I work with a Vulkan

[Myu-to]

Originally Posted by Nuzzolese

Why is it that whenever I'm around someone who behaves in one extreme, it always drives my behavior so much further in the opposite direction than my natural inclinations would ever take me? He's so serious and controlled that I get silly around him. Likewise I have a very silly and giddy coworker around whom I have trouble even cracking a smile. It's like I need that kind of balance or something.

Maybe you just need to except people for who they are, and stop trying to bend them to your will.

[Nuzzolese]

Originally Posted by Myu-to

Maybe you just need to except people for who they are, and stop trying to bend them to your will.

You! You miss the whole point of...me. I not only accept people for who they are, I become fascinated by who they are. I follow them around and snoop in their faculty files. I try to infiltrate them and gain intelligence of their operations without disrupting anything. I sneak into their cars and leave no fingerprints. I don't try to change them, I change myself to make the general atmosphere more balanced. When I don't like someone, I stay away from them.

[Myu-to]

I guess I am more of the opposite. I have goofy friends and serious friends. I'm more serious when I am with serious people, and I am more goofy when I am with the goofy people. That being said, if a person is too serious then I will be extra goofy just to fuck with them.

Which annoys you more, someone that is way too serious, or someone that is way too goofy?

[Nuzzolese]

He had a bandage on his right hand this morning. I asked him about it and he seemed to have forgotten it but he covered it up. That was courteous, right?

He said he sliced it open while working at home and sewed it up himself, gave himself 11 stitches. Gave himself stitches!


At the end of my lunch break I saw him pull into the parking lot. He drives a navy jeep cherokee and he had a dog in the back of it. It was like a german shephard I think. It was shaggy. Before he got out, he leaned into the back and I swear it looked like he was looking into the dog's eyes and telling it something important. It licked his chin and laid down in the back. It was kind of cute and sweet. He must have some feelings if he likes dogs.

After he went inside, I went up to the jeep to try to say hi to his dog, but when it saw me at the window it started snarling and growling at me. I was pretty scared. I ran.


What is with this guy?! He's so weird!!

[Freebasser]

It must've been reading this thread.

[Adam]

Nuzz's world sounds amazing. I'm pretty oblivious to what is going on around me.

[mickill]

He probably cuts himself, to see if he still feels.

[cookiepuss]

if you wanna get to the bottom of this guy I suggest you check out the work of Dr. Paul Ekman. he is the foremost authority on facial expressions in relation to emotion:
http://www.paulekman.com/

there are 7 universal facial expressions, and thousands of learned cultural expressions. According to Ekman even people who have learned to control thier emotions, still "leak" clues to what they are feeling through subtle expressions known as micro expressions. I guarantee this guy is exhibiting mirco expressions, you just need to learn to read them.

but keep in mind that you might learn to recognize a subtle emotion on his face, but there is still no way to read what that emotion pertains to or who it might be directed at. for that you need to be able to ask the right questions and get him to open up.

[Dorothy Wood]

Originally Posted by Nuzzolese

He said he sliced it open while working at home and sewed it up himself, gave himself 11 stitches. Gave himself stitches!

HOT