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Q: What are the good and bad about PSP?

when u buy it does it come with a game?

What are good Accessories for it?

do you have to buy a memory card or does it come with it?

the good:
- the graphics are really good
- it accesses the internet
- it holds music and photos
- it doesnt weigh much

the bad:
- it is kind of expensive
- some games take a long time to load
- it gets scratched easily (this can be avoided by buying a cover)
- you need to buy a memory card for it which is expensive
- the battery runs out quickly

some good accesories that i would buy for it would be a cover, a pro gamers kit which is only 20 bucks, a memory card, and a case. the pro gamers kit comes with headphones and a cleaner and a car charger. heres a link to find reviews, and accesories:

http://reviews.cnet.com/consoles/sony-psp/4510-10109_7-30895581.html?tag=sub

GOOD LUCK!

Q: is this a good camera !!
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5367837

yeah thats good. If you're looking for clear crisp pictures then thats a really good camera because it has 10 megapixels and the more megapixels, the better. but the optical zoom is only 3 so if you need the zoom feature i would look for a camera with at least 5x optical zoom.

but thats a good camera with a good price.
=]

Q: I need a faster roundoff back handspring. I'm taking gymnastics for my cheerleading team, and my tumbling all seems very slowww. This is going to be a problem, once I start trying to learn a roundoff tuck.
So, what can I do to make my tumbling faster/my roundoffs faster? I have been taking running starts, too..

well i had the same problem and my coach told me to be as stiff as a board during the roundoff part. but for running, take long strides as you run and when you hurdle, instead of trrying to make it higher, make it go out more. snap your feet down for like a split second after the roundoff. good luck =]

Q: i want to get a photo on a computer but i don't have a scanner and i can't e-mail it becuz its on paper and its not on a digital camera

how do i get it on the computer

if you go to like a CVS or Walmart or Walgreens they have scanner machines that you can use they are really cheap and they put it onto a disk for you. OR you can use a digital camera and take a picture of the picture and put that into the computer.

hope i helped!

Q: here are some things that i do on a regular basis:
you tell me if they sound a little OCD-ish.

1. i have to check that i logged off the computer at least 8 times (literally) like i go downstairs. and then think OMG DID I LOG OFF? or like we'll be going out to dinner and ill make us go all the way back just to make sure i log off. and i always do to.

2. at school i have to go and check that my locker is closed. during the day i have to ask my teachers to go to the bathroom, so i can run and check if its closed, same with PE lockers.

they couold possibly be symptoms of OCD. I dont think they are severe enough to cause any major problems. I have OCD and i do those things too. If it's really bothering you then talk to a counselor or something. i dont think theres any real reason to worry; but i DO think that those are OCD symptoms.

Q: what is the best eyeliner to buy from sephoras?
links would be great!
thanks in advance
=]

you with the basic black eyeliner in sephoras brand:

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P178006&categoryId=S10505&shouldPaginate=true

^^ that one is khol and i like that one better but for a less expensive basic pencil:

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P42218&categoryId=S10505&shouldPaginate=true
^^ look there

Q: At what age do teenagers usually get past basic levels of thought and begin thinking more intellectually?What I mean is...when do they start to form their own opinions,have some idea of what they want out of life,and just generally gain a more adult outlook?

It definitely varies. By the time i was thirteen i knew what college i was going to, where i was going to live, how i was going to live, and when i wanted to get married. But some people mature at different levels, some teens are scared about what will happen so they try not to think about it. So i would say any age between 13 and 19 and im sorry i cant give a specific answer but thats just how it is. Everyone is different and maturity levels differ.

hope i cleared that up i little =]

Q: Alright, Im going to the beach for a week. im going with all of my best freinds, and i want to take a lot of really really cute pictures.
what i need, is ideas.
I know we're going to do footprints in the sand, write our names, sunset pictures, stuff like that. I just want really super cute things we could do that would make good pics.

thanks so much!

take pictures into each others sunglasses because then you get their face and you can see your face in their glasses which is super cute.

also shadow pics of you guys like holding hands and waving is a really cool technique. all you have to do is take pictures of your shadows.

Another cool thing is if you like jump off of things and get you jumping its really funny to see the expressions afterwards and you're sure to get a bunch of laughs.

=] hope i helped you and have funnnn!

Q: Last night I rented disk 1 of season 1 of the OC. It was OK, but I was really wanting to see the episdoes when Ryan/Marissa are together, and ones when Seth/Summer are together. Can anyone tell me what disks/seasons are the best to watch for all that love stuff?

well they're all together on disk 2 of season 3. and seth and summer are together for most of the disks except for a lot of season two where summer goes out with zach. But umm look in later disks of season 1 and early disks of season 2 because they will most likely be together in those episodes. (sorry this isnt very specific)

=]

Q: dose a yeast infection cause you to NOT have your period?

nope, your cycle should still be normal during a yeast infection.

Q: i have this project at school where i have to make a collage on things that relate to me.. and i want to put pictures of me and my family and friends, but also put clippings from newspapers.. like i like sports like soccer, volleyball, basketball, dance.. and i like other cute girly things too, and etc. where can i find magazines that have stuff i can cut out and put in my project? i really want it to be like 3D and not just the collages where you paste everything on Microsoft word or something. THANKS I LOVE YA!

umm well DiscoveryGirls, GirlsLife, J14, Seventeen, CosmoGirl, Teen People, and Bop have a lot of cute pictures and words you can cut out, most of these magazines can be found at any grocery or drug store. and they're between 2 and 5 bucks =]

Q: how many calories are in a jr. cheeseburger from wendy's?

there are 320 calories. and if you're on a 2000 calorie/day diet then thats 320/2000 so thats basically 16% of the food you can have in one day.

