about

My name is Laura and I'm 28 years old. I live in Illinois and work as a licensed veterinary technician. I am a runner, bookworm and obviously, an animal lover.


I've been on this site since '05. I take hiatuses, but I'm never gone for good. I enjoy giving advice and I've made such lovely friends on this site that I couldn't imagine giving it up!

chat it up yo.


ps. here's my bestestestest friend.
I love him. You will too :)

advice

during the summertime im always just sitting at home or laying out in the sun. i only usually shower once a week during the summer. is this bad? i dont do this during the school year obviously but i just dont see the point of showering a lot if im not even going anywhere

I think you should shower a little more.
Because when you don't,
bacteria builds up on your body and it's kinda gross.
Not to be rude, because you don't necessarily need to shower everyday.
You can maybe do every other day?

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im already pretty skinny but i would like to get my abs and my legs toned. how can i specifically do this? all i have in mind is crunches... thank youuu

Well I'm into running, and it's helped my legs slim down a bit.
As for abs, crunches are good.
Leg lifts are great too.
Even push-ups help.
Also, have you tried,
step aerobics?
We ahd to do them in school and they really are a good work out.
Or Tae Bo?
I love it and it's also a good work out.

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what are some good things to keep a convo going with a guy? just some easy topics i guess. not like stupid ones just ones you'd normally talk to with a guy. thanks!

Ask him how he is,
how his day is going, if he ahs any plans.
Then get into your itnerests.
Music. Movies.
Stuff you're into.
I just talk about random stuff with guys.
But music is defenitly the best.
Then you can talk about family, maybe.
Or, even as nerdy as this sounds,
school or books you've read or like.
Hope this helps & good luck.

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to be on the high school basketball team havin no experience
and is goin into sophomore year
and wat ways can i accomplish this
thanx

Of course.
Just practice, practice, practice!
Work on your shooting, and defense.
Play games with your friends.
Do you ahve any on the team?
Get them to help you out :]
Also, I'd reccomend doing some running.

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I've heard MAC makeup is really good.
I'll be going to the store soon.. I don't know what to get

I just want some foundation-powder to cover acne/scars/even out my skin tone. I also want blush [is creme or powder better? more natural, i guess]. A good liquid eyeliner too?

Any suggestions? I've been on the site but I'm lost. I don't know what products work well or anything. What's your favorite product for foundation-powder, blush, eyeliner?

Pictures would be helpful too. To give me an idea on how good it looks.

THANKS! :]

Yes I love Mac!
My mom & I use it :]
She says their cover-up and foundation works very well.
I use their eyeliner/shadow and it works amazingly.
The eyeliner I got, I'm not sure of the name, but it had a silver top?
I also got their nuetral eyeshadows and it worked very well.
I don't know about blush, but I'd think it would work well.
I'd recommend using MAC :]

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Well i like this boy right and i we want to meet eachother but mum dosnt let me have a bf but ima teenager so teens lie alot hehe lol i want to tell her im going with my bestfriend which i am but im scared if she dosnt let me go shopping with her what can i say for her to let me go with her shopping my parents are kinda strict

punctuation?
And my friend had a smiliar situation.
He lied, his mom found out
it wasn't good.
Just ask her to let you go.
Let her meet the boy you're gonig with, etc.
Explain to her that you think you're old enough to go out with boys.
Explain to her you can be trusted.
Good luck!

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ok i was wondering..whats the name of the episode when spinner and darcy go on a retreat thing and spinner gets in a fight with jay??
does anyone know?

I think it's called Redemption Song?

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I have a training schedule that I have to follow this summer in order to be prepared and able to run about 5 miles a day for a sport when school starts in September. For my training, everyday I have to run 1-3 miles depending on the amount of time i have been on the schedule. I haven't started yet, but if i do this all through July and August is there a chance I will be able to slim down my thighs, or will it bulk them up? Thanks!

It depends how much body fat you have.
You'll most likely slim down,
and then gain muscle.
Which won't look the same as gaining fat.
It will look much healthier.

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im in love with my ex boyfriend still and it has been three years we went out for two years and we have been broken up this whole year and i still cant get over him. we did evyrthing together.he went with me to doctors i was at his house evryday beacuse his mom wached me then he broke up with me in the rain but it was whaterz cuz we still had benefits and it ws still the same then we argued alot. and i tolled his dad beacuse his dad was like my dad and he was saying he cant see me anymore so nathan[[my ex]] go tmad and ran away to his moms. and i never really talked to him that much again and i tolled him i feel he would call me obsessed and shit.and now hes all bro and into drugs and hes 17 ne just moved in with his girlfriend but i CANNOT get over him what should i do?

It's hard getting over your first love.
You'll get trough it though.
Chances are,
you'll find someone who you think is 10 times better.
Right now you're in the phase where you feel like you've lost your everything. He was your everything because you grew so close.
Just try not to think about it.
Don't worry, it'll get better.

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okay so i think i'm jealous of some of my friends with boyfriends. they've hooked up, and there all so happy together. and i feel like crying really hard. i've never even had a first kiss. and whenever a guy likes me it's when i dont like him. in 5th grade this guy asked me out and i liked him but said no because i was scared, and now i regret it like hell. i just wish i had someone special that cares about me. it burns inside to see my friends so happy. i dont know how to make myself happier. none of the guys like me, and i have friends who get dates with really popular guys, even though there not the most popular girls and there not mean. i just feel like an abandoned puppy. how come no one likes me? no one wants me..
how am i supposed to feel better about this?
:(

I'm starting off by saying,
don't ever regret things like that.
You never would've learned from it.
And I know how you feel,
How you can't help but be sad.
It happens to everyone.
And don't worry about your first kiss.
My best friend rushed into hers and she regrets it.
Where as I (being the smart cookie I am ;]) waited and my first kiss was amazing.

