Last Updated on August 7, 2023
In honor of 2014 coming to an end, I’ve put together a Year-In-Review post that highlights content from the past year that I feel best represents my blog. Please, take a look and check out anything you may have missed! 🙂
January
She insisted I must like someone and she really wanted to know “her” name. Question after question, I kept saying, “No one. There’s no one!” … read more.
Our iPad Got So Cold Its Apps Started Shivering
When my dad pulled out the iPad Mini to take a picture outdoors, he noticed something unusual. The apps were shaking! He decided the frigid air must be to blame.
February
The MBTI Changed My Life Forever (Story of a Gay INFJ)
INFJ – A four letter combination linked to a description that fit me PERFECTLY. I learned that INFJs are the least common of the 16 personality types and we make up around 1% of the population- and less than 0.5% are men. Suddenly everything made sense… read more.
Life-Changing Revelation: Bye Business… I’m Going Pre-Med?
And almost as if the planets aligned themselves before me, the message became clear. My destiny is to become a child psychiatrist and here’s why.
March
I recently read the book Alex & Me (highly recommend) so I decided to watch an interview with the author: Irene Pepperberg. What an incredible woman. I would have loved the chance to meet her and Alex before he left us.
April
The Story of How I Came Out to My Parents on Easter at 3AM
She asked, “Rock, is there something you need to tell us?” I stumbled a bit on my words. I really couldn’t say anything. I knew exactly where this was going and my head was already spinning… read more.
I’m Now a Brother of Delta Lambda Phi
It’s true. They say it doesn’t get any easier. If I wanted to join Delta Lambda Phi, it was probably in my best interest to do so now as a freshman. So I did.
May
Last Minute Unexpected Surgery is Always Fun
Oh boy… my summer vacation just got even more chaotic… I found out Thursday evening that I’m in need of surgery and well.. I have a fear of anesthesia…
Explore this year’s Spring Gallery! Please feel free to browse through some of my favorite shots.
June
After undergoing an unexpected operation, Rocky awakens from his anesthesia. When the surgeon and anesthesiologist are nowhere to be found, Rocky begins to sob for he was not given a chance to thank them.
July
All I can say right now is HALLELUJAH. I’ve never been so excited to finish a class in my life!
The Story Behind the Haunted Winchester Mystery House
At the time of her death, the sprawling mansion contained 160 rooms, 2,000 doors, 10,000 windows, 47 stairways, 47 fireplaces, 13 bathrooms, and 6 kitchens…
August
Understanding the INFJ Personality Type (Cognitive Functions)
Since I first discovered I’m an INFJ, I’ve gone on a long journey exploring the intricacies of the personality type in an effort to better understand myself and others.
My Trip to Turks and Caicos So Far
It’s really breathtaking. If there was ever an island to go to for a relaxing laid-back vibe, this is the place.
September
Dorm room feng shui: When entering a new dorm, the first thing you should do is push the bed against the wall to elicit a strong sense of support.
A Rather Delayed Birthday Celebration
I was so happy to be celebrating her birthday even if it was over ten weeks ago!
October
Is General Chemistry at Rutgers Hard?
My favorite was last week when we were learning about atomic shapes. It was like I was in a cartoon. I felt like I was designing Pokemon or something.
5 Tips on How to Study Smarter (Especially for an INFJ)
Here is a list of 5 tips on how INFJs can study smarter to perform better in college. Ok. Here we go.
Discover my 5 tips.
November
Whether you’re looking to begin your day with a bowl of Fruity Pebbles or a chunk of Kickin’ buffalo chicken, the dining halls at Rutgers have got you covered.
Can a Type B Personality Get Into Med School?
This theory forces individuals into an A/B dichotomy and it seems I lean more towards B than A. But can a Type B person like myself succeed in a profession dominated by Type As?
This Thanksgiving My Family Gave Thanks for Stinkbugs
But there was no time for any of us to change anything. Every bowl of soup had already been poured and prepared and now it was too late to change them.
My Grandma Can Smell the Soldiers at Old Navy
A humorous story about my grandmother and why she said she’d never ever shop for clothes from Old Navy…
December
I DID IT! I survived my first semester as a pre-med student! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! Couldn’t have done it without your support. 😀
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! My favorite gift this year was my $5.00 yoga block. 😉
I was searching for other INFJs and stumbled on your blog. Wow, what a crazy year. That read was better then the last novel I read. Take care!
Hahaha nice to meet you! I’m glad you enjoyed! 😀
I was looking at the picture of you on the beach with the deep blue sea whilst stood waiting for a bus in the snow. Roll on summer. Thanks for sharing your shivering ipad story again. Made me laugh almost as much as the first time.
Hey Kev! Believe me… I can’t wait for summer to return either! NOT a fan of NJ winters… I’m glad you enjoyed the winter iPad story! ^.^
Having read most of your posts, was glad to have an opportunity to read those missed. And further to Kev’s observation, I have to add — dang, a pre-med with nice legs. 🙂
Thanks, Eric! Your loyal following of my stories is both noticed and much appreciated. Wishing you a very happy new year!
So they stopped the Daily Prompt before you could do the full year’s worth. I guess technically you fulfilled your resolution to do all of the daily prompts this year…
On a more gratuitously promotional note, I’m starting a new writing challenge in early January. The prompts will be harder than the Daily Post’s Weekly Writing Challenges but they’ll only be once a week. If you’re looking for something new to do, give it a shot.
The URL is blacklightcandelabra(dot)Wordpress(d0t)com
Hi Bumblepuppies! I was so disappointed to see that a daily prompt was not posted today… Hopefully they will still put one up later so I can complete what I set out to do! Otherwise, I’ll consider my goal achieved. Anyway, I’ll check out your prompts and maybe I’ll complete them out in 2015! 🙂 Happy New Year to you!
Happy New Year to you too. BTW: if you check the Daily Post homepage, you’ll see that they’ve added a “try another” button to the daily prompt box. I guess they figure that there are too few long-termers for them to keep creating new prompts when they have a massive archive. It’s kind of hard for me to disagree with that logic… if that is indeed their logic.
Haha that probably IS their logic… however, they are recycling prompts from less than 2 years ago! I’m pretty sure there are prompts that are MUCH older than that. If they want to reuse some, they should bring back the REALLY old ones! Just my personal opinion.