Arienn
22nd December 2003, 03:21
I got to reflecting on things recently. Taxing for my tiny little brain, yes. And then i began to read several weblogs and thought 'hey, those guys are definitely introspecting!' and thought that i, too, might records my meandering thoughts in electronic form. I don't record my thoughts much, mostly as they are normally fleeting or are about camels, but hopefully the pressure of having a weblog will make me think about more important (or at least more interesting ) subjects.
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So i made a new friend the other weekend and have been thinking a lot about first impressions and whatnot. I've met him in person twice, and there wasn't much dialogue, but i've since talked to him online and got to thinking once again about the ways that people express themselves differently in person and in print (per se). I wonder how much his conversational skills differ in person. I will make mental notes next time i talk to him.
I had explored this concept earlier when my parents forwarded some of my sister's e-mails to me. The difference in nuance and tone was quite obvious but not so great that i'd say it was out of character. It's not really their thoughts and subjects they choose to write down, but more the phrasing that they take the time to compose - the way they wish they could talk in an on-the-spot conversation ... the mannerisms they leave out.
I find this infinitely interesting.
I watched my sister decorate the christmas tree the other day too - another activity that i think reveals a lot of one's character. Again, it's not the actual finished tree, it's the process. It's like giving someone a canvas and a whole lot of paint and telling them to do what they wish with it ... except with a lot less inhibitions. People are happy to decorate trees with other people watching, it's really a little bit perverse.
Then again, asking someone to paint something would also expose their personality in what they do under social pressure - wether they try hard to please/impress whoever is watching or really concentrate on painting whatever they feel like or intentionally try to screw up their supervisor's twisted social experiment and all other reactions in between - and a lot could be derived from the subject they choose to paint as well. i guess everyone else would think to look at that first though. i just like to watch people react, consider that, and then factor in the results of their actions. But then people call me crazy.
ooh i found a pair of childrens lens-less sunglasses this afternoon and have worn them since. I told my sister i stole them off a small crippled boy. i found that funny, luckily so did she. They're fluro green. I think i might attach some flashing lights to them at a later point in time.
pachang
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So i made a new friend the other weekend and have been thinking a lot about first impressions and whatnot. I've met him in person twice, and there wasn't much dialogue, but i've since talked to him online and got to thinking once again about the ways that people express themselves differently in person and in print (per se). I wonder how much his conversational skills differ in person. I will make mental notes next time i talk to him.
I had explored this concept earlier when my parents forwarded some of my sister's e-mails to me. The difference in nuance and tone was quite obvious but not so great that i'd say it was out of character. It's not really their thoughts and subjects they choose to write down, but more the phrasing that they take the time to compose - the way they wish they could talk in an on-the-spot conversation ... the mannerisms they leave out.
I find this infinitely interesting.
I watched my sister decorate the christmas tree the other day too - another activity that i think reveals a lot of one's character. Again, it's not the actual finished tree, it's the process. It's like giving someone a canvas and a whole lot of paint and telling them to do what they wish with it ... except with a lot less inhibitions. People are happy to decorate trees with other people watching, it's really a little bit perverse.
Then again, asking someone to paint something would also expose their personality in what they do under social pressure - wether they try hard to please/impress whoever is watching or really concentrate on painting whatever they feel like or intentionally try to screw up their supervisor's twisted social experiment and all other reactions in between - and a lot could be derived from the subject they choose to paint as well. i guess everyone else would think to look at that first though. i just like to watch people react, consider that, and then factor in the results of their actions. But then people call me crazy.
ooh i found a pair of childrens lens-less sunglasses this afternoon and have worn them since. I told my sister i stole them off a small crippled boy. i found that funny, luckily so did she. They're fluro green. I think i might attach some flashing lights to them at a later point in time.
pachang