meep. :|

 Thanks buckets for the links, Maayani! :D  Now My Heart Is Full and The More You Ignore Me are my faves so far, although it's weird hearing Morrissey's voice without those jangly guitars in the background. Those music videos are very lolworthy, though XD

 I am listening to Justin Bieber slowed down by 800% O_O

 As an avid Smiths fan I am ashamed to say I have never listened to any of Morrissey's solo stuff. Any 'rediscoverers' here have any advice on where to start? :)

 The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

  Duke Nukem Forever is actually happening :O

 I haven't heard back from Emmybear yet :o Although knowing me as I type there is probably something in my inbox right now.

 Speaking of No Surprises, Regina Spektor did a pretty neat cover of it

 Ok I was going to remark on how much of a necro this is but that last sentence of yours is pretty much the best non sequitur ever. And looking back through this thread, I can say that music still matters as much to me as it did when I made that post. :D  

 Another thing that's strange about those guidelines is that some of it seems fairly good etiquette to others regardless of their nationality. I'm pretty sure smiling even if you're unhappy is something not unique to the Japanese :/ On the other hand from now on I am now going to use 'robots' instead of traffic lights ...