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2010 NBA Free Agency: 10 Key Free Agent Signings You Didn't Care About - Bleacherreport.com

It was the summer of free agents and the league did not disappoint ... world stayed well-armed with cameras and recorders ready for the latest news out of South Beach, New York, or Chicago. But for these guys,

Miami Heat: Top Ten Reasons to Root Against the South Beach Super Team - Bleacherreport.com

here’s a quick Top Ten to help ease the pain for those who may not be Heat fans. Feel free to chime in with ideas that should have made the list but were left off. Remember this is all in jest so just kick back,

Wrinkle Free! Botox Maker Pays $600M to Settle Marketing Charges - Wall Street Journal

its top-selling product, for unapproved medical uses ... hosted about 100 doctors at an invitation-only program at its corporate headquarters and a Newport Beach, Calif., resort while paying them $1,500 “to listen ...

Brad Paisley, Jon Bon Jovi latest big-time artists to play Alabama beaches - Everything Alabama Blog

... beaches, local tourism officials on Wednesday announced that New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi and country star Brad Paisley would headline a pair of free mid-October ... two of the biggest draws and top-selling acts ...

Top 5 Places to Visit in Santa Cruz, California - Associated Content

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is one of my absolute favorite summer attractions. With free admission, 35 rides and the Grand Arcade's 300-plus games, your family will never run out of things to do! The Santa ...

Cuba embraces 2 surprising free-market reforms - Houston Chronicle

HAVANA — Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign ... visitors who could live part-time on the island instead of just hitting the beach for a few days. It may also help the country ...

On golf: Pebble Beach underrated at No. 2 on Golf magazine's Top 100 list - San Jose Mercury News

the Home Care and Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach will offer free admission for everyone. The event features top Champions Tour players -- including recent addition Fred Couples -- paired with junior players ...

Caf Grill has good food without top price - msnbc.com

Fountain Valley foodies don't have to drive to Newport Beach anymore for fancy ravioli ... gifts or free meals are not accepted in exchange for reviews. Contact the writer: 714-932-1705 or lbasheda@ocregister.

Crunch Fitness Acquires New Location In Miami Beach - Newsblaze.com

2010 in North Miami Beach at 17050 Collins Ave ... free WiFi, and a Kid's Crunch area offering babysitting services. Crunch's signature classes can be found in the large group fitness studio and indoor Ride studio.

Editorial: City has a duty to demand TD Bank repay beach money - Gloucester Daily Times

Gloucester officials should not stand for any more stonewalling by TD Bank over about $5,000 missing beach parking revenue ... employees to make sure the bank does not get off scot-free with $5,000 of the city's cash ...

Resolved Question: Is It Possible to CreateYour Own Nation?

I know this scenario is on the far fetched side. But here goes. You buy a private island let's say in the Caribbean. The island is under the sovereignty of the Bahamas. You develop the island and turn it into a top shelf tourist destination. Of course this will cost millions of dollars to accomplish. Tourists flock to your vacation spot with 5 star hotels, gambling, sandy beaches and fun times for all. You decide you want to be free of Bahamian law and implement your own laws. So you negotiate with the government of the Bahamas to let your island go and you sign a proper treaty with the Bahamas regarding national defense (you'll pay for it), human rights (which you respect), immigration (your hotel workers need places to live) and it all agreed to. So, can you then become ruler of your own nation? more

Resolved Question: I have trained at a facility (North Star Sports) for 2 and a half years now, but my abs dont satisfy me.?

The rest of my body is awesome in my opinion. I have thick defined quads and calves. My arms arent huge but theyre athletic and cut and proportional. (I have an athletic build). My chest is defined and large and my glutes are thick and strong but my abdominals only the top four shine through. The rest are almost dull or not as hard. And also Im missing my top left abdominal so its I really only have three that are well defined. The exercises we do are many. A very wide variety. Such as plate pushes, bear crawls, inch worms, burpies, squats, free weight work, matt pushes, sprints, sprints with resistance, madison ball work, lunges, pushups, pillar positions, the list goes on and on and on. So the balance of the workouts it excellent and the intensity level is through the roof.-Im 6 foot 190 pounds in great shape but I just cant seem to get a damn sexy looking washboard beach ab set. Before I attended North Star Training facility I used to lift weights for an hour in the afternoons (3-4 times a week) and 3 nights a week I worked my way up to doing a total of 1600 crunches a night. Two sets. 1000 and 800. Took about 40-50 minutes and even then the abdominals didnt shine. What do I have to do to get these abs looking good?! ARGH more

Resolved Question: I am fed up with my hair! Please help!?

My hair is shoulder-length, thick, frizzy, and wavy at the ends. I have tried so many hair products to make it manageable.. Kinky Curly.. Garnier Wonder Waves.. and other hair products.. and nothing seems to work. I hoped the Garnier would work, since my hair naturally has waves at the ends.. but it doesn't look right, since the top of my hair isn't wavy. Is there a product that can give me soft, frizz-free, beach waves all over my hair? Please.. I need a miracle. I don't wanna cave in and chemically relax it. :( more

Resolved Question: Can you read the start of my story and tell me if it's good? I'm 14 and wanna be a author. Please help?

Here is the start. This story is going to be like Fantasy/Suspense. But for Teens!!(: (no not vampires) Chapter 1: I stared out the car window quietly. The air was blowing soft against my face and I could feel my hair blowing back and it felt nice. I could smell rain, like it had just down poured. A shiver ran through my body, not that it was cold, but perfect tempeture. I tried not to think about anything else except the beautiful weather as I like to call, my kind of weather and I didn't focus on anything else. It felt nice to feel like your flying and your mind was free. It was like walking in the rain for the first time, the beautiful way it just- "Ow!" I screamed. My little brother had thrown his little racecar he was playing with right at my head. So much for my amazing moment. I faced sideways so I could look behind me at the backseat where he was siting. "Aren't you a little to old to be playing with little cars?" I asked him. "Aren't you a little to young to be insulting me?" He rolled his eyes. "Ugh! Mom, aren't you going to say something? He hit me in the head?" I told her through gritted teeth. She kept her eyes on the rode where she was driving. "Hayden, you've been messing with him the whole ride here, can't you two just stop? We are almost there," she exclaimed. I turned back to face the window, like i've done the whole two and a half hour drive. "I still can't believe your making us move in with your so called boyfriend that you love so much," I complained. How could she move us three hours away with her boyfriend, who I barely even knew? Sure, he spent alot of time at our house, but I was always out with friends. Friends who i'll probably never see again, thanks to her. "We've talked about this Hayden," she sighed. My mothers long brown hair was perfectly straightned, something that she never does and she had on sunglasses on top of her head. "Yeah, we have, but that doesn't mean it's okay," I said turning to face her. "I'm sorry. It will take time, but you'll adjust quickly,"she suggested. "Whatever. I can't believe you did this to me, right in the middle of my sophmore year. I don't know anyone there and I barely even know Bryan!" I yelled. It wasn't completely like me to be throwing this kind of tantrum, especially in the car, where I couldn't just run off to my room, but she was being so unfair. She didn't even think about how Trent and I feel. Of course she thought about her boyfriend Bryan though. "I'd rather live with dad," I whispered. As soon as I said it I regretted so much. I didn't want to hurt my mom, but it slipped out. She blinked rapidly and then got back to normal. I could tell that really made her sad. "Sweetie, it's for the best. Please. I know you completely disagree with me, but Bryan is a nice guy and he really likes you kids and well, i love him, and it would be nice to have someone around and someone to help. He's great! In time, you'll figure it out. Its a tough move, but I think once you start school and get settled, you will love it. It's fifteen minutes away from the beach too," she smiled. "Great. Floods," I smiled fakely. She sighed and I let it drop and turned to trent. "Trent, tell mom you hate that we're moving," I demanded. He looked at me confused. "I'm glad. I hate my old school. Everyone was rude," he admitted. I thought Trent had tons of friends. I guess I thought wrong... "Thanks Trent. See, you'll get used to it, watch and see," my mother told me. "Yeah, right," I rolled my eyes. I grabbed my ipod from my lap and put on my headphones and blasted it as loud as it could go and began to face the window once again. I watched as we quickly passed all the trees. I could still see drops of rain falling from some of the leaves. Then, I thought I saw a figure under one of the trees, but then I blinked and it was gone. Probably, just my imagination or I really am crazy. I shook it off and softly closed my eyes, hoping to fall asleep. more

Resolved Question: Help with my barbie sweet 16 partay!? (:?

Hi! I'm turning sixteen in less then three months and we've been planning this party for at least 3 months now. it's going to be at a venue at the hilton with a roon (all glass windows) overlooking the ocean. the color scheme is hot pink black and accented with white and silver. my entrance is going to be me walking into tik tok by kesha and i will be singing it while my closest friends are dancing a dance i choreographed. i still think my entrance might need a little more tho. any ideas? the tables will be decorated with white table clothes and black overlays with pink sequins, etc layed accross them the center pieces will be different barbies (ex: beach barbie on a base with sand and shells then down to the uniform pink/black base all have). i think my moms also getting custom candy bars made to put on the tables. the center of the venue is the dance floor and i think i need something to kind of play this up other then empty space. any idea? in the same allignment as the dance floor will be the dj and my cake on a light up table. the cake will be like a wedding cake but made to fit the theme. after the intro everyone will be able to get food which includes mini burgers, mini hotdogs, fries, sweet potatoe fries, chicken nuggets, etc. i wanted to stick with a mini BARBIE Q food theme. there will also be the normal beverages and special pink lemonade as my special barbie drink. after eating and maybe dancing a little i will do my father daughter dance to "butterfly kisses" and "the hustle" mixed and then my friends and i will perform a coupled dance to "barbie girl". i will then light the 16 candles with my close people. its the whole tradition thing where u call up people who are important to you. we are making a candelabra because my mom used to do party stuff. it will be black and pink feathers then mirror then glittery black then pink letters spelling out my name and silver candles. after that we will do the cake and i will cut the cake to "sugar sugar". after that everyone will pretty much be free to dance all night. other details include there will be a candy and ice cream bar and they will be decorated with zebra table clothes and black overlays with a pink bottom with pink stuff on top. the guests will be allowed to take candy home as a favor. is there anything else i could do favor wise? oh and finally i have my design for invites but i want something special with them. like something touchable other then a piece of paper to say ur gonna have an awesome night. one girl ik is giving out masks for a masqurade. i dont want to ask my parents to buy 100 barbies but just something. i also wanted to get "barbie" to hand them out but that might be considered "distracting" at school so how would i do that? thanks in advancei didnt ask you to judge my family's prosperity. were not rich. most of these things are already set in stone the only things i need help with is maybe something i can give out with my invite and a cool way to do it@gotoitalyforloveandlife thanks for not being rude about it. the big sweet 16 is more of a family tradition. more

Resolved Question: Is he starting to really like me?

you don't have to read it all - you can just skim if you like. the 2nd paragraph is more important so yeah. well i'm starting to fall for my boyfriend - he confuses me so much though (as you notice i'm top contributor to this section haha). to make a long story short, he asked me out to prom. i told him i liked him and he said he was unsure and then he started showing alot more signs that he liked me so i told him again and he said i like you too :) (he always uses smiley faces when talking about that stuff or about a date or something through text lol) and he asked me on one date and asked me out again. we always have a blast together and have so much in common (like we both love computers, photography, art, pets etc) and always have something to talk about. he told me to text him when i got back from my trip and when i did i found out he was going away for 5 days. i texted him that friday asking if he wanted to go to a game with us and he said he'd love to but won't get home till late. then i sent him a text saying i missed him (which i did) and he said that he may be free sunday (he has been busy with 75 hours to complete of community service that he never finished in 12th grade and working for his dad and going on business trips with his dad - his dad owns a bank) anyways so i sent him a text asking if he was free thursday. he ever answered so i called him wednesday. i didn't think he'd answer but he did and we talked for 31 minutes and i found out he was going to be at the same beach i'm going to this monday but i'm leaving monday night. then he said he'd text me later tonight about today's plans. he never texted me so i texted him at 8 pm asking if he asked his dad. he didn't get the text till 10 pm (idk what's wrong with his phone) and he said he can't get together. then i said maybe we could get together on monday :) and i didn't think he wanted to but he texted me at 11:55 pm (the latest he ever texted me) and said i'll ask my dad the address tomorrow :). i thought he forgot but at 2 today of course when i was busy, he called my cell saying he got the address and we could meet up and stuff so he actually wants to get together (i think he wanted to get together because he realized we do have fun talking to each other in person... just its awkward through text). I emailed him our address, but i didn't want to call him back (he said to call him back if i have time) because i don't want to annoy him or whatever so i'll wait a day or two. So is he starting to really like me now that he's calling me more or is he still unsure how he feels? more

Resolved Question: How long does Lortab supposed to last?

