Spot the smiling face

[flexagon]

I just got back from two hours of working out... 45 minutes of cardio with weightlifting/strength both before and after it. I'll try to be just as kick-ass tomorrow, and then I'll get on a plane and sit for 6.5 hours until it takes me to California. The really sad thing is, well, that's not more sitting than I usually do. Stupid office job.

I'm kind of ambivalent about this business trip, which means I'm trying not to be too negative. Travelling for business is a lot of work, it messes up my weekends, it takes me away from my kitty and guarantees that everything will be kind of difficult/stressful. Of course, it does mean I get to see Chia... and because the primary goal will be to stay sane, the bar will be lowered. I'll be counting my days as complete successes if I work, work out, don't eat unhealthy free food and don't miss any shuttles.

Here's an interesting game demo: spot the smiling face in a 4x4 grid of faces. (Theoretically this may condition the mind to register approval and ignore disapproval, thus boosting self-esteem.) It's fascinating how hard it was to spot some of these.

http://selfesteemgames.mcgill.ca/games/sematrix.htm

My average speed to find the smiling face was 3.796 seconds. How about you?

Comments

The Cake Is A Lie

[webrat.livejournal.com]

There's this one guy, they say he's smiling. I say they're lying. :P

Re: The Cake Is A Lie

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that one was annoying. 2.8 for me.

Re: The Cake Is A Lie

[flexagon]

Was it an Indian man? I was slow to see him.

Re: The Cake Is A Lie

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was the one that gave me trouble. Very closed mouth smile...

[hiddenbear.livejournal.com]

I think this game was funded by the dentistry industry. The key is looking for teeth. All but that one guy mentioned above show their teeth when smiling.