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Q: Does anyone know what Paintshop or Photoshop could have made a picture like this?:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=125598324
I don't know the answer, but I just want to comment to say that there is actually a such thing called Paint Shop Pro. The person below me said there wasn't, but you're right.

I think you can do that with either program, Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photoshop, if you're skilled. You know what's weird? I've seen my friend's picture and she has one kind of like that - with cute additions to her photo like bubbly letters and tiaras and sparkles but only because she was in a country where the photobooths are like that and you can actually do that! Cool, huh? Japan/Korea/etc. I think you can find one in Chinatown, NY or Flushing, NY somewhere because I think that's one way to make a cute picture like that.

Q: there's a meal that you make from noodles (my ex-friend used spagetti noodles) and SOY SAUCE was the main ingredient i think... and its sposed to have stir fried vegetables in it..we didn't have any though. and i was wondering if anyone knew what it was and/or how to make it so that i can make it tonight. her and I arn't friends or on speaking terms at this point so i can't ask her... can anyone help plz?
Yes, it is Chinese food (not authentic but Americanized but tasty all the same) and also called Lo Mein in some restaurants, or buffets, depending.

The person below offered a link, so here is a:

Noncomplicated, simplified way of cooking this:
You cook the meat, vegetables, and noodles all separately. First the meat and then vegetables. People use a little sugar along with soy sauce. Then combine them all with the noodles, using soy sauce on the noodles - too much would be overkill so it's not really necessary for the vegetables. For the meat sauce would be okay so the flavor can soak into the meat.

To stir fry:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2891_stir-fry-anything.html

Q: I'm going into high school in the fall(yupp I'm a dorky freshman.) I was just wondering what kind of fashions are gonna be in in the fall. I can't find any of ym amgazines. Please help1!! My style is a mix of girly/preppy. Also I'm short sorta tiny. So if you have any amazing ideas I'd really appreciate it!
I used to subscribe to that magazine and they closed, I think. Here are some other magazines for teens you should check out, at bookstores like Barnes and Noble or Borders or elsewhere: Teen Vogue, CosmoGIRL, Teen People!, Seventeen and Elle Girl to look up the latest fashion.

Also, there are certain styles that never die out. Think pink polos with a thermal long sleeved white shirt underneath and cute jean skirts and boots! for example!

Q: does anyone know where i can get the piano music for Barlow Girls "Never Alone"
Btw it's called "sheet music" if you ever need help searching online.

Q: do you know any stores that do/might have these books but at a cheaper price?

http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Fruits-Shoichi-Aoki/dp/0714845108/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-4282983-3556662?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185240510&sr=1-1

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780865651593&itm=2

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780810943292&itm=6

i know they are cheaper on this site but they aren't at borders so no internet sites please :D

and if you can reccomend any fashion books with pictures and such i'd appreciate it mucho much :D

thanks !
I LOVE JAPANESE FASHION! Do you go on any of the LJ communities?

Anyway, back to the question answering.. I bought a book for a dollar on eBay once. It was weird but it came and it was in good condition. Be wary of people and look for the seller's feedback.

There's one item ready for buy here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fresh-Fruits-by-Schoichi-Aoki-2006_W0QQitemZ150023067802QQihZ005QQcategoryZ378QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Q: Is there anyway to download videos from youtube?
http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=503409

Q: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4y94nb8

Where can I get lots of pictures like that? Is there a site, or any links that anyone knows of? I'd really like to put one sort of like this onto my myspace.

Also, does anyone else have things like this on their myspace? And if you don't, do you like them?
theymos already answered the question fine below so i just tried to help out some more but fine




















I once saw that picture on Xanga.com, but the scene's actually from a movie. I'm sorry, I can't remember the name of it. Hopefully someone else can. Anyhoo, someone must have captured screenshots from the DVD and animated them. I use this easy-to-use animator called UnFREEz to make pictures, which you can download here:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/unfreez.html

You can save the pictures as .bmps to preserve the image's colors and then turn them into .gifs using this program called Giffy:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/GiFFY/951182434/1

I've never had problems with it, like hidden spyware or adware. Good luck!

