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Statically religious people are happier. Happier people are generally more productive and pleasant. people strive for happiness in their, some make it their center objective (which is funny because its subjective :P) I really question where you're getting those statistics from.. From my own observation, one's religion, or lack thereof really has very little effect on one's happiness. I've met some very happy atheists and very unhappy and bitter atheists. Likewise, I've met some very happy theists and very unhappy and bitter theists. That said, I might be able to agree that people with strong beliefs/non-beliefs have a slight tendency to be happier.

Not entirely sure why, but I really like these photos of me. :) [hide] [/hide] However... This is probably the best photo of me. Ever. [hide][/hide] College is awesome.

I haven't gotten my hands on it yet, but hopefully it will be pretty good. I've always liked Burzum. :)

Saw Taylor Swift in Newcastle last night. Best thing I've ever done. :D

Breezers.. Manly. ;)

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I really question if you actually read SilverSword's post.. He was saying that both of those bands are, in fact, Progressive Metal. I should mention that use of keyboards or harsh vocals, or lack thereof, have little to no impact on whether or not a band is classed as "Progressive". Harsh vocals would only contribute to whether the band was Progressive Metal or Progressive Rock. The more relevant features in Progressive are odd time signatures, frequently modulating key signatures, and pretension. However, that's a bit of an aside. I think SilverSword's point was more that two bands can be in the same genre but superficially sound almost nothing like one another, particularly in genres that have had a long time to evolve. As for emo being a genre, it most certainly is. The tag tends to be misused often in place of more appropriate terms such as Pop-Punk (All American Rejects) or Metalcore (Bullet for my Valentine). Follow stevepole's advice and actually read up on what you're talking about. Emo stems from punk, and early emo bands do actually share a lot of similarities with punk. Over time, however, a lot of the punk element of emo has become less apparent, and so it'll be harder to notice it in modern emo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycUHrfMnkTU Perhaps not the kind of electronic you're all talking about here, but god damn if this doesn't make you feel happy.

Riiiight.. I was homeschooled for the first 10 years of school before going to school for the last two years. It was a difficult transition for me even though I already knew a fair few of the kids in the year, so it will probably be difficult for you as well (just being honest). I'm sure you'll be fine, but if you do happen to have trouble making friends, the best advice I've ever had for that is to go talk to the other people that don't have friends. There will always be some. Other than that, just be as confident as you can manage. And from this I've realised how terrible I am at being encouraged.

You know who else takes their image seriously? [hide][/hide]

Christ, that Warning song is awesome. SilverSword, it's your fault for not spamming up the boards with advertisements for them. Silly. On topic, I don't really like any pre-90s metal. Not sure why..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHqGXm_56mI& I'm sure there are lots of catchier songs you could use to get this one out of your head, but.. why would you want to? :D

Because they all look silly? :)

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/dragon-age-awakening-explansion-detailed/ Not sure if anyone else has posted it here yet. I'm very, very excited about this expansion! About half-way through my second playthrough at the moment. I've never gotten so attached to a group of game characters as I have with this game. :P

Yep. I can see myself getting annoyed at that. :P

Yep. How about we get kalphiteman4 to do it? He's next on the list. (Unless he's the guy Kingjoe asked, in which case get blushenka.)

Why wouldn't it be?

Mini-golf is fantastic. Ice-skating works as well, and of course, picnics.

That's actually really good advice. I'm trying to develop a mental list of suggestions for awesome activities that aren't quite cliche, and that's definitely going on the list. Going to the movies gets old after a while. And TTanT, congratulations. ;) Be sure to let us know how it goes.

Haven't even heard about it until now. I tend to get somewhat irritated at religious symbolism in media, so I expect I'll be wishing that wasn't a part of it. It looks quite decent though, so I'll probably watch it in the coming week. Plus, my Fallout 3 character was black as well (totally relevant).

Err.. You probably don't need to bump a topic if it's still half-way up the front page. Just sayin'. It's a decent song. I like singing the chorus. It makes me feel manly.

That seems like the kind of girl you don't need in your life; not as a friend, and definitely not a a girlfriend. I'm sure you've picked up on that by now though.

It's pretty hard living in Australia. All respect due to this guy for speaking up for all us Aussies.

Good fashion sense is something I find ridiculously attractive. Particularly if they can pull it off without spending much money. Or.. noses. It doesn't happen very often but every now and then there is a girl with an incredible nose and I'm instantly in love.