Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013--you aren't my friend!

Here I am blogging from my iPad that I just got! No it isn't an iPad air, or a 2nd generation-it's mom moms old iPad because she just got an iPad air! Thanks mom for the free iPad!

2013 was an interesting year to say the least. I didn't quite achieve the goals that I had set out for myself. But I did h ave some fun! So I guess it wasn't a total waste. 

Let's start at the beginning of 2013.

Second semester of my sophomore year started.

Second semester of sophomore year ended...hallelujah!!!

Now comes the summer. Summer wasn't as fun as some would think. My parents decided earlier that year that they were going to sell the house they've lived in for the past 23-24ish years and become homeless. Okay maybe not homeless. We ended up selling the house before we found a new one which mad everything go crazy! Well maybe that wasn't the reason. Right as the negotiations for selling the house were going on our family found out that my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. My parents went head first with the treatment--which btw, chemo treatment sucks!--for my mom. Seeing her go through the pain of chemo was the hardest thing to see. Once June hit my parents had bought a new house and we, along with a lot of help moved everything into our new house! (not everything-we have a storage unit packed with stuff!) this all happened within 2months. So much crazy at one time! Let me just say that if mamma ain't well ain't nobody else. I think that's how the saying goes.

This fall I started my junior year of college! I was cast in the musical The Wedding Singer which was so much fun and a highlight in my collegiate theatrical career. I was able to perform with so many friends and gain so many new friends! For me rehearsals for a show or concert is the perfect way to meet new people because I don't go out that much and when I do it's with friends. I learned how to tap dance and the basics of ballet. I learned so much about auditioning for theatre in my acting class. And now the best part of my year is my mom feeling so much better! She had surgery over thanksgiving break and has recovered very well! Thanks for all the positive thoughts and prayers!

201 is going to be an amazing year with so much opportunity! I seriously cannot wait to see what it brings! 

Cheers to a new year!
Jonathan D Strom

Monday, December 16, 2013

24 Adjectives that describe me!

"Harmony-seeking Idealists are characterised by a complex personality and an abundance of thoughts and feelings. They are warm-hearted persons by nature. They are sympathetic and understanding. Harmony-seeking Idealists expect a lot of themselves and of others. They have a strong understanding of human nature and are often very good judges of character."

The above paragraph was my result of taking the ipersonic.com personality test. I agree with 90% of this result, being an introvert and all. Below are the 24 Adjectives that describe the type I am.

"Adjectives that describe your type...
introverted, theoretical, emotional, planning, idealistic, harmony-seeking, understanding, peace-loving, sensitive, quiet, sympathetic, conscientious, dogged, complicated, inconspicuous, warm-hearted, complex, imaginative, inspiring, helpful, demanding, communicative, reserved, vulnerable"


I'm going to touch on these adjectives just to answer some questions about myself? Maybe?

Introverted--An introvert is someone who has to rest to reserve the energy to cope with life. This describes me to at 'T'! If I know that there is a big party on a Saturday night, I need to stay in and rest, read a book, watch TV, or just be alone so I can have the energy to go to the party.

Theoretical--Hmm...This is interesting. I do like to think of the hypothetical situations in life. I really like to think of the "What if's" in life. What if this happened. What if that happened. It's hard for me to live in the now, and enjoy life.

Emotional--Now I wouldn't say I'm a cry in public emotional person. But yes I have a plethora of emotions going on at one time. I have learned to hid my emotions too well from other people. But once I'm alone I could cry for HOURS!

Planning--YES. 100% yes. I need to plan for every single thing in life. Even the "what if's" mentioned earlier. I'm going to NYC for spring break (Sorry Mom and Dad if I haven't told you yet and you're reading this) and I feel the need to plan for every single minute of my time there. Also every single day I feel like there needs to be a plan for something.

Idealistic--YES. O-M-G YES. I am an Idealist.

Harmony-seeking--Life should work in harmony. People should get along and there should, idealistically, be no conflict. See I am an Idealistic.

Understanding--Yes and No. I can be understanding, sometimes too understanding of situations. But then again, I can be not so understanding of people and things. This one isn't relevant to me. I'm very in the middle.

Peace-loving--Yes.

Sensitive--This goes along with emotions. Emotionally. The most little criticism can tear me apart--Externally I'm fine, Internally I'm not. Worldly. I can't watch the news because I want to do something about a social issue or I'm too torn up about a government in a 3rd world country abusing their people. Being sensitive is good, but it also has it's downfalls.

Quiet--Yes around new people I don't know. But if I get a good vibe then I will come at you like a torpedo. Also, I can have a resting-bitchy-face (Sorry for the language, Mom and Dad) which can give the wrong impression. A mean-judge-y-quiet and not a cute-shy-quiet.

Sympathetic--My sister-in-law recently asked me If I was having sympathy pains because she's pregnant. Well I'm not, but when I did live with my Brother and his wife during her first pregnancy I Did. Maybe that's the wrong sympathetic. But it's still sympathy. Usually I'm a cynical-bastard (Again, sorry Mom and Dad).

Conscientious--So yeah, I am. I think about my actions, what will come of them.

Dogged--Not sure what this means. So I will Google it. "having or showing the attitude of a person who wants to do or get something and will not stop trying : stubborn and determined"--YES ME. I get what I want.

Complicated--Just read all of these adjectives. YES I AM COMPLICATED. Come at me bro!

Inconspicuous--I like to do things, but not necessarily for attention or award. This is not on purpose, I just don't like unwanted attention.

Warm-hearted--Yes, I love my close friends and family and I have a soft spot for kittens. Don't worry puppies your loved as well.

Complex--This goes along with Complicated. You've made it this far, so you know I'm complex.

Imaginative--My imagination still runs wild as a kind-of-adult. Which is nice because I'm an aspiring actor. But that leads to day-dreaming a lot and not being productive.

Inspiring--Hopefully. I don't feel like I can answer or justify this one myself. I hope I can be an inspiration to someone someday!

Helpful--Yes. Hopefully. If you're one of my close friends or a family member I will usually drop what I'm doing and help you. Whether that be emotional help or you need to fix a door. I'll be there. But it is hard for me to be helpful to someone I don't know that well.

Demanding--Thank you, ipersonic.com for letting me know I'm a dictator. I'm honestly not sure how to perceive this one.

Communicative--Yes. If there is important information that I need to know. Let me know! PLEASE! Especially if left in charge of something. I want to know all of the details--Preferably in writing so I can go back and make sure nothing is left out!

Reserved--See "quiet." It's the same thing.

Vulnerable--Yes, and I hate it. I hate being vulnerable. So i shield myself from vulnerable situations.

I've learned so much about myself by typing this blog post out. And you've probably learned some about me. Or you're reading this and going "Yep, yeah, totally, he's that, wow he didn't know that about himself!" or maybe that's just my mom, dad and brother.

This is probably the deepest blog post I will ever write!
-Jonathan D. Strom

Here is the link to take the test ipersonic.com...Its takes only 10 minutes and is easy. Feel free to share your results.