Q: so on itunes, the song "way back into love" by hugh grant can't be bought unless you buy the whole album. where can i buy that song seperately?
Haley Bennet, the girl who played Cora Corman in "Music and Lyrics" also sang alongside Hugh Grant. At her fansite, you can find some of the mp3s from the show:

You can download it here:
http://h-bennett.fan-sites.org/audio.php

Q: does anyone recall the yellow bag leslie appears with on the first day of school. the yellow one she drops...can anyone find a picture of it, or know where i can find one just like it?
I have a low-quality picture of the bag for you:
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5410/bagat3.png

You can try asking others on the message board here (people have had sucess there asking before):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398808/board

Q: i got the free ticket for ozzfest 2007 in chicago and i was wondering if i could use the ticket even if it has my aunts name on it
I think you probably could. I don't think they'd check for identification unless there's an age limit of some sort for getting into the concert. There's no picture, just a name.

Q: I'm considering getting a pet bird this summer- I used to have a couple of parakeets as a kid. But are there other breeds that are nice to keep as pets? I heard that cockatiels are very nice.. I don't want a big bird, like a parrot but something pretty small that is friendly and that I can hold and play with.
This question was asked a long time ago but I wanted to comment on others' comments. I have never raised any other birds before other than budgies (I have a question for you: did you own budgies? parakeet is the name for just small parrots with long, flat tails or something like that; budgerigar is a more specific name. do you not like your budgies that much? what happened?) but you can't really play with canaries and finches because they are too small and canaries are generally songbirds or the like, so they are pretty noisy. Cockatiels are very cute and friendly from ones I've seen. Hope you got one of those! :D There are so many breeds. I once saw a girl with a parrotlet (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&resnum=0&q=parrotlets&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi) on her shoulder and she was touching him/her. So adorable. Those seem really great.

Q: 13 F. Do you know any cool magazines for girls my age that I can pay cash for? Not just fashion magazines, but magazines that have cool clothes and advice about boys and fun stuff. For example, I want a magazine more like Seventeen than Ellegirl. Thank you!
Teen Vogue, CosmoGIRL, Teen People! Too bad YM closed. It was similar to Seventeen and Elle Girl.

Q: Does anyone know how to say Nic Cester's (the lead singer of Jet) last name? Is it like Kester or Sester?
Nic Cester

I can't find a prounciation on his or his brother's last name.

Search on Youtube for interviews with Jet and hopefully they'll introduce themselves and say their last name.

I found this video but I can't make what they are saying out! After the girl introduces herself one of them says his first and last name I think but I can't really hear it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VjuoCmZxXrc

Q: Can someone give me some rock/indie/r&b songs about liking someone who likes someone else?
Like depressing indie songs, or hard rock or pop songs...I don't care what kind of music, just not country.
Rock:
Buzzcocks - "You Say You Don't Love Me"
Descendents - "Hope"
Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl"
Interpol - "C'mere"

In addition, look at these sites:
http://www.epinions.com/content_2439880836
http://www.cafeastrology.com/Love_songs/lovesongs.html
http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-16E3-1ACE060E-39CADEA2-prod6
http://obscuresound.com/?p=85

and here: http://www.songmeanings.net for the meanings of songs and lyrics if you ever wonder.

Q: I heard this song today. I dont know what its called so maybe you guys can help. It went something like im going to carolina and then said something about tennesee in it. it was a girl singing it. and it was a country song. ive searched google and havent been able to find it. Do any of you know what its called n who sings it? If you do that would be awesome! Thanks!
If you need the lyrics too:

Kellie Pickler - "I Wonder"

Sometimes I think about you.
Wonder if you're out there somewhere thinkin' about me.
And would you even recognize,
The woman that your little girl has grown up to be.
Cuz I look in the mirror and all I see,
Are your brown eyes looking back at me.
They're the only thing you ever gave to me at all.

