[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' post='66555' date='Jul 19 2009, 11:05 PM']The arrangement really is gorgeous, but the verse is just like 15-20 seconds of complete boredom that would normally make you skip to the next song if you didn't have the patience to wait for the rest.[/quote] This. The arrangem...

Right now, it's a mix of H!P and stuff that people have recently introduced me to. A lot of the stuff I listen to nowdays comes from a close friend with whom I spend a lot of time. She likes rock and some other stuff: for example, Boom Desjardins (a kick ass pub singer from her native Quebec), Papa ...

Totally. Also, I'm impressed that they actually made good use of Koharu and Sayumi in the funny-voiced tachiagare line. Even Aika shone for me with her "Mickey Mouse" looks and outfit. You gotta admit -- she's getting pretty cute!

You know, I'm not that big of a fan of the A-Side, but I've just gotta say that I've been rocking out with my metaphorical cock out to 3, 2, 1 Breakin' Out for the last half-hour. It's a choice piece of the processed cheese that I've come to expect from Morning Musume. It's fun, you know? I love the...

Who fits the height requirement?

[quote name='Blu-Cherri' post='64676' date='May 18 2009, 10:50 PM']^I have a feeling that someone out there who's not a hardcore fan but very good with editing videos and such is going to be the one that wins though.[/quote] My first thought was that the winning entry probably won't be one of the be...

This song is blander than white bread. I tried to give it a listen through a few times, but I couldn't reconcile myself to playing it all the way to the end and switched to something else. I would've rather they'd done a cover of Aya's Kitchen and Chicken song. On the bright side, the girls are pret...

Did anyone else think "FML" when watching the Taiyo video? Too funny. A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this video of an American fan singing and doing the boogie to Mikan. I thought she was totally charismatic and adorable, even when she screws up. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_...

Hey, kids! We oughtta play Bullshit Bingo.

*blinks* I understood the first commercial to be self-parody. Crappy self-parody, but still. Come on. The bad Japanese has to be an intentional joke.

Well, this was more effective than funny, but there was a lot of talk about our public transit system going back on strike. Y'see, our bus system just recovered from a 7-week bus strike. It started just in time for the December exam period. Picketers delayed the shuttle busses set up by universities...

1. Ben: http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09145/hilarious261.jpg http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09145/ben2988.jpg 2. Jake: [indent]Talking about ground tissue in a herbaceous monocot (note, this is entirely made up just to illustrate what you would write): Ground tissues here are all primary of origin (from the &q...

Just for kicks, here's something that yet another a friend wrote to me about the distinction between Ne and Ni. For reference, she's an INTJ; Tamara is an ENTP. [indent]Regarding Ni, in a class on information visualisation I started to formulate why so many definitions of Ni, Ne, the differences tha...

I was dicking around the Lenore Wiki earlier today, and I found this great little article on why INTPs like to kick puppy dogs . (For serious, it has really good information for parsing apart the differences between INTJs and INTPs in terms of emotions processing, but that part made me giggle.) -- U...

[quote name='Tsuki' post='61575' date='Mar 6 2009, 03:35 PM']I don't know, this test seems like it can capture parts of your personality, but reading most descriptions I've seen, I can't really say I identify that strongly with what the profiles list. My highest was maybe a 65% for intuitive, the re...

Okay, after poking at this for a few days, I totally take back my first self-assessment. I identify as a 4w3; "The Aristocrat;" the romantic archetype . The interesting bit is that I harbour obvious feelings of not belonging in the world as a whole -- something 4's, 5's (scientist archetyp...

INTJ Agreed. You read very strongly as an INTJ. "they verbalize the positive and avoid comments of a negative nature." That's somewhat inaccurate; especially the second part. From my observations, functional INTJs will actively seek concrete criticism of their beliefs, but won't change th...

In many ways, I identify as an ESFP -- with the caveats that a) I'm very balanced in terms of cognitive preferences and <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' /> it's a type not terribly prone to geekiness (I'm wearing a "Math...

[quote name='mizer_unmei' post='61368' date='Mar 3 2009, 12:31 PM']From these results I've found that I'm quite boring.[/quote]



You think that's bad? Try filling out a Nohari window.



Keep in mind that Enneagram is designed to focus specifically on your weaknesses and your motivations.

This particular system is one of my biggest interests. To me, it makes for a really good starting point for self-analysis and for predicting how certain people may act or react. There are a few tests online. Here's one of them. Here's some background information: [indent]Katherine Briggs and Isabel ...

[quote name='mEri' post='61308' date='Mar 3 2009, 02:23 AM']Combine that with wing 6, and I suppose I'm a phobic-driven, anxiety-ridden, intellectually arrogant but horribly misunderstood loner? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/kodama.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':kod...

This test is useful in identifying what makes you feel good, and what makes you feel at home with yourself. I'm a 4w5, sexual variant. In this case, I'm driven by a desire to stand out and by a thirst for melancholy. It fits. I like to express myself through artsy, creative, aesthetic stuff. I've al...

[quote name='Ap2000' post='61197' date='Mar 2 2009, 09:26 AM']However - generally - nature is not really interesting for them in it's rawness. Most of the item it's starting to get interesting when nature has been formed and isn't just "wild" nature. She should have a meaning.[/quote] Exac...

@Pflaume: Pshaw. :blush: I also like this photograph by Peter Lindberg (linked for tasteful nudity). It brings to mind this passage from The Compact Culture: The Japanese Tradition of “Smaller Is Better” by O-Young Lee: When the critic Yoshimura Teiji came to Korea, he visited the Secret Garden in S...

Here's what prompted this topic. The other day, someone challenged me to deny that Liz Hurley and Adriana Lima aren't darned near the human physical ideal. I replied that I can't fault these fine ladies. They fit a very specific aesthetic profile that many people want for themselves. However, beyond...

Let's talk about human aesthetics. What type of woman and/or man do you find consistently attractive -- strictly in terms of face and physique? Can you put your finger on what it is that you find compelling about them? Post pictures if it floats your boat. I get a variety of answers when I ask peopl...

I'm personally sold on a well-rounded education. I signed up for a B.A. Biology because I'm interested in a wide breadth of academic subjects: languages, psychology, art history, writing, literature, math, logic, philosophy, and of course, biology. My degree lets me take advantage of my time as a st...

I wonder how much they're getting paid for this. That's a serious question.

Also: It's worth emphasizing the idea of "quality begets quality." Sadude is absolutely correct in observing that all the heavy-handed moderation in the world cannot produce a quality post. Only quality posters can do that*. The forum is a community like any other and there's a lot of pers...