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Hey, this is a quick one. Anybody know where to get those yellow Livestrong braclets and how much do they cost?

Use the "Search Questions" feature on the sidebar of this site. Search for Livestrong and you will find a couple of questions asking the same thing.

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My friend is annoying as hell. She considers herself punk. She wears HER OLDER BROTHER'S CLOTHES. And she literally wears a size 1, and her brother, in womans, is like a 5. So they're all baggy, and she wears his belts, shirts and shoes too. It's so annoying. She's really pretty, but she never shows it. She wears argile socks that don't match (literally, she miss-matches them on purpose) and her hair is PAST her butt. She hasn't had it cut in like 6 years. I hate that people look at her and talk about her funny, but seriously, it's so weird because she doesn't even dress or act like a girl. Should I tell her?

Obviously she knows how she is dressing. Let her be herself. If your a good friend then it should not matter how she dresses.

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I need a really good GPA in order to get the full grant that's offered at a transfer school. The problem is my Art History class sounds really difficult. There's only two tests, and each involves memorizing the name, date, tools used, location, and artist of 25 random slides we view in class.

So my question is, what should I do if I don't get a good grade on the first test? I'm majoring in art, so I'd have to change my whole major if I dropped the class. I'm not really good at anything else. Besides, I'm not sure if I can afford to change my major.

I will not, under any circumstances, rate you. I refuse to give anyone who answers this a 5.

You crack me up.
How high of a GPA do you need? The classes that only have two tests always suck. There is no room to mess up. You should talk to your teacher about extra credit work that you can start working on now. Some teachers are all against extra credit, but maybe if you start on it now, as opposed to putting together a shitty job in the last week before finals, then he/she would be more likely to give you some credit.
If you fail the class, then you can always retake it and the highest grade out of the two times should be the only one that counts. At least that's how it is at my college. And yes, I'm ashamed to say that I know that from experience.
I'm not much help with studying, since I'm talking to you now instead of studying for my anatomy and physics quiz tomorrow, I really only know techniques for procrastinating. But you should read the book, if there is one for the class. Get incredubly familiar with the material, and the more you know about the artwork, the more interesting it will get, and therefore, the more you will be able to recall about it.

I will say that it's absolutely crazy that your expected to remember dates.

Damn, I hated my art history class.


DO NOT RATE ME DAMMIT!!

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Hey Hey,

Well one of my friends hurts herself becasue she is depressed and I found this out from another friend and I wrote a letter to the friend that was hurtin herself that she shouldn't do that and that too many ppl love her and that we don't know what we would do without her and she said that she just needs ppl to understand her and I said I would. But now the friend that told me about my depressed friend is mad at me because I supposidily promised her that I wouldn't tell anyone that I knew. I don't know what to do. Should I forget it? The friend that is mad at me was one of my best friends. HELP!

Friend number one= hurting herself
Friend number two= mad best friend

This best friend of yours is being kind of selfish. You did a great thing by writing friend number one a letter telling her how much she matters to people. Instead of worrying about how mad she would be, you were worried about her well-being. Your best friend should have said something to her, she should have also been there for her. #2 should have known that #1 needed good friends like you to know that she's hurting herself so that you could help her out.

I'm not sure if this makes sense, and don't get mad at me for calling your best friend selfish. That's is just what I'm getting out of your question.

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first and foremost, i wouldl ike to add one thing to moderators. delete me! i do not care! you may delete at will! i trust you in your power, and the rest of us lower ppl should! quit saying dont delete me ppl! theres only like 11 or 12 levels 2's! if your deleted, theres a reason! so with that in mind, delete to your hearts content. and please, please, from the bottom of my heart, delete the next question that says do not delete. and thank you everyone, for reading this warm, heartful thing on deleted questions. or something. hm, i wonder if this makes any sence, what so ever.

Matt

You're fucking awesome Matt!!

p.s. Just for that I will not only, not delete this question, but I will give it a smile.

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How long to you have to be on advicenators to delete questions and stuff. How will you know when you can?

Read the FAQ

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My cat has a bad habbit of tearing up the toilet paper rolls. I have tried putting the rolls on backwards so the paper won't roll off when she plays with it, but she is still tearing it up good. I end up thowing away 1/4 of the roll when I go into the bathroom. What can I do to prevent my cat from doing this?

