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"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love" - Albus Dumbledore

Hi, I'm Laura. I'm a senior in college & I'm slowly deciding what I want to do with my life. I love Harry Potter, coffee, writing, and sleeping (amongst other things). I'll never claim to know everything, but I'm confident in my ability to help people with their problems. Feel free to send me an inbox question; I'll get back to you!




A few thoughts I've gathered from my teenage years (and being on this site for most of them!):
1. If you Google song lyrics, the song will come up 99% of the time.
2. Dress to fit your body type, and buy the size that fits. If you're a size 6, squeezing into a 4 won't make you look skinnier. It makes you look fat when you aren't.
3. You will never regret waiting to lose your virginity.
4. There is such a thing as a stupid question, but we're all allowed to ask them.




BU 2014 :)


wicked awesome conversations

^my forum, liven it up a little?

advice

ugg i cant stop my skin from breaking out everywhere, its not from my period cause i got it like 2 weeks ago. Is there any methods to helthier clearer skin? please help me=)
p.s any advice helps!

Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash, Retin-A, and Cephalexen saved my face. Ask you doctor about the last two (you need a presecription) and the first one is a great, non-drying face wash that gets rid of all the excess oil on your face & leaves it with a matte finish.

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for a couple months ive always felt fat because i have a big stomach but everyone says im thin. i started not eating breakfast or lunch and then maybe dinner sometimes but after i eat dinner i make myself throw it up. throwing it up only started recently but i feel better afterwards. If i talked to a school guidance consuloer would they tell my mom. What happens

They will probably tell your mom. But she (along with your guidance counselor) are willing to and WANT to help you. That's what they're there for.

Not eating is NOT the way to lose weight. It makes you feel miserable, and actually makes it harder for you to lose weight, since your body goes into starvation mode. Crunches & a slight improvement in your diet, besides going back to eating normally, eating more fruits&veggies will help you, and will shrink your stomach.

However, it IS normal to simply not be hungry sometimes, as a result of stress, medication, etc.

But please, tell someone. You'll be grateful you did later on. Eating disorders are serious business- people make themselves really sick and sometimes even die. Not trying to scare you, but I don't want that to happen to anyone and you really don't want to do that to yourself. There's healthier ways to lose weight and feel better about yourself. Plus, throwing up all the time makes you feel lousy AND destroys your teeth! Not attractive.

Let me know how everything turns out! =)
♥

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Ok.
I have a $25 gift certificut to iTUNES that i got for christmas.
I followed the directions on the back and it went good until the part where you make a username.
I used my email and it said this email has not been used in the iTUNES store.
So i tried my other email and it siad the same thing (( yes, i did do the part that said AOL member)) Do i have to sign up prooving its my email? Why is it doing that?

Try making a free Yahoo! account and using that email for iTunes. Sometimes AOL accounts don't work. It happened last year to my friend when I helped her with her iPod.

If that still doesn't work, give it another day. iTunes has been having database issues because of the holidays, though most have been cleared out.

hope I helped.

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how do i get a link that has it so when you put down your aim screenname, you can click it and have the aim box pop up with the screenname and a message attached like "hi!" or "hola!"?

i want to put one on my myspace.

It might not work anymore (since myspace disables certain embed tags & such) but try


lauraxomichelle



Change my screenname to your own (duhhh), and the message to whatever you want the IM to say. YOu can change the second "lauraxomichelle" to whatever you want the link to say, ir you can even replace it with an image code.




^like that.


hope I helped! :)

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actually never mind my previous question, but i see where it says devices with removable storage but an ipod icon doesn't show up. 2 things show up and its something with a floppy and the other says cd-rw drive.. & thats it. do you know what the problem might be? thankss

Refresh the page if you can (right click-> refresh) If that doesn't work, re connect your iPod & close/reopen My Computer. It should work then.

If not, there could be something wrong with your iPod. You could a) restore it on the old computer, reload the music, then return to your laptop, or b) backup all your iTunes files to a CD or flash drive and upload them to your laptop. a CD seems like the more logical route, since you're likely to have blank CD-Rs hanging around but not a flash drive big enough to hold an entire library of music!

If you still need help let me know! :)

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Hey,
i recently got a new laptop and i wanted to switch my songs from my old computer to my new computer.. is there any way i can transfer my songs with out deleting them from my ipod?
I dont pay for my songs... i use ares and bearshare and i transfer the songs to itunes.
Thanks so much for you time.
xoxo

Plug in your iPod to your new laptop; it'll come up with a dialogue that'll say something like, "This iPod is synched with another computer's library" and click no, you do not want to update using THIS computer.

