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(Sorry, this is long) Well I'm going through a tough time right now. I feel like I've lost MANY friends that I've once loved. It seems like they've left me and they don't even care about me anymore. I only have like a lil true friends, and the one that was probably the truest has left me and I miss her. I dunno what happened, how, and why. It's too much to explain, but I can't help but to feel depressed a lot. So the main point is that I've lost like a lot of friends and even though I have some true friends, I can't stand them sometimes. My one friend that was like my bestest friend ever has moved on, and I just don't get why. Some of my friends I don't get to see that much anymore, and I don't hang out with people like I used to last year. Some of my friends have stopped calling or don't call as much as they used to. I know this is lame and overrated, and shouldn't matter, but I'm sure that last year, I would've been very high in some of my friends' top friends on Myspace. And they would've been high on mine too. Now, I'm like VERY low on there's. There are even people who are BARELY their friends that are higher than me! They barely even know eachother when I've known them longer and know a whole bunch about them. I've always been there for them. All my friends I have come to love are now the people I hate the most. And the people who have stolen my friends, I become jealous of them and hate them. One moment I can think they are kewl and nice, but the next, I just hate them. The first semester of my school has ended and I've been living my life as a lie for the whole semester. I hate being two-faced, but I think it's the only way I can survive. Everything has changed. I feel so unloved. This other person (I guess you can say she's kinda my friend), but our b-days were on the same day. She got like a ton of comments on Myspace (maybe even more and maybe including emails) with people saying Happy B-day and stuff. I didn't get much though. Not many people told me Happy B-day. :'[ Even the people who I expected to leave me comments didn't. Barely anyone noticed or cared. That's how it seems. Last Christmas (when I had awesome friends), I got Christmas + B-day presents. This year I didn't really get anything. Some people who I was growing more distant with got me presents last year. (I was surprised that one certain person got me a present(s). I just felt so awesome and loved when that happened, and when I got the presents I did.) Now they didn't and they changed even more. I really miss them. I miss the old friendships I had with everyone. All the friends I was friends first at the beginning of the year have pretty much changed and now I'm not really friends with them anymore. I feel very unloved. It feels like most of my friends don't even care about me anymore. I know what some of you might say. I can't get ove the past. I can't forget them. I also can't "dump" my backstabbing friends cause I still care about them and miss them. Even though I sorta hated them, I still was there for them when they were sad and stuff. I don't think I have the guts to confront them either. I feel like even if they did know that I felt like this, all they would do is say sorry and move on. I've been friends with these people FIRST and then they forget about me and love their "other" friends that they haven't known for a long time. I'm not sure if they even remember the good old days. They don't really talk to me anymore, when last year they talked to me A LOT. I feel like I have to impress them and stuff. My friends who have moved on have now changed, like I don't even recognize them anymore. They've changed who they are, to impress their friends. I hate seeing my friends hang out with these fake people. I have everything to offer, while others can only offer a lil. Please don't hate me for saying this, but my friend who was more interested in the girly/preppy-ish styles, was still friends with me, even though I was more interested in the punk/emo-ish styles. That was last year though. All her friends are more like girly girls and preps now. I'm not being stereotypical to all preps, but the ones who are friends with my "ex friend" are annoying. It's not fair. (yes, I know, not everything is fair.) I thought things were going great. Until after summer everyone seemed to change. These certain people that I was thinking about when I was typing this were like my BFFL EVER. Now we're just good aquaintances or something. Last year we talked about how we wanted to be in a lot of classes together and how excited we were to be in a lot of classes together. Now I'm in EVERY class with one of my friends, but she doesn't care. How could I be at the "top" but then be at the "bottom" so quickly? I'm so depressed. I feel so useless and I feel like I wanna die. I hope you guys understand what I'm talking about. I hope I'm not forgetting anything either, and that I said everything I wanted. Any advice? =\ (link)
If you're feeling depressed you should talk to someone you trust, like a counselor or parent, or try Samaritans.org.

I don't know you, so I can't say why your friends are becoming distant. I can only speculate. Are they in relationships? It's not uncommon as you grow older that your tastes in things change, and you decide to explore new interests, which might mean making new friends, and becoming distant from other friends. Also, how have you changed?


