Perceivers are sensitive to the people around them. People are the priority, not things. They have a "feeling" or a "sixth sense" for who and what a person is. They use these "vibes" to develop an empathy with others and promote harmony. They usually have very cordial greetings. Perceivers are able to combine these perceptions in unique and unexpected ways to generate new ideas.
They are good at matching people with complementary interests to lead to new and innovative business solutions. They know many people and like to communicate with them regularly. Everyone is their friend and they dislike conflict. They work very hard to promote relationships to benefit people regardless of facts or details.
Their exceptional ability to teach assists others in developing their talents and skills. They give generously of their time to help others. They believe so strongly in the good of people that they sometimes can be taken advantage of.
In communicating with others, they use feeling words and look for feedback that validates their self worth. Their conversations are not sequential and precise, but tend to be rambling about several different topics. They do not always complete sentences. They like to tell stories and use lots of words when talking or writing. Their use of words adds richness to their communications.
Perceivers like to see if their ideas can be applied as practical solutions. They will try ideas and solutions but if they cannot be applied for the benefit of others they will drop them. If their ideas work, Perceivers leave the details to others.
Learning is best when they have a total picture of all of the elements and practical applications. They prefer that the information provide an experience that evokes feelings that they can relate to. Humor helps.
They need people in order to maximize their natural gifts. Perceivers are not known to have innovative thoughts when they are alone. When they are with others, the generation of possibilities begins. They rarely think through an idea before presenting it, but rather talk about and develop the idea at the same time. This also inspires others to generate their own ideas. They seek people interaction in work and play.
Hmmm...I guess that's correct. What do you guys think? Oh yeah while I'm thinking about it, I went with Shon yesterday and spent the majority of the day at the theatre (cause I haven't done that in a while, so I figured it was time, with two different movies that I wanted to see.) We went to see The Soloist witih Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. as well as Obsessed with Beyonce and Ali Larter. They were both really good, and I KNOW that Jamie BETTER win an Oscar! He better!
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Sunday 26 April 2009
Best. Vacation. Ever. Soon to Come.
See this? This will be where I'm at June 26th!!!!! (I got the MIUSA scholarship to go!)
Saturday 25 April 2009
...And These Are the Days of our Lives.....
Cue the dramatic music as the soap opera starts cause that's what this feels like. So the last few days I've just been trying to get used to my full-time schedule at VETS (it's brutal the 8:30-5:30 schedule, ugh!) but the only thing that keeps me pacified isi that that monthly check is gonna be the shit! After calculating on the computer what the check would be (I hope) I can have the NASA credit card paid off by June, and the Bank of America paid off by July, which would be great considering that I'm probably gonna need the money in London.
Speaking of which, I got the loan approved basically though the school is sayinig that they won't certify the loan until July which makes me wonder how the hell I'm going to convince the Visa office for the UK to let me have the points rating system which talks about this new shit that I don't get. Something about how you have to prove that you have all the money for a year of tuition upfront plus extra money so that way you don't have to depend on a job. I understand the basic premise, since the country needs to keep jobs for their own people, but that's just kinda fucked up. I mean really who's going to keep an extra 7,000 pounds in their account just cause the government says so?
Also, I just found out about something called the Loan Forgiveness Act in regards to student loans in the U.S. Basically it said if work in a low-paying job industry (teaching or whatever,) they will lower your monthly payments to something that's more manageable. And after 25 years of payments, the loan is forgiven. Also, if you accumulate 10 years of public service, the debt you have will also be forgiven. I'll have to find out more about that since I'll be working on 2 years this year alone, so I figure if I work for another 8 and have my debts vanish, that'd be great. Of course, with teaching and all, I'm wondering if I can get the Loan Forgiveness as well...hmm
So the big news of the week: I finally met the infamous Pete Sanders last night. He came into DC to do a photo shoot with Lynda Carter (she's actually the original WONDER WOMAN and apparently, she lives here in Maryland) for an upcoming album she's doing, and we were supposed to get together afterward. Well he was tellingme some story about how the hotel that was supposed to let him stay accidentally booked his room a day later, and the only thing they had was in Arlington and whatnot and he, (being the ultimate New York primmadonna that he is) told them he was leaving and going home. So he stopped by in a cab on the way to Union Station and picked me up and we went there to have a few drinks and talk.
