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I'm Corey, and I'm here to help you! I will do everything I can, including sharing my own life experiences when necessary. I like to think I'm pretty good with tech/software questions, and relationship advice, so if you have any at all just go ahead and ask. I'm also pretty good in a lot of other categories. If I don't have an immediate answer, I'll go ahead and do a little research and then get back to you. Plus, I make a great person to just sit down and talk to. : ) I just want to help you!

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I want to ask a guy to the Sadie Hawkins dance, and I want to ask by leaving like you know a trail of clues he has to follow to find out that I want to ask him. Can you give me some ides for fun places to hide things with some good hints about the places things are hidden?

I am romantic but not very creative. ;)

Thank you!

Alright.. check this out. : )
Make a list of items for him to look for and.. if you want to do this bluntly, here's an idea..

1) A/ pair of dance shoes.
2) S/ome candy
3) K/itten (stuffed animal)
^or instead of kitten, use "kiss" if you're feeling brave enough. ;)
4) M/y number
5) E/vanessence CD

6) O/ur school mascot (photo)
7) U/niform (school uniform)
8) T/iara (like a crown..)

Anyway.. That may not be what you decide to do.. But its a cool idea to get you started. I wish you lots of luck! :)

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ive got the lg cookie an the problem is that when i burn cds onto my latop to transfur on to my phone via the usb wire thingy it works but then when i go to play the songs on my hone i wont work and it keeps coming up saying file not suported, and i dont know how to get the songs to play on my phone now. help me please

It sounds like there may be a number of problems based on the information you've provided. I'm going to assume you're using Windows Media Player to rip the music from the CDs. Here are my solutions.

1) The LG Cookie only supports MP3, WMA and AAC formats, however, while researching your question; I've discovered that a large number of people are having trouble playing back WMA files on their device. So you have two options:

a.) Open Windows Media Player, press ALT then choose "tools" and now "options". From there, select the tab labeled "Rip Music". Choose "MP3" from the list of file types. This solution will require you to transfer the music from the CDs back onto the laptop again.

http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/corez3r0/options.jpg

http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/corez3r0/windowsmediaaudio.jpg

b.) To avoid copying all the music onto the laptop again, you may want to try an audio converter. Try the software on this page, its totally free. http://www.maniactools.com/soft/m4a-to-mp3-converter/index.shtml once you have that installed, select the files you're working with. I doubt that you've tried playing an AAC file on your LG but according to their specifications, they DO in fact support it. So lets get all those files converted to AAC and then transfer them back over to the phone. : )

2.) Maybe the solution isn't in the file format but rather the way the music is going into the device. You may need to download special software before you are able to transfer recognizable music onto the device.

a)First.. On your phone, find your settings option. Or whatever is similar to that. Navigating through the options, you should find some option that will tell you the model number of your phone. Now click here. http://www.lge.com/uk/support/product/support-product-profile-mobile-redux.jsp?customerModelCode=KP500&initialTab=drivers
Scroll down to "USB Drivers." Locate the model of phone you have and download the drivers for it. (theres also other software on the page as well)
Once you install the latest drivers, go ahead and give the transfer another shot.

3) I hate to say this, but if you've tried my other solutions and nothings working, then you may need to return your phone or just call tech support. I really hope I was able to help.

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im 17/f
hes 19/m
so i've had about 13 or so boyfriends, and hes had about 5 girlfriends. (im not a virgin, he is) we met on a site called myyearbook and we met at restaurant ,had dinner and its been a week and we've hung out/gone out together 4 or so times. we've kissed,held hands,he compliments me,ect. im interested in having a mature relationship with him. not just a high school fling, if that makes sense.
he texted me "how do you like me so far?" and i told him how he was smart,cute,funny, and how i felt being with him, ect. then i asked him the same and he said "i think your really cool. i like that you accept me for who i am and that you want to hang with me?"
sounds like something a friend who say to another friend.
i didnt wanna scare him off by asking bluntly "are we boyfriend and girlfriend" so i texted him " what are you looking for in a relationship, if one at all" he replied "i don't really know right now...what are you looking for?" i fell asleep before i could answer, but he seems really into me when were in person. but we hung out yesterday and we started kissing but then when star trek came back on it seemed like he'd rather watch that.
im trying to be understanding that hes shy, and hasnt had a lot of girlfriends, but i really like this guy, but im so use to having 'in charge' boyfriends, im not use to shy guys.
i dont want to scare him off, its only been a week.what should i do?

