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Holmes making a turn around for Browns - Seattle Post Intelligencer

I think that Mike has made more Trades/signed more UFAs than any team. Now they just traded Quinn (Denver) and traded a OLB Wimbley to Oakland. He has brought in Delhomme also, and that is just the last 2 days. Dont forget he traded us for Seneca ...

State gets $22 million to turn around bad schools - Charleston Gazette

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia is getting nearly $22 million in federal stimulus money to help take drastic measures to turn around its worst-performing schools. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today that West Virginia is the ...

Blues turn around after 20 to stay hot - Peoria Journal Star

Unhappy with the way they were playing in the first 20 minutes, the St. Louis Blues changed direction and remained on a tear. Andy McDonald had a goal and two assists and the Blues scored three times in the second period to beat the Columbus Blue ...

W.Va. gets $22 million to turn around bad schools - Newsday

(AP) — Nearly $22 million in federal stimulus money will help West Virginia's worst schools take drastic measures, including replacing principals and overhauling curriculum, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Thursday. West Virginia ...

Unruly passenger forces pilot to turn around Dominican ... - Chicago Tribune

MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a flight from Miami to the Dominican Republic had to return to an airport gate because of an unruly passenger. Miami International Airport spokesman Greg Chin says American Airlines flight 683, bound for Santiago, made ...

Sanjay Jha Can Make $104 Million—He Just Has To Turn ... - MocoNews.net

As for co-chief Greg Brown, his pay for 2008—$24.2 million—represented a 149 percent from his 2007 pack package valued at $9.7 million. Like his co-chief, however, the bulk of it is worthless if the mobile unit can’t be made right. Of his total ...

Can Texas turn things around in a week? - ESPN.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Not sure when the selection committee has had to deal with this scenario. How to seed a former No. 1-ranked team in the country that has lost its way, limped into Selection Sunday, having lost three of its past five, with the team ...

Airline business picking up - Euro News

IATA , the airline industry association, has said that things are starting to turn around after the economic crisis. It has halved its forecast for airline losses this year as passenger numbers pick up along with the amount of freight being flow ...

Phil Mickelson looking to turn his season around at ... - Golf.com

Phil Mickelson has only one top 10 this season. MIAMI — It is tempting but not correct to say that all eyes are on the newly named TPC Blue Monster at Doral for this week's WGC-CA Championship. There's too much counter-programming. Howard Stern is ...

Moravcik: Mowbray needs more time to turn Celtic around ... - Daily Record

CELTIC legend Lubo Moravcik reckons Tony Mowbray deserves to be given more time to complete his revolution at Parkhead. Moravcik himself has abandoned plans for a coaching career after lasting less than a season in charge of Slovakian top-flight ...

Open Question: Dying my hair from Loreal Dark Ash brown4A (cool) to Loreal Light ash brown6A (cool) using box color??? help?

Okay so i wanna color my hair using Loreal box coloring. Around 2 months ago i colored my hair using Loreal Dark ash brown 4A (which is around my natural hair color) my hair is slightly lighter then that right now.. i want to color my hair Loreal Light ash brown6A but i don't know if it will work. I'm afraid of turning my hair orange. Both colors are "cooler" and ash brown so i am thinking it may work. I'm wondering what anyone else thinks, please give me your honest advice. Thanks (: more

Open Question: i had a dream early this morning about a rat?

first i had a dream about this girl that was sleeping with her boyfriends father or someones father an she an he were in love but could not mess with eachother becuase of the age difference but every now an then she would sneak over there to have sex with him then next thing you know she turns into a rat and im there an she goes crazy about this urine that was in the garage an cant stand to be around the urine an the urine is the guy she was sleeping with on the side an next thing you know i go after the rat but she goes under the fence an a cat jumps out of nowhere off the roof i think it was an eats the rat what does this dream mean? more

Open Question: Has a pet or animal impacted your life?

just felt like typing this here cuse its close to my heart Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love. The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly. To start with, he had only one eye and where the other should have been was a gaping hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner. His tail has long been lost, leaving only the smallest stub, which he would constantly jerk and twitch. Ugly would have been a dark gray tabby, striped-type, except for the sores covering his head, neck, even his shoulders with thick, yellowing scabs. Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. "That's one UGLY cat!" All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their homes, or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave. Ugly always had the same reaction. If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around your feet in forgiveness. Whenever he spied children, he would come running, Meowing frantically and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love. If you ever picked him up, he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earrings, whatever he could find. One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbor's huskies. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly mauled. From my apartment I could hear his screams, and I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly's sad life was almost at an end. Ugly lay in a wet circle, his back legs and lower back twisted Grossly out of shape, a gaping tear in the white strip of fur that ran down his front. As I picked him up and tried to carry him home, I could hear him wheezing and gasping, and could feel him struggling. It must be hurting him terribly, I thought. Then I felt a familiar tugging, sucking sensation on my ear. Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying, was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battled-scarred cat was asking only for a little affection, perhaps some compassion. At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or even try to get away from me, or struggle in any way. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain. Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards, thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it means to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly. Ugly taught me more about giving and compassion than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show specials ever could, and for that I will always be thankful. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the inside, and it was time for me to move on and learn to love truly and deeply. To give my total to those I cared for. Many people want to be richer, more successful, well liked, beautiful, but for me, I will always try to be Ugly. more

Open Question: Threatening text messages to snitch on someone and get them fired...considered harrassment?

i recently found out aboutr illegal activity happening with my co-worker. I have sent him several threatening text messages such as..Burn in hell dont show up to work I am going to tell our boiss what you did...there was not a single physical threat..just threats about telling on him. I also sent a message saying.."I have a few requests from you then.." This message has to do with him admitted he was going to turn his life around and turn himself in..my requests were to start going to NA meeting and so on..he is claiming it meant if you dont sleep with me I am telling.. moral of the story is..he said if i tell on he is going to press charges for harrassment and he saved all the texts.......i do not have any text messages saved..and he never threatened back...what should i do? and can he really file charges againt me for harrassment? more

Open Question: what is a good motocross bike for a 14-15yr old girl?

im 14 turning 15 in july.i have a TTR-90 that i ride around on sometimes but im serious about starting motocross as i want to get more competitive.what would be a good bike for me? i was thinking along the lines of a YZ125 2stroke but am not sure how well that would go down, anyone got one?also how do you get your confidence back on a bike when a close mate dies doing motocross recently?all i can think about when riding is him...please help, any info greatly appreciated more

Open Question: Threatening text message to snitch and get someone fired. Considered harrassment?