DON'T get your cat declawed. That is a very inhumane way to get rid of a behavioral problem. Declawing is basically like taking off the tips of all of your fingers. It's quite painful and dangerous for the cat.
Plus it probably would not stop the cat from screwing up toilet paper roll. Usually a Vet will not declaw the back claws of a cat, so she could still use those to tear up the toilet paper.
The key in this case is to keep her away from her source of terror: ie. the toilet paper. That doesn't mean lock her out of the bathroom, that means making sure she can't get to the toilet paper. Get a cover for it as Moop has said.
It could be that she needs some more toys to play with. If she is occupied with a few fluffy toys that she is allowed to tear up, then she might not go for the toilet paper. Also rub some cat nip on her scratching post. And hang a few extra toys off of it for her to have fun with.

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Okay...my friend who is 13. Recently just went oit and got hammered..on whisky. and its not like this is his first time either. He is my best friend..and yeah i kinda like him. He said a lot of things when he was drunk..but i wouldnt know because i got up at 2:30 am and walked alone, all the way home..and he just stuck his head out the door and said :make it home safe: well..my step sister said that she mothered him the whole night. he drank half a bottle of whiskey. He said that he wanted to fuck me, that i was going to be so pissed at him..a lot of shit.
Should i beleive anything he says? he keeps on apologizing to me..
well my question is, how do i tell him that im really dissapointed in him without making him feel shittier then he already feels?

You need to tell him the truth about how you feel or it will only keep happening. If you simply tell him "I forgive you, but please don't do it again" then he is not going to get the message.

You need to explain to him exactly how it made you feel. He needs to know every thought that went through your head about his dissapointing actions, how upset you were, how worried you were for him... He NEEDS to know all of this. Of course it's going to make him feel a little shittier, but he needs to know that what he did made you feel bad. He needs to feel as bad as he made you feel when he was acting like that, and maybe he will get the message.
But, along with telling him exactly how dissapointed you are in him, you need to let him know that you care about him and will still be there for him no matter what stupid things he decides to do. If he knows that he can rely on you for support, then he will continue to go to you to set him on the straight path if he ever fucks up again.

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Hey, I'm 14 and I'm trying to search information on the internet about majoring in Criminal Justice. I wanna find out how long its gonna take, and what are the steps to reach my goal. I searched online, but all I'm finding is how to get your degree online. But thats not what I'm looking for. If any of you have family members that are cops, or detectives can you please answer my questions. I want to be a detective really bad!

1. How long does it take?
2. Do you have to be a cop before being a detective? If so, for how long?
3. Do I go to a certain college to major in criminal justice or should I go to a 4 year university?

Thanks so much! I will rate!

Even though eggyolkenema is a complete and total idiot, she has one little tiny good point. You should go talk to your school councelor, or college advisor. You can go to any four year University, or Community college and talk to someone about your worries. If you tell them exactly what you want, then they can probably point you in the correct direction. I found my current college, from talking to an advisor from a different University. That advisor told me the college that had the best classes for the degree that I wanted.

You can't always trust online sources, but if you try searching online, go with the sites that are .edu or .org or .gov instead of just simply .com.
But you are going to have better luck going to a high school or college advisor about this subject.

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all girls get a lump type thing when there breast start growing right?

I'm guessing your 13 or younger and haven't begun to do regular breast exams yet. I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. It was quite a while ago, but I think I remember a "lump" when I first started to bud. I got paranoid, but it's just a normal part of growing.

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My boyfriend wants to know what the most plesureable position is!! haha lol

Good for him. Try asking a question next time.

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(I asked this question to everyone before, but I have certain favorite columnists so I'll just ask them now)
Okay, well, there's a guy I know from MSN who I've been talking to for about a year now, friend of a friend, never met him in person. Last year we mentioned that it might be interesting to actually meet, though he did think that it might be a little awkward, but twice our plans got screwed up one way or another so we just dropped the subject. I didn't speak to him all summer because his computer broke down, and when he came back on I thought maybe I'd mention our idea again. He said he thought it might still be weird, but I said we should give it a try anyway because there was nothing to lose. He agreed and even suggested a place we could meet. A few weeks later, on a Friday, I said how about Sunday and he said yes, but we didn't decide on a time or anything, and come Sunday I didn't see him online until the late afternoon and he didn't even bring up our half-made plans. Anyway, the point of all this is that I really don't know what to do, whether I should keep trying or not. I really want to meet him because I like his personality but for all I know he finds me annoying. I don't know whether to let it go for another while so as not to seem desperate, or if I should just confront him and ask him to just tell me whether he wants to meet me or not so I can go from there. I really don't want to sound pushy. Sorry this was so long, but any advice would help. Thanks.
P.S.:Before I got answers about being careful because i don't know him. This is true, but I'm just telling you now that there's no need to worry about him being some old perv, I know 2 of his friends and random people who went to school with him, he ain't armed or dangerous, folks. :)

I wouldn't suggest just letting it go on like this. Your most likely going to just keep wondering about it until it drives you crazy. You need him to be straight out with you. Does he want to try to meet in person or not? He can't expect you to wait around until it's the right time for him.