Looks like you've found yourself a great catch. The problem with today's society is that so many males honestly, truely believe they're in love when the actual feeling is only lust. In your case, he's definitely not trying to get into your pants or he'd made a move by now. Now, you say its only been a week. Some of the shy guys such as himself may not be quite ready to take that plunge yet. Bare with him. I want you to wait just one more week, and if he hasn't given off any acute indications that he really wants a relationship, maybe you should give him a playful nudge. The fact that he texted you "how do you like me so far?" is an indication that he may be a little insecure, however slight an indication it may be. He asks that question as a sort of 'progress indicator' if you get what I mean. Like I was saying, give it just one more week. If by then he still hasn't swept you off your feet, most guys respond positively when the girl does something to show she wants a relationship. My first girlfriend spelled out "ask me out" in alphabet cereal on my bed. I went to lie down for the night and PRESTO! I was flattered.

Oh and one last thing. About the star trek thing, I doubt he's the nerdy type. He probably just acted like he was really into it cause things may have been getting a little too 'hot and heavy' for him to be comfortable with.

The gist of it is.. Consider yourself lucky. Its pretty rare when its the guy that would like to take things slowly.

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Do you have a cute or funny greeting on your voicemail? I want to but everything i try sounds kinda lame to me. Can you give me some advice on things to entertain people who call when I am not available? Thankies!

Good evening. Sorry but ____ isn't available right now. Instead..
This is god.
Thats right, I'm intervening on your phonecall.
Now.. I know exactly what you wanted to say to her, but I have a better suggestion..
Maybe you should tell her how you REALLY feel?
You know what I'm talking about.
I'm god, you should totally trust me.
This really is god.
and as god, if you don't tell her how you're totally crushing on her and all, then I'm just going to have to smite you.
Don't test me.
I WILL smite you.
Here's your chance, remember I'm watching.
ex-nay on the ite-smay.
Ready.. go!

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Yes, I am aware that the most likely answer is that I am pregnant, but I thought I would ask: is your breasts are making a smell like milk but you aren't expressing any milk and nothing is leaking then could this be a sign of pregnancy?

Thank you!

One can't just fairly say "yes" and have that be the answer. In rare occasions, women have reported lactation for no reason at all. (you aren't lactating but its a similar situation, I'm sure.)

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My friend told me she went out and did "hookah" the other night with her boyfriend. I never heard of it before but I didn't tell her that. What is hookah and what does it do to you?

Essentially, its a party based activity or just recreational. Hookah is completely legal. Its similar to "bongs" used to smoke Marijuana but it has no hallucinogenic properties. Hookah is just tobacco. Its basically just a new way to have a cigarette. Some hookahs are flavored. Its generally just a device used to smoke tobacco filled with water, cooling the inhalation for its users.

If you'd like to see the web definition yourself, go ahead and copy the address below and paste it in your browser.

http://tinyurl.com/google-hookah

..and since I'm using tinyurl to deliver the content, here's the preview address below.
(for security purposes)

http://preview.tinyurl.com/google-hookah

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i have made a lyrics video and wont to put it on youtube. ive tried but i dont seem to work and im not sure why
i am a member of youtube
i went to the yellow button top right corner
and filled out all the info
but i wont let me upload it
any help please ?

Sounds like it could be a number of things. There are certain requirements for youtube videos.

1) a video can not be over 10 minutes in length.
(unless you're using a "Director's Account".
2) it can not be over 100mb in filesize.
3) The BEST format for youtube with minimal loss in quality is MP4. (quicktime)

Anyway.. If it still lets you upload the video, but theres no sound for it, it might be a copyright issue.

Ya know.. WMG always shutting us down. lol

Anyway, if everything still checks out okay, just add me on a messenger program. (i have them listed in my column) and we can try and figure this out together! : ) I'm here to help!

Oh one more thing. If you want more information on uploading videos, I found this page to be pretty helpful. http://www.webvideozone.com/public/308.cfm

But yeah man. Go ahead and message me, aim, msn, yahoo, we'll figure it out together.

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so im 15 years old, 5'10 & weigh around 165. im not FAT nor chubby. its more of a self hate for my body. i am big boned, so i have big hips, so i have a lil bit of love handles, HATE IT. and a little pooch. i would LOVE to loose like 30 lbs. i hate my arms, my thighs, stomach, back, and hips. i want to have a tight body and for my thighs to not touch, but i doubt my thighs will ever thin out. but i was wondering what do i eat? i know you should eat 3 meals a day. i just dont understand what i can have without having to cook loads of food. im more of a quick snack person, im basiculy just lazy. what are some good meals that will fill me up also what are some snacks? THANKS!

