The ISTJ Rant/Rave Thread

**SoftBoiledLife** · 01-28-2012 07:01 PM

Rant of the Day: The break is over

It took me this long to get out of my own mental rut. I was heavily discouraged by last semester's grades, so it was difficult for me to exit my depressed state of mind. After this many semesters of less than mediocre performance, what more could I do? What's the point in trying when things could stay the same, or even worsen?

But now that phase is passed. I'm feeling more refreshed as of late, and with the semester moving toward the midpoint, it's time for me to really kick things into gear and get crackin' with the job search and hitting the books. I have friends who're routinely staying up until 1am to get work done. I can't get left behind in the dust. I need to draw up my own routine and stick with it. I'll always be aware that there are limits to my aptitude. But as I learned after receiving an above average grade in a class that was packed with top-ranked kids, I can still pull off decent grades if I just pace things step by step and go by the book and apply a few tricks on the side. I just need to retool my strategy slightly and set up a gameplan. I've learned how the system works. Now is the time to step forward and do what I can to bring my grades up, even if just a little!

**Hutch** · 01-28-2012 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by kuropuu

I have gone through a cycle of blow up/lock down with her several times, it really is time to call it quits. I believe it'll be better in the long run.

Rave: I have a secret love of Taco Bell. I know how terrible it is, and I don't care.

There we go! Tell us how it goes :D A love of Taco Bell you say? Interesting, very interesting. I have actually never eaten at Taco Bell before. I don't even think we have one around where I live, which is weird because we have like everything here xD

**kittychris07** · 01-28-2012 08:14 PM

Rantish--I've pretty much accomplished nothing so far this weekend, yet I need to start getting back to work. All I have done is do my laundry and read about 18 pages of my estate planning text. This past week has been exhausting.

Rant: I think I spent about five hours this week at career-related events that are not at all going to help at all in finding a job. I didn't know that going in. I definitely would not have gone to those events had I known how worthless they were going to be.

Rave: At least I was able to get some freebies at a career fair this week. One of my friends wanted a pizza cutter and a bottle opener (which I had received previously from one company I had networked with). I had determined there was no way for me to get a job with that company, so I feel bad networking with the company just so that I can take their free stuff and give it to my friend. But oh well. They had enough and more than enough to go around. Also, I got some free pens, a t-shirt, a jump drive, and a rubix cube (the last one was weird) at the career fair. I think I made some good contacts.

**Sela** · 01-29-2012 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by kuropuu

I have gone through a cycle of blow up/lock down with her several times, it really is time to call it quits. I believe it'll be better in the long run.

Rave: I have a secret love of Taco Bell. I know how terrible it is, and I don't care.

It will be. You'll see. It will be difficult at first, but when you emerge from the ever-present clouds of doom and gloom you'll see that I am correct.
FWIW, I have a secret love of Taco Bell (although I guess it's not so secret anymore). It is bad for us ... but yet we still keep eating it ... lol.

**kittychris07** · 01-29-2012 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Sela

It will be. You'll see. It will be difficult at first, but when you emerge from the ever-present clouds of doom and gloom you'll see that I am correct.
FWIW, I have a secret love of Taco Bell (although I guess it's not so secret anymore). It is bad for us ... but yet we still keep eating it ... lol.

Not all of it's that bad for you. I think if you get 3 soft tacos, you only end up eating 600 calories. That isn't terrible. There isn't a Taco Bell around here though.

**nosilla** · 01-29-2012 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by kittychris07

Not all of it's that bad for you. I think if you get 3 soft tacos, you only end up eating 600 calories. That isn't terrible. There isn't a Taco Bell around here though.

Soft tacos are worse for you than the crunchy tacos. It's the soft tortilla that adds the calories. 170 calories for a crunchy taco vs. 200 calories for a soft taco. *shrugs*
It kinda goes along with the idea of the "burrito bowl" idea at Chipotle... no tortilla, so less calories.
(I have a friend who says he could live off of taco bell. Hahahaa. So I hear this nonsense all day long. *sigh*)

**kittychris07** · 01-29-2012 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by nosilla

Soft tacos are worse for you than the crunchy tacos. It's the soft tortilla that adds the calories. 170 calories for a crunchy taco vs. 200 calories for a soft taco. *shrugs*
It kinda goes along with the idea of the "burrito bowl" idea at Chipotle... no tortilla, so less calories.
(I have a friend who says he could live off of taco bell. Hahahaa. So I hear this nonsense all day long. *sigh*)

Really though, I think it's the rest of the menu beyond the basic tacos that are unhealthy for you. I don't really care if it's an extra 30 calories to eat a soft taco, but I will care that even a basic burrito has 370 calories. I only ever eat the tacos wen I go in there (and maybe the cinnatwists depending if I have eaten any desert in a long time. )

**kittychris07** · 01-29-2012 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by kittychris07

Really though, I think it's the rest of the menu beyond the basic tacos that are unhealthy for you. I don't really care if it's an extra 30 calories to eat a soft taco, but I will care that even a basic burrito has 370 calories. I only ever eat the tacos wen I go in there (and maybe the cinnatwists depending if I have eaten any desert in a long time. )

EDIT: I went on the qdoba website. I think I just realized by getting a flour tortilla for your burrito, as opposed to a bowl, you are eating 270 more calories! That's a lot of calories!

**MBTI Enthusiast** · 01-29-2012 11:01 AM

Doesn't Taco Bell have their more healthy "fresca" menu now?

Rave?: Instead of getting a meal plan, I think I'll just go to Subway as often as possible. Think about it... I get a $5 footlong, eat half for lunch and eat the other half for dinner. That's $490 for the entire semester if I wanted to go everyday as opposed to the normal meal plan ~$2300 or the other one I was going to get which is 3 meals per week at $495. Plus our Subways give points which we can use to get a free sandwich later.

Rave!: I have officially been on PerC for a year! Woot. Interesting times, interesting people, for sure. :)