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I got a Dell Inspiron 1525 for graduation. I love it. I just want some advice for keeping it as kick-butt as it is.
I want to optimize storage space, even though it came with extra memory (the OS hard drive says it totals 285 GB). I do have Limewire, but I have McAfee SecurityCenter to protect my computer, and so far it's worked great. One thing I don't like is that it doesn't run as fast as I thought it would. Granted, my wireless internet isn't the fastest in the world, and it's still pretty fast, but even so, I feel like it isn't as fast as my friends computers.
Any advice is appreciated. (:
hey
definitely do disk defragmenter & disk clean up, both of which can be found start => all programs => accessories => system tools
disk defrag definitely helps with speed if you do it often.
I use this facial wash:
http://www.neutrogena.com/ProductsDetails_153.asp?lProductLineID=13
And on the back it says you can leave it on for five minutes as a mask. Well, I got sidetracked once and left it on for fifteen...
I stress out over little things like that so don't laugh but is that ok that I left it on for more than five minutes? It's not going to hurt my skin right?
nothing will happen. it's fine, as long as you eventually washed it off. just try not to do it again or it may leave your skin dry.
summers coming to an end and all of a sudden i have 386737892 things to do. im so stressed and i feel like im missing so many things.
what do you do to prepare for school before it starts?
anddd whats your morning routine?
thanks !
1.) i always get EVERYTHING done asap! like as soon as i possibly can. i work well when i have a nice long list in front of me and i check each thing off as i do it. try making a list and setting short deadlines for yourself.
2.) wake up at 6, wash face / brush teeth, make-up, get dressed, eat breakfast some days, leave for school :)
How do you get rid of anoying friends?
it would help if you could go into more detail about your situation and who exactly you want to get rid of, as well as why, your age, and gender.
i'll do my best.
you don't want to be mean to them. it's very hurtful. they probably just want to get along with you and wan to make friends. if you see them a lot on a daily basis, you should never get into a fight with them. in fact, avoid getting into a fight EVER. you want the process to be painless and not stressful.
the best method i've come across is stop telling them stuff. if something new happens in your life, avoid telling them because then they'll just be like, "so how is that whole situation?" and you always have to update them. say "nothing is new." don't be obvious about ignoring them. you don't want to ignore them or they'll think you're a b*tch.
try hanging out with them less and less too. DEFINITELY keep in touch though. once in a while, say hey how are you? haven't talked in a while but don't seem two-faced. keep talking to them, just in shorter bursts. stay friendly, smile, say hi.
eventually, they will lay off. the whole process should not take less than 4 weeks or it will seem very obvious.
and don't talk to them outside of school. like if you go on instant messengers, have an away message up most of the time (don't block them.) and on facebook / myspace, don't respond right away. wait a few days.
When I am on my period I end up having some really bad bathroom problems and I'm trying to figure out why. I'm also curious as to whether or not there are other women that experience the same thing as I do.
I have heard of many women becoming constipated or having diarrhea while on their periods, but this is a whole new bathroom problem (from the same end though). It's pretty extreme.
When I'm on my period, the tiniest bit of stool in me MUST come out right away or I'm in unbearable pain. Sometimes the pain is so much that I honestly think about removing my uterus on the spot, in those painful moments. It's such an immense amount of pain. For reference, my anus nor bowels actually hurt--all of the pain is in my uterus.
I usually GO once a day while I'm not on my period. When I'm on my period I end up going quite a few times--usually AT LEAST 3 times a day, if not more. Like I said, I cannot wait at all, as soon as something is down low enough in my intestines then I'm almost instantly in severe pain. The stool is usually it's normal size, shape, and consistency so there isn't anything that would cause me to believe it was me previously holding too much in or something.
So, my questions are:
Do other women experience this?
Is this healthy?
Do I need to see a doctor about it if it is abnormal?
What in the hell could cause this kind of pain/symptom?!
Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening?
Thank you very much for your time! :)
1.) although i do not experience severe pain, i do need to get it out of my system right away, like you.
2.) it's not unhealthy. it seems pretty normal.
3.) most likely not, unless you start crying from the pain. then maybe you should.
4.) your muscles are very active during your menstrual cycle, so you immediately feel the poo inside of you when it's coming. your body is just trying to get it out ASAP
5.) definitely DO NOT GET CONSTIPATED. it's horrible. eat fiber while on your period, and exercise can not only lighten your menstrual cramps, but make your period go away upto one or two days faster.
