I live in a mental world of unprecedented possibilities. Unfortunately, I like to stay there. My personality type's favorite pastime is thinking about theories. Whether it be mathematical, theological, scientific(al?), or anything-else-ical. If it's complicated, INTPs eat it. Well, their brains eat it, figuratively speaking. I personally have a wide range of favorite theories—some that I've made (such as the dish washing theory) and some that others have made (such as Myers-Briggs.) Story theory, which is still under heavy construction, is my personal favorite. I'm so very interested in the way that stories work. Everything from plot elements to character layers to theme indicators, I love it all! All the stories I've written are therefore slightly dry and hopelessly plot-driven. In one book, I had to give my main character anxiety attacks to remember that he has emotions. Anyways, story theory will always be in my brain and I hope to one day write a book about it, then sit on it for about seven years because I'm so insecure about it and want to make sure it's absolutely flawless, then my future wife will publish it without me knowing. I'm also thinking about emotion theory, evangelism theory, color theory, growing out your hair without your parents noticing theory, matching clothes theory, marketing theory, women theory (an unequivocal failure), and finally, systematic theology (…theory.) I'm super awkward around people (especially strangers) and I know my way around the internet quite well. I enjoy Flow (the iPhone app with the pipes), Monopoly, Scrabble, solitaire, word searches, pacing the floor of my bedroom while tossing a hanger (or a ball or pen or comb…) in the air (I can do this for hours on end) and drawing horrifically deformed people (I'm getting better…). I overuse parenthesis (can't you tell?) and I also occasionally run into trees.
Langston--the spider dinosaur ninja.. err.. I mean, INFP.
If minds had speeds, mine would probably be somewhere between 2,405 and 2 TPS (thoughts per second). I'm compassionate, day-dreamy and random and.. well, really random. I'm really glad I have a friend like Paul who can handle what goes on in my mind and actually respond with some randomness of his own. Otherwise...well, I'm not exactly sure what would happen. But I'm glad I don't have to find out now. :P
I like learning about people and different ways we express ourselves. I love music, and one look at my Pandora account will give you a glance into the endless list of genres I listen to (alternative rock, rap, soundtrack, electronic/dance, world, rock, modern classical, postmodern rock, reggae, cello rock, singer/songwriter, worship ...). As I'm writing this I'm listening to the 116 crew kill it on their song Courage. I also play guitar, and though I've been kinda complacent with it in recent months, my goal is to master it as my main instrument (which involves learning music theory.. maybe Paul can teach me :P). [Song changed to Stand by Skillet.] My motivation behind this is that when I'm my own and traveling, I'd love to be able to jam with people all over the world, wherever I'm at. For me, taking instruments from totally different cultures and backgrounds, and mashing them together to create something beautiful is one the great pleasures of life. I love diversity and I really do love music, so it would be awesome to be able to do that one day. Until then, I'll be practicing barre chords and blowing money on 10packs of 9V batteries for my ravenous guitar pedals.
I also enjoy writing--a lot. [song now Me and Jesus by Stellar Kart] It's amazing to me how such intricate and alive stories can be formed in my head. [I'm a Saint by Lecrae now playing] I fall in love the characters, stories, themes, aesthetics, scenes and just about everything in between. They tend to take over my thoughts as well. If it's not music or some deep life issue, I'm usually thinking about my newest character, how I want this scene to work out, how I want these characters to work out, what direction I want the plot to go, what growth/conflict should happen, etc. [Prove Me Wrong by Fireflight] Writing's a great way I can express myself and truths I've learned in life, either through experience deep thinking/pondering, or both. It's like a huge, spectacular, intricate, engaging metaphor. I'll definitely be writing for as long as I can (both with words, and in thought).
I'm also into photography and drawing. I've been called "artsy", and it seems that's pretty true! [Make War by Tedashii] I also enjoy learning about different cultures, worldviews and people. I'm kinda really into East Asian stuff. I'm not sure exactly why, but it probably has a lot to do with my Avatar: The Last Airbender fandom (and the new series, The Legend of Korra). I also think Native American history/culture is pretty interesting as well, as well as modern ethnic studies. With that said, I think it's pretty fitting I want to major in anthropology in college. xD [Fill Me Up by Jesus Culture]
As far as interests, it'd be a big injustice if I didn't mention that I'm extremely passionate about my faith as well. My biggest hope and motivation in life is that Jesus work through my interests, my passions, my perspective and my uniqueness to do something awesome that I could never do on my own.
