cleaver//

this is the definition i get when i inquire into the meaning of "cleaver" on the Apple Dictionary app:

people in Russia are visiting this page. And 1 person in Costa Rica. hey.

Aggression cues.

Studies show that arousal fuels emotions–whatever they may be. This plays into the two-factor theory of emotion (Schachter & Singer, 1962) which puts words to a human tendency; we sometimes misattribute physical excitement to mushy emotion. 

When I say "misattribute," I do not mean that this tendency is inherently wrong or flawed; it just happens–and can actually lead to serious pleasure. Take this example, for instance:

A study by Dutton and Arthur Aron (1974) arranged for a young woman to approach
a number of young men as they crossed a narrow, wobbly, 450-foot-long suspension walkway hanging 230 feet above British Columbia’s rocky Capilano River.

sup.

During each approach, the woman asked that the participants help her fill out a class questionnaire. After they complied, she offered her name and number, and suggested that each guy call–if he wanted to hear more about the project (mm-hmm, right). Of those who accepted the phone number (most), half called.

so where's the statistical significance? she was probably hot.

So, half the guys called back. This isn't surprising–maybe they found the digit-sharing inquisitor attractive. 

i love you, stock.

But here's the big find: men who were instead approached by the same woman on a low, solid, and therefore SAFER bridge, rarely called. 

This is where the participants' physical arousal on the dangerous bridge may have been attributed to attraction.

From our own experiences, we know that emotion can, and always does, have some sort of physiological effect. The two-factor theory of emotion can help us to see why accompanying sweethearts during arousing activities can really pick up the romance. 

The theory writes kissing-in-the-corner of cinemas as more than a social script, amusement parks more than a trite date idea; scary movies and rollercoasters can bring expectation to fruition, a fear-laden pump of blood, suddenly, the anticipated tryst.

talk about paranormal activity.

just kidding, all i want is this tangerine-colored liquid.

I haven't thought of tangerines in a while. Did you know they got their name from their source of export? Me neither.

While I just gave you (or reinforced) an idea for a sultry evening, let's get back to aggression. I don't mean the hot and bothered kind.

If physical arousal can fuel sexual desire, can it fuel other emotions? Yes. The principal seems to be that "a given state of bodily arousal feeds one emotion or another, depending on how the person interprets and labels the arousal" (Myers, 2013, pp. 368).

Have you ever gotten really into a song at the gym, feeling as if it's carrying you through an episode of squats and you freakin LOVE TOM PETTY? Have you ever sat dwelling in a few moments of silent, otherwise benign frustration, and suddenly felt enraged at an unexpected and LOUD telephone ring? Have you received bad news after running home, and volcanoed? Are you angry right now?

cool it, it's only a rupture in the Earth's crust.

Studies by Leonard Berkowitz and colleagues (1968, 1961, 1995) zeroed in on the power of aggression cues. They found that children who had just played with toy guns became more willing to 

knock down another child’s blocks.

Another study showed college men giving more electric shocks to a person who had just angered them when a rifle and a revolver (supposedly left over from a previous experiment) were nearby than when badminton rackets had been left behind.

Let's go back to the idea of a cleaver. The above one was possibly used to dice garlic, or diced garlic was used to consummate the action connoted by the image. I think this is one of ShoutWithYourMouthFull's most photo-loaded posts. What are you thinking of when you look at this photo?

hah. i just linked myself.

I'm learning that it's important to consider the impact of environment on the individual psyche. And when I say I'm learning, I mean I try to step outside of my impulse, let its anger or sadness flow through me as i experience it, fascinated. I am fascinated by how I can connect my sadness to the idea of suicide when I see a knife drying on the dish rack.

To be sure, I am not considering killing myself. But it's important to talk, to think about, to observe.

The power a suggestion has over you is up to you.

“IF YOU DON’T GO TO 

SOMEBODY’S FUNERAL, 

THEY WON’T COME TO 

YOURS.”

—YOGI BERRA

WORKS CITED GODDAMMIT THEY'RE DRILLED INTO ME

Myers, David (2013-01-01). Social Psychology, 11th edition (Page 368). McGraw-Hill Higher Education -A. Kindle Edition. 

^^^i am not going to indent the second line. <3

inside/out/food

NOTE: This post about Disney-Pixar's Inside Out contains spoilers.

