New moods

[avram]

Here at Grumer Laboratories (Introspection Division), we’re always looking to bring you, the customer, the very latest in mood and emotion technology. That’s why we’re happy to announce the recent discovery of two new moods. You may remember some preliminary results being released in previous posts. Further research has revealed that Ben Folds’s “Gone” makes a very effective mood barometer, and that I can measure my mood by how I sing along with it.

If I’m moved to stride about, waving my arms and singing along triumphally, mirroring the surface mood of the narrator, it means that I’m feeling optimistic. Scientists have dubbed this mood “Gone up”.

If, on the other hand, I find myself bitterly repeating the closing lines of each verse, “I will consider you gone”, it indicates pessimism and hopelessness relating to particular areas of my life. This mood is called “Gone down”.

Especially interesting is that these moods can co-exist with other, seemingly contradictory moods. My current mood of “slightly Gone down” does not seem to be at all interfered with by a more general sense of well-being and accomplishment brought about by a morning workout and the recent completion of a painting, nor by the anticipation of a day spent with friends buying comic books and performing semi-professional fanac.

Comments

[avram]

Heh. Don't forget the unpronounceable French one.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Unpronounceable French words are only good for clearing up post-nasal drip.


Oh, that's gross. Sorry.


Not really.