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Ok, so there is this guy who I can't manage to get out of my head. He is the sweetest guy i've ever known and i've fallen so hard for him. And when he's not around I can't help but feel sad. I don't want to feel this way because he's someone that I would never get a chance to be with, and I understand that... because well, he's my teacher and I know how that's wrong and whatever, But I can't help how I feel at this point... People say they think he likes me because he's the playful type, I guess, and he touches me and stuff like that... Nothing too serious though... Anyway, I try so hard to find something wrong with him or to ignore him so that I could get over him, but he always comes around and says something sweet or funny... The point is, I'm about to graduate in a month and knowing that i'll probably never see him again is killing me... I havn't felt like myself because of this whole thing and it's bothering me... I guesss I just want to know how I can get over him or any other advice anyone might have on this whole thing...
thanks so much... 19/f
Ohhhh and i'm not in highschool... It's more like a trade school..
This is a really tough situation. I think that the only way that this is going to get resolved is if you talk with him about it right after you graduate. There's no reason why you can't stay in touch with him and be friends. It's easy to idolize a teacher, but if you actually became good friends with him it should be much easier to find something wrong with him. After talking with him, I wouldn't suggest starting a relationship even if he's into it. Take some time to reevaluate things. It could get bad if you don't. In any case, revealing your feelings to him could very well give you the closure that you need. Good luck. :)
I play an instrument in band and I have to learn like a lot of scales. I already know 6 but I have to know 6 more. When I first memorized the 6 scales i know now, i only memorized them by like the fingerings---not the notes. But I know the notes now. And now i need to know how to memorize these other scales and kinda fast. Is there some logical way to know them just by thinking about it or do you have to actually memorize every single sharp/flat in all the scales?? Whats the most efficient way to memorize them?
The first 6 are the easy ones. Now is when it gets tricky. Unfortunately, the easiest, best, and most efficient way to do it is memorization. Memorization can get really hard, (I could only get to 9) but there just isn't a better way to do it. A second option is to practice A LOT. If you practice way too much, sometimes you can just play the scales without even thinking about them. Your fingers will just move to the right places on their own. Good luck. :)
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ok. so, last night i got realllyyyy bored, so for the first time ever i watched porn. and i realized i am personally ready to have sex right now. and i now none stop think about how i want it. jkas. is this normal. do i really wnat it? am i just thinking that from the porn ?
It's very normal for you to feel the way you do. That doesn't mean that you are ready though. Physically ready, yes of course you're ready, but sex is much more than that. There is a huge emotional load and tons of consequences that come with it that you aren't ready to handle. I'm not ready for it and I'm almost 21, not to mention I've been engaged for a year. Don't get me wrong, you're not a horrible, terrible, immature person if you have sex when you're a teen. Most people lose their virginity in their teens. The real question is, how many of them realize that hey, they really weren't ready at all and now wish that they had waited? The answer is a lot. Bad things can and will happen to you if you're not careful, sometimes even if you are. Remember, sex is primarily about reproduction. Why risk so much when you can feel just as good without intercourse? If you don't have a boyfriend explore your own body. If you do, experiement with sex acts other than intercourse. You're horny just like every other teenager. Think with your head and don't make a decision for unnecessary, short term pleasure like so many teenage moms and dads have done. Take a look at this website and reevaluate if you're ready or not. There is a lot of really good information if you browse around the site, too. Good luck!
