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ok well theres this guy and i think he is really cute and he likes me alot. well ive known him fot half of my life and hes like a brother to me. he keeps on askin me if i would go out with him and then i dont wamt to say no but i do and at the same time i want to say yes to him. i dont no what i should do plz HELP me

i will rate 5's to any 1 who awenswers

Going out with him may ruin your friendship with him, since you've known him for half of your like but since he's the one that wants to go out with you, then go out with him because that's a different thing. If it doesn't work out or if you feel weird, then break up with him but you should give yourself a chance with him.
-Karen

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15/f. i moved into a brand new house, and my bedroom is white walls with light beige carpet. Everything so far in my room is red - red bedspread, curtains, lampshades, etc. I want to know what color i should paint my walls cause white is so boring. But i'm not allowed to paint them red cause thats way too much red! i was wondering if hot pink was a good color since its a shade of red, but my mom says that won't match. so can anyone think of a color? Thanks.

My friend just redid her bedroom and it's similar to yours. She painted her walls an off white/light tan color and it looked good with her red bedspread and curtains. I was thinking of a light baby yellow but I don't know what your room looks like so that may not look good with all of the red in your room. You could always go to Home Depot and grab some of those samples of colors and see which color would look good.
-Karen

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i want to download some songs by those two girls on disney channel..i think their names are a.j and ali...one song they sand was 'do you believe in magic' i can't find them on my downloading program..does anyone know what i can type in to find their music?

My little sister wanted me to download this song so I could burn her a CD and I typed "Believe in Magic" by A.J. and Aly. That should work. You spelt the second person's name wrong, that's why probably couldn't find anything.
-Karen

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could someone give me a survey where i fill it out and each question is about me.One that is already made though.I want to put it on my site instead of writing a whole essay about myself.
Thanks!

Here's one that I found. If you want more, just go to Xanga.com, click on Blogrings, and then type in "Surveys" in the search.

Basics
full name-
height-
hair color-
real hair color-
eye color-
birthday-
age-
grade-

School
name of school-
grade-
nicest teacher-
meanest teacher-
best class-
best subject-
worst class-
worst subject-
what do you think about PE or athletics?

Love-Taken
taken by who?
for how long?
why do you like him/her?
is he/she older than you?

Love-Crushin
for how long?
planning on doing anything soon?

Favorites
drink-
ice cream flavor-
smell-
sport-
channel-
celebrity-
memory-
candy-
show-
animal-

This or that
roses or daisies-
cell phone or AIM-
mall or movies-
tv or computer-
cat or dog-
rock or rap-
water or milk-
shorts or pants-
dinner and a movie or walk on the beach-
blue or pink-
color or black and white-
friends or family-
baseball or basketball-
coke or pepsi-
bright or dark-

-Karen

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ok i need to loss some weight for bikini season and i also need to get me little pudgy gut GONE!


is there any ideas on how this can work for me?

p.s im a 13 year old female who weights about 110 lb.

thx allot if u help i rate hi!

If you want to lose weight, then you just need to eat healthy, watch how much you eat, and exercise daily. Start eating 5 small meals instead of 3 big ones. Avoid foods with a lot of carbs and calories and that are unhealthy for you. Start drinking tons of water instead of sodas. As for exercises, you just need to start running or jogging and start doing squats, lunges, leg lifts, or other exercises that you need to do to tone parts of your body that you need to tone. To get rid of your "pudge", you just need to do crunches and sit ups. You won't see results immediately so it will take time to lose weight.
-Karen

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My eye makeup seems to get all greasy and crappy looking after a while. Is my face oily? What do I do to prevent this?

I really can't tell if your face is oily or not but it may be. To prevent your face from looking greasy and crappy, you need to wash your face that is specially made for oily skin. Clearasil and Neutrogena has some of these face washes. You can also put on some moisturizer that is oil-free. As for your eye make up, apply some powder over your face when you are done. This should help.
-Karen

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When I'm out buying blank CDs to burn on my CD burner, is there any real difference between plain ol' blank CDs and those "music" CDs? I mean, they have "Music" on the labels and they're more expensive, but I was wondering if that was all just marketing or if music CDs were really different.

