When I went on business to LA, we stayed at the Georgian in Santa Monica and it was really awesome. Food was never bad, service was great and the rooms were interesting. You could get to the beach by crossing the road, it was right around the corner from all kinds of stuff to do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 11:43 AM on July 23, 2008

My first thought was Ramona. I know I read lots of Baby-sitters' Club.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 8:24 AM on July 23, 2008

What kind of test for gluten did you have? My friend has atypical celiac disease and she did not respond to the skin test, but DID show up as having the allergy on the blood test. From what I understand, with adults the blood test is much more accurate.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 4:59 PM on July 20, 2008

Wow, did I hit myself on the head and then write this?

It's a hard question. I definitely know where you are coming from, and I'm so, so there. Things I've done for myself so far are as follows -

1) Treadmill. Unlike ikkyu2, the treadmill is a place where I can go in the morning and jog safely while zoning out. I rock it out to music that if it wasn't listed on Last.FM I would not admit to liking. Other advantages - I don't have to go anywhere,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:54 PM on July 11, 2008

Are you in the ATL proper or are you somewhere else? It kind of matters b/c of traffic (if you haven't noticed already, hah). Bob hit a lot of the high points but there are things outside of VaHi/Little 5/Poncey-Highlands, just depends on what you are into, and where you are.

Let's see, you can go dancing at Compound or any number of other places (not my specialty here, alas). I would also check out Yelp for restaurant reviews - especially for places along Buford... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:09 AM on July 11, 2008

I've taken lots of BC over the years and I have no idea what you are asking.

Your typical pill pack starts on a Sunday. You go thru the pills with the hormones and then the fourth week are the placebo pills. That is when you are going to get your period. It may start on Sunday, it may start on Monday or Tuesday, it's your body and it's going to do whatever is usual for it. For me anyway, my period was always lighter on the pill, lasting maybe four days. By the time I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:39 AM on July 3, 2008

Not sure where you live, but the two best-answers you have marked above are what I would think of as good advice. As far as practicality and where to go - I am not sure where you are, geographically, but check out a Macy's or similar - we find great stuff for my husband on the sale racks there. Perry Ellis and Marc Ecko are good standbys. Some of the Marc Ecko stuff is weird, but there are edgy looking buttondowns that you can wear with nice jeans that don't look so "minivan." My... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 5:13 AM on July 3, 2008

AVG Free is basically pain-free as well as *actually* free. My husband has his parents set up on it, and I think they called us once about it when you recently had to download a whole new client (we've used it for years and I think this is the only time it's happened). He was able to talk them thru it no big deal and it still works fine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:10 AM on July 2, 2008

I sent my Costa Rican developers Guitar Hero II after they did a great job for me on a project. We have a long-standing relationship with these guys and we know they play StarCraft and other games in the office during down time (or, after hours, since they are all friends). If you dont have a personal relationship w/ them, it might make more sense to do something more like electronslave says. Our guys loved their Guitar Hero though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 7:18 AM on June 30, 2008

clair-de-lune - I was going to say All's Well that Ends Well!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 5:36 AM on June 27, 2008

South Beach stage one for two or three weeks will pull off 10 lbs if you stick to it. Awesome for finding out you are too fat for your event dress when you have a wedding coming up! Other than that, Weight Watchers, and exercise.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 11:50 AM on June 26, 2008

My mom was a redhead, my dad's hair is black - but it was blond until he came back from Vietnam, and then it grew in "Indian black" as the family says. Red hair crops up in my family pretty much every other generation - so if I were to have kids, it would be likely for them to have red hair, also because my husband was redheaded as a child, but now has black hair.

FWIW I am the only person in my entire extended family to remain blonde over my lifetime. I am 29... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 5:34 AM on June 24, 2008

Last time I had a bad burn I did the cool showers+ibuprofen thing, but also MOISTURIZE. Cetaphil, Aveeno, or a good cocoa butter lotion. Topical lidocaine is your friend and will make the pain less for a while - they make neosporin+pain or generic neosporin+pain.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 5:26 AM on June 24, 2008

I've just finished Lady Macbeth, and it was really good.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 7:16 AM on June 15, 2008

You don't have to disclose the entirety of your sexual experience. You're a guy, so frankly, it's less of a problem for you than it is for a girl, but basically enumeration of each and every sexual partner you have had is not important. Your STI status is, though, so you need to know that and be prepared to disclose.

