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Whats easier and the most fun for a beginner with no musical experience to start with, a bass or guitar?

thanks!

Bass is definitely easier than a guitar for a beginner with no musical experience to start out with.
-Karen

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well me and my boyfriend have been going out for about 3 months then all of asudden he says he wants to take a break. i asked him why and he said we need to live our lifes. what do you think he ment by that?

I think he meant that he needs to live his life without being around you for a while. He also probably wants to experience things with other people besides you but don't worry, if he says he wants to take a break, a really isn't dumping you so you will get another chance with him some day. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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My freckles are really dark and ugly. Any ideas on how to make them fade permanently or temporarily? Can I get rid of them? Please help! I'm tired of being covered in polka-dots, whether they are angel kisses or not!

You can't permanently fade your freckles but you can sort of fade and hide them by rubbing lemon juice over them with a cotton ball. Lemon juice is always the best way to fade freckles, besides using a concealer or cover up. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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they say theres somebody out there for every one but how do you know when you find that person and what if you never find that person?

When you find that person, you just know you that you did. It's hard to explain but you will know, trust me. It's a feeling that's unexplainable. If you never find that person, don't worry about it, you will one day. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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If I don't eat at all but exercise, will I lose weight?

You will lose weight but it's definitely unhealthy for you. Your body needs energy and food provides that. Eating healthy or becoming a vegetarian and exercising won't make you gain weight at all. You need to eat if you are going to do this because if you don't, you will then gain all the weight back, once you start eating, and you will faint because you aren't getting any energy in your body. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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can lot of you can send me some good journals sties.. thanks

Some good journal sites are: http://www.xanga.com, http://www.livejournal.com, and http://www.greatestjournal.com. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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How did you get the Questions BOLD and the answers normal? And how did you get the crosshair cursor? Thanks, i like your column!

Aww, thanks for the compliment. Well, I can edit my own column, since I was smart enough to click the "Make my own Style" button before you had to pay for it. You can't make your questions bold, unless you get a paid account. I did it by inserting a code in my column. For my cursor, I just inserted a code to change it. You can do that without a paid account. If you want, I can give you the code for the crosshair cursor. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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My computer sucks.

Everytime I try to go onto any site that has anything run by Java, IE just shuts down. It doesn't say that anything is wrong, it doesn't give me an error pop-up or anything.

I've tried re-reinstalling Java. That worked for a week.

I've also tried downloading Firefox, thinking there might be something wrong with IE. But it does the same exact thing.

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening or how I could fix it?

This has happened to me plenty of times and your security or cookie settings are probably wrong. That usually is the cause of these problems. Go to Tools, then to Internet Options, then click on the Security or Privacy tabs and adjust the settings. If this doesn't work, then you probably have a virus of some sort but it's probably your privacy settings. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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how do you tell a guy you arent interested without breaking his heart?

Just tell this guy that you don't want to go out with him because it will effect and possibly hurt your relationship at the end. This is something pretty simple to say but whatever you say, his heart will be broken. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I'm asking this question for my friend who is twelve. Here's what she told me to say. "My friend doesn't go to church and doesn't understand how important religion is. I really want her to come to my church but she always has some excuse why she can't. What should I do?"

First of all, everyone believes in different things and you friend believes that she doesn't have to go to your church. Religion isn't important to everyone and there is nothing you can do to change your friend's beliefs. The only thing you can do is to just talk to her and find out why she doesn't want to go to your church with you. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Hey, I am Leigh-Anne, I am 35 years old, a week ago me and my husband were working late, my 12 year old son was home alone, when I came home I went to his room and caught him having sex with a 17 year old girl who is a friend of the family. I was schocked. She was giving him oral sex and they immedietly stopped, please answer thanks ~Leigh-Anne

You have the right to be shocked about this. You need to discipline your son by grounding him for a while without going anywhere besides school or not watching TV or going on the computer. You definitely need to talk to this girl and ask her why she was interested in doing this, especially with a 12 year old who is about 5 years younger than her. Don't listen to those other people, this isn't your fault because you didn't know it was going to happen. Your son needs to gain your trust back and that's going to take a while. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Okay i like this girl in my school....I dont think she likes me.But she dont know I like her like that too....We met this year but we are really close.....What should i do!

Well since you two are really close, you need to tell this girl that you like her. Even though you don't think she likes you, she may, sice you are really close to her.
-Karen

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okay so my boyfriend really want a picture of me that he can put in his room or carry in his wallet. well i have some pics around the house but i want ta get him a good one one from like a studio. would that b a good present for valetines? and then how much does that usually cost? if i cant afford it wut else could i do?

