Monday, September 15, 2008

Observation exercise

Black Shirt Wearing John Cusak Look-Alike Man

So, yesterday I went to Ritter's and observed the above man. Here is what I found. . .

-takes up more space; isn't afraid to spread out over the whole booth
-Roaming Eyes: will look in the eye for a bit and then switches to looking right, left, or down quickly
-always either looked at people straight on or with chin tilted up (never "looking up" to them)
-less spacially polite; pounding on table to emphasize, gesturing with utensils
-always moving something, even if very slight; hardly ever FULLY still
-heel tap when sitting randomly, never more than one at a time
-almost always either chewing on a toothpick or moving lips or jaw very slightly
-not held anywhere; very loose when at rest
-rests with mouth open
-always adjusts hips when sitting down or changing positions
-uses his chin to communicate directions instead of pointing
-sometimes would sit with arms above head (right arm holding left wrist and left wrist facing up; both wrists resting on top of head)
-touch his nose with his thumb with rest of his hand in a fist
-uneven shoulders; not sitting straight
-completely confident air (status: equal or better than others at the table)
-don't always turn head to look, but cock it and use eyes instead
-leads from his belly
-sometimes sit with weight on outside of feet, sickled
-doesn't ever support his own weight with sitting up straight: always leaning on something (back against the wall, hand on thigh or bench, table)
-walking strides are wider (not longer)
-kicks a little forward before putting foot down when walking
-arms swing, very nonchalant: more lower arms than anything else
-one arm swings a little more than the other

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