I recently found out aboutr illegal activity happening with my co-worker. I have sent him several threatening text messages such as..Burn in hell dont show up to work I am going to tell our boiss what you did...there was not a single physical threat..just threats about telling on him. I also sent a message saying.."I have a few requests from you then.." This message has to do with him admitted he was going to turn his life around and turn himself in..my requests were to start going to NA meeting and so on..he is claiming it meant if you dont sleep with me I am telling.. moral of the story is..he said if i tell on he is going to press charges for harrassment and he saved all the texts.......i do not have any text messages saved..and he never threatened back...what should i do? and can he really file charges againt me for harrassment?i already told..i dont consider myself the office bully..but thanks more

Open Question: can animals move you?

Open Question: I feel TRAPPED and a complete mess...PLEASE READ AND HELP ME!I could really use some heartfelt advice?

So there is this guy whom I have known since I was 17(him and I are both 21 now). We have had a few flings over the years, and about two years ago, he told me how much he liked me, and that he actually wanted a relationship with me. I could never feel the same for him, but here’s the hard part—this guy is great. He’s extremely attractive, funny, a great listener, and has a great heart. He’s also the only guy to treat me well, he’s the only guy who has ever bothered to take me on dates, even if we just go as friends. But, whenever I date a guy, something I find important is intelligence. Even though me and this guy get along well, there is a lack of intellectual connection which keeps making me reject him. If it weren’t for that, we’d be together right now. My problem is though, that I get EXTREMELY jealous whenever I see other girls talking to him. He went to a girl’s birthday party a few nights ago, and it just killed me seeing his pictures with her. I don’t know why I cannot stand to see other girls around him, I know it shouldn’t bother me, because I was the one to turn him down. I don’t know why it hurts so much, but it hurts to the point where I’m seriously considering breaking off my friendship with him. When I saw his pictures with that girl on facebook, I wasn’t able to sleep the entire night, woke up in tears, and have barely been able to eat anything. I can’t live like this. So, my questions are: If I turned the guy down MYSELF, why am I feeling so jealous? Also, should I cut him out of my life? I love him to death, he always makes me smile and means the world to me, but I cannot keep living like this either. I don’t know what to do at all, I feel so trapped. Please help me! more

Open Question: What do you call a jumping soutenou?

What is it called when you plie in 2nd but then do a soutenou in the air? If turning over my left shoulder I would jump off my left foot bring my legs and arms into 5th (arms up, one foot behind the other) and land on my right leg in plie. Then I would slide my left foot around to 2nd as if I were prepping for a pique. And i would do just the opposite if turning left. Does anyone know what this is called? more

Open Question: What is wrong with iconoclam?

I have a redsn0w jail broken iTouch 2g, and every time I try and install iconoclasm from cydia, it freezes, takes 2 minutes to turn on, and usually needs restored! It happened around march 12th, but before that I'd been using it happily for months. Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone know a fix? more

Open Question: Home Mortgage - Why does the bank use Adjusted Gross Income and not BUSINESS INCOME?

I'm trying to understand the rationale behind WHY the use AGI instead of business income. And more specifically, I know they will add back depreciation which makes sense - but would they also add back things like "student loan interest deduction"? What about "1/2 of self employment tax deduction"? When a bank is deciding whether or not to give you a loan, the use of a Debt to Income ratio already takes into account your monthly student loan payment, so it seems like "double dipping" that they can use it to knock down your income a few notches lower, and then turn around and also have that same category take away from your monthly spending power. And don't get me wrong, I completely - 100% - agree with your debt to income ratio being affected since a student loan is a monthly expense, but it's hard for me to understand why they would also reduce your income for something that has nothing to do with the bottom line of your business income earning power? It seems to me like it would be fair to do one or the other, but not taking away from both sides. If the gov't wants to give you a deduction for student loan interest, or for 1/2 of self employment tax, and that reduces the amount you pay them then great. But I'm not seeing how the gov't giving you a tax credit really has much to do with your ability to pay back the bank mortgage. You'll pay the bank back if your business is profitable, how much money you are bringing on an income statement (Income - expenses = net profit). Can anyone help me to understand this?"AGI what you pay bills with" Actually, I'm failing to see that connection. My student loan interest is already accounted for in the debt to income ratio the banks use. Right? So why are they then going and reducing my income as well? more

Open Question: How do I confront my manager at work?

I'm having a serious problem at work. I want to confront my manager about his girlfriend's behavior while she's in the store, but I am afraid that I will get fired. Let me explain: I've been working at a pizza restaurant for 3 years now. Not too long after I was hired, a new manager was brought in. I will refer to him as "S". At first, "S" was a great manager. He was hard working, easy going, and fun. The overall atmosphere was entertaining yet professional. All the staff got along great, and we worked quite efficiently. However, about a year and a half ago, "S" became involved with the most disgusting, and annoying woman I've ever seen. His whole demeanor changed. He no longer wanted to have a relationship with his employees because he was too concerned about having a relationship with his nasty lady. As if that wasn't bad enough, the girlfriend began to drop by the restaurant. At first it was 1-2 days a week. But soon after, it was during every single one of his shifts. He stopped paying attention to his work, and focused squarely on her. At first I thought she was dropping by for free food. The girl is easily 400lbs (and I'm being generous here). I mean, she would waddle back into the kitchen, stick her grubby little hands into the bins, and just start eating the toppings. Not only is this completely unsanitary, but it was gross as hell to watch! It was at that point that I approached "S" with my concerns. He got very angry with me. The only thing he said to me was "well, she's hungry!" Excuse me? Then make her a ******* personal pan pie, but don't let her contaminate everyone else's food! This was a daily occurrence. She'd come in, sit at "her" table, and eat. Aside from the health concerns, her presence was totally distracting! I talked to a few staff members about it, and they all felt the same way that I did. However, we figured that "S" would eventually tire of the short leash, and get rid of her. To our utter shock and disgust, that same year, they were married. It was at that point that I knew things would only get worse. Fast forwarding to today, things have gone from bad to worse; "S" has hired her. I mean, I guess it makes sense to a point. She was there all the time anyway, so why not make her do some ******* work. But now my concerns have heightened for the customer's sake. She's in the kitchen all the time now, attempting to make pizzas. It seems like more of the topping end up in her mouth than on the pizza. I swear sometimes I can hear her saying "one for you, ten for me!" We've had several complaints lately about the pizzas being too light on toppings, and a few people have complained that they found hair (weave) in their pizzas. She very rarely wears a hair net. "S" continues to do nothing. She's making my professional life miserable, and I don't know what to do. She's everywhere I turn, and she's slow and unproductive. Oh, and did I mention that sometimes she walks around with no shoes on? How horrible is that?! "S" says it's because they hurt her feet. So buy bigger ******* shoes!! I want to go to corporate, but I don't want "S" to lose his job. I know he's sticking up for her because he thinks he's protecting her. But, he needs to see how her behavior is impacting business. I want to confront him first, before I take it any further. How do I confront him without pissing him off or getting lame *** responses where he takes no responsibility for her? What should I do or say??? Please help. more

Open Question: What do you think of this writing?