http://www.coolnurse.com/sex.htm
okay so i have a boyfriend of about 9 months now and i love him so much.. it's just sometimes he annoys me and we get into stupid little fights..i have a problem with like over thinking things, or sometimes i let things get to me that shouldn't. does anyone have any advice as to how i can just let things go and be more carefree about things? and also is this normal? like do couples get into little stupid fights? just let me know! thank youu
A lot of people, especially women, have this problem including myself. If it's an issue now, it'll happen with this guy for as long as you stay with him. It's the way you are and it's the way he is, which, in all likelihood, is never going to change. There is hope though. A lot of hope. Just because it's happening doesn't mean that it has to be an issue. I've gotten to the point in my current relationship where we've gotten past trying to put up with each other and have begun pointing out each others' faults. I now know what annoys him about me and he knows what annoys me about him. This has obviously caused problems especially since we expect each other to try to change after our faults are known to us. Every time we do something annoying it gets worse and we have the same arguements over and over. When we argue, along with my overreacting, he has an "I'm always right" attitude and won't let things go until I shut up. We feed off of each others emotions too. The more upset I get, the more upset he gets and vice versa. We are both insanely stubborn. Bad, bad, bad. All this makes the arguements that we have go on for hours after they need to. I'm not saying it's entirely my fault, it's not. It takes two to argue. However, we've found a way to try to curb everything and things have gotten much better between us. We're not curbing things to a positive direction, but to a calmer direction. If we can both calm down, the arguements become mature conversations, which is what you want to aim for. I've recently noticed about myself that when I ge worked up about something, if someone can get me to laugh I'm all cured, I realize what I'm doing, and I stop. It's hard to get me to laugh when I'm mad, only my immediate family and childhood friends have it down to a science, but I'm teaching my fiance how to do it too. We aren't trying to change each other, we're trying to learn how to deal with each other the right way. We're teaching each other how to treat each other as if we were family. You've been with your family and close friends much longer than 9 months, yet you are attempting to be even closer than you are to them to someone that you don't know that much about being around yet. It makes a lot of sense that you'd have some problems. THe one thing you should keep in mind is that you can't apply the golden rule here. He can't treat you how he would want to be treated. You're totally different people. He should treat you how YOU want to be treated and vice versa, of course. Arguements happen. Arguements are healthy. If you stop argueing altogether, you'll have a really fake, awkward relationship and you won't be able to grow. So, my advice for you is to find something that can help you in your relationship like my fiance and I have found in ours. Think about how arguements are diffused between you and your family members and have him do the same. Then, work together to try to come up with an easy way to keep things calm that will work for the both of you. This will take time, a lot of patience, and a lot of work, but it will help a lot. This guy is worth it though, right? Remember that, as unrealistic and often impossible as can be, honesty and openness in the first place helps more than anything. Good luck. :)
i have this friend who is dating this guy and over the last few months, he started turning saying inapproprate things and acting like a total jealous boyfriend. Now lately since she got back from her trip she has really been turning into a jerk herself. She's pushy and mean. I mean we used to make fun of each other in a friendly way and now she's starting to get out of control, she's telling me when we're going to hang out and she's starting to take his side of things, like she's backing him up, but she continues to say that she wants to let him and he means nothing to her and she doesn't care about him, but she is really turning into a female version of him. I can't believe it because we've known each other since we were like 1. I don't know who she is anymore and everytime me or anyone else tries to talk to her, she either just pushes it off, or gets really defensive. What should i do?
I think that you and her other friends that are upset about the way she is acting should get together and write a well thought out letter. Make sure all of you sign it. Even if she gets angry about it, she'll have read it and she'll most likely take every word to heart. Make sure it is known that you're trying to help her and that she is in danger of losing a lot of friends if she doesn't realize what is happening to her. Don't make it sound mean, just let pure concern show through. She is definitely in denial so use specific examples of her behavior to prove to her how much she has changed. If she keeps all this up, stop hanging around her. Once she breaks up with her boyfriend, which she will, give her another chance to be a good friend. It's easy to get caught up in a guy and lose track of everything else. Good luck.
i have a playing test in band tomorrow for school and i have a question
when theres a note... is the key signature (flat or sharp) supposed to go in FRONT of the note? or BEHIND the note?
and how do you play a B# on a clarinet??
Whoa, B sharp isn't the same as C! It's the same as C flat and nobody uses that. Like others have said, the sign goes in front of the note. This website will give you the fingerings for all notes on the clarinet. http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/index.html
Good luck!
see but my sister will be like oh ive been having cramps. n my mom will be like well u shouldnt be messing with your body like that and doing things you shouldnt be with your boyfriend. and she is 19 and she lives with him so shes not even here. im only 15, so she would freak out i dont even want to no wut she would say. im just scared. i was thinking about telling my mom that the nurse said they were going to do another test and i said ok and they were quiet and so i asked when they were going to do it and they said they were already done. thats how it really happend cuz i had an iv in and they just took my blood. except i actually knew wut the test was im just thinking i could lie and say i didnt?
