Lying

Current mood:
Quiet

Lying is sort of a weird thing. It seems to be an action to me; to lie one must say something which isn't true, and know it isn't true. However, some say that silence can be a lie as well, hiding something. I'm not sure if they mean silence in response to a question, or just not bringing something up. If the latter is the case, I am guilty of lying to most people.

Actually, I don't think silence in regards to things not asked is lying. If it were and people wanted to be honest, everyone would have to speak constantly about every aspect of themselves to make sure all bases are covered. No, this must not be the case.
And I suppose not being specific in answering questions could be considered a half-truth, or maybe a half-lie. I think someone should be studying these aspects of lying rather than the "what does the brain do when someone lies" scientific thing.

For my part, I lie mostly about time, though not with most people. What I like to do is take all the events I do in a day and not mention them, so only I have them in mind. So let's say I clean my room and do several other things after that. The next day is a slow day and I only clean the shower and then read and write the rest of the time. If asked what I did that day, I would take the busy day and spill events over into the slow day. What's the point, you may ask? Well, by divvying up my tasks, I appear to be constantly moderately busy when in fact I'm having productive and unproductive days just like everyone else. I think I just don't want to seem lazy since I'm already spoiled and slow-moving as is.
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Writing-wise: I finished the flash fiction titled "Anita" and have a tentative complete copy of "Study of a Being." I want to do some more flash fiction work. I started rewriting the short I started long ago called "Piles," but I really need to continue working on my book. Hopefully I'll have time to write at CSU...
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I know I haven't started CSU yet, but since I'm done with Brookhaven and only have a few days for summer break, I don't think it's worth introducing the tag "summer days."

I leave four days from today.