If there's anything at all that you don't like or think needs improving, please tell me! ----- I watch as the pallbearers gently set down the coffin. The dismal day perfectly complements how I feel at that moment. As I look around, I realize that only six people are in attendance: the preacher, the four pallbearers, and myself. Great Alice never did have anyone but me. “Shall we begin?” Father Harrison asks. I simply nod; the sooner I am out of this cemetery, the better. Bible passages are read, the coffin covered. The preacher goes home, leaving me to mourn in solitude, though I do not cry, just stare at the grave. What will I do without you? I ask my dead great-grandmother. I never receive an answer. With a sigh, I trudge across dirt and gravestones to my car that I will soon no longer be able to afford. I drive back to Great Alice’s house, knowing I will have to finally face the attic. I’m not sure if she would appreciate me rifling through her personal and sentimental items, but it’s moot now. The more I consider going into the attic, I actually find myself looking forward to it; I have always been curious as to what she had stored from the past. Some would find Great Alice’s house strange or even frightening. Not me, however. It’s the only home I’ve ever known, so it‘s a comfort. I open the door and enter the house for the first time in a week, since Alice passed away. It smells different somehow, or perhaps I just grew unaccustomed to the odor of dried rose petals and dust in my absence. I look at all the familiar objects around the foyer, and I’m surprised that things have stayed the same even though Great Alice is gone. But I don’t waste time feeling nostalgic. I have business upstairs. The spiral staircase has always been my favorite feature of this house. It’s worn, creaking, and, in some places, termites have eaten away the wood. Still, it manages to retain a charm that cannot be found in newer homes. The steps give me their usual greeting of groans as I make my way up to the attic. I reach the attic door, and, for the first time, turn the door knob. As I gently slide the door open, a cloud of dust emerges from the room that has not been visited in possibly decades. I fumble in the darkness for a light switch. For a moment, I wonder if this room was never equipped with electricity, it’s that old. Finally, I find an antique lamp, dusty and cracked. The light illuminating from it is weak, but t will have to do. The room is lit in an eerie way. Shadows are cast in all different angles from the walls; one looks at me with a leer. As I take in my surroundings, I discover that the attic is basically empty, except for one thing. The single object in the room is a chest. I find it odd that Great Alice would be so protective of it. What kind of treasures has she kept in there for all these years? I approach the chest cautiously, as if some creature will leap from it and attack. Unfortunately, nothing jumps out because the chest is locked. And I don’t believe I have the key to it. Suddenly, I feel a breeze. I assume it’s from an open window when I remember that there are no windows in the attic. more

Open Question: 8 year old jack russel keeps growling at 3 year old and 15 month children?

We have recently got an 8year old jack russel from a friend that no longer wanted her. she has been brought up with a child from her being a pup and the child was 2 years old. he is now 10. She has come to our home and has been here for a month now. Within 2 days of her coming here she came into heat and was grouchy with my 3 year old and 15 month old children. one day she would allow them to pet her and then the next she would growl at them. We put it down to possibly being in season. We always supervise the children with the dog. The dog was very well trained when we got her and we have carried that on. She understands all commands and follows them. In the last week though which i think she has come out of season, she has started growling at the children more and has growled at me also. She is not allowed in the children's room and certainly not on the bed but today was on the bed when tell in her to get down ignored me so i pulled her down which is when she growled at me. Also the children were approx. 2 feet away from her and turned to look at her, she then growled at them. Im unsure weather this could be dominance issue or due to her hormones and would just like some advice. We love the dog but are not sure how we should deal with her around the children and if the growling could be a serious warning?? Any advice would be much appreciated lee more

Open Question: Delboy and another Liverppol fan if there are any left these days -- what is the cure for Liverpool?

Rafa is useless we all know that - Fact Sammy Lee makes Rafa look small How can you turn around the once great Liverpool to be a contender for the title new owners, Gerrard is not happy, Torres wants out, Carragher does not even fight his own players these days, Aquilani a bench warmer There are more problems than Rafa at the clubDan -- Correct needs a boot up the ar*e and lead by example more

Open Question: please help, it would mean so much!?

okay so i like this guy named jason, and i started to think he likes me but then there are times when i dont. like yesterday at break i was in the gym where most of us 9th graders hang out. well i was sitting next to jason but he was not paying any attention to me, well this chinese girl i was talking to was like talking about how if a girl and guy touch in there country thats like really bad, well jason started feeling up on my lower upper leg, like right above me knee, well then he put his hand around me and his hand was like around my back and his hand was on my side and he started to tickle me, then the day went through, and in spanish he was talking about how my best friend is so beautiful, well people say we look alike but anyways then today i was in english and our teacher was in a great mood so we were aloud to talk, well i was talking to this girl to the left of me, so my back so tojason who sits to the left to me, well i heard him say my name and it turns out that he was going to tickle me , well he did and i just turned around and looked at him, then today i was going to 7th and he was coming from a his 6th period which he has to go past my locker, well as im getting my books he pushes me into my locker and i turned and just laughed, and he laughed, then after school today i was walking and talkibg to my best friend well jason walked by and pulled my hair an i turned around and he laughed and i just laughed , also my butt is small , like small small and my bff wrote a poem about my small butt and jason heard my other friend talking about it and he was like they should of putt ... and i laughed and said they did, and he turned and sat in the seat in front of me and tried to grab my hand and i said no , my butts to small, and he was like but your beautiful, and saying all this crap, it sounds like he likes me right, but guess what! he is talking to this girl that is a year younger than him an me , and her butt is huge but she likes to send pictures to guys, and i mean bad pictures and thats why he is talking to her! what do i do?? im always sad when the weekebd comes because i know he is going to be with that girl well tomorrow i have at least a chance to get him to text me ?? so how can i get him to text me, only if it sounds like he likes me! :) thanks yall, this really will help! more

Open Question: does he like me!!! help please !!!?

Open Question: Does he like me at all?

my crush is in my biology class and we face in the same direction and he's all the way on the other side of the classroom and sometimes i notice he's turned all the way around and staring at me i see it out of the corner of my eye....but as soon as i look back he pretends to be listening to the teacher....he's also the locker right next to mine and he never looks at me and is always quiet until i make the first comment then we carry on a 30 second conversation and im the one who walks away to play kinda hard to get and keep it simple...but ive noticed him looking at me in the hallways but i just put my head down and pretend not to see him...i did have a little thing with one of his friends but we didn't date...he ended up using me..but i don't think he's like the other guy...does he like me...or am i just eye candy to him...if not im going to move on and let it go.. more

Open Question: I can't eat or sleep at all...my feels so &*%$#@...PLEASE PLEASE READ AND HELP ME!?

