Can't speak to the local shops, but I'm on pair number 5 from Zenni Optical (the most expensive one was $28 including shipping) - I adore them!! I got each pair in under 1.5 weeks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 1:57 PM on July 24, 2008

"They're gonna think I'm lame!"

"They're going to think I'm too stuck up."

"They're going to laugh at me!"

"They're not going to understand why I did what I did."

"They must be so ashamed of me."

"They hate me because I'm smart/silly/dumb/sarcastic/ugly/fat...."

"They're going to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 6:13 PM on July 21, 2008

TomMelee, I know from your previous answers in AskMe that you do incredible, hard, amazing, life-saving work. You give a LOT to those around you. I wonder if you're not keeping ANY for yourself?

You're a very awesome person who is probably quite depressed, and has just experienced a tragedy. Please be very gentle with yourself right now, and when the smoke clears....maybe you can take a new tack on things.

You do so much for so many, do for you, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:31 PM on July 15, 2008

I have the same problem and while Certain-Dri doesn't work for me, a friend who has this problem even WORSE than me (and as bad as you) tried it and it completely stopped her sweating. 43 years old and it's like she was just born!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:02 AM on July 9, 2008

I didn't eat beef or pork for about 15 years, and when I first went back to meat I literally had a steak every night for 5 nights and was never happier.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:57 AM on July 9, 2008

And if it makes you feel any better, it's estimated that up to 80% of sexually active adults in the US have or have had HPV.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:15 AM on July 9, 2008

Therapy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 1:55 PM on July 8, 2008

For everyone raving about Kiehl's #1 - you could really save yourself money and just use Vaseline.

Kiehl's is 91% petrolatum and about $10 per .5 oz tube, Vaseline is 100% petrolatum and about $3 for 12 oz.

(My favorite is Trader Joe's store brand, green and white tube)
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:54 AM on July 5, 2008

Or, skip your periods all together by using the pill:

www.noperiod.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:43 AM on July 3, 2008

..but otherwise i only drink one cup of coffee and stick to water for the rest of the day.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:12 AM on July 3, 2008

Oh, man - I just saw an online video of some guitarist doing a comedy bit where he kind of rattles off all the variations on the Canon in popular music....argh! Let me look!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:04 PM on July 2, 2008

there ya go
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:04 PM on July 2, 2008

I have no wish to take a break from dating. That seems like a change that is not needed - if I meet and talk to people I can learn to change, if I avoid people, after 3 years I'll be the same, perhaps to myopic to see my own flaws...

Oy, vey - you're not getting it at all. The break is not to avoid people, it's to spend time learning about yourself and your own flaws.... (which therapy would help, but you can also explore on your own).... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:23 PM on July 1, 2008

You know, something I'm not sure anyone has said yet in all this - good for you for taking the first step towards figuring this stuff out. It's hard, even to ask a bunch of internet strangers, when we're having trouble and are struggling. It's really cool that you're trying to work on it - don't give up!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:30 AM on July 2, 2008

Embroidery! Simple, fun, cheap, cute gifts!

www.sublimestitching.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:13 AM on June 30, 2008

Is it possible to go pick him up? 2 hours up/2 hours back beats 6 hours sitting in an airport waiting for an hour-long flight.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:17 PM on June 29, 2008

Craigslist? Start today, couldn't hurt (look for housesitting gigs, too - free rent!)
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 1:22 PM on June 29, 2008

My friend just had 2 teeth pulled (in 2 different appointments withing a month), and was completely fine after each one, took a couple of advil. He felt BETTER, actually, b/c the teeth were bugging him. No anaesthesia, only novocaine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:25 PM on June 25, 2008

Not on Sunset, but best comedy venue in LA is the UCB Theater
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 6:04 PM on June 22, 2008 marked best answer

(Can someone pls explain the tag, question title, "queen-fu" and category choice to me? I'm baffled.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 1:35 PM on June 20, 2008

Have you bleached your whites? OxyClean?
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 1:12 PM on June 20, 2008

This sucks. You need to either find a friend as nice as you to take YOUR dog while you have Stinky, or have that same nice friend take Stinky themselves and you just don't tell Stinky's owner that Stinky lived elsewhere for a few weeks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:10 AM on June 19, 2008

OK, here ya go - keep a bottle of aloe in your fridge, and when you get home (or whenever your feet are really bothering you), rinse them off quickly in COLD water, then slather on e VERY thin layer of the cold aloe. Prop them up and read a magazine for 5-10 minutes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:03 PM on June 13, 2008

We clearly need assistance, but our efforts so far have been discouraging.

What efforts? You don't mention trying to hire an assistant. I am unclear why you CAN'T hire an assistant. Hire an assistant.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:07 PM on June 12, 2008

Pigs in Blankets. I'm serious.

Watch people smirk when you unveil them, then watch them get OBLITERATED in seconds. Not necessarily elegant, however.

Hot dogs cut in thirds
wrap in triangles of Crescent roll dough
Cook at 350 for about 10 min
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:20 AM on June 11, 2008

Urban legend has it that it signifies that drugs are available for purchase.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:34 AM on June 7, 2008

This dog is gonna bite a kid in the face someday when it's out roaming the hood, or knock over an old lady and break her hip, or run in front of a car that then swerves and kills someone, or.....worse.

Tell me again why you won't call animal control?