You don't rank friends, that's horrible. Who wants to be ranked?



what was the song played on "Friends" season 8 finale when rachel thought that joey proposed to her then ross comes with lilies on his hands to her room and thats where it ends for season eight...


i am CRYING coz i cant figure it out.. im so mad i wanna know the song its like a soft romantic slow.. with piano o my gosh i need to know! please help me out! thanks so much! (link)
It should list it on the credits at the end of the episode. I tried looking for it online without success.


ok... so i'm 15... and my boyfriednd is 22... yeah.. big difference eh... but we have been together since i was 11... 4 years.... we have had our ups and downs... and always get fights fixed... but this time... what do i do? he thinks that i am backstabbing him... because i have a friendster account... but i never open it... but he claims that it says.. that i always open it.. everyday... i just get the feeling that hackers are doing this... and he thinks i am hiding it from him.. but i am not... and just today i was baptised to ba a catholic.... all this happened yesterday... i didnt get to email him yesterday because i was busy taking care of all the things for my baptism... and i got home at 6... but he thinks i am hiding things from him... but i am not... i tell him everything.. because we treat each other like we are merried.. we talk about our future and things like that.... and because he thinks that i was backstabbing him... he got so hurt.. that he chatted with someone else... you know in YM.. but i did not beleive him at first... but when i opened his account.. there she was.... her name was rachel... i didnt mean to.. but out of all the anger and hurt i felt i deleted his account.. because i dont want all my anger pouring on him... now we were supposed to chat... (because he just moved to the states this october to work for our future) he was gonna open his account (the one i deleted) but i emailed him about the deleting of it... so he emailed me that maybe his account was blocked or something... then he read my email and got mad... he said why did i do that??? and i shouldnt blame rachel because it was all my fault.. then he said.. you better bring back my account or i will never talk to you... basically.. i want to bring it back.. but... i cant.. and i love him.... i want him to know that.. and i just cant stand a day without him... i email him.. always.. almost every hour... begging for him to come back...i need him back.. i cant live.... if you are thinking of telling me... to just let him go.. there are a lot of guys in this world... no! i wont.. i love him... and my heart is a place for only him... please help me... (link)
Make a new account for him. It's not your right to delete his account. Write him an email telling him everything about how you feel. You need to trust each other. Call each other for free using Skype.



I am REALLY sencitive. if someone tells me to shut up i will take it personally, and think they hate me. If my mom or dad says something to me with an attitude, i usually start crying. I dont understand why i am so sencitive. How do you stop being sencitive? Is there anything you can do about it? And saying just sucking it up won't help. thanks. (link)
I think you should be ok with yourself being really sensitive, unless you think that it's keeping you from living your life the way you want to. When someone tells you to shutup, do you get over it eventually? Or do you hold it against them for a long time? If you feel like this is keeping you from doing what you want in life, you should talk to a counselor. Maybe there's something else going on that's making you feel really sensitive.


my little sister has gone...dare i say it...GOTH i dont know why she has she just suddanly started wearing black and white make up and dressing in all black with chains hanging down from her pants what do i do (link)
How old is she? All people go through some soft of identity change. Maybe she's feeling things out. Does she hang out with other goth kids? Unless she's hurting herself, I don't think it's a problem.


What does it mean when a guy bites your ear? because me and my ex broke up with me because its not working out but he still like me, he wanted to get back with me but i didnt want to
but i still like him. We're friends,But we flirt a lot we hug and stuff and then when we were talking he kinda poked me near my butt and then when we were hugging he suddelny bit my ear out of nowhere 2 times whats that mean?
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He probably heard from somewhere that girls like it. And some do. Did you? If not, tell him. Either way, I think he's telling you that he wants you.


okay, i'm not sure what's wrong with my skin.. because it's itchy, and it starts out as looking like goose bumps. and starts itching.. then gets worse.. now i have something that looks like a scab that itches.. but it's not really a scab.. i showed it to my mom, and she was basically scrapping it with her finger, and says that it has water in it.. and that it had "bubbles" and water was coming out.. it's starting to spread.. and i don't know what is it. my family has a dry skin problem.. and i just don't know.. help? what is it? what's wrong? and how can i cure it?

and my family doesn't have enough money to go to the doctors.. so help? (link)
How old are you? You may be covered. The condition may be serious enough that it could be covered by insurance to see a doctor, like a dermatologist.

Tell your parents to consult with your family doctor and find out if they're eligible for free or discounted medical service for your condition.


my story's really long. so to cut it short..

i accidentally dropped my mom's phone in a pail of water. i sent it to a shop and they couldn't fix it. i need money to buy a new phone. I NEED IT REALLYY BAD. SHE GAVE MY THE BEST XMAS GIFT EVER.

any tips on how i can earn money? please help.



