So, like, I'm this guy. And like, I do stuff...
Chemist, musician, artist, programmer, coach, husband, dad, uncle, etc.
So yeah.
Advice-wise? There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.
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Ok so I use to play an instrumiment it was the fluet how ever you spell it. But i want to play drums or guitar my dad says no becasue I'll
quite like last time .The only thing i've tryed something and quite was the fluet which was like 3 to 4 years ago. I love the way drums, guitar and some other things sound when I grow up want to be some one who makes up beats. But he said i don't have a good enough reson. I listen to music 3 hours a day(screamo kind)my dad also said he doesnt want me playing drums and guitar cuz there loud . I told him if doesn't let me do anything how I'm I ,going to know what I like if he doesn't let me try. Can you guys give me a good reason that might change the way my dad thinks about drums and guitar? (link)
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You need to prove to them that this is something you intend to stick with for a while.
If you're truly serious about guitar, suggest getting an acoustic guitar as a compromise. It would be quieter and by playing it, show that you mean to stick with it.
As far as drums go... buy a pair of sticks and just play on a bucket, or a board, or something that you can keep quiet. And once more, prove that you really mean to stick with it.
And by "sticking with it" a week of playing is meaningless... you have to show dedication and determination - that means practicing for hours on a regular basis.
Otherwise, you're dad's comments to you are correct and well-founded.
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I need help on deciding on a stage name, my older sister's is Crimson, a shade of red, & I want mine to be a shade a blue, like Cyan or something, but I can't decide, & I'm gonna make my CD after my sister dose, I want her to go profeshinal before I do, since shes older, so I really need help on deciding on stage names... but I've got a while, she hasn't even gottena record deal, but please help!!! I'd like it 2 b a shade of blue cos my sistr's is Crimson
THANKS SO MUCH!!!
-Cameron (link)
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Why the hell do you need a stage name?
First off, there's a porn star who goes by Cyan, and I think Crimson variants have been used for the same. Teal has also been a porn star's stage name.
Porn stars use stage names.
And Dianne Keaton.
And Michael Keaton, who's real last name is Douglas, and picked Keaton because he thought Dianne had a cool last name, and lo and behold, that wasn't her real last name either.
Anyway, most musicians I know that are worth a damn don't use stage names, or use a slight variant of their real name (Clapp = Clapton, John Anderson = Jon Anderson, Jimi Hendrix = Jimi Hendrix, etc...)
Perhaps you should worry more about the content that you intend to put onto your CD than you should about a fake name for PR purposes.
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ok i play the guitar and i need to know chords to some songs because i lost my book with all these songs in it so does anyone know like the chords and strummingn pattern to any good songs because im bored as hell with the like 10 i can play, i just keep playing them all over and over and over again so if you could help that would be great! (link)
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chords in general:
http://www.gootar.com/folder/guitar.html
songs in general:
http://www.olga.net/
general music teachings:
http://www.playmusicfree.com/
http://www.harmony-central.com/
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What's the top 5 best jazz bands? (link)
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Well... by jazz, do you mean big band, fusion, bop, hard bop, dixieland, etc?
I tend to like more small-combo music, including fusion bands... so I like Weather Report, the Brecker Brothers, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Cannonball Adderly, John Coletrane, etc. It is obviously hard for me to choose favorite, as there are so many incredible songs that have spanned so many years.
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i like to write songs or poems, well at least try. but everytime that i do at the end they always sound really stupid. so does anyone know any like tips or tricks that i could use to maybe get some decent ideas or to make it not sound so well...corny? (link)
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I've written a few songs...
my trick on writing lyrics: pick a topic, but never write anything very specific... use vague wording. Why? Because as you write the song, you have some particular meaning... but when someone else hears it, by leaving the words a little nebulous at times, you give them the opportunity to apply their own meaning to the words, and the song ends up meaning something special to them.
Also, rhyme isn't essential to a good song. In fact, most of mine don't rhyme at all. Rhythm is far and away more important to crafting a solid song.
Don't be afraid to use devices such as alliteration and metaphor/similie in your songs. Use lots of imagery, symbolism, icons, etc... tapping into archtypes makes your job easier - but stay away from cliches.
Avoid overuse of "B" and "P" words - those letters are very harsh and can really sound like shit - seriously... a singer could even damage a microphone from popping those letters.
Some people write lyrics, then apply music afterwards. I tend to create a line for a song... and have a melody already applied to it... I create the words and music at the same time. I'll repeat it over and over in my head long before I write it down... then, once I've written out the lyrics, I sit down with either a guitar, bass, or keyboards, and figure out the song - transcribing what I've heard in my head.