Also think about how you'll feel if something like the above DOES happen and you did nothing to stop it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 7:05 PM on June 6, 2008

Its a strange feeling to have someone love you and then not want to MAKE LOVE with you.

Not really - those people are called friends.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:22 PM on June 5, 2008

The more I think about this question, the more concern I feel for the GF's actively negative reaction to being touched. it's not just that she's indifferent or can't get "hot", it's that she actively recoils and stiffens, or gets angry. This is really bad, and is exactly how someone would likely react if their best friend stuck his hand down their pants - "Ewww, jesus, get the hell away from me!"
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:37 AM on June 6, 2008

Benadryl
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:39 AM on June 3, 2008

This question might have some info for you
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 1:56 PM on June 2, 2008

I hate LC, but I've gone in there 100 times with glasses from other places alltogether, and they fit them no problem.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:03 PM on May 20, 2008

(From mr. tristeza)

When it comes to arms rather than upper body generally, dumbells are great to exercise with. You can use them singly, as a pair and you can add weight to them even if they are not the adjustable kind with one or two ankle weights, which are also handy.

It's a lot easier to do useful exercises if you have a bench, so I'd look into picking one of those up at a garage sale (or often just on the street). A lot of people exercise... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:08 PM on May 19, 2008 marked best answer

"Mr. Tristeza" here again:

I totally concur with the adjustable dumbell suggestion - they are ideal. But since, in my experience, the three things that kill exercise programs are:

1) embarrassment

2) frustration at not finding doable exercises

3) inconvenience

I didn't want the OP to get discouraged if he'd gone and bought single-weight dumbbells. They are still... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 12:47 AM on May 20, 2008

Yes! My very first one was while I was dreaming....awwwww!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:39 AM on May 19, 2008

Yogurt and acidophilius capsules do nothing for a yeast infection. You need an anti-fungal like fluconazole. Please contact your health care provider.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 12:24 PM on May 15, 2008

Please stop the "applying yogurt to the vagina" myth for yeast infections! The lactobacilli in yogurt are NOT HUMAN lacto, and:

Commercially Available Lactobacillus Products

Generally include dairy products (yogurt, acidophilus milk), powders, tablets

Often contaminated w/ Enterococcus

Few may actually contain L. acidophilus (not the key LB anyway); common spp were... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 12:14 PM on May 16, 2008

Chuck it - it'll never be stink free, and if it's cheap, forget it. Also, it will remain a target for more pee. Just chuck it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 4:35 PM on May 14, 2008

OMG email me - my folks moved there in September and it is INCREDIBLE!

My parents have, literally, never been happier, it makes me cry just thinking about it. I've visited and seriously want to move in with them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:09 AM on May 13, 2008

OK, why not share with the whole class, eh?

My folks (lived in MA for 60 years) bought a fully furnished, 2 bed/2 bath, 5 room house, with 2 car garage, yard and enclosed lanai - for $190,000.

They go everywhere on their golf carts.

There are, literally, activities all day every day, for pretty much ANYTHING you might enjoy.

They golf twice a day (for free, natch).

It is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:14 AM on May 13, 2008 marked best answer

I have to be honest - it did seem damn white. I saw a few - assumption pending - same sex couples of both genders, but few people of color.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 12:23 PM on May 13, 2008

It's much like any other neighborhood/homeowners association in the US - there are rules about such things (I don't know them well or how stringent they are, honestly). But it's like, no junk cars in your front yard, houses have to be painted from a certain palette, can't leave garbage cans out, that kind of stuff.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 2:14 PM on May 13, 2008 marked best answer

I asked my folks for any feedback on things they don't like/problems:

From my mom:

"Well, hmmmmmmmm, that will take some serious thinkage on our
part. Let's see, not enough golf courses? nope, there's one every 100 yards or so; not
enough restaurants? nope, there's one every 50 feet; not enough shopping? nope, more stores than I know what to do with; not enough shows/musicals/entertainment? nope, every... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:47 AM on May 14, 2008 marked best answer

It's not that there's nothing to do in central/north-central Florida—there's just not a massive concentration of things to do in one place.

Except, of course, in The Villages. ;)
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:37 AM on May 14, 2008

JMOZ, isn't that funny? I work in the field of STD and flipped out when I heard about the rates there! Thank god *my* parents don't have sex.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:51 AM on May 14, 2008

"Funny" interesting, not funny ha-ha.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 12:50 PM on May 14, 2008

I guarantee you, GUARANTEE, that having sex 1) for the first time 2) with some random stranger, 3) for the sole purpose of losing your V card - will SUCK. It will not be fun, not be sexy, not be romantic, not be anything you're going to want to remember.

In fact, I'd go so far as to predict that it might be horrible, sad, uncomfortable, humiliating and leave you feeling like shit about yourself even moreso that you do now.

Why would you want... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:33 AM on May 13, 2008

Makes no sense to me, but I asked a friend for his thoughts:

"This undoubtedly refers to a coastal bridge - more of a bridge across a harbor than a bridge across a river. In the times that many towns and cities were created, one side of a harbor was buildable and one side - usually a sandy, marshy part - was not. So even though these communities are very close to each other as the crow flies, they can be very different. Eventually this causes problems when someone... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 8:50 PM on May 12, 2008

Yes - a bit "chemically" if I recall the exact words.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:27 PM on May 11, 2008

PS - not so much that it mattered to him, by the way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:28 PM on May 11, 2008