Who are you?

During our lazy Saturday/Sunday in Atlanta we all took the Myers-Briggs Test. No, not the official one that you have to pay for, one of the many free ones. But I must say it was very accurate. This test has been a topic of conversation in all of my circles recently, and I love talking about personality and how different ones work together. So for today, a list of a few friends and what our Myers-Briggs letters say about our relationship.




ME + the B.R.E. = Cohorts. Apparently, we are "mutually drawn into experiential escapades." Sounds about right to me, we do act like idiots together sometimes. Ok, maybe all the time, but we have fun. 


ME + my dear sister = Counterparts. Abs and I "perform similar functions in totally different realms." Very true. We think about the same things and want the same things, but we go about accomplishing things in a completely different way. 


ME + dear ole dad = Complements. We have compatible strengths. If our strength is the ability to talk your ear off, they definitely got this one right. I love my dad, and if we had the time I think we could probably hold the world record for longest conversation. Many a night at home we have stayed up until the wee hours of the morning discussing everything from school to friendships to religion.


ME + Coco = Novelties. I find him "intriguingly different; interestingly so." I also find his kitchen skills to be incredible and inspiring. (Check out his blog about beers here, I must admit it's pretty intriguing.)


ME + the Duffalo = Companions.  We "bear each other's company well." True, despite the fact that the phrasing makes it sound a little heavy. But then, looking at all the descriptions, I think someone broke out the good ole thesaurus.

Here is where you can take the same test I did, and to get a look at these relationship descriptions, click here. In case you were wondering, I'm an ENFJ. Let me know how we relate to each other!


Extrovertedly yours,
Becks

ATL, the other city of champions.

This weekend the B.R.E. and I took a little adventure to the great city of Atlanta. It was nice to get away for a little while, although I probably should have been studying... who am I kidding? Would I really study when the weather is so gorgeous? We were intending to take lots of pictures to document our trip and of course I forgot my camera. So the list of the day is a few things we should have photographed.

Me trying on all of Duff's "winter gear." My friend's job takes him to the frigid town of Minneapolis every Monday thru Thursday, therefore he has a coat that could never be worn inside, unless you are attempting to create your own sauna. Along with scarf and gloves that are all too big for me, it would have been worth a few laughs.

A neon sign saying "Beck's." Who knew there was a beer called Beck's? Well this girl did not know about it until Friday night, when I saw my name in neon lights at Taco Mac. Of course I need to have a picture of this.

The elephant at The Porter. This restaurant, which had delicious food, had an adorable elephant drawn on a chalkboard hanging high up on the wall. Being the die hard Alabama girl that I am, I felt the need to document this sighting.


Though I am sure there were many other moments that would have made great pictures, these are the few I really wish I had gotten. But you know, that just means I have to go back...

Much love,
Becks

Daily Distractions

We all do it. Really important things need to be done, but instead when the internet browser opens, we go straight to a place that will keep us occupied potentially for hours. That paper that had to be done before bed gets put off until the next morning. That math assignment you needed to finish? Forgotten. I'll keep this short, but here are a few my favorite distractions.

Damnyouautocorrect.com What a fantastic place. I have never laughed so hard I cried for more than an hour.. until I found this website. I don't know what is so funny about cell phones misinterpreting our intended messages, but these mistakes make my abs sore from laughter.

whenparentstext.com Ok, I love my parents, and they are not incapable of typing on their cell phones, but sometimes they say things that just seem a little off. Apparently, this is typical parental behavior. Almost as funny as the first site listed!

Smartprettyandawkward.com This is a blog that keeps it's posts short and sweet. Each entry begins with a quote, followed by a tip on how to be smarter, prettier, and a little less awkward. It's not the shallow type of thing it sounds like, and many of the tips involve links to other interesting things that will prolong your internet procrastination.

And finally...
Passiveaggressivenotes.com Exactly what is sounds like. People send in passive-aggressive notes they find in random locations, from their front door to the fridge at their workplace. They are hilarious, and also make you think about the ridiculous-ness your own passive-aggressive tendencies.

So there you go. Have a lovely weekend, filled with new adventures! But if you have some time to kill, get distracted =)

And this is where we begin...

So I'm having a little bit of a lack of sleep, which is odd since I've been up since seven this morning, but when I can't sleep I try to do something other than just lay there... And now I have a blog? Well this has been a long time coming.
But to start, I'd like to say this blog has been created at a time when I don't really know what my life is like. I have been having the best beginning of a new year I could have ever imagined, better than I could imagine in fact because things never turn out how I expect. But at the same time, I have found myself frustrated more often than I would like. Why you may ask? Because I want to know where all the amazing things in my life are headed. Sort of odd, that I am enjoying the unexpected, yet annoyed that I can't figure out what will happen next. But for now, I will love every minute of this crazy fun life, and try to quit trying to figure out what's next.
So for now, a list of random facts.

I smile like a maniac when I run. Seriously, I hope daily rec-goers get enjoyment out of the big ole grin on my face as I run around the track. I just realized this today, and began to wonder if I look like Steve Spurrier, how you can't tell whether he is smiling or angry.

I do my homework in bed. I told myself this awful habit would change this year when I bought myself a desk and covered the top with quotes from my favorite songs, books, movies, etc. While I love the way my desk looks, when I have a cushy mattress right next to it why would I think about sitting in a wooden chair? Instead I put my cereal and coffee on the chair, and eat breakfast while writing my latest pathetic sociology paper.

I make lists about everything. I currently have lists floating around of music I need to delete from my iTunes, movies I desperately need to watch, things I need to do when I wake up tomorrow, people I need to call, and then there are the lists that take place on my dear room mate's dry erase board so we can read, laugh, and erase before anyone else sees what we actually talk about when we have bonding time.

So there. This list is rather shorter than my other aforementioned lists, but I probably should get to bed sometime in the near future, and I would like to make some adjustments to the look of my blog before that happens.

Much love,
Becks