All Dogs go to Heaven...

So recently, I've been thinking about dogs. Why, you might ask?

Well, I often find myself chasing after squirrels here on campus, or collecting acorns and stashing them in my room and then carrying a few in my pocket so that when I encounter one, I have something to offer them that might actually be good for them (as opposed to the other students on campus who try to feed them things like pizza and candy bars). My conclusion: I need a pet!

"But Rachel, aren't you living in a dorm right now?" you might ask. Well, yes... but I'm thinking about getting one when I graduate in a year and a half, and I figured I ought to do some research... And I'm not entirely pet-less. I currently have a pet beta fish, Kerygma, who I got my senior year of college. He's still alive (amazingly!), but lately he has been a little slow and his appetite is waning. Things aren't looking up for him, and I fear his days are numbered.

So anyway, during the last week I've taken three or four "What Dog best suits your personalilty" type quizzes, and I've gotten all kinds of dogs:

Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Labrador Retrievers (the most normal breed of the whole pick), Doberman Pinscher, Vizsla, Pomeranian (I hate yippy rat dogs! How did I get matched with this is beyond me!) Great Danes (not so sure I'd want a dog that's quite possibly taller than I am...) Irish setters, Boxers, .... and the lists go on and on. These are just a few highlights.

In the end, don't all dogs go to heaven? :) I guess it doesn't matter what kind of dog I get then.

Or maybe I should just volunteer at an animal shelter for a while.

Meanwhile, here are some of the cuter options from my results:

Trendsetters

So it seems ND has started a trend of honoring Obama even though he hasn't really accomplished anything yet...

Really, are the members of the awards committee for the Nobel Prize THAT concerned about keeping up with current (and otherwise unfortunate) fashions?

Friendship

I received this quote in an email from a friend and thought I would pass it on:

from Jesus to Katya: "A friend is one who inconveniences himself, who deprives himself of something or of many things to offer them to you. A friend is one who will give up his time of rest for you. A friend is he who can in a moment give up the comfort of his home so as to make you feel comfortable, loved and appreciated. A friend is he who leaves his land to help you save yours. A friend is he who confides his sorrow and his joys, who is always transparent with you and who always takes you toward growth in faith and love of God. A friend is he who builds, who unites, who gathers, not one who tears apart, who destroys, knocks down, so he can sit on top of the rubble. A friend is he who gives his life to save you...as I did."

So I left everyone hanging!

I apparently changed MBTI types. I got an ESFJ this time around... although, based on the descriptions of each, I think that I am still an ENFJ. I think I over-thought some of the questions and answered them a little off from what I would normally do.

Anyway, we got this extended handout on it- and here's the comparison between the two:

Characteristics associated with people who prefer sensing: (s)

- oriented to present realities
- factual and concrete
- focus on what is real and actual
- observe and remember specifics
- build carefully and thoroughly toward conclusions
- understand ideas and theories through practical applications
- trust experience

vs.

Characteristics associated with people who prefer intuition (N):

- oriented toward future possibilities
- imaginative and verbally creative
- focus on patterns and meanings in data *
- remember specifics when they relate to a pattern *
- move quickly to conclusions, follow haunches *
- want to clarify ideas and theories before putting them into practice *
- trust inspiration *

I'm definitely an "N". I can stop having my quarter life crisis now.