Also, decatheting's friend seems to be on the same wavelength as I am. No need to go through all that with people.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 7:14 AM on June 15, 2008

My husband is an AI with a very, very large company and they used Visio until this year, and now they use Axure, so I think you are on the way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 5:24 AM on June 13, 2008

If she responds to your voice, then you can talk to her. Our cats know "happy human" and "Gee I shouldn't have done that human" very well, and you can tell a huge difference when you are saying, "Good kitty, come see mommy," (even if they don't come) and "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" (stern, quit-it voice). Tuna is a good treat, as suggested - the kitten probably doesn't need any, and it's supposed to be the other cat's treat, so if you can be in a room with her... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:14 AM on June 12, 2008

A couple people, mostly the guys, carry knives and sometimes guns to everyday places, such as malls and parks.

No one I know with a CCW permit would carry into a crowded public place where it was totally and utterly illegal to have the weapon. Additionally, if they know someone is not comfortable with the gun, they don't bring it. I'm one of those people, and I have utmost confidence that my CCW friends are not carrying around me. If your... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:09 AM on June 12, 2008

We use GoogleCheckout. Dreamhost has zencart already sitting around, and we were able to make it work for us. We have a guy who does PHP working on either making the zencart thing work better.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 4:34 PM on June 8, 2008

I've never been one for stevia, but Splenda has been pretty good to me so far.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 4:57 AM on June 8, 2008

My friend just quit a small children's book publisher three months ago; I'm pasting her response to your question in below:

I worked for an independent children’s book publishing company as of 3 months ago, specifically reading the slush pile, so I have quite a bit of experience with this.

My first suggestion would be to do your research. How many books like yours are on the market? Is your idea unique? What age group is it intended for? Is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:27 PM on May 27, 2008

From my friend again:

Your agent is not your editor, and so it probably does cost something to have that person read your manuscript. The fact that she does not name the person she represents is kind of fishy. It would be better in the end to join one of the groups named above and get feedback that way, rather than paying someone read the manuscript.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 12:19 PM on June 7, 2008

Yay theater! I run one of these, too. For my two cents - if you print up individualized tickets, you will want them to be on cardstock ($) because it's less floppy. Then, you will have to cut them out - unless you buy some kind of perforated paper (also $) or have them printed at the copy shop and have them cut the tickets. None of that sounds ideal to me. However, if I were doing it - I would design one ticket in photo shop or I guess even in word or paint or something (I've been at it w/ photo... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:03 PM on June 4, 2008

On re-read - when I say "individualized" I mean, for your company, not for the particular patrons. Carry on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:46 PM on June 4, 2008

Dammit. And I searched for bean salad and did not get that result, I swear.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 4:47 PM on June 1, 2008

If you've ever watched project runway, you've seen them go to Mood. Every large city has a place like that - it's a matter of finding the place. In Atlanta, it's this place called Gail K on Cheshire Bridge Road (I can't tell where you live from your profile, just throwing that out there). I found out about Gail K by asking someone working in our local Hancock Fabric if they knew where I could find a particular high-quality kind of fabric, so you might try your luck that way. Or, if you can tell... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:18 AM on June 1, 2008

I understand that it's normal for cats in the UK, even in urban/suburban environments, to let outside. In the US, it's not, and we do not let ours outside at all. Too much threat from traffic or dogs. I know people who would live in similar conditions to those you describe here in the US and not have any problem with keeping one or two cats. If you keep them inside exclusively, then it's even better to have two - neither of them is never alone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 1:40 PM on May 26, 2008

FX Home is really good consumer greenscreen option. As far as toys or whatever is concerned, Rip Roar Creation Station does a not-bad job but the software is awful. There is also a little program out there called Wax that does a good job but it's all post production (as I recall). Wax is free and would be great to mess around w/ if you dont have a mac or photoshop.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 2:45 PM on May 23, 2008

We just went through this process. The purpose of the BOD will vary according to what your