I have severe knee pain (Pain meds don't work Ultram takes the edge off and that's it). I'm talking about Chronic and PAINFUL. But that's another story... I also have back pains almost as painful. I have a high tolerance to pain... really high. So when I say it hurts, most people would be crying. My back's a muscle thing, probably some knots on top of scoliosis. Went to the ER for my leg because I have free health care but it takes a month to 8 months to see anyone other than the ER. And it got beyond that bad. Eventually they gave me hydrocodone/APAP 7.5-500 no clue how strong that is. But it worked the first few times I took it. No back pain but it only lasted three hours then my back was hurting again. Seems like with my knee and back, more I ignore the pain the more it comes back to bite me in the ass. So pain gets worse and now it's not helping at all. Was wondering can your body get used to the pain meds in under a week (No more than 6-7 pills in a 3-4 day period). Had the whole warm feeling and all and was actually pain free for the first time in a LONG time (usually in constant state of pain...). It's complicated, I know... I have to live with it and have had a LOT of doctors scratching their heads. I've had other meds (Adderall, some heart med Atenolol I think, even booze, and etc) and they all seem to go through my system very quickly. Just curious if that's extremely rare or what? Can your body get used to Lortab that quickly? Or is that a low does, high? PS: I recently found out that I don't have an enlarged aorta as they used to think when I was put on the beta blockers. That knocks it down to about 4 things wrong with me, unless I forgot something... Had a friend say that I need to start smoking pot. Wish they legalized medical marijuana in VA. PSS: Oh yea I have EDS. Diagnosed myself and after 6-7 years of being poked and proded they finally agree with me... Geneticists have no clue which type but my money's on a really rare one. (EVERYTHING pops out of joint even hips + loose skin) I think the one that sounds most like what I have is Arth something or another. Already got really bad Arthritis and I'm 24. Sucked living near the beach! Yea complicated.Ok one. "24 you surely have allot of things that you want people to think you have" Um... Are you an idiot? Seriously. I've had medical issues since I was 17, why do I WANT PEOPLE TO THINK I HAVE THEM? I have them. I have doctors to back me up. Two I said I diagnosed myself THEN went to a geneticist and they're clueless, thats what they said namairb2. Learn to read. I know it's a lot, I have ADHD but I can read better than that! And yes you can diagnose yourself. LOOK EVERY JOINT POPS OUT OF JOINT! Then look up EDS and thats how they do clinical diagnosis. Why are you going on about the diagnosis part and not on my main questions? That was background info! Yea they went to school for 8 years, doesn't mean they learned anything. Nor does it mean they know my rare condition. Now you're like those idiots, oh you're a hypochondriac. No one your age is that smart! You're an idiot namairb2. Doctors are not God, they don't know EVERYTHING.PS: Long story short but here's how I diagnosed myself. I found out about EDS via the internet. I told my parents and they just called me a Hypochondriac. Few years later I had a cat scratch my eye and nearly blinded me. I asked the eye doctor at Duke if he knew of EDS, and showed him how I can dislocate my joints. He agreed and got me seen with a geneticist. They said that it might be Marfans. I disagreed. Guess what? I saw another Geneticist 6 years later and she gave a funny look when I told her what the other Geneticist said... while shaking her head. She said I don't have Marfans. Now do I need to get into all my medical history? It is really complicate. There's my enlarged aorta, which turned out to be fine (recently found out). My knee pain, ADHD, back pain, scoliosis, stomach ulcer, and I think that's it. I can never keep track. Thats why I have doctors. Now if you think it's impossible for someone to be as smart as that... Please don't have kids!So please note: It's a lot of info. I have an extremely rare condition on top of severe pain. I really don't care about people knowing what I have. It annoys me when people get on here and can't answer simple questions because I gave some background info. If you don't answer my question, I'll report your answer. more

Resolved Question: this is embarrassing. but 17 with lots of stretch marks?

it's like i cant be a normal teen like go to the beach in a bikini, wear tank tops..etc. i'm not fat. im at a normal weight but ihave stretch marks everywhere. on my boobs, butt,hips,back leg (behind knees) by my armpits, my thighs.. i don't have them on my stomach which im glad. it's so embarrassing. i have a fit body but i cant even show it off because of these stretch marks..they aren't bad stretch marks..they are white and thin but they are still noticable. my boyfriend loves the beach and always wants to go but i always say no because i don't want him to know about it.. even if we are doing "it" i always have to make the room dark and cover myself. its so embarrassing. i jsut want to be free and not have them. guys always say i have a nice body. i have big hips, big behind lol and a small waist..a lot of people compliment me but it just sux because it isn't nice underneath the clothing. will they fade or go away? please any advice or stories...anything ! more

Resolved Question: If conservatives had their way with letting businesses do anything they want - should the worst be expected?

For example if conservatives including not just the republicans, but especially the libertarians and the government wasn't regulating oil companies and other businesses anymore - that reminds me of days of the industrial revolution. In those days there was thousands and thousands of people who died from work related injuries and no overtime pay but employers nonetheless forced people to work for overtime and many employers still on paid for full time weekly wages. In other words, imagine working at a very dangerous job where someone was forced to work 100 hours a week and was just paid for working 40 hours. Then imagine no health care insurance and someone got seriously hurt on the job and they died because their employer had no safety standards, couldn't get medical attention because they're employer refused to have medical insurance - does that sound insane? Then as bad as that sounds, imagine to top that off no safety regulations on water, food and medicine - is that brain dead to have such policies? To make it worse imagine no regulations on banks and they demanded immediate payment exactly on a due date and if a homeowner with a car loan doesn't pay on the exact due date that banks just came and repossessed everyone's homes and cars who's late on their house and car payments? Well I would say if there was the notion that it would never be that bad - think back to times when there was no regulations, such as during the days of the industrial revolution and other past times. People might say the republicans aren't that bad now, but there is an economic philosophy called Laissez Faire that conservatives like to live by which is at least calling for minimal or few regulations and at worst especially concerning the libertarians - Laissez Faire economic philosophies at it's worse is NO REGULATION AT ALL. Yes, there are people who believe that extreme Laissez Faire economic philosophies is what should be in place and not just liberatarians, but many republicans do as well. Some people think it would never get that extreme again, but there are people who want that which I've seen in political forums saying this. Imagine the past times where this was the case and if people who want such times want times like those again. This is why I asked if conservatives had their way with letting businesses do anything they want - should the worst be expected? For example - Should people expect that they won't get to keep jobs for long because employers are free to lay off and fire workers for any reason including ridiculous whims they entertain or people refusing to work overtime when employers demand they work for the same pay as 40 hours? (No I'm not talking about salary pay) Should people expect that they could die from work related injuries on on the job and that it's just a fact of life they have to expect? Should women at work have to expect that they could be sexually harrassed on the job and worse from their bosses or other employees and that they have to take it or lose their job - no matter what job they work at? Should people expect to have nothing but dangerous food and drink dangerous water besides other dangerous fluids to consume, because of no laws and regulations are in place to protect people from food and drink being contaminated? Should kids expect to build oil castles instead of sand castles on the beach? Should people expect that they could die from medicine or from medical treatment because doctors and hospitals don't have to be accountable anymore because the conservatives took off all the regulations on that too? And the most simple question is - should people expect everyday of their life to be like playing russian roulette unless they happen to be wealthy and can afford to have safety at work, good health, oil free beaches, safe food and water, etc?I asked this also because if certain people had their way it could be that bad. So that's why I ask - is conservative extremists getting their way and thus are then allowed to do away with all the regulations - is it worth all the suffering such philosophies and policies would bring? more

Resolved Question: So-Cal Pier fishing Question(s)?

I am still a beginner fisher - and cannot get any help from those around me. Rude people. What's the best way to increase my catch rate/success? I will explain my set up, in hope for critiquing and advice on what I'm doing wrong - what I should work on. [ FEEL FREE TO SKIP TO THE QUESTIONS - THE FOLLOWING ARE DETAILS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND MY SET UP. ] (I fish seal beach & santa monica pier) I want to catch big fish - but not so infrequent that every day is without a catch. I want to catch something I can give to my friends family to eat. I have a Newell P-332f 20# mono line - I use it on a Penn Powerstick, light-medium action 7' pole. (My main casting rig - set up with a home made halibut slide rig, four foot leader,with a bead placed below the swivel for the leader at the top, and another bead 6" above dual snelled opposite facing hooks at the bottom of the line, with a 3 oz pyramid sinker between the beads as the slide rig) I also use a 5' ultra light action rod, with size 6 small hot hooks - sabiki type rig. Jig with that for my live bait. Usually bring up a lot of different types of top smelt, sometimes mackerel and the rare sardine or anchovy. I get most of my action on this rod. I use this as my live bait on the halibut rig on the previously mentioned gear. Am I fishing to heavy of a line? Is Flurocarbon really better than mono? if so/not, why? Spinner reel vs. Conventional ? Am I using the wrong type of rig? Where's the best depth on piers to fish? (near wavebreak or further towards the end) What's the best fish to shoot for that are good fish? What size / type hooks should I be using? more

Resolved Question: Is this a good FANTASY novel idea? It isn't to cliche or copying another book, right? Please help me out :D?

So, in the middle of the pacific ocean, about southwest of California, there sits these islands. Surrounding the islands is a metal gate. It's called Asteria and has some energy among it that gives humans extraordinary powers. The area of the islands and gate is a bout 25 miles (So not too big). Anyways, know one else in the world knows it exists. (Except top world leaders) Meet Aidan and Nick. These two teenage boys are bored with there high school lives. Aidan is failing due to him not "trying" and Nick just wants to have fun. They are on a cruise ship until an explosion happens. Aidan, the protagonist, wakes up on the beach of this new land. He thinks it's amazing and wishes to stay. Throughout the book, he realizes he is learning how to run faster and jump higher. He meets the people all over the islands and realizes they're similar to people in his school and life (the islands have clothes, cliques, electricity). A conflict is occurring. Nick awakens on the opposite side of Asteria and meets "Key", a group focusing on taking out the Gate so everyone can be free. Is this a good fantasy story? More information can be given if you ask! Thanks! :PHere is some additional information for your questions. 1) How does the islands of Asteria escape radars and satellites? *There is a jammer all around the Gate so it seems as if nothing is there. The leaders of the United Nations are the only ones who know about these lands (There's a reason for that too :P) 2)How did they get "in" the Gate into Asteria? *A hole in the gate caused by Key. 3)Who wants to stay on the island? *Basically everyone who lives there. It's a normal place- except powers occur here. Other than that, the people act just like people in our community. They have no idea there's such a bigger world out there. Only Key believes that there are 7 other continents. (Make sense? Sorry for my explanation lol) 4) Powers only on the island? *Yup, theres energy... maybe a mineral in the air that causes everything? I'm a 17-year-old aspiring writer and this idea struck me as something I can work with :D more

Resolved Question: Could some one please judge some of my novel? :) (I'm 13 years old)?