Don't be scared! If you're scared, you'll blurt everything out for sure. Try to be as confident as you can. She can't touch you. Sex cannot mess up your period. If your mom thinks that, she's very misinformed. Since she is acting the way she is with your sister over it, who is an adult for goodness sakes, it wouldn't be a good idea to tell your mom that you're having sex with your boyfriend. Telling her you didn't really know what they were testing for is a good idea. Make it seem like it was just a standard test for teen and adult women. Remember too, she might not even notice! Take a deep breath, be calm, and be confident and you'll get through this easily. I'd also suggest that you talk to your sister about everything. Ask her for advice. She's been through all this with your mom and she might be able to help you a lot more than someone like me that doesn't know your mom at all. Again, good luck and remember to be confident. :)
so ive been going to the doctor to find out why im so sick. i went in to get my cat scan thing and in the middle of it the girl came out and asked when my last period was and i said like 5 days ago but said it was weird. so they made me take a pregnancy test. it should only be taking 5 min in there so the doctors made up this excuse for my parents that they did a kidney test instead. but to my question. on the bill medical bill it will say hgc test instead of some kidney test. my mom has had 2 kids but she doesnt do any medical stuff except she used to be like some receptionist for a hospital. do you think she would no that the hcg test is a pregnancy test? she cannnt find out. it was negative, but she would still no that im having sex with my boyfriend and then i couldnt see him anymore.
My guess is that she won't even notice it. If she does notice it, she'll probably know what it is. Most women do. You can get by this though. Quite easily, actually.
Most of the time when you go in for a physical or anything, the doctor will ask you if you have a boyfriend. That's pretty standard. If you answer yes, they assume that you are having a sexual relationship with him and they'll start talking about birth control and safe sex. They make this assumption because if they ask directly, teens will tend to lie out of embarrassment or for fear of being found out by their parents. They never ask if you're actually having sex. Since you have a boyfriend, they just take all the precautions and make sure you know how to protect yourself. Try to remember exactly what they asked you. Did they ever ask if you were having sex? Did they even ask if you had a boyfriend or did they just ask about your period? If they never asked if you were having sex, it's your own guilty conscience that has got you worried.
If your mom questions you, just tell her that you told them your period was strange last month, you said yes, and they did the test as a standard procedure. This could pose problems because mothers are usually pretty darn smart. She probably has a good idea that you are having sex with him anyways. Scary right? If you can't beat around the bush and she keeps asking directly if you are having sex with your boyfriend, which she very well might do, you can, of course, tell a huge lie. I'm not normally one to condone lying, but that's probably the best way to handle it.
If you don't want to lie or are a really bad liar, just tell her the truth. Who really knows what she would do. You don't know that she would forbid you from seeing him. She might actually be supportive of you or happy that you told her the truth (a truth she already "knew"). Parents can really surprise you sometimes. Plus, even if she does forbid you from seeing him, she can't realistically do that. It'll put some stress on your relationship with your boyfriend if you don't have her blessing, but there are so many ways to get around your parents it's ridiculous. Her telling you that you can't see him doesn't mean much at all. You'd be risking getting into a lot of trouble if you were found out, but how bad could the punishment possibly be? Being grounded for a few weeks is worth seeing him a few times right?
Anyways, I'd like to end with telling you to make sure that you're being very careful. Use protection every single time. More than one type whenever possible. It sounds like you have been, but a scare like this really puts things into perspective. I would even suggest that you get on some type of birth control pills if you are going to keep having sex. You don't want your mom to have to find out that you're having sex with your boyfriend by noticing that you are pregnant. That would be the end of your life as you know it in so many ways. It would be much worse than if she found out from a pregnancy test that came out negative. The best advice I can give you is to stop having sex. You can do other sexual things, but actual intercourse is just not a good idea to do all the time if you want to avoid pregnancy, especially at a young age. It really isn't worth it. Good luck!
i have my sophmore dance on the 23rd and i still have to get my dress. i am 15 and i am pretty much light skin tone with brown hair and blue eyes. i weighh about 125 pds. and was wondering what color dress would go good for me? any suggestions
Pick your favorite pastel. Darker colors would probably make your skin look really white. Blue would of course bring out your eyes. Good luck in finding something. :)
lol do you think its cool to say "Thats poptarded" instead of retarded? i was just eating a poptard and it came into my head since alot of tachers and stuff dont like kids saying that, lol. im in 7th grade.. lol not like an adult.. that would be funny if like my mom said that though, but not much since shes not 13. (and a girl!)
this really deserves to be in the random weirdos section haha
I think it would be funny, but it might be hard for some people to understand what you meant at first. Other than being kind of difficult to figure out if you're not told what it means, yeah, I'd say it's pretty funny. Being hard to figure out may actually make it perfect since teachers won't have any idea what it was derived from and would have no reason to whine about it. The only way to know for sure though is to test it out. Good luck with your new word! :)
Ok im a fifteen year old male. I thought my best friend hacked my myspace and i blamed it on him. When really it was my mother. I dont know how she did it. She read all my personal blogs. She brings me to counseling now which I dont need. Because I said in there Im manic depressive. I know I am Ive been diagnosed by a retired doctor that my mother didnt know I was seeing because he was related to one of my good friends. What do I tell the counselor? she keeps asking me whats going on why didnt you tell your mom this. Im a very private kid and i dont like to discuss things with my mom. what do i do? My mother deleted all my 984 friends. Including my best friend which is austin. I think shes jealous I have friends. She doesnt like austin. He's a great person too.
