If Looks Could Kill - Graphic Art & Design

An article offers tips on nonverbal cues to advance in a business context - some of this is valid, as I’ve played the corporate game - some of it’s just odd.

• Wear pastels to imply trustworthiness.
• Eye contact expectation = 90% in US
• Wear lower heels for equal footing, literally & figuratively

I personally resent the implications of pastels. To me, it says the individual has playful bunny figurines at home. It’s merely a matter of aesthetics, but I suppose the majority rules. “More tea, Polly Prissypants?”

The eye contact level in America is extreme! It used to wig me the fuck out, but then I realized it was all part of a larger game, control, dominance & submission… As the article points out, it’s all very animalistic.

Besides, when most ppl look at you, they’re thinking about themselves anyway, not you. We are an individualistic & self-absorbed society.

The psychology of high heels… that’s a whole other post, but this article would portray it as a signal of weakness, putting oneself off-balance and at a disadvantage. But they look fierce!!! Some could even double as weapons. Not ideal for long hikes, so there is some reality to the overall concept.

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This song is my favorite off’a Mythmaker. Yippie!

The border between coercion and torture: the after-effects on interrogators

“I never saw a ghost in Abu Ghraib,” he said. “But I saw a ghost last night. It was me.”

They’re not all drones (free signup required) letters tell soldier’s story posthumously

He had just earned a master’s degree at Texas A&M University in Shakespearean literature, but he was too restless for academia.

“September 11th had a profound effect on him. He didn’t want to be there in 20 years talking about the war,” Jennifer said. “He wanted to be making changes in the world, instead of complaining about them.”

I find these particularly fascinating, just no time to elaborate. Well worth the read.

Make no mistake, I still think their president sucks, I didn’t select him either time. However, I feel for the soldiers’ plight.