So there is this guy whom I have known since I was 17(him and I are both 21 now). We have had a few flings over the years, and about two years ago, he told me how much he liked me, and that he actually wanted a relationship with me. I could never feel the same for him, but here’s the hard part—this guy is great. He’s extremely attractive, funny, a great listener, and has a great heart. He’s also the only guy to treat me well, he’s the only guy who has ever bothered to take me on dates, even if we just go as friends. But, whenever I date a guy, something I find important is intelligence. Even though me and this guy get along well, there is a lack of intellectual connection which keeps making me reject him. If it weren’t for that, we’d be together right now. My problem is though, that I get EXTREMELY jealous whenever I see other girls talking to him. He went to a girl’s birthday party a few nights ago, and it just killed me seeing his pictures with her. I don’t know why I cannot stand to see other girls around him, I know it shouldn’t bother me, because I was the one to turn him down. I don’t know why it hurts so much, but it hurts to the point where I’m seriously considering breaking off my friendship with him. When I saw his pictures with that girl on facebook, I wasn’t able to sleep the entire night, woke up in tears, and have barely been able to eat anything. I can’t live like this. So, my questions are: If I turned the guy down MYSELF, why am I feeling so jealous? Also, should I cut him out of my life? I love him to death, he always makes me smile and means the world to me, but I cannot keep living like this either. Even if I tried to look past everything and tried to pursue a relationship with him, we would never be accepted by anyone. I am Hindu, and he’s Muslim, and we’re never supposed to date each other in the first place. I don’t know what to do at all, I feel so trapped. Please help me! more

Open Question: Is there something there?

So, I went to this restaurant once, Don't think im crazy im just curious.. me and this gorgeous Waiter made eye contact and quickly we look away. It was quite the connection I'd say. He was so cute! We kept looking back a forth at each other. Then, when we left something told me to turn around and there he was trying to catch up with me before I left, but it was to late. I've went 4 months later and it was a similar connection as before it was just a little bit busier than last time. Do you think something is there or is it just a fun thought that will never happen :( ? more

Open Question: Leopard Gecko Help!?!?!?

I have two leopard geckos that I have been introducing to eachother off and on for the past couple weeks to get then ready to live with eachtother full time. They are a male and a female. Today something scary happened. The female ventured over to his side of the tank and his tail was sticking out of his hide. She nipped at it a little, and he turned around, then she kind of walked away. I turned around, and then before I knew it, they were rolling around in the sand, it only lasted about a second, and now my female has a tiny opened bite wound. I cleaned it, and gave her a different substrate. But what do I do about the male. Why did this happen? I thought it was just his attempt at mating gone wrong but PLEASE HELP! more

Open Question: Does he like me??????

So i was at a school dance and this guy that ik was there and well me my friends and him were all dancing and well he kept looking at me and i would turn around and find him dancing right behind me a few times or he would stand next to me in our circle dancing. But he also bumped into me not by accident but on purpose and he smiled at me and laughed. does he like me?????? more

Open Question: Do you think he likes me?

okay , so i like this guy named ____ we haven't talked before but in the past month or two we have ALOT . My all time favorite drink is Vitamin water and i only drink a special kind , one day in sixth period (we have 6th together) he decided to bring me one & ironically i brought him one too . one day when i was around him , this guy Trips me and the next day he told me to watch out for him. He tells me that he loves me , and not in text messaging .. in person . Maybe about 2 weeks ago he asked me what my favorite candy was, and i told him Snickers. So today in math i turned my back for a minute, and then i looked back in at my desk and then the snickers was right there. When we hug its just a normal hug, but these past couple of days when we hug i become OFF the ground and his arms are around my waist. Sometimes when we hug his friend goes "awww" and all that. I really like him and i feel like i'm not doing good enough to prove that i like him. in your opinion do you think he likes me? and how could i show him that i like him, BTW: i don't want it to get awkward if i tell him i like him, and then he doesn't like me back. more

Open Question: There's this girl...?

I got to the train station one day and there was this girl wearing a hoodie standing behind an advertising board and as I got to the platform she looked at me and casually came around to stand close to where I was, I didn't say anything but a few minutes later, she took her hood down and moved a bit closer and I must say she was absolutely stunning, but still I didn't say anything and when we got on the train she sat on a seat close to mine and as she got off the train, she turned to me and smiled. What does this mean? (I'm really bad with women) more

Open Question: Do i really need to talk to the human services department?

im asking this because i wrote this last night want to make sure im not getting into trouble. My fattherinlaw and my mother inlaw r saying they havent done it. But i still dont feel safe i told my husband that i was going to for get what happen!!! but i cant. I told my husband it will be best that we do not leave the childrens by them self with them. My husband got so mad at me, is like he gives them more support then i do. Before i meet him when we where dating his parents was never around. His fririends where his family. EVEN HIS PARETNS TOLD ME THAT i brought there son back to them as a family for him. But im really scared of them they seem like liard i whent tru hell with them for 5 years that i been with my hubby. I dont love him anymore his an enemie to me. Im tired of him not listening to me for the best of our relationship and our kids safety. please can some ne give me advise. Does Hunman services department r they social workers to help me out? or take my life away plz let me know before i do talk to them thanks this is what i wrote last night:~~~> ."I need help plz.....MY Fatherilaw and Motherilaw is doing my life worst to my family? MY Fatherilaw and Motherilaw is doing my life worst to my family I need help. I just found out that my inlaw Was talking bad about ME. Because my sisterinlaw saw it on face book saying that they would take my childs.... without me my husband notice. To take my kids far away where there family r at. always been having trouble with them. Guess what i confronted my husband father about what i heard and his face turn really red. And my motherinlaw was suprized that she asked "WHO SAID THAT WITH AN ATTITUDE" she didnt even knew her husband had face book lol. oops sorry. when she ask me i told her is none of ur bussiness who it was. My husband dosent belive it. i dont know what to do, because my husband is becoming an enemie to me lately. My husband been going to his parents house by himself bc i hate being there, when he comes home he got an attitude and then argue alot. Im sooo tired of it. I have two childrens 4 yr old and a new born. im scared we going to divorced bc of his parents. And i know there waiting for something like that to happen. Can someone give me an advise plz. I think im going crazy, bc thats what my husband puts in my head. He always chossen them over me. I NEED HELP!!!!!!!! more

Open Question: everytime i see or hear her i get REALLY mad!?

me and my best friend recently stopped being friends. yeah im sad about it. but whenever me and her are near each other and she starts talking i get reallly mad. or if she says something stupid in class, i just want to turn around and yell at her to stop being stupid on purpose. ughhhhh! it makes me so mad. but when we were (best) friends all the stuff bothered me, but i put up with it. Now, since we not friends..i cant handle it. I dont want to get mad everytime we have the same class. i just want to get over the fact that we just to be friends. i want to stop missing her. i want to just forget about her. HOW DO I DO THAT?....ANY HELP! more

Open Question: Can’t eat or sleep at all…my life feels so FUCKED…please please read and HELP ME!?

