Introvert Intuitive Thinker Perceptive [from www.typefocus.com]

General Description:
INTPs love to solve problems and the bigger and more theoretical the problems, the more they enjoy it. INTPs want to understand their world in an honest way, so they challenge existing expert opinion until they have satisfied themselves that it is true. Some occasionally mistake this intellectual honesty for rebellion because INTPs are not shy about challenging some of society's accepted rules. INTPs hold intelligence in high esteem and will usually do well in school. INTPs make quiet friends who value their independence.

Career Insights:
INTPs are good at complex analysis where creative solutions are needed. Complex analyses can be found in either pure science or in applied science. In practical applications, they concentrate on the problem and use their analytical skills until they've solved the problem. Problems for the INTP, especially those having a theoretical basis such as cancer research, are seen as puzzles waiting to be solved. Pure science attracts the INTP because they enjoy the pleasure of working on the concepts without the distraction of a practical application. INTPs do their best work when they have the freedom to independently follow their hunches; they are frustrated by a lot of rules and regulations. Careers which have appealed to INTPs include all branches of pure science (physical, life, social), engineering, medicine, computer systems and law.

conclusion: i'm meant to be a science geek! a skeptical, rebellious geek. hoorah!

you know it's getting bad when your physics TA's right hand rule starts to look dirty...*sigh*

so i went to tahoe this past weekend. i drove a 15-passenger ford van all the way there and back. yes, hardcore! driving up mountains on steep, winding roads at night was definitely not the best time ever though. i got so tense, my muscles wanted to eat each other. "hey, look over the edge! if we fall over, there's no way we'd survive!" "you know, ford vans are known for tipping over." if i were an anime character, i would've sweatdropped after smacking my navigator silly. =) the cabin was so sweet though. good stuff. cool people. i really liked elisa's mix too! makes me wish i had caught the something corporate/julianna theory concert last week. ah well. she has good music taste ;-) hm...except for "comfortable" by john mayer though. makes me unhappy. not good for driving since it's also rather slow.

sometimes i find it fun to just babble on in this blog. it's probably not true, but blogging feels more private than xanga--like i'm digging a shallow little hole in the sand to hide away my thoughts. my words are hidden from the loud mouthy tourists, but accessible to those whom i want to find them and those who are interested in more than the surface. so hello to my loyal natives and curious treasure hunters. =)

bad mental image of the night: dave hsieh making out with scary staring man sitting in the corner of pho hua. ugh. thanks, bea. and you say you're not creepy.

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"Hurricane" ~Something Corporate

shake down you make me break
for goodness sake
i think i'm on the edge
of something new with you
shout out don't drown the sound
i'll drown you out
you'll never scream so loud
as i want to scream with you

standing there with your smile blinding
your eyes from seeing
my face as i'm dying
to figure out a girl
but she drifts so far away
i'm on her coast
so maybe i should stay
and map around your world

so don't say
"these currents are still killing me"
and you can't explain
but the wind went and pulled me
into your hurricane

stand up don't make a sound
your ears might bleed
there are sweet fluorescent enemies
that live inside of me
the world moves faster than i knew
not fast enough to not creep up on you
and the space we put between
so pull me under your weather patterns
your cold fronts and the rain don't matter
because a sun burns what i needed

so don't say
"these currents are still killing me"
and you can't explain
but the wind went and pulled you
into the hurricane

you don't do it on purpose
but you make me shake
now i count the hours 'til you wake
with your babies breath
breathe symphonies
come on, sweet catastrophe
well maybe this time i can follow through
i can feel complete
stop paying dues
stop the rain from falling
keep my ocean calm
this time i know nothing's wrong

so don't say
"these currents are still killing me"
and you can't explain
but the wind went and pulled me in
and no, you don't say
"these currents are still killing me"
and you can't explain
but the wind went and pulled me
into your hurricane...