Ok, that might be a little pushy. Maybe you shouldn't be that harsh. But you do need him to be decisive. That Sunday, when you talked to him online- you should have mentioned meeting up. Maybe he was just as nervous as you, and didn't want to seem too desperate. That is also a possability.

Just tell him you really want to meet him because you like his personality, just as you've said here. It might be weird, but you guys will never know until you actually try it. If you don't try it, then you two might be missing out on a really fun time. Just let him know that he needs to make it clear... Does he want to meet you? Then cool. But if he doesn't want to meet you, then he can't just play the games that he's been playing. If he doesn't want to meet you, then don't make a big deal of it, just say whatever. You guys can always continue to talk online. Then he might eventually get more comfortable in the future. But he can't keep playing games and avoiding certain things, he definately needs to know that.

I don't know, I'm a little jaded today, but I do hope my advice helped.
And, I would like to say that you have some good favorites and I am honored to be seen amongst them.

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I have a huge problem...I can't stop smoking...and I really don't mean ciggarettes....

Ever since i've been dating my boyfriend, (which is over a year now) I have been smoking pot more and more... I did before that too, but not as much and i am now.

He lives in a rual town, and no one really cares out there, where I live in the suburbs...But last weekend when i was out there, I took the biggest hit ever. Now it hurts to breathe, and I realized that its not the best thing for my body...

It just makes everything so much better. I'm not weak, or insecure, (for the most part) but I just love the feeling.

I have never done, and will never do, any hardcore drugs...

but I really need some advice. I don't want to stop, but I don't want to smoke as much. I'm always around it when I'm with it and sometimes I hate it ...what can I say to him? He understands that I don't like it, but it's his choice you know...I already told him i wouldnt break up with him for it, and I'm too close to him to do somthing like that.

Yes, it is his choice. So why do you have to smoke it just because he is? I don't understand why you are having a problem. If you don't want to smoke sometimes then just don't smoke. Cut it back to once a day, or three times a week, or once a week, it all depends on how much YOU want to smoke.

Smoking marijuana is not hard to stop at all, especially if you don't want to. If you love the feeling and it's not affecting your work or school, then go for it. If you don't like it sometimes, then just don't smoke all the time. It's really just that simple.

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does anybody on here know any good things to do when youre doing the ouija board??! we want it too work really good and were making it charge for glowing in the dark n stuff now so does anyone have expierience that woroked really good and you did something special?? lol thanks much

ooh, I love Ouija boards. When I was younger me, my sister, and a friend of ours would use it all the time. I'm not sure if it really works, but here's what we used to do.

Take the moving thing, and move it around the board to "warm it up" Just so it can move easily. At least two of you should take two fingers and lightly touch the board, and concentrate on talking to someone. Ask if they are from the good side or the bad side. We would most often get people from the bad side. But I do remember a few times that we reache people from the good side. One was an old man, and was was a very young child.
There was one time that my sister and I were using it, and we reached Ouija, and he told my sister to put me in the closet, close the door, and turn off the light, so he could kill me. OH fun fun times :) I was to terrified to go into the closet for at least a month after that. But now that I'm older, I have the sneaking suspicion that my sister was controlling the board.

Anyway, Just go at it and ask away. I'm not sure if it really does anything, but I like to believe that there is something going on in a Ouija board. I recently bought one at a yard sale while visiting my sister. We tried to use it. It moved a small bit, but it was a very weak movement. Maybe it wasn't working because we were drinking, maybe it's because we're older now... Who knows.

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ok well this is the gurl with the music in her collom and ii just wanted to say that i didnt know it wawsnt aloud and how did u know i had music form my question? isnt it anonomus? im sry that i had "anoied" collumists...i am very sensitive twars that topic..i cant tell u why..i jsut am and when someone is pushing my buttons slighty i get agrivated...im just paranoid...i know its stupid but i am...

apologies:(

Of course you ae sensative towards that subject, it's politics. Everyone get's sensative, and I was only telling you that your friends feel the same way and are not attacking your views, but were only expressing yours. You called me a bitch for trying to help you and that was uncalled for. You cannot expect people to say exactly what you want to hear, if you do not tell the columnists exactly why this is bothering you.

I am a level 2 mod, and that is the only reason I can tell who you are. But don't worry, we don't see who asks a question automatically, we only see if we feel that we need to investigate the columnist. From your actions I decided to see who you are. By doing that, I saw a few other questions that you had asked to other columnists, and they were also uncalled for.