So there is this guy whom I have known since I was 17(him and I are both 21 now). We have had a few flings over the years, and about two years ago, he told me how much he liked me, and that he actually wanted a relationship with me. I could never feel the same for him, but here’s the hard part—this guy is great. He’s extremely attractive, funny, a great listener, and has a great heart. He’s also the only guy to treat me well, he’s the only guy who has ever bothered to take me on dates, even if we just go as friends. But, whenever I date a guy, something I find important is intelligence. Even though me and this guy get along well, there is a lack of intellectual connection which keeps making me reject him. If it weren’t for that, we’d be together right now. My problem is though, that I get EXTREMELY jealous whenever I see other girls talking to him. He went to a girl’s birthday party a few nights ago, and it just killed me seeing his pictures with her. I don’t know why I cannot stand to see other girls around him, I know it shouldn’t bother me, because I was the one to turn him down. I don’t know why it hurts so much, but it hurts to the point where I’m seriously considering breaking off my friendship with him. When I saw his pictures with that girl on facebook, I wasn’t able to sleep the entire night, woke up in tears, and have barely been able to eat anything. I can’t live like this. So, my questions are: If I turned the guy down MYSELF, why am I feeling so jealous? Also, should I cut him out of my life? I love him to death, he always makes me smile and means the world to me, but I cannot keep living like this either. Even if I tried to look past everything and tried to pursue a relationship with him, we would never be accepted by anyone. I am Hindu, and he’s Muslim, and we’re never supposed to date each other in the first place. I don’t know what to do at all, I feel so trapped. Please help me! more

Open Question: Need help with a guy problem! (guys can help too)?

Okay, here's the deal, So in my really close group of friends, there's like 12 of us (6 guys, 6 girls) and all of them are in a relationship with another one, except for my friend "Joe" and I. Joe used to have a crush on me this summer, but I didn't want to screw up our friendship or anything (and I guess in retrospect i didn't consider it seriously all that much), but this winter I started really liking him. He's a really really sweet guy, and he has tons of friends who are girls, but he's not really experienced with being with girls. Recently, there was an incident, and we kissed for the first time, and now we talk everyday and kiss after school and stuff, but we're not going out, and sometimes when I'm with him my brain goes completely blank and I feel like I have nothing to say or just don't know what to do with myself when I'm around him, so I turn all shy for no reason and don't say much. It's really annoying and I have no idea what to do about it. And also, sometimes when we're hanging out I just get vibes from him like he doesn't like me that much and it's just really confusing. I need help with how to smash the ice and make things less awkward, and also how to stop looking stupid and mute whenever I'm around him. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! more

Open Question: Is it stupid to go after this guy?

Soo there's this guy on my brothers wrestling team, and I always thought he was cute and funny, but the only time i ever talked to him was last year when he was in my study hall and i asked if he knew my brother, to try and start a conversation (didn't work well.) The other day, me and my friends and the team and their families were staying at a hotel for a tournament. Me and my friends were down in the lobby playing cards with kids from some other team, and he comes up to me and was like "Your parents told me to keep an eye on you." and i was like "Oh really?" and he was like "Nope." and then me and him talked about the parents. He left, but me and my friends stayed and played cards till the other kids had to go. We just hung out in the lobby, and i sat at this table with an indoor window on it. The kid i like came to the other side of the window and asked what i was still doing, and if we were still playing cards. I was like no and talked a little, and he left again. Then a little later, i was walking down the hallway to go to the bathroom. He was going up another little hallway that was perpendicular to where i was.. he went to go up the stairs, turned around and came back and did this cute obnoxious wave. The next day, at the tournament, he was sitting up in front of my parents, but i didn't sit up there because my friends didn't want to. I was so happy, but my friend was just like maybe he's just being nice. Do you think it would be really stupid if i waved to him in the hallways and stufff? i don't wanna seem like a freak. Was he just being nice or could he possibly be into me?oh, i'm a sophomore and he's a junior. i don't know if this i a giant factor or anything. more

Open Question: i am trying to see which BGLO is rite for me,i need more information i am so confuse. Help!?

I am seriously confused on which Black Greek Letter Organization that I want to join (I am not on here trying to ask anybody to help me pick which Organization to be in or which is better) I just want to get some advice or some more information on Black Greek life to help me understand what I am really getting into which organization I want to make a lifestyle commitment to. When I told my cousin of my interest she turn around and ask me why did I want to join a Black Greek Letter Organization, to be honest at that time I couldn't answer her question. She told me to do some research, after I took her advice did some research I finally found out why I wanted to join. I told my cousin my reasons of wanting to be part of the strong sisterhood that all the sororities in the NPHC bring to the table. When I seen my cousin in action I seen how much the sisterhood was an issue and to me that something that I love is a good support system. I also love to do community service and giving back to those who are I need or helping young men and young women who struggling in school or need somebody to look up to or mentor them in different issues. I want to give to the organizations more awareness and my strength and my creative way of thinking to the organization. Another reason that I want to join is to better the organizations in the NPHC to make them better than what they already are. I am not going to let the organization make me I going to make the organization and not just be active while in college but post grad also. What I’m trying to ask is some advice or recommendation on how to conduct more research on top of the research that already done, so I can make my choice less confusing. Anybody in any organization that is a part of the NPHC feel free to answer. Thanks so much.just to add a little i am talking about Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma theta,Zeta Phi Beta,Sigma Gamma Rho. Just in case some were wondering. more

Open Question: I'm scared of the dark?

I'm 13 and scared of the dark. I'm not really scared of death or anything, I'm just scared of being scared (if that makes sense). I'm really scared that something cold will touch my back. I know it sounds stupid. I can't sleep on my side because I have to be able to see all around me. I'm afraid that I'll be lying in bed and a head will pop up from begind the foot of my bed. I think about that all the time when I'm trying to sleep. Also, there are a set of stairs leading to a bathroom. a hallway intersects the bathroom at the top of the stairs, so once you get up the stairs you have to turn 180 degrees so your back if facing the bathroom. I'm very very very scared of that bathroom when it's dark. Please help. I'm too old for this!!! more

Open Question: This is been bothering me...please help me...really serious.!?

