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Q: Okay.. IVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE for some nice black pants. NOT DRESSY PANTS, not the kind with the silk or anything. And not dark blue. Im talking jet plack pants with a good amount of pockets. (and not hot topic/gothic pants)

just seems like I cant find any decent black pants around and i know it sounds stupid but its annoying the crap out of me. lol

Can anyone point out some good stores for pants like this? or if anyone has pants like this can you tell me where you got them or give out some wbsites with pics or something?

thanks. ill rate

Try stores that sell more proffessional type clothing, such as Express or The Limited. You could also try department stores/

Q: okay i have a question for girls... ive got the worst cramps right now.. like i feel like im going to die... does anyody have any at home remedys or somethin to make em go away... i already took 2 tylonol and a calcuim pill... but what else can i do to make em not hurt so bad, or even better, go away!! please help

Try Aleve. Also called Naproxen.

Peppermint also helps. Brew yourself a cup of tea, grab a heating pad, pop an Aleve... and feel better.

Q: does anyone know how much money you get paid an hour for working at a job like af & hollister?

A girl I know gets $6.50 an hour. Other than that, I have no clue.

Q: How can I broaden my vocal range? I'm 15, a soprano, and the highest I can sing is a high C. I've just been given the role of Christine in our local theatre production of "The Phantom" and she has to sing a high E. I can't sing that high! What do I do?

Do warmups and scales every day for 20 or 30 minutes. During the last 5 minutes each day, try to hit high D. After you've got that down (after a few days, weeks, however long it takes), go for the high E.
Don't strain your voice trying to get the high E down.
Don't get discouraged if you can't get it right away. Your voice is like a muscle and you have to train it.
Worst comes to worst, if you cannot hit the note by opening night, they can edit the music for you.

Q: hey!! im not fat but ive got a little blubber on my tummy..well its not flat..and i want to loose it in three weeks before school any ideas how..quick and easy..if i run everyday will it help?

Don't eat any junk food. Don't eat in the evenings. Don't snack; only eat at mealtimes.

Do cruches and other ab exersizes.

Q: I'm a 34 DD, 5'4 and size 1 in pants. I'm petite but ...

If i diet (healthy) and start to lose weight, will i begin to lose weight in my boobs? They're not "fat girl" boobs, it's genetics. I really wish i was just smaller .. so i figured losing weight could be a good idea. Do you think it would work?

Does anyone know anything else i could do to make them smaller?

Losing weight probably will not help you all that much. Short of surgery, there is not much you can do other than learn to love em.

You can wear mnimizer bras to make them look smaller under clothes. Just know that a minimizer bra will not actually make the size of your breasts any smaller. :P

Q: School pictures are coming up, and I don't know what I should wear. Does anyone have any ideas?

A solid colored shirt is usually best. Go with a color that looks good and you and you like. Keep makeup to a minimum. Wear any jewelry that you do a regular basis. Don't get too dressed up. You want to remember yourself as you really are.

Q: I didn't know where to put this, so i just clicked a random category...

My friend came over here last night and she called some people that we met off the internet. It was after 9 so it was free, but I was wondering...it was with Cingular just FYI...but since it was free, would it still show up on my detailed billing? My parents are the kind that don't like me talking to people that I meet off of the internet, so if they found out that they had my PHONE NUMBER they would freak...I mean I wasn't the one talking, but yeah...anyways...does it show up on the bill even though it was free?

Yup. It'll show up. Not that I condone lying in any way, shape or form, but a way out of this with your parents would be to tell them that you allowed your friend to use your phone to call a friend of hers. Only offer this information if they ask about it, though.

Q: hey,

I was wondering how do you change the way your ID looks......like instead of saying your name or your email address you can customize it and have it say what you want and you could put smiley faces and things like that! Can you plz help. thanks. i rate 5s

Go to the preferences screen; click on the 'personal' tab. There is be a space to put in your 'display name' as it is called. You have to confirm your email address before you are allowed to change it.

Q: ok well my friend told me this:if your around alot of poeple who are on there periods, then your body reacts and thinks that its supose to be to and you have your period, even if its not the right time. is that true or what?

Not 100%. What tends to happen is that girls who spend a lot of time around each other-- usually if they live together, like in a dorming situation-- their cycles will regulate such that they all get their period at the same time. This does not always happen, and there is no actual scientific proof of this, but it does happen. My 3 roommates and I all get our periods within 1-2 days of each other.

Q: I heard that doctors put you on birth control to make your period regular. Other people said they just give you regular medicine to regulate your period. But if I get put on birth control, is that the same one that prevents pregnancy (so I can kinda kill 2 birds with 1 stone haha) and does ALL birth control make you gain weight cause that's a turn off. Thanks.

Uh, yea. ALL birth control will prevent pregnancy. Hence the name.

