Recent content by groteske

After the coffee's brewed I pour the brewed coffee into the water receptacle and send it through again.. keeps me wired for a good 6 hours, although the first tends to be a little shaky. Spoon of brown sugar and a dash of ground cardamom or cinnamon is all I want; never really warmed to the...

Usually a random one every few months. I generally don't make much effort to make friends on forums.

About a year and a half ago, when I discovered my best friend in middle-high school had killed himself. Hadn't spoken to him in years, Googled his name, wasn't really expecting that kind of update.

I "entered" metal via mainstream 2000s hard rock bands - Disturbed, Korn, Slipknot etc - then met a friend who introduced me to the roots and I never turned back. Rather embarrassed to have listened to those now, because after broadening & developing an ear I realized just how terrible they...

First off, get over yourself and lose the self-pity; art is inherently personal - the amount of "verys" attached does not exacerbate this - and self-pity is extremely unattractive and juvenile. Not quite the impression you want to give when presenting artwork to an audience. The emotion is...

Seriously, you are adorable.

I shower in the morning, so I'll just wash my face before tossing on new makeup again. Dress depends on the occasion; usually it's a metal show at a bar, so anything from a dress and fishnets to a band shirt and jeans will fly. My leather jacket goes with either. Makeup takes 45-60 minutes...

When I was 13-15 I was obsessed with System of a Down, Slipknot, Linkin Park, and others of that ilk. Listening to it now, the stuff is so musically one-dimensional, trivial, and utterly uninspiring - I'm embarrassed almost a decade later to have enjoyed it so much back then.

I see what you're saying, but picking apart my posts isn't promoting discussion related to the OP. While we're searching for straw needles, I should've indeed clarified that the majority of one's social interaction should come from face-to-face conversation - the reverse situation is what I'm...

Of course, hence "..isn't such a large difference," meaning with Skype/similar you can at least decipher tone accurately and gain a rudimentary knowledge of how to better interact. Given the vast, vast diversity among people, I don't find it a substitute for real-life interaction, something I...

An interesting thing I've noticed is that one's strength of facial features is usually a pretty solid indicator of their strength of personality; i.e. someone with soft or subdued features is typically more reserved and nonconfrontational, while someone with a stronger face will be more...

Huh, forgot about this thread. I see Penatrait exemplifies what I'm talking about. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. T&M, I suppose if you're used to Skype/etc there really isn't such a large difference. I'm curious as to the satisfaction, though. That's really the crux of this thread. For...

Um.. I work, save, and buy it myself.

Nah, I just don't care. There are plenty already who are on more often and so more quick to see & report spam.

Very, very little when it comes to waiting for people, whether it's to arrive, finish a task, navigate a videogame level, make a decision, etc. I'm very quick to do those things so I have a lack of understanding as to why they can't just think faster and hurry the hell up so we can move on...