If you'd like, feel free to send me a song concept or two that you have - I'll be glad to give you feedback on them.
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Where can i find cities/states minimum wages? I already tried ask.com and typeed in the place but nothing came up. (link)
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At least in the US, minimum wage is set at the FEDERAL level.. so states and cities all have the same. I am not sure if state/city government is able to raise it, but they certainly can NOT lower it.
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I got the following question in my inbox and it upset me quite a bit. I just want to know who said it. I'm not going to say anything to that person but I would like to know who put that in my inbox becuase it's very offensive to me. http://advicenators.com/qview.php?q=299898 that's the link to the question. (link)
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http://advicenators.com/column.php?u=italianpimpin513
I am banning them for a bit - that is what I call "stepping over the line".
Or they've already been banned until the 8th, so yeah.
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I have been having a problem with staying erect lately I dont seem to have any problem getting it up but when its time for intercourse it seems to go down I still feel excited but the equipment does not want to corporate. any suggestions please help (link)
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Given that you just asked a question regarding a state of possible anxiety, I would link the two together. Anxiety will adversely effect sex drive.
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I was wondering if you could help me I have not been feeling well since jan-05 it all started with a cold that turned into a sinus infection, I went to the doctor and he gave me a antibiotic which seemed to clear it up but I now seem to have a internal shaking in my body that will not go away, I have been for all kinds of tests bloodwork, mri on my head halter monitor chest x-ray and all are normal, I stopped drinking caffiene products thinking that this may be the problem it seemed to work a little but the shaking came back, then I got another sinus infection and the shaking got worse, I was given avelox and that seemed to help but after 2 and half weeks of taking that the shaking came back, all the doctors have said that it may be anxiety but I have never felt this way before. the shaking is not visible but I can feel it all the time, I seem to sleep ok but after a hour or so after waking up it all starts again, I hope that you could help me with this it is driving me crazy, I generally feel good except for the constant feeling. of shaking... PLEASE HELP
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if you suspect anxiety, then you should probably seek help for it... talk to a doctor (psychiatrist)... they can recommend various things as well as try to help you figure out exactly why you have anxiety. Remedies range from regular exersize to drugs like Buspar.
Having high anxiety can and will effect your health in adverse ways.
Look over your diet, too.
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Im sick and tired of guys treating me like a little girl. They call me cute, are constantly saying "aaawwwww" whenever I do or say anything, and call me princess and sweetie pie. I am 18 years old! Granted I look young but I am not a little child anymore! Im not saying I want to be sexy or even hot. I just dont want to be labeled "Cute" anymore! How can I go from baby face cute to attractive without becoming slutty? (link)
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I've known many girls/women who feel the same way you do.
You know what? Those "guess your age" things at amusement parks... they refuse to believe that my wife is 20... much less the fact that she's 30. A few years ago, we went to a concert... she was pregnant with our 2nd... they carded her. She went car shopping - I stayed home with our child, and her mom went with her during that same pregnancy... her thoughts were, "oh great, they're going to think I'm some pregnant teen trying to get a car on mom's credit..." The other day, she was thrilled that someone actually thought that she looked around 20... usually they guess 16.
It used to really, really annoy the crap out of her. She doesn't mind it so much anymore. ;)
Part of the whole "cute" this is how you project yourself... now, I'm not saying you should beat up a few guys and bite people at random, but well... that might fend off the cute stigma...
...yes, I'm kidding... please, don't bite people...
You might consider different hair styles? I don't know how much makeup you wear if any at all, but if you do wear some, try going without. Scowl more often... (again, moslty kidding)... but maybe think about your facial expressions - I'm not saying "change everything about you" but it might be that some of your habits "add" to the cute-factor you have going for you...
If you really want to drive people nuts, though... every time you're referred to as cute, ask if you should pee on their rug since that's what puppies do... or make bark at them, or just say in a cute and endearing way, "aww... fuck you too!" with a big cheesey grin. And after a while, the think, dripping sarcastic responses you give to the whole "cute" thing might hit home... ;) (if you do this, though, please, forewarn your friends...)
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Hi, I'm currently a freshman in my second semester in college and unfortunately I find myself struggling in my Chemistry II course. Right now my current grade is a 66% (a C- or lower grade at the end of the semester is failing). I work my butt off in that class but I find myself not being able to grasp the concepts so well where there are so many equations that come in different forms and it just doesn't make sense to me. My question is whether or not you think I should drop the class and retake it this summer or fall or do you think I should keep trying?