About a week ago, I traveled to Nebraska to visit family. As a tradition, we always go to the movies together. 

catch the flicks

see the sights

Even the twenty-five-year-old in our cousin bunch was set on Disney/Pixar’s latest production, Inside Out; even the twenty-five-year-old pleaded for tissues by the end, a popcorn bag becoming ersatz Kleenex. 

As the studio conglomerate’s first psychology-conscious film, Inside Out embraces the complexity of everyday emotions—especially those experienced by a pre-teen unaware of impending puberty. The movie’s psychoanalysis—sans a Freudian couch—begins with a zooming in on the characters’ head-quarters, or brain. Inside, five key emotions hover over a control board, waiting for a turn to govern it. In Riley Andersen, the eleven-year-old protagonist, Joy is often at the helm. 

she's the blue-haired pixie-lookin thang up above, but if you don't recognize that, I suggest watching the freakin film

Throughout Riley’s mid-pre-life crisis, she experiences a whirlwind of emotions, to be expected. Her coming-of-age is nonetheless heartwarming, but what my own analysis of psychoanalysis centered on was the portrayal of Joy; she’s yellow and glowing, donning a summery green dress. She’s often jumping about and smiling, marveling at Riley’s experiences, playing Dr. Pangloss at the unfortunate ones. But she has blue hair. In fact, her pixie do is the same shade of Sadness’ hair, who is completely blue. The very tip of Joy is Sadness.

After mulling over emotional complexity in a cavernous G-rated theater, I went home and searched Reddit.

As usual, the a forum pushed me even further:

Question: “Since Joy has blue hair, does that mean that there is a little bit of sadness in joy?”

The user with the greatest evidence of family movie-brooding is rewarded to SunshineAndGoldfish: 

I think you might be on to something. If we take it a step further...

Joy's Colors: Yellow body- Joy Blue Hair/Eyes/Eyebrows/Flowers on Dress- Sadness Green dress- Disgust Red Tongue- Anger Purple Lips- Fear

For extra credit:

Disgust has Purple lips, scarf and shoes. I am having a hard time telling if her tongue is Purple too or Pink/Red.

Anger has Yellow flames, Purpleish pants and it looks like the zig-zag of his tie has a Blue tint to it (possible Green).

Fear has Blue stripes on his sleeves and a Red tongue

Sadness has Purple glasses and a Red Tongue

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixar/comments/3bpm2c/since_joy_has_blue_hair_does_that_mean_that_there/

Self-titled Disney/Pixar Fans deserve some sort of credibility, and so do their own answers:

I would also argue that the blue hair symbolizes that the two share a special connection. A huge theme in the movie is that emotions are not single shades but rather a mixture. This is most notable in that without Sadness, we cannot properly appreciate Joy.... Both as characters and as emotions.

Source: http://www.quora.com/Inside-Out-2015-movie/Why-did-both-Joy-and-Sadness-have-blue-hair

Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman expands on the question, relating it to Jewish philosophy: There is no such thing as “pure joy.” Happiness is borne by sadness.

(click on the photo for a debate on the subject)

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-geoffrey-a-mitelman/why-are-joys-eyes-blue_b_7688406.html

Rabbi Mitelman includes a snippet of a New York Times review:

"The movie suggests that the bittersweet is a step up from untarnished joy and shows how frantic cheerfulness can stand in the way of genuine connection."

With that said, Joy would look terrifying without a little sadness anyway:

as for food, make an egg. poached

emotional base//

Taken from the lovely textbook, Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues, by Michael D. Johnson in combination with Pearson. 7th Edition.

HERE lieth the limbic system, 

at the base of the cerebrum.

if every neuronal pathway passes through it

and the cerebral cortex

(complex decision-maker, we call it)

rests on top--

it makes sense why we attach emotion to most things

but upon the rush-on of full-fledged feeling

do our brains implode into themselves?

do they go deeper

function deeper pulsate 

deeper

in there: the green you

see in the diagram.

It would be, then, that counting Wednesdays--

running to a train 

mark a certain cranial ascendance. 

a focus on the decision making without the heart strings.

Our brain descends along with the sun--you nightcrawlers, don't you feel the midbrain buzzing?

at night I believe we press into ourselves

{and at the occasion of any midday quagmire}

iambic pentameter to limbic, if it gets you.

cranial activities sink with the sun.

imagine.