Okay, so let me devote a few words to Mr. Sanders. First off, I don't know what his deal is, but for some reason he was seriously trying to woo me yesterday and quite frankly, I wasn't feeling it. The main reason for this being, he is old. And I don't mean like 40 old either. He looked closer to 55-60ish range and I was kind of uncomfortable being out in this resturant with him touching all up on me and the looks people were giving. He was trying to appear to be sexy and whatnot (with his whole, "I give GOOD massages" lines and practically attacking my leg underneath the table) and I don't think it was working. On the plus side, he is a very nice man and he's very interesting and all of that. He was blowing through cash like it didn't exist (and ended up givinig me $40.00 for a cab which I promptly pocketed and took the Metro home. I mean seriously, did he REALLY think I was going to waste $25.00 on a cab? Shit...I can use that to have a good time this weekend) and he was telling me that he could set me up with tickets to the Broadway shows and whatever I wanted. Saying he'd spoil me in New York and whatnot, which is what he was saying like three years ago. But he sounded as though he was trying to force this idea of Fate bringing us back together, (I would hardly call Facebook, Fate) and all of that since he wanted to be my man and all of this. It was...weird. But I had a good time, regardless of how uncomfortable he was making me. Now I don't know what to do. He's supposed to be coming back in two weeks for something A Metro Weekly cover I think he said. And he's all like, "And you'll just spend the night with me and we'll share the spa..." I'm not sure I want to be in a jacuzzi with this man. Truly. He was talking about the fact that I should just get over the fact that he's like almost 30 years older than me saying things like, "People always talk about they don't like their lovers at first and it takes time to adjust and whatnot..." Um...well the thing is, I'm trying to do ME here and I don't need another person runnign up in it planting themselves in my way. Now if London was over and I had my doctorate, then that's different. And when I was telling him that I may not be coming back from the UK, he was all like, "Ugh! I heard you say that before! I don't like when you say it. Stop saying it." Well sorry Pete, but it's true. I need to find someone like Frank (again-who by the way is coming to DC in a few weeks and I have to work up epic amounts of courage to see him again)
Basically it's like this. It's not that I don't like Pete. But I don't like him. If that makes any sense.
Speaking of which, I got the loan approved basically though the school is sayinig that they won't certify the loan until July which makes me wonder how the hell I'm going to convince the Visa office for the UK to let me have the points rating system which talks about this new shit that I don't get. Something about how you have to prove that you have all the money for a year of tuition upfront plus extra money so that way you don't have to depend on a job. I understand the basic premise, since the country needs to keep jobs for their own people, but that's just kinda fucked up. I mean really who's going to keep an extra 7,000 pounds in their account just cause the government says so?
Also, I just found out about something called the Loan Forgiveness Act in regards to student loans in the U.S. Basically it said if work in a low-paying job industry (teaching or whatever,) they will lower your monthly payments to something that's more manageable. And after 25 years of payments, the loan is forgiven. Also, if you accumulate 10 years of public service, the debt you have will also be forgiven. I'll have to find out more about that since I'll be working on 2 years this year alone, so I figure if I work for another 8 and have my debts vanish, that'd be great. Of course, with teaching and all, I'm wondering if I can get the Loan Forgiveness as well...hmm
So the big news of the week: I finally met the infamous Pete Sanders last night. He came into DC to do a photo shoot with Lynda Carter (she's actually the original WONDER WOMAN and apparently, she lives here in Maryland) for an upcoming album she's doing, and we were supposed to get together afterward. Well he was tellingme some story about how the hotel that was supposed to let him stay accidentally booked his room a day later, and the only thing they had was in Arlington and whatnot and he, (being the ultimate New York primmadonna that he is) told them he was leaving and going home. So he stopped by in a cab on the way to Union Station and picked me up and we went there to have a few drinks and talk.
Okay, so let me devote a few words to Mr. Sanders. First off, I don't know what his deal is, but for some reason he was seriously trying to woo me yesterday and quite frankly, I wasn't feeling it. The main reason for this being, he is old. And I don't mean like 40 old either. He looked closer to 55-60ish range and I was kind of uncomfortable being out in this resturant with him touching all up on me and the looks people were giving. He was trying to appear to be sexy and whatnot (with his whole, "I give GOOD massages" lines and practically attacking my leg underneath the table) and I don't think it was working. On the plus side, he is a very nice man and he's very interesting and all of that. He was blowing through cash like it didn't exist (and ended up givinig me $40.00 for a cab which I promptly pocketed and took the Metro home. I mean seriously, did he REALLY think I was going to waste $25.00 on a cab? Shit...I can use that to have a good time this weekend) and he was telling me that he could set me up with tickets to the Broadway shows and whatever I wanted. Saying he'd spoil me in New York and whatnot, which is what he was saying like three years ago. But he sounded as though he was trying to force this idea of Fate bringing us back together, (I would hardly call Facebook, Fate) and all of that since he wanted to be my man and all of this. It was...weird. But I had a good time, regardless of how uncomfortable he was making me. Now I don't know what to do. He's supposed to be coming back in two weeks for something A Metro Weekly cover I think he said. And he's all like, "And you'll just spend the night with me and we'll share the spa..." I'm not sure I want to be in a jacuzzi with this man. Truly. He was talking about the fact that I should just get over the fact that he's like almost 30 years older than me saying things like, "People always talk about they don't like their lovers at first and it takes time to adjust and whatnot..." Um...well the thing is, I'm trying to do ME here and I don't need another person runnign up in it planting themselves in my way. Now if London was over and I had my doctorate, then that's different. And when I was telling him that I may not be coming back from the UK, he was all like, "Ugh! I heard you say that before! I don't like when you say it. Stop saying it." Well sorry Pete, but it's true. I need to find someone like Frank (again-who by the way is coming to DC in a few weeks and I have to work up epic amounts of courage to see him again)
Basically it's like this. It's not that I don't like Pete. But I don't like him. If that makes any sense.
