'Loved it.  The kids are growing up and there are more adult themes in the movie.  I was also very happy to hear a Nick Cave song on the soundtrack, in the Harry/Hermione dance scene.  I've been a...|||I wonder if there are any Europeans on the site who could offer their opinions on the subject.  I think this need to be constantly smiling, constantly showing a 'positive,' 'upbeat' attitude is a...|||When I was younger, I had more energy and it would take me less time to recharge after social interactions and/or work or school days.  Now that I'm in my 40s (horrors!), I find it can take me...|||I periodically get asked this question, too.  Over the years, I've come to understand that it has more to do with my facial structure than anything.  When not smiling, I just naturally have a...|||You know you're an introvert when you'd much rather spend the day by yourself, doing your own thing, rather than trying to coordinate with a bunch of other people... all those icky people. :wink: ...|||My taste in love songs always lists to the sadder side, although sometimes a little happy sneaks in there, too.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KZqfN9eh8w ...|||Another atheist INFJ.  Also a secular humanist.  I've seen the damage that repressive christian moralistic thinking can do, so I choose to stay away from it.  I know not every religious person is a...|||Yeah, I wrote a paper on the Handmaid's Tale in my early college days.  I don't like her sci-fi/futuristic stuff so much, though.  The Robber Bride and Cat's Eye remain my two favorites of hers, as...|||Wow.  Well, shucks.  I don't think I've ever intimidated anyone before.  I've always kind of wanted to be perceived as a femme fatale, but I think I'm about as fatale as an after dinner mint...heh. ...|||Well, I like discussing feelings to a certain extent, but I guess not as thoroughly as some here do.  Nor am I into types so much that I think about them with every interaction I have with another...|||Introvert here.  Having dated and been in relationships with my share of both introverts and extroverts, my preference is usually for introverts like me.  When it comes to making friends, though, I...|||Did I really need to take a test to prove my atheism?  ...Ok, yeah, apparently I did.  I'm an Ardent Atheist too.  Big surprise. :dry:|||Hi kids.  Thirtiesgirl here...again.  INFJ, for those to whom that matters. :wink:  I've been futzing around some other online forums but mostly coming up lacking.  I thought I'd revisit this one...|||That's a very aquarian thing to do.  :wink:  My sun sign is Aries.  I don't know my moon or ascendant.  I had my chart done once, ages ago, and I recall there was a lot of pisces in it, so maybe...|||Ugh.  I hate that I identify with this so much.  This being RomanticEditor's original post.  It's very true for me, and I so wish it wasn't.  I've been away from this forum for a few weeks,...|||The only thing I like on a man:   http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o73/newborncrone/other/irish_spring.jpg  The only thing I like on a woman (well, me): ...|||I would agree with this. My advice would be to date her for a while before making your decision.  Just for reference, since some people can be confused by what exactly 'dating' is, dating means doing...|||Cthulhu, you both frighten and amaze me with your mad posting skillz.  Therefore, I present this gift to you which I believe is suitable for a giant robotic cephalopod monster god.  May you enjoy it....|||I guess I missed this one the first time around.    Personal ~  * Name - What do you preferred to be called? Any nicknames? Thirtiesgirl is just fine, thanks.  * Male/Female/Trans?|||A lot of good advice here.  I'd second the advice to stay with friends or relatives and to call 911 if you or siblings feel unsafe.  But most of all, know this:  you did the right thing.  You felt...|||Ah, I see.  Well, since your gut is telling you he's a good guy, maybe give him those 3 months with you in California and see how things go.  If he starts working on finding employment in a...|||I know it might not sound helpful, but I think you look just fine the way you are.  What I see in your pics is a cute young guy.  If I was in your age group, I'd probably go for you.    Consider...|||I thought I'd post a couple of blog entries by Lesley Kinzel over at Fatshionista! on the subject of Lady Gaga.  Lesley does some pop culture analysis of Gaga's videos for Alejandro and...|||I would say this is very good advice.  The asshole you were involved with didn't love you.  He needed to control and degrade you.  That's not any kind of healthy love.  In addition, I would advise...|||Libertarian, all the way.  