Your mom has a point, but she went way too far and crossed a whole bunch of lines she shouldn't have even gone near in trying to make it. Her point is that you should have told her about the depression and that being the private person that you are, she doesn't know things about you that she probably should. Here's what you should do. Tell the counselor what your mom did and how ridiculous she's being. Don't even bother about telling him/her about your depression and stuff. That can be dealt with later if it even needs to be. What your mom did needs to be dealt with now. It was completely unacceptable and the counselor will probably feel the same way. So, basically, use the counselor that she got you against her. Fun, huh?
Now on to your depression. You made it sound like having manic depression wasn't a big deal for you and it wasn't that serious. It sounds like things are going just fine for you and that you're dealing with it in an healthy way. If this is true, good for you. Remember though, that manic depression is serious. Your mom should have known about it. Anybody that reads your blogs would have known. Isn't your mother more important than them? She cares so much about you even if she has a poor way of showing it. Sounds like she needs the counselor more than you. She really needs a few lessons in parenting. Yeah, she made some mistakes as a parent, but she didn't make any as a person. Her intentions for you are very good. Setting everything aside, please be positive that your depression isn't serious enough to be greatly affecting your life. If it is, you really should look into getting some kind of help for it.
Good luck. :)
whats the point of the war in America? i dont get it.. saddam huusain, iraq, bombs, etc. like seriously.. did we just go attack them because of 9/11? and what provoked the people to attack us in the first place? gosh it seems all stupid, but im not entirely sure what its about too.
we should spend our taxes for better, more constructive reasons.
13/f
Noticed how gas prices are rising lately? There are a ton of reasons why we went to war, but I think that oil is one of the more notable ones. Oil is a natural resource so there's only so much of it on the Earth right now. It is created naturally, but it takes billions of years to do this. We are using it at a MUCH faster rate than that. Since oil is formed naturally, it must form in a particular environment. The middle east is one of the only places in the world where oil is formed. It is the only area in the world where there's enough of it to mine a lot of it efficiently. The US needs oil. We use a ton of it. Enough to be a cause in a war.
The US also has a tendency to try to make other countries exactly like us because "we are the best". The US is the "most successful" country in the world so we "obviously" have the "best" way of doing things and every other country should work just like ours. So, what happens is, we try to "help" and "fix" other countries for "their benefit". See what I'm getting at? Most countries in the world hate the US for this, but wouldn't they do the same if they had as much power as we did?
It's easy now, to say that the war was a mistake, but you really can't blame it for having started. Diplomats, people that are supposed to solve issues between countries aren't doing their jobs correctly. Most diplomats aren't professionals. They are just appointed into their positions. So, lets say you're the president. You're more likely to appoint one of your friends than someone that you don't know or have reason to trust, right? I guess the US doesn't have the "best" way of doing things after all huh? Anyway, these unprofessional, appointed diplomats don't have the skills needed to communicate, compromise, and basically do what they need to do to prevent wars like the one we are in now.
Something called real politik plays a part in all of this too. Real politik is (basically) the concept that there is a certain amount of power in the world. Wars can start because certain countries feel that the power that they have in the world is threatened. There's a mad rush to get more and more power. In order to get this power it must be taken from other countries. This ties in with the oil problem and leads directly to terrorism too. Terrorists have one goal. This goal is to upset the balance of power in the world and try to take advantage of the confusion to take the power for themselves.
Notice how everything is interconnected? One thing alone can't start and sustain a war, there are many, many factors involved that, together, equal more than the separate effects. Notice also how pretty much all of these issues relate to power? It seems like a silly reason to go to war, but wouldn't it be awful to be completely controlled by other countries and be fearful of being blown to smitherines if we didn't do what they wanted? There's a whole lot to think about here. I didn't even get to the half of it.
