Baseball is my favorite sport. But pro teams have had issues with scouting new talent. Some teams have decided to use psychological research to avoid scouting bias. The study dealt with “representative heuristic” when a person’s assessment is heavily influenced by what is believed to be the standard or ideal. It is a bias in decision making toward the prototypical. It is a reminder that one has to be aware of one’s own human flaws.

The researchers concluded that there is a psychodrama between two characters going on in a person’s head. The interplay is between #1, the instinct response which is enhanced by experience but it is automatic and rapid. It seeks coherence and will apply relevant memories to explain events.

Character #2 is more complex, thoughtful reasoning with a slower, rational analysis but is prone to laziness and fatigue. When #2 is overloaded, #1 can make an impulsive decision often at the expense of self control. And once a person makes a “decision,” they try to reinforce it instead of admitting a mistake.

This dynamic can be applied to just about everything, from how we view strangers, actors or idols to early dating relationships (another study I read 65% of dating relationships fail while 85% of on-off & long distance relationships fail, so after the initial honeymoon period reality sets in). People often project on to others what they want instead of what is true. How often to you do you get caught up in a celebrity’s body of work as a basis to project their personality and mores only to be shocked by scandal stories of of his or her bad behavior? Even within dramas, how many times have you yelled at the screen when the female lead immediately falls for the jerk male lead? Well, there now is a scientific explanation.

Little Boy - oh ho 2115k even before the 1st week of March

2215k - 19th march. let's see where this goes. rampage it is.

I saw not many female traders active on SNS but then joined changed keywords - did another twitter account and was happy to see few but had lot of followers - active female traders. Modern market suits traders the most.

I seem to have missed or forgotten somethng that came up in the Vincenzo day 1 recap thread...
...What's with all the clams? Is there a Clam Cult I need to join?

Greetings, all! Hope everyone is doing well.

Today I had the first round interview for that job I told you all about last week. I think it went pretty well - at least, I have no regrets or anything I'm cringing about now! I don't know if I'll make it to the second round, but I'm very glad that I took this leap, no matter where it goes. Thanks again for all your support!

The recently released dramas have quite hooked me the way I'd hoped, but the silver lining is that I've been reading a lot more because of that. I'm really enjoying my current book in particular. Plus, the weather has been really lovely - having my windows open during the day, even if just for a bit, has literally breathed a bit of fresh air into my life.

And the cherry on top is that my daddy is off to get the first jab of his Covid vaccine this morning - I'm most grateful for this above everything else.

Wishing you all well and happy!

Happy Friday beanies! Spent this whole week recovering from the massive snowstorm that hit Texas. Catching up on school and life, in general, was very tiring.
Currently not watching any kdramas, but I'm eyeing Vincenzo if I can suspend my disbelief in Song Joon Ki being a mafia boss long enough.
I am watching Harlan Coben's The Five on Netflix though, currently on episode 6. The show's pretty good, considering I managed to stop watching Criminal Minds long enough to get 6 episodes far lol.

Am I looking in the wrong place or has the option to make one-time donations disappeared? I know there used to be one because I have done it twice. I want to support DB, but I prefer to make only a small recurring/automatic payment and supplement it with occasional larger donations. Humor me on that.

Also, I would normally want to donate more in a year than I can find a way to in the donation screen now. Considering how much time I spend here it would be a bargain.

FWIW, the FAQ says:
Q: "Can I make a one-time or an annual donation?"
A: "We’ve added new payment options for both one-time and annual donation as requested. You can check these on our product page."

That was true for a while, but if it isn't true now and won't become true again some time soon then maybe someone should update the FAQ.

The school bullying/school violence accusations/scandals against Korean celebs/personalities/K-pop idols continued since last two weeks ago including those who posted online community on Nate Pann.

KBS Friday drama Dear M was indefinitely postponed (planned to premiere today - February 25, 2021) due to lead actress Park Hye-soo's bullying accusations by those who posted online and now became a legal battle.

Mingyu of Seventeen faced not only bullying accusations but also faced sexual assault allegations and I hoped that Mingyu will retire indefinitely from entertainment business and his own career like Seungri did.

Jo Byeong-gyu already altered his schedules (including his variety show appearances) but for the planned second season of The Uncanny Counter, I think he will replace by another actor soon if bullying/school violence against him by someone posted online will not stop yet unless he finally break his silence.

Hyunjin (Stray Kids) and Kihyun (Monsta X) also involved in bullying scandals.

Hi Beanies, Happy Friday from me and my cat 😺 It’s beginning to feel like Spring may actually happen here 🌸🌸🌸

Hello beanies {{waving}} What I’m watching: Hello, Me! (quirky, I like 17 yr old Ban Ha-Ni and it was cool when the sister saw her sister/sister - there is potential for this drama to be fun); My First First Love which I hadn’t seen when it came out but decided I needed some Ji Soo in a contemporary role while simultaneously watching him in the sageuk River Where the Moon Rises (did you know this is 20 eps long).