Hello! I'm 13 years old (14 this June) so this won't be anything too special. I haven't been writing for too long, I just wanted some constructive critism! :) Thanks sooo much! July 2, 1990: HANNAH Down here at the beach, the air holds the scent of fresh sea salt all day long. I walk along the shore, feeling the soft breeze caress my bare legs. Sand crystals attach themselves to the soles of my feet and bury themselves between my toes, as if making themselves a home inside of me. As I look out onto the horizon and scan my eyes along the brilliant blue ocean, I wonder how something so still and peaceful could also be deadly. You could be swimming gracefully along the waters at one moment, and then being swallowed alive the next. The wind whistles in my ears and I imagine it is the mermaids singing the eerie words of their songs, back and forth in a language that any human could never understand. Behind me, a vast strip of little shops selling floral tops and straw hats border the paved road while clusters of children and elderly couples mill about the area. Young men and woman lean against each other, stealing kisses and drinking in the sight of the sea. The docks along the shore are surrounded by small wooden boats and large ships anchored into the sand, waiting to be set free. I’ve never believed anything could truly be free; even the birds are chained helplessly to the sky. I lie down on the sand and look out above me. It is a never ending quilt of blues that weave together fluently, resulting in a spectacular masterpiece. Today, hints of rosy pinks and purples are knitted in as well. Seagulls soar along the sky, their wings expanded fully, letting them glide easily along with the gentle breeze. Sighing, I sit up again. It is my fifteenth birthday and I am all alone. My parents—being the professionals that they are—have gone away to a business meeting held at the town hall to drink sweet tea and eat buttered scones, which of course, leaves me by myself. I don’t mind too much, though. Being alone allows me to notice so much more in my surroundings. Right now, I notice the way the sun burns like a single lantern in the sky, washing light over the many nameless faces of people roaming along the sand. I notice the intense passion and desire lingering inside the vacant eyes of the premature boys that walk beside clueless girls but still don’t dare to make a move. I even notice how the wrinkled lips of elderly men turn up at the sight of their long-time partners coming into view, the aged women with their curls pinned back to frame their timeworn faces. Faces that, even after all this time, still appear to be almost angelic beneath the sunlight. Timeless love, I think. I’d like to have something like that, but, I’m not so sure if I believe in love. People make it seem so easy, falling in love. But it would be so hard to give all of myself to someone without knowing if they want me in the first place, or without knowing if they’d keep me safe until the last breath of life escapes my lips. People always wonder why there are skeptics when it comes to love, but I wonder how, in a world full of heartbreak and sorrow, you could possibly offer someone your soul, trusting them not to break it and not caring if they do, as long as they’re right by your side all the while. I push myself to stand just as my stomach growls, signifying hunger. Sand falls towards the ground like snowflakes as I brush off my shorts. I make my way to the line of shops, moving past herds of people until I find just what I’m looking for. Jeb’s Diner is a quaint little spot, often holding all of the daytime gossip that occurs down here at the beach. On the outside, neon signs hang loosely above the door, while peeling posters of burgers and strawberry shakes hang on the windows. When I open the door, I am drowned in the sounds of dishes clashing together in the kitchen, whispers of conversation echoing from the lips of the customers seated at the bright red booths, and unknown fifties music playing from the glowing jukebox and lingering in the air. A round woman outfitted in a bright pink dress hustles towards me, smacking gum loudly between her lips. She grabs a menu and heads toward the back of the diner, motioning me to follow after her. I am seated in a worn down booth that could easily seat four, despite the fact that I am by myself.Thanks a bunch for your answers! It helps a lot :) It's a story about love and death :) And, alright, I won't mention my age ever again...:) more

Resolved Question: There's free tanning oil. Why didn't New Orleans & Alabama beaches show up as any of America's top beaches?

Voting Question: Can you help me with my story?

Ok so here is my story: Prologue The school bell rang and everyone was yelling. It was the end of the school year. "Doing anything this summer?" I asked my best friend, Nora. "No just hanging out with you." She smiled as she stuffed everything from her locker into her bag. "Well, my dad is working all summer so im free." I replied. "Sweet Bailey, we can go to the beach on Saturday." Nora said. "Great!" I smiled heaving my heavy bag onto my shoulder. We started to walk out the door to our bus. "I bet this will be the best summer ever." Nora said. "How come?" I asked. "Well, there is no rain for casted for the first couple weeks and the beach isn't closed like last summer." She laughed. "Yeah," I said. "That was horrible. And we all need a good summer before we start high school next year." I said climbing the stairs of the bus. "Don't ever think about grade nine!" She said. Chapter 1 "What do you mean your going to California Today, and for the whole entire summer!" I yelled as my mouth dropped open. "Sorry, my dad changed plans. I can't wait it will be awesome," She screeched excitedly. "Oh, I have to go bye!" She said and hung up before I could even say a word. This would be the worst summer ever! "Guess what Bailey!" My dad sang as he came in from work. "What?" I grumbled. "Whats wrong, sweetie?" He asked. "It's Nora, she's ditched me for California." I said angerly. "Well, a new family is moving in tomorrow and their daughter is just turning 14." he said, a big grin spread across his face. "Well, I won't miss Nora anyways. I am never talking to her AGAIN!" I shouted, stomping upstairs. * I lay in bed as the sun came up. It was the second day of summer. I heard a car come in to the driveway next door. "Must be the new girl." I mumbled to myself. I grabbed my faded blue skinny jeans and a Yellow tank top. I headed into the bath room and brushed out the knots in my oburne hair. Finally I stumbled downstairs and popped a toast into the toaster. I munched my toast when I heard my father coming down the stairs. "Come on Bailey! The new family has invited us over to meet." He said grabbing the bouquet of flowers he brought home yesterday. "Yea, I'm coming." I said gulping down the last bit of water in my glass. I headed to door and slid into my DC's. I held open the door as dad walked out and followed. We headed to the neighbor's house were Mrs. and Mr. Rolland once lived, they moved to a retirement home. A young girl with blonde hair came out the door with her parents not far behind. "Hi, I'm Eva," She said shyly. "And these are my parents." She said nodding to the couple beside her. "Hi, you must be the Torez Family, I'm Em and this is Rob." The female said holding out her hand and I shook it. "I'm Bailey." I smiled. "And I'm Greg." My dad said shaking her hand. "Bailey, why do't you show Eva around?" My dad asked. "Ok. Do you have a bike?" I asked Eva. "Yea, I'll go get it." She said running into her garage. "I'll do the same." I yelled after her. I pushed in the code of my garage and the door moved upwards. I didn't wait for it to go up all the way, I ducked under. I headed to my lime green, battered bike. I grabbed my helmet and and rode down the driveway. Eva was already there. "Bye, dad! I shouted to my dad's Direction. "Have fun!" He smiled. "I'll try!" I grinned. Its called This can't be my life. I dont know gow to make it so more teens would read it how can i make it more mature? more

Resolved Question: What are the top 10 restaurants in Orlando near Sea-World, Disney, Universal, and etc? ( EASY TEN POINTS)?

I just need to know restaurants and their location in Orlando. My family is not a big fan of seafood. We mostly like italian , chinese, steakhouse, and places like chili's. Plus I need some other places to go. Not just theme parks but I don't wanna go to gardens either. OH, do you know which florida beach I should go to that is near Orlando? If you have been to Orlando and recommend any hotels that are not expensive but good with a swimming pool, free breakfast, and parking then that would be nice. THANKS!! more

Voting Question: Gorillaz' Plastic Beach 3 songs I've had for at least a year or more?

The Gorillaz Plastic Beach was a huge let down and on top of that they put three songs that I have had for at least a year. I felt like they have for the most part abandoned there style I loved so much and there are only a couple original songs that I liked (mainly the more orchestral ones like "Electric Shock"). 1. "White Flag" Originally named "Hong Kong" 2. "Glitter Freeze" Originally Named "Stop the Dams" 3. "Broken" The first two both appeared on D-Sides in 2007. I'm not positive about "Broken" but I know I got it free somewhere online around a year ago if not longer. I feel kinda cheated because although I like Those 3 songs I already had them. BQ: Thoughts of the album? BQ2: Thoughts of the three songs?Sh*t you're right, the songs are different. I've only listened to the album on Grooveshark so that's probably why there was a problem. I'm guessing they uploaded the wrong songs. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my short story (100% Vampire Free, You're welcome.)?

This is the first piece I've finished lately and actually liked so please don't be too harsh, constructive criticism. A lot of it is a bit of cheesy poetic alteration, metaphors and such but I like subliminal messages, so please help me make them make sense. Tips on grammar, word choice, styling, etc. would be amazing! Thank you so much! -LETTERS TO THE MOON- Tracy sat perched on the sun baked stone wall overlooking the harbor as the ocean breeze toyed with his hair. A blank sheet of paper sat beside him, held down by an empty wine bottle. The ocean breathed her endless kiss upon the rocky shoreline, so peaceful and gentle. Like a mother's love, forever present unaware and unwary of the continents constant clash adjacent to her realm of pacifism. In and out, her breast rose and fell; her wake was endless like the sun's embers. For the past year Tracy came down to the waterfront every week to write letters to his love. She was far away, in a desolate and unwelcoming land. Yet, she was doing her duty, just another business trip, Tracy always told himself. Safe and sound beneath the same stars; the same sunset. And so he began to write. He wrote of the rainy west coast days, and the beautiful day this one turned out to be, in contrast. He wrote of the fire downtown and of the latest gossip. He wrote of the talk at the bar, about his ignorant students and their petty highschool drama. Lastly he signed it "With love, the sun burns for you, and only you." like he always did as darkness overtook dusk. Tracy flipped over the sheet and addressed it to "the moon" With grace and care he rolled it up and fit it into the wine bottle. The wind was picking up from the water. Closing his eyes, Tracy let the breeze play with his curly hair and zephyr calmness upon his face. He sighed, and let his breath fall in harmony with the Pacific melody. The ocean is my heart, you are with me this night. For nearly half and hour he lived in this trance, something his shrink had taught him to do when his emotions began to take over him. It became his drug, a narcotic, Novocain, life support. In his peace he was an atheist holding hands with an angel; he clenched the glass intensely. Finally, a car drove by the waterfront blowing its horn. Tracy slowly re-entered reality. Before he opened his eyes, he let out a deep, longing sigh with finality. The moon was high in the night sky this time of year. A crescent moon. Stars were alighting as the man's eyes grew accustomed to the darkness. He hopped off his seat and soberly made his way down to the shore. With the bottle, held with a lover's grip- uncorked- Tracy watched as the tide played games with the round, smooth rocks and drift wood. Suddenly, as a wave crashed down heavily on the star lit beach something inside him, some wall he had built- a dam with a years worth of pressure and denial built up collapsed under the stress. Tears streamed from his eyes; the Garden and all of God's kingdom was flooded. She was gone- his love, his wife, his only one- and could never return to his side. All this time, how could I have just let myself lie and wait for her to be reborn, and I knew she would be. How could I let myself fall away from reality, yet sleep with no shame? I am greedy, I am envious and spiteful. I am a disgrace, I'm a freak- a mental case. I'm a shame. Still... She can't really be gone. She couldn't do that to herself- not with me- it's not the sort of thing she'd do. I know it, but she's still gone. Tracy raged to the top of the sloped beach, where sand had been placed, and shoved handfuls of the shining particles down the wine bottle's mouth 'til there was room for but the cork which he pushed in harshly with a loud, malevolent grunt. And with a sickening scream he thrust the message in a bottle into Puget Sound. The waves were becoming as violent as the wind, storm clouds had rolled in overhead. "Sink you son of a *****!" Tracy cried hoarsely- his voice betrayed by his tears. "Drown just like her! Drown like you want to! Drown like she wanted to! Drown!" The bottle splashed into the sea and sank. The man was on his knees, as if pleading with a God he had never loved. The glass bottle sank to the harbor's floor. It sank to the sand the way a woman in the Navy had done thirteen months ago in a harbor along the Persian Gulf. Regaining himself, Tracy stepped back from the water's edge and turned his back to the sound making his way to his Ford. Turning the keys he drove back to his lonesome apartment quickly; he still had papers to grade. more

Resolved Question: I stopped wearing make up and I am completely breaking out! Help!?

I've never had bad acne, maybe one or two zits but nothing over the top. I decided to stop wearing make up since it's been so nice out and I didn't want to clog my pores when laying out or going to the beach. However, my face has erupted. What gives? I wear oil free SPF 30 and still follow the same skin regimen as before. help?? more

Resolved Question: I'd like to share a story that has happened to me; i need help getting over her?