Don't let any of this lead you to think that I am either for or against the war. I don't think that my opinion is important in answering your question. Opinions and emotions cloud judgement and analysis of facts. I'm sure I didn't leave my opinions entirely out, but who can? Anyway, I hope I helped. :)
Ok, I know what a pushup bra is so please do not tell me what a pushup bra is. (For ex: "it pushes your boobs so they dont sag" or wahtever)
I never wore one before, so I was just wondering exactly HOW it works?? (NOT what it is! lol)
Look at the insides of your hands. Touch the tips of your middle fingers together and hold your thumbs up. Now, put your hands under your boobs in this position. Your pointer fingers should be touching the bottom of your boobs and your thumbs should be touching the outside. Push up and in. This is basically what a pushup bra does. Extra support is put in the bra in the places where your hands are causing your boobs to rise and push together.
15/F
I may like this guy, and I think he likes me back, and all these people (people I don't even know, even!) have been asking if we're dating. We're not, though we do hang out a lot together since we're in the same friend group.
I guess mainly I'm confused because I have no experience with any of this. I just switched schools from a private, all-girls' school to a public co-ed arts school. I haven't actually had a guy friend in five years.
At first me and this guy were friends, and then I started having dreams of us together... found myself drawing him and writing love poems. And then I noticed when I was around him he would start getting tongue-tied, tripping over stuff, getting happier than he normally is... see the thing is... and lately his best friend (also in our friend group) was like "you know he's totally into you, right?" and "if you're interested he'd totally go along with it"
And I was like, "how?"
He's kinda the shy one, so I guess a lot of it's up to me in a sense. I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to do with how I've been feeling. What is dating anyway? What does it mean to be in a relationship or just more than friends?
To be honest, being in a relationship is not much different from being really good friends with someone. It's actually a good way to look at it. Most of the time you spend with the person, especially in the beginning won't involve a whole lot of intimacy. It can grow into more with time, but to start, that's how it should be. The beginning of a relationship is about getting to know each other and having a good time together.
Don't worry, you're not that sheltered. Anybody that is inexperienced with dating will have similar thoughts and feelings as you. The average age to begin dating, I believe, is 14, so you really aren't that far behind.
What should you do with what you're feeling? Enjoy it! There's nothing you're "supposed" to do. The more you plan things out, you may feel disappointment when they don't go the way you planned, which reminds me of a quote that I absolutely adore. "Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have." Even though it's not love yet, the same rules apply. It's not always how you want it and the more you expect it to be, the more you'll take it for granted or fail to see that it's there at all.
My advice to you for getting through all of this is to just roll with it. Things are going along just fine for now. If you want to take the next step go ahead. You'll know when the time is right and you'll know what to say. Sponteniety is the best way to do this. Just keep in mind that honesty about your feelings will get you a long way. Good luck, even though it seems you won't be needing it! Things will go great. :)
Right so I'm 17 years old. When I was 15 i went through some rough times and I turned to alcohol as a solution. It got pretty bad but i got over it eventually. Now I'm older i'm still having a rough time and I find that I keep going to alcohol as a solution.
As if thats not the worse of it, when i do drink I get absolutly wasted. Meaning i cry, i say embaressing things and I generally piss off my friends.
I'm terrified my friends are going to hate me for this. They drink, they've done it before. So many people have told me that they wont hate me for it, especially as its happened so often.
I just wish i could get over this paranoia that everyone hates me. its horrible.
I also want advice on what to do about this drink problem. Im more composed when I'm on drugs so I'm thinking of sticking to them rather than the drink as im less of a mess.
I just hate seeing my friends now. when i look them in the eye its almost like i can see them replaying the drunken night, even if they wernt.
Okay, first, I'm not trying to upset you. You have a problem and if you're babied about it, you're not going to have the drive to fix it. You need to hear it straight up.
Your friends may not actually hate you, but it seems that your actions are causing them to dislike being around you more and more. I don't think that you are paranoid. I think that when they look at you, they DO replay those drunken nights in their heads. Again though, they don't hate you. Not in the least, so don't feel bad about yourself. If they hated you, they would have started avoiding you long before now. They just can't stand how you can't control your drinking and they care so much about you that they continue being your friend. They are great friends, you are really lucky. However, if you aren't careful, you will lose them all over this. You need to get help before it gets more out of hand than it already is.
People always say that the hardest part is admitting that you have a problem. I tend to disagree with this. It's easy to admit that you have a problem, what's not easy is to motivate yourself to get the help that you need. My advice would be to find an AA group or something similar in your area. It would be a good idea too, if when you were with your friends, they set limits for you. Tell them to cut you off after a certain amount. Ask them if they would encourage and support you. They seem like great people and I think they would be more than happy to help you with anything you needed.