I've also been consistently wearing a beanie every time we've gone to a Wednesday church for like, two or three months now. I just thought that'd be interesting to share. xD
Um... I think that's about it. I guess I could mention that I'm somewhat into sports; I used to know everything about the current NBA standings and stuff, as I like to watch basketball, but the last year or so I totally checked out. I'm just getting back into it this season--[my playlist ended D:]--and right now my favorite team is the Houston Rockets, only because Jeremy Lin is on that team. [Left to Rust and Rot by If These Trees Could Talk] If you've never heard of him, google his name or look up "linsanity". It's an awesome story (which I now own on DVD :D).
So, yeah! That's pretty much me. I'm quiet on the outside, but my mind is exploding on the inside. I'm extremely tall, say things that don't always make sense (to other people), gaze off into space, mess up handshakes, cause some awkward social moments, laugh at things that happen in my head, read things that aren't there, can be a little absent-minded, mess up my own schedules and would rather be at home reading than at a party. And I love it! (well, most of it.) [Let It Whip by Lecrae]
Langston--the spider dinosaur ninja.. err.. I mean, INFP.
If minds had speeds, mine would probably be somewhere between 2,405 and 2 TPS (thoughts per second). I'm compassionate, day-dreamy and random and.. well, really random. I'm really glad I have a friend like Paul who can handle what goes on in my mind and actually respond with some randomness of his own. Otherwise...well, I'm not exactly sure what would happen. But I'm glad I don't have to find out now. :P
I like learning about people and different ways we express ourselves. I love music, and one look at my Pandora account will give you a glance into the endless list of genres I listen to (alternative rock, rap, soundtrack, electronic/dance, world, rock, modern classical, postmodern rock, reggae, cello rock, singer/songwriter, worship ...). As I'm writing this I'm listening to the 116 crew kill it on their song Courage. I also play guitar, and though I've been kinda complacent with it in recent months, my goal is to master it as my main instrument (which involves learning music theory.. maybe Paul can teach me :P). [Song changed to Stand by Skillet.] My motivation behind this is that when I'm my own and traveling, I'd love to be able to jam with people all over the world, wherever I'm at. For me, taking instruments from totally different cultures and backgrounds, and mashing them together to create something beautiful is one the great pleasures of life. I love diversity and I really do love music, so it would be awesome to be able to do that one day. Until then, I'll be practicing barre chords and blowing money on 10packs of 9V batteries for my ravenous guitar pedals.
I also enjoy writing--a lot. [song now Me and Jesus by Stellar Kart] It's amazing to me how such intricate and alive stories can be formed in my head. [I'm a Saint by Lecrae now playing] I fall in love the characters, stories, themes, aesthetics, scenes and just about everything in between. They tend to take over my thoughts as well. If it's not music or some deep life issue, I'm usually thinking about my newest character, how I want this scene to work out, how I want these characters to work out, what direction I want the plot to go, what growth/conflict should happen, etc. [Prove Me Wrong by Fireflight] Writing's a great way I can express myself and truths I've learned in life, either through experience deep thinking/pondering, or both. It's like a huge, spectacular, intricate, engaging metaphor. I'll definitely be writing for as long as I can (both with words, and in thought).
I'm also into photography and drawing. I've been called "artsy", and it seems that's pretty true! [Make War by Tedashii] I also enjoy learning about different cultures, worldviews and people. I'm kinda really into East Asian stuff. I'm not sure exactly why, but it probably has a lot to do with my Avatar: The Last Airbender fandom (and the new series, The Legend of Korra). I also think Native American history/culture is pretty interesting as well, as well as modern ethnic studies. With that said, I think it's pretty fitting I want to major in anthropology in college. xD [Fill Me Up by Jesus Culture]
As far as interests, it'd be a big injustice if I didn't mention that I'm extremely passionate about my faith as well. My biggest hope and motivation in life is that Jesus work through my interests, my passions, my perspective and my uniqueness to do something awesome that I could never do on my own.
I've also been consistently wearing a beanie every time we've gone to a Wednesday church for like, two or three months now. I just thought that'd be interesting to share. xD
Um... I think that's about it. I guess I could mention that I'm somewhat into sports; I used to know everything about the current NBA standings and stuff, as I like to watch basketball, but the last year or so I totally checked out. I'm just getting back into it this season--[my playlist ended D:]--and right now my favorite team is the Houston Rockets, only because Jeremy Lin is on that team. [Left to Rust and Rot by If These Trees Could Talk] If you've never heard of him, google his name or look up "linsanity". It's an awesome story (which I now own on DVD :D).
So, yeah! That's pretty much me. I'm quiet on the outside, but my mind is exploding on the inside. I'm extremely tall, say things that don't always make sense (to other people), gaze off into space, mess up handshakes, cause some awkward social moments, laugh at things that happen in my head, read things that aren't there, can be a little absent-minded, mess up my own schedules and would rather be at home reading than at a party. And I love it! (well, most of it.) [Let It Whip by Lecrae]
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