I'm 16 yrs old...17 in may. my brother chase just turned 18 on the 1st my other brother chris is 21 in november. chase got a cell last year when he was 16. he also got a tv in his room and got his driver's license. me?...i can't have a cell. can't have a tv in my room. and i don't even have my permit. all my friends ge to drive to school and i'm the only junior on the bus. i have a job...neither chris or chase even have a job. my mom said: can't get a phone or drive because my grades are low. can't get a tv in my room because i'll go to sleep late. chase's grades are worse than mine...and chris...he never even shows up to college. he just sits around and goes to parties. i barely ever ask my mom for anything. chase and chris go to parties and get drunk...etc i've never tasked alcohol in my life!..or any drugs...etc. OMG! i just feel like she's so unfair to me. and its not because im younger. by she just keeps making up all these excuses. yesterday when i came from work...at 6...hungry cause i had nothing to eat all damn day and had to deal with annoying customers...my mom got mad at me because "i didn't do my chores". i explained to her that it wasn't fair for me to come back from work and have to do chores. but she said..."you live here for free"...or something like that. and then today when i came back from work...we got into it again and i said "how come chase doesn't do anything here? he lives here for free and just stays in his room playing xbox all day and when he gets hungry...he comes upstairs and eats and just dumps the plates in the sink. i don't think my mom likes my brothers more...i just feel like she doesn't understand me enough. i seriously sob every time i even think of this whole situation...like right now. why does my mom treat me so unfairly? moms on here if you could please maybe explain to me. everyone else too...please...this is such a serious situation for me. ALSO i just wanna know how can i deal with this? should i talk to her...? more

Open Question: My computer keeps freezing at start up, what could be wrong?

Last week, my laptop started going weird and decided to keep freezing at start up. I can turn the computer on and everything, so I don't think that's the problem. The bad part is when I Log In and any programs start up (like Google Desktop), my computer just freezes. The Start menu won't open, I can't click on any icons, and the pointer just stays on the Loading circle throughout the whole thing. I can still move it around, but it always stays the same. Probably anything would help, it's better than nothing. Thanks :) more

Open Question: HELP NEEDED WITH 6 WEEK OLD ZEBRA FINCH, professional advice from hand rearers required!!! please help!!?

i am going to write this all onto one question, but infact there are 3 questions. first let me tell you a slight bit about the finch, a finch was born, there was 3 siblings, parents killed 2, so i thought it might kill the third one so i took it out after a week and hand raised it, it is currently 6 weeks old. Question number one) The zebra finch, is not fully self maintained and often relies on us to feed it, it eats sometimes though which is good, but i think it will learn over time, im not sure what i could do to help it. Question number 2) Being humans and raising this chick from 1 week old to 6 weeks, it hasnt ever seen any other bird before except in the gardens, at night however, when i put it in the cage, and turn off the lights it goes ballistic! absolutly crazy, it only sleeps on my hand onec its in the cage, it flaps around until it eventually gives up, im not sure why, i presume if it was raised by its parents it would have slept with them, as it wants to do with me.I dont know why it goes crazy at night when i go to sleep and turn lights off. question number 3) Today i have its parents cage downstairs and it lives upstairs, today i put them all in the same cage, its a massive cage, all three birds, the hand raised one from 6 weeks old, and its 2 parents that it has not seen, it seems perfectly fine at the moment, im REALLY not sure wether this is a good idea, the dominant male (its dad) sometimes flys next to it and i find it flys off somewhere, but apart from that it keeps to itself and the mum and dad keep to itself, i was hoping it could observe its parents and learn from them, but is this a good idea or not, they dont seen to have any problems, i have kept them together for an hour now. Please help with this!!! i would really appreciate it. more

Open Question: Rudeness? Whats the point?

I was at starbucks yesterday with my sister, we went to order and i got our names mixed up. I know it sounds stupid but I was busy thinking about other things. So the guy told me wow thats pretty pathetic. He was a gay ( I'm not trying to me mean I like gays :3 I know cause I have a thing I tend to think gays are cute and also he talked like one, not the point) The thing was that I gave a five ( it was 5.19 i think) and I said give me a sec let me get a dollar out, after i said that he goes -ugh- is this all? And I give him the dollar, when he goes to give me my change he just drops/throws my change at me and some fell. I looked at him looked at the change and just turned around and picked up my drink with my sis and stormed off with out even looking at him. I swear if my sis wasn't there i would have cursed at him. Now the main thing is, why are some people like that? I did nothing to him it was my first time in that starbucks, yet I was treated badly. more

Open Question: My logitech webcam suddenly isn't working?

I've had this since around new years and up until now it's worked fine, but a few days ago it just stopped working. whenever i click onto the sidebar thing on the side of my page, then click "quick capture" which is the thing that takes pictures and videos, the window will open, but as the camera light turns green and starts flashing to try to work the window will stay white. and as soon as it stops trying to work and stops flashing green the window goes normal but it says "webcam is in use by another application" it's not in use by anything else. and i've already tried going to the task manager and ending the logitech process and that didn't work either. please help, thanks :) more

Open Question: I have $50 to spend for church fundraiser?

Like I said, I have $50 dollars to spend on a fundraiser for our vans for missions and stuff. Our family got $50 dollars in our envolope and we need to turn it into around or over 100 dollars. We need ideas??? Thanks more

Open Question: A lot of questions about High School! Help. :]?

Im gonna be going into High school after summer. Im really excited but scared. Im 14 and gonna turn 15 in May. So yeah I'll be old ha ha. (I wasn't held back, I was put in a year later than everyone else) Anyways, I want to know if its extremely hard to get around and any experiences that are FUN that you've had? Should I make the best out of my High school year? Also, I wanna no anyways to loose some weight? Im not fat or anything, I just wanna be in shape better, so would running over summer like every day help? And should I be interested in Juniors and Seniors when I go in? Because I'll be a Freshman and I already know everyone right now in my grade and I wouldn't wanna be dating any of them, and I know all the Freshmen right now and they'll be Sophomores so I don't wanna date them either because I know them too and I don't have interest in them. Im the same age as them anyways lol. I kind of do go for older men not like OLD but a couple years like 3 or a lil more. Also, will guys mistake me for like a Junior or something because I've been told I look like an 18 year old. Sorry it's so long I just wanna get the best answers possible and everything I need to know! Thanks. :] more

Open Question: BF's daughter hates me, do I leave or stay?