Thank you for apoligizing, and you don't really have much of a reason to worry about getting banned. The music is security issue that I believe that the admin is looking into. I'm not certain what is going on with that.

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ok welll im for bush and this one group of my friends are completely anti-bush. and whenever they start talking about the election they totally bash bush in front of my face. they say mean things about him that arnt true. and it really bothers me.....and like i feel like there almost attacking me whenever i tell them that bush was a good leader...what do i do?

Just because they bash Bush doesn't mean they are bashing you. You might be taking it a little too sensatively. Politics are an extremely sensative subject when you get two opposing views together. I am for Kerry, but both of my roommates are for Bush. We don't talk about politics because of the very problem that you have. As much as we try to discuss it, it's not going to change anyone's views about the election, it's only going to turn into a "I'm right, your wrong" game. It doesn't mean that we dont' like each other, it just means that we have different views of this one subject.
Just last week we had a little get-together and my male roommate and another friend started talking about who they wanted for president. One wanted Kerry, the other wanted Bush. If a person had walked in on the middle of them talking, they would have thought that it was a big argument, but to the people who were there the whole time, who new that these two were friends... it was perfectly normal that they would be arguing back and forth about this subject. Sorry this is so long, I write a lot when I drink. But my point is... Don't think they're attacking you... just tell them your own reasons for likeing Bush. Don't let them push you around.

*Edit: Look, little girl, if they were making fun of you for liking Bush, then THEY ARE BASHING YOU FOR LIKING BUSH! Also-I did not even say they were bashing you, I said that you might be taking it too sensatively- Get your facts straight. And don't call someone a Bitch when they are trying to help you out.
I think you really need to get your facts straight before you rating a question. Don't rate someone bad, who gave you useful advice, just because one little word was something that you wouldn't have said.

I aggree with storage-Stop harrasing columnists and take that stupid music off of your column.

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that birth control makes you gain weight?

This is a question for your doctor. There are a shit load of different kinds of birth control's, and they are all pretty much pumping a bunch of hormones into you. And it also depends on your body type and whether or not you are already prone to gaining weight. Even if you do gain weight, it's likely to be only ten-fifteen pounds. Considering that your likely to get pregnant if you don't use birth control, then you would be gaining a lot more weight without birth control. Ask your doctor about the specific kind of birth control that you are interested. And he/she can tell you the different options you have.

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my friend wants me peirce her belly button but i havent ever done it b4 i kno that you numb it with ice but will it bleed alot ...can you just tell me how to peirce it ...like from beginning to end!

thanx!

No, I can't tell you how to do it. I've never been stupid enough to pierce my own belly button, and everyone I know who has, had it in for less than a month, sometimes less than a week, and then it would get so infected, turn out completely crooked, or just completely get rejected by the skin and push out itself. They ended up with a horrible scar. Does your friend want that?

Go to a PROFESSIONAL. You can't just get anyone to pierce a body part, especially someone who has never even done it. These people at piercing salons have hopefully been doing it for years on many different people, and have been trained before even touching someone's skin.

If your friend is 16 or older, then tell her to try to find a way to convince her mother that she is responsible enough to get a navel piercing. She will definately only show how irresponsible she is if she tries to do it on her own. If she's over 18, then tell her to go to a piercing salon herself, they can also tell you everything you need to know about how to care for your piercings.

And if she's under 16, most states will not allow you to get a piercing even if you have your parents permission. But hey, if your close to Canada, most places across the border will let you get a piercing if you look old enough... from my experience at least.

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when is the best time to get your puppy nuetered? I have a puppy and he is like starting to hump his stuffed animal dogs..lol

The earlier you get your dog neutered the safer he will be. It will cut back his chances of getting cancer, and help to supress some unwanted behaviors such as marking his territory and aggressively protecting his territory.

Please get your dog neutered now.

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ok, my boyfriend of 3 years wants to go into the army for about 4 or 5 years. i was just wondering, is there any chance of him getting hurt,dying,etc? b/c if there is..i cant let him go. please help me. ill rate high.

He's going into the army when the country is at war and your wondering if he has a chance of getting hurt? Wow...

Yes. I have a friend who came back from Afganistan. He talks about seeing people get tortured and killing people. He felt bad about things at first, but after a while it just became the thing to do. This is a nice guy telling me that he killed and tortured because "it was the thing to do". If a nice guy like my 22 year old friend could think like that, image how some war mongering individuals could think.

Now that I've said that. It's his choice, you can't stop him from going.

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