Our team that responded to the campus disaster met with the President of the University a couple days ago. Although it was a formality, it was good to have official recognition of our efforts. This is the exception, because the 24/7/365 coverage firemen/officers/EMTs provide go unnoticed in the background. It is perfectly fine because those of us who expect external gratification burn out and leave the field in droves.


The Dark Knight was an excellent movie. I am up for seeing it again.

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered,
LOVE THEM ANYWAY

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives,
DO GOOD ANYWAY

If you are successful, you win false and true enemies,
SUCCEED ANYWAY

The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow,
DO GOOD ANYWAY

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable,
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY

What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight,
BUILD ANYWAY

People really need help but may attack you if you help them,
HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth,
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY

- From a sign on Mother Theresa's Children's Home in Calcutta

Homecoming

Last night, the last In-Charge returned. Cue dramatic music, Fellowship of the Ring-esque.

We four recruits finished training several months ago, and was joined by a current In-Charge. The five of us held the fort all summer, waiting for the mysterious sixth In-Charge to return. I had only met him once two years ago. He actually mentored my mentors, then left for Spain for a year.



The welcome back gathering was interesting. We had three from the original team from two years ago. Then another three from last year. And finally all four of us newest recruits were there as well. We had a ton of fun talking, but flowing underneath the entertaining banter was a unspoken bond.

This feels a little trite to type out, but everyone in the room was in the business of saving lives. It was both an honor and a joy for everyone to relax in our room, and without a doubt the campus was as safe as it would ever be.

Surprise!

Today I worked an EMT contract job. The city opera society worked out a deal with us that I am perfectly happy with. I waltz in, and essentially get paid to watch an opera, tend to patients (only one patient the entire time last year), and could bring a date for free.

Nice, huh?


I was supposed to meet my contact at the box office. I found him, and he seemed like a nice cashier, showing me where to go and handing me my tickets. I brought a friend this first time, and we had a good time exploring the absolutely gorgeous building. The pre-show lecture was spectacular, ranking with some of the best lectures from the school year.

After we finished up the show, my contact walked up in a snazzy suit and asked if we enjoyed the show. It was indeed cute, entertaining, and just a great Gilbert & Sullivan show in general. As I flipped through the program waiting for everyone to file out, on the first page was a welcome letter from the President of the opera society, with a nice photo of my contact included. Yup.

Guardian

Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the Guardian.



All Guardians (SJs) share the following core characteristics:

* Guardians pride themselves on being dependable, helpful, and hard-working.
* Guardians are concerned citizens who trust authority, join groups, seek security, prize
gratitude, and dream of meting out justice.
* Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.
* Guardians make loyal mates, responsible parents, and stabilizing leaders.


Guardians are the cornerstone of society, for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and services--from supervision to maintenance and supply -- and they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families, communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and businesses.

Guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities. Guardians take pride in being dependable and trustworthy; if there's a job to be done, they can be counted on to put their shoulder to the wheel. Guardians also believe in law and order, and sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost. Perhaps this is why Guardians honor customs and traditions so strongly -- they are familiar patterns that help bring stability to our modern, fast-paced world.

Practical and down-to-earth, Guardians believe in following the rules and cooperating with others. They are not very comfortable winging it or blazing new trails; working steadily within the system is the Guardian way, for in the long run loyalty, discipline, and teamwork get the job done right. Guardians are meticulous about schedules and have a sharp eye for proper procedures. They are cautious about change, even though they know that change can be healthy for an institution. Better to go slowly, they say, and look before you leap.

Guardians make up as much as 40 to 45 percent of the population, and a good thing, because they usually end up doing all the indispensable but thankless jobs everyone else takes for granted.

The four types of Guardians are:

Provider (ESFJ) | Protector (ISFJ) | Supervisor (ESTJ) | Inspector (ISTJ)

Which one are you?

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