Re: The Chatterbox Thread ~ Soup Extermination Headquarters

by Zerifachias Tue May 01, 2012 9:05 pm

According to Sternberg's Triarchic Theory, there are three kinds of intelligence.

Componential - Your basic knowledge, this is your mathematics and science intelligence.
Experiential - Your creativity, this is your music and arts skills
Practical - Your street-smarts, this is your "know-when-the-fuck-to-get-out-of-bad-places" knowledge. Flight-or-fight response.

The Intelligence Quotient measures Componential. It's highly impractical for measuring one's true intelligence.

by **Cerani** Tue May 01, 2012 10:30 pm

^ Always ask the psychology student.

by Zerifachias Wed May 02, 2012 7:49 am

Lawl.

There's probably more ways to measure intelligence than what I just rolled off, but I don't know 'em. The one I listed is Sternberg's, and his makes the most sense and is the most frequently used by other, more influential psychologists.

Granted, I learned his theory last year, but it's only now sticking to me. XD

by Omega Soul Thu May 03, 2012 8:50 am

Hey guys..Curiously, are there any (stat) RPs I can join that are currently going?

It's totally fine if there isn't any at this time.

by **Masquerade** Thu May 03, 2012 9:02 am

If you're willing to get in the stat scene, you can join Decaying World when Xeno gets back.

by Omega Soul Thu May 03, 2012 9:33 am

That'd be great. Thanks!

by **Masquerade** Thu May 03, 2012 9:37 am

I don't know how long Xeno will be gone for. You can go ahead and get started on your profile if you want. If you need any help, just send me a PM and I'll go over everything for you.

by Kurio Thu May 03, 2012 2:59 pm

And I can try to redo Northern Wind if you want. ^^

by Zerifachias Fri May 04, 2012 12:16 pm

...

So, Zeri has a Kindle now. It's one of the cheap ones, but I got it for my birthday.

I think it's gonna be fun. =D

by Nixen Luster Oha Fri May 04, 2012 12:37 pm

Zerflah wrote:...

So, Zeri has a Kindle now. It's one of the cheap ones, but I got it for my birthday.

I think it's gonna be fun. =D

That's a nice gift. I seen some friends use them. I never pay much attention to them.

by Zerifachias Fri May 04, 2012 1:53 pm

As soon as I connected to Wi-Fi, I bought the first and second Hunger Games book.

Gonna go read now. (b=3=)b

by Creame Fri May 04, 2012 8:48 pm

Maybe it's just me, but I like the old-paper books. The smell of an old book, their worn covers, the smudged paper of continued page turning, the dog-eared pages, the that one missing book in the series at the library you're just dying to read and that one person won't turn it in...

It's all too sentimental for me to get a Nook.

Plus I have no money.

by **Cerani** Fri May 04, 2012 8:49 pm

I feel quite the same way, Creame.

by Zerifachias Fri May 04, 2012 9:53 pm

I'm not a sentimental person.

I like the Kindle so far. It's already proving somewhat convenient for me, so yeah. I bought the second Hunger Games book for a reduced price and am nearly halfway through reading it. I got it almost instantly, and that's pretty awesome.

by **Masquerade** Sat May 05, 2012 2:53 pm

So yeah. I got The Hunger Games and Catching Fire today.

by Zerifachias Sat May 05, 2012 3:37 pm

I can't put Catching Fire down. I'm almost done with it.

Both books are amazing, though I've heard bad things about the third book, for whatever reason.

I hope to finish Catching Fire later tonight.

by **Masquerade** Sat May 05, 2012 3:42 pm

I'll probably settle down later tonight and read both, seeing as how the lady at the bookstore was convinced that if I started, I wouldn't stop. XD

by Zerifachias Sat May 05, 2012 3:47 pm

I couldn't put the first damn book down until I finished it at 1 in the morning. =3= Took me 8-9 hours to read, and it was totally worth it. I didn't go to my first class that morning. But I don't have to worry about classes with Catching Fire, so I'll be staying up late to finish it.

The great thing is I can look through the first book without having to stand up or reach for the book. Yay! Kindle!

You won't put the book down until it's finished. I can almost guarantee that. The building would have to be on fire AND collapsing over your head for you to move. You might have to be really hungry too.

by **Masquerade** Sat May 05, 2012 3:54 pm

LOL. I look very forward to this then, especially if my internet goes out due to this storm. Nothing like reading a book under the covers while it's raining out.

by **Silver** Sat May 05, 2012 4:21 pm

I haven't gotten to read them yet (almost done with The Hunger Games) but I know what happens because of my friends being jerks and spoiling everything. I've heard mixed things about the third one, mostly on the negative side.

by Zerifachias Sat May 05, 2012 9:26 pm

The second one was really good, I liked it quite a bit. But yeah, I heard that the third one doesn't exactly live up to the first or second ones. Not that I expect it to. Everyone seems to think that a series of books is supposed from least to greatest in the order in which they are made. Most of the time, this is not the case.

I hate the term 'perfect' used in any way, but for the purposes of making a point, I'll use it. "It is hard to top perfection."

by **Masquerade** Sat May 05, 2012 10:37 pm

The Hunger Games is fucking hilarious so far. Haymitch reminds me of Peter Griffin. XD

by Zerifachias Sat May 05, 2012 10:41 pm

Haymitch is a fucking badass in the first and second books.

And it's the kind of morbid humor that you feel kinda bad for laughing at too. I mean, these children are being sent to their deaths, but there's just SO much great gallows humor it's hard not to laugh. XD

by **Masquerade** Sat May 05, 2012 11:16 pm

I blame Katniss since its from her point of view. :> She makes things way more funny than they should be.

by Zerifachias Sun May 06, 2012 9:09 am

I actually kind of don't like Katniss.

You would think I'd love her to death, with the whole archery thing. And that was true...until I finished the book.

I still don't like her after the second book.

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