Has anyone ever called you a loner? Or an attention-whore? (I know the second is kind of mean but among boys my age it seems acceptable) Well, by my definition, an introvert is someone who doesn't like spending time with others and prefers to be by themselves, and an extrovert is someone who consistently seeks human interaction. Neither of the two have a positive nor a negative connotation. On dictionary.com, these are the definitions given:
introvert: 1. a shy person
2. a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings
extrovert: 1. an outgoing, gregarious person
2. a person characterized by extroversion; a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment
Okay. So here lies my problem. I don't think I belong to either one of these. Let's go through this like a checklist. Okay, I'm NOT shy. I love talking to people and expressing my opinions. However, I do concern myself primarily with myself. I think that I should care about myself first. I usually tend to not think about how other people feel. Am I outgoing? Well, I spend most of my free time alone. That's either because I have no life, which some could argue I do, or I don't put myself out there enough. I'm not entirely sure what it is.
My questions for you is, Do you think you belong to only one of these? Or are you a mix of both like I am? Would you agree that I don't belong to either one?
Until next time, Spencer. :)
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
New Title?
I changed the title from "We are People" to "The Ranting Teenager" for a few reasons.
- It makes more sense. If I could simply describe what I talk about most of the time, it's me being a ranting teenager.
- The old one MADE NO SENSE. From my current perspective it doesn't anyway. I had trouble coming up with a name at the time because I was so eager to start writing.
- Wider Audience? I would guess that if a survey was conducted, more people would choose to read a blog titled the latter as opposed to the original.
I'll post a new post (could I avoid repetition there?) tomorrow. I'm working on it now. Until next time!
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Where I see myself in...
Right now I am 13 and in 8th grade. I thought it might be a neat idea to, instead of me talking about myself straight-up, give clues through talking about where I see myself in x years.
4 Years - I will be a senior in high school taking AP math and science and taking either honors or regular classes for most other things. I will be studying most nights preparing for my SAT and ACT to get into MIT.
8 Years - Taking my computer science and philosophy classes at MIT while during some of my free time running a small software/game company with a few of my fellow geek friends.
12 Years - Working at Google on new theoretical projects and throwing ideas around with the coolest people in the world A.K.A. Google employees. (Not saying that other people aren't)
20 Years - Moved to a Google place in California and found a wife and had children. I am financially secure and live in the suburbs of Los Angeles or San Francisco.
45 Years - Retired and doing a variety of random stuff in my free time. I can't predict this far unfortunately.
I wish there is more I could talk about on the subject but I am running into a bit of writer's block. I have ideas though, which I will probably work on Sunday. Until next time, thanks for reading.
4 Years - I will be a senior in high school taking AP math and science and taking either honors or regular classes for most other things. I will be studying most nights preparing for my SAT and ACT to get into MIT.
8 Years - Taking my computer science and philosophy classes at MIT while during some of my free time running a small software/game company with a few of my fellow geek friends.
12 Years - Working at Google on new theoretical projects and throwing ideas around with the coolest people in the world A.K.A. Google employees. (Not saying that other people aren't)
20 Years - Moved to a Google place in California and found a wife and had children. I am financially secure and live in the suburbs of Los Angeles or San Francisco.
45 Years - Retired and doing a variety of random stuff in my free time. I can't predict this far unfortunately.
I wish there is more I could talk about on the subject but I am running into a bit of writer's block. I have ideas though, which I will probably work on Sunday. Until next time, thanks for reading.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Youtube Channels I Subscribe To
I am very in to Youtube. I watch videos everyday, usually consuming about two to three hours of my time. I do take what videos I watch seriously, however. My subscription list is sacred and I would like to share what channels I subscribe to and why I like them.
BlueXephos - Main Yogscast channel. The Yogscast is a group of British Minecraft (and some other games but mostly Minecraft) players. Their game plays are very entertaining, even though sometimes I wanna yell at them that they're going the complete wrong way in an adventure map.
CaptainSparklez - Another Minecraft player. He also takes parts in a lot of projects such as music videos. Here's one you might like, if you're into that kinda thing:
CAT7thst - Pronounced cat-seventh-street. It's whiteboy7thst's (I'll get to him in a moment) cat and he posts funny videos every now and then. Not big on my list, but I enjoy its videos all the same.
collegehumor - HILARIOUS videos! Typically, anyway. They do lots of skits and it's always a good time (Owl City reference) to watch their videos.
freddiew - He does skits too, but they involve tons of special effects and are more focused on the action/suspense aspects of filming, even though there is a bit of comedy in all of his videos.
gotitans999 - I play the piano. For that reason, I subscribe to titans because he puts out a lot of instructional videos on how to play popular songs. Check him out if you like to play piano and don't want to play anymore Bach.
jakecoco - Youtube musician. They are very high-quality sound recordings and video quality, and you can tell that Jake puts a lot of effort into them. I think it's his job. Maybe not though; I'm just guessing.