On the contrary! Being more of a quick snack person is a GREAT thing for you! Research has shown that eating 6 smallll meals a day can do wonders for your body weight. Basically, your digestive system continues burning the food all throughout the day so theres no "downtime". Now.. You've often heard about the seafood diet, but thats a tad much I think. Personally, I'm dieting as well, I'm 5'8, 135 pounds. My diet mainly consists of tunafish, mixed nuts, sandwiches, fruits, carrots (god I love carrots), and occasionally grilled chicken. (NOT FRIED!). Anyway, its working for me, I dropped 5 pounds recently. Oh, and try and throw in just a little cardio. Do a few jumping jacks here and there, it'll help to keep your digestive system running in top shape. I wish you the best of luck! Take care. ^_^

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What do you think of guys lip peircings? Sexy or stupid? If you think it is sexy could you say what kind of lip piercing you like on guys?

Thank you for helping me make up my mind.

I'm a male. I actually had a loop lip ring a while back but the problem I had with it is that I kept accidentally biting it. ahah

Anyway, shortly afterwards, I got just a regular bar bell. I had it on my right side bottom lip and the girl I was seeing at the time really seemed to like it. : )

When you get one, if you decide to get a bar style one.. Don't get one with a super huge ball on the end of it. Girls will think its goofy.

Hope that helps. : )

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18/m
college student


I love my girlfriend. we've been together for a year or so. I have always put her before me. I want her to be happy. I want to take care of her when she needs it and give her consolation when she's sad. we were best friends before we were in a relationship. we live several states apart and always have. the first time I was with her for a decent amount of time was July '09. I'm visiting her in ~40 days.

lately I have felt lost and havent felt that excitement I always felt when I thought about her. it will come back for about a week but then ill be bumming for a few days. its been off and on for ~1 month.

I started to feel better about it today. I felt bad earlier this morning but she texted "I need you to be strong for me" and I just kind of snapped out of it. I sent a huge message to her telling her about how it was all going to be alright. I felt alot better about it after that and although I felt a little empty in the back of my mind, I overall did a pretty good job of not thinking about it. we had a really good conversation. you were right. It really was that I just miss her. but I'm starting to fall back into the feeling again. I tried calling her and saying I love you over and over but I still just felt a little empty. I cant get rid of it and its eating me up. I really do love her. I know I do. but now is just idk.

I never questioned the foundations of our relationship before but several people have told me that long distance doesnt work and that maybe I want to date other people and Im starting to beleive them. I dont want to! I want my girlfriend. Im in college and theres lots of other girls whom I find attractive, and I crush on them every once in a while, but I know that after a year or so, I wouldnt be as happy with them as I have been with my girlfriend. I have so much in common with her. music, politics, style, viewpoints, everything. but I just find myself thinking about these other girls. I just want to love my girl and not crush on anyone else. how do I get rid of these doubts? I never felt like this before but now I feel like other people have pushed these negative thoughts into my mind. how do I focus on her? I love her. I miss her. i need her. I was so happy with her before all this and I dont want to throw what we have away for some silly crush. please help me.

have you been in a working long-distance relationship before?
have you ever felt this?

im so lost.

-M

Good evening.
I'd recommend you just sit down and ask yourself what really matters to you. You've been with her for a year, thats actually quite a long time especially since you two are doing distance. Hormones will drive a stake into your chest and you'll never be able to live with yourself should you "inter-act" with one of these other women. Now.. I'd say a good phone call is in order. Talk with her, plan for your future, I know you love this girl, so think of the long term advantages of spending your future with her. It doesn't really seem like you two have many problems at all. I'm only three years older than you, but I can definitely say that I've been in the same situation. I enlisted in the Navy at age 18 and I pissed away my relationship. I tell you this because I don't want anyone else making the same mistakes I did. You have something very valuable to you, anytime you start having doubts, don't just let them lie dormant in your mind. Call her up to reassure yourself that the reward is on the other end of the phone.

If anyone ever plants any thoughts in your head, tell them to go fuck off. You're better than that. I know you are.

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I know that sounds stupid but I mean if you do things to poop more like take laxatives and eat lots of fiber then does pooping make you lose weight?

