"[Our] friendship is a giant cookie!"

So, here's the thing: what does it mean to "be yourself" or to "stay true to yourself"?

I'm working on a project relating to self-concept and negative mood and I think I'm being supraliminally primed to think about the self all the time now (and I also blame my causeless negative mood from this week on supraliminal priming).

Anyway, back on track. The problem with the whole "be yourself" thing is that the self is made of multiple components. In particular, I'm thinking of the self-discrepancy theory, where there is an ideal-self (which consists of your dreams and aspirations), an ought-self (duties, obligations, what others expect of you), and your actual self. I've currently found myself in a bit of a conundrum: my ideal-self and my ought-self agree on the course of action I should take, while my actual self would prefer (based on past experience and general behavioural tendencies) to take an entirely different path.

Sitcoms usually aren't full of life-lessons, but I thought Jeff Winger's line from yesterday's episode of Community -- "Do you try to evolve or do you try to know what you are?" -- was somewhat profound (and highly relevant as he was attempting to make a choice between being someone he aspires to be or being who he actually is -- haha, well, that's an awkwardly phrased sentence. I'm sure you get the gist of it).

In less thinky-thought news:
-I got a haircut (you know who else needs a haircut? Sam Winchester. I hope for the return of floppy bangs in S6!) and new glasses
-I have no idea where May went (what the heck have I been doing for the past few weeks?)
-I really want to take a vacation (and everyone in my program says I should get away while I can!). My ideal vacation would involve a private island --or even a deserted island would do, as long as there's wi-fi-- with Rodney, Rella, and maybe Shel. The Macbook, iPod, and Kindle, respectively. ;)
-I'm half way through Burn Notice (if any of you watch White Collar, Psych, and Burn Notice, you have to watch these crossover ads -- Fiona hiding her weapons from Peter! Neal flirting with Gus! \o/)
-I have the first two episodes of Fringe and Castle downloaded, just waiting to be watched. Oh, TV♥

"[Our] friendship is a giant cookie!"

So, here's the thing: what does it mean to "be yourself" or to "stay true to yourself"?

I'm working on a project relating to self-concept and negative mood and I think I'm being supraliminally primed to think about the self all the time now (and I also blame my causeless negative mood from this week on supraliminal priming).

Anyway, back on track. The problem with the whole "be yourself" thing is that the self is made of multiple components. In particular, I'm thinking of the self-discrepancy theory, where there is an ideal-self (which consists of your dreams and aspirations), an ought-self (duties, obligations, what others expect of you), and your actual self. I've currently found myself in a bit of a conundrum: my ideal-self and my ought-self agree on the course of action I should take, while my actual self would prefer (based on past experience and general behavioural tendencies) to take an entirely different path.

Sitcoms usually aren't full of life-lessons, but I thought Jeff Winger's line from yesterday's episode of Community -- "Do you try to evolve or do you try to know what you are?" -- was somewhat profound (and highly relevant as he was attempting to make a choice between being someone he aspires to be or being who he actually is -- haha, well, that's an awkwardly phrased sentence. I'm sure you get the gist of it).

In less thinky-thought news:
-I got a haircut (you know who else needs a haircut? Sam Winchester. I hope for the return of floppy bangs in S6!) and new glasses
-I have no idea where May went (what the heck have I been doing for the past few weeks?)
-I really want to take a vacation (and everyone in my program says I should get away while I can!). My ideal vacation would involve a private island --or even a deserted island would do, as long as there's wi-fi-- with Rodney, Rella, and maybe Shel. The Macbook, iPod, and Kindle, respectively. ;)
-I'm half way through Burn Notice (if any of you watch White Collar, Psych, and Burn Notice, you have to watch these crossover ads -- Fiona hiding her weapons from Peter! Neal flirting with Gus! \o/)
-I have the first two episodes of Fringe and Castle downloaded, just waiting to be watched. Oh, TV♥

Playing with kitties makes my day :>

Hello, new friends! \o/ Welcome to my humble abode.

Here, everyone, have a meme:

Computer Spying Meme:

1. Comment with a request to see absolutely anything on my computer. My desktop, my documents, my bookmarks, my latest works in progress. Whatever you're curious about. Request it!
2. I will respond post a comment with a screenshot of the very thing you request.

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Overheard on the subway:

One teenage girl to another: "I thought he was sexy until I found out he was my brother."

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I don't believe in brunch (why would anyone cram two meals into one? D: And how will I manage to avoid starvation during the long hours between brunch and dinner? I would prefer to skip breakfast and simply wait until my usual lunchtime!), so what I will be doing tomorrow is having an over-sized late-breakfast, followed by a small late-lunch, and then a normal-sized late dinner. :> Between my late-breakfast and late-lunch, I will be watching Iron Man 2. I haven't seen Iron Man, but I do enjoy me some RDJ-on-the-big-screen, so hopefully it'll be fun.

Playing with kitties makes my day :>

Hello, new friends! \o/ Welcome to my humble abode.

Here, everyone, have a meme:

Computer Spying Meme:

1. Comment with a request to see absolutely anything on my computer. My desktop, my documents, my bookmarks, my latest works in progress. Whatever you're curious about. Request it!
2. I will respond post a comment with a screenshot of the very thing you request.

--
Overheard on the subway:

One teenage girl to another: "I thought he was sexy until I found out he was my brother."

--
I don't believe in brunch (why would anyone cram two meals into one? D: And how will I manage to avoid starvation during the long hours between brunch and dinner? I would prefer to skip breakfast and simply wait until my usual lunchtime!), so what I will be doing tomorrow is having an over-sized late-breakfast, followed by a small late-lunch, and then a normal-sized late dinner. :> Between my late-breakfast and late-lunch, I will be watching Iron Man 2. I haven't seen Iron Man, but I do enjoy me some RDJ-on-the-big-screen, so hopefully it'll be fun.