Random Thoughts Thread (Which Is Not All That Random For INFJs)

aeon said:
Right on. That said, as always, good grindage is important, and I dare say moreso for French Press where excessive fines will create silt/mud which can make the process difficult.

To be fair, some French Press drinkers would feel cheated if the end of the cup didn’t have a wee nip of sludge.

Cheers,
Ian
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Yeah, I am not really a coffee nerd because I can't afford it. But I do get "sludge" occasionally. The key I have found is not to overgrind the beans.
 
aeon said:
Just get the SSP High-Uniformity Red Speeds and be done.
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Happy To Help 🤪
Ian
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I mean, I agree with you.
But now I want to design and manufacture my own burrs 🤣
 
I was listening to the intro to this song for what seemed like an hour in my head. I could not place the song! I went through at least three different discographies of different bands before I finally found it. Turns out, it's from the album that the band decided to use one of my poems for the lyrics to one of their songs on the same album. Yeah, yeah, I should have that album memorized because MY LYRICS are literally in the album. But my memory has never been good (I blame unconscious Si).

Jernlov - "A King in Perpetuity"

 
QuickTwist said:
I ain't got money for that (as much as I love a good cup of coffee).

This was a treat I had at one point because French Press is the way I go for decent coffee without having to spend thousands of dollars.


(Link not really displaying anything. It is "Brazil Coffee, Bracosta Estate, Whole Bean, Fresh Roasted, Kosher, 16-ounce")
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I should really look at Amazon more, because I found out recently that I can actually buy food with my EBT card on Amazon. That means I can get this coffee more often, which is pretty exciting, honestly!
 
just me said:
Some dogs make really great friends.
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My parents' dog died recently. It crushed my father. God help him. He's just had one loss after another. Within the last 3 months, his best friend from childhood died. Before that, it was his sister. Before that, he had two other very close friends from his adult life die. And now, another one of his friends has cancer. So, I just feel for him. With the dog now dead, I just feel like my dad is at a complete loss. He's an ESTJ, so he does not get emotional easily. But I could/can tell he was getting very emotional.
 
A neighbor of mine, someone they are related to(?), had a mouse stuck in their car (how? I have no idea), and it was stuck on one of those sticky mouse trap things. They wanted me to help, which I did. Bunch of women too scared of the poor thing. So, I got it out of the car. They wanted me to just throw the thing in the dumpster, but I didn't want to do that, so I took the mouse off the sticky mouse trap thing and let it go. So, I guess that was my good deed for the day.
 
I just drove to the gas station. On my way there, I pass a funeral home. On my way back, I saw a hearse pull into the funeral home. First time I have actually seen that, I think. I literally said out loud, "Hearse!" No idea why. Just felt appropriate to say that...
 
In a sense, I feel I come across very differently from an INFJ online. People here, for example, have sorta hinted at thinking I am not an INFJ.

I do function differently online than I do IRL. IRL, I am exceptionally empathetic; I am a very much more of a listener than a talker. I tend to talk more with people I am close to. For example, I was having a conversation with a women withing the last week, and she read the intro to my book (she still hasn't bought it even though every time we talk she says she wants to... she read the intro two chapters from the "preview" on amazon), and she said something to the effect of, "I think I have you nailed down. Your integrity drives you. You don't care about being seen for the good things you do." Which is true, but then she said she always ends up talking to me about stuff when we talk, and I don't really say much. For whatever reason, she feels safe with me telling me about her opinions, which she is usually very sensitive about offending other people (often has a kind of fake niceness thing). And recently, another elderly African American woman (I am white, just FYI if you couldn't tell from my Pfp), really opened up to me. She talks about how she wants to write a book about the pain in her life (which, she has certainly had her fair share of hard circumstances). And my writing my book may have given her this drive again. She really talked about some sensitive stuff she wants to put in the book. People tend to open up to me, often saying weird, hurtful, or bizarre circumstances. I'm the guy who listens, and people trust me. But, at the same time, I would say I am like a typical INFJ in that, if they really were to pause and think about it, they would probably say, "You know, I don't think I actually know Jesse that much." Because I am always listening to people and giving them advice (which is hardly ever taken, but that's besides the point). Online is often a mission field for me, for whatever reason.

Anyway, I digress.
 
QuickTwist said:
In a sense, I feel I come across very differently from an INFJ online
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I think most people come across a little differently online than they do offline
We don't have a very full context of things through the screen even when people are being super real
And people's vocabulary, differing cognitive abilities and many other attributes paint uniquely different pictures
I've not really met any INFJ that is a direct clone of another INFJ
What we share is only a similar comparative perception of ourselves in a way, when it comes down to it
 
I did some research (and by that, I looked at a single website) to try to find out the best coffee for a French Press. I did this because it turns out I can use my EBT to buy coffee on Amazon. So, after looking at the site, I picked up some of this coffee at Whole Foods (which I purchased on Amazon). I was on my way to my parents for a prayer meeting when I picked it up (it was literally right on the way, which worked out amazingly). This is what I got. Will report back and say how good it is.

(Illy Whole Bean Coffee, Classico Medium Roast - Mild & Balanced - 100% Arabica - Whole Beans)
(I know it is probably not up to snuff for real coffee nerds, but I'm on a budget and can only go so high)
 
It's a pretty good coffee line because they are single origin which means all the beans come from the same crop/farm/region
It's not a totally top tier coffee or anything, the bean quality is more random but should taste great with the right brew method
You might want to try the Ethiopian one if you are looking for more of a bold flavor
Arabica is generally more of a balanced nutty sweet flavor like you've picked up on
 
You’ll never go wrong with Illy, but you pay quite a price for it, and I daresay better can be had for less, but you cannot argue against consistency and wide distribution.

Cheers,
Ian
 
aeon said:
You’ll never go wrong with Illy, but you pay quite a price for it, and I daresay better can be had for less, but you cannot argue against consistency and wide distribution.

Cheers,
Ian
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Oh... I am interested in different options! What would you recommend?
 
I told my mom today that I had this great realization about being INFJ. She didn't really care all that much. Why? Probably because she doesn't really care about anything having to do with "status." She didn't really understand that it was not really a status thing for me. Oftentimes, my mom doesn't really care about the things that I really care about. I love her so much. She literally got into a career based on my developing a mental illness, so I know she cares about me immensely. It's just that my values, what I actually care about, she doesn't. It's sort of like she cares in theory, but not in practice. Hard to explain. Again, I love her, but she usually doesn't care much about what is affecting me, other than some major things. My parents are just not the people to tell things to when I am excited about something. Both my mom and my dad. I have great talks with my dad. We see eye to eye on many issues. So I can relate to him on issue-based things. He just is not the most empathetic person. He cares, for sure, in his own way. It's just he cares for me in a way that doesn't have much to do with emotional intimacy, my mom either. They are very practical in their outlook on the world. They want to get to the nuts of what the issue is. They don't really care about the emotions that much. For my mom, that's just because that is the way she was raised, even though she is an ENFJ. My dad (ESTJ) is just very concerned with the real world and isn't really a visionary or dreamer at all. He just wants to be responsible and pay his bills, take care of his family, and be loyal to his friends. Now, to be clear, there is nothing "toxic" about my parents. They are just not concerned with my imagination and such (which is actually most everyone, but I digress).
 
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