I can’t get over Ro Woon as Chae Hyun-Seung in She Would Never Know – he is truly my new bias, charming in a way that raises the bar for boyfriends everywhere. Eric Nam, the “Nation’s Boyfriend” might have his title stolen from him by Ro Woon who, as Hyun-Seung, is everything you could want as an ideal type. I mean, when Song-Ah asked how long she should stay (at his apartment) since it was already late, and he leaned over with an “I don’t know” and a kiss, I melted.

I couldn’t get into Vincenzo after watching ep 1, but I’ll give it another try when I’m in the mood.

Variety – For those who had fun watching Heart Signal seasons 2 and 3, there is a new variety show that just started called Friends. It is a reality show where some of the cast from both seasons meet up. Ep 1 of Friends was okay, a bit slow, but there is potential. Late evening cold winter night entertainment, you know?

Rain is making the rounds on variety shows, Immortal Songs 2 (it was great), Ask Us Anything (with JYP, it was kooky), and My Little Old Boy (he was adorable).

What else? Working, trying to get in lots of walks as long as it’s not too icy, doing some art (I’m in a traveling art journal group where we do an art piece in a journal, mail it to the next person book rate so it’s cheap, and in the end. we get back our original journal with 8 or 9 original pieces of art from other artists. It’s really fun). I’m lazy about cooking these days, kinda throw stuff together for dinner, usually eat a salad or pear with cheese and crackers for lunch, and coffee, coffee, coffee. I told a friend the other day, “I think I’m okay,” – being unsure how to gauge my overall health after over a year of covid distancing, different work arrangements, and not going anywhere. But I feel pretty balanced and that’s why I need my brisk walks and exercise to stay on top of my helath! And on most days, a dose of sunshine even if I can see my breath - like right now there are snow flurries but partly sunny. How about you: looking back over the past year, are all the beanies out there doing okay – adjusting, reassessing, taking care? ♥owl

is it just me or is LUCA very similar to Lora Leigh "breed series" (the name makes me cringe). Esp after ep 8 when they became a happy family and then of course there's going to be big tragedy afterwards. I dont think i can watch it anymore. Also is this a season 1?

Hello, all:

Dropping by to wish everyone health, happiness, and freedom. I wonder what the world would have done without zoom during this pandemic. It certainly helped keep me sane. Tons of writing conferences, church services.

Dramas:
I'm watching four-ish kdramas right now
Vincenzo -- A drama with no good people in it except for the lawyer and the law enforcement guy whom no one believes. I had wanted dark and moody but this isn't it. I might drop it although i love SJK.

Sisyphus -- The writing leaves a lot to be desired. Heroine is supposed to be passionate and fierce which means she does a lot of stupid things. She's supposed to be an expert in all things warfare but she comes back to the past and starts reeling off, for no good reason, the winning lottery numbers. Innocent guy gets killed because of her stupidity and other innocent guy is being chased. Funniest of many unintentionally funny lines so far was said by the leader of the Control Bureau to his minions with guns drawn in broad daylight chasing heroine. "Put on your silencers, people are watching." So it's like that. But i love Cho Seung Woo. And the world building feels solid. Great concept but the need for danger and stunts makes for crappy execution. And Shin Min Ah's acting is weird for some reason.

Times -- This is slow but solid. I love Seojinnie and the story is good. Like Chronos with heroine's dad dead in the present and hero dead in the present, but hero must work with heroine in her timeline to save her dad and himself. Not a lot of stunts, and actress is a bit wooden but am thinking it's because she's a bit of a newbie. I'm liking it a lot.

Hello Me -- Fun, silly, poignant, melancholy. This is the best kdrama this season so far. Well-written, well-paced. Woman has an accident and on hospital bed is wishing to just die. But up appears in the next bed, her younger self. Younger self is overconfident, bitchy selfwilled and has a wicked tongue. All traits present heroine lacks. Younger self caused the death of her father but isn't aware of that. So younger self spends all her time berating older self for being ugly, poor, spineless. There are other characters, including a dumb and vain celebrity who was a bully who had a crush on the heroine in school.... Yes and we have a noona romance on our hands. Plus love this actress. Old-fashioned, noona romance, life-affirming. It's on #Netflix.

Cdramas--
My Heroic Husband -- silly and fun.
Rebel Princess -- Quick plot, lots of scheming. Zhang Ziyi is always posing. So it's acting as model pose. The director seems to be ultra aware of making every scene with her be about her beauty. Actor who plays her husband is quite good and he and many others give the story life, while ZZ drains it with all her beauty.

That's it. Have a great weekend, all.

Had a crazy busy week. It feels like ages since I posted anything on the Beaniewall, but I came by a couple of times to have a peek. All those BTS music videos and learning that Seo Kang Joon is coming back to Dramaland made me happy. Thank you Beanies! 😚💚

I h a ve FINALLY managed to get my dad scheduled for the vaccine. Im driving down to take him to get it next Thursday. Of course its the same day and time as my appointment with my pcp to talk about ms and going on an antidepressant but whatever!

