perceptions; inception

[an unrelated photo via automatism]

isn't it interesting how the same action can be interpreted in completely different ways depending on your perceptions of the "actor"? example: pervy/creepy/sexual-harassment-esque behavior can be perceived as such if you are not attracted to the person in question but is more likely to be interpreted as flirting/welcome behavior if the person is attractive and you want it to be so. we see what we want to see and create our own realities.

segue- watched inception last night. at first i was preoccupied with whether Leo's character is in a dream or 'the real world' (DOES THE TOP TOPPLE OVER??? WAS HE DREAMING THE ENTIRE TIME??? WHAT THE .... JUST HAPPENED???) but then i realized, does it matter? if that is the reality that he has created for himself, does it matter whether it is a dream within a dream within a dream if he can now be free from his previous guilt/unhappiness/dissatisfaction? i think the message i want to take away from this movie is that we are the creators of our realities and anything we dream can become reality. true story.

on another note: new people coming (group A yesterday, group B next week!). i wonder how dynamics will change with all of these new faces & personalities. only time will tell...