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so, looks like i have synesthesia.
Momolacey: are you a lefty by any chance?
zeemingo: yesssss
zeemingo: i am
Momolacey: synesthesia
Momolacey: you are??
Momolacey: ooo
Momolacey: ok
zeemingo: mmhmm
Momolacey: do you know what synesthesia is?
zeemingo: nope
zeemingo: what is it?
Momolacey: it's the blending of the senses
Momolacey: in any way do you ever experience seeing music or seeing words in colors?
Momolacey: like does the word hammer have a color to you?
Momolacey: i'm not talking crazy talk
Momolacey: synesthesia exists mostly in left handed females
Momolacey: so i was just curious
zeemingo: hammer?
zeemingo: red.
zeemingo: definitely
Momolacey: whoa
Momolacey: omg
Momolacey: i think you might have it
zeemingo: rules are like red, yellow, and green and brown
zeemingo: like a hot dog
Momolacey: omg
Momolacey: cara
Momolacey: did you know that very few ppl associate colors with words like that
Momolacey: your senses are blended
Momolacey: did you know that?
Momolacey: i think you're a synesthetic
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: really?
zeemingo: is that bad?
Momolacey: no, it's really rare
Momolacey: it's fascinating
zeemingo: are the people in white going to come take me away?
Momolacey: lol
Momolacey: of course not
Momolacey: k, what color is the number 2?
zeemingo: pink?
zeemingo: i think
zeemingo: i doesn't come to mind quite as fast as the hammer
zeemingo: but def. within a second
Momolacey: a lighter pink or a darker pink?
zeemingo: light
Momolacey: wow
Momolacey: i really think you might have it
zeemingo: whoah
Momolacey: i've been learning about it cuz it's really cool
zeemingo: i can imagine
Momolacey: you experience it somewhat on lsd supposedly
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: lsd..hmm..
Momolacey: but few ppl experience it naturally
Momolacey: you probably have a very good memory for things
zeemingo: so does that mean that lsd won't have a real effect on people with synesthesia
Momolacey: no, it means that if you took it, it'd be such a wild experience
Momolacey: more so than for even the average person
zeemingo: whoah
zeemingo: that's wierd!
zeemingo: good memory for things...
Momolacey: and is your worst subject math?
zeemingo: is that sort of the same as rememering the randomest things naturally from, like, a really long time ago or a really short time ago
zeemingo: yes it is
zeemingo: my worst subject is math
Momolacey: woooow
Momolacey: sorry to keep asking you questions
Momolacey: i'm just so curious about this
zeemingo: haha
zeemingo: no problem
zeemingo: it's really cool
Momolacey: what colors is "linguistics" the word?
zeemingo: blue or green
Momolacey: omg
Momolacey: cara you're crazy!
Momolacey: you have it!
zeemingo: AAAHHHHHH
zeemingo: WOW
Momolacey: that's sooooo cool
Momolacey: you have no idea even how cool that is
zeemingo: wow!
zeemingo: i feel special!
Momolacey: you are you're like one in 2000 females who have it
Momolacey: and like 1 in 8000 ppl
zeemingo: WOW!!!!!!!!!
Momolacey: synesthesia means "joining of the senses"
Momolacey: so basically
Momolacey: we have all these passages in our brain, right?
zeemingo: mmhmm
Momolacey: but we only use a certain percentage of them
Momolacey: cuz some of them like don't connect
zeemingo: uhhuh
Momolacey: you have connections to more passages than the rest of us do
Momolacey: your senses are somewhat connected, because some extra passages are connected
zeemingo: woh
Momolacey: now, if you take acid (lsd) it opens up some of these passages
Momolacey: if someone with synesthesia took it, i think it would open up even more
Momolacey: you'd be like tasting music and colors and shit
Momolacey: it'd be crazy
zeemingo: wohhhh
zeemingo: that's so fucking wierd
Momolacey: yeah, for reals
Momolacey: it's this totally crazy phenomenon
Momolacey: like, i see the word "hammer" and i don't see anything
Momolacey: no colors
Momolacey: no anything
Momolacey: just the word itself
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: really
Momolacey: yeah
Momolacey: nothing at all
zeemingo: that's so strange!