Also, what I'm studying for is Pre-Pharmacy and I was wondering if anyone knew how selective pharmacy schools are in selecting their scholars? How strict are their guidelines?
Thanks! (link)
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I am indeed a chemist. I chem things. I play with drugs and solvents and all the good stuff. I got your direct question, but thought I should say something here...
If I can't help you, I know of another chemist on-line who might also be willing to help out. Just hunt me down and I'll see what I can do.
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Hi, I'm a current college student and I'm having trouble in my Chemistry II course. I was referred to you by columnist Sherry, and I was wondering if you could be one I turn to for help? If you're willing to help me out, I was wondering if you have AIM or Yahoo! Instant Messenger if I ever need to reach you? Thanks! (link)
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I'm generally not on IM stuff too often, so there are better ways to try to contact me. I'm often lurking in the chatroom for the site, and you can always spew me an email at sporkopolis2001@yahoo.com
What exactly is your class currently covering?
I saw that you're looking at pharmacy school... admittedly, I think they are fairly selective, but I don't think a general chemistry course is going to harm you... things like biochem and organic are going to be more important in pharma.
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It's the actual shaft that's coming up out of the guitar. The humidity has changed quite a bit (going from cold and very dry to 70 degrees and stormy) over the past week. I'm using Martin strings that I just got two weeks ago, and I have the guitar tuned to EADGBE. The Ibanez site is down right now...I'll keep checking back for the link to my guitar. (link)
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shaft... ok, to clarify yet again - this problem is on the headstock of the guitar, not down on the bridge/saddle...
Which I'm guessing means that the shiney little gold shaft that the strings are wound around are pulling out of the headstock...
which is not good.
loosen the string, as you don't want a lot of tension on the neck while you tryto fix this.
Basically, the shaft that winds the string around it is connected directly to the tuning machine behind it - in fact, the two togeter are one unit. Look closely at the top part and see if there's a locking nut at the base of the shaft - it might be that they are coming loose. My other thought it is look at the back of the headstock at the tuning machines and see how they are attached - if they have individual screws to attach them to the headstock, make sure they are tight, but not over-tight. If there are no screws, that means the machines are also held onto the headstock by locking washers, which will be at the base of the shaft on the fact of the headstock...
If the issue is actually at the bridge/saddle down on the guitar body - those pegs can be a pain in the ass sometimes, and I have seen the holes they go into be over-drilled. Replacing those pegs are really cheap.
If all else fails, take the guitar into a store that you know services Ibanez. It is likely that your guitar is still under warranty. Usually most guitar shops are happy to do little fixes, because that makes their customers happy, who in turn come to their store to buy more stuff. ;)
Humidity will wreack havok on an acoustic - in case you weren't aware... wood gets all picky that way.. sucking up water, releasing water, and worse... warping. As the weather is doing goofy things, keep an eye on your guitar - the first few years of a guitar's life are very chaotic as the wood is still trying to reach a steady equillibrium - and environmental changes will be worse until the wood ages a bit.
I'm going to guess that some of what you're seeing with your guitar are simply because it is newer and the wood is shrinking/expanding as the weather shifts again.
I would honestly rather have hardware get loose than have the neck warp.
So, let me know if I'm still even talking about the right things or not... if only you lived down the street, I'd just look at it myself.
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Hey, this is Sporkster. Remember? You're "stalker"? Yeah, me. Anyway, since you're Advicenator's resident guitar expert, I'm sure you can answer my question. You see, my guitar is really being a bitch. It's an Ibanez acoustic, I just got it for Christmas. Well, I noticed today that I was getting this...suppressed sound instead of the really nice, clear sound I usually get out of it. I was checking it to see what was wrong and I noticed the tuning pegs were coming out of the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings. I'm sure you can imagine the look on my face (A mixture of "OH MY LORD" and "WHAT THE FUCK!?"). I tried loosening the strings and pushing them back in, but no. They refuse to budge. I asked my dad (he owns a Goya) and he said he had no clue. So, do YOU have any idea of what could be the cause of this/what I need to do to fix it? Thanks in advance for any advice you'll give. (link)
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by "tuning pegs" do you mean the tuning machines, the actual shaft that the string winds onto, or the pegs in the saddle that hold the stationary end of the strings? Also, if you can find a link to your guitar on the ibanez website and get back to me with that, I'd really appreciate it.
Also - how much has the humidity changed where you live? Likewise, how are you storing the guitar at home? What kind of strings do you have on it, and how do you have the guitar tuned?