I met the man of my dreams last year at a cancer benefit. Over time I met his daughter of 17 yrs and son of 13 yrs. Everything seemed ok. Then, it all turned around through a series of events that I still am confused about. Last month I took him to meet my family and my Mother. She is in serious health and I wanted her to meet the man I adored before she passed. Upon returning, it was like a tornado of anger passed through his daughter. She was angry for him going with me, called him horrible names, accused him of being a bad father, lied and said that I rolled my eyes at her when we took her and his son to the Mall of America. She's used me as a scapegoat because she can't get her way. Now his daughter hates me, his ex-wife told my bf that he may have to make a choice between his kids or me. He refused to do this, now the daughter won't speak to him or come to see him. Yesterday, she came to stay with his Grandparents, saw my car in their driveway and left them a note that she couldn't stay with them because of me. I'm torn. I broke up with him last night because I couldn't bear knowing his parents weren't going to see their grand-daughter because of me. My BF is devastated I broke up. He wants to stay together and let the daughter figure things out on her own. I don't know what to do, I Love him so much and only wished his kids could at least be happy for his happiness. How do I deal with his daughters spoiled brat syndrome? She is obviously doing this knowing it will tear up his family by making them all now choose between me or her. His parents don't believe they should have to make a choice either. The daughter has placed everyone in a very hard position. Why do I feel guilty for her actions when I did nothing? I feel like I have caused all this negativity in their lives and if I just leave then they will be happy. I realize she feels jealous and is thinking I've replaced her. BF has told her that she is not replaced and he loves her. She doesn't get it, that seemed to only make it worse. I also know that she is mad because for the first time in her life he told her no and didn't give in to her wishes. Now, she is on this rampage to ruin peoples lives. Should I gracefully walk out of the relationship so the waters will be calm or stay and let the storm come in? more

Open Question: I think I like my girlfriends brother?!?

yeah, it is as weird as it sounds. I'm known as your typical man slut, I can admit that. I sleep around with girls and they all want to date me simply to get there rep up.. recently i dated this girl for that reason (im not thick i can tell) and when we went round to her house, I met her brother. He is a year younger than me and a little dorky.Im also pretty sure he is gay, he has the vibe and he has never had a gf. when i asked him what his type was he said "No comment" with this weird look on his face so i think he must be. I used to be kinda anti-gay in a quiet way but i didn't really mind with him. well anyway my relation ship with the girl died quickly but me and her bro stayed in touch, we became friends as odd as it seems. it was fine at first not even awkward, but i keep noticing stupid little things about him like his hair and eyes and stuff and I honestly think, i might just be falling for him. is he freaking turning me gay?! SOMEONE HELP! ~TKI refuse to put this on the gay quesion board thing. more

Open Question: Advice needed, all help would benefit me =/?

Heya, im 18 and my head is in a mess (im male btw) Right, i've lost my grandfather 6 months ago, and my nan now has cancer (on my dads side). My Nan on my mams side also had cancer and is undgoing chemo which is a positive...one of the few. However, my grandfather has te same cancer as her, but his heart only has a 8% effiecncy due to troubles in the past. My mother and father are bothon anti-depressants and are on the pont of divorce over my mother turning to alcohol to help. My brother has been diagonsed with a bi-polar problem and is on medication which isnt helpping and my sister ives more that 300 miles away. My girlfriend has started to have panic attacks and is severly stressed over the up coming A level exams, course work, uni and work! My grandfather is having an operation on weds around midday, but i am flying to malaga thursday morning as part of my collge course. No one knows weather the operation will be a success, he could die on the table or during the recovery. If he does not not go forthe operation, he may pass away within the next week, or maybe a year, no one knows. I do not want to go to malaga but if i pull out i will fail my course, and 2 year will be wasted. i dont know what to do. I just need something uplifting to cling on to, just to get me through =/ My grandfather practically broughtme up =/ any help? thanks for you time means alot to me =) xxx more

Open Question: i am at the lowest point in my life.?

i am a thirty year old woman,i have yet to have any success in my life besides the small things that help get by in life.I have no high school diploma,drivers license (i have a permit that i recently got in the past six months),I am a c.n.a living from paycheck to paycheck; in fact if it wasn't for my boyfriend who i live with- half the time i would probably be living on the streets,It's not that i'm stupid but the life i am living is just an embarrassment i just close myself off to my family a lot because i have no successful news to share. i wouldn't be able to pay for a meal at a restaurant if i were asked.I lost my uncle in 2008 which makes me feel even more insane ,My mom died when i was one years old i don't want a pity party,but i do want help honesty.i would love to go to college and become a nurse and a writer i would love to be financially stable i would love to stand up for myself and not allow my boyfriend to put me down and not respect me.But i have been to school and just fell off got depressed and now i owe loans and cant go back to school until i pay my credit score is low please help ...i want to turn my life around i don't want to go on and on you get it im in debt im thirty with no health insurance hate my life want to change itoh i forgot im fat all i do is eat i hate myself i gained 80 pounds in a year more

Open Question: Is this a good cause to donate to?

Hi everyone, I recently won a law suit again a major corporation. I don't really need all the money I have gotten from this law suit. I have a great job, lots of savings, good education, and I believe too much money is bad for ones soul. Many of my (former) friends have gone on to have lots of money and have turned in to very pathetic people. I wish to avoid that same fate. So I have decided to give this money away to good causes. I'm very liberal. Normally I donate money to civil rights groups (including GLBT causes), organizations that support the poor, etc. Sometimes I wonder though how much of my donations actually reach people. So I decided to make a donation to a random individual who is a minority and could use it to better their life. Anyway. I like watching Youtube videos. There is a person I have watched for over a year who is transgendered. (no not Chris Crocker) She basically takes her camera around and documents her life. I believe she is a very good person. She never has asked for money or anything of that nature either. She has, however, mentioned that she one day wants sex reassignment surgery when she can afford it. Right now she thinks it will be a few years. I sent her a random message on Youtube and casually asked about how much more she needs to have. She responded back about $10,000. So I am considering taking some of my law suit money and sending her a $10,000 check randomly. Based on her long history of videos I'm pretty sure she would use it for this purpose, but as I said have more money than I know what to do with so on the off chance she doesn't I don't really care. I can't think of any reason not to do this. What do people think about this? Is there any negative I am not considering? more

Open Question: Help to write a short poem?

I want to get a tattoo about me and my boyfriend (no names)... I really like the one that megan fox has that says "there once was a little girl who never new love till a boy broke her heart".. i really like it because it makes sense to me! But i don't want the tattoo to remind me off a bad time. So i was thinking of getting a tattoo about me and my boyfriend. so here is a little info.. When we got together i had just gotten out of a really bad relationship and he turned my world around gave me a new reason to live and showed me a whole new meaning of love. In a way he kind of fixed my broken heart. So it would be great to have something that's like megan fox's.. really short but tells a story kind of... Thanks :D xxSo basically something: SHORT PERSONAL &ORIGINAL more

Open Question: Correct everything wrong with this desciption?

The tall green grass grew ablaze with flame, and the sky in the background turned imitating colors of red orange and yellow. Out of the fire, giant orange wings flapped, and the wind in their wake blew the flames in all directions. And from the scattered flames, a powerful feathered being rose into the air, surrounded by the barrier of it's ancient glory. A Phoenix. I could not help but fall to my knees at its majesty. It is a little part of my story, and with what goes around it, it is going to be amazing. Unfortunaletly, I know that how I described the Phoenix rising isn't correct. So can you help me? Also! I would certainly give a best answer if you could describe to me a scene similar to this, or paint in words how you would imagine seeing a Phoenix rise? Thank you! more

Open Question: I dreamed of an Alien attack and traveling into outer space?

