditor's remarks back on a couple of the pieces I did last year, so I revised one of those yesterday and will work on the other tomorrow. I'm finding that it is not easy to find the motivation to work when Dr. J is around. But I know he has an article he needs to get going on with his Chair so we'll settle into a work schedule soon. Dr. J has another campus visit lined up for next week so I'm sure he'll be back into "scholar-mode" soon which will give me some needed inspiration.

Oh yeah, and there is this wedding thing...