Yeah, that would be a great present to give your boyfriend on Valentine's Day. Getting your pictures professionally taken is different for every place and the price varies. In some places like JcPenny or Sears, it depends on the package you get and if it is on sale. They aren't that expensive. You probably can afford them but if you can't, you can just give him a school picture of you. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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ok here is the thing... i have really curly hair its really crazy/wild stuff. my hair looks like that girl from the spice girls with the curly hair. any ways i cant put it down or it will look like clowns hair and i wanna get it straighten but i dunno. i got it straightened once but it lasted for like 2 days and sisnt work very well. does any one know a good way to get wild hair straightened, Thanks

There are certain types of gels by Paul Mitchell that straighten, smooth, and control your hair. Chemically straightening your hair really isn't that great for your hair and it only works for certain hair types. For your type of hair, you definitely need to buy a flat iron that has a big plates and a temperature changer. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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i'm 13, 5'1 and i weigh 110 pounds. i have a big stomache that bulges and also huge thighs. please give me some advice on how i can lose this extra fat quickly. because of my enormous thighs i can't wear certain pants without looking fat in them and because of my stomach i can't wear clothes that aren't baggy without my stomach sticking out. so please, if you have any good advice to give, please tell me ways i can lose the fat in my legs, and my stomach before february 9th. thank you so much!

Well, to lose fat in your stomach, you need to do abdominal exercises such as crunches and sit ups. To lose fat in your legs, you need to run or jog on a tredmill, leg lifts, inner and outer thigh presses, and other leg exercises. Watching what you eat and eating healthy will help too. It takes a while to lose weight and you probably won't see results for a few weeks, especially not before February 9th. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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There is this guy.. lets call him K.. well me and K have known each other and been friends for ever because my mom and his mom were friends since elementary school.. well me and K are like brother and sister but the thing is i really really like him but i dont kno how to show it.This year we have gotten closer than ever. i can tell him anything. any ways hes comming over to my house later and the thing is every time we hang out we go with all these other guys because im not a prep or anything im known as "one of the guys" how do i let him kno that i like him with out every one else finding out

If you can tell him anything, then you can tell "K" how you feel about him. Call him up and ask him to come to your house earlier than all of these other guys and that's when you should talk to him and tell him how you feel. Once you tell him, make a promise with him that he won't tell his friends. If you have known him forever, he may have feelings for you as well. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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okay, so there's this guy at my school, I dont really know that well, and I'm new here this year. but he''s supposedly the hottest guy. Two months ago he started flirting wit me almost everyday, and some other girls actually did think he liked me. A month ago one of my friends asked him if he did and he said yes( i wasnt there), but then a week ago my friend told me that she and another friend asked him again a week ago, and he said I was disgusting and he only liked to make fun of me. But he still flirted with me uptil then. I'm confused, does he still like me, and tried to cover up for it? Because in the beginning it genuinely seem like he liked me when he flirted. I DO know he's somewhat of a playboy. I'm in Middle School.Female, of course.

If you know that this guy is somewhat of a player, then he may just have been flirting with you. In my opinion, I think he changed his mind about you when your friend asked him the second time because he didn't want anything to be serious with you. He may have been interested in you if he kept on flirting with you up to that point when your friend asked him but he just didn't want anything to go to the next level. Guys are like this and that's how they are. Why don't you just talk to him and ask him why he changed his mind about you? I'm sure there is a reason for this and you just need to find out. If you don't want to talk to him about it, then you could ask a friend of his because friends always tell friends about things. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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My best friend is moveing to new york and she said she would call me when she gets there it has been 2 weeks and i have heard no phone call ... i dont know if she is there or not or she just forgot. i dont want our friendship to end. please help me.

Usually, once you move, the phone line and other things aren't set up yet so maybe she can't use the phone. Why don't you call her? A best friend wouldn't forget to call their best friend. Don't worry about it, she will call you sometime. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Hey does anyone know a real easy to get rid of pimples fast without popping them please help.

If they are red, you can put toothpaste over them and it'll reduce the redness. If you said you don't want to pop them but if you pop the ones with white heads, you can the put rubbing alcohol over them and then rinse your face with cold water so it'll close up the pores. Try using Seabreeze Astrigent, that always works. Wash your face daily also. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I lovee guys.. but the problem is that every guy i'ver ever liked never liked me... i talk to my crush or w/e and he doesn't like me cause he thinks im ugly or sumthing.. what should i do?

Are you sure he thinks you are ugly? Well if he does, definitely move on and try to find a guy who likes you for you and not what you look like. I hate it when guys only go for a girl's looks. Find a guy who is worth your time, unlike your crush. Don't worry about, someone will like you one day, you just have to wait. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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