15/m
ok i've been on and off about this a couple times i'm not sure if i am in love ok well she's one of my best friends and i think about her A LOT and whenever i see her or talk to her i get butterflies and i dream about her constantly (not wet dreams)lol and when i hear a love song i think about her and sometimes cry so is it true love?
no one can tell you for sure. it's all inside of you.
personally, you're still young. you have long ways to go. if she was fat, ugly, and hairy, would you still love her? is it her personality or her looks?
don't convince yourself. many people claim they love someone when they really don't know anything about true love.
it's most-likely a very big crush, but who knows? maybe you'll marry her one day.
my friends started talking about it and since im a guy and the friends that were talking about it are girls but i know it comes out of a girls vagina lol but thats about all can anyone tell me what it is and im 18 btw
it's "stuff" that comes out of a girl's vagina. it can be a variety of consistencies, odors, and colors. it's normal to have it though. it feels like mucus
Me and my boyfriend have been dating for 6 months now. And i love him to death. He just does so many things that upset me. I went on vacation and he went to the club, when he knows how i feel about that. He'll invite me over then drive his friends around untill 4:00 in the morning. He barelly ever says nice things about me or to me, but he comments on every other girl. He wont talk to me when im trying to have a serious conversation. He never calls me back when he says hes going too. But.. He does things i like. He can make me smile when im sad, i love the way he holds me, and watches movies with me. I love how he cute he is. But honestly i dont think im happy with him. I know i have to do whats best for me. But i really do love him and i cant let him go. What do i do. Please help me.
every single relationship ever in existence has its ups and downs. it's natural.
i know it must be hard for you. but my question is: if he KNOWS you don't like it, why does he still do it? you should sit down and have a conversation with him about how it hurts you when he makes promises which he can't keep or does things that you don't like.
honestly, though, you can't control everything about him. no one is perfect. but when he does do things which really upset you, you need to tell him.
don't break up with him, though. you need to give him his space and keep your space with him, too. try to think of what you do like about him as opposed to what you don't like.
you don't want to get rid of him; you just wish he would change. if he doesn't change, then you have to do something different. but little things like like that don't mean much. unless they're REALLY adding up. if it's affecting your relationship on a big scale, definitely take further action.
I've played volleyball for about 6 years- going into 9th grade- but I can't
stand the people on my team.
I really love volleyball and now that I'm going into high school, now is
when it starts getting serious.
However, I don't feel like part of the team because everyone on the team is
friends and I'm just kind of stuck outside of their crowd. Every time I go
to practice and a match, I feel like I don't belong there and it's getting
really irritating at how they treat me sometimes.
It's getting to the point where playing on the school team isn't fun
anymore and going to practices and matches just seems strenuous cause I
have to deal with their crap. I don't feel like talking to the coaches
either, because they play favorites and I don't think that it would
help.
My parents don't want me to quit the team because they say that there are
always going to be people like that, but I can't take any of this anymore
and it's getting really frusterating- I have no friends on the team and I
always feel left out and it's starting to feel like what's the point of
continuing with this if I don't enjoy it...
What do you think?
girl, if you love volleyball, then stay on the team. have you considered asking one or two of your REAL friends to join the team with you? that way you'll have at least one person to talk to.
have you considered joining a volleyball team OUTside your school? that's always a possibility.
honestly, i know it's hard because your favorite sport is supposed to be FUN and enjoyable, but with people who are like that on your team, it can get hard. it's totally understandable if you don't want to talk to your coach.
i agree with your parents -- life is alllll about teams and groups. try to be nice to them and join in their conversations, but if they're rude / mean and / or tease you, you should definitely not stay on the team.
i'd say join a team outside your school OR get a few friends to join the team with you.
i need a final answer and PROOF.
is lindsy lohan a lesbian or not?
it is unknown.
neither lindsay nor sam have admitted to their relationship, if there is one, so at this point, no one knows for sure.
keep reading the news and perhaps in the next few weeks you'll have an answer.
Iam 19 years old and iam looking after my Granny who's 91 years old and i wanted to know if my granny falls would it be bad if i helped her up myself or should i call my cousin next door to come over and help her up becouse i don't want to hurt her and iam afraid if i help her i'll her her.
if she falls down, BE NEAR HER. ask her if she hurts anywhere, and if she says no, then -- and only then -- should you help her up yourself.
if she tells you she is hurt, call your cousin and let him / her decide whether to go to the emergency room.
but you should always try to avoid having her fall down in the first place. buy her an emergency button so if she falls down and you're not there, she can press it and the ambulance can come immediately.
always try to help her do her everyday tasks and be near her in case she needs you.
ok so ive been having basically a stomachache all day, but it's been off and on. And now i'm in the bathroom like every 10-15min.
ive taken some tums and pepto bismol...nothing is working....ive got the runs pretty badly.
and i ran out of pepto.
16/f/us
stay hydrated and do not eat anything that is difficult to digest. lemons really help with nausea though. pepto never works for me. if i were you, i'd just lay in bed and try to get some sleep. it may have been caused by a backed up system or minor constipation. it goes away in a couple days. i wouldn't worry about going to a doctor unless it persists for 3 days and / or gets worse.
17/f. I've always thought denim jackets were really cute, but I've never bought one because I'm not sure what pants to wear with it. I wear jeans all the time... but if I wear jeans AND a denim jacket, will I look like I have a denim fetish? If anyone else has a denim jacket, what pants do you wear with it? I'm pretty normal sized, so any suggestions are appreciated!
heyy you can totally wear tight yoga pants, or cords / khaki (either skirt or pants). yeahh you're right, you can't wear a jean jacket and jeans, but if you wear any other material, it'll be fine. cotton skirt / shorts will even do.
usually, i go with..
dark denim jacket = light bottoms (light khaki, light cotton)
light denim jacket = darker khakis and shorts / skirts
like the opposite so it doesn't look weird with DARK denim + DARK shorts. get my drift?