There is no difference between the black CDs and the "music" CDs. The "music" CDs are more expensive, just because of the label, but you can still use the blank CDs. So yes, it's just all marketing and there is no difference between these CDs.
-Karen

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my friends say i talk about this kid i like way too much, and now that i think about it i kinda do. what can i do to stop? i mean i like him so much i can't get my mind off him. what can i do?

The only way to stop is to distract yourself as much as possible so you will get this guy off of your mind. It's normal to talk about your crush a lot and you aren't the only one who does. Try hanging out with friends like you did before you liked this guy, go shopping, sign up for after school activities, and other ways. You really just need to tell yourself that you need to stop thinking about this guy. These ideas may not work but you will stop eventually.
-Karen

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where is a good recipe website?

Here are two good websites: http://allrecipes.com and http://www.recipesource.com.
-Karen

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I think I might have OCD. I think I might have OCD. Just making sure you know I think I might have OCD. What are some of the symptoms (did I spell symptoms right?) of OCD? What are they?

Symptoms of OCD are:

Obsessions- unwanted, repetitive, and intrusive ideas, impulses, or images
Compulsions- repetitive behaviors or mental acts usually performed to reduce the anxiety or distress associated with obsessions

Common obsessions include:

-Persistent fears that harm may come to yourself or a loved one
-Unreasonable concern about becoming contaminated
-Unacceptable religious, violent, or sexual thoughts
-Excessive need to do things perfectly

Common compulsions include:

-Excessive checking of door locks, stoves, water faucets, light switches, etc.
-Repeatedly making lists, counting, arranging, or aligning things
-Collecting and hoarding useless objects
-Repeating routine actions a certain number of times until it feels just right
-Unnecessary re-reading and re-writing
-Mentally repeating phrases
-Repeated hand washing

There are so many other symptoms too. You probably do have OCD, since you wanted to make sure we knew you had OCD by mentioning it more than once and making sure "symptoms" was spelt right.
-Karen

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I haven't started my lawnmower since last fall. Is there anything I should do to it before I start it up again?

Well, I'm not one of those girls who do yard work but I remember my dad making sure there is gas and oil in our lawn mower before he started it for the first time.
-Karen

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I'm installing a fence on my friend's property and the posts have to be rammed into the ground with a tool that wears your hands out. Is there anything I could do to keep from getting horrible blisters?

You should wear thick gloves such as ones that are leather or rubber and that will stay firm on your hands so they won't move, making you not get any blisters. You can get them anywhere that sell gloves for yard work.
-Karen

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Hey everyone, I was wondering about warts. i have two bubbly-like things, one on my ankle, one on my knee. I'm mostly likely sure they're warts, I can't go to get them checked out. DOn't ask. But I but this thing, it was like 20+ dollars, like the most expensive wart remover thing there was on the shelf, it was supposed to freeze the wart off, but it hasn't been working. Anyone have any experinces with warts or know any information on how to get rid of them? Thanks in advance. I rate well. =)

I used to have a small one when I was little and my mom bought a wart remover that was in a small, clear, glass, copper bottle that came with a brush and I would apply it on the wart and would put a bandaid over it. That's how it went away. Keep on applying the remover to the wart. It will go away eventually.
-Karen

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so im having a party..and i want to hook up with one of my guy friends..any iddeas on how i can make little moves without him shooting me down? or is it not possible to do that without taking the chance of being rejected. is there any way to make him come to me?

There is always that chance that when you make the move or say something to hook up with one of your guy friends that it may ruin your friendship with him. Well, since you are friends with him, it would be alright to talk to him. Just start flirting with him and just try to be around him and just then make the move, I guess. If you want him to come to you, then just be all flirty and such. Play hard to get but that might not work.
-Karen

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This is a really dumb question, but idk if it's true.