Hopefully, if you can get back to me with answered to my inquiry, I'll be better able to help... I don't want to take too wild a stab in the dark without more info.
Likewise, feel free to email me at sporkopolis2001@yahoo.com
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Me and my boyfriend did it on the 11th (i remember because i went to my friends party afterward). The first time we did it we used protection then we took a break and did it again but didn't use protection bc we didn't have any and I know that was stupid of me. The second time we only did it for about 5-10mins. A week or so passed and I took a test to see if I was pregnant, I wasn't. On the 25th I was suppose to have my period which didn't happen. Should I be worried or whats going on plez help I can't ask my parents bc they'll never look at me again. (link)
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Pregnancy tests cannot give a false positive... but they can give a false negative reading.
Stress and other factors can cause your period to be late - I know very few women who can actually put on a calendar when they will start theirs because it just doesn't work that way.
Take a pregnancy test again - but really, it is too soon to use it for verification... wait another week.
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You know what?? Whoever is asking these repulsive questions needs to knock it off!! Whoever it is you are a disgusting pervert who needs to go play with a tree!! And moderators, delete this moron! You can't let him ask these questions!!
I'm also going to stand up for candi_sweet_hart, you aren't whatever that ass called you. Whoever it was, he/she is a mofo.
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First off, you must understand that the moderators don't live on this site... we really do have lives...
however...
the jackass is gone for a while... and if need be, I'll take more extreme measures.
I don't find what they did funny in the least. Crapflooding this site will not make someone very popular.
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Okay is SpaceFem and advicenator_admin two different people? I'm thinking that but I'm not 100% sure. Like what I think is spacefem made advicenators.com (God bless her soul) and advicenator_admin keeps it going and stuff. But I'm not sure so can you clear it up for me. Thanks, your a doll! (link)
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Our beloved admin is indeed spacefem. She has the spacefem account for giving advice, and the admin account for management of the site.
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does anyone know any websites where i can get free sheet music for piano? (link)
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finding any sheet music online for free is hard - one, there is no way of displaying it other than using image files - there are some various music schema for making sheet music files, but none of them are open/free (at least that I know of, or that are used in the mainstream).
Sometimes, it is more worth your while to get guitar tablature and chord notation and transcribe the piano parts to various songs yourself (at least if playing in the pop/rock genre).
As far as free sheet music archives - you're pretty much out of luck - any site that would host such things would likely be in HUGE copyright trouble and be sued out of existence by rabid lawyers.
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hey, ok, well my room always seems to get EXTREMELY messy. i straigten it up, but then it just gets dirty right away. there's always clothes on the floor, desk cluttered, dishes everywhere, the works. so, this is a pretty general quesiton, so anything constructive i will rate 5's! so, plz give me some tips on how you keep your room decent! (link)
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It sounds like you just don't keep up with the state of the room. God knows I suffer the same fate, really. To keep things even a little cleaner just means making it a point to not leave things laying around, getting the dirty dishes out, etc. I purge my desk area about once a week. It is still horrible, but a more manageable level or awful. When I can't find things, it is hard to get things done. I try to make it a point to vacuum, which requires me to pick up the floor, which thus requires me to put things away. Chain reaction, really. I just reoraganized the closet and my dresser to better keep my clothes put away, and clothes that aren't worn this time of year I put away in a bin elsewhere so it isn't taking up space.
Try to pick a time to purge and get it as clean as you can... then, pick a night, and once a week, do mini-purges on that night to try to maintain upkeep on the area... and force yourself to pay attention to the little things like dishes, piles of clothes, etc... try not to say "oh, I'll get to that later" because if you're anything like me, later never arrives. ;)
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Tomorrow, i have a Persuasive essay to turn in, which I will later have to read to my English class.
My topic is on book-banning, and i've typed up my essay, and it's all set.
My problem is, is that my last reason for why book-banning from schools and libraries isn't right, is because books are sometimes banned because of homosexual characters.
At first, i felt strongly about stating my opinion through an essay on my opinion on homosexuallity (I'm for gay marriage), but now, I'm having second doubts. Can you please tell me how they think this will go over in my class, and is it appropriate? (This is Advanced 8th grade Eglish by the way)
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You might spin your approach in a neutral sense - go for legal reasoning, that banning based on homosexual characters is basically virtual discrimination, which is flat-out forbidden by the Constitution... no group may be singled out and have their civil rights removed... using that sort of logic shows that to ban a book based on that content condones discrimination.
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