Office by Alex Penny
Hey! Welcome to my little corner of the internet! As for a little introduction, my name is Adam, I am 24, happily taken, and a grad student in Boston.
Be prepared to see lots of nerdy stuff being reblogged, as well some weird little facets into my personal life. And cute animals. Always cute animals.
I think they got me, I can’t tell!
I think it’s quite fetching! When I ordered it a 15.5 was my ring size, but it’s a bit loose, so I might request a smaller size.
It’s still pretty cool though!
My new profile picture.
My first time trying a cake pop! Not bad.
And the face is… well… probably entirely expected.
With Tam at the Legs of Henderson and at the John H. Kerr dam in Virginia!
This was such a gorgeous day. Getting to watch the sunset over the water with the one you love is truly amazing.
And just as a disclaimer… we didn’t actually deface public property… that was there when we got there (I know right? Such a crazy random happenstance!)
It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or work ethic as it is often regarded to be. It’s a neurotic self-defense behavior that develops to protect a person’s sense of self-worth.
You see, procrastinators tend to be people who have, for whatever reason, developed to perceive an unusually strong association between their performance and their value as a person. This makes failure or criticism disproportionately painful, which leads naturally to hesitancy when it comes to the prospect of doing anything that reflects their ability — which is pretty much everything.
But in real life, you can’t avoid doing things. We have to earn a living, do our taxes, have difficult conversations sometimes. Human life requires confronting uncertainty and risk, so pressure mounts. Procrastination gives a person a temporary hit of relief from this pressure of “having to do” things, which is a self-rewarding behavior. So it continues and becomes the normal way to respond to these pressures.
Particularly prone to serious procrastination problems are children who grew up with unusually high expectations placed on them. Their older siblings may have been high achievers, leaving big shoes to fill, or their parents may have had neurotic and inhuman expectations of their own, or else they exhibited exceptional talents early on, and thereafter “average” performances were met with concern and suspicion from parents and teachers.
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David Cain, “Procrastination Is Not Laziness” (via pawneeparksdepartment)
…oh. This explains a lot.
(via eccecorinna)
(via thegrayofit)
So here you go!
My friend is in “A Chorus Line” tonight, so I’m all dressed up to see her. I’m so excited! I have never seen it before, and the company she performs with is really good.
So here’s to a good night!
I realize I haven’t been on Tumblr much at all lately, and for that I apologize. Since tumblr has been a big thing for me the past year and a half I’ve been on, I think all of my followers/friends deserve some sort of an explanation. I stayed away a lot during school because it can turn into a huge time suck (or vortex… whirlpool of procrastination, whatever). During/after finals I avoided it as well for the same reasons. And then when break rolled around, I realized that I was just really used to not going on tumblr anymore.
Then I visited Tammie for a few days after Christmas, and then we were at Boston for New Years Eve, and I realized I don’t really need tumblr the way I used to. I still love this site and all, but tumblr filled a void and hole in my life when I graduated from college, when I didn’t have many friends at home; or a life in general. Then I got a job, got into grad school, got a girlfriend (who is amazing) and tumblr has just kind of fallen on the backburner.
I think I’ve just grown up a bit more. (And I’m not saying that Tumblr is immature, just that I have personally grown up and don’t need it as much) For a while Tumblr was the source of all of my social interaction, self-esteem, and I spent almost all of my time on here. It just wasn’t healthy for me. I still love this place, and all of the people on here. And although I may not be on here a lot, I still look at you’re pages from time to time so I do make an effort to stay current with your life events.
And on that note… here’s an update on my life.
Tammie and I are doing great (fantastic even). The week we spent together was incredible. Every weekend I spend with her just gets better and better, and I’m always surprised how it can outdo the previous one. The next time I get to see her in February, and I can’t wait!
As for grad school… The semester ended on a good note! I got a 3.43 this semester, and that class I was really worried about I got a B- in! I got an A on that second paper, which was a very pleasant surprise. The TA even said that it was Doctoral level, which was a very nice compliment. I don’t really understand how I can get a D on one paper, and then an A on another… but you know what, I’m not gonna complain about it.
So besides school being suuuuuuuuper stressful, things are doing pretty well!
And since it’s Sonic Sunday… you get a picture. And since I haven’t posted a picture in a very long time, you get two!
Because my smirk/smile/ugly mug hasn’t been on here enough.
Wow… my hair is interesting in these pictures…
And guys, I’m not going anywhere anytime soon. I just won’t be on here as much as I used to be.
Love you all!
Now with a moustache!
It’s been a while since my ugly mug was put on here, so here it is! Complete with derpy face, of course!
Clearly I’m embracing my inner hipster a little too much lately.
But whatever. I think it suits me!
I figure that for a new school I should try to have a new style, or whatever. So I bought a cheap pair of glasses on Amazon for like a buck or so. I just really needed to get in touch with my inner hipster. Add that to my messenger bag and the fact that I may start riding a bike to the train and I might be full blown hipster pretty soon.
Oh dear…
I think I look kind of good in them! Although they might be a tad too big on me
Reblogging because I fucked up with posting the picture. I’ve gotten so used to doing everything on my ipad, that I forgot how to do it on a PC, haha.
I figure that for a new school I should try to have a new style, or whatever. So I bought a cheap pair of glasses on Amazon for like a buck or so. I just really needed to get in touch with my inner hipster. Add that to my messenger bag and the fact that I may start riding a bike to the train and I might be full blown hipster pretty soon.
Oh dear…
I think I look kind of good in them! Although they might be a tad too big on me
It’s super comfy. It was kind of chilly this morning, hence the cardigan.
Now I get to enjoy a lazy day off. And also I get to watch the season premiere of “White Collar”, which I missed on Tuesday.
Oh Matt Boner… I mean Bomer…
I mean what?
Sonicing and casting a spell on you!
Yea… I’m Cool…
I wonder what would happen if the Doctor actually used his screwdriver on a wand…
Fun, probably.
At last… My one true love.Ship it.