Is it true you can lose your virginity froma tampon????

This isn't a dumb question. No, it's not true that you can lose your virginity from a tampon. It clearly states that on the box or in the instructions. Yes, you can rip your hymen (pop your cherry) by inserting a tampon in wrong but that doesn't mean you lost your virginity. To lose your virginity the right way, a penis needs to enter a vagina.
-Karen

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Okey, my friend told me to ask this question. She has been shaving her mustach for about a year now..and it looks really bad!! what can she do? she cant wax because she gets rashes and for some reason it doesnt even work..and she cant tweez because there's too much hair. And she cant colour cuz it still shows..any suggestions?

I definitely suggest that your friend should try out Nair Upper Lip Hair Remover. It works wonders and you use it a few times a week but as for your friend, she needs to use it every other day, since she has been shaving her upper lip for a long. She can buy it at any store that sells lotions and shaving cream and it costs about $3.00.
-Karen

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Okay, so I'm 14 and I RALLY like this guy on my bus, he's 18 though. He told my friend that he thought I was hot, and I mean he is SAWWOOOONNN!!! I haven't talked to him much, but should I even bother? I mean, I doubt we'd go out, too much of an age difference but should I try to get to know him and stuff? HES SOOO HOT!!!

Well, if he thinks you're hot, that's a good thing because it means that he has been noticing you lately. You should definitely talk to time and get to know him. The age difference between you is only 4 years, which isn't bad, but grade wise, there is a possibility of you two going out but like you said, I doubt it.
-Karen

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how do you do yoga ♥r where are some good sites to tell you how to do it

I was just going to tell you by asking you a question but I'll tell you right now. I don't exactly know how to do yoga, since I'm too skinny and I don't need to yoga. Here are some sites that I've found for you: http://www.yogamovement.com, http://www.hathayogalesson.com, http://www.yogabasics.com, and http://www.yoga.com.
-Karen

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Okay I am 14/female. I weigh 157 lbs. And I eat too much. Like when I am bored I will eat food. I am fat and I really would like to lose weight. I will look and feel better if I do. My Mom is on Weight Watchers and I want to do that. I am going to most likely, but what I want to know is what are some ways that you can excercise at home? And what are some ways to discipline yourself not to eat so much? I know that if I lost weight then I would be prettier then I am. Also what are some ways to build leg muscles and stomach muscles? And how can I get rid of the stretch marks on my stomach. If anyone knows of some quick ways of losing weight please let me know. During the summer I will be able to lose a little bit of weight because I have a pool and I will be swimming a lot. I am sorry that this is so long. This is kinda off topic of the question but also I am pretty pale skinned. What are some easy ways to tan at home without having to be soaked with tanning oil?

♥power to be pretty♥

All right, here I go with the answers to all of your questions. Some ways to exercise at home is to do yoga, run in place, run or jog on a treadmill, run up and down your stairs, watch and follow an exercise video, pilates, and so many other ways. To discipline yourself to not eat so much, you need to take an elastic and snap it whenever you want to eat yourself. Tell yourself that you are only going to eat 3 times a day and only healthy snacks. This will help you, trust me. Some ways to build muscle in your legs and stomach/abdominal, you need to do squats, lunges, leg lifts, and run or jog. For your stomach/abdominal, you can do crunches and sit ups. To get rid of stretch marks on your stomach, put some cocoa cream or Vitamin E cream on your stomach and your stretch marks will fade away. The only, easy way to tan at home without having to be soaked with tanning oil is to buy those artifical tanners that won't give you that orange/fake look. Well, these are the answers to your questions and I hope I helped!
-Karen

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does anyone know any good quote websites? I need some for my profile. I tried to search for some sites on google but they wherent very good. Thanks for the help ahead of time...

Some good quote sites are: http://www.hellz-angelz.cjb.net or http://quotecraze.vzz.net, http://www.guotemania.2ya.com, and http://www.sunkissed.cjb.net.
-Karen

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