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Off-Topic / Re: Do you believe in Ghosts?

« on: March 27, 2011, 06:55:44 am »Message ID: 331291

I've never seen one, not for sure anyway-just a strange little ball of fog that drifted past me while I was walking through a garage- but I have heard them and it totally creeped me out! I was at a friend's house and while we were downstairs the daybed upstairs started creaking like a kid was jumping on it, but we were the only ones home.....needless to say, we hauled but outta there lol

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Off-Topic / Re: I am looking for a legitimate job online, suggestions??

« on: March 27, 2011, 06:52:28 am »Message ID: 331290

There are some work from home companies that outsource customer service calls and technical support calls to people working from home. You can try (and I may be fudging the names a bit lol) west at home, telenetwork, arise, teletech....plus there's mystery shopping, if you're into that thing. Look for legitimate ones that have a MSPA approval like Corporate Research International or Market Force Solutions. MTurk is a good way to make a little bit of extra $$. Plus, there are some companies that hire Virtual Assistants. I just started working as one, ghostwriting articles and newsletters and such.
Good luck! Congats on the baby boy!

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Off-Topic / Re: internet explorer 9

« on: March 27, 2011, 06:43:02 am »Message ID: 331289

We had IE9 for about, oh, 5 minutes before we decided that IE8 was better. When my bf tried to log onto his secured work page, the new version wouldn't let him sign in for some reason. So we reloaded the old one lol newer isn't always better

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Off-Topic / Re: Know of any good books?

« on: March 27, 2011, 06:38:55 am »Message ID: 331288

Try "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. She's my favorite author and this is the first book in a great series. Warning though: once you start, you won't be able to stop! Her books are amazing, you should definitely Google her.

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Off-Topic / Re: do u wach ncis

« on: March 27, 2011, 06:36:24 am »Message ID: 331286

I love it! Gibbs is the best and I love Abby....

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Off-Topic / Re: do you suffer from allergies

« on: March 26, 2011, 01:57:00 pm »Message ID: 331023

Ugh...it seems like a never-ending battle. It seems like there's an allergy for every season 

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Off-Topic / Re: What do you think of the leashes for kids?

« on: March 26, 2011, 01:51:05 pm »Message ID: 331016

Maybe if you stopped referring to it as a leash, it wouldn't sound so horrible. Do you have kids? Once they learn to walk, they don't want to sit in shopping carts or be held. The backpack is a great way for parents to let their kids a bit of freedom while they're out without letting them run wild through stores. So long as parents aren't dragging their kid around on it, what do you care?

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Off-Topic / Re: your tattoo

« on: March 22, 2011, 06:25:32 pm »Message ID: 329620

I love tattoos! I'm not into covering up whole arms or legs or any of that but I like having a few individual ones that just have a meaning to me. I think that's the important thing about getting one- it should always mean something, not just be a "hey! that'd be cool!" spur of the moment thing. I have a Celtic knot shamrock on my shoulder, a flowering vine across my lower back, and a tribal butterfly on my ankle. I would like to get a tiny cluster of clovers on the web of my hand someday.

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Off-Topic / Re: how do you get a one year old to get his food

« on: March 21, 2011, 02:07:10 pm »Message ID: 329109

My 2 year old is a real grazer...she hates to sit still and eat so I try to do just finger foods like carrots, grapes, raisins and give a dip like ranch. Of course, sometimes all she eats IS the dip lol...if he's eating sandwiches yet, try cutting fun shapes with cookie cutters. My daughter will always sit down to eat her heart-shaped grilled cheese 

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Off-Topic / Re: whet have u done to lose weight?

« on: March 21, 2011, 02:02:16 pm »Message ID: 329107

Eat fewer processed foods- the general rule is, if it doesn't go bad, then it isn't good for you  Do some exercise that doesn't feel like exercise. I am not good at routines and dance exercise videos are hard to follow so instead, I made a mix of my favorite upbeat songs on playlist.com and crank them up during the day. I move faster and bounce around doing housework and in between chores, I take a "crazy dance" break with my 2 year old where we, well, dance like a couple of crazy people. No one's looking so you can just cut loose! Great for burning calories.

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Off-Topic / Re: Body Wash or bar soap?

« on: March 21, 2011, 01:55:47 pm »Message ID: 329105

I'll take my loofah and body wash over a soap bar any day! 

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Off-Topic / Re: how long has it been since you went on a vacation

« on: March 21, 2011, 01:54:22 pm »Message ID: 329104

We went to the coast in September...planning to go camping at the lake on the first of April for a few days!

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Off-Topic / Re: how cold is it where you at?

« on: March 21, 2011, 01:53:08 pm »Message ID: 329103

Ahhhhh...it's a beautiful 81 degrees today! Bring on the margarita weather! 

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Off-Topic / Schools in crisis

« on: March 18, 2011, 06:24:54 am »Message ID: 327538

Are your school districts having a budget crisis? Ours are. Thousands of teachers will be losing their jobs here soon because of budget cuts which is sad because they just went through this last year. The problem? From what I can see, it's because they resigned the superintendent's contract- the very same man who couldn't maintain the district's budget last year! And the contract is for big $$! Seriously, what is wrong with people?

My advice to the teachers that get laid off- start your own home-school. Think about it: so many parents worry about overcrowding in the classroom. If you offered to take on just 10 students, maybe just from one grade level, and charged $100 a week per student, that's not bad money. You just have to follow the local guidelines for home schooling and then the teacher and parents can work together on the curriculum. Almost seems like a win-win.

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Off-Topic / Re: TV shows

« on: March 18, 2011, 06:08:38 am »Message ID: 327533

I've definitely become a gleek but I usually have to catch the show on Hulu since I watch NCIS when it's on tv.