I had a horrible dream today. I dreampt of 5 people that died in the past 7 months. I can't even write to you what happened.

males and females being civilized, strictly platonic, friends.

I heard that it's impossible to be JUST friends with the opposite gender. Eventually, one person... or both persons, will have romantic feelings. This is an interesting comment to me considering I have a lot of male friends. I can see what they mean though. Even if it's for a split second and one or the other (or both!) even have a romantic thought it almost destroys the whole point of JUST FRIENDS.

*Tissue Warning*

Interpreting Body Language

I was talking with a friend yesterday about how body language is 90% communication thus people know more about you than you actually tell them. Here's a basic analytical point of view of interpreting body language. It might not be 100% true but it's based on the general human population. There are always exceptions, this is almost like a heads up.

Before I actually put up this post, I just want to say that it's cool to actually read what a psychotherapist writes because I know we all know how to read some body language, I mean sometimes it's obvious when someone's interested in you or hates you, etc. Anyways it's always interesting to actually read about it and become more aware of it... just think of it as brushing up on your body language skills.

Here are some example of basic body language interpretation:
Give Some Examples

I have done some of this above, but will offer some classic "body signals" and their meanings.

* Little or no eye contact--closed--off, uninterested, uncomfortable, not trustworthy and/or hiding something

* "Flat" expression--bored, preoccupied, anxious, uninterested and/or annoyed

* Leaning away from the other person--trying to get distance, uncomfortable, wanting to move away from the person and/or a desire to cut off communication and/or get distance

* Arms crossed--closed position that usually indicates discomfort, defensiveness, seeking distance

* Pursed or parted lips--flirting, likes what they see

* Quizzical look--interested, wants to know more

* Touching their own face, ears--attraction to another person

* Turning away from the other person when sitting or standing--seeking distance, uncomfortable

* Legs/arms tucked in tightly when sitting with someone--closed in, secretive, uncomfortabl.

There's a lot more, just check out some of these websites.
http://www.wordofmouthexperiment.com/articles/body-language/interpreting-body-language-ease

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Read-Body-Language---Interpreting-Body-Language-Signs-For-Better-Communication&id=1436440

http://articles.directorym.com/Interpreting_Body_Language-a1010755.html

Common Misunderstanding about Liars

I read this in a forum.

"This is how to detect someone lie.

Notice the person's eye movements. Contrary to popular belief, a liar does not always avoid eye contact. Humans naturally break eye contact and look upwards when remembering something. Liars may deliberately make eye contact to seem more sincere. Liars also tend to blink more often. A typical right-handed person tends to look towards their left (your right) when remembering something that actually happened (remembered images, sounds and internal dialogue) and towards their right or downwards (constructed images, sounds and kinesthetic sensations) when they're making something up.

Be sensitive to the person's emotional expression.

Timing and duration tends to be off when someone is lying. Emotions can be delayed, remain longer than usual, then stop suddenly. Likewise, they might not match appropriately with verbal statements. And, as with smiling, facial expressions of a poor liar will be limited to the mouth area.

Pay close attention to the person's reaction to your questions. A liar will often feel uncomfortable and turn their head or body away, or even subconsciously put an object between the two of you. Also, while an innocent person would go on the offensive, a guilty person will often go immediately on the defensive."

the captivatings

+

=

This was a compilation of two of my favorite movies. Seriously, it's ridiculous how similar they were. The introduction has a complete Amelie-esque feel to it, don't get me wrong, I loved it! And then the whole story seemed the have the same editing style of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It's quite depressing though. Zooey Deschanel is the cutest mctooty ever and Fox Searchlight's crave for indie films has been rewarded with this amazing sundance film festival winner. When all hope is lost in the media, movie's like this come out and give you hope. Not to mention the just-as-good soundtrack that this brilliant movie goes hand-in-hand with.

My new favorite song is Sweet Disposition by the Temper Trap.

Craigslist

I've been trying to business over craigslist. It's not working very well...
I'm going to be broke for the rest of summer. It's okay though because I just paid 40 bucks for Mario Party n64 and I just bought a sick audio system/record player set. Come to my house so we can rock out to some Rolling Stones.

If anyone's interested I'm selling a turntable, a ipod dock sound system, and a stereo receiver. Let me know! They're going for ridiculously good prices.