Fish Filet = NO

Song of the night: Aqualung- Nowhere

And yet ANOTHER breakout on my face! What did I do to deserve this?

Lately I have just been feeling DIRTY. I don't know how to describe this, actually. Its not dirty in the "lacks a daily shower" sense. I've got that covered. I just feel extremely ickified. I need my soul laundered.

So I'm on this Messianic mailing list of sorts, right? And apparently this dude thinks that I am looking to get married, so he sends me this email asking all of these detailed questions about my life. He THEN delves into more personal matters, and makes it clear that he wants a "chaste" partner. So THEN the personal questions start firing away. Who does this GUY think he IS? Number one: I am 20 years old. Hello, NOT GETTING MARRIED anytime soon. Number two: WHAT THE HECK? YES, I am so going to disclose all matters of my personal life to some guy that sends me an email that I don't even KNOW. Ugh!!!!! No wonder I feel dirty.

Nonverbal Communication

Good discussions today in class about nonverbal communication in the constitutive sense. Just for example, a form of nonverbal communication would be an accent. You may or may not make judgements about people from just how they talk. For instance, it is extremely typical for non-southerners to assume that people who do speak with a southern accent might lack intelligence and are inclined to behave in an especially cordial manner. This judgement of course isn't true, but for some it does indeed alter perceptions.

A prime example of accents influencing particular behaviors and judgements would be the following: While working in a restaurant, I used 4 accents while interacting with customers (Russian, English, American, and Spanish). When I assisted and rang up a customer using a "foreign" accent, 3 out of 5 times the customer would give me EXACT CHANGE. When I used the American accent (just moi), I would only receive exact change 1 out of every 5 cash transactions. Coincidence? I think not.

Yay for Andrea being bored and quite possibly insane. Its all about the LOVE for communication! Ahem.