Momolacey: but ppl with it associate the same colors
Momolacey: so like hammer to all synesthetics is totally red
Momolacey: some say it has white specks on it
zeemingo: i think part of it might be assosciating colours with things i know to remember then
zeemingo: *them
Momolacey: linguistic is greyish/blue/green/purple
zeemingo: no white specks for me
Momolacey: yes, that's it!
Momolacey: synesthetics often remember things by their colors
Momolacey: that's why they have good memories
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: that's cool
Momolacey: that's what you do?
zeemingo: i guess
Momolacey: you remember things sometimes with colors?
zeemingo: i totally assosciate this random piece of information form my childhood with the colour yellow
zeemingo: so whenever i think of either one i think of the other one
Momolacey: wow
Momolacey: that's so crazy
zeemingo: i guess so
Momolacey: the rest of us don't do that
Momolacey: so when you listen to music
zeemingo: really?!
Momolacey: do you ever see colors or anything?
zeemingo: yeah
zeemingo: totally
Momolacey: are you serious?
zeemingo: yeah
Momolacey: wow, you really have it then
Momolacey: jeez
zeemingo: jimmy eat world is mostly orange
Momolacey: colors and music?
zeemingo: mhmm
Momolacey: wow
zeemingo: death cabis purple
zeemingo: *is
Momolacey: WOW
zeemingo: with yellow rays
zeemingo: and lines
Momolacey: wow
Momolacey: see if you told most ppl these things
Momolacey: they'd have no idea what the hell was up with you
Momolacey: i just recently learned about this
Momolacey: like you are super rare
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: really?
Momolacey: there are different types of synesthetics
Momolacey: Involuntary: synesthetes do not actively think about their perceptions; they just happen.
Projected: rather than experiencing something in the "mind's eye," as might happen when you are asked to imagine a color, a synesthete often actually sees a color projected outside of the body.
Momolacey: Durable and generic: the perception must be the same every time; for example, if you taste chocolate when you hear Beethoven's Violin Concerto, you must always taste chocolate when you hear it; also, the perception must be generic -- that is, you may see colors or lines or shapes in response to a certain smell, but you would not see something complex such as a room with people and furniture and pictures on the wall.
Momolacey: Emotional: the perceptions may cause emotional reactions such as pleasurable feelings.
Momolacey: Memorable: often, the secondary synesthetic perception is remembered better than the primary perception; for example, a synesthete who always associates the color purple with the name "Laura" will often remember that a woman's name is purple rather than actually remembering "Laura."
zeemingo: wow
Momolacey: you associate with any of those specifically?
zeemingo: involuntary...
zeemingo: memorable...
zeemingo: a little bit emotional...
zeemingo: and that's it
Momolacey: i don't really understand projected
Momolacey: that sounds really trippy
zeemingo: yeah
zeemingo: me either
zeemingo: like, i can see how it would work
Momolacey: so you inherited this from someone
zeemingo: and i can see it happening to me
Momolacey: maybe your mom
Momolacey: or grandma
zeemingo: but it's wierd to visualize
Momolacey: yeah
Momolacey: it says you're probably of above average intelligence, which seems very true to me
Momolacey: and it says synesthetics are often very mature for their age, especially growing up
Momolacey: you hella have it
Momolacey: that's tres cool
zeemingo: yeah!
zeemingo: i'm so excited!!
Momolacey: hahaha
Momolacey: hm, franz liszt the composer had it
Momolacey: interesting
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: that's cool
zeemingo: eep!
zeemingo: i can't wait to tell me mom!
zeemingo: *my
Momolacey: hahaha, ack, if your mom has no idea what you're talking about, she'll think i'm insane
zeemingo: i won't tell her you diagnosed it
Momolacey: if i ever get so jealous of you and your synesthesia that i start to actually consider doing lsd
Momolacey: tell me to shut up and get real
Momolacey: k?
zeemingo: okey doke
zeemingo: i promise
Momolacey: thank you
Momolacey: nighty night
Momolacey: are you a lefty by any chance?
zeemingo: yesssss
zeemingo: i am
Momolacey: synesthesia
Momolacey: you are??