“If a system at equilibrium is subjected to a change of pressure, temperature, or the number of moles of a component, there will be a tendency for a net reaction in the direction that reduces the effect of this change.” In this essay I intend to give an example of when my equilibrium was disrupted. When I was fifteen years old my life was perfect. I had an incredible relationship with God, I had loving parents, and five sweet sisters. My life seemed so perfect, I had not one care in the world. I finished my freshman year of school with A’s and B’s in every subject, and it seemed as if I was on top of the world. Right after school ended however, my life would change. Something would happen that would change my whole view on life, it would change me into the person I am today. On June 21st, 2008 I left with my best friend to go to the outer banks in North Carolina. We were staying for 1 week. We had rented a beach house directly on the water and everything was completely perfect. I had been working out of course and I thought I had a pretty killer body, and I was completely siked about surfing and just chilling without my parents for a whole week. I’d never been so free before. Right when we got there I noticed there were 4 girls staying right across the street from us. It was a nice side attraction I thought, but I really didn’t think much of it. I had never had a girl friend before, and I didn’t think I had much of a chance getting one at the time. So after we unpacked my best friend and I went out to the water. The water was chilly but felt nice considering it was about 98 degrees on the beach. My friend, his 13 year old brother and I decided to play Marco pollo. What a mistake. I was chosen to be it. As I was wandering around in the water turns out the four girls from across the street came down to the beach. I had no clue. My friend’s little brother (Corbin) decided he wanted to be funny, so he got behind the most attractive of all the girls and said Pollo! He just stood behind her. So I swam as fast as I could to get to him. Eyes closed the whole time. I smacked directly into her not realizing it was a girl, I thought it was Corbin. So tackled her and then picked her up and dunked her underwater. Then I opened my eyes. I was embarrassed as a guy could get, and that is where my life started to change. I went to the house after the incident, I was to embarrassed even to talk. However when I was sitting on the porch the girl came up to me. She invited me over to her house to play monopoly. I was flattered. I didn’t know what to say. I had never really even talked to a girl before, besides my sisters. So she just read my face and took it as a yes. I met her at her house at 5pm. I brought Colin(my best friend) and Corbin. We hung out and chatted. I left with a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. I couldn’t sleep that night. I couldn’t get her off my mind. I spent every moment of the next few days with her. We went on long walks in the sun set. She always talked and I would listen, and let me tell you, she could talk. She could talk for hours, but strangely enough, I felt as if it was perfect. I loved her voice. The days passed so quickly. On Wednesday, June 25th, 2008, we went on a walk at 7pm. The sun was just starting to set, it was a perfect scene. This time however she didn’t say a word. She just stared at me. Then she broke down in tears. She grabbed my hand (first time anyone had ever held my hand) and she apologized to me. I was speechless, I didn’t understand why she was apologizing. She told me she already had a boy friend and that she had been leading me on this whole time. She said she cared a lot about me and that she would like to spend the rest of her life with me, but she was already committed. I didn’t say one word. I could only stand there. I felt like my heart was ripped out. For the first time I found a girl I liked, and she liked me back, but it was a forbidden love. I had never felt so alone. All this passed through my head in the minutes I stood silent there on the beach. Her hand still in mine. After what seemed like hours I finally spoke. I laughed actually trying to ease the tension. I said, “ You know Sydney, this isn’t your fault. This is just my luck messing with me again.” I couldn’t help but laugh at myself. She just stood there, unable to respond. Then her friends came and she went back to her house. I stayed up that night. I was unable to eat, drink, or even think straight. I didn’t understand. If she liked me, why would she be with anyone else. Things didn’t make sense in my 15 year old head. All I knew was that she deserved to be happy, no matter what. After about 11pm. I went out on the front porch. It faced Sydney’s house. She was already sitting out there. She had been since around 9, but I just couldn’t go out there and face her before now. I went and sat on the rail. I faced her. She was bent over crying. I could hear her from all the way across more

Resolved Question: Is my story okay????? please read!?

Hey People. I'm pretty young (my age ranges from 9-12) and i just wanted to know, is this story okay? I haven't finished it but here's just a little summary of what the whole things gonna be about. Also its really long, so i might post another question with the continuation of it if you liked it. Its about a girl who's gonna turn 17 and her name is Blake. The world is ending, and her, her guy friend Chase, and sister, Bellatrix try and survive. Now heres the story. Oh and try to stay off the mean things. If you dont like it, just say i dont like it. dont give me super negative comments. The weird thing was i felt home sick last night. i longed for Maine,the town i was born in but i only lived there for about 3 years. We usually visited there every year when my mom was alive. Whenever Bell (my sisters real name is Bellatrix) was free, we would go. the tasty saltwater taffies in my mouth while watching the sea and sitting on the beach. I wanted to visit our small happy looking summer house overlooking the calm blue sea. Then we would go to that AMAZING outdoor ice cream shop a couple minutes away. We would walk on the beach with our hair blowing in the wind. thinking about it made my stomach and head hurt. i still have that feeling. What ididn 't know was that i would be going to Maine today with no one knowing except my best friend Chase and my sister Bellatrix because the stinking world is getting up and ending on us. Your probably waiting for me to say "NOT!" Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm serious. It's July 7, 2017. Seven used to be my lucky number. It's ironic isn't it? One of my favorite days ends up being the start of something horrible. 7/7/17. It was summer vacation and it was HOT. I wore shorts and a tank top and pulled my dirty blond hair into a neat ponytail. I wore my bikini under my clothes because Chase was gonna pick me up and we were gonna go for a dip in the town pool like every body else. I waited on my little balcony in my room watching the street. Then i saw a red car pull into the driveway and he honked and waved. I ran outside to join him. My sister, Bellatrix (I'm the only one who calls her by her real name) thought that i liked him. Yeah, as a friend. i never thought of him the other way. Chase had dark brown shaggy hair and his eyes were deep deep blue. If you look into them for too long you can get mesmerized. (I told Bellatrix this one night and now she's positive i like him.) He usually wore a t-shirt and khakis and if not basket ball shorts and a jersey. I have to admit he is like really cute (or as Bellatrix says "you mean really HOT?") He's funny (i cant believe i'm dedicating a whole paragraph to Chase) and nice. He's also really sweet and a good friend. People say I'm really lucky to be that close to him. When they say that, i roll my eyes but am secretly smiling inside. My other friend, Sara says that we look perfect together because we were (ididn 't believe this) the most popular people in school and the hottest too. We have the same birthday. We are gonna turn 17 in September. He was about an 2 inches taller then me and if i wear high heels we're about the same height. BACK TO REALITY. So when we arrived at the pool we had fun. And then the weird stuff starts happening. The sky turns PURPLE. At 1:00 in the afternoon. People stop and look, but soon get back to swimming and relaxing. Me and Chase talk about it and we think it's weird. But soon we too go back to whatever we were doing (a very intense game of Marco Polo) When he drops me off at my house (at around 4:00. We did a little shopping and we also went to get ice cream!) Bellatrix comes running out to greet him. She's been trying to act nice around him and has been trying to give him a hint about asking me out. She's 13 anddoesn't really get the concept of love. I sigh and let her pull me into the house. "Bye Ch-OW! Bye Chase!" Its hard to say anything when your little sister is pulling and pushing you and is trying to kick you to move. "See ya Blake! Tell Bells that i say Bye!" He waves and gets into his car and drives away. I give her my best evil eye. "Really?" I sigh. She gives me a smile. A SMILE? "That's not why i was pulling you inside." She says. She pulls me to her room and lets me sit on her bed. "The sky's turned yellow now. Before it was purple." She observed. I didn't know it turned yellow. "I knew it was purple." She gives me that "I know" look and continues. "I was outside and realized that somethings happening to nature. Or something BAD is happening. I saw flocks of birds heading east. Millions swarming the sky. They're running from something. They do have that instinct." "So? I'm pretty sure it'll go away." "Uh uh. Have you even looked at the local news? They're saying to evacuate until they know whats happening." She says knowingly. Evacuate? Why? Because the sky is a different color and a milli more

Resolved Question: Cute swimsuits for large breasts?

I am a 36 DD. I've got a tiny waist and I wear a medium in bottoms. Shopping is always a nightmare because I have to buy XXL to fit my breasts, but then the clothing falls off of me! Anyway, swimsuit shopping is even worse. I've tried Victoria's Secret. I want cute swimsuits with cute patterns like I could find at Target or something, but that go by bra sizes. Also, does anyone know of swimsuits that actually *support* breasts? Because I NEED the support. I'm fairly modest with my clothing up top usually because I get sick of the stares, but I feel like I am free to show them off at the beach, so I want them covered/supported, but pushed up and looking great. Any ideas? Online stores work fine. more

Resolved Question: What do you consider a very cute couple? do you consider you and your man/woman to be the cutest?

Me and my boyfriend received free food for being the cutest couple and we feed each other and play around and don't care how goofy we look. we picnic on the beach and eat strawberry cake and pizza. we play video games together and wrestle all the time and we take turns massaging each other!!! LOVE SAYING I LOVE YOU ALL THE TIME!!! act like ninjas and have whip cream fights and give piggy back rides... were not trying to beat anybody in anything but we love doing it but if you can top that than you just try cute couples!!! 10 points for the best one more

Resolved Question: Do I have a disorder or something?

I have not been in a serious long term relationship for 20 years now. The last girlfriend I had was in 9th grade, about 20 years ago. After that, I kind of became a loner and started studying at college and joined the military. In the military, there were girls that liked me. But I would just talk to them. I had a couple ask me out and they started making out with me. The thing is I am comfortable alone. It is easy, and I am free to do what I want when I want. I would like to date sometime again, but I am so used to being alone I would drift off and not call back, or I would just not fit in somehow. They say some people have been married for years and are used to it, and I am the opposite. I think I am meant to be single. I just don't fit in to the relationship "lifestyle." I don't really care for sex either. I'd rather go on a long walk or hang out on the beach or something. I think I am broken because I don't really mind being free and alone. My friends that I had in the past have all gotten divorced and they never really seemed happy and now hate their spouses and pay child support, or they are females that think men are all pigs and stupid. On top of that they take anti-anxiety meds and drink the past away. They call me and tell me I am the smart one and that marriage is not the same as it was like with their parents, the baby boomers. It's pretty laid back being single. I would like to get married but I feel like I can't fit in to it. I know marriages are great too, don't get me wrong. Is there any hope for someone like me becoming married and overcoming my habits of solitude? I'm not alone because I what I saw some friends go through with bad divorces, just comfortable in solitude basically my entire adult life.Jen, you are right. I have no desire to be in relationships with anyone. more

Resolved Question: bucket list hmm... ok?

dye you hair pink. ride a harley down route 66. swim in every sea visit all 50 states Tour a real castle Visit the Smithsonian Institution go to d.c. Visit Stonehenge Go whitewaterr rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon grand canyon see 7 wonders of the world Go Scuba Diving in 5 of the best spots on earth scuba dive.... EVERYWHERE POSSIBLE!!!!!! shark dive banjo bass stand up bass Learn how to do a wall flip where you run at the wall and then walk up it and do a back flip off it wake board ice hotel? Experience Time Square in New York for New Years? Swim with Dolphins and have them push me out of the water jump off a bridge into water Mentor a child Parasail? Skydive Spend a day performing random acts of kindness Teach someone to read Stay in a Castle Go for a real ride in a hot air ballon Learn to Drive a Race Car (Nascar) Ride a Fighter Jet Plane name a star field of dasies See Graceland Go to the beach and write Love in the sand spend a week on a boat have a video blog Make a toast at a wedding. Go to a childrens hospital and read to them???? Dress up like a waiter and serve finger food you made yourself and impress the guests so they asks abut the food you served and the catering company gets confused asking what? We didn't serve that Give a stranger a hug who looks like he/she needs it. Lie under a street light for at least a full cycle (like the Notebook, aww)???? Climb on top of a local water tower/tank!!!!!!!!!! Make a lip sync video and post it on youtube!! rearrange construction cones Have a race with shopping carts Grab a bike and ride it around in Wal-Mart Create an alter ego and live it out for a week.??? nothern lights Grow my own garden. Scuba dive in the great barrier reef. Walk up and down a busy shopping area with a sign that says "Free Hugs Cow tipping frog gigging. Have a classic movie night outside with friends Ride a bike off a dock right into the lake! !!!!! Sleep on your roof water balloon fight at night in woods??? MLIA story published dress up as waldo and walk around town/the mall watch all the hp movies in a row no sleep :) (angel has to) swim in the Atlantic ocean and Pacific ocean at the same time climb to the top of Mt. Rainier make a HUGE cake watch the sunset then stay up all night to watch the sunrise take photos in a photo booth make homemade ice cream make real lemonade plant a tree milk a cow go to the Hollywood sign Sleep in a Tree house Give 100 complements in one day Win and Scream Bingo at a Bingo Hall Dance in public place See a Broadway show Go to the Eifel Tower Send a message in a bottle Cut a ribbon at an major opening Throw a surprise party Visit every Continent Go in a submarine build a real and big snow man Go in a Rainforest Ride in a Helicopter Do a Chinese fire drill Ride a Zipline somewhere Get a license to fly a plane solo. locks of love Visit Castle Bran in Romania(Dracula's castle). Own an original work of art Read entire Bible in one year Visit Galapagos Islands Jump off a roof into a pool. Jump from a trampoline into a pool Have a picnic on the roof.i apologize i needed somewhere to save this and at work there are so many sites i can't get into but i honestly didn't think anyone would look here more

Resolved Question: What's your favourite song from the year you were born?