How much weight can you lose if you keep making yourself go? Will it do anything bad to yuo if you take laxatives every day?

You should definitely not abuse laxatives, that can cause some MAJOR health issues later on in your life.

K. "Pooping" itself won't make you lose wieght. However, if you're going quite often, thats a great sign that you're eating healthy.

The healthiest diet is usually about 6 small balanced meals a day. You shouldn't ever feel "too full" or anything like that. The idea is to eat small meals so that you're training your digestive system.

Since you're constantly giving it these small helpings, it will always be working to get them digested, as a result, you may excrete more often.

Don't abuse laxatives though!

See ya around. : )

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I feel kinda dumb always calling my boyfriend the same couple things over and over but I don't know what else to call him. Could you tell me what are some cute nicknames for your boyfriend? Maybe theyu will work for me too! :)

Please and thank yoU!

Oh ya know. A lot of these should just come natural to you. : )

Teddy bear
Dove
Darling
Sailor man
Shnookums
Baby
Hun/Hunny
Sweetie/Sweetness
Cuppycake/cupcake

Take care. ^_^

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Hi everyone! I need the font "terminal" and I know the file is called terminal.ttf but I can't find a good link to download it because I keep getting fake sites that don't have it!

Where can I find a good place with a working terminal.ttf download?

Please? Thankies!

I thought there'd be a quick and easy solution to this one. I noticed that I have the font "terminal" but I wasn't able to locate it in my fonts, folder. After doing a little research, I found out that terminal isn't a "true-type-font-file" but instead, its a "bitmap font". Its primary purpose is for use in DOS command prompt. I did find a few good links for you though.

http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/Terminal.htm
^that one for example contains a font titled "DS-Terminal. Its a TTF, I'm not quite sure if thats what you're looking for. I'm going to continue looking.

http://www.procon.com.au/Files/FONTS/HVTERMTT.ZIP
^I did also find a font called "HVTerminal" which appears extremely similar to the original Terminal font that I believe you're looking for. I reallllly hope that one helps. Its also a TTF though.

It would be really hard for someone to upload their original copy of the bitmap Terminal font that comes prepackaged with windows. Its spread out on 8 or so different files, and they have to be registered with your computer.

Anyway, I hope I helped.

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Well, I am really interested in Jrock and Visual Kei clothing.But the problem is the price. It costs a soul to pay for the stuff, and an arm and a leg for the shipping. It seems like it'd be pretty simple to modify regular clothes to look like them, but my brain is in a funk lately. Any ideas to help me modify my clothes to look Jrock and Visual Kei-ish?

I don't know that much about Jrock or Visual Kei-ish but I think I found a video thats great for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpAcAifmtMI

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i cant get into my myspace anymore. i changed my password to something and then i logged off and logged back on and it says that its the wrong password. im 95 percent sure that i know what the password is. but it just dont log me on. idk whatt to do. like my email dont work and there is not a way that i can go to forgot my password because i cant get into my email. so any help what i can do or is there not anything that i cant do? thank. i rate 5.

This is just a suggestion.. Its very possible that you had CAPS LOCK on when you set the new password. Maybe try turning CAPS LOCK on and trying your new password. I reallllly hope that helps. Anyway, its just a theory.

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Sorry this is gross but I am having this clear gooey discharge and I never had anything like it before. It isn't just wet it is stick like a well, a booger!

Does this happen to any other girls? Am I sick?

Signed,

Scared of the cooter boogers.

This is absolutely, completely 100% normal. But don't take my word for it, instead check it out here.

http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/femalehealth/discharge.html

^ The official site of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

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How do you make words move across the screen of myspace? It is like it just scrolls from right to left and I see it on other peoples myspace but i wanna do it to mine too. Who is the best myspace expert here? :)

Good evening. : )
You're basically looking for a marquee tag. : )
For the most basic people that don't like to do a lot of customizing, just go with

ZOMG!!! MY TEXT IS MOVING!!!

There are many more detailed attributes you can add to the tag. For example:

ZOMG!!! The text just slid in from the right and stopped there!

There's directions you can add as well.
Elevator.. 5th floor please.

