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Q: okay, this is getting out of hand. these dots on my legs are getting worse and worse every night. do you think i have beg bugs? look at these links. please help me. i have a halloween party soon and my costume is very short and you can see my whole leg.

1. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2iv1r1x&s=4

2. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=51oja&s=4
(sorry about the mess :D!)

3. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2uibqyr&s=4

this is absolutely discusting!
please tell me what this is, its been going on for a while. i have no recently shaved my legs because of this [thinking it was a reaction from the razor] could i have beg bugs??
i really have no idea, but we have the same bed sheets! :D

Q: I am a senior in high school, and totally scared about next year. right now, it is so confusing and fearful in my life, i dont know what college im going to go to, i dont know what im going to study, or do, and i am going crazy. i need emotional help with that ... lol...
thanks college girls or guys for helping me out.
I definitely agree with the other two posters. College is so much more awesome than high school.

DOn't stress. College IS a big transition, but jsut think- all the other freshmen are in the same boat as you. If you move away to college, then you'll probably be in a dorm with other freshman or maybe sophomores. I'm sure you'll find friends, it's basically inevitable. If you're not moving away (like me- we have a college in our city and I stayed here), then it's pretty much jsut like high school on steriods, haha. Take basic classes and just get the feel of things. The first semester will probably be hard, trying to figure out how things work and what your routine is. But after a week or two, it's no sweat.

Hope I helped, drop one in my inbox if you want to talk about it or anything (:

Q: we have cartoon character day for homecoming and i need some good ideas on what to be. i want to be something that not many people would be and would be able to make/buy a good costume...any ideas? thank youu

(im a girl btw)
a powderpuff girl.
the pink or yellow power ranger.
batgirl or robin.
you could try to dress as hello kitty.
kim possible.
a girl rugrats character would be cute.
a princess from a disney movie would be cute, but maybe not so original. so maybe minnie mouse? or pluto, the dog!

hope i helped! (:

Q: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5623013&povid=cat3959-env7618-module133644-rLink1

where can i get this camera for cheaper?
and whats the price the CHEAPEST IT can get?
type the exact name in google, like jsut copy and paste the name of it. it'll come up with all the places you can buy it at the top of your search results.

Q: my bff is turning 16 in a little over a month. for my 15th birthday she was absolutely &rediculously awesome to me, she gave me this photo album of us & our friends that was sooo beautiful then threw me a surprise party. yeah, amazing, right?

... now i dont know how to pay her back! haha. shes a super friend and i dont know anything that would do justice.

i dont want to steal the whole surprise party idea but can anybody think of any way to totally make her sweet 16 the best day of her life?

if it helps her birthday is right near halloween! haha.
well, i know you didn't really want to do a surprise party, but what if you tell her you're having a halloween party. just tell her it's an hour later than you tell everyone else (or tell everyone else to be there early). everyone can dress up and stuff, and then have birthday cake and some happy birthday decos along with the halloween decor.

and maybe back her a cake and decorate it really cute, like write "happy birthday best friend!" and some inside jokes or add hearts and stuff like that.

Q: Do you think it's wrong to only ever look at the bad in people? I always seem to see the good in people. I was trying to explain to my friend that I think people should not just look at the bad in people, but also the good (we were talking about this upcoming presidential election). She thinks i'm stupid for even thinking it, and that you have to see the bad in people. Do you agree with me or do you agree with my friend? Am I wrong to be offended by this? Let me know what you think. I mean if you've ever done something bad in your life do you want everyone to focus on only that? Or do you want them to see the good things you've done too?
My friend and I are exactly like this: I always see the positive and disregard the negative most of the time, and she always looks for the worst in people. I absolutely hate this, and I think it's a very jaded way to live your life if you only pick out the bed things about people. So I definitely agree with you.

I like meeting new people and making new friends (and since I just started college, this is a great outlook to have). I always look for the best in the people I meet, not the worst. I've found that if you look for the negative side all the time, then once you find it, it becomes the biggest part of how you view someone (like when you think of that person, that bad quality they have comes to mind). I hate that idea and like to do the opposite.

I read a quote not too long ago that's something like "Don't call me naive just because I don't always look for the worst in a person." Some people are going to say you're naive about the world because you have a positive, optimistic outlook. But they're the ones that need to have a little more faith in humanity!

