BluePurgatory
Dec 21, 2009
Undergraduate / "Not quite an enigma" -Stanford Prompt [5]
Thank you for the quick reply. I appreciate the advice.
Thank you for the quick reply. I appreciate the advice.
BluePurgatory
Dec 21, 2009
Undergraduate / "Not quite an enigma" -Stanford Prompt [5]
Prompt: Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. What would you want your future roommate to know about you? Tell us something about you that will help your future roommate -- and us -- know you better.
I am an enigma. I wish I was cool and mysterious enough to describe myself in such a way. I've spent too much of my time learning inane tidbits that will undoubtedly serve no purpose in my future. Did you know emus can blink sideways? Well I do. The only benefit to such knowledge is an uncanny advantage in Trivial Pursuit. I love politics, but hate debating on them. Politics are one of the many things that people simply never change their opinion on, no matter how skillfully you craft your rhetoric. I don't fight battles I know I can't win. I am proud to say that I am a morning person. I am sympathetic for those that feel the need to lie in bed, mercilessly smashing the snooze button for a few more precious minutes of sleep. I love watching stand-up comedy, and I love short jokes that I can quote to my friends. I enjoy reading, but I'm not a big fan of vampires that sparkle, or magical teens with lightning-shaped scars. I enjoy crime dramas, but constantly gripe about how unrealistic they are. My favorite questions are those without an answer. I like watching street magicians, and pointing out their tricks. I tell myself I'm a good singer, as I abuse the nonexistent eardrums of my showerhead or car stereo. I'm a bit claustrophobic, which may prove problematic if the rumors I've heard about dormitory sizes are true. I'm a master of Sudoku, but I can't play more than one game at a time; it gets unbearably boring. I don't like poetry simply because the quality of a poem is often equated with how difficult it is to understand the point. I feel that too many people don't live life to the fullest. My philosophy is this: if life gives you lemons, don't just make lemonade. Try to find something even better.
I feel that the biggest problem is there isn't really enough to connect it all together. Agree/Disagree? Any feedback helps.
Prompt: Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. What would you want your future roommate to know about you? Tell us something about you that will help your future roommate -- and us -- know you better.
I am an enigma. I wish I was cool and mysterious enough to describe myself in such a way. I've spent too much of my time learning inane tidbits that will undoubtedly serve no purpose in my future. Did you know emus can blink sideways? Well I do. The only benefit to such knowledge is an uncanny advantage in Trivial Pursuit. I love politics, but hate debating on them. Politics are one of the many things that people simply never change their opinion on, no matter how skillfully you craft your rhetoric. I don't fight battles I know I can't win. I am proud to say that I am a morning person. I am sympathetic for those that feel the need to lie in bed, mercilessly smashing the snooze button for a few more precious minutes of sleep. I love watching stand-up comedy, and I love short jokes that I can quote to my friends. I enjoy reading, but I'm not a big fan of vampires that sparkle, or magical teens with lightning-shaped scars. I enjoy crime dramas, but constantly gripe about how unrealistic they are. My favorite questions are those without an answer. I like watching street magicians, and pointing out their tricks. I tell myself I'm a good singer, as I abuse the nonexistent eardrums of my showerhead or car stereo. I'm a bit claustrophobic, which may prove problematic if the rumors I've heard about dormitory sizes are true. I'm a master of Sudoku, but I can't play more than one game at a time; it gets unbearably boring. I don't like poetry simply because the quality of a poem is often equated with how difficult it is to understand the point. I feel that too many people don't live life to the fullest. My philosophy is this: if life gives you lemons, don't just make lemonade. Try to find something even better.
I feel that the biggest problem is there isn't really enough to connect it all together. Agree/Disagree? Any feedback helps.