Theres all sorts of behaviors and directions and stuff you can do with this code. If you want more examples, check out this site. : )

http://www.myspace-codes.com/myspace_marquee_codes.htm

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There is this guy who I like, but he is a senior in high school and I am a freshman. I always talk to him on our really long bus ride back from school and I know that we belong together. I recently wrote him a poem. I think that it is the best poem I have written, but I'm too nervous to give it to him or tell him about my feelings for him. How should I give it to him (without making myself look like a freak) and reveal my true feelings to him.

Love knows no boundaries. If you really feel this way about him, hold nothing back! On your bus ride home, compliment him to break the ice. Like, jokingly, compliment his eyes. "Omg! I've been dying to tell you this, but you have the nicest eyes! lol"
He'll probably laugh along with me. Then you can just follow that up with. "Oh! That reminds me.. I wrote a poem for you.. I really hope you like it." I hope that helps.. I wish you the best of luck!

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ahh thats a good idea :] what if instead of saying it in person i sent her flowers and wrote like on a card with it that quote? you think that would workk

I think that'd be great too. But like I said, you need to try and be cute about it. Maybe do the whole lipstick kiss thing? Ya know, put lipstick on and kiss the letter. ^_^ I wish you luck.

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I really need some help here I'm in over my head.

My parents have been divorced since I was twelve and I haven't heard from my mom since...so I live with just my single dad. He never even dated or anything after that so it's just him. When my parents lived together my mom did all the cleaning....mind you she didn't clean often, so I was always used to a messy house...but she DID clean....my dad never lifted a finger except when his computer desk got too cluttered (my dad's a major computer geek).

See my dad is about as clean as a stereotypical college boy.

So now when my mom left I was forced to take over the chores....

WHEN I SAY FORCED....I do not mean what most people mean...NO my dad did not give me chores, he never told me to do anything. What I mean by forced is that if I chose not to do the dishes, my entire family was eating out of plastic plates with plastic forks and plastic cups. No joke. If I chose not to take out the trash they would go for the next best thing (on the floor next to the trash can). If I chose not to vacuum give it a few days and you can't tell what color carpet we have.

I even had to do my dad's laundry for 3 years. I finally got him to do it himself because I went on "strike" and guess what he did?? He spent 3 weeks simply buying new packs of underwear because he didn't want to wash his dirty ones!! Who does that?? He only started washing it because he realized he'd be spending $20 a week on underwear for the rest of his life.

However, the strike stuff doesn't work for the rest of the house. He's perfectly content to live in the slop so long as his computer desk is clear. And what makes the problem worse is that I have a 16 year old brother (BIG red flag), and my sister spends all her time in her room to avoid the mess instead of helping clean it up..

In general my family's motto is "I didn't make the mess, why should I clean it?" which HELLO someone had to make the mess and it sure as heck wasn't me so it had to be one of you three.

So I'm sick and tired of cleaning up after them. Somehow they mess up something new every day...and the day to day stuff like trash and dishes they find a way to make it as gross as possible...these people don't rinse their dishes when they put them in the sink...they just throw them in there leftover food and all....it's sick.
I'm 19 and I should be worried about how much fun I'm going to have when I move out not what is my family going to be living in once I leave?

I need some ideas of how to get them to pitch in.

I've tried everything I can think of.
**Neon signs on the fridge, washer, tv, front door telling them to clean up their mess....somehow they have the brain power to move the sign out of their way but can't figure out how to read it.
**Simply not cleaning and seeing if they notice....they didn't.
**Moving their laundry baskets right in their closets....they still find a way to miss.
**I've even tried taping a garbage bag over the sink to try and make them make less dirty dishes....they just put the dishes on the counter next to the sink.

Please help I've been stuck in a pigsty for 7 years now I'm at my breaking point.

Good evening. A few short years ago I found myself in a similar situation. So I decided to make things a bit interesting for the household. I got a great big jar and filled it with little laminated folded pieces of paper. (much like fortune cookie fortunes) And on each slip of paper, I wrote out a different chore that should be done. Next, I found little privileges around the house to appoint as rewards. (i'm the only one in the household with a laptop and internet access, so that became one of those awards). Anyway, once someone was able to deliver 5 slips of paper to me of tasks they completed,(and that I checked for completeness) they were awarded one of these mentioned privileges. That worked for a short while until my family started picking "favorite chores" that were pretty easy and only took about five minutes to finish. At that point I was forced to drop "subtle little hints" about what needed to be done. (One day I was watching television and saw that someone had moved all the dirty dishes into the shower) Maybe one day pile your father's underwear onto his beloved computer. Just a suggestion. : ) Contact me for more ideas. lol

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