Q: There is a charity event coming up, and i need some great ideas on things to do for it. I so far have a few ideas, but not many.
I need ideas that aren't going to cost me loads to perpare for (eg. Bake sale - cook everthing my slef - i can't afford the ingredients...).
So if any one has ANY ideas, thanks!!!
13/f if it helps
Thanks
what about throwing a "party for a purpose"? have a party somewhere and ask people to donate a few bucks as admission. have stuff like guitar hero or rockband set up (borrow it from one of your friends that has it), cornhole, maybe have a bonfire with smores or hot dogs to roast, drinks and chips and stuff, just like a hanging out kind of thing! (:

Q: why are people so upsessed with tanning..like my sister goes tanning everyday and it makes her look gross. like her skin looks like leather. and whenever i go to the mall i see girls that are like orange, and all dried out. I don't understand why people don't stay with their natural skin tone...and if they want a natural glow or a little more color why cant they just get a tinted mostiurizer...then you can skip the whole cancer thing? idk it just makes so sense to me at all, if anyone goes tanning or knows why people do these please explain it to me
I tan about once a week. I do it simply because it makes my skin and ance look better. I have a really uneven skin tone around my face and chest, and when I'm tan, you can't tell as much. I do agree that the girls that have nasty leathery skin and have turned orange are taking it way too far. Tanning can make people look better, as I think it does for me, but it can definitely do the opposite as well.

Q: what are your thoughts on the new ipod nano 4g? i can't decide whether i want to buy it or not. and if i did, i can't choose what color i like either haha. so if anyone has seen it in person? which colors look the nicest? and how are the new features? i'm also worried about the "shake and shuffle" feature, like say you're running with your ipod or something and you don't want it shuffling, what are the chances of it shuffling songs when you aren't purposely doing it?

thanksssss
i don't think they make the new one in 4 GB, i think the smallest is 8 GB. but from what i hear they're pretty kick-a. and the 'shake and shuffle' feature will be pretty hard to activate, so it won't come on when you're running. i think the green and yellow look pretty snazzy too, btw.

Q: does anyone know any slower songs, like i like songs that are sad and slow
(ex: miserable at best by mayday parade, three cheers for five years by mayday parade, a time for yohe by between the trees .. etc) but i need a new one to listen to, if anyone knows a song like that, please answer
damien rice- "amie"
ben harper- "walk away"
augustana- "boston" (oldie, but a goodie)
coldplay- "the scientist"
evan & jaron- "i could fall"
john mayer- "comfortable" and "gravity"

and basically anything by the spill canvas, like "so much", "this is for keeps", and "the tide".

Q: school is here. good bye summmer.
but im not sure as to what to wear the first day of school.
so advicenators, what are you wearing the first day of school? (ideas for me haha)
this is the exact outfit i wore:

this polo in white:
http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?catId=cat90030&productId=4375_9090#

these jeans:
http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?catId=cat90120&productId=0435_7250

and some white flip flops with jewels on them.
i braided my bangs and pinned them back out of my face. it was cute; i got a lot of compliments.

Q: hey so in like 6 weeks or so im gonna turn 18. which is cool but i have no idea what to do for it...

i really want a party kinda thing..but there are some problems

1) My house isnt big enough to have it and i have lots of neighbours

2) In my experience parties in hotels havent been that good cos they end and people dont dance (only in my experience)

3) Camping in october would be cold as hell lol

so any one have any ideas?
i know its really difficult, but any advice would be good =]
do you have some sort of recreational park near you? like, we have this park that has a bunch of picnic shelters you can rent out. you could play horseshoes or cornhole and have music and roast hot dogs or make smores around a campfire. people in my area dig that kinda thing (:

Q: ok so i bought this shirt today
http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10251&catalogId=10201&productId=425480&langId=-1&categoryId=12627&parentCategoryId=12552&colorSequence=06

little did i know, it wasn't a full sleeve my mom thinks it looks weird just wearing it as a quorter sleeve but what do you wear under it? she said a shirt like this

http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10251&catalogId=10201&productId=425836&langId=-1&categoryId=12630&parentCategoryId=12552&colorSequence=03

is that really how you wear it haha?
Your mom's idea would be cute if it were more of a sweater-type shirt, like thicker and long sleeves. But yeah, I'd definitely go with a cami underneath.

Q: What are some really awesome games for the Nintendo Wii? I really want to buy some more Nintendo Wii games but need some good recommendations please! A list of Nintendo Wii top games are okay too but personal choices are extra nice!

Also, I can order at online stores or go to game stores like GameStop to pick up the game so if it's a hard game to find don't worry! Any recommendation is good to me!

Thanks!
I definitely agree that Mario Kart is pretty kick-a. It's basically like the old one but updated. And the wheel is cool and makes it easier to control. I think the wheels are only like $10 at Walmart.

