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i'd stitch it up. it probably won't be noticable. veils are so wispy anyway that you don't get a good look at them bad roomba, bad!

my mom had lens replacement surgery this summer. she was fine in a day and had virtually no pain. it also lasts forever unlike lasik. they do one eye at a time with a couple of weeks between them.

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR I have my options set so that you can't read my posts! ha! it's weird, i can see that post now. i guess you started to see i was on to you so you changed your options. i think there is an option to block a certain person's post from showing up. it might be one of the things you can buy that doesn't actually work. i spent a lot of points on stuff that didn't do anything.

or maybe not. my user CP says ann posted, but it's not here. i thought once i posted it would take me to page 9.

hmmm, that thing is happening again where you can see someone posted but can't get to the page...

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura wanna know how i did it? i just made a low ponytail and then inverted the ponytail (topsytail style!) and pinned the rest of the tail in a loop to look like a bun. so from the side it looks like it's twisted and from the back it looks like a low chignon as soon as i get all my pics, i'm hoping she got a decent photo of the back and i will post it! i just tried this, but i guess i can not topsey tail without the tool. my hair is a big knot!

my hair was too short for an updo & too long to wear down for a wedding i was in last january. i was in the prcess of growing it out for my wedding. so i wore a wiglet. i put my hair up & clipped in this curly thing. but, i'm the queen of tacky. i like having short hair when i'm in weddings so i can wear it down & not pay for an updo. i'm trying to decide what to do about my hair too. i haven't cut it in 1 year & 4 months!! i want to go back to short, but i also want it long if i do BD pics. so i'm going to get a trim & keep it long until i know if i'm taking bd pics. which will be determined by how well i do in biggest loser...so much to think about

i can ask a friend how charleston is for living. i know its a nice place to visit. i've only driven through charleston. we stay in kiawha, SC right below charleston once a year. it's a privately owned island that is a golf resort. we go in dec so it's the off season & cheap. but, the weather is still really nice. the island is beautiful. so i know there is really nice stuff in the area, i just don't know a lot about charleston. but, i've gotten the impression its a nice place to live. where is tami (foxytv) from? it's somewhere in SC. maybe she can tell you more.

i've been on bc pills for years & my period is consitantly the same each month. cramps were not a huge part of my period, but my stomach was always very upset for the first couple of days. it's pretty dramatic to see that it's gone. what really convinced me is that i noticed the change & then read others had the same experience. otherwise i'd think it's palcebo effect. maybe i'll do the control next month.

are we doing P now too? here are my P's

i haven't spent time in charlotte, but i love western NC. i'd really like to be closer to the mountains than we are now. i'm from the the really flat part of texas so the mountains here are wonderful to me. people from colorado call them hills. still i like that you can hike to the top & back down in 2-3 hours. i'd probably enver make it to the top of a mountain in colorado & the top is the best part. charlotte has a bunch of bank headquarters. i'm not sure if that is effected by the financial institution crisis. I don't believe they are investment banks so they might actually be doing well. i think the bank of america headquarters is there & they are doing very good now.

so i survived my tough 2nd day. i was pretty well behaved at dinner. i skipped the wine, had a salad for my 1st course & squash & brocholi for my 2nd course. But, i couldn't resist dessert. we were at a gormet place so atleaast the portions were small. i can't pass up an amazing, free meal.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeremy_Gilliam Those two pictures need more light in the overall scene. If you are spot metering in the middle of the ring where it is most brilliant, everything else will be too dark. Here are two amazing links of inspiration: Mark Brooke Photographer: BLING!!!!!! the image is found . photo blog thanks for the inspiration. i plan on getting outside with my ring soon.

turbo jam is great! have fun!!

power jam? not turbo jam? i have turbo jam (and love it).

i'd worry the decrease in cramps was in my head if I knew that was a potential benefit. but, i had no idea. i can feel it when i'm walking only if i think about it. try the putting it in, and then walking around the bathroom trick. it really works for me when i struggling to get it in right. i actually figured it out because i got so frustrated that i gave up and just needed a break. when i went to take it out, it was open. so now i just do that everytime that it doesn't open up right away. the other thing i learned is to let it open right away. i was holding it together for too long. now i allow it to open as soon as i insert it.