Remember that drugs are just a temporary fix and tend to only magnify your problems. Be a "man" and stop trying to hide from your problems through drugs. You need to find a positive way to deal and cope with them. Try to replace alcohol and drugs with something else. Writing, exercising, video games, anything. I wish you the very best of luck and I know that you can find the strength to get through this. :)
my boyfriend and his mom are at the place to pay for his brothers speeding ticket. but they say they cant let her pay for it unless his brother signs it and he isnt with them. so their out in the car and she keeps telling my boyfriend to sign it for him (copy his brothers which is forging) and i told him no dont do it. and he was telling me she was making him and i just kept telling him no so he was talkin to his mom and was like i dont want to and what if i dont. were both 15 and i was wondering what would happen if he did.
Don't get me wrong, forgery is a serious crime, but in all likelihood, she's not going to get caught. It's just one signature and these things aren't looked over very carefully. Even if she does get caught I'm sure she can get out of it pretty easily. She didn't get anything out of the crime, so it's not as bad as most forgeries. My guess is that if caught, she would just have to pay a fine. Remember that it was her choice to do it, she knew that it was wrong, and she could have left, gotten the correct signature and gone back. So, she should be able to accept any and all consequences of her actions. What she did was stupid. Yes, she should get caught and pay the consequences, but I think I can safely say that she won't. It would be very hard to prove that she was the one that did it and it wouldn't be worth the police's time to try to figure it out. There are more serious crimes going on that take priority over something foolish like this. Try not to worry so much. :)
Your only worry should be if your boyfriend takes after his mother in her disrespect for the law, however small of a crime it was. Even though he wouldn't sign it himself, he may have if you weren't there and he may think that what his mom did was okay. If I were you I'd talk to him about it in a few days and try to see how he feels about what his mom did. Good luck. :)
I broke a few-month old Dell Inspiron laptop (don't know the model) at work today. It belongs to my boss, but the company bought it. I dropped it and the lcd is all screwed up now. How much do you think it would cost to fix? what should I do? The first thing I blurted out is "I can pay for it" but honestly it would take every penny I have, and I'm getting married in May, and that money is for the wedding. WTF?
You can get GREAT warranties from Dell. Since the computer is only a few months old, my guess is that it would still be under warranty. That is, if your boss got a warranty for it, which he/she definitely should have because things like this do happen. If it is under warranty, Dell will most likely replace it free of charge. If it's not, don't tell your boss that you'll pay for it. It's not like you smashed it on purpose. I don't think that you are liable for what happened. Try to get out of paying for it if you are told to. It's your boss's fault for not getting the warranty, not yours. I have no idea how much it would cost, but I can't imagine it would be more than a few hundred dollars. Just pray that it's under warranty! Good luck!
To be eligible for Johns Hopkins University:
1. What SAT IIs are required?
The standardized test requirements page tells us we need 3 SAT IIs, but does not specify which ones.
http://apply.jhu.edu/faqs/testrequiremen...
If I am applying for early decision, I need to finish everything by October of my senior year.
People I know already took the Biology SAT II in their freshman year. I should have but was not thinking ahead at that time. I am planning on taking the SAT II for Chemistry, Spanish, and Math Level I. Is that bad?
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2. What courses in high school are required?
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3. Anything else about JYU would be extremely helpful.
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Thank you!
This is the phone number to the Admissions Office at Johns Hopkins University. They will be able to answer any questions you have or direct you to someone that can.
410-516-8171
Im getting my wisdom teeth out in 2 days. I am soo scared. I am pretty sure they are impacted or atleast the top ones are. Is it really going to hurt? Ive heard the procedure is nothing, which i believe but i care about the pain afterwards! Im also getting the "laughing gas" people say its like being high..well ive never been high so what should i expect? How do they give me the gas (like on a mask? i dont get it)? Will I know where I am when I wake up? Will my face be swelled up? How long? Im getting them out on a friday so will I be able to go to school on Monday? Oh god I am soo scared I just want it to be over..Thankyou for your help&time.
I had one taken out earlier this year and the actual procedure was fine. I did it with just novocane and I didn't feel a thing. It was actually kind of cool. It's ok to be nervous, but try not to worry, you'll do great. Sorry for not having any experience with laughing gas, but from what I've heard about it, there's a hole in your memory and that's about it. Nothing to worry about at all.