I borrowed this question from http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiLMBW_UKJnAKVL5kKEbsqkgBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100311034049AAdDS5A&show=7#profile-info-ZYJdpXEBaa I couldn't help it, such a brilliant quesion! here's mine from 1966 We Can Work It Out - The Beatles I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown Let's Hang On! - The Four Seasons Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder California Dreamin - The Mamas & the Papas Working My Way Back to You" - The Four Seasons Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel (You're My) Soul and Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B. J. Thomas Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas Message to Michael - Dionne Warwick w. Hal David, m. Burt Bacharach When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge w.m. Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown "Strangers in the Night" - Frank Sinatra "Wild Thing" - The Troggs Chip Taylor "You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes "Yellow Submarine" - The Beatles "Working in the Coal Mine" - Lee Dorsey "Blowing in the Wind" - Stevie Wonder "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" - The Temptations "Black Is Black" - Los Bravos "Reach Out I'll Be There" - Four Tops "Born Free" - Roger Williams "Devil With A Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly" - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys "I'm a Believer" - The Monkees "I'm Ready for Love" - Martha and the Vandellas "I'm Your Puppet" - James & Bobby Purify "I've Got You Under My Skin" - The Four Seasons "Lady Godiva" - Peter and Gordon "Last Train to Clarksville" - The Monkees "Mellow Yellow" - Donovan "A Place in the Sun" - Stevie Wonder "Tell It Like It Is" - Aaron Neville w.m. George Davis and Lee Diamond "That's Life" - Frank Sinatra "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - The Supremes more

Resolved Question: Am I okay at writing?

And with a sweep of dread, it fell upon me. Jack had left me. I was never going to feel the softness of his skin under my fingertips again, or see the smile that reached his eyes. He was gone, gone to a place where he was never coming back, to a place that was utterly without me. As I walked along the small, lonely beach that used to be ours, a flood of memories came back to me. I remembered Jack jumping off that boulder and nearly breaking his leg, Jack running on top of that log that was washed upon our shore so many years before, Jack showing me that little clearing in the bush... it pained me to think of everything that we had done together on this small secluded shore. I decided that I could not bear to stand anymore time in a place where everything reminded me of Jack, so I set off towards town. In town, I noticed how every single person who passed me by stared at me with a mixture of pity and disgust etched upon their faces. I could understand the disgust, for it must have been days since I had showered last, or even changed my clothes. However, it took me a while before I finally realized that by that time, everybody in town must have heard about Jack, and felt sorry for me. I made my way through town, passing all the stores that I had visited so many times with Jack, and found myself desperately wanting to be home, in my own bed. I could feel myself falling apart, each seam ripping one by one, and didn’t want any witnesses. I ran the rest of the way home, letting the wind whip my face and free myself of any emptiness. It felt good. I ran up my driveway and stopped at the front door to retrieve the key from the broken board in the porch. At once I could feel the loneliness falling back into place, and as I fumbled with the key, trying to get my shaking hand to place it in the lock, I noticed I was crying. I finally managed to open the front door, and I ran inside, not bothering to close the door or take off my shoes. I made it to the stairs, and my empty heart took over. I could feel it climbing from my heart to my head, and then down to my toes, until I couldn’t feel anything but the silent tears pouring down my cheeks. I could hear Jack calling my name, comforting me. I tried to reach out for him, but the moment I touched his beautiful skin he vanished, and I heard another voice calling me. This voice was quieter, like it was calling from a distance, but much more worried. I tried to open my eyes to see who had picked me up and carried me to my room, but the darkness was too comforting, and I let it win. I awoke many times during those days that I spent in my bed, each time waking up in good spirits due to lots of much needed sleep, and then remembering the drastic events that had happened, and allowed myself to curl into a ball and float away. However, after three days of sleeping and crying, I decided to do myself some good and go downstairs to my worried parents. My dad was sitting at his usual spot at the end of the small kitchen table, and my mom was at the counter with her back to me, making coffee. I quietly went to stand behind my dad, to see what he was reading on the newspaper, to find a large photo of Jack on the front page. A twang of loss shot through me. I had been there the day that picture had been taken; in fact, it was me who took the picture. I studied my dad’s face, and was quite taken back when I saw a single tear running down his cheek. At that moment, it appeared to me that I was not the only one who cared about Jack. To my parents, this was like losing the son they never had, and I couldn’t even imagine the heartbreak his mom must be feeling. Not only had she lost her husband five years ago, but now her only son. I reached out to my dad and hugged him. He jumped at first; unaware that I had come downstairs, and then pulled me onto his lap, something he hadn’t done for years. My mom, sensing movement, turned around, saw me, and cried in relief. She ran around the small table that took up most of the space in our kitchen, and hugged me, squeezing me tight against her. I started crying again, allowing myself to let out all the despair that had piled up inside of me, and after all my tears had run out, I simply sat there with my parents, filling myself with the thoughts of joy that although I had lost my darling Jack, I still had my parents who loved me. Is this okay for a 13 year old? more

Resolved Question: How is this for a 13 year old?

Resolved Question: Is it weird that I let my guy friends see me in my underwear?

The other day my roommate and I were hanging out in the apartment. Our apartment is really warm (only our landlord has control of the temperature), so we were just wearing underwear and tank tops. The doorbell rang and we looked out to see who it was. A group of our guy friends had stopped by to say hi (and to try to get some free lunch). We let them in and they were very surprised that we were in our underwear. We asked if it made them uncomfortable and they said no, they even took off their pants to join along. I have other female friends who think this is weird and even some say slutty, but I don't see the issue. It's more than I would wear at the beach or pool, and I'm not doing it to try to attract them, I'm doing it because it's comfortable. What's your take? more

Resolved Question: Yo mama jokes in detail! tell me what you think!?

Yo mama is so fat Yo mama so fat when her beeper goes off, people thought she was backing up Yo mama so fat her nickname is "Lardo" Yo mama so fat she eats Wheat Thicks. Yo mama so fat were in her right now Yo mama so fat people jog around her for exercise Yo mama so fat she went to the movies and sat next to everyone Yo mama so fat she has been declared a natural habitat for Condors Yo mamma so fat you haveta roll over twice to get off her... Yo mama so fat she was floating in the ocean and spain claimed her for then new world Yo mama so fat she lay on the beach and people run around yelling Free Willy Yo mama so fat when you get on top of her your ears pop! Yo mama so fat when she has wants someone to shake her hand, she has to give directions! Yo mama so fat she goes to a resturant, looks at the menu and says "okay!" Yo mama so fat when she wears a yellow raincoat, people said "Taxi!" Yo mama so fat she had to go to Sea World to get baptized Yo mama so fat she got to iron her pants on the driveway Yo mama so fat she put on her lipstick with a paint-roller Yo mama so fat she got to pull down her pants to get into her pockets Yo mama so fat when she tripped over on 4th Ave, she landed on 12th Yo mama so fat when she bungee jumps, she brings down the bridge too Yo mama so fat the highway patrol made her wear "Caution! Wide Turn" Yo mama so fat when she sits around the house, she SITS AROUND THE HOUSE! Yo mama so fat when she steps on a scale, it read "one at a time, please" Yo mama so fat when she sits on my face I can't hear the stereo. Yo mama so fat she fell in love and broke it. Yo mama so fat when she gets on the scale it says to be continued. Yo mama so fat when she gets on the scale it says we don't do livestock. Yo mama so fat her neck looks like a pair of hot dogs! Yo mama so fat she's got her own area code! Yo mama so fat she looks like she's smuggling a Volkswagon! Yo mama so fat God couldn't light Earth until she moved! Yo mama so fat NASA has to orbit a satellite around her! Yo mama so fat whenever she goes to the beach the tide comes in! Yo mama so fat when she plays hopscotch, she goes New York, L.A., Chicago... Yo mama so fat she's got Amtrak written on her leg. Yo mama so fat even Bill Gates couldn't pay for her liposuction! Yo mama so fat her legs is like spoiled milk - white & chunky! Yo mama so fat I had to take a train and two buses just to get on the her good side! Yo mama so fat she wakes up in sections! Yo mama so fat when she goes to an amusement park, people try to ride HER! Yo mama so fat she sat on a quarter and a booger shot out of george washington's nose. Yo mama so fat she rolled over 4 quarters and it made a dollar! Yo mama so fat when she lies on the beach no one else gets sun! Yo mama so fat when she bunje jumps she goes straight to hell! Yo mama so fat when she jumps up in the air she gets stuck!!! Yo mama so fat she's got more Chins than a Hong Kong phone book! Yo mama so fat that her senior pictures had to be arial views! Yo mama so fat she's on both sides of the family! Yo mama so fat everytime she walks in high heels, she strikes oil! Yo mama so fat she fell and made the Grand Canyon! Yo mama so fat she sat on the beach and Greenpeace threw her in! Yo mama so fat even her clothes have stretch marks! Yo mama so fat she has a wooden leg with a kickstand! Yo mama so fat she has to use a VCR as a beeper! Yo mama so fat she broke her leg, and gravy poured out! Yo mama so fat when she rides in a hot air balloon, it looks like she's wearin tights! Yo mama so fat she got hit by a parked car! Yo mama so fat they have to grease the bath tub to get her out! Yo mama so fat she has a run in her blue-jeans! Yo mama so fat when she gets on the scale it says to be continued. Yo mama so fat when she wears a yellow raincoat people say "Taxi!" Yo mama so fat she got to iron her pants on the driveway! Yo mama so fat she put on her lipstick with a paint-roller! Yo mama so fat when she tripped over on 4th Ave she landed on 12th Yo mama so fat when she bungee jumps she pulls down the bridge too Yo mama so fat she steps on a scale & it goes one at a time please Yo mama so fat she fell in love and broke it! Yo mama so fat she jumped up in the air and got stuck! Yo mama so fat she fell in love and broke it. Yo mama so fat when she sits on my face I can't hear the stereo. Yo mama so fat they use the elastic in her underwear for bungee jumping Yo mama so fat when they used her underwear elastic for bungee jumping, they hit the ground. Yo mama so fat when she back up she beep. Yo mama so fat she jumped up in the air and got stuck. Yo mama so fat she has to buy two airline tickets. Yo mama so fat when she fell over she rocked herself asleep trying to get up again. Yo ma more

Resolved Question: What do you think of these BIKINIS for a 16 y/o?

bacially i'm 16 with thin body but big chest so very hard to find NICE ones that fit, i cant just get like big size top and little size bottom cause i need support to do fun stuff at beach. so which ones you like best outta these and do you like them. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ElbJFr3cL._AA280_.jpg http://www.bravissimo.com/products/swimwear/bikinis/free/halterneck-bikini-tops/fef7-details.aspx?ck=UwrsMxKe3ZM%3d http://www.lasenza.co.uk/swimwear/level3.aspx?d=4&collection=16&style=701596&product=060010710&img=SS610_23&drsize=30F http://www.bravissimo.com/products/swimwear/bikinis/panache/bikini-tops/ps70-details.aspx?ck=UwrsMxKe3ZM%3d more

Resolved Question: my boyfriend cheated on me last year and I am doubting our relationship. We have been together for 2 years!?

Last year he went to indonesia to go surfing and when he got back i found photos on his computer of two girls and he had taken a close up of one of the girls breast in her bikini top. When I confronted him about them he said that they were just 2 girls that hung out with him and his friends on the last week of there trip but I had suspisions that there was more too it then just that. I was too scared to keep looking at the photos just incase I found something else so I stopped! I always had suspisions that he cheated on me because he only emailed like 5 times in 3 weeks and I got no calls from him and even when he came back to Australia he didnt call me until the next day. I have tried to get rid of him numerous of times but he clings on to me and so I take him back only to find that I want to get rid of him again. So last week I plugged in his memory stick to see what was on it and guess what else I found, I found heaps of photos of chicks (sexual) some that he had taken of girls on the beach (close ups of there arses and tits) and also some of the internet and loads of porn and also (heres the devastating part) a video of a balinese girl touching herself and its just them 2 in the room but the video cuts out so I dont know if they had sex or not but this was from the same trip he went on last year where he hung out with the 2 girls and he told me that him and the guys hired her as a stripper but then why did he end up alone with her? Once again I was afraid to keep looking on so I stopped and have now missed out on anything else that he couldve done with the opposite sex. just too let you guys know he has a high sex drive and when he went on the trip we had been together for a year and now its been 2 (painfull ones I may add). When I told him about what I had found he denied it and said it wasnt fair that I went through his stuff and then came rushing home to find I had packed up my stuff and caught a taxi home. Well guys and gals i should tell yous that I took him back but im not sure whether too stay because im so afraid hell do it again and wreck my heart even though lifes all about learning and shit im unsure whether I want to go through with it. Our current situation is that he wants me to move in but i dont think its a good idea. We both love eachother but I cant forgive, forget, and trust him after all this. I feel he has loads of secrets that hes keeping (womens intuition) and he tells me if I leave him he will go crazy and that he wants to make me trust him. Please help me people im going out of my mind thinking this over and over again. just give me some opinions and fellahs feel free to be brutally honest because if anything yall know him aswell as us gals do!!!! Thanx more

Resolved Question: Can anyone help with my LIFE PLANNING?(mostly college/university info.)?