Government's nose, and my neighbors', do not belong in my business.|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF0lRYhhiwI  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuo-nY0fvO8  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAmz66G_mNk  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsXGzEm_tvo|||It's not the sexual explicitness that bothers me.  What bothers me is 'art' created specifically for sexual objectification.  There doesn't seem to be any other point to the pics you posted aside for...|||I don't mean to be an editorial bitch, but can we keep the hypersexualized Disney crud out of this thread?  That's not really what it's about.  And I hope to hell no one posts any H.R. Geiger,...|||I know it can seem surprising, but gay guys can be just as sexist as straight guys and have certain beliefs about how women should present themselves.  I had a close gay guy friend a few years ago...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRmq26xz4D4  Originally written by Galaxie 500, Dean Wareham's other band.|||Love it!  Thanks for sharing!     ...'Scuse me.  Ahem.  Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.|||Ooo, pretty.  ...And yay for Heronymous Bosch (xToXiCx posted).  For those of you who like children's book drawings, particularly of fairies & c., you might enjoy Australian illustrator Ida Rentoul...|||I love architecture, too.  Specifically Antonio Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright.  Gaudi  http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o73/newborncrone/art/gaudi-house.jpg ...|||I'm also a fan of photography, particularly Diane Arbus.  I love some of the unique people she used as photographic subjects. ...|||I met my friend Alicia St. Rose in college when she was an art studio major.  A few years after college, she got into photorealism and started doing pastels.  These days, she's no longer doing...|||I'm also a fan of current modern painters, like Camille Rose Garcia:  http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o73/newborncrone/art/Camille-Rose-Garcia.jpg ...|||I'm a museum-goer and art lover, so I thought it might be nice to start a thread for art work you love.  Not member-created art work, but art work you love created by other people.  This can include...|||I wouldn't necessarily advise staying away from him, but limit your time with him.  As I wrote above, if he's interested, he needs to step up and take action instead of doing all these...|||If the guy is really serious about finding a date (although I have my reservations about dating people you work with), he needs to approach his interest directly and ask her to lunch or out for...|||I've never had anyone tell me that I act like a fictional character, except for an ex-boyfriend who told me that I reminded him of Daria's friend Jane, from the Daria cartoon on Mtv.  He was also...|||Fargo Miller's Crossing Cabaret  Honorable mention: O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Chicago (yeah, I like the Coens ...and the '30s)|||As an English lit major in college who later went on to get her MA in educational counseling, I say go for it.  If I'd had the presence of mind to study two things I enjoyed in college, instead of...|||Throwing Muses, Colder, from their album House Tornado.  There aren't any good video clips of this on Youtube, so I'll post a link to an mp3: ...|||Fluevogs.  I heart them.  http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o73/newborncrone/shoes/composite-1.jpg  http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o73/newborncrone/shoes/composite.jpg|||I've worked in education since 2000.  I've been a substitute teacher and full-time teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District.  I'm now a school counselor, which I've been doing since 2005. ...|||I'm a secular humanist and an atheist.  I pray to the church of me.|||I'm a big Neko Case fan, ever since I saw her open for Nick Cave nearly 10 years ago.  I love her voice, and love the song you posted.  Currently listening to: YouTube - The Raveonettes - Black /...|||Ugh.  I hate this.  Sometimes when I go out for drinks with friends and they get a little tipsy, I'll tell them to take it easy and get ok, mom back in return.  Said with large amounts of sarcasm...|||I'll repeat what I wrote in the INTJ forum, since I'm still on the fence between TJ or FJ.  As a thirtiesgirl, I love 1920s and '30s style and decor.  I love the  drapey and dramatic fashions, and...|||I'm still trying to decide if I'm an INFJ.  As I've written elsewhere on the forum, I recently took a Myers-Briggs test and was typed as an INTJ.  I've gotten that result before on other quickie...'