Floating Threads

        A lot of tests, such as MBTI, Enneagram, and DISC simply categorize us into a finite quantity of options based on our characteristics, habits, and approach to life. Though I understand that some may see personality testing as a limitation or expectation for how we should totally be, I personally believe these tests can help us better understand ourselves and others. And if you are a creative individual like me, you can further extend these tests into character creation and development, for stories and other fun stuff.        Recently, I took Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies Quiz. This categorizes you into one of four kinds of people, based on how you deal with expectations. I've even mapped it out on this simple Cartesian plane: (vertical axis = "outer expectations", top of the vertical axis = "meets outer expectations", bottom of the vertical axis = "resists outer expectations", horizontal axis = "inner expectations", left of h

        Ok, so, last night was the 54th Super Bowl in Miami, a game between the San Fransisco 49ers and the Kansas Missouri, I mean City, Chiefs. But I'll have to admit, football is not my thing, and I just watch the "big game" for the Halftime Show. That was no different this year, knowing that the performance would be headlined by not one, but two  incredible women: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira! Jenny and Shakira make history as the first Latin-American women to headline the Halftime Show in two decades         Everybody thought that Jenny-from-the-block would steal the night, but it was one moment from Shakira's segment that got everybody talking.         Her tongue roll (or wagging, whatever you wanna call it).         So many Twitter users made memes out of this brief moment, that were intended to be funny (not to mention the goat mashup, which I easily fell for after my mom showed it to me). But these folks don't know a thing about the cultural cont

        Life is full of moments where we have to make a decision. It's like these game shows where you have to pick a door without knowing what's behind it. Decisions, decisions...         For bloggers, one of these big decisions is choosing your niche . According to Dictionary.com, a niche is "a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing". It comes from nidus , the Latin word for nest . I first learned about the term "niche" in Grade 9 Ecology, as a reference to how organisms interact with their environment. So what is a niche in blogging? Is it the position we have in the blogosphere or the way we interact with the Internet-using community? In actuality, it's more of the former than the latter. A niche in blogging is a fancy term for the theme, topic, or category that your blog is in. For example, if you were a chef who blogged about the recipes you're most proud of, your niche would be food or cooking. Or you are a passio