Q: i'm really getting into photography and stuff
i need a new good camera thats under like 300 bucks preferably
it has to zoom pretty far, and i'd really like the color accent feature
and does anyone know how i can get like underwater cases?
any cool features would be cool too
this one is a little over, but has a 2 GB memory card with the deal. and it's got good zoom.

http://www.adorama.com/ICASD870BK.html

Q: Is it bad to have sex everytime you're with your boyfriend? I'm 17 and he's 18. We've been dating for almost 1 year now and people say it's bad becuase they think that's all we do, But is it really so terrible?
I have to disagree... I've gone to school with a couple that have been dating exactly the same amount of time my boyfriend and I have been dating. Our difference- they have sex, lots of it, like you obviously do, and we don't. We have been together three years and a few months.

The sex has become all their relationship is about. It came to a point where they did it so much that it's what they expected each time they saw each other, and it got old. Now they fight all the time and never spend time with any of their other friends because of the fighting and all that junk.

It's fine to have sex a few times a week, but not everytime you see each other. Get out and do something fun.

Q: okay so my first socer practice was last wednesday and it went horrible!
this girl kicked me in the knee and i went to the hospital to get it checked out and its dislocated.....well in going in to high school and because of my knee i have to wear this big ugly thing on my knee it has 9 velcro straps and goes up to the thigh and ends at the ankle. well any ways....this isnt exactly how i imagnied my first day of high school.....and im really self concious about the imobelizer [[the thing around my leg]]....i've never had any kind of injury except ankle sprains so im nervous about what people are gonna say meaning the new cute guys that are their that im not even gonna know......

well my question is, does anyone think i have anything to worry about....im worried that their gonna freak when they see it 'cause i personally dont think cruches and a big ugly thing on your leg is very attrative...does anyone get what im saying....
do you think that they will be like....oh! let me help you with that.. or.....wow!thats weird.....

im just so worried!!!
please help!!!

14/f

I tore my ACL the first weekend of my senior year, and I had to wear a similar brace and was on crutches for about three weeks. People will definitely ask you what happened, and once they find out, lots will ask to help you. This could actually be a plus, because guys will admire that you play a sport and a dislocated knee is a pretty big deal. And if any cute guys ask if you need help, take advantage of it. If they carry your bookbag or something, make small talk and get to know them. If you planned on have a girlfriend help you, just tell them you found a cute boy to help (;


Q: Hi! I'm the 8th grade class president at my school... One of my jobs is to design a shirt for our class... I've gone around and gotten some ideas from people.. But nobody can think of anything... We would really rather it say something about 2013 instead of 8th grade.. I hope somebody can help me!!!!!
"looking forward to looking back" is always a good one for this type shirts (:

Q: I have a sony ericsson from AT&T. My phone will like buzz and then shuts off, and I have to take out the battery, just to get it to turn it back on again. Anyways, I called customer service and they said I can send it in, but if they find out it was my fault, I get charged 200 dollars.

So. these are my questions...
-Have you ever had to send your phone in to AT&T and what was your experience with it?
-My phone has a few scratches on it, I did that when I first got it. And my phone was fine. I've only had it for 4 months..
-If you have a sony ericson how does it work.
-Have you ever experienced this type of problem before with your phone?

I have a one year warranty on it. I'm not sure if i should just deal with it, or try sending it in, and risking it?

What do you think..
you should call the at&t warranty number. then they'll ask you a series of questions to figure of if the warranty is still good. if so, then send it in. i've had to do this twice to my phone, within six months of each other, and it's worked out fine. i got the new phone in a few days and they send you the supplies to ship the disfunctional phone back to them.

i don't have this phone, so that's pretty much all the help i can give (:

Q: hey, i am seeing a broadway show in october and i dont know which one i should go to. i love spring awakening rent wicked and legally blonde if that helps

thanks!
I saw Wicked in London, England. IT WAS AMAZING. Definitely go see it. And I've also heard The Lion King & The Little Mermaid are also really good.

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heyimcaro
hiii! i'm caroline. i'm eighteen years old, and just started my freshman year of college. i have a magificent boyfriend who i love more than anything. we've been together over three years. he's also my best friend. speaking of which, my other best friends are also pretty fantastic. another huge part of my heart is devoted to god. he's blessed me with so much more than i deserve, and even though i fall short on a daily basis, he's still there for me, every step of the way. i'm a pretty simple girl- i love anything fun, texting, being outdoors, swimming, playing soccer, frisbee, or watching football, spending time with my family, and most of all- living my life to the absolute fullest.

to be frank, i'm not going to answer your questions about girl drama or pregnancy, because i have no experience in either of those categories, nor do i want to listen to you whine about how "we didn't use a condom" or "she's such a &*^#%!!!!". however, i'm totally open to anything else. drop something in my inbox and i'll get to it pretty quick- i'm quite the net nerd (:

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