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Wednesday, April 02, 2003
birthday = sick
so i was telling my friend jimmy that being sick is like it being your birthday, only worse. the way i see it, when you're sick, and when it's your birthday, you can get pretty much anything you want without question, you can whine and bitch all you want without question, and and you can be a total lump on the couch and do nothing, and no one will question you because you are sick, or it's your birthday. am i talking in circles? it's late.
pavlov to IM
in case you didn't know, or forgot, pavlov was this russian physician guy. he did this now famous experiment where he had this dog, and he would ring this bell right before he fed the dog. eventually, the dog became conditioned to the sound of the bell, and would salivate by hearing just the bell by itself.
flash forward to today.
i was sitting down at the dinner table for dinner and had left my computer on but turned the monitor off. while biting into my piece of chicken, i heard a familiar *BRRING* come from the direction of my computer. instantly i got up from the table and flicked on the screen to see who had just IMed me. NO QUESTION, NO HESITATION, i got up from the table and i was compelled to check it after hearing my computer. scary no? it's not quite a conditioned reaction, but i think it's pretty darn close.
and now i'm recalling what a floormate from my freshman year said: people have developed a pavlovian response to slot machines. they stare blankly at the machines, and when they stop they automatically feed it more coins. almost like they're hypnotized...
