I need to control them to make up for my lacks. I'm going to outsource my cognitive functions.
With a handshake! It would be so cool.
I'd like to mind control someone into making me a sandwich, for starters.
You got fired, and you still hang around here like a big loser. Why can't he?
Cordelia ,'Chosen'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2006 3:43:48 pm PDT #1712 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
BridgetS - Aug 09, 2006 3:45:36 pm PDT #1713 of 10001
Mercy is the mark of a great man. [beat] Guess I'm just a good man. [beat] I'm alright.
Popping in to vibe Sean and S. Sorry you're going through more medical drama.
You too, Lee. I don't suppose alcohol would help?
And I want to give belated regards to Hec and JZ, after a crisis weekend. I'm so glad to hear your Halloween baby will be alright.
Speaking of drama, my craxy-ass roommate has put me through enough of hers. Since I'm now a) employed, and b) refunded by SSDI, I'm in a position where I can move. I'm checking out a discount hotel -- a nice one, from the looks of it -- near my place of work. Hoping I can pass their credit check.
(Hi to everyone else!)
SailAweigh - Aug 09, 2006 3:49:34 pm PDT #1714 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Bridget, good luck! Hope the credit check is a piece of cake.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2006 3:56:13 pm PDT #1715 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Chocolate cake.
Zenkitty - Aug 09, 2006 3:59:22 pm PDT #1716 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
From the Handshake article: "The conscious mind recognizes negation in speech ("Don't do X") however the unconscious mind pays more attention to the "X" than the injunction "Don't do". "
I think this is why little-little children tend to do exactly the thing you just told them not to do. Their conscious controlling mind isn't as developed as their unconscious mind, and what they hear is the positive aspect, not the negative aspect. "Don't pick that up. Don't pick that up! What did I just say?!" And the kid, who's just picked the thing up, stares at you in blank incomprehension. My sister's kids - notoriously contrary - used to do this.
Hypnosis is apparently very "zen". Interesting article.
Jesse - Aug 09, 2006 4:00:47 pm PDT #1717 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
CUPCAKE!
SailAweigh - Aug 09, 2006 4:02:52 pm PDT #1718 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Chocolate cupcake! More better, more icing per cubic cake.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2006 4:03:21 pm PDT #1719 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
"The conscious mind recognizes negation in speech ("Don't do X") however the unconscious mind pays more attention to the "X" than the injunction "Don't do". "
Yeah, we're told not to do or describe the wrong thing when teaching, even if it's a mistake everyone's about to make. I still do, but I try and make it very conversational so the X doesn't stand out too much. Some of the other instructors repeat "NEGATIVE DEMONSTRATION" a couple times before doing the wrong thing.
It's insane what people latch onto. Makes you very self-conscious when you're teaching physicality with your body and your words.
-t - Aug 09, 2006 4:03:28 pm PDT #1720 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good luck, Bridget!
Zenkitty - Aug 09, 2006 4:04:41 pm PDT #1721 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Also, I just finished the last of the iced chocolate cupcakes. Tomorrow I go back on the low-carb diet. Goodbye, chocolate cake. We'll meet again someday.
You know, a red heifer isn't that hard to find. Just pop down to the livestock market and pick up a Red Angus.