Make sure that you follow all of the oral surgeon's instructions for after the procedure though. That's what's important. Rinse with salt water every day to prevent an infection and follow all the instructions on what kinds of food you can eat and when. I ate a lot of bananas, pudding, peanut butter and jelly, soft cookies, and macaroni and cheese.
After the novocane wore off it hurt. For a while. You should be perscribed some pain killers and if not, regular ones should work fine. Make sure you take them after the surgery even if it doesn't hurt yet. Ask your surgeon how long after you have to wait before taking them and take them as soon as you are allowed. Be prepared for it to really hurt after a few hours. Get some music, a blanket, or anything that can comfort you ready in case you need it. There's not much you can do for it except wait it out. After a few days pass, keep your mouth moving. Though it hurts a little and may make you look kind of silly, it helps a lot. It kept my mouth from getting tight and hurting a lot when I had to eat or talk.
I followed all of the instructions I was given and everything turned out just fine. If the instructions aren't clear or don't answer any of your questions just ask your surgeon. Call at anytime and you'll get the help you need. Good luck!!! :)
This is long. Bear with me.
I'm a 14 year old boy in ninth grade.
There's a girl. I'll call her Jean. I've known Jean since the end of sixth grade, and over the years a mild "she's pretty" crush grew to what I at that point thought was genuine love. In eighth grade, Jean and I became very good friends. I was, and remain, attracted to her independence, creativity, deepness, and beauty. My major flaw would be that around her I've always had the tendency to grow quiet, becoming sort of a background lurker when her friends are around. I don't think that comes off very well -_- But anyway, back to the story.
In seventh grade we were writing a song together for our chorus, and I would often call her and talk to her online. I spent most of the day at her house once. My affections were also heightened by the fact that we were in the same musical, and the emotional level we were reduced to by the last few weeks (very, very stressful) eased things along. In those weeks of stress and difficulty, we were there for one another, and by then I felt that I was truly in love with her. Mind you, this whole time I had been a rather whiny bitch over my MySpace blog: "Oh, I'm in love with a girl but she doesn't know I love her." "Oh, being in love is so hard". Mind you, she was well aware it was her.
At the very end of the musical, one of Jean's friends (who I later found out was sent by Jean) asked me whether I liked Jean or not in private. I, being naturally paranoid and defensive, said no. This probably goes on my list for the top five mistakes I've made in my entire life, as this information was relayed back to Jean. She soon lost interest, and my guardedness and inaction proved to be my downfall. After that, everything turned sour. My feelings for her, barely changed, but she grew to find me more of an annoying background character than a friend or anything more. This hurt me deeply, and I froze myself up inside.
Luckily enough, I met a wonderful girl at camp. I'll call her Lindsay. By the end of the summer, I had nearly forgotten Jean and I was dating Lindsay. Lindsay lived 90 minutes away from me, but we talked on the phone for two hours a night and saw each other every other weekend. Things were going pretty well.
Meanwhile, the school year began and I started at my new high school. Jean was not in any of my classes (I was unsure as to whether this was good or bad), and every time I saw her there was a tremendous awkwardness between us. I could tell she no longer flat out disliked me, but how could we possibly converse as normal when she had read all of those MySpace blogs? I began to hang out with the losers and emos, while she hung out with her regular theatre crowd. But time passed...
As things between us became very, very slowly less awkward (the occasional nod or hello), I began to move away from the emos and toward the theatre crowd. I felt that the theatre crowd was where I belonged, regardless of whether Jean's being in it would make things awkward. All this time, I talked to Lindsay every night, and rarely mentioned Jean. Our relationship began to wane over time. Finally, I felt fully integrated into the theatre crowd. Although I still had my "annoying lurker" persona when around Jean, we made a lot of progress. It was soon that I realized that I had rekindled my old feelings for her.
Regardless of circumstances, I could no longer hold back my old emotions. Her beauty is captivating and almost hypnotic, and all the characteristics that I was attracted to shine bright once again. Not to fall into old patterns, but my feelings for her are and were some of the most painful in my life. Imagine standing there as an observer, standing behind a wall of ice... I think of it as one of the worst pains in existence.
