The Happy Hump Day Post

Hump day, also known as Wednesday. The middle of the week. Some people like Wednesday because they think to themselves, "yay, it's already Wednesday! the week is half over!" I on the other hand am more of the glass-half-empty type and I think to myself, "My God, it's only Wednesday, this week will NEVER end!" Especially this week in particular since it seems every teacher decided to hop on the Quiz/Test bandwagon. By the end of this week, I will have completed a total of seven quizzes or tests. Awesome. Real Awesome.
I will now get off my soap box, thank you for reading! =)

Friday

According to this personality test, I am an INTJ.

• slightly expressed introvert
• moderately expressed intuitive personality
• slightly expressed thinking personality
• slightly expressed judging personality

I read the description for INTJ and it was described as being a mastermind and perfectionist. This, clearly, is not me at all. I am far from a mastermind, yeah I'm smart, but my twin brother got more of the mastermind gene. As for perfectionist? Ha. Good joke! My room looks like a tornado or two went through it. So obviously, I am not an INTJ. 

I took the personality test again to see what I would get, and I got ENFJ and once again, I disagree. I didn't disagree quite as much, but slightly. Obviously, I am a mess still trying to find out who the heck I am. But hey, isn't that what college is for?

Currently

The Kite Runner

Pages this week: 101


Sentences of the Week

1.) "Children aren't coloring books. You can't fill them with your favorite colors"

2.) She was also his first cousin and therefore a natural choice for a spouse.

3.) Everywhere I turned, I saw signs of his loyalty, hid goddamn unwavering loyalty.

I chose the first sentence because I believe it's a great message to every parent everywhere that their children aren't perfect in the least. The second sentence I chose simply because it caught me completely off guard. And lastly, the third sentence represents how important loyalty is.

The Kite Runner

This book has made it very clear to me exactly how ignorant I am when it comes to Middle Eastern culture. All I know is that Sunni and Shi'a Muslims don't get along. I'm vague as to why, or where this hatred even started. I don't remember ever learning about Afghanistan in world history my freshman year, which either means that it wasn't covered in the curriculum, or that I fell asleep that day. And to be perfectly honest, falling asleep in history class is a more than a good possibility. The religious aspect isn't that only thing I don't understand however. There is also a social hierarchy among the people and their race. And i must admit, I do not understand it whatsoever.


The Kite Runner has put me on an emotional roller coaster. It’s happy, then sad, then upsetting. It’s a bipolar mess! I was reading it in psychology today because we were supposed to be watching this weird video about the origins of psychology *snore.* so naturally, I read my book instead. Unfortunately, I had to stop. This is because I started to tear up, if I kept reading, I would have been flat out crying. In public. In front of my peers. I haven’t cried while reading in a long time, since 5^th grade to be exact. I was reading Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls and the story brought me to tears and a temporary state of depression. The ending of that book left me heartbroken.

Sadness wasn’t the only emotion I felt overwhelmed with however. I was overcome with anger. Flat out hatred for Amir. This is because Amir is a coward and an awful friend. Hassan, Amir’s best friend, is loyal as a dog. Hassan sticks up for Amir, defends Amir, and is always there for Amir. Amir on the other hand is too much of a poltroon to stick up for Hassan. Amir wouldn’t know what loyalty was if it smacked him in the face. This bothers me because loyalty is very important to me. In fact, the two most important things I value in a friendship are honesty and loyalty. Amir is lacking both of those qualities. Although I can personally connect with Amir because of his constant fight for his father’s approval, I must admit that I don’t like him. Granted, things could change and Amir could get a lesson in friendship, but until that happens, I won’t like him. 

The Kite Runner

I fell in love with this book from the very first page, much like I do with every new book I read. Something about this book was different though. I was sparked by curiosity. I read to find that the main character is a boy named Amir who is living in Afghanistan. Amir desperately seeks the approval and affection from his father, and in my opinion, will never get.  Amir is completely different from his father mainly because Amir would rather stick his nose in a book than play sports, and because *gasp* he doesn’t like soccer. In case you didn’t know, soccer is kind of a big deal in pretty much every country around the world except America, so heaven forbid an Afghan boy doesn’t like it. The fact that Amir is trying to seek approval from his father is very relatable. There isn’t a person I know who hasn’t felt that desire. Or hasn't had the feeling that he is never going to be good enough, no matter what he does.

Favorite Quotations (so far)

 “Children aren't coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors.” 

 "It was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past always claws its way out.”