13/f (link)
It may just need to dry out more. How long since you dropped it in water? But if that doesn't work...

Ask a relative for money. Tell them what happened. They may feel sympathetic.

Write up a contract that says you will do all sorts of chores (or whatever) to make up the cost of a new phone, and have your mom sign it. And follow through with what you promised to do!





so im 17/f a junior in highschool. ive been thinking about joinin the millitary, probably the air force and serving for 2 years [?] so i can get scholarships for college. i definitely dont want to go into war, id probably train for somethin medical, because thats what i wanna go to school for anyway. soo.. would i still have to go through boot camp and all that stuff? would it be a risky job? basically any insight/info would be great! (link)
I have never served; however, from what I've heard, there's no promise that you won't get sent to a hostile area, like Iraq or Afghanistan; even if you join the Air Force or Navy. I remember reading a couple years ago that the military was pulling people from the Coast Guard to fight in Afghanistan, so take that for what it's worth.

You will have to go through boot camp, everyone does.

Also, you will have to take the ASVAB, which is a exam that, based on your performance, determines what sort of role you will be playing in the military. Your score will also determine what Armed Force you can get into, as they each have a minimum requirement. Search ASVAB on Wikipedia.

AND, don't listen to recruiters. They get paid a commission for every recruit they enlist. So, they may twist the truth, and they most certainly won't offer important information, unless YOU ask. They can't lie, but they can omit what they don't have to say.

Your best bet is to talk to someone who's been through it. You should ask your question in the forums of Military.com. The people in there will most likely be very frank with you.




Yup, me again.

I already have the Sims game, ive had it for awhile and installed it a few years ago. I downloaded some skins for characters and some wallpaper and stuff. So, there is quite a few files. but i dont know what you mean by 'run the setup utility',


I have no computer knowledge. (link)
After writing all this, I figured I should preface everything by saying, the only thing I'm 100% sure of is how to copy and paste files (described further down), which will help you move the files to where they need to go. If you have more questions about Copying & Pasting files, let me know because I'm sure I can help. But, as to where the files need to go, of that I'm not entirely sure. I'm basing my advice on previous experiences I've had with other games, so... this is my advice:


A setup utility is simply a program that installs the game files. It puts the files where they're supposed to go. It's usually included. But if it's not, and people are telling you to drag files, it means that you have to put the files where they belong.

There should be a "skins" directory within the Sims directory, so it MIGHT look something like this: C:\Program Files\Maxis(or Electroni Arts)\Sims\GameData\Skins. You probably need to put the skin files that you unzipped into this directory. You can do this by highlighting the skin files, press ctrl-C (copy); then find and open the skins directory that I mentioned above, and when you have that directory open press ctrl-V (paste). The downloaded skin files should now be in C:\Program Files\Maxis\Sims\Skins.

Check out: http://www.aroundthesims.com/news/faq_special_skins.html

It mentions that you need a "mesh" for the skins to appear in the game. I'm not sure what that is.

It also mentions that Skin files have extensions: .skn, .cmx, .bmp; and these files should go into the Skin folder. If you see files with ".iff" extension, these should be copied into C:\Program Files\Maxis\Sims\GameData\UserObjects" directory.

Also, it may help for me to know if you're using a Mac or a PC.

Check this out:
http://compsimgames.about.com/cs/downloads1/ht/howinstallskins.htm





I need to buy this guy a Christmas present. no, he is not my boyfriend. we've been friends for as long as i can remember. he's truly like an older brother to me. he's really athletic, being in cross country, basket ball, and track (he is good at all of them). he likes South Pole stuff, but i'm on a budget. he likes rap music. He is a junior in High School. any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!! (link)
Buy him dinner and get to know him better.


i was at Off The Wall (in vancouver, canada) and there was a shirt there but i didnt have time to buy it...anyway it had "we wanna rock down to electric avenue" on it in really big letters, it was gray with black letters (also white with black, and gray with pink) anywayy i dont think there is a page on the site where i can buy it, so is there anyplacw ehere i could buy it?? direct links would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!:) (link)
Call their office? One of their stores? And find out.


Okay, you answered my question earlier about zip files on the sims. i know that i unziped them and i know where they are i just don't know where to move them to. when i looked on google for answers, they were telling me to drag and drop or something? but i dont know how to do that either. any advice? (link)
Did you download Sim the game? Or some add-on to the game?