so i'm in the middle of period #2 with the diva cup. The first month i noticed that i had no cramps. i thought it was just a good month. but, i told a friend & she said that is common. so month 2 & I'm passed my heavy days & still no cramps. my stomach would also get really upset during my period before. i am not experiencing that either. being a scientists, i want to do the control of a month using tampons again to see if the symptoms return. the only thing is, i hate to go back to tampos now. still, i think i'll do it next month. my friend said that women experience the loss of cramps when they switch to natural products, too. so that would make you think it's something in the tampons/ pads that gives you cramps. kind of scary. also, with the diva cup my periods feel much lighter. i'm aware of how heavy my flow really is. with tampons it felt so much heavier than it actually is. i haven't found it gross to use. i did struggle with getting the technique down the first few times. the first time i removed it was bad. i just jerked it out. now i realize what i need to do. the most helpful thing i figured out is that if i'm having trouble getting it to open up, i should stand up and take a few steps. this usually does the trick. if it still didn't work, usually i just need to pull it down a little. I've gotten the technique down & can remove & reinsert the thing pretty fast. it's great not having to use the tampon trash can. i have a little metal trash can with a lid. i'm going to get rid of it now. it's just really nice that there is no waste. for environmental reasons & just to not have the waste in the house. i only remove it in the morning, after work & before bed. i never have to mess with it at work. i don't get that tearing & drying that tampons gave me. i felt much beter at the end of my last period than i did before. i highly recommend the diva cup. be sure to use the $5 off coupon i posted above so it's $15.

or 2,000 apple pies! someone on the news figured out that the bail out money is enough to buy 2,000 pies for each american

how many are in?

Quote: Originally Posted by EricaG Ok, so I weighed myself this morning and I was up more than what I started at for BL3!!! WTF!!! I know that I totally slacked off, and I have been drinking pop again, so time to quit again and get this done right, since I get married right after we are finished. have you thought about switching to diet drinks? they taste bad at first, but after a while you get use to it. then you can't stand regular & really like the diet drinks. Thanks for the new badges, Janet! I switched mine to fat gerbil I'm off to lift weights while i catch up on last night's TV.

Quote: Originally Posted by jpitts78 Today did start off well... until lunch time when they had a last minute staff gathering to welcome the new co-op students and new workers... ugh... fried chicken and fries... why do they pick the most unhealthiest stuff for things like that? that is the worst. when you are stuck eating so unhealthy & you didn't even want it. if you are going to splurge you want it to be by choice. we have meetings every thursday with a table full of junk food. it's so hard to avoid. my first day went good. tomorrow will be really hard. I have lab meeting (with the table of food). then a seminar that has a reception after with tons of great food. that night i'm going to dinner with the speaker at my favorite place in town. it's a multi-course meal. i'll keep thinking of "fluffy" animals to get me through. i think i'm going to print them out to post on my desk & fridge.

Is it time for N & O? then i crop this one to make an N

all of my guests left on thursday. we left on wednesday. you can make it work.

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR before her wedding last year, my friend did a boot camp. she took a before picture, and then every week or so she took a picture - in the same outfit, same position, and same place in her house. it was easy to compare that way. and WOW could you totally see the results. it was great motivation for her. for me, if i don't think the exercise is working, i won't keep it up. but if i saw results ... that would definitely motivate me to keep it up! that is what i'm hoping for. I plan on putting on the same outfit & taking the same picture each week. I really think it will motivate me. hopefully it motivates others, too. I also hope by the end its a picture i can be proud of. i used to look great in those red shorts. now i wear big, baggy shorts when i work out. I love that this isn't a competition with each other, but a competition with ourselves.

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR well, the first season I was going to post them all - the before and after. then people decided they didnt' want me to. then it changed to people were going to post their own before/after pics ... but most people chickened out. i think it's great motivation to see the results, ya know? but whatever you all want to do! OIC. I totally understand people not wanting to post them. but, i do suggest they take one just for their own motivation. it was a huge motivator for me.