Let's see, a friend made me take the Myers-Briggs yesterday and I am apparently an INFJ, which is the rarest type. I don't actually know what this means, but I do like the fact that it is unusual.

I currently work in the international development field, but I am intensely cynical about it. Ask me about this sometime. I lived overseas in East Africa for about four years and I frequently think about going back, though the lure of reliable electricity and good cheese have kept me here...for now. Lately I have been pondering opening a small, eco-friendly, socially-conscious, low-budget hotel/guest house in coastal Kenya, but this is in its nascent stages, and will require me to first pay off a bazillion dollars in student loan debt.

UPDATE**I have a new job! I'm still cynical, but in a much less toxic way. Hooray for me.

being sarcastic, giving advice, making my boss uncomfortable.

UPDATE**I don't make my new boss uncomfortable...yet.

an aura.

Music: Dennis Brown, Black Uhuru, Peter Gabriel, anything Cuban, Alpha Blondy, Massive Attack, Cheb Khaled, Manu Chao, Cheikh Lo, Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints, the blue Weezer album, 1 Giant Leap, embarrassingly bad pop (especially Britney). Many others, too numerous to attempt to name.

TV Shows: xfiles (seasons 1-7 only, and season 7 kinda sucked), sex and the city. i've had several people tell me that Weeds would be my favorite show if i ever watched it but as of yet i haven't...

Movies: the business of being born, the labyrinth, sicko, god grew tired of us, dead poets society, old school, mean girls, 16 candles, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, sex and lucia, etc...

Books: King Leopold's Ghost, The Poisonwood Bible, Where the Red Fern Grows, Pathologies of Power, Lords of Poverty, The Bride Stripped Bare.

Food: I like trying new ethnic foods. For some reason I don't like Thai as much as I feel I should. But I love Indian (paneer tikka masala is a personal favorite). Also, to quote Tom Robbins: "Never underestimate how much assistance, how much satisfaction, how much soul and transcendence there might be in a well-made taco and a cold bottle of beer."

a list of things to do
email (how did we GET BY?)
a pet
good beer and cheap wine
satire
tropical beaches - the more deserted the better

wouldn't YOU like to know!?

you are confident, intelligent, and passionate about something. open-mindedness and a love of the unconventional are also good. note that confident is number one on the list...