JennaMarbles - Youtube comedian/entertainer. Releasing a new video every Wednesday, she finds comedy in everyday things and tries to explain them in the least reasonable way possible.
machinimarespawn - There's a CoD channel. It's a branch of Machinima, which is a community Youtube channel and a company, I believe. It puts out a wide variety of all things Call of Duty.
megannicolesite - Another Youtube musician. She has a very sweet voice and I think it's cool that she, at such a young age, got her life headed in the direction of her dreams thanks to Youtube. She does mostly covers but she has done original songs as well. Here's "Starships" (Originally by Nicki Minaj).
MonsieurDream - This is Cyprien. He is a Youtube comedian, and if you think his name sounds weird, that's because it does. He is French. I speak almost fluent French, so I enjoy watching his videos. He posts about once a month. His videos are funny sometimes even if you don't speak a word of his language. Here's one that I personally like a lot.
RayWilliamJohnson - Comedian. I watch his videos sometimes. He, at one point and maybe still, had the most subscribers on all of Youtube. He had this really bad patch of time where his show =3 (equals three) sucked, in my opinion. But it recently just got a lot better.
smosh - More skits. They are generally veeeeerrrrry silly. Let this video speak for itself.
WhiteBoy7thst - He is a crazy guy who plays CoD and a little bit of Minecraft. Not to say that he actually IS crazy, but that that's his public persona. I haven't clicked on a lot of his videos recently. :\
WoodysGamertag - Probably my favorite Youtube channel. He does CoD videos, as well as a good amount of real-life vlogs. He's awesome.
More Yogscast Channels That I Subscribe To
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Yogscastlalna
YogscastSips
YogscastSjin
I hope you found a channel that might use up a bit of your free time whenever you are bored. Until next time!
BlueXephos - Main Yogscast channel. The Yogscast is a group of British Minecraft (and some other games but mostly Minecraft) players. Their game plays are very entertaining, even though sometimes I wanna yell at them that they're going the complete wrong way in an adventure map.
CaptainSparklez - Another Minecraft player. He also takes parts in a lot of projects such as music videos. Here's one you might like, if you're into that kinda thing:
CAT7thst - Pronounced cat-seventh-street. It's whiteboy7thst's (I'll get to him in a moment) cat and he posts funny videos every now and then. Not big on my list, but I enjoy its videos all the same.
collegehumor - HILARIOUS videos! Typically, anyway. They do lots of skits and it's always a good time (Owl City reference) to watch their videos.
freddiew - He does skits too, but they involve tons of special effects and are more focused on the action/suspense aspects of filming, even though there is a bit of comedy in all of his videos.
gotitans999 - I play the piano. For that reason, I subscribe to titans because he puts out a lot of instructional videos on how to play popular songs. Check him out if you like to play piano and don't want to play anymore Bach.
jakecoco - Youtube musician. They are very high-quality sound recordings and video quality, and you can tell that Jake puts a lot of effort into them. I think it's his job. Maybe not though; I'm just guessing.
JennaMarbles - Youtube comedian/entertainer. Releasing a new video every Wednesday, she finds comedy in everyday things and tries to explain them in the least reasonable way possible.
machinimarespawn - There's a CoD channel. It's a branch of Machinima, which is a community Youtube channel and a company, I believe. It puts out a wide variety of all things Call of Duty.
megannicolesite - Another Youtube musician. She has a very sweet voice and I think it's cool that she, at such a young age, got her life headed in the direction of her dreams thanks to Youtube. She does mostly covers but she has done original songs as well. Here's "Starships" (Originally by Nicki Minaj).
MonsieurDream - This is Cyprien. He is a Youtube comedian, and if you think his name sounds weird, that's because it does. He is French. I speak almost fluent French, so I enjoy watching his videos. He posts about once a month. His videos are funny sometimes even if you don't speak a word of his language. Here's one that I personally like a lot.
RayWilliamJohnson - Comedian. I watch his videos sometimes. He, at one point and maybe still, had the most subscribers on all of Youtube. He had this really bad patch of time where his show =3 (equals three) sucked, in my opinion. But it recently just got a lot better.
smosh - More skits. They are generally veeeeerrrrry silly. Let this video speak for itself.
SourceFed - News, in the best way possible. The news they cover is often very bizarre and/or fascinating.
sxephil - More news. You may know him by "Phillip DeFranco". He works with SourceFed in the same office! :D
TheSyndicateProject - #1 Solo UK Commentator. He does Minecraft, CoD, and other games. He acquired his fan base/fame from his CoD Zombies skills.
Vsauce - SCIENCE! Want to learn something science related that will boggle your mind. Voilà. Here's a recent video they did.
WhiteBoy7thst - He is a crazy guy who plays CoD and a little bit of Minecraft. Not to say that he actually IS crazy, but that that's his public persona. I haven't clicked on a lot of his videos recently. :\
WoodysGamertag - Probably my favorite Youtube channel. He does CoD videos, as well as a good amount of real-life vlogs. He's awesome.
More Yogscast Channels That I Subscribe To
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Yogscastlalna
YogscastSips
YogscastSjin
I hope you found a channel that might use up a bit of your free time whenever you are bored. Until next time!
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