So now you're gonna go to My Computer. Under the "Tools" menu, go to "Folder Options..." and click the "View" tab. Click "Show Hidden Files and Folders" then click ok. Now, your iPod should show up under "devices with removeable storage" (it'll be faded out though)

Now, you're gonna click on the iPod icon that showed up, and go to iPod_control. There's a "music" folder with 6 folders named F00, F01, etc. Make a folder (either on your desktop or My Music, wherever you keep your music files). Open each folder (the F00 ones), click on a file ( they'll have names like HFJR, but that's okay), and hit CRTL+A (to select all) then CTRL+C (to copy) Then, open the new folder you just created & paste(CTRL+V). Repeat for all six folders.

Then, open iTunes and click File->Add Folder to Library->[folder name you created] and click OK.

& all your songs should be there!
:)

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Usually I'm not a real big believer on the whole "horoscope" thing. My boyfriend was saying that he was a "fire". His birthday is August 8th. I think but I'm not sure he is a Taurus.

Is there a website I can find more out about this?

I'm a cancer and really want to get into the whole "fire" or "water" or "wind" thing.

Thanks.

www.Astrology.com
myspace horoscopes.
yahoo horoscopes.
you get the idea :)


There's also a ton of books on the subject if you want to get more in depth about it. YOu can get them at any bookstore.

Many sites also have compatibility tests by sign, which are actually pretty cool.

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okay, i'm waayyy overthinking this but i was just sitting and i looked at the question titled: bearshare and that somehow led to bear hugs and i thought "what exactly are bear hugs.."

haha so what are they and how do i get one from guys deviously lol

Really long, strong hugs. Like the person below me said.

Getting them form guys can be difficult. Usually they have to want to. Sometimes if you keep hugging them for a long time, they'll hug you back the same way, hoping that this tactic will make you let go of them. It works; I use it. haha

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My little sister has bubble gum in her hair! How do I get it out? Help...soap and water doesn't work...

-Ice.
-Lots of conditioner.
-Nail polish remover (might get rid of the stickyness; I've used it to get tree sap out)

Putting her head in the freezer is probably a bad idea, no? haha. But if her hair's long enough, you could like, shut her hair inside the freezer. With her standing on a chair, or sitting on the floor (depending on if you have a top or bottom freezer haha) That works well for clothes as well.

Lastly, try to pick out as much of the gum as you can. And use a fine-tooth comb to get it all out. Shampoo well, and a lot.

good luck! =)

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The sims 2 is incredibly slow on my computer and also choppy. I really want to play it but I can't because it's that slow. Is there anyway I can make it more enjoyable to play by making it faster and less choppy when moving around?

Close any other programs that are running.
Make sure your computer's free of viruses, spyware, and all that other good stuff.


You might just need more RAM. Check how much your computer has. Ideally, you should have at least 512MB. Sims, even more is better. YOu can buy RAM cards relatively cheaply. But, if you don;t know what you're doing messing around with the insides of a computer, take it to your local computer shop, or BestBuy/CircuitCity instead of trying to install one yourself.

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how do i put videos on my ipod?

You connect your iPod to your computer. Open iTunes (if it doesn't automatically open). If you have automatic updating, it'll be added automatically (go figure!). Otherwise, you drag the video (it'll be under your music library) to your iPod in the source list.

and viola! You've got videos on your iPod.

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I'm 14/f, and I was on this pill for a year that made me lose my appetite. My doctor finally took me off of it...but now, my stomach has completely shrunk, because when you don't eat, your stomach shrinks. I can barely eat half of a hamburger without being so full, I want to throw up. I am *NOT* anorexic. I've gone from 88 pounds to 81 pounds. My doctor keeps telling me just to "eat more" but I can't just "eat more", or I'll get sick!

How do I gain weight and my appetite back?

I'm no expert. But I've been to nutritionists and all that good stuff.

By "eat more" do you mean sutffing your face with six servings of pasta at one sitting? Because if you just increase how often you eat, you'll eventually "train" your appetite again.

Like, suppose you usually eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Try eating a snack after school. And again about an hour after dinner. Eating a LITTLE more every day (even if it's just two extra bites of chicken at dinner) will eventually help.

In the meantime, continue to see your doctor, drink plenty of water, and take vitamins. That way, if you're not getting enough from food, your body will still get what it needs.

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what are some of the jobs you could have that have to do with fashion?

the only thing i can think of has to do with fashion magazines.

i know theres other things.. ????

You could be a clothing designer. Or you could work in a really nice clothing store in NYC or something (or even at the mall, depending on your age/where you live).