Hi guess. Pls is there any one who knows a bit of French out there? Pls i'll like to have an idea of the meaning of... "il est tres mignon"
Thanks all!!!
he is very cute :)
i bought one of the air fresheners that looks like a candle, you push it and it lights up in the glass bowl, it smells amazing, i loveee it. my friends had one on vacation and it made the house smell great, like the entire upstairs and even when you came into the living room at the bottom of the stairs!!!!! but mine, im lucky if i can smell it on the other side of my room. idk why its not getting through the whole room, when i leave my room i put it in the middle of my bed to try to get it to get in the entire room but it doesnt really help. and i need to sleep with a fan going at night and when i sleep with the ceiling fan on, forget about smelling the scent at all, the little smoke thats blows off the top gets blown the other way and doesnt stay in the air so i can actually smell it, is there anything i can do to get it throughout my whole room? ohh and its on the highest settingg and the cartridge with the oil is pretty full and it seems to have more scent when the light is on...
omg i had one of those things. yeah honestly, that one doesn't work very well. but you know another thing? after you smell the same scent over and over, you become immune to it and can no longer smell it. honestly, i'd just burn a real candle and get a true smell cause that one doesn't work for me, and neither did a few other kinds i've tried.
when i am putting in my tampon, i have to tilt it slightly to the right for some reason. is that a bad thing?? im really worried that my actual opening is like off balance and not straight. any advice/comments are greatly appreciated. thanks :]
no it's not a bad thing. all women have to move their tampon around a little bit in order to get it in. your hole is not "off balance" -- it's normal. i don't know anyone who can put their tampon in 100% straight from the front. no worries!
I know this sound a little weird, because, like, 90% of the U.S. wears jeans, but I hate jeans. There is nothing that will get me into jeans. So what I want to know, is what to wear as an alternative to jeans. I wear sweat-pants everywhere. I need know this because I'm going to a new school in a week, and I am afraid that I'm going to get teased.
So if you have an alternate for jeans, and sweats, It would be must appreciated.
Thanks, please help. :)
hey!
you can try khakis and corduroy pants! and you can also wear knit yoga pants. they're tight so it won't look like sweatpants. you can also wear skirts / dresses (in winter, just put on a pair of leggings so you don't get cold). i know that some of my friends have always wondered what to do in the wintertime cause they wear jeans EVERYDAY. but definitely buy a pair of corduroy and khaki pants with different colors, like light brown, dark brown, navy...
are the movie and book the same?
andddd is there a good spark notes type book for it?
thankss in advance !
1.) it seems as though the movie and the book are quite similar because the movie got 100% on rottentomatoes.com
2.) there should be a sparknotes for the grapes of wrath. go to your nearest bookstore. it's honestly that hard of a book to understand though. don't be intimidated by its length. i just read it a few days ago
14/f
lots of people have been telling me the my bf wants to take it to the next level..but i keep denying it to them....hes really sweet and really hot...when my friends and i got done with weights we asked if we could get a ride home from him and he said ok so we waited till he was done with weights in the car. It was 10 min to wear i texted him"hurry up plz" and i found out is phone was in his middle department thingy or whatever(the thing between the driver and passenger seat...so i open it and see a condom in there right next to his cellphone!!!what do i do?hes 16
is he forcing you to have sex? has he even talked about it? if not, don't think too much of it. if he begins pressuring you then you need to inform him of your boundaries.
it may have shocked you a little to have found a condom in his car, but if it bothers you so much that he had a condom in his car, then tell him that it bothers you. if he doesn't talk about sex then don't worry about it.
don't always listen to other people. people will do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to get attention and start things. if you trust your boyfriend, then don't let other people interfere. it's between you and your boyfriend what you guys do.
whatEVER you do, if he starts pressuring you to have sex, you need to dump him immediately. if he's doing things that are making you uncomfortable, it's not worth it to stay with him. there are other guys out there. he's not the only one.
and ps if you're gonna have sex, don't be stupid about it. you're only 14 and you have lots of time. make wise decisions and don't let a guy force you to do things.
i have two parakeets and i just got a kitten, and he always sneeks into the room with the parakeets and jumps up on the cage and scares them, so they flap all around the cage. one of them keeps hitting the sides of the cage, and both his wings keep bleeding. is there anything i can out on his wings to make them stop bleeding when he flaps around the cage or the help them heal?
and i know, obviously try to keep the cat out.. im doing my best.
thanks!
first of all, you need to take them to the vet as soon as possible. it's vital.
second, definitely keep the cat out, as you said. the whole reason why they're flapping is cause they're scared. just keep the birds in one room and don't allow the cat in that room.. simple.
third, and in addition to what the other person was saying, either buy a nice large cage OR just keep two small ones next to each other so that they can still communicate without having to share a cage.
i hope i helped, and hope your birdies feel better!