Why, indeed.

People are mysterious creatures.

Because of this, some of us take up the role of studying people in our everyday lives. I am among this selective crowd. So why do people behave in certain ways when faced with different situations?
I provide 5 different perspectives:
The simpleton
When asked why, they often answer "why, not?" or "because I can" (sometimes, just "'cuz")
The Over-analyst
"Why, what?" and then they might stare off into space or just not say anything until you go away. (just saying).
The Critical Thinker
"Why? What kind of question is that?" These are the folks that are kind of scary to be around for too long, but hear what they have to say before you start walking away.
The Stoner
"huh?" (just thought I'd throw this one in here).
The Impulse-Driven 100 MPH Reactionary
"Z."

This may not actually progress thought as to why some people are more motivated than others, or why one person behaves more peculiarly than their companions, but it may provide some insight.

More on this when I give a damn.

A comparison on feelings vs. behavior

It takes time for one to make up his mind about things (like how I used one to refer to myself?), feelings are especially arduous to understand, and upon realizing one is capable of them can I (one)  get a full grip on the whole "what is human existence?" question. (That's right, I'm basing my life on finding the answer to this one simple question). Getting down to business.

I have control over what I understand (behavior); however, when I (one) encounter feelings that are as new and exciting as the day you got your first library book or got a Nintendo 64, I gotta get control of them before they drive me to do absolutely nothing, and/or take up guitar/Japanese/learning/humor/being human/etc.

Thus, knowing I have feelings for someone or about something is the best I can do.
Today, I feel nothing but positive toward someone. She keeps me distant, yet she told me that if she knows someone likes her, she does that. I'm doing everything I can think of when I'm around her to figure myself out. Instead I should just be who I've always been, and things will go smoother.

Today I stretched in the mirror. It would appear my clavicles have next to no muscle mass and my left arm is rotated inward when I scarecrow. (It's a robot position. And if it isn't, it will be.)
I will ask one of the nursing majors if I should be concerned that one shoulder has more flexibility than another.
And I will for real remember to get those free weights from Dale. A little exercise a day will get me ready for summer when I can really push the limits on what I do. And possibly work. I'd like to have a job to pay for food and stuff. I may have to start taking a protein supplement so I can gain muscle mass.

To summarize:
Your individual self is the sum of your feelings.
Your collective self is all behaviors you perform that can be seen by others. Even the ones we aren't aware we do.

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Postings from a conversation with a friend.

You ever notice how pictures can often commemorate stuff until someone makes a group shot? Depending on the size of group can yield to some pretty underwhelming results.

4 seems to be a good group size by this notion alone

everyone else can go wait in the airship

I over-analyze pretty much everything. Myself is no exception. Because of this I'm my favorite subject in school right now.

i know whatcha mea

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13:49

That's going in my preface!

aw yeah!

I'm: a chronicling of observations.

Today I decided to start working on a new book of discoveries. I become a quarter-centurion this year, so hopefully I'll prove just how little I actually know using as many words as possible.

Questions I hope to address in this future work include (but are not limited to):

• What defines humanity and at what point does one begin to lose their humanity?
• What is human behavior?
• How does (x) affect person (y)? (This will cover a lot of pop-culture stuff and cartoons.)
• Where is the line drawn for reality? (might only touch on this, it's quite broad)

Because writing a book takes time, and I don't always have that, I'm going to post things blogularly (new word). This lets me jot down what I need and share it as it develops.