Saturday, June 28, 2008

North Carolina, the best state ever...

So the other day I was trying to learn how to play the song "House of the Rising Sun", which I thought was by Credence Clearwater Revival (FYI INCREDIBLE), but it turns out that it was preformed by The Animals. So my question is can any one name an Animals song that anybody
has ever heard of? I have been racking my brain and for the life of me I can not think of one.
On another note I have figured out why Vermont is known as "the green mountain state", it rains here constantly. This state is a giant tease, it is the perfect temperature and the perfect mountainous location for an out door nut, but it rains almost every day so you can't do anything. It is the equivalence of blue balls.... sort of....my only point is that it rains a lot.... ok... don't judge me!.....
Once again on a different note there is no sweet tea, biscuits, BoJo's, greasy hole in the wall breakfast places called Pam's farm house which share a building with a dank dive bar called "the goat", or Yuengling in Vermont, one more reason for blue balls.....or something, and my parents brought me NONE of the above even though they came all the way from North Carolina to see me. Can you tell I miss the Ole North State....

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Red Necks in New England??

I have found the holy grail of the blue collar comedy tour and the ammo to refute the common stereotype that red necks only exist south of the Mason-Dixon line. Here in Vermont (rural Vermont) a state containing less people than the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hell area, also one of the northern most states in the continental U.S., I have discovered Red Necks!! They may talk with that annoying New York whine, and they may have a few more tattoos than your average Dixie redneck, but all the signs are there. They love Nascar more than their kids, they are missing half if not all of their teeth, they live deep in the woods, and they never shop any where but Walmart. Now I am not saying that any of these things are necessarily bad all I am saying is that i have just discovered the equivalent of big foot. I have discovered the northern Red Neck!

Friday, June 20, 2008

Is this how I am precieved?

Idealist Portrait of the Teacher (ENFJ)

Even more than the other Idealists, Teachers have a natural talent for leading students or trainees toward learning, or as Idealists like to think of it, they are capable of calling forth each learner's potentials. Teachers (around two percent of the population) are able - effortlessly, it seems, and almost endlessly-to dream up fascinating learning activities for their students to engage in. In some Teachers, this ability to fire the imagination can amount to a kind of genius which other types find hard to emulate. But perhaps their greatest strength lies in their belief in their students. Teachers look for the best in their students, and communicate clearly that each one has untold potential, and this confidence can inspire their students to grow and develop more than they ever thought possible.

In whatever field they choose, Teachers consider people their highest priority, and they instinctively communicate personal concern and a willingness to become involved. Warmly outgoing, and perhaps the most expressive of all the types, Teachers are remarkably good with language, especially when communicating in speech, face to face. And they do not hesitate to speak out and let their feelings be known. Bubbling with enthusiasm, Teachers will voice their passions with dramatic flourish, and can, with practice, become charismatic public speakers. This verbal ability gives Teachers a good deal of influence in groups, and they are often asked to take a leadership role.

Teachers like things settled and organized, and will schedule their work hours and social engagements well ahead of time-and they are absolutely trustworthy in honoring these commitments. Valuing as they do interpersonal cooperation and harmonious relations, Teachers are extraordinarily tolerant of others, are easy to get along with, and are usually popular wherever they are.

Teachers are highly sensitive to others, which is to say their intuition tends to be well developed. Certainly their insight into themselves and others is unparalleled. Without a doubt, they know what is going on inside themselves, and they can read other people with uncanny accuracy. Teachers also identify with others quite easily, and will actually find themselves picking up the characteristics, emotions, and beliefs of those around them. Because they slip almost unconsciously into other people's skin in this way, Teachers feel closely connected with those around them, and thus show a sincere interest in the joys and problems of their employees, colleagues, students, clients, and loved ones.

Mikhail Gorbachev, Oprah Winfrey, Pope John Paul II, Ralph Nader, John Wooden, and Margaret Mead are examples of Teacher Idealists.