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Off-Topic / Memorial Day Sales
« on: May 27, 2011, 01:21:15 pm »Message ID: 359225
Ok, I know this might sound odd at first, but I do not like the idea of Memorial Day sales. Hear me out: Memorial Day is supposed to be the day we remember those who have fought to protect our freedom of this great country. It honors both those who have fought and died and those who have fought and lived. Memorial Day is not really a celebration, like the Fourth of July or anything. It is meant to simply be a day of remembering. So what we do with that? Make it into SALES SALES SALES!! I just don't think it's the kind of day we should "celebrate" with a sale. Maybe it's just me, who knows.

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Off-Topic / Gas Prices
« on: May 27, 2011, 01:13:48 pm »Message ID: 359223
I don't know about where you live, but here in Jersey, the gas prices are ridiculous! They want at least $3.60 a gallon, and that's the cheapest it can be found right now. Fortunately, that's a bit lower than what it was two weeks ago, when it was at $3.85 a gallon. I mean really? It's just unbelievable. When I first started driving about 9 years ago, the gas was at $1.10 a gallon, and back then, I was in high school and thought that was pricey! The smart thing for these gas companies to do is to be competitive with each other through low prices, but no, that will never happen. It cost me today $63 to fill my tank! For a 1996 Toyota! I just hope somehow these prices will drop a little more. I know that they will never go back down to what they were when I was in high school, but even if they drop a dollar, that would still help. My poor wallet is feeling the pain!!

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Off-Topic / Have you ever been to Las Vegas?
« on: May 27, 2011, 01:00:35 pm »Message ID: 359220
Me and my husband just got back from Las Vegas a week ago. It was our first time there, and it was so much fun! Surprisingly we didn't do much gambling; instead, we did a lot of sightseeing and shows. The scenery was so different from the Easter part of the country. Here we are used to grassy hills and treetops, whereas in Las Vegas we got to see these huge mountainscapes. It truly was beautiful. How about you? Have you been to good old Sin City? If so, let's hear about your experiences!

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Off-Topic / Becoming an Aunt!
« on: April 07, 2011, 09:58:36 am »Message ID: 336920
My sister is pregnant with her first child, and I am becoming an Aunt for the second time. The first was through my husband's brother. He had a boy, so for the past few months I have gotten used to dealing with a baby boy. When my sister announced her pregnancy, I was hoping for a girl, since I already had the whole nephew thing down already. She kept telling me that she was almost positive it was going to be a boy......then today she went for the ultrasound that would let her know the sex. She played a mean trick on me! She called me up, and first thing she said was "You are going to be disappointed, because it's a boy." I was all like "That's ok, I am still happy and will love him!" And then outta nowhere....she's like "Sike! It's a girl!" I screamed so loud that the neighbors probably though I was being attacked! What a mean thing to do, but I am sooooo excited that I will have a niece and nephew to spoil and love!

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Off-Topic / Feeling Stressed!
« on: April 05, 2011, 07:27:21 pm »Message ID: 336182
*SIGH* Just when I think things are going good, something just has to come and screw it all up. Me and my husband were doing fine....the bills were paid, the refrigerator was stocked, we even booked a nice one-week vacation for ourselves that is coming up soon. So this vacation thing was kinda last minute, one of those spontaneous happenings in which you didn't really think too much about. But we promised that with the upcoming weeks, we would put any extra money after bills were paid to the "vacation fund". We were doing great....for about two weeks. Then out of nowhere....BAM! Husband's car needs work done.....runs $400. Okay, we will survive. We pick ourselves back up and promise to save harder. It goes okay for about two weeks, and then again! Another problem with the car! This time it might just be something minor, and maybe my dad or his dad could take care of it. But if not, I don't know what we are going to do because I am stressing big time! We don't have anything to spend on any more repairs.....and we pretty much wiped out our "vacation fund" on the last repair. At this point, even paying the bills is going to be a challenge. I know we will get through it somehow, we have before. But I just hate how we are okay for a while and just when it seems all good, something bad happens. I feel okay for a while, and then I feel really stressed out. How do you deal with stress like this? Are there any tips you can share with me that can help me get through this bump in the road?  :-