Momolacey: ooo
Momolacey: ok
zeemingo: mmhmm
Momolacey: do you know what synesthesia is?
zeemingo: nope
zeemingo: what is it?
Momolacey: it's the blending of the senses
Momolacey: in any way do you ever experience seeing music or seeing words in colors?
Momolacey: like does the word hammer have a color to you?
Momolacey: i'm not talking crazy talk
Momolacey: synesthesia exists mostly in left handed females
Momolacey: so i was just curious
zeemingo: hammer?
zeemingo: red.
zeemingo: definitely
Momolacey: whoa
Momolacey: omg
Momolacey: i think you might have it
zeemingo: rules are like red, yellow, and green and brown
zeemingo: like a hot dog
Momolacey: omg
Momolacey: cara
Momolacey: did you know that very few ppl associate colors with words like that
Momolacey: your senses are blended
Momolacey: did you know that?
Momolacey: i think you're a synesthetic
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: really?
zeemingo: is that bad?
Momolacey: no, it's really rare
Momolacey: it's fascinating
zeemingo: are the people in white going to come take me away?
Momolacey: lol
Momolacey: of course not
Momolacey: k, what color is the number 2?
zeemingo: pink?
zeemingo: i think
zeemingo: i doesn't come to mind quite as fast as the hammer
zeemingo: but def. within a second
Momolacey: a lighter pink or a darker pink?
zeemingo: light
Momolacey: wow
Momolacey: i really think you might have it
zeemingo: whoah
Momolacey: i've been learning about it cuz it's really cool
zeemingo: i can imagine
Momolacey: you experience it somewhat on lsd supposedly
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: lsd..hmm..
Momolacey: but few ppl experience it naturally
Momolacey: you probably have a very good memory for things
zeemingo: so does that mean that lsd won't have a real effect on people with synesthesia
Momolacey: no, it means that if you took it, it'd be such a wild experience
Momolacey: more so than for even the average person
zeemingo: whoah
zeemingo: that's wierd!
zeemingo: good memory for things...
Momolacey: and is your worst subject math?
zeemingo: is that sort of the same as rememering the randomest things naturally from, like, a really long time ago or a really short time ago
zeemingo: yes it is
zeemingo: my worst subject is math
Momolacey: woooow
Momolacey: sorry to keep asking you questions
Momolacey: i'm just so curious about this
zeemingo: haha
zeemingo: no problem
zeemingo: it's really cool
Momolacey: what colors is "linguistics" the word?
zeemingo: blue or green
Momolacey: omg
Momolacey: cara you're crazy!
Momolacey: you have it!
zeemingo: AAAHHHHHH
zeemingo: WOW
Momolacey: that's sooooo cool
Momolacey: you have no idea even how cool that is
zeemingo: wow!
zeemingo: i feel special!
Momolacey: you are you're like one in 2000 females who have it
Momolacey: and like 1 in 8000 ppl
zeemingo: WOW!!!!!!!!!
Momolacey: synesthesia means "joining of the senses"
Momolacey: so basically
Momolacey: we have all these passages in our brain, right?
zeemingo: mmhmm
Momolacey: but we only use a certain percentage of them
Momolacey: cuz some of them like don't connect
zeemingo: uhhuh
Momolacey: you have connections to more passages than the rest of us do
Momolacey: your senses are somewhat connected, because some extra passages are connected
zeemingo: woh
Momolacey: now, if you take acid (lsd) it opens up some of these passages
Momolacey: if someone with synesthesia took it, i think it would open up even more
Momolacey: you'd be like tasting music and colors and shit
Momolacey: it'd be crazy
zeemingo: wohhhh
zeemingo: that's so fucking wierd
Momolacey: yeah, for reals
Momolacey: it's this totally crazy phenomenon
Momolacey: like, i see the word "hammer" and i don't see anything
Momolacey: no colors
Momolacey: no anything
Momolacey: just the word itself
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: really
Momolacey: yeah
Momolacey: nothing at all
zeemingo: that's so strange!
