Intern Tina on the Road: Part 3 of 9

So many people out there have distinct personalities. They are either passive or aggressive, creative or analytical, shy or outgoing. I find that I can be all of those listed adjectives at the same time. Well not at the same time, but that my personality can be the extremes of things. I can be either extremely passive or extremely aggressive. The same goes for the other adjectives. So I can’t really find a happy medium. Wrap this all around my other trait that I am a people pleaser and it is a recipe for me being walked all over or me taking charge. Except when “Avoid Confrontation Tina” is around it can be bad news. So how do I confront all of these “shadows”? Well one step at a time. Whichever wants to show up first.

Today: passiveness.

Say Hello to passiveness. One would think that I would be able to take the aggressive side of me to dilute the passiveness. But then that would make life easy.  

On the plane, a man was sitting in my seat. The coveted window seat. I sat in the seat next to him. This seat was not comfortable. How do I tell the man that he is in my seat? I literally go over this in my mind for 5 minutes. Old me would have sat in the uncomfortable seat that was not mine because I would be paranoid that confrontation would erupt. I have to do it or I’m stuck in discomfort for 4 hours. I told him that I thought he was in my seat and even went a step further and showed him my ticket. He was very nice about it and moved into his seat. Yes, I was still passive, but success! Baby steps. I see that the upside of alls of this is that I am not always passive. Aggressive Tina hangs out too. So instead of only being one adjective, I can be somewhat flexible in different situations.

Passiveness is sticking around though. My next fear is driving in LA traffic. I am praying that I won’t have to.

Intern Tina on the Road: Part 2 of 9

It’s a big deal for a millennial (people who are currently ages 14-28) to be unplugged. Ask any of us and I guarantee that at least 95% of us would say that we could not live without a cell phone or internet. It is my goal not to touch a computer while on vacation. I am at my parents’ house waiting to go to the airport, but I forgot my phone in Minneapolis… It’s so tempting to just leave it there. But I do want to get picked up from the airport. It’s interesting that people once were able to be picked up from the air port without a cell phone (I hope you can sense my sarcasm). Other than that, I have my Evolution Through Vacation guide, iPod (I don’t count it as a computer), sour patch kids, and I am ready for vacation!

Intern Tina on the Road: Part 1 of 9

I am SO pumped for vacation. This is my first time working a full time job and it is draining. I don’t know how adults do it AND maybe raise families AND maybe keep their social life. I am completely exhausted just after working. My whole summer so far has literally been: work forty plus hours a week, read the Twilight book series, and sleep. I know it’s sad, but I’m not inspired to do anything else. My life needs to be reinvigorated.

Happy Friday! Were you looking forward to a e>v-in-action report? I hope you were. I apologize for the delay; EvolutionthroughVacation.com has been going through its own evolutionary revamp. I’ve had my e>v-in-action report written in my paper blog (AKA a Moleskine journal that you see hipsters writing in) and am now transcribing them to you. Expect one blog post a day from my extraordinary vacation. My vacation was fantastic! It was very evolutionary!

Hi everyone!

I’m Tina, one of the two interns at e>v and this is my first blog post. This week, I am going on a much deserved, week long vacation in California. I will be blogging an e>v-in-action report about my trip! But I won’t be blogging live. I will be writing in my paper blog (aka my journal) and my e>v booklet about my trip and will transfer my paper entries to this blog when I get back. Why? Let me explain. I have dared myself to not use a computer for an entire week! No e-mail, facebook, twitter, or anything for me. I’m actually looking forward to it (being on a computer 40+ hours a week for the past six weeks may be the reason). Look out for the e>v-in-action report when I get back!

See you guys next week!

Tina

I love this video clip, 71 seconds of over-the-top-ness that really gets to the heart of what it means to celebrate.

I particularly like the last 10 seconds, when you see what the score is.

We ask:

When did you last shake your booty/celebrate madly with such gusto?