Sunday 19 April 2009
I'm Sorry MySpace...My Apologies.
Okay I'm sorry. I've really been neglecting you lately and I really shouldn't. There's so many things I could put here and it would be good for me because then I go back and read and think about what the hell was wrong with me when I wrote it. lol. Anyway, I'm going to try and be better. Really.
Okay so now thaet we've dispersed with the apologies, I've got a few things to say:
First off, life. Life is...good at the moment. Not great, since I made a stupid mistake and spent way too much money when I went to Las Vegas last weeek, spending way more than I should, but I had a fabulous time and I don't regret that part. But that's later. Right now, I'm still at VETS and will be there until I leave for London (God willing). The craziest thing is I would've been at DOL for a year next month. That's so insane! I've never kept anything like a job for a summer, let alone a year! I could practically become a full-fledged Fed. If it wasn't for this grad school thing, I might seriously consider it, though I would have to move to another agency. DOL isn't really doing it for me. I don't know maybe the FBI or the CIA...maybe...but anyway that's all wishful thinking. I don't really want to be involved with the government on second thought. It's a great bridgeway position for me, especially since everyone else is losing their jobs left and right. I'm just so blessed to be able to be stable enough to pay my bills and to be doing things that are helpful for the veterans in this country at the same time. It's a true blessing and I thank God for looking out for me.
Next, soooo Shon is now staying here with me as of yesterday. Mom says he's going to be here for the rest fo the summer, and I have yet to see how that's going to work. I think that she just finally got tired of having him in her house, and she was looking for a way to get rid of him without just kicking him out completely, so she puts him on me. It's not exactly fair, as I'm trying to get my life together by myself right now, and everything I'm doing will have to be put on hold...but whatever it's done. As a side note, our cat Angel died like two weeks ago from complications of cancer so we don't have a pet anymore... :( It was really random and whatnot but I figured she lived a long and happy life with people who loved her so it's all good. Still sucks though.
Next there's London. So far, everything seems to be going well though it's moving really...really slowly and I'm not referring to time. I've been waiting on them to certify my loan for like two months now, and supposedly everything was approved and all of that, so I'm just waiting for my financial aid letter that tells me so. Though they're taking their good old sweet time sending it out. *sigh* I guess this is what you have to put up with to get what you want. But I did get an email the other day and I officially applied for on-campus housing the other day and I have an aofficial student ID number so I'd say it's pretty official.
Second to last, I'm very pleased to say that two of my co-workers Lisa and Jenel have actually inspired me to start writing my new book (finally) though it has no title as of yet. Though I will say I'm am super excited about the prospect of getting this one done. Jenel showed me some tricks on Friday about how to manipulate the pages and whatnot to get it to look like it would be when its printed out for real, and I have to say I was so thrilled to see my writing looking like real pages, I didn't want to stop. I'm really hoping to have the entire manuscript written and finished by Memorial Day weekend. That'd be great. They're soooo getting a dedication page!
And finally. There's Cole.