You could also be a photographer (for people, obviously).

sorry I wasn't much help =/ hope you got some kind of idea though haha

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How do I get some podcasts on my ipod video without erasing everything and syncing it to this computer (which is different from my usual one)? I can give somme clearification if it's needed.

I'm not sure how the vidoes work with this method.. but i use it with my mini all the time.

If you disable automatic upating (enable manual updating of songs, or whatever it's called- it's one of the options when you hook up your iPod) you'll be able to add stuff without deleting everything that's already there.

Or, you could wait until you're at your usual computer, and just download the podcast there.

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what are some websites from which i could download movies for my ipod nano for free? (or EXTREMELY cheap?)

I don't think nanos are capable of playing movies.
But iTunes is the only legal place i can think of for movies.
Sites like www.epitaph.com let you download some of their videos in the iPod format for free though.

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at first my dad was thinking about letting me get a sidekick 3, but now he's totally against it and said my phone is "fine."

i need to pursuade him so maybe he will let me get a sidekick. i have verizon right now and my phone is kind of like the side kick and has a keyboard.

my dad thinks im wayyyy too young to have a sidekick. im 14. yet all of these little elementary and middle schoolers in 5,6 &7th grade have sidekicks.

i really want one so bad i havent shut up about it since it came out, so i need good reasons. nothing about the keyboard because i have a phone with that

Is something actually physically wrong with your phone? Then you could argue that you're entitled to a new one.

Which, technically, you aren't. Having a cell phone IS a privledge so that's why your dad is saying that your phone is fine.

You could always take a hammer to your phone, or let it get run over by a car. But then you might end up with no phone at all.

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do any of you drink coffe? did you notice it makes you shrink? maybe its just me but my friend drinks coffe twice a day (shes only 13) and shes shrinking!! im serously concerned bcz shes short but her twin sister is like 2 inches taller
xo

It shouldn't make you shrink. You're probably just getting taller.

And coffee doesn't really stunt your growth. It only becomes a problem if you're always drinking instead of, say, milk and juice. THEN you might have growth issues, because you're not getting enough nutrients. But it shouldn't make you shrink.

& it's normal for twins to be diffrent heights.

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what is a prep?

A prep is someone with a lot of energy, and a lot of them wear pink a lot and giggle and jump around and sh.. i mean stuff like that.. They also shop at stores like Abercrombie&Fitch and Hollister. But that's just the stereotype.

In reality, "preps" are people who just like to laugh and have fun and people hate them for it.

Clear things up? Good.

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what can i get to remove scratches from my glasses??

Sometimes, your eye doctor can fix minor scratches. Just bring them to wherever you bought them.

Also, when you first get lenses, make sure they coat them with anti-scrating whatever it's called :). It might cost extra (it did for me) but they're worth it. Plastic lenses scratch less than glass ones, I believe. especially when they're coated.

When you wash your glasses, try to rinse them in soap & water first. It'll get rid of dirt and anything else that could scratch the lenses before you rub a cloth/paper towel on them. At the very least, use Windex. Wiping them on your shir tis one of the worst things to do (but everyone does this at some point. Just don't make a habit of it haha)

If the scratches are really bad, however, you may need to completely replace them.

But before you do, try putting a tiny dab of olive oil on the scratches, rubbing it in, then washing with Dawn dish soap. Sounds weird, but it fixed my lenses once. It was actually an accident (spilled the oil whenI was cooking; glasses were on the counter). But it's worth a shot, if youre gonna be replacing the lenses otherwise. Won't hurt anything to try, right?

hope I helped! :)

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Okay so I know I look better with longer hair and my boyfriend loves long dark hair (i have dark red hair) and I would love some tips on how to make my hair (already mid chest length..sorry nicest way to explain it) to get down to my lower back as quckly ass possible it used to be that long. Any tips on how to get it to grow faster,be healthier please let me know.
ps-if you are gonna put wait for it..dont bother I know that.
one more further question-I have a dry scalp condition any ideas on how to stop the skin on my head from cracking?
answers asap please

A dermatologist could help you with the scalp condition if its' severe. Otherwise, moisturizing shampoos and olive oil/hair mask treatments should be enough to alleviate it. Also, those products will also help your hair be stronger, so it won't break as much (resulting in longer, silkier hair)

Trim your hair when you start seeing a lot of split ends. Just enough to get rid of them though. Hair, on average, grows 1/2 an inch a month, so keep that in mind when you get it trimmed. Cutting hair won't make it grow any faster (since it only affects the ends, which are dead) but it WILL keep split ends from breaking/splitting/getting too dry, which will keep your hair from growing longer.

Lastly, using as little heat as possible (from hair dyrers, straighteners, curling irons) will keep your hair as healthy as it can be.

hope I helped you! and good luck =)

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