Is those one of those dreams with a subconscious message or have I been watching too many sci-fi movies lately? Judging by the dream I had last night, I'd say the latter, and if it wasn't inspired from movies...someone is slipping me drugs before I go to bed. Dream I had last night (this is sh*t I just can't make up on my own): First, it starts off inside a house I've never been inside before. There is a patio door which is wide open, it's dark outside and it's lightning like crazy, no rain. My little brother's bike is right outside the patio door, and lightning keeps striking it...over and over. He tries to get it, but I stop him. Then the grass catches on fire so I yell for him and my sister to help me put it out. When we run outside, my brother is struck my lightning and dies. Then, a wire copper falls from the sky, wraps around my sisters ankles and starts to drag her away. She screams for me to help, so I run back inside to look for something to cut the wire, but then I see a Christmas tree in the corner of the room, which wasn't there before. When I glance back at my sister, she is now entangled in a thick pink rope, which is also attached to the Christmas tree. She's still being pulled to the sky, and the tree is being pulled along too. I start crying and I kneel on the ground and cut the string, saving the Christmas tree. I look up in the sky to see two yellow eyes, and when I look harder, I see the dark outline of a huge alien, which is shooting lightning bolts from his wrist, and holding my sister in his other hand. He eats my sister. I cringe and run into the basement, find a loose board and hide inside the wall. After hiding for a little bit, I get out of the wall and call 911. Then a van covered in silver foil pulls up to the house and the people inside tell me to get in. We drive to a courtyard, where there is a huge pool sitting in the middle of it, and we crash into the pool, which turns into an ocean. We swim to a flying pod, get inside and the pod flies out of the ocean and drops us off in an ally of some dark and creepy city. The strangers from the van have transformed into my family members. There are green and purple ghosts flying above our heads, most likely the victims of the alien attack, and we travel through the city, then one of those transformer things appears and tries to step on us like we're insects, so we find a big machine that looks like a transformer and climb inside. The transformer is now a dinosaur...and we fight it. But our machine breaks and we climb out. I run inside a building, where I take the elevator all the way to the roof and look at the city below. Suddenly, a dragon flies up and stares at me for a moment before it blows fire at me, so I dodge it and nearly fall from the roof, dangling from the ledge. The roof starts to collapse and a helicopter appears and lowers a wooden ladder, which I grab. We fly into outer space and the helicopter drops me off on one of Saturn's moons. I think so, anyway. Because the sky is redish orange and whatever I'm on is circling a planet that looks exactly like Saturn, judging from the rings. Then I wake up. So...yeah. LSD trip? Weird a$$ subconscious? Too many movies? more

Open Question: When you hug a guy taller than you...?

There is this guy and I can tell that he really wants to hug me, but I've just kind of not hugged him...because I'm not completely sure how. I have hugged guys before, but they were usually the same height as me. So if I put my arms around his neck, should I put my chin on his shoulder, or should I turn my head and put it against his shoulder... I don't know. Guys which do you prefer? more

Open Question: my washing machine was making a noise for the past couple weeks from the agitator, why ?

it was making a stripped kind of sound, but was still turning..........today i see the agitator want turn, every now and then it will spin one or two times around, i can hold it from turning real easily. is there a belt lose or broken? or is there a plastic gear in the agitator? i have washer pulled into big enough room to work on, is unplugged, hoses unhooked, started removing back panel, top assy removed...........what to do next?p.s., washing machine is a roper brand heavy duty extra large capacity plus 7 cycle 2 speed about 10 years old, never a problembought from farmers furniture in georgia usaalright yall thanks for all the great answers, i got it torn down and found the agitator paddle dawg gears worn out. just got to figure where to get this part now........i will ask a question for that info in a few secs, thanks yall again. im gonna fix it myself for cheap, i thought i was gonna have to buy a new washer more

Open Question: Does difference in famlies income matter?

I am almost twenty year old college student and dating a girl that I completely fell for very quickly, and she feels the same. My family is an average working class family (around $50,000 a year income), but she comes from a little more well off family. This seems to be a recurring problem for me too, this is like the third "rich girl" I've been with. And its not like I ever know how much money they have going into it either. To me money is not that important, I believe more in hard work and honesty. This would never be much of a big deal this early in a relationship but her birthday is coming up and we have only been together for almost 2 months. She said the other day how she would like the set of earrings from the same collection that the ring she has is. I checked into it and it turned out the earrings are almost $500! No one in my family has ever spent that on anyone for christmas, not even my parents. I really like her a lot but if this is the kind of things she expects then, I can't date someone like that. Any advice on what I should do?i just found the earrings with a little bit smaller diamond thats $270, but still way more than I intended to spend. I think $100 is more than enough for a young couple to spend on each other. also you guy's answers are really good, its so hard to pick a best one! ha. more

Open Question: Arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia in Hoover, Alabama, hire a lawyer?

Location: Hoover, AL Hi, i was arrested yesterday along with my brother. I am 21 and my brother is 23. This is the whole story, while my brother was driving he hit the median a little during at night on a left turn to Krispy Kremes Donuts and the reason that happened is because i was talking to my brother so he was not paying too much attention to the road. Then the cop pulled us over, we parked then the officer came on to the passenger side and not the drivers side, so i was talking to her then she asked for the drivers Driver's license, insurance, and registration. I opened the front glove compartment to look for the registration and closed it right away because there was a grinder in there, which i was not aware of.(The grinder(i believe it had around .5g in it) did not belong to either of us, it belonged to a friend and also i told the cop there was a pipe because 2 days before getting arrested, we ended up going to a friends party and a few of my friends rode my car to get some food(we were smoking at the party with some friends and the person who had the grinder also had the pipe) and obviously left it in my car which i did not know until i opened the front glove compartment when the cop asked about the registration. After i closed it right away, the cop said what is that, could you open it again, and then she said hand it over. Then i ended up giving it to her then i told her that there was a pipe. I told her that it belonged to a friend but not surprisingly she did not believe me. Since i told her that it belonged to a friend, she charged both of us with 2 of the same count, i think saying we are both owners. A little later on after hand cuffs were on me because i had the feeling that the pipe was going to be there also so i told her there was a pipe there too, not knowing where it was but i was right and she found it. Also me and my brother were not told our rights. We do not smoke marijuana too much so by the time it is court time, we may be able to get marijuana out of our system.This is my first arrest and for my brother, this is his second arrest for the same thing. Now what are my best options? Should i try to get it dismissed? Hire a lawyer? Should one of us try to take ownership of the paraphernalia and possession so the other persons charge will be dropped? or both of us plead guilty? more