Or actually Las Vegas to be more precise. I went there last week for my birthday and it was great. The weather was beautiful, it was like 75 the whole time and it was bright and breezy in the desert. Las Vegas is truly like an adult's playground. Each hotel is like a different theme park with it's own shows and attractions. It was pretty cool. There was so much going on all the time, I was actually exhausted before the trip was done and I couldn't do anymore! But even though that was all in there and stuff, I don't really wanna talk about that. I'd rather talk about Cole. I met Mr. Cole at a strip tease show I went to for my birthday and he was behind me with his boyfriend (?) Joey and their friend Steven. After the show, (which was HAWT as fuck) I was hanging out with them and they chilled with me in the room for awhile. And I also hung out with them the next night too. I will tell you that I've never wanted to steal anyone else's man as much as I wanted Cole. I wanted just grab him in front of Joey and start making out and hear him moan and touch me and I wouldn't give a fuck who was standing there that's how crucial it was! After I left, he was messaging me and we were talking and he was saying he'd wished I did!!!! Grrrr NOW he says this when we're thousands of miles apart. Man I swear. Men have the absolute worse timing! And on top of that, he's not really feeling Joey even though they're the same age (19! I know, I don't date dudes younger than me, but he's totally different. He's like older than me mentally) and so I figure it perfect. But alas, I've got yet to find out how he feels. *sigh*
Okay so now thaet we've dispersed with the apologies, I've got a few things to say:
First off, life. Life is...good at the moment. Not great, since I made a stupid mistake and spent way too much money when I went to Las Vegas last weeek, spending way more than I should, but I had a fabulous time and I don't regret that part. But that's later. Right now, I'm still at VETS and will be there until I leave for London (God willing). The craziest thing is I would've been at DOL for a year next month. That's so insane! I've never kept anything like a job for a summer, let alone a year! I could practically become a full-fledged Fed. If it wasn't for this grad school thing, I might seriously consider it, though I would have to move to another agency. DOL isn't really doing it for me. I don't know maybe the FBI or the CIA...maybe...but anyway that's all wishful thinking. I don't really want to be involved with the government on second thought. It's a great bridgeway position for me, especially since everyone else is losing their jobs left and right. I'm just so blessed to be able to be stable enough to pay my bills and to be doing things that are helpful for the veterans in this country at the same time. It's a true blessing and I thank God for looking out for me.
Next, soooo Shon is now staying here with me as of yesterday. Mom says he's going to be here for the rest fo the summer, and I have yet to see how that's going to work. I think that she just finally got tired of having him in her house, and she was looking for a way to get rid of him without just kicking him out completely, so she puts him on me. It's not exactly fair, as I'm trying to get my life together by myself right now, and everything I'm doing will have to be put on hold...but whatever it's done. As a side note, our cat Angel died like two weeks ago from complications of cancer so we don't have a pet anymore... :( It was really random and whatnot but I figured she lived a long and happy life with people who loved her so it's all good. Still sucks though.
Next there's London. So far, everything seems to be going well though it's moving really...really slowly and I'm not referring to time. I've been waiting on them to certify my loan for like two months now, and supposedly everything was approved and all of that, so I'm just waiting for my financial aid letter that tells me so. Though they're taking their good old sweet time sending it out. *sigh* I guess this is what you have to put up with to get what you want. But I did get an email the other day and I officially applied for on-campus housing the other day and I have an aofficial student ID number so I'd say it's pretty official.
Second to last, I'm very pleased to say that two of my co-workers Lisa and Jenel have actually inspired me to start writing my new book (finally) though it has no title as of yet. Though I will say I'm am super excited about the prospect of getting this one done. Jenel showed me some tricks on Friday about how to manipulate the pages and whatnot to get it to look like it would be when its printed out for real, and I have to say I was so thrilled to see my writing looking like real pages, I didn't want to stop. I'm really hoping to have the entire manuscript written and finished by Memorial Day weekend. That'd be great. They're soooo getting a dedication page!
And finally. There's Cole.
Or actually Las Vegas to be more precise. I went there last week for my birthday and it was great. The weather was beautiful, it was like 75 the whole time and it was bright and breezy in the desert. Las Vegas is truly like an adult's playground. Each hotel is like a different theme park with it's own shows and attractions. It was pretty cool. There was so much going on all the time, I was actually exhausted before the trip was done and I couldn't do anymore! But even though that was all in there and stuff, I don't really wanna talk about that. I'd rather talk about Cole. I met Mr. Cole at a strip tease show I went to for my birthday and he was behind me with his boyfriend (?) Joey and their friend Steven. After the show, (which was HAWT as fuck) I was hanging out with them and they chilled with me in the room for awhile. And I also hung out with them the next night too. I will tell you that I've never wanted to steal anyone else's man as much as I wanted Cole. I wanted just grab him in front of Joey and start making out and hear him moan and touch me and I wouldn't give a fuck who was standing there that's how crucial it was! After I left, he was messaging me and we were talking and he was saying he'd wished I did!!!! Grrrr NOW he says this when we're thousands of miles apart. Man I swear. Men have the absolute worse timing! And on top of that, he's not really feeling Joey even though they're the same age (19! I know, I don't date dudes younger than me, but he's totally different. He's like older than me mentally) and so I figure it perfect. But alas, I've got yet to find out how he feels. *sigh*
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