Walking down through the bustle of human forms I see something so familiar, yet miraculously unique to my eyes. The face of an individual. Eyes, the windows to a soul. Lips, the gateway to one’s lifebreath. Features common to all, yet distinct from any other. What blueprint allows such universal qualities, yet requires such disparity?

A combination of hairs, skin, iris and pupil, muscle tone, jaw, nostrils, lips, bone and blood can imprint itself on our mind and become so familiar to us as we relate to its workings and respond to its owner’s behaviour. We read a face, evaluate the gestures and react accordingly to the signals provided.

The human face intrigues me. A message-laden glance from one of our kind beckons me to create over any other thing. What hides behind this? What cannot be hidden?

I wonder about the messages I fail to pick up on as I read your words on this computer screen. How would I respond to you if you were sitting beside me speaking these exact words to me? What does the typeface not tell me? Technologies bring with them new ways of communicating with others. We can use our little emoticons (or the ‘LOL’ that for some strange reason makes me cringe big time) to attempt to relay some of the inner feeling we desire to share, yet I feel something is lost in such transactions. At the same time, maybe there are new layers of meaning that are expressed within these evolving means of interaction.

yeah… I agree completely. I think i formed opposing arguments just for the sake of an argument and entertainment… Thinking is fun!
Oh Yeah…
Maruchan Ramen noodles:
The college meal of choice! Prices Ranging from $.12 to $.23 Ramen noodles come in a wide variety of flavors and spice. Common flavors include chicken, pork, oriental, shrimp, and spicy chicken. A simple meal that can be made in a microwave, ramen noodles require only 4 or 5 steps to make.
1. open bag
2. pour into bowl/water
3. microwave until tender.
4. add season packet.
5. add other stuff (optional)

Comment by aszwet1 Tuesday 6 February, 2007 @ 10:03 am

Oh yeh, we call them 2 minute noodles. I know what you’re on about. I think I prefer ice-cream

Comment by anna Tuesday 6 February, 2007 @ 10:10 am

You can get ramen noodles in the health food aisle of the supermarket – they are often made of buckwheat or other grains (here in Oz anyway) and don’t seem to be as unhealthy as the 2 minute noodle…

Comment by Christina Tuesday 6 February, 2007 @ 11:53 am

“What does the typeface not tell me?”

I love that line, Anna. I adore it. It’s so true; the type betrays the truth. We can have a good idea of what is being said, but at the end of the day, our true meaning is still hiding behind the typeface.

Good thoughts!

Comment by will Wednesday 7 February, 2007 @ 12:55 am

Cheers Will, and it’s good to see you back in the land of blog!

Comment by anna Wednesday 7 February, 2007 @ 3:03 pm