Now, what happened recently was a naked picture of Jean was discovered. A junior who I am going to call Wanker traded iPods with Jean's ex-boyfriend, and proceeded to start showing people the picture. I specifically requested not to see the picture (yaaay code of honor!), and made him promise not to show it to anybody else. It was apparently sent to a couple other people... With Jean's understanding and support, I devoted the past two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) to tracking down each address the picture was sent to and then wiping it from their hard drives. I'm a bit of a techie in that sense :P
All the while, I felt bad because of my relationship with Lindsay... But I know that we will be over in the near future. We have been going for five months, and our relationship has simply run its course. It's only a matter of time now. In any event, today, Jean was called to the office. She was pulled out of last period gym, and I waited for her until the school day was over. She got out, teary-eyed, and told me she'd talk to me later. I wanted to hug her so badly... But the VP was right there.
I got on the bus to go home, and the busses began to leave. Standing there, I ultimately decided "fuck this". Tired of being the lurking bystander, I got off the bus and waited an hour and ten minutes with a couple of her friends until she got out. When she did, she was crying, and I held her. I had pretty much been needing and wanting to do that since eighth grade. It felt really good. I finally saw her off to her car... I know she appreciates what I've done for her, but I really don't know other wise. Then again, maybe I do know but don't really want to admit that she has no feelings left for me.
Long story short, the school isn't doing anything and everything is Wanker's fault. After I had him promise not to show anybody, he showed the pictures to his entire bus. But that's not really important.
My point is, my relationship with Jean is so ridiculously strained and complex, I'm wondering what I should do. Is there any hope for me/us at all? If it's any help, here's one of my old questions that tells a lot about me, my stance on things, and my life:
http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=465913
Thank you for reading this far. If you did, you totally deserve a cookie :)
First you should evaluate your relationship with Lindsay. You didn't talk about it a lot, so to me, it seems like you weren't crazy about her in the first place and that now you're just going through the motions with it. If there isn't anything to your relationship with her than companionship then you should end it regardless of everything else that is going on in your life. If your relationship with her isn't that great end it for that reason. You don't have to tell her about Jean because Jean really doesn't have anything to do with your relationship with her. If you do say something about Jean, Lindsay will probably take it the wrong way and think that you are leaving her for Jean, which wouldn't be the case. You're just not that into her.
Now on to Jean. I was very surprised when I started reading your previous question. The problems that you describe are the complete opposite from what Jean seems to add to your life. If you decide to end your relationship with Lindsay, you should pursue one with Jean without question. Now would be the PERFECT time to make your move. You have done so much for her by trying to help her get rid of the pictures. She is definintely very grateful to you for putting so much effort in. She even let you hold her. You care so much, it is showing, and she is catching on.
There are two things you can do at this point. Keep helping her and getting closer to her or start a conversation with her and work your way to asking her out. Choice 1 would be best if she is angry at her ex and upset that the school can't do anything about what he did. Help her contact the police and see what they can do for you. You may be able to get this asshole on sexual harrassment or something. It's much better to get him in trouble with the law than with the school anyway. After all your help it will probably be very easy to ask her out. You don't even have to call it a date. Just go someplace with her. If you're helping her with this, you'll be hanging out with her a lot. This first outing will lead to more outings together and soon enough you'll start calling them dates and you'll be able to easily ask her to be your girlfriend. If she doesn't want to retaliate and wants to put everything behind her, don't get the police involved. Try to get her relatively alone and start by trying to make her feel better about what happened. Somewhere in the conversation (probably when she is thanking you and telling you how great you are) bring up the past. Tell her that you really did like her and you still do. If she responds well to it go on and describe some of your feelings to her. If she doesn't respond well or it's hard to tell what she thinks don't go any farther. See if you can get her to spend somem time with you outside of school. That will, again, lead to more and more time and probably a relationship.
It's hard to get past your nerves with things like this. Things aren't as complicated as you believe they are. Girls are easy to figure out. It's your own feelings that are not and those feelings are what complicate things. Try to leave your feelings behind. You don't have to be in the background. Things don't have to be awkward. They're not. Like I said before, this picture scandal is the PERFECT opportunity to start talking to her and becoming a bigger part in her life. Just try it. There is nothing for you to lose. If it goes badly, life goes on and in not all that much time you'll have another chance. The only way you would lose your chance is if you never tried. You love Jean. It's so obvious. You would be so good for her and she for you. The best part is that there is nothing stopping you from being with her other than yourself.
I'd like to add too, that refusing to look at the picture was extremely good and noble of you. It really surprised me when you said that you hadn't. You are a great person for not. Very few people would have been able to do what you did. You deserve 100 dozen cookies for that!
If I didn't go in-depth enough with anything let me know and I'll try to add to my answer.
Good luck! :)