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Hey hey hey... thanks ahead of time. I will rate and leave feedback if it's wanted, but anyways- i dyed my hair about two weeks ago and I absolutely HATE the color of it. I thought that I heard of something called Stripping... which is where you get your hair color stripped and it will go back to your natural color. Is this something real and is it bad for your hair, how much does it cost? Thanks

Yes, there is something called 'stripping'. I wouldn't say it's good for your hair but it can dry it out and damage it. As for the price of stripping your hair, it depends on where you go. I would say it's probably under $100.00. There are also products that you can buy and you can do it yourself but I wouldn't recommend that.

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ok so my tonsils are huge and my troat is red, i already have big tonsils uut thye are really big it not strep, it stings a little bit when aswollow ive been risning with salt wter every hour but thta doesnt help, any suggestions?

You may need to get your tonsils removed. Talk to your parents and have them talk to a doctor. This happened to me a few years ago but I ignored it so I may need to get my tonsils removed also. If you're tonsils are huge, then you should see a doctor.

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hey! i am having a birthday there will be boys and girls, i don't wear skirts and i want something casual! any ideas

You can wear cute jeans with a laced tank top or anything that you feel comfortable wearing. I don't know exactly what you wear but you can always have a close friend help you out.

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this isnt my first date but i am 13 and my boyfriend is 15 and he wants to take me to the movies so we are going together alone...and one of my friends is so happy for me and i was like "uhh okay" and shes like "arent you ganna make out" and i dont want to make out at the movies..thats just not who i am...so now im nervous cause what if he thinks i want to do that...i dont know wat to do...

p.s can you please add me to the fav. columnist thing...
thanks

If you're going on your first date, I doubt that your boyfriend would want to makeout with you but I could be wrong. Just let him know how you feel and that you don't want to make out in the theaters. If you let him know, he won't think that if he does.

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How do you get rid of blackheads? The strips don't really work for me..does anyone actually know what will work? Please don't just give me a product you saw on a commercial or something..Thanks..I rate high!!

Try using facial exfoliators and scrubs. I use a blackhead scrub by St. Ives and it's been helping.

If you go to this site, http://unity.goldenmoon.org/pw/hb/blackheads.html, it'll give you tips and home remedies to get rid of blackheads.

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I have this really cute layout and I put the code and everything in the Look&Feel section. However, when I go to preview my site, the picture for the layout is at the bottom and my entry's are at the top. Do you know what could be wrong with this?

If you could send me the link to your Xanga or the layout code, I can see what's wrong.

You can always position to background picture, instead of having it being at the bottom. Are you sure your code is not messed up? That usually happens to my Xanga.

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i dont really kno if i hav black heads or not bc i dont know what they are...im not sure what they look like...just black?? idk pleass tell..

Blackheads are smaller than a zit and they are small, dark spots caused by a small plug in the opening of a pore. When the tip of the pore hits air, it turns black, hence the name. They are usually located on your nose or chin.

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ok first of all, please dont say go google it or yahoo or whatever. doesnt work. does anyone know the artist name or song title for this, im really dont know much of the lyrics so ill try. also im pretty sure the group starts with the letter "A". it usually also plays on the semi-emo station. so heres some of the words i remember, its teh chorus:
"wanted to be something that's different. wanted to see the change in me..."

sry i know its not a lot-thanks a lot!

I love this song and band. It's "Different" by Acceptance.

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how do you become a moderator? thanks a bunch!

The Admin of this site is going to adjust the qualifications of becoming a moderator soon but for more information about becoming a moderator and such, you can go to http://www.advicenators.com/faq.php?t=13 and http://www.advicenators.com/faq.php?t=11. If you meet the qualifications, click on this link: http://www.advicenators.com/mod.php?mode=makeme.

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i just got a yourvoid.com account... and im completly clueless on how it works!! if anybody else has one of these could you tell me how to put music on and a cute layout on the background?!?! thanks so much!!

I have a Your Void account also and it's basically a version of Myspace but it's different. To add codes and such, you need to click on 'My Profile' (http://yourvoid.com/myprofile.php) and then go to your Account Options. Then click on 'Edit Your Profile Information' and paste your codes into any section.

As for music, you need to find a URL to the song you want to play on your Myspace. You can search for a song on this site: http://cdzinc.com. Once you find a song, right click on the link provided, copy the shortcut, and paste the URL between the quotations in this HTML code:

< embed allowScriptAccess="never"style='display:none' src='URL' AUTOSTART='True' LOOP='1' >

Remove the spaces right before the two arrows and then, paste the code into a section and save your changes.