Also, is what you dl'd a CD/iso/mdx image? If you don't know what those are, look in the directory of the unzipped files. Are there many files? or only a few? If few, what are the extensions of the files (i.e. *.iso; .bin; .mdx?). If this is the case, you will need to get a CD emulator, like Daemon tools, which basically creates a virtual cd-rom player that runs a virtual cd (the image files), at which point you can run the install or setup file, as if you were install from a CDrom.

If there are many files, there's probably a setup.exe file, in which case, you won't have to move any files. You can just run the setup utility from where it is, and it will install the game to a default location.

If this is an add-on; is it an official add-on? or did someone else create it, like a "mod-er?"
If it's official, you may have to figure out if it's an image. If it's a mod, let me know.


okay. so i've been going out with this guy for almost a year now. and i love him. but sometimes he annoys me to no end. and i think that we would be better with other people. now dont get me wrong i do want to be with him. but am i wrong for thinking this? and another question is that.
a couple of days ago. i started talking to an old friend that i used to like, well i started to feel like i might like him again, but i hung out w/ him today and decide that i dont. but is it wrong to think that too.....or what..
any advice is much appreciated.
thanks. (link)
At around 25 y/o, the human brain enters the "executive stage," where it's better able to make logical decisions. Insurance companies have known this for a long time, but only because of statistics of car accidents, not because of medical science. That is why (in the US) you can't rent a car until you're 25, the point when you're less likely to make stupid driving decisions. I only mention this fact to preface my answer which separates "young people" from "older people."

If you're in your teenage years, your brain is all effed-up from your body's physical and chemical changes, influencing your day-to-day behaviors.

So... I WOULD say that it would be good practice to communicate to your boyfriend what you want out of your relationship with him, and find out what he wants, and the two of you can work on it together to make the relationship last. That's what most "older" people eventually want from a long-term monogamous relationship. BUT, the two of you are probably not intellectually, physically, mentally, emotionally, etc. stable enough to accomplish this. And maybe that's a good thing, because like the other advicenator said, you should be trying out other people to see what you like out there. But who knows. Maybe if you try your hand at making a relationship last (and it takes 2 for that to happen), now, you'll have a better time when you're older. I don't know.


so yeah, i really want to take pictures of like ecology. You know, like ways we (humans) effect the enviorment/world, but i dont want to just take a picture of garbage or litter on the ground. i really want something meaningful. any ideas? ill take anything! thanks! (link)
If you want your pictures to have "a message" you need to put the subject into context; that is, arrange the shot so there's more than one layer, so it tells the whole story. For example, instead of just shooting trash on the ground, look for a shot of someone tossing their litter to the ground, set in an environment where's there's litter scattered everywhere, like maybe near an empty recreational park (unused because of it's littered facilities).

This example is showing someone who is blatantly littering in an environment that is already trashed (so he/she either doesn't care, or figures it's trashed anyway) and the park (in addition to the littered sidewalk) shows consequences that includes making a public facility, such as a park, un-usable because of it's gross littered condition.

This isn't the greatest example, but maybe you get my point. The shot should tell your story, which will probably require more than one element (or layer) in the frame, to do as much.


I have acne medicine and in the package it says that it's due 120 days after the day you recieve it. but I haven't even opened it yet until a month after i bougth it now because I still had some in my old one left.

Would it still be expired 120 from a month ago or 120 from today? (link)
Call the company.


What would be the date of 120 days from today?

(That's when my cream expires.) (link)
Just figure 4 months, +/- a few days.


I have a trojan virus.. and it keeps poppig up I dont knwo how to get rid of it. I've been scanning the computer but its not showing up.. whta do I do?!!! (link)
you want to try a master boot disk (mbr) antivirus program. It begins working before anything else, like a virus, can start. Google it.


Okay so i imported a video from a camera onto Picasa2 and now i can't upload it onto youtube or photobucket.

i dont know what to do?

Help? (link)
Youtube and services like it typically won't accept an upload for at least 1 of 2 reasons (or both): file size exceeds limit, and/or incompatible file-format. What kind of error message do you get?


About 1 yr ago, I used proactiv, and it has helped me so much, and I stopped using it, cause after I put it on, my face would be red, and it'd be chapped.

and when I put make-up on it looked so bad. Should I still use proactiv or not? I'm breaking out again, and I hate it! I use to wash my face with other soap, and use other medicines, and I think I wasn't suppose to do that. Like if I had a pimple, I used some acnefree wash stuff.

Clearsil or anything never worked, only Proactiv.
What do I do? (link)
You should consult a dermatologist. However, you may want to try other products similar to Proactiv. I can't recall any off-hand. Google "proactiv alternatives" to start.




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