To make yourself happy,
Just do what makes you happy.
For me, it's writing.
Who needs therapy (not that you or I do) when you've got a pencil?
Take up soemthing new.
Try something you normally wouldn't.
Don't worry, things will only go up from here :]
I hope this helps, even in the least.

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okay. so my boyfriend and i have been going out for about a year now. and i really really love him. infact we talk about getting married one day. heres the problem, im young. 15. same for him. is it odd for us to be thinking that far ahead even when we are so young? i mean i can't doubt us being in love, and we just feel that connection. and its been there from the start. there are no dull moments. yes we have been through alot, but it was my fault(i was diagnosed with a brain disorder about halfway though everything and had to spend alot of time in the hospital). but i honestly think that we have a future together. does anyone think this is odd?

I don't think it's odd.
My parents met when they were 14/15ish.
They're still together to this day.
And did you know a large percentage of people actually end up marrying their high school sweethearts? It isn't super rare.
Good Luck. :]
I hope you're doing well, too.

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iM iN lOve WiTH THiS GUY WE WERE GOiNG OUT FOR 2 YEARS AND BROKE UP WiTH ME LAST YEAR WE DiD EVRYTHiNG TOGETHER ATE DiNDER EVRYNiGHT WENT TO THE DOCTORES WiTH ME ARE PARENTS WERE BESTFRiENDS THEN HE RAN AWAY BEACUSE HiS DAD REALiZED HE STARTED DRUGS AND HE WAS TREATiNG ME BAD. AND HE RAN AWAY TO His MOMS AND BLAMMED EVRYTHiNG ON ME. HES ALL BRO NOW && ON DRUGS AND i TRY TELLiNG HiM HE JUST CALLS ME OBSESSED AND HE LiVES WiTH HiS NEW GiRLFRiEND NOW AND HES ONLY 17 i DON TNO WHAT HAPPEND WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Ok well uhm your question confused me in 2 areas.
A. I could barely read your typing.
B. What's your actual question itself?

I'm not trying to be rude,
Please edit and elt me know.

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This is my third day of having 1200 calories or less. My basal metabolic rate (according to an online calculator) says that I need around 1475 calories for my body to perform normal functions.

How can I tell if i'm in starvation mode right now?

And if I'm not already now, how long will it take before I do go into it?

Are you asking how to starve yourself?
I'm not trying to be rude, but don't do it.
That's terrible.
You're just damaging your body.
Please don't do it.

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What do you wear to a wedding?
I don't think I have "nice clothes". I don't have a dress either.

I want to dress up nice for the occasion but I'm poor.

Help?

Ask friends if they have a nice, but not too formal, dress you could borrow.
Or if you don't want to wear a dress, you can wear dress pants and a nice shirt.
Borrow from friends/family if you can't buy a new outfit for the occasion.
There's nothing wrong with it :]

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i dont no what to do with my hair.
like whats a good shampoo
cuz my hair is like kinda greasy ew.

Bath & Body Works.
Suave.

I use them and I like to think my hair is nice? lol.

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hey i have tried and tried to meet aliens on other neiborhoods than strangetown but cant. is this possible?


Thanks,
DungenMan

I hoope you're talknig about the Sims 2.
And if so, I've never met them anywhere other than Strangetown.
I don't think you can =/

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okay, so my dog scratched my face, and it's not going away so i'm kind of worried. I have really sensitive skin and get scars easily. I tried using concealer; it didn't work. I have a dance recital Saturday, so i need to know if there are any products i can use [preferably found at a drug store like cvs or rite aid] or something i could do to make it less noticable and prevent it from scarring.
♥

My dog stracthed my face once,
and what I did was clean it with Band-Aid something. I'm not sure what it was called but it was in a blue bottle, if that helps?
Also, I used Neosporin on it.
There's also a scar treatment called, Dermasil, I believe. My friend uses it because she has this huge scar from a recent surgery.
It works well.

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me and my boyfriend like.
make our myspace songs good songs that show we have a good relationship.

like. i used to have.
"must have done something right" by relient k.
and right now he has
"you are the one" by shiny toy guns.

can you name some more like those?

My Beautiful Rescue by This Providence.
Hero/Heroine- Boys Like Girls.
Chemicals React- Aly & Aj.
Simply, Starving to be Safe- Daphne Loves Derby.
Hey There Delilah- Plain White T's.
The Best in Me- Sherwood.
Say The Word- The Classic Crime.
Alive with the Glory of Love- Say Anything.


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When i was little i used to have to take alot of medicene and it messed up my teeth by leaving stains. What are ways to get rid of them, because my dentist said that white stripes wont work since the stains are deep down or something like that. i would get veneers but they are too expencive. are their any other ways!?

Brushing your teeth really does work.
The person below me wasn't being rude.

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I just recnetly got a Dolce and Gabbana bag, and i'm now trying to find it online. It's medium size, and it has pink and white stripes going around it (it comes in many different sizes) And it has a belt-like buckle around the top.

If anyone can PLEASE find this bag for me online, i would GREATLY appreciate it :)

Thanks so much!

amazon.com

They have a lot of purses,
use it and this way you can find the specific one you're looking for.

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