I am mesmerized by this. [from sebastian6]

[raybear]

[Poll #1090168]




If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa. If counterclockwise, your left brain is mostly in charge.

Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking


from here: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22556281-661,00.html


I pretty much see it clockwise, though I was staring at it for awhile, looking away, staring, and it SWITCHED and freaked me out. Especially because the song "Isn't Life Strange?" was playing and the chorus is "Spin me round....I'm falling." I promise I'm not high. And I only had one manhattan, and that was two hours ago.

Now she's back to clockwise and I can't see it the other way at all.

Funny, in high school when I learned about brain halves, I used to wish I was left-handed because that would mean I'm right-brain leaning, but I guess I'm right brain leaning anyway.

Comments

[anjibobanji.livejournal.com]

Now I'm refocusing and she never turns just swings back and forth. What is this thing?

[raybear.livejournal.com]

oh isht, you took it to some other level. congratulations, your brain is excellent!

i would guess that the animation is actually a two-dimensional image swinging back and forth like you said, but because our brain's nature of perceiving 3-dimensions, something about HOW make it 3 dimensional says something about how our brain works. in the article, they said "most people see it anti-clockwise" which i thought seemed anecdotally incorrect. but maybe on my blog, i tend to have creative and sensitive types reading, because of the nature of the medium. i'd like to post my quiz in a math blog and see the difference of readership. are there math blogs?

[anjibobanji.livejournal.com]

I am sure there are math blogs. Oh you know there are!

I just want to win at Scrabble!

I had that package for you sitting next to the door since we talked about it ages ago. What CBIHP did I send?

[raybear.livejournal.com]

you sent me a bpal, caleph's blood, i think? it's ok -- i like the cinnamon aspect, but it has this heavy baby powder cloud to it. even when i used it in my aromatherapy ring diffuser, it was a bit too much. i might just put a drop on my head if i need some sort of ritual blessing! i love the religious trinkets that came in the bag though. i put st. francis on my keychain, he was always my favorite.

of cbihp, you sent me:
* pipe tobacco -- LOVE IT. i will be buying this when i get money.
* mr. hulot's holiday -- one i really wanted to try already, so i was super excited to get a sample. it wasn't what i expected, and i like it, but love it more when i put pipe tobacco on top of it!
* "burning leaves" and "fir tree". i like them both, they aren't terribly long lasting though. they are great combined. or with pipe tobacco. everything goes with pipe tobacco in my world
* wild hunt. i was not expecting my reaction to this. i'm not sure i would wear it as a cologne, but i am OBSESSED with smelling it. in the vial, on my skin. i like putting a little on my hand and smelling it over and over and over again, noticing the differences over time. it is sort perfectly the forest. it is perfect for inducing olfactory memories.

today i was reading about how he does custom made scents. oh man. it is on my list of dreams. also making me wish i had money. i'm trying to not let it get me down.

i visited luckyscent.com and ordered like 10 vials of other expensive colognes. i kinda wish i had instead bought 2 CBIHP's 2 ml absolutes though. maybe next paycheck.

have you ever smelled the cologne Cumming? the alan cumming vanity scent? i want to try it, because it was designed by christopher brosius.

damn you, pusher.

[anjibobanji.livejournal.com]

Caliph's Beloved is one of the twilight alchemy lab magical oils! Here is the description:
CALIPH'S BELOVED
Stimulates your own sexual energy and incites intense feelings of passion and desire.

I sent you all the butch CBIHP, I have a few others I'd love for you to try. I wish I still had Memory of Kindness, I mistakenly gave it away, it was lovely. I do have Under the Arbor though and that is good too. Very green.

I have not tried Cumming, I'll have to when I am in some fancy store!