Hey. (: A little background information might help you understand what it's like to be in my shoes. I'm half japanese and half american, I currently live in japan. okinawa, japan. maybe you've heard of it on the news lately, about the earthquake? (: im a sophmore in highschool. i'm the oldest of five, and i live in a tiny apartment. i share a room...with the four other siblings :[ i have basically no privacy, and my dad is really weird...i would say he's a jerk, but im pretty sure he's got anger problems and ADD. (ex. once i was stressed out and told my 4 other siblings to go in the living room and play xbox, and they totally understood. then my dad asked what was wrong, and i told him i needed space. he told me, "what? you don't get any privacy in my house! sit down and watch TV!"....wtf?) and everytime i ask to hang out during my free time, or over the weekends, they always find a reason to ground me. (your room isn't clean! [note: when i have 4 other people in "my" room]......wait, you have a C! you're grounded!) they always try to keep me cooped up at home, where i hate it. i'm not a perfect child, but the things they do and the rules they come up with at the top of their hands make little to absoluetly NO sense to me! i actually love, love, LOVE school, i look forward to it everyday, just because i get to see my boyfriend and friends, and most of all just leave the house! so, the only escape from this....stressful life is university, in the states. they want me to go to the naval academy and i just simply do NOT want to go. as stated before, i live in japan, so no matter which university i attend, the tuition i pay will be out of state, which is about 3-5 times the actual tuition for in-state students. so i chose california (: haha idk..i've never been to the U.S., but im familar with american culture, from like TV. (my favorites are Gossip Girl and the Hills, used to be laguna beach (: ) and they just make california look sooo glamourous...it's basically a dream for me to live there. attending university there will be a dream come true... so does anyone wanna help me? maybe you've guessed it, but sharing a room with 4 other siblings doesn't sound like a lot of money in my family, does it? so that's why they want me to attend the naval academy...because once you get accepted, free of tuition. so can anyone point me in the right direction? more

Resolved Question: Is this a reasonable apartment?

It is in Washington D.C Apartment #1- Priced at: $123,000 2 bedrooms 1/2 bathroom (shower, sink and toilet) 1 living room 1 kitchen 1 walk-in-closet Free Upgrades are possible Monthly Payment of: $120 In the City- close to the Mall, Cafe, Beaches and 25 minutes away from my college Granite Counter tops in Kitchens Hard-wood floors Plenty of storage place Small Office I have already been approved at have a credit score of: 720- Do you think It would be good: I have living with me only my small dog and me. Is it reasonable. My budget WAS: $120,000- This went a lil over but would you buy it?I'm only 19- cant afford a house yet more

Voting Question: Robert Frost's birches compares tree branches to(Multiple choice)?

A.girls flipping their heads to dry their hair B.kites flying on the beach C.winter's first snowfall D.none of these Here is the poem if you need it: When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them. But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay. Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning After a rain. They click upon themselves As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel. Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust-- Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen. They are dragged to the withered bracken by the load, And they seem not to break; though once they are bowed So low for long, they never right themselves: You may see their trunks arching in the woods Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground Like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair Before them over their heads to dry in the sun. But I was going to say when Truth broke in With all her matter-of-fact about the ice-storm (Now am I free to be poetical?) I should prefer to have some boy bend them As he went out and in to fetch the cows-- Some boy too far from town to learn baseball, Whose only play was what he found himself, Summer or winter, and could play alone. One by one he subdued his father's trees By riding them down over and over again Until he took the stiffness out of them, And not one but hung limp, not one was left For him to conquer. He learned all there was To learn about not launching out too soon And so not carrying the tree away Clear to the ground. He always kept his poise To the top branches, climbing carefully With the same pains you use to fill a cup Up to the brim, and even above the brim. Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish, Kicking his way down through the air to the ground. So was I once myself a swinger of birches. And so I dream of going back to be. It's when I'm weary of considerations, And life is too much like a pathless wood Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs Broken across it, and one eye is weeping From a twig's having lashed across it open. I'd like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over. May no fate willfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. Earth's the right place for love: I don't know where it's likely to go better. I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches. more

Resolved Question: Anomalies et al......lets ponder....?

How free is the Most Powerful man in the world, how free is the Defender of the free World. () Can he slip on a jacket and stroll to the nearest Diner for a hamburger () Could he strip off his shirt on a hot day and walk down the Mall eating an ice cream () Could he scoop the kids and wife into an open-top car and head for the beach on a whim () Could he splash out on a Bugatti Veyron because he can hell afford it () Could he stop at the News stand and buy the latest copy of Playboy () Can he carry his wife out, on a hot summer,s night and make love to her in their back garden () Can he round up his buddies and head out to a Strip joint for a wild Saturdays Night out. () Can he, in an unguarded moment afford to say whats really on his mind () Could he get merry at a celebration, let his hair down and do a ridiculous MJ moonwalk () Could he give a harmless suggestive wink and a smile to an attractive lady () Could he take a long toke from that friend that smokes weed just for the hell of it. () Could he call in sick to work on an off day claiming he's got flu () Could he do a road trip to Las Vegas and spend time at the roulette tables () Can he sit in front of the TV in his briefs scoffing Ice cream, pizzas and hot dogs () Could he totally lose his temper and hurl a glass into the fireplace wiyhout making headline news () Could he hop over the fence and join the neighbour's barbecue () Could he just walk down the pavement, smiling happily to himself, secure in his anonimity and happy with the world So what FREEDOM does the most Power man in the world has and would you swap YOUR FREEDOM for his. Thanks for your thoughts and thanks to that MAN and those ready to make the sacrifice. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my book?

this is the first chapter: Harmony Kensington The last thing Harmony Kensington ever pictured herself doing was sitting at the Loser table between the garbage cans and the vending machines at Summerfield High in New York City. Even the slightest thought would make her shudder because Harmony worked so hard to get to be the best of the best, the coolest of the cool, the top dog , alpha, basically popular. To Harmony being popular is way more important than getting at least a B- in algebra or getting on the honors list. It meant to be in control and the thrill Harmony gets when she walks by an un-popular, like Anna Tanner or Billy Bloomington. She can tell that the un-popular get this shrill shiver of fear that runs down their spine as she’s passing by, hoping Harmony or one of her friends won’t notice them. Staring straight at the Loser Table, Harmony Kensington couldn’t blink. The possibility that she could end up at that table by making one single mistake, scared her more than anything. “Harmony, are you coming or not?” Charlotte Hill said eyeing their ‘reserved’ Popular Table that they autographed their names onto with Harmony’s permanent lilac purple sharpie at the beginning of the year. “Yeah, let’s go,” Harmony said shaking out of her trance while tucking her beach blonde hair behind her ears and walked swiftly over to their table. Forgetting the terrible thought she had a little earlier. Charlotte is one of those friends who love the popular perks. The exclusive tables, free lattes, VIP parking once they turn 16 if any of those were ever taken away from her she’d go insane! They arrived at the popular table in the cafeteria, the quaint little sushi bar to the left, and with the jock table to the right. Perfect view! “Charlotte! Harmony! ” Jeremy Hutch waved from the Jock Table. The best looking freshmen, Harmony had been crushing on since seventh grade. Harmony could feel her friend staring her down. She had fortunately learned to avoid the Dork Eye from her friends because if you’re popular and you haven’t asked out a guy, especially one you’ve been crushing on since 7th grade. That spells out the four letter word of doom… D-O-R-K. “Hey Jeremy,” Harmony said doing her best to seem casual. “Did you see those dork pants Bloomington was wearing today? It totally looks like he murdered them in the wash.” Immediately Harmony realized she was a being a bit harsh; but then again she was popular. She could say anything, well almost anything she wanted. “Really? I never saw.” Jeremy stated in monotone as he stared into the distance with a look of confusion on his face. Then he looked back in Harmony’s direction, “did you hear about the dance next month?” He asked quickly, a very sad attempt to change the subject but it worked. “Yeah. The Harvest Dance, right?” Harmony said nodding her head quickly, trying to keep her cool. Even though she wanted to explode with excitement. Imagining what he would say next! It was killing her. There was a long pause. “Spit it out,” Harmony mumbled under her breath. “Huh?” Jeremy asked. “Nothing!” Harmony chimed quickly, “So you were saying?” Her anticipation was building. “Anyways… Yeah, that one” Jeremy took a bite of his apple then set it aside. “It looks pretty lame to me.” Her mouth gaped open. “Very” Harmony smiled, replying quietly trying not to show her disappointment. Just at that moment Charlotte finished talking to Jake Robinson, her boyfriend. They’re on and off. Constantly. “Come on, Harmony. Let’s go.” Charlotte said staring directly into Harmony’s eyes shifting her shoulder in the direction toward their table, urging her to go. Harmony could tell she and Jake had just been arguing, meaning they were off, for now at least. “Okay.” Harmony shrugged. “Bye, Jeremy.” Harmony took her tray and left with Charlotte to find Kaleena Montez and Rachelle Laurent their other best friends. Kaleena is like the lady in the movie Titanic, new to the ways of the rich and nice to poor. Except in this case the poor are the unpopular. Kaleena was recently upgraded to the Glamazons because of her latest nose job making her look like gorgeous Alexi Muniez. A Hispanic actress who is all the rave right now. Rachelle on the other hand, was Harmony's best friend since 2nd grade. Harmony considered Rachelle to be her second in command. Right now Harmony couldn’t think about eating. She emptied her tray into the garbage and Charlotte copied. The girls walked through the large hallway which connected the cafeteria to the school and approached the girl’s washroom to be surprised by an array of bright colors. “We thought this place needed a little color.” Kaleena said with a mischievous grin. “Whatever.” Harmony said to Kaleena with attitude shooing her away. “You’ll never guess what happened, or maybe you will.” She smirked. “Char and Jake broke up… Again” Rachelle patted Charlotte on the shoulder. “Aw, Char pauvre fille, c’est impossible.” Rachelle more

Resolved Question: Effortlessly beautiful hair-help!?

Hi my hair is well , not the hair I want. Its wavy in some places , really curled on the ends , and flat on the top(sometimes) I want to know some hair styles that are under 5 minutes , low maintenance , and involve very little to no heating tools. I also need to know : An inexpensive: straightening product * (good products that work!) frizz free product maybe a good beach wave spray a hair cut that will give me less volume and more shape without going really short- my hair is medium length but I am trying to grow it out. I know its a lot to ask for but please help, all help is appreciated! please try to answer all parts of the question Thanks! =) more

Resolved Question: Help/assistance for broke mentally disabled addict in California?

Hi, I'm not sure where to turn so I'll go to the internet and see if anyone has any advice/knowledge about this sort of thing in California. My 60 year old mother has been plagued by mental disability and severe meth addiction for most of her adult life. About 10 years ago, she cleaned up from the street drugs, but is now, I believe, addicted to painkillers, and her brain is essentially fried from years of drug use (still hallucinates, crazy conspiracy theories, etc.). She actually held a job for a few years about 8 years ago, but when another relative of ours died and left her a substantial inheratance, she got fired/quit/who knows in order to live off the free money she was to receive--of course in her mind the money would never end. I was named the trustee. This inheratance, though substantial, coudl have lasted her about 9 years tops if she was extremely prudent with her money--as it stands, it looks like it will last her about 6-7, and here we are. She is in as bad a shape as she's ever been in, and though I've pleaded with her to get a job for the past decade (honestly my entire life), she is burning through the money so fast without a thought to consequences. I don't believe she'll even qualify for social security because I doubt she has enough quarters. She has honestly never worked for more than 6 months at a time since I've known her, almost 40 years now. She has gotten by on charm and charity, but both wells are drying up for her as she gets older and more tired and has no more stones to bleed. I don't think she could even hold a job at this point as she is just too broken. I'm a new father and my wife and I get by but we just get by and certainly can't support her. Not to mention we live across the country, and at this point, my relationship with her is so shattered, I can't muster the energy to do much besides point her in the right direction at this point, or make some phone calls on her behalf. I've done the rest already for 15+ years, setting her up in countless apartments which she then gets evicted from, flown out there, rescued her from homelessness, etc., given her tens of thousands of dollars for rent, and I just can't do it anymore, particuarly now that I have a new baby. It's not that I won't. I can't. I don't have the time or money anymore. And she couldn't live with us. I wouldn't endanger my child by having her with us, and I honestly don't think my wife nor I could handle it (and we live in a two bedroom if we're talking practicality). She has no other family. Everyone else is dead or has written her off for dead. So that's where we are... What does she have to do to get assistance? Is there anything available for her, and can I call on her behalf? Please understand that she is probably PAST the point of getting a job, though that would be ideal. But who would hire her? I'm pretty sure McDonald's isn't looking for 60 year old ex-meth additcs with no employment history, and I don't even think at this point that she could physically do menial labor... Is there anyone I can call on her behalf who will help her? She lives in downtown Long Beach. I need pracitcal information, preferably from someone in social services or someone who was on the street and has made a better life for themselves. I don't need judgment or sympathy. I just need phone numbers/idea/names of agencies that can help her and what those people can do for her so I can make one final push to get her the help she needs. I would really like her to meet her grandchild someday, but I just don't see how that will be possible if she doesn't get help from someone. Thank you for assisting me on this complicated topic. more

Resolved Question: a survey. lalalala. I'm bored.?

