i just finished off two of Dr. Phil McGraw's books (yes, Dr. Phil of Oprah fame...hardy har har i hear the snickers of laughter)...i was really just curious, because, these books are NY times bestsellers, and i wanted to see what the hoopla was all about. i've caught his television show here and there, and really, his advice is quite practical, quite good.

so, i finished off "Self Matters" and "Life Strategies", and according to all the little quizzes and stuff, I am a person who is self-actualized and has realized what my authentic self is (hurrah). But it doesn't end there. these books are actually useful in that they tell you about other people - their psychology, what they fear, what they want, possible motives in their behaviour...even down to typology, and i can really clearly see these elements in the people that i know. even the other book i've been reading, "The Art of Seduction" categorizes people (of course, with respect to the way they flirt, date, romance, seduce - not only single people but the masses), and i can see these traits in the people i know as well. or see through them - hahahahahahah!!!!!!!!! (that was an evil laugh, by the way).

anyway. it's a muggy weekend. yuck.