=] hope i helped

Q: Well for years I've been trying out different deoderants and antiperspirants but none works on me. I even have CERTAIN DRI which closes the pores on your armpits but even that doesn't work and I put a lot on!

I don't even raise my arms at all and it's really hard for me. Only from my elbow and down, that's all.

So Yeah..my hair is always in a pony tail so can you imagine how weird that looks like when i have to keep tying up my hair? Drinking water? Raising my arms up to excercise? Looks like I'm crippled or handicaped, one of my friends said.

I dont' know what to do!

the same thing happened to me so i went to my doctor and i got a really strong perscription anti-persperant. You only have to apply it 4 times and it works for like a year. I love it and it works great so yeah talk to your doctor. Wash under your arms a lot and sleep wearing a cotton t-shirt. =]

Q: me and this guy have liked eachother for a couple months now and we've already kissed and stuff but he never got around to asking me out [ but it was kind of like we were already dating, you know but it wasn't offical or nothing ] well he finally asked me out a little ago and nothing's really seemed to change.

it sort of doesnt' feel like we're going out and i'm a little worried cause i don't know if that's a bad thing or what does that mean it's just confusing and hard to explain. like for the past couple months it's basically like we've been going out but now that it's offical we're kind of just like "oh we're going out" cause before we never held hands or nothing and we haven't yet as a couple.

i don't know exactly waht i'm asking just maybe if this has happened to anybody before how did you start transitioning it into like, boyfriend/girlfriend mode? or if you were in my shoes, what would you do?

i think i would just go with the flow for a while, because you don't want to freak him out by all of a sudden acting all mushy gushy girlfriendish. Take it slow, maybe wait a couple of days before holding hands and after that, start like resting your head on his shoulder. you know, little hints. If you want him to hold your hand, just bump your hand into his a couple of times very gently, if he feels comfortable, he'll hold it, if not then just wait. It can be hard and confusing, but i hope things work out =]

Q: do they get to see who asked it?

nopee =]
only if you tell them.

Q: i'm going to a new school next year, and there's a dress code. i usually dress pretty preppy anyway, but can anyone tell me brands that people will be wearing? i know like, vera bradley and uggs and everything. but i usually don't pay that much attention to what i wear and i wanna look good and trendy. what stores have clothes like j.crew, a.eagle, and hollister? what other kinds of shoes and bags will people have? thanks

dont listen to the person below me when he/she said buy clothes from the gap. if you wear clothes from the gap, you will get laughed at. and im totally not trying to offend anyone but thats life. anywhoo, hollister, american eagle, abercrombie, aeropostale, forever 21, places like that are what most people in my school wear.

for shoes and bags, ummmm well a lot of people i know wear flip flops from hollister, flats from american eagle and types of shoes, and like DC shoes or Etnies. Bags, well the new trend in my school is using Hollister, american eagle, and abercrombie totes and bags. But if you mean like purses, then aeropostale, XOXO, Douney and Bourke, and Coach have cute bags. Backpacks are basically anything goes. just do what you feel is comfortable and good luck!

Q: ok i'm 13/f and its summer so i'm about to start babysitting. i wanted to put flyers up in the mail room because i live in an apartment. well the problem is, i dont know what to write on the flyers. can somebody please give me some ideas??
thank you!

i would put your name, age, ages that you babysit for, and phone number, actually maybe not your age but i would use bright colors and have my friends say quotes about how good i am with kids and then put the quotes on the flyer. i hope you get lots of business =]

Q: Okay, so Jordin Sparks (my personal fave) won American Idol last night.

While I think Jordin is certainly a better singer than Blake Lewis, I think Blake is a better all-around entertainer.

Who do you think should have won?

(I'm just trying to get opinions here.)

BLAKE totally should've won. i mean Jordin is a good singer but she isn't really good with the modern songs and when she went home on one episode i think the "fame" got to her head. Blake was all cool and hung out with his parents and hes unique. He sings modern stuff and has a voice that is unlike all of the other american idols. he can beatbox too which makes him extra cool, but he definitely had a better personality than Jordin and he shouldve won. Especially since i voted for him 34 times =]

Q: What color highlights would look good in dark brunnette hair?

hmm like sort of a deep gold would look good and like various coffee colors like chesnut or espresso. BUT NOT BLONDE,

Q: I can do my left and right splits pretty well, but im basically a centimeter off the floor, and I need to be able to do them in like 2 weeks. Ive been working on them for a really long time, and for some reason my progression has seemed to slow. What is a really good strech for left and right splits? thanks =]

alright well i am an assistant coach at a gymnastics academy and all of my girls used to have trouble with splits. so i took a mat (u can use a matress or even a bottom stair) and i made them put one leg on the mat and one leg on the ground and go down as far as they could. I made them hold that for 3 minutes and then do the other leg for 3 mins. then do the same thing for both except switch so the back leg is on the mat. it sounds confusing but it really works =]