1. What's the color of your top that you're currently wearing? 2. What's your favourite colour? 3. Do you spell color, colour or color? 4. Do you spell favorite, favorite or favourite? 5. What's the royal color? 6. Where do you want to go for your next vacation? 7. When's the last time you've been to the beach? 8. What's your favorite pizza place? 9. What's your favorite sport? 10. What's your favorite kind of shoe? 11. Do you say mom or mum? 12. What's your grocery store called? 13. Do you like free samples? 14. Have you ever had a perm? 15. Do you love or hate your state? 16. What time is it? 17. What's your religion? 18. Are you religious? 19. What do you want to be when you grow up? 20. Do you have a pet? 21. What's your favorite chips? 22. Pads or Tampons? 23. What's your ethnicity? 24. Is it snowing where you live? 25. Did you have school today? 26. What are you going to do after you answer this question? 27. Any comments you'd like to add? :] more

Resolved Question: Story critique needed?? 10pts best answer!!?

What do you think of the following scene? Note: This is not the entire scene, in fact the following pargraphs below start the middle of the scene I'm working on. what can I add or take out to make it better. Suggestions and examples appreciated. ------------------- For a few minutes, I entertain myself with thoughts of Ashley. Always Ashley. Thoughts of our near naked encounter only hours before, here in my room, cause heat to steal into my cheeks , and an even greater heat to ignite between my legs. I close my eyes hard against the memories, and hope that my mother is oblivious to the now increasing redness of my face. My worry quickly dissipates as a quick glance at my mother allows me to see that she appears to be lost in her own thoughts as well. I feign a yawn and free myself from her embrace , ready for the interrogation like conversation to end. This is a common behavior of mine- feigning exhaustion. Whether she has taken notice of it or not is questionable, but I’m sure she has and she simply doesn’t care to make me own up to it. For that, I am grateful. I expect her to hug or kiss me good night now, as she retreats from the confines of my bed, but she does neither. She looks intently at a picture of me and Ashley. Its one of many that frames my night stand. The two of us are on the beach, arms linked, faces alit with laughter at something Josh has said before he snaps the picture, before the three of us rush out into the ocean. On that day I recall the rush of unwelcome emotion I felt when Ashley and Josh waded farther into the cold water together. Fearful of deep water, I opted to stay behind, but I watch them. I watch them, and I see how effortlessly Josh pulls at the straps of Ashley’s halter top bikini until it comes undone and how she just lets him, despite possibly giving everyone in close proximity a show. She presses against him then, kisses him. I should have turned away, but I didn’t. I could have whistled and hollered at them like some of the other patrons nearby. I didn’t do that either. I’ve never felt a pang of envy so strong until then. I wished it were me on the receiving end of that kiss, her lips. That’s when I knew I had fallen for her, when I couldn’t deny it anymore. That’s when everything changed for me. My mother stares at me now, blue eyes piercing, questioning, deciphering. I can sense the change in the atmosphere of my room. The question is on the tip of her tongue, that too I can sense. Are you into girls? I swallow hard, expecting but not expecting. Outside, the roar of an engine dies in the driveway of our house, a car door slams, it’s either my father or Clay. “Carmen, is there anything you want to tell me?” The words sound rehearsed, robotic, and yet a sense of urgency is present as well as a hint of uncertainty. She is unsure if she should voice that she suspects her daughter is a lesbian, but then again she can not help but want to know. No. I can hear the word form inside my head, catch somewhere in my throat. My eyes brim with the distinct burn of unshed tears. “Yes,” I hear myself admit to her, though just barely. My mother catches the words despite how inaudible they seemed to my ears. She nods, remains standing, doesn’t wait for me to find my own words to explain. “ Does it have anything to do with Ashley?” Without delay and straight to the point. Though she tries to mask it, I could hear the contempt in her voice as she says Ashley’s name. “ It has everything to do with me,” I clarify as I sit upright. I can easily see her wanting to blame this on Ashley. In fact, I know she probably does. This upsets me. My mother has always thought that I’d be the most easily influenced, the most susceptible or lured to the unfamiliar, peer pressure. All the things she had worked hard to keep my brothers and I sheltered from prior our move to LA. I’m sure she saw it as some sort of detectable flaw within my character. And now here I was possibly admitting to her that I like girls. She probably prides herself on believing no better of me. My mother recoils slightly at my words, groping for a response. Perhaps she is unsure if she comprehends correctly. I didn’t exactly answer her question, but I didn’t really have to either. She knew. Now, it was just a matter of me confirming it. “So what… are you? Are you a-” “A what mom? You can’t even say it, can you?” I threw these words at her, yell at her, in a mixture of anger, and perhaps shame. Maybe I expect her to be able to say the word because she’s the adult, because she’s my mother. I don’t really know, though I know there was once a time where I myself couldn’t even bring myself to formulate that very same word. Lesbian. I wish, in this exact moment that despite how selfish, ungrateful or insensitive it may sound, that my life were as simple as Ashley’s for she has practically no one to answer to but herself. Her mother isn’t around much and her farther is more

Resolved Question: My Top 100 greatest rock songs what do you think?

It took me a while but I finally finished 1. Stairway to Heaven- Led Zepplin 2. Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. Layla- Derrick and the Dominos 4. Smells like teen spirit- Nirvana 5. I cant get no satisfaction- Rolling Stones 6. Hotel California- Eagles 7. Comftorably Numb- Pink Floyd 8. Wont get fooled again- The Who 9. Cant buy me love- The Beatles 10. Johnny B Goode- Chuck Berry 11. Paradise City- Guns and Roses 12. Along the Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix 13. Carry on my Wayward Son- Kansas 14. Whole lotta love- Led Zepplin 15. Thriller- Michael Jackson 16. Even Flow- Pearl Jam 17. Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen 18. American Girl- Tom Petty 19. Big Shot- Billy Joel 20. Highway to Hell- ACDC 21. Good Vibration- Beach Boys 22. Help!- Beatles 23. Mony Mony- Billy Idol 24. Bennie and the Jets- Elton John 25. Piano Man- Billy Idol 26. Blowin in the wind- Bob Dylan 27. London's Burning- Clash 28. Have you ever seen the rain- CCR 29. Highway Star- Deep Purple 30. Light my fire- Doors 31. Uptown Girl- Billy Joel 32. Touch of Grey- Grateful Dead 33. Simple Man- Lynyrd Skynyrd 34. Sweet Child O Mine- Guns and Roses 35. Purple Haze- Jimi Hendrix 36. Black Dog- Led Zepplin 37. Welcome to the Jungle- Guns and Roses 38. Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd 39. Another Brick on the Wall- Pink Floyd 40. Dani California- Red Hot Chili Peppers 41. Jumping Jack Flash- Rolling Stones 42. Runnin down a dream- Tom Petty 43. Another Tricky Day- The Who 44. Baba O'Rielly- The Who 45. With or without you- u2 46. Back in Black- ACDC 47. For those about to rock-ACDC 48. Dream On- Aerosmith 49. Jessica- Allman Brothers 50. Sweet Emotion- Aerosmith 51. Bad Company- Bad Company 52. Invincible Touch- Genesis 53. Day Tripper- Beatles 54. White Wedding- Billy Idol 55. Movin Out- Billy Joel 56. War Pigs- Black Sabbath 57. Don't fear the reaper- Blue Oyster Cult 58. NoWoman NoCry- Bob Marley 59. More than a feeling-Boston 60. Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen 61. Who'll stop the rain- CCR 62. Smoke on the water- Deep Purple 63. Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits 64. Riders on the storm- The Doors 65. Rocket Man- Elton John 66. Morning Star- Fastball *Good song 67. Rhinnon- Fleetwood Mac 68. Everlong- Foo Fighters 69. I want you to want me- Cheap Trick 70. Wake me up when September ends- Green Day 71. November Rain- Guns&Roses 72. Time of the season- The Zombies 73. Voodoo Child- Jimi Hendrix 74. Dont Stop Bealivin- Journey 75. House of the rising sun- The Animals 76. Detroit Rock City- Kiss 77. Kashmir- Led Zepplin 78. Enter Sandman- Metallica 79. Beat it- Michael Jackson 80. If today was your last day- Nickelback 81. The Shock of Lighting- Oasis 82. Crazy Train- Ozzy Osbourne 83. Wish you were here- Pink Floyd 84. Blitzkreg Bop- Ramones 85. Californication- Red Hot Chili Peppers 86. Danced into the night- Santana 87. Rock n Me- Steve Miller 88. Woohoo- Blur 89. Sharp Dressed Man- ZZ Top 90. Kyrptonite- 3 Doors Down 91. Born to be wild- Steppenwolf 92. Come sail away- Styx 93. Tall Cool Woman- The Hollies 94. Heart- Barracuda 95. You shook me all night- ACDC 96. Ramblin Man- Allman Brothers 97. Sweet- Ballroom Blitz 98. Motley Crue- Kickstart my heart 99. All the small things- Blink 182 100. Iron Man- Black Sabbath more

Resolved Question: what do you think of this as a beginning to a book?

so i've remade it now; but i'm not sure if i preferred this one or not? also, this is not the whole of it. but i'm not sure if i can paste the whole thing... don't be too mean :L x Chapter one; My eyes flew open so quickly it was disorientating and, on hearing my mother talking to Dave, I quickly slammed them shut again, not wanting to be drawn into that conversation. I had just awoken from the strangest dream. I was dying to know the time, though my digital batman watch would be totally out. Captiva, Florida, was five hours out from the time in England. I was so not looking forward to the jet lag. Anyhow, I could tell it was still daylight, even with my eyes closed. My head was facing the plane window and through my closed lids I could see a faint, pinkish light. I listened to Dave speaking in hushed tones to my mother, unaware that I was wide awake. “Ronnie, she’ll be fine. You shouldn’t spoil her.” He hissed. “We’ve taken away her home, her friends, her boyfriend-” Mum ranted. She wasn’t pausing to be soothed; she wanted to panic, to be guilty and upset and to feel that she was getting what she deserved. You could say I knew my mother well. “She’s incredibly lucky, you know that!” Dave groaned in frustration, and my mother’s background noise of all the things I had ever lost stopped abruptly. I heard her take a deep breath, and felt the row of chairs shake as she shook herself. “I know. I know that. I guess I’m just worried. Dakota was ecstatic. I can’t fathom why Phoenix responded so differently.” My mum worried. It was a hobby of hers, worrying. Silence ensued her last word, until Dave finally picked out one of his favourite replies to my mother’s constant panicking. “Don’t stress yourself, honey.” David muttered. On paper, I guess those three words, topped with an affectionate nickname, would have been sweet, loving. That’s how my mother heard them. To me, they sounded cold, distant, like a badly delivered line in a play. “Okay. She just needs time.” Mum convinced herself, and was silent. The plane was tipped downwards, preparing to land. My ears popped and a small child in the seat behind me was wailing. It grinded on my nerves- I can’t stand the noise of kids crying. It drives me crazy. I would be such an abusive parent. I almost laughed to myself, and then the flight attendant bustled over to our row and spoke to us. Deciding now was a good time to ‘wake up’; I opened my eyes and blearily looked around myself. The flight attendant was slender with a short blonde bob and a deep tan. Looking closer, I decided that she was definitely not a natural blonde. She looked as if she was in her early twenties and she had dark circles under her made up eyes. There were a few lingering spots from a bad case of acne in her teens, and her lipstick red lips revealed sharp canines. She either didn’t notice my obvious scrutinising or politely ignored it. “We are about to land in Captiva. Please remain seated. We hope you have enjoyed your flight.” She smiled one of those awful, fake, I’m so happy to see you smiles and then trotted off to repeat herself to the next family. My sister, Dakota, another member of the false blonde community, whipped a hairbrush out of her travel bag and pulled it through her soft, knot free hair. You could tell from one look at her perfect, creamy face that she was ecstatic to be here. I wondered if we were even remotely related after all. Sure, it wasn’t that unusual for her to be so happy. I mean, most people would be. Hello? We were moving to Captiva, population five-hundred-and-four, each house valuing at an average of $1,620,631 and home to some of the nicest beaches on the face of this earth. Really, it was me being weird. But I knew I was going to miss England so darned much that it made me want to curl up and die. more