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Off-Topic / Attending Religious Services
« on: April 04, 2011, 11:36:14 pm »Message ID: 335673
Ok, so I grew up in pretty tight-knit Catholic family and community. I was a good little girl, went to Church every Sunday, said my prayers, I even was an alter girl for a period of time. As I got older though, I felt that going to Church was rather pointless. My parents, of course, found this upsetting. But here's my view on this: I still follow my religion, I still believe and pray to God, but why should I have to do all this in the presence of other people? Honoring the Sabbath does not mean attending Church. Why is it that just because I stopped going to Church, I'm "forgetting" all the things that God has done for me? That's bull, because everyday that I wake up, I thank God. And I'll be damned if I am told that I have to thank Him by waking up at the *bleep*-crack of dawn on one of my only days off from school and work to spend an hour in a place full of people who don't even belong there!! I have vowed that when the time comes, and I have children of my own, I will give them the choice as to whether or not they want to attend Church services. I feel that the major reason I don't want to go to Church anymore is because it was more or less forced on me as a kid, and it became more of a pain in the butt than anything else. Anyway, didn't mean to go off on a tangent...but what do you guys think? Whatever religion you follow, do you think it should be mandatory to attend services?   

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Off-Topic / What's on your holiday list?
« on: November 28, 2010, 12:45:47 pm »Message ID: 276238
With the holidays just right around the corner, it seems that it is necessary to start making a list for family and friends. My list consists of some video games, some clothes, and some movies. That's generally what my list consists of every year. What about you? What is on your list this year? Is it much different from last year's list? 

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Off-Topic / Pets
« on: November 28, 2010, 12:15:09 am »Message ID: 276020
How many pets do you have? What is your favorite type of pet? I've had a lot of pets over the course of my lifetime, but I think the most I ever had at once was like 5 or 6. I've had cats, dogs, a bird, fish, rabbits, hamsters, guinnea pigs, lizards and frogs. But sadly, nature took it's course and those pets have gone on to Pet-Heaven. Now that I am older, married and living on my own, I have one cat. I consider him to be my best furry friend and I wouldn't change him for the world. Cats are definitly my favorite pet, and if I ever win the lottery, I am going to try to adopt all the homeless cats out there! But for now, I am content with my one litte tabby!

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Off-Topic / Tired and Restless
« on: September 07, 2010, 10:19:56 pm »Message ID: 233771
So it's 1:15 a.m. here in New Jersey, and for some reason, I'm tired and restless. Did you ever feel that your body was ready for bed, but your mind wasn't? That's how I feel right now. I mean, I'm an adult and all, so I can stay up til any time I want, and normally, this hour of the night wouldn't be a problem for me. Heck, I even like to consider myself a night owl. But, tomorrow I start another term at University and I don't really want to be falling asleep in class, especially the first day of class. Maybe I will just lay on the couch and watch some T.V. until I'm tired enough to lay down in the bed and fall asleep. What about you? Do you ever have this problem? If so, what do you usually do to get to sleep? Any good suggestions?  :BangHead: :BangHead: :BangHead: :BangHead:

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Off-Topic / Favorite School Subject
« on: September 02, 2010, 08:27:12 pm »Message ID: 231489
Ok so I know that most of us on here are all grown adults, but thinking back to your elementary days, what would you say your favorite school subject was? I'd have to say my favorite was, and still is, Science. I love the intriguing facts and experiments that the subject encompasses. If I wasn't going to college for my degree in Criminal Justice, I'd definitly major in some sort of science, probably Physics. What about you?

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Off-Topic / I hate being tired!
« on: July 12, 2010, 08:45:58 pm »Message ID: 205735
I hate how I always feel so tired! I mean, I get a decent amount of sleep every night (roughly about 7 hours or so), yet at the end of the day, when I come home from work, I feel completly drained! I feel like my day hasn't even started yet, and already I'm tired. I wish that I could either add more hours to the day, or just stop being tired. But unfortunately, that will never happen. Now don't go getting all medical on me......I know that my tiredness is NOT due to any type of medical condition, but just everyday fatigue. I'm just saying, wouldn't be awesome if humans didn't ever become tired? We would be able to just keep going about our business without ever having to stop because "we are tired". The only downside is that we would never be able to judge when sleep time is. Everybody needs sleep....it's just the feeling of tiredness that sucks. If we didn't feel tired, how would we know when to go to bed? That might be a problem. But still, it's a pretty cool concept.  :star: :star:

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