all evening he waited
anxiously eyeing the clock
retracing his steps
over and over
counting the minutes
until her arrival

kneeling before a crackling fire
adding another log
he rose to check again
his preparations for tonight

the thick sheepskin rug
lay lovingly spread before the flames
waiting for her

the book
the one she longed after
in that tiny shop downtown
rested on the warm stone hearth
waiting for her

the wine
that special bottle
from a few years ago
late fall harvest
sat open
and sweet
waiting for her

the glasses
his best crystal
sat sparkling in the firelight
waiting for her

his hand
stopped a moment
over his heart
and lovingly fingered
the prize there
hidden away in his pocket
where it lay
waiting for her

taking the ring
from its secret place
he gazed at it
mesmerized by its shine
by what it stood for
soon he smiled and
softly slipped it back
to its repose
where it lay
waiting for her

seating himself back on the chair
he resumed his vigil
over the fire
over the wine
over the clock
over himself

and he sat
quiet and lost in thought
waiting for her

INFP Personality Type
As an INFP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your personal value system. Your secondary mode is external, where you take things in primarily via your intuition.

INFPs, more than other iNtuitive Feeling types, are focused on making the world a better place for people. Their primary goal is to find out their meaning in life. What is their purpose? How can they best serve humanity in their lives? They are idealists and perfectionists, who drive themselves hard in their quest for achieving the goals they have identified for themselves

INFPs are highly intuitive about people. They rely heavily on their intuitions to guide them, and use their discoveries to constantly search for value in life. They are on a continuous mission to find the truth and meaning underlying things. Every encounter and every piece of knowledge gained gets sifted through the INFP’s value system, and is evaluated to see if it has any potential to help the INFP define or refine their own path in life. The goal at the end of the path is always the same – the INFP is driven to help people and make the world a better place.

Generally thoughtful and considerate, INFPs are good listeners and put people at ease. Although they may be reserved in expressing emotion, they have a very deep well of caring and are genuinely interested in understanding people. This sincerity is sensed by others, making the INFP a valued friend and confidante. An INFP can be quite warm with people he or she knows well.

INFPs do not like conflict, and go to great lengths to avoid it. If they must face it, they will always approach it from the perspective of their feelings. In conflict situations, INFPs place little importance on who is right and who is wrong. They focus on the way that the conflict makes them feel, and indeed don’t really care whether or not they’re right. They don’t want to feel badly. This trait sometimes makes them appear irrational and illogical in conflict situations. On the other hand, INFPs make very good mediators, and are typically good at solving other people’s conflicts, because they intuitively understand people’s perspectives and feelings, and genuinely want to help them.

INFPs are flexible and laid-back, until one of their values is violated. In the face of their value system being threatened, INFPs can become aggressive defenders, fighting passionately for their cause. When an INFP has adopted a project or job which they’re interested in, it usually becomes a “cause” for them. Although they are not detail-oriented individuals, they will cover every possible detail with determination and vigor when working for their “cause”.

When it comes to the mundane details of life maintenance, INFPs are typically completely unaware of such things. They might go for long periods without noticing a stain on the carpet, but carefully and meticulously brush a speck of dust off of their project booklet.

INFPs do not like to deal with hard facts and logic. Their focus on their feelings and the Human Condition makes it difficult for them to deal with impersonal judgment. They don’t understand or believe in the validity of impersonal judgment, which makes them naturally rather ineffective at using it. Most INFPs will avoid impersonal analysis, although some have developed this ability and are able to be quite logical. Under stress, it’s not uncommon for INFPs to mis-use hard logic in the heat of anger, throwing out fact after (often inaccurate) fact in an emotional outburst.

INFPs have very high standards and are perfectionists. Consequently, they are usually hard on themselves, and don’t give themselves enough credit. INFPs may have problems working on a project in a group, because their standards are likely to be higher than other members’ of the group. In group situations, they may have a “control” problem. The INFP needs to work on balancing their high ideals with the requirements of every day living. Without resolving this conflict, they will never be happy with themselves, and they may become confused and paralyzed about what to do with their lives.

INFPs are usually talented writers. They may be awkard and uncomfortable with expressing themselves verbally, but have a wonderful ability to define and express what they’re feeling on paper. INFPs also appear frequently in social service professions, such as counselling or teaching. They are at their best in situations where they’re working towards the public good, and in which they don’t need to use hard logic.

INFPs who function in their well-developed sides can accomplish great and wonderful things, which they will rarely give themselves credit for. Some of the great, humanistic catalysts in the world have been INFPs.

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Other personality types.

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we’re gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won’t be coming back
No more hanging out cause we’re on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don’t have another day
Cause we’re moving on and we can’t slow down

Those are words from the song “Friends forever” by Vitamin C (video below).

I was listening to this song and I just got to thinking about life, and me. I thought of life back in high school. It feels like just the other day…yet sooooo far away. I had high hopes and dreams back then, but absolutely nothing worked out the way I had planned. Back then I dreamed of doing some high-tech engineering course in uni, then (lol?) starting my own business and making lots and lots of money while pushing the boundaries of my field…..

Well, in reality I did not even study engineering or anything tech. related in uni. I still think of myself as a ‘techie’ but what good is a techie without a solid education? So that part of life did not work out so well, or at least not how I had planned it. Yet if it had, my life would be nothing like it is right now.

I get a sense that things actually do happen for a reason. Because I did end up in my own business, of sorts (in the ‘tech’ field even). And perhaps more importantly, I met my best friend and my future, the beautiful Softie. If things had gone like I planned, would I have ever met her? Probably not. I regret that my high school, and other, plans did not work out. Yet I am pretty much loving how my life is going.

I guess things do happen for a reason. I do not understand it, but all I can say is that you should just live life by your own standards and ideals and take every opportunity that comes your way, with no regrets whatsoever. Don’t let things just happen and life pass you by – go out and actively look for what you want (you will often get it).

I do not know where I’ll be next year or five, ten years from now. But I know that I will not regret being there. I cannot.

War is coming. Kenyan Starcraft League. Tomorrow.

Well, our first and only gaming league in Kenya took a slump in the last few weeks because of a variety of reasons….including the incredible launch of Starcraft 2.

We’re back now, and we’re back to business this coming weekend! The matches that shall be played will be such that every single player in the league makes it to five competitive games played, to end round of this season in Starcraft.

Here’s the schedule. The goal is to get all the unplayed matches over and done with!

Round 5 matches get played on a brand new map: Grandline SE.

Of course we’ll be at the Ihub tomorrow, but that won’t stop us from playing Starcraft!

Notable Features

• Different Spawning Positions — like on Andromeda, spawn positions matter heavily, as players will need to go through different terrains to get to different spawning positions.
• Center Expansions — the expansions in the middle have mineral patches at 500 minerals and geyser at 2000 gas.

Notable Games:

Other tips for that time of the month.

Here are the results of the matches of the day:

• Psyko 2 mr_hyde 0
• r3drox 0 JuGG3RN0t 1 (match not completed)
• McVeigh 0 mr_hyde 1 (match not completed)
• mr_hyde 2 JuGG3RN0t 0

Best Match
Game 1 of the McVeigh-mr_hyde match-up was fascinating. Terran Vs Terran are usually boring for me but this was a game like no other: 1 hour+ of gameplay, thrilling tank pushes, Nuke abuse, and overall carnage. mr_hyde played impressively to win Game 1 of the match-up. Make sure you watch the replay.

Something worrisome: the 2009 WCG Kenya champion currently sits squarely at the bottom….what happened?