Q: Ok well i went over to my friends house the other day and we smoked a cigerrette. It was my first time ever b/c i was to scared to do it before. But at first i took a rele small breath and rele didn't taste anything, and then after i got use to it i took bigger breaths. I kno usually when sum1 first trys a cigerette they cough, feel dizzy, or wanna throw up. But when i first tried it i rele liked it and wanted more. So my friends lit another and i helped smoked that and i still wanted another one..but thats was ebough. So now it's the next day and i wanans moke again. im rele scared bc/ i wanna do it again rele rele bad but i don't wanna get addicted or get lung cancer. What should I do.. please help? cna't i smoke for like a couple more weeks then stop..i mean i'm a teen and wanna hav fun and not always be good. thanks

Just do not start. Once you do, it is hard to quit. You may want to have fun as a teen, and I will be the first to agree that smoking is enjoyable. It just is not worth it later in life to have health complications because of it. True, you will not addicted from "just one or two," but once you start, it is very easy to have "just one more," and before you know it, you are smoking every day.

In short, smoking is stupid. Don't do it.

Q: i have the thickest hair in the world- and it's extremely dry, and it's all one length, and it reaches to the middle of my back, i wanna get it cut really bad- nothing too short- but i dont know what yet. any suggestions? also- i dont know what to do about my hair being so dry. ive tried all kinds of moisturizing this and that- but nothing seems to work. PLEASE HELP!

For a hair cut, I would suggest some layers to make your hair more manageable.

As for your hair being dry, use a moisturizing shampoo and a deep conditioner every time you wash your hair. I have heard that mayonaise works, though never had the guts to try it. Try not to go outside when your hait is wet. NEVER heat style your hair. This includes blow-drying.

Q:
Does anyone know of any good diet pills that actually WORK?!

Diet pills are actually very bad for you. They have been found to cause many long term heart and psychological problems. If you are seriously considering taking them, I would urge you to consult a reputable doctor first.

Q: Hey guys I was wondering does anyone know that website, it is just for teens and its free samples to like certain stores, and it gives away free things that just came out and the companys want opioins on..I'll rate 5's for a good site or 2

teenfreeway.com

Q: I seriously need some help.. last night my little sister (10) must have gotten a hold of some scissors because my hair is completely chopped... the night before last I colored her hair green (shes a bleach blonde) and I guess she did that to get me back.... WHAT DO I DO?!?!! my hair is so short and uneven... it was down by my lower back...any help would be appriciated!

Go to a proffessional stylist and see what he/she can do about your hair. Get a cute new cut, and ask for advice on how to care for your newly found short hair. Take your sister with to get her hair color fixed.

Q: So, I went in for a second interview & the manager really liked me so I got hired for a job but no more than 30 seconds later I was fired due to the only time I could arrive for work is 45 minutes after my shift starts due to the time my school lets out & drive time to get there. I can't work on Thursdays & Fridays because of Cheerleading related things. He guarenteed me a job in January when football season is over. He told me to call him if anything changed. I was thinking of calling him because I figured I could make it about 30 minutes late instead of 45 also, I could work on weekends if I couldn't get weekday hours. Should I call?

I think you should call. What can it hurt?

Q: I have a very bad case of Arachnephobia. I've always been afraid of spiders, but it wasn't always like a phobia. (Phobia here is defined as an irrational fear that interferes with normal living). It started about a year or two ago, when after a shower, I was toweling off, and there was a large spider on my towel. I hated spiders, so I flung the towel across the room, and spend the next half hour curled up, crying. It scared me half to death. Then later, my cousins and I went to a park, and there was a profusion of spiders. My little cousin Andy loves spiders, so he pointed out every single one. They were each about 4-6 inches long. After about five minutes, I couldn't take it anymore. I hid in the car and cried. Things reached their worse when last month, I woke to find a strange bite on my arm. I figured it was just a bug bite, and ignored it. By noon that day, the area near the bite had swollen into a huge bump, about three inches long and one across, and at least a half inch high. I was feeling naseous, and terrified. I was so afraid that I refused to sleep in my bed that night.

Things have just gone down hill from there. Some nights, I won't sleep because I am afraid of the spiders. I check my blankets almost every night, and sometimes sleep in another room. I shake my towel out before using it. I check the shower and garage for spiders before entering. I know this is irrational and abnormal, but somehow I can't help it. What should I do?

See a professional.
They will be able to help you get over the phobia.

Q: How do I get a girl to discuss her underwear with me?

She won’t give me a guided your of her undies drawer or tell me what she’s wearing and I’m genuinely interested.

I can already handle bras with ease but but I want to get my hands further down.

Uh.. you don't. If and when she wanrts to give a "tour" of her underwear drawer (whatever that means... I mean, do you get t-shirts afterwards? Like "I took a tour of Q's underwear drawer and all I got was this lousy t-shirt?) she will.

Until then, take a tour of Victoria's Secret.