I apologize for not reading all of the posts before commenting.What I meant was that it's good to refine a diagnosis, rather than get second opinions. A lot of mental illnesses share very similar symptoms at first glance, so it's best to form a trusting relationship with a therapist or psychiatrist and continue…

My understanding of psychopathy is that it's either hereditary and/or develops during and/or as the result of childhood. I don't think it's something that you would experience so suddenly.

I plan to get both once they finally come out in Japan. Then again, I have way too much disposable income.

Wouldn't they have to have a pretty advanced understanding of the electronics involved in order to be able to make a machine that would turn on but "just barely?"

They don't want to get sued for using a company name/logo without permission. And if you have to change it to something, why not?

Women in college should be issued pepper spray and/or stun guns. Of course, they should be properly trained in how to use them.

To the government of New Zealand: You better make damn sure that these guys are never issued a passport.

People often brag online about things that they didn't actually do. I'm not saying that these boys didn't do it, but in a court of law, the statements need corroboration.

No, it's just such a hassle to fill out all of the forms to get them their passports.

It's always the best of times, as long as you're rich.

I think it does a pretty good job conveying what "happened" on a conceptual basis much better than a real photograph of the "event" would.

Staying in love hotels has a major downside: if you want to stay the night, you have to check in after 8:00 PM. This is because they also have people coming and going throughout the day and they want to maximize turnover. And they almost never do reservations. Some places will let you enter before 8:00 if you pay the…

I don't think the word "loosely" quite covers it...

The Wire just had too many damn characters. I felt like, at any given time, I was supposed to be keeping track of and involved with 20 or 30 people all at once. They did it pretty well in the first two seasons, but then it just got too crazy for me to continue caring about anyone.

What he said could just as easily have been translated as, "someone who doesn't know what he/she is doing."

Try searching for 「セックスレス」 on the Japanese version of Google. It gives you a lot more reputable stuff, including a Wikipedia entry. Of course, the term refers to couples (mostly referring to married couples, though not exclusively) who have more or less stopped having sex and the figures, even for younger couples, are…

Congrats! Way to go, dogg!

Um... It says 生産終了 (seisan shuuryou). They're not giving birth to those things, you know...

It was also a national holiday. I'm sure JR East took measures to avoid inconveniencing people. Unlike JR West, who could care less.

It looks to me like they did it in the middle of the afternoon, when even the Yamanote Line is hardly crowded.