A Quick Update Before Bed

1 08 2008
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6,565 / 65,000
(10.1%)

Whoo-hoo! I worked my way over the 10% mark. The virtual pile of paper is getting larger, and so far so good. 
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A Question for the Sages:

If someone says they hate being tickled, why do they keep laughing? *

Seriously, isn’t laughter supposed to be a response to joy? Or does this indicate that laughter is something else? If anyone knows a good answer to this one, I’d love to hear it.

*I know, I know. My mind is a strange place.

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Oh and this quiz was fun (and fairly accurate):

“What if?” creativity: You’re creative, but not weird or creepy. Well, at least not usually. Odds are you have your moments of both, but on the whole you live a pretty normal life and see your forays into your imagination as either a hobby or a profession, but not a way of living.

What’s your creativity? Find out at GUD Magazine!


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72 responses

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …

And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

You know, I laugh too when I am really nervous. I can’t help myself as I am not always comfortable around strangers, so I either laugh or giggle. I think perhaps in that case it would be to expend energy (nervous energy). So, perhaps, when we are tickled and we laugh we are expending some excess energy …
And go you over your 10% mark. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
inmyocean

And we got the same answer to the creativity quiz. 🙂

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.

I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
bearleyport

I think it was _The Naked Ape_ by Desmond Morris that described “zoological” origins for smiles and laughter. If a stranger makes faces at a child, she might cry out in fear. If a parent, someone she trusts, makes the same faces, she knows the “threat” isn’t real and she laughs. Relief.
I just watched the first episode of The Human Face last night, a BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese. It didn’t talk about origins but it said that the body can’t tell the difference between fake/forced laughter and the real thing; they both have health benefits.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

Thanks, Robert. I saw most of that documentary a while back and thought it was pretty good. It was during a time I was really interested in communication theory and been studying Edward T. Hall’s “The Silent Language.” Interesting stuff.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

That’s as good a theory as any I’ve heard so far.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

2 08 2008
southernweirdo

I have a feeling a large majority of writers would fall in the “what if” category. Especially those of us who enjoy writing in genres as our plotlines are typically based around “What if?” scenarios.

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
xjenavivex

Yay for the bigger virtual pile of paper. You really surprised me. I am so touched. Thank you. I am deeply grateful and honored.

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.
Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

3 08 2008
southernweirdo

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday!

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