Momolacey: but ppl with it associate the same colors
Momolacey: so like hammer to all synesthetics is totally red
Momolacey: some say it has white specks on it
zeemingo: i think part of it might be assosciating colours with things i know to remember then
zeemingo: *them
Momolacey: linguistic is greyish/blue/green/purple
zeemingo: no white specks for me
Momolacey: yes, that's it!
Momolacey: synesthetics often remember things by their colors
Momolacey: that's why they have good memories
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: that's cool
Momolacey: that's what you do?
zeemingo: i guess
Momolacey: you remember things sometimes with colors?
zeemingo: i totally assosciate this random piece of information form my childhood with the colour yellow
zeemingo: so whenever i think of either one i think of the other one
Momolacey: wow
Momolacey: that's so crazy
zeemingo: i guess so
Momolacey: the rest of us don't do that
Momolacey: so when you listen to music
zeemingo: really?!
Momolacey: do you ever see colors or anything?
zeemingo: yeah
zeemingo: totally
Momolacey: are you serious?
zeemingo: yeah
Momolacey: wow, you really have it then
Momolacey: jeez
zeemingo: jimmy eat world is mostly orange
Momolacey: colors and music?
zeemingo: mhmm
Momolacey: wow
zeemingo: death cabis purple
zeemingo: *is
Momolacey: WOW
zeemingo: with yellow rays
zeemingo: and lines
Momolacey: wow
Momolacey: see if you told most ppl these things
Momolacey: they'd have no idea what the hell was up with you
Momolacey: i just recently learned about this
Momolacey: like you are super rare
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: really?
Momolacey: there are different types of synesthetics
Momolacey: Involuntary: synesthetes do not actively think about their perceptions; they just happen.
Projected: rather than experiencing something in the "mind's eye," as might happen when you are asked to imagine a color, a synesthete often actually sees a color projected outside of the body.
Momolacey: Durable and generic: the perception must be the same every time; for example, if you taste chocolate when you hear Beethoven's Violin Concerto, you must always taste chocolate when you hear it; also, the perception must be generic -- that is, you may see colors or lines or shapes in response to a certain smell, but you would not see something complex such as a room with people and furniture and pictures on the wall.
Momolacey: Emotional: the perceptions may cause emotional reactions such as pleasurable feelings.
Momolacey: Memorable: often, the secondary synesthetic perception is remembered better than the primary perception; for example, a synesthete who always associates the color purple with the name "Laura" will often remember that a woman's name is purple rather than actually remembering "Laura."
zeemingo: wow
Momolacey: you associate with any of those specifically?
zeemingo: involuntary...
zeemingo: memorable...
zeemingo: a little bit emotional...
zeemingo: and that's it
Momolacey: i don't really understand projected
Momolacey: that sounds really trippy
zeemingo: yeah
zeemingo: me either
zeemingo: like, i can see how it would work
Momolacey: so you inherited this from someone
zeemingo: and i can see it happening to me
Momolacey: maybe your mom
Momolacey: or grandma
zeemingo: but it's wierd to visualize
Momolacey: yeah
Momolacey: it says you're probably of above average intelligence, which seems very true to me
Momolacey: and it says synesthetics are often very mature for their age, especially growing up
Momolacey: you hella have it
Momolacey: that's tres cool
zeemingo: yeah!
zeemingo: i'm so excited!!
Momolacey: hahaha
Momolacey: hm, franz liszt the composer had it
Momolacey: interesting
zeemingo: wow
zeemingo: that's cool
zeemingo: eep!
zeemingo: i can't wait to tell me mom!
zeemingo: *my
Momolacey: hahaha, ack, if your mom has no idea what you're talking about, she'll think i'm insane
zeemingo: i won't tell her you diagnosed it
Momolacey: if i ever get so jealous of you and your synesthesia that i start to actually consider doing lsd
Momolacey: tell me to shut up and get real
Momolacey: k?
zeemingo: okey doke
zeemingo: i promise
Momolacey: thank you
Momolacey: nighty night