Hey beanies, Sisyphus is kind of annoyingly directed and edited, and the music is terrible, and I'm sorry I really like the actors but I gotta drop it.

Anyhow, the weather here is pretending it's spring, and I'm not falling for it. I will bask in some sunshine, but I will not let my guard down or take the extra hat and gloves out of my car just yet.

Hello! I hope everyone is doing okay. I've been watching a lot of dramas (probably not the best thing, but I'm a multi-tasker). I just finished When the Weather is Fine; it took me awhile to finish it because it's so sedate and slow. I liked its slice-of-life pacing, and the small town setting. The local characters, the bookstore (and its owner) were all great. I loved that the mountain behind the town had its own character too, drawing our store owner away when times were tough. My favorite character was played by Lee Jang-wook, an old man in a young man's body and completely adorable. He was the only one who knew what he wanted, and went for it, even though he's afraid of strong women. My only complaint is that they didn't spend enough time on Seo Kang-joon's character; he was the most interesting. I also felt Park Min-young's family issues were all linked to selfish reasons and a little disingenuous at times. All in all, it was fine, the local color making up for the coldness of reality.

Also watched True Beauty. One of these days, someone will let Cha Eun-woo have a nice, loving family, and he can smile all he wants. He did do bitter cold fairly well, but he rarely gets to show depth. At least he got to have a short drunk scene; he was a little more the Cha Eun-woo I know from ASTRO. Moon Ga-young and Hwang In-yeob saved that show, not gonna lie. I LOVED the role reversal with the sister and the teacher. Not a bad show, it was funnier than I thought it would be.

Speaking of role reversals... Lovestruck in the City. Or, Oblivious Women and the Men Who Love Them. I hate to keep using the word selfish, and maybe I'm showing my age lol, but dude, seriously. I felt bad for every guy in this show. Don't get me wrong: I've been on both sides of that kind encounter, and the outcome is messy no matter what. At least the show didn't shy away from that. Could've ended better, but it was fine.

Awaken... It was fun, and I was right there with wine for all the cheese this show flung at me.

And finally, Mr. Queen. Already on my rewatch list. Loved it. A friend decided she wasn't going to watch it due to its similarities to another show. Whatever. If that was the case, you wouldn't be able to watch ANY show. Shin Hye-sun was delightful, and I didn't know I needed to see two guys sparring with fans in my life. (Thank you, Na In-woo and Kim Jung-hyun. Thank you.)

There's more but I'mma stop here. Have a good weekend!

Happy Friday, Beanies! Hope you're all well.

The big news here is that I get a new co-worker next week, which means I can finally stop doing the work of two people. I'm so relieved.

Nothing huge happening drama-wise, I guess. I'm catching up on Mr. Queen, but that's about it.

I have kind of a weird question to ask. A lot of k-drama plots involve a meet-cute where the FL is willingly in a room or a taxi or some other relatively close situation with the ML who is a total stranger at that point. Isn't this a bit weird considering how careful most women are (especially now) around men they don't know? Is "stranger danger" not a thing in Korean culture? Or is this just a case of the drama universe requiring some suspension of disbelief?

Happy weekend Beanies and keep Beaning On!

I was going to write a happy OT post for a change, but I just got the news that warrior friend landed on ICU again.😢 She has many health problems, so now that the cancer is gone the others can act up again it seems.😢

And I was having such a great week! Formations do not resume until March 8th, so I could actually properly work for a whole week and relax in the evenings because I had no homework to prepare. Everything else was put on hold around new year, so you can imagine the two-month-long amount of backreading and scrolling through the fan wall, DB articles and so on I had/still have to do this week and next week…I actually started hoping for better times again…

I am sick of this. Whoever you are, just leave my loved ones be and let me finish my internship in peace. Please.😢

This is a very sad weekend for me, beanies. I just got the news that Frank Suarez died and I followed him in his channel, because he specialized in helping the Spanish community to learn how to restore our metabolism and be healthy. He made us feel so close like family, and now he is gone. It was horrible and there is a mystery behind his departing. I feel hurt, I have cried so much, because I felt he was a friend and I will miss him.
This is how you get to love somebody even though you never met him personally. Because even in the distance a person's message and actions can reach us deeply, because even in the distance there can be a connection, and isn't that what we are all looking for?? Someone to connect with, someone who cares.
Today I am broken, I haven't cried that much since the days of praying for my dad's surgery, or the day I lost one of my best friends due to crime.
I know I am writing something sad. I hope I am not ruining your mood.
Only, if you guys can, please pray for Us, Frank Suarez's family, friends and fans. We're all devastated. It is a sad time for the Spanish community. We lost a great man.

I accidentally found this series in https://www.google.com.ua/