Chorus:
Oh I hear the weather's nice in California. There's sunny skies as far as I can see.
If you ever come back home to Carolina.
I wonder what you'd say to me.

I think about how it ain't fair.
That you weren't there to braid my hair like mothers do.
You weren't around to cheer me on.
Help me dress for my high school prom like mothers do.
Did you think I didn't need you here.
To hold my hand, to dry my tears.
Did you even miss me through the years at all?

Chorus:
Oh I hear the weather's nice in California. There's sunny skies as far as I can see.
If you ever come back home to Carolina.
I wonder what you'd say to me.

Forgiveness.
Such a simple word.
But its so hard to do.
When you've been hurt.

Oh I hear the weather's nice in California.
And just in case you're wondering about me.
From now on I won't be in Carolina
Your little girl is off...
Your little girl is off...
Your little girl is off to Tennessee

Q: what do you think of these shoes? i just want your opinion, thanks!

http://www.payless.com/Catalog/ProductDetail.aspx?&TLC=Womens&Size=&SLC=WomensCasuals&BLC=WomensCasualsTrendy&ItemCode=55841&DescriptiveColor=Tan&Width=&Type=Adult&VTLC=&cm_id=colordropmenu
Cute flats with the mini-bow and design! They are sooo comfy and would go so well with jeans and skirts!

Q: So this summer i was planning on going to six flags great america with a few of my friends.

and i wanted to know some reviews from people who have been there. is it fun? good rides? working rides?

14f if it helps

thanks~!
Hell yeah it's fun (long waits, however) and the rides work (it's famous so they have to be careful to not get sued, of course).

If you're looking for other ideas, there's Dorney Park and Hershey Park, fun amusement parks as well!

Q: It seems like everytime I recently get up from sitting or laying, i get a really dizzy head and start to black out. and then my feet start feeling really heavy and weak. especially when walking up or down the stairs. it gets really scary.

does anyone know what this is? a blood pressure issue?
I don't know if you would get as good answers here as you would by going to a doctor. You start to black out? That's something serious you definitely should get checked up immediately. It may or may not have a simple solution, you never know.

Q: ok this is kinda hard to talk about but i was at my friends house the other day and her brother kept like touching me and stuff like not in private areas or anything but yeha so we had to help her brother clean his room and i was sitting on hte floor and i got up and like this sounds really weird btu like he started humping me like a joke or something and he kissed me on the cheak and stuff and he's like a year younger than me and i dont know maybe this is stupid but i keep thinking about it and not like i like him i just didnt really like that and like i keep getting this feeling i cant even describe it it's like i'm really scared or something and yeha i just wanted to know why i keep feeling like this and i really dont like her brother he always pushes me around at her house and stuff and well yeah again this my be stupid but i just want this feeling to go away please help thanks in advance
Dude that is sexual harrassment. He entered your personal space without your permission and therefore you feel uncomfortable. Do not be embarassed for yourself. What he did was not welcome. You did not do anything wrong. You should tell your friend if possible or at least your parents or her parents about what happens. Please. Do not let this go unnoticed. He may do this to other people and they just don't speak out. Remember, it's not your fault.

Q: Alright, so I know how to do the whole, CTRL H thing, and delete my history, and then delete it from my recycle bin. But, is there any way that I can delete the 'history' part that pops up(i guess that's what it is) when I type stuff into my address bar, and it looks like this:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=5y2fj87

Does that have to do with like, my internet options/ how can I fix that?


OHH! Yes, if it doesn't work when you delete the history, for me it's because I've added the link to My Favorites list. Myspace doesn't have a title so it just comes up as a link. See if this works: erase history, type in any letter and see if stuff comes up and if that was one of your favorites, you know that that's why it's in the address bar.

Also, you might want to put this link: http://i12.tinypic.com/5y2fj87.jpg instead of the one you have up there because it directly links to the image instead of having to end up on the Tiny Pic site. I have a popup blocker so I couldn't see the image up close.

Put one in my inbox if what I said doesn't make sense or something.

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