The same goes for a layout. You can either use a premade layout for Myspace, since both sites have the same codes and such.

Go here for layouts:
http://www.myspace.com/omfglayouts
http://www.myspace.com/layoutwhore_x
http://www.myspace.com/layoutsrus
http://www.myspace.com/bitchinq_layoutss
http://www.myspace.com/whoaalayouts
http://www.myspace.com/omg_layouts
http://www.myspace.com/layoutsbyamy
http://www.myspace.com/ashuglylayouts
http://myspace.nuclearcentury.com
http://www.createblog.com/skins/index.php?type_id=3

You just need to know a little bit about HTML, that's all.

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i posted up a question last night, and when i saw it today it had a sad face looking thing in the right top corner of the box, why is that??? i have seen a lot of questions with that lately, what does it mean

That just means that your question has a low rating. Since you're not a moderator, you cannot rate questions. Moderators rate questions to get rid of the bad ones and to sort them out. Go here for more information: http://www.advicenators.com/faq.php?t=4.

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in the summer i get freckles all over my face. its really annoying my face is more pale then tan. i look bad without coverup.. i dont like coverup because its cakey sometimes and thick and expensive..and also melts off your face. are there any alternatives to get rid of or cover up freckles?

They say rubbing lemon juice with a cotton ball over your freckles fades them a little bit but freckles are natural and there is no need to cover them up.

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Hi,
Does anybody know any sites i can visit that have good Myspace layouts?
i rate high

You can go to:
http://www.myspace.com/omfglayouts
http://www.myspace.com/layoutwhore_x
http://www.myspace.com/layoutsrus
http://www.myspace.com/bitchinq_layoutss
http://www.myspace.com/whoaalayouts
http://www.myspace.com/omg_layouts
http://www.myspace.com/layoutsbyamy
http://www.myspace.com/ashuglylayouts
http://myspace.nuclearcentury.com
http://www.createblog.com/skins/index.php?type_id=3

Or if you want to make your own, you can go to:
http://www.fearkiller.net/utilities/myspace.php
http://www.strikefile.com/myspace
http://mygen.co.uk/index.php?page=create
http://www.myspaceeditor.org

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i pierced my cartlige on my b-day on march 31 ... & now im doing cheerleading so they make me take it off ...no biggie, but when i was putting it back on i relized it was infected, so what can i do and shouldnt i do to make it feel better?! (bu the wasy it looks like a have a pimple on the back of the hole thingy but its the infection thingy

Try cleaning the infected area with rubbing alcohol. If you don't see it becoming better, then don't try putting the earring back in or touching the area. If you have to, let the hole close up and you can always get it pierced again.

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well 13 months ago my doctor said i was gonna get my period in 6 months to a year.. but then a year passed and i still hadn't gotten it.. and then i went to my physical 13 months later and the doctor said another 6 months to a year.. but ive gotten like everything such as my growth spurt pubic hair.. vaginal discharge.. etc. but im active.. cauz im a runner... but i haven't ran since the end of may cauz i have an injury.. so i know like you shouldn't want your period or w/e.. but i just wanna get it over with because all of my friends have it except me and i feel so left out.. and my best friend just hers and she says she won't feel comfortable talking about it with me until i got mine.. so i feel so bad.. when do you think i'll get mine??.. do you think i'll have to wait another year??

Every female develops differently than others so no one can give you an exact answer on when you'll start menstruating. You could start in a few months but then again, you could start in a year. No one knows. Since you're active, it may take a longer time to get your period. Don't worry about it, you'll get it eventually.

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Other than Jansport, what are some good brands of backpacks? I'm going to have a lot of big books and binders this year and I need a bookbag that will last me all year without tearing or the zippers breaking. Thanks.

There's L.L. Bean backpacks, which last for the whole school year.

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this one is for girls to enter..i found a brownish redish substance in my underwear...in front. i am like70% sure it wasnt blood...what happened?

You got your first period. First periods usually start like this. You should probably wear a pad, since you don't want to bleed through your underwear. If you need to talk to someone, talk to your mother, since she went through the same thing as you and probably is still menstruating.

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how do you make these ♥ without copying them

You need to type & hearts ; but remove the two spaces so that everything is combined.

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what does prude mean?

Prude means that you're afraid to do anything sexual with someone.

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I keep getting this white gooey stuff when im not on my period. Do you know what that is and is it healthy?

That "white gooey stuff" is discharge and it's natural, normal, and healthy to have it. If it's discolored, then it's not healthy because you could have an infection.

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