Resolved Question: highschool girls bucket list?

have any cheap ideas we could do? nothing boring, but nothing "too" illegal (; hahaha thanks ! heres some examples of what we already have.... Streak on the top of a mountain Giant slip slide w/ baby oil Ice blocking Get enough balloons to lift off the ground Dance in the middle of the street Throw water balloons @ random people Walk around with a free hugs sign Complain to a director about their movie Pop out of a bday cake / box Write a note in a bottle/balloon & ask for response Be completely covered in mud Swing from a chandelier Have a proper tea party Make our own shelter & sleep over night Put bubbles & swim in a fountain Make duct tape dress Start a silly string fight Make a short movie Act like guys hitting on guys out in public Do the can I have your number skit Make a dance and break out in public when we hear it Have a completely free day ( food, rides, ect ) Dance behind random people Slap guys buts day Do the fast food rap Barbie jeep through a drive through Have a skate battle with guys Desk chair down a hill Go to a club Sample every flavor at baskin robins Do a triathlon /marathon/breast cancer walk Scene girl day Find random people to join tping Run up a down escalator Make & wear a fruit hat Do something like the Japanese pranks Blow up a bunch of beach balls during a rally Give a sad person a flower Punch someone in the balls and say “You know why!” Have a huge balloon letting go party Look pregnant and deliver one day Smash plates Fast for a day Sing in a karaoke bar Spontaneously start the beginning of bad romance Try to eat 6 saltine crackers in a minute Dress up and pretend to be an employee somewhere Tan in a completely public place more

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i want to lose some weight. (well i think thats pretty much been established^) but what are some simple things i could do on top of a diet (south beach.... feel free to suggest another if youve gotten better results!!) thanks so much!<3 more

Resolved Question: I had a dream and couldn't wake up, any ideas?

It was so weird, I fell asleep in real life around ten, ten thirty, and I remember it was like watching a movie. I walked into someones house with a couple of friends and some lady gave us papers to fill out. Well once that was over everyone crowded into one bed and we all fell asleep. Well I had a dream while I was in that dream(I hope you know what I mean), and while I was in that dream, I realized I was dreaming(Lucid dreaming) because I saw two sinks and then there was one. So I was pinching myself trying to wake myself up but I didn't work, I was stuck. And so this girl realized i was trying to wake myself up when I started slapping my face(Which btw, I was almost awake then) so she attacked me. I spent awhile fighting her off and then I ran to a fimiliar bathroom and locked the door. I could hear her trying to break through so I remembered in a lucid dream, I could close my eyes and imagine somewhere else. So I closed my eyes and pictured a beautiful beach and opened my eyes back up. I was there, and by then I was fully aware that I was dreaming, almost as aware as I would be awake. So I walked the beach and there was a party. I closed my eyes and changed my appearance and body type and my cousin found me. Then we walked to where the people who I fell asleep next to in my base dream and I went to go talk to them, although they didn't realize they were dreaming and soon enough they faded away because they woke up in the base dream. I once again tried to wake myself up but failed so I just walked down the beach til some guy stopped me and told me to go to the opera with him. So since I couldn't really think of anywhere else to go I just went. Well we were at the very top of the theater in the balcony and the girl who tried to stop me from waking up was playing a bird in the play and saw me. Looked me dead in the eye and grinned, and then she landed on the balcony where i just flicked her off(Not in the middle finger way) and then she came back so I took the rope that was holding her up and began to twirl it over and over until she fell out of the harness and onto the floor. I knew she was going to come get me so I closed my eyes and once again imagined myself somewhere else. I made myself go to Germany and walked around this quiet neighborhood until I walked into this large house. A lot of drunks were in there but they were dressed well. I didn't want to be there so I closed my eyes and put myself in a very nice hotel, where I became frustrated and started to try anything to wake up. I began to bang my body everywhere I could because when I felt my shoulder it felt as though there was a bruise there and I was getting worried about what was happening in real life. When I didn't wake up, I pictured an open window, and ran and dove out of it. While I was free falling, the song Running up that hill by Placebo began playing and right when I was going to hit the ground, I finally woke up in the main dream. I was still lucid so I made sure everyone else was up, and I pinched myself about eighteen times before I shot my eyes open in real life. I know this is a lot, but I've had double dreams countless times before, it's just never had I had one where I couldn't get out of it. Is there some kind of meaning? I mean I remember a lot of it perfectly. It's just so weird and I kind of got freaked out. So can you please help with any ideas? I would be extremely greatful! more

Resolved Question: What city is right for me?

I’m currently a college student living in Tampa, FL at my parent’s house while I am getting my degree. I am almost finished with school and I was thinking of cities I would like to move to, because Tampa is not a place I like very much. Tampa isn’t a place where you can get around without a car like you can in Boston, New York City, or any other major cities up north. This is a major importance to me, because I don’t like to drive. If I could I wouldn’t drive. Tampa’s is lacking in public transportation. I don’t see them doing anything about it either, because people here aren’t really willing to invest in a good public transportation system (they like their cars too much). There really isn’t that much to do here too, well what I like to do. The only thing to do here really isn’t something I enjoy doing. That is going to the beach. I am not found of doing that because I hate getting all sandy and burnt (curse my Irish skin). What I am looking in a city other than public transportation is good shopping, safety, cold climate, something in the U.S. or Canada, has to be pretty dense, and has an artistic community in some part of the city. Also, I love mom and pop restaurants. The city that is on top of my list is Boston. The reason for this is because I am originally from Boston, so I know the city very well. I also love the climate, I love the Red Sox, and I love how easy it is to get around without a car. Did I also mention the clam chowder is to die for! Also my whole family lives there (besides my parents). I’ve also done some research on Brooklyn, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Toronto, Buffalo, Detroit, Providence, Chicago, San Francisco, and last but not least Seattle. I like what I have read on all of these cities. What I want to know is do you have any more suggestions or think that some of the cities that I listed I probably wouldn’t end up liking? If so please feel free to tell me so!I have been saving for quite some time now and have $10,000 saved (saving all of my pay check beside the money put aside for bills). That's why I chose to live with my parents while going to college. I did that because I know the economy sucks and I would need some money saved away just in-case I lost my job or whatever. Thanks for your concerns on me not being able to find a job where I want to go, I thought of that. That’s the reason why I saved the money by living with my parents. more

Resolved Question: Do I have ADHD or is my fiance just boring?

I'm 30 and she is 26, all she seems to ever want to do is stay at home and do the normal routine. Her routine consist of waking up and putting makeup on (this takes 1.5 hours... every day) go to work, come home and act like she just saved the world from her receptionist desk, get a bath and do what ever else she does upstair for the rest of the night until bed all while complaining that she has no time. I like to go out and enjoy the local restaurants and bars for a nice relaxing evening out, anything to break uo the week. The weekend can be even worse. She wakes up at 10:00 and by the time she puts her makeup on its like 12:00! (i get up and am ready for the day by 8:00). Then she complains about how she is too tired from the week to do anything!!!!!!! While I like to enjoy the weekend by going to steelers game, white water rafting, skiing, driving to the beach... whatever, basically anything to get me out of the house! I prupose to do thing and I get this speach about how its always about what I want to do and that she had a hard week and wants to relax all wekkend.... EVERY WEEKEND. On top of this her bank account is always negative at the end of the month and I usually have to pay a bill for her every once in a while to bail her out. I dont even make her pay any of the living expenses, She just pays her phone bill, student loan, and car loan. I pay the mortgage payment for the house I just bought and EVERYTHING else. Her financial problem is that she buys a pack of cigarettes every day and buys stupid ass decoration and clothes and the local TJ Max or Marshalls all the damn time. I sit her down and explain the budget I worked up for her on excel like once a month but she just bitches that I'm cold hearted. I'm a hard worker and have a lot of free time as a recruiter and am working on opening my own staffing company. Sometime I I wonder what she would do if wasnt supporting her ass! more

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Resolved Question: looking for my soulmate free in manchester for dating: charity ebay recycling freecycle jimmy carr dolphins?

and here's what makes me different! I run my own business in conjuction with a charity and recycling company, which helps to raise funds for St Anns Hospice. I have a young outlook on life and I still feel 21! I love to travel, one of my dreams is to do a road trip around the US, and to swim with dolphins. My favourite places so far are New York, Miami South Beach, Key West, and Singapore. I'd like to visit Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, LA, Dubai, Iceland, the Great Wall of China, Egypt, Hong Kong and Tokyo (a round-the-world ticket would be nice!) I love trying new things, I'm definitely not a fussy eater! I love nature and the outdoors, the countryside, the seaside, extremes of weather, rainstorms, thunderstorms, and to be in touch with nature, a walk on the beach and star gazing on a clear night. I like most music and most things new I listen to XFM and Radio 1. Fav TV includes X Factor, Britains Got Talent, Dragons Den, Top Gear, Cribs and Pimp my ride. other interests include eating out (chinese buffets particularly!), ten-pin bowling, american pool, art, nature, dolphins, recycling, freecycle, charity, selling on ebay, alternative and holistic therapy, indian head massage, reiki (I've no interest in football!) I have a good sense of humour, my favourite comedians include Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais, Jack Dee, Lee Evans and Peter Kay. I'm not materialistic, apart from having a nice home and car. Friendship and love are are a lot more important. I'm not into designer labels, as long as it looks good, fashionable and upto date. Primark and Matalan can summarise that! I treat people the way I want to be treated and I don't need to drink to have a good time. I'm very easy going and I believe in Astrological compatibility (I'm a typical Aquarian!) I'm friendly, caring, loving, sincere, reliable, trustworthy, open minded, unconventional. [update: my photo is out of date! as I no longer wear glasses .. I had laser eye surgery recently!] Please say hi! it will be nice to hear from you! .. could you be my soulmate!? :) more

Resolved Question: OK. Like OO MMM GGG Review my winter vacation plans and tell me if you are jealous and if so, how much!!?

SO like hi. Here are the winter vacation plans. It's myself and my boyfriend with 4 other friends. Jan 6. Fly to Ft. Myers, FL from BOS. Flight is free because I work for jetblue. Stay over night with friends who work in RSW. Jan 7: Drive to Ft. Lauderdale in a rental car. Stay with friends who live in FT. lauderdale. overnight. Jan 8: Pick up our other 4 friends, and check into our Embassy Suites hotel room in Ft. Lauderdale. Hotel is free because we have Hilton points. Jan 9: BOARD our princess cruise ship!! It's a 7 night, and it only costed us 399 per person!!!!! (because airline employees can get discounts) Jan 10: at sea day...whatever we'll probably get massages Jan 11: GRAND cayman ISLANDS! I booked this thing with a local company where they take you out on a catamaran to a sand bar where sting ray congregate and swim with you then we go snorkel on a reef. Then, they put out the sail and we sail back with lunch. Spend the rest of the day in grand cayman..probably snorkeling or something Jan 12: HONDURAS!! we are going on a zip line from mountain top to mountain top. Not sure how long that will take but hopefully we can do something like go to the beach or something like that. Jan 13: COZUMEL Mexico! we're going to visit ruins in TULUM. they are so beautiful..right on the beach. cant wait for that. Jan 14 at sea. prob will tan on the boat or something jan 15: the princess cruise line private island... probably because they need to pick up supplies or something..whatever we will just go lay on the beach i bet because it will probably bee too touristy and expensive to do anything. plus its all with princess which equals rip off. Jan 16. back in FLL. We will probably be flying back home that day. So likeee. sound funnnn? What should I bring? Here is my list of things that I need to acquire. 1. Snorkel (with a ball floaty thing that closes when you dive under water) 2. goggles mask 3. underwater digital camera. (thinking cannon d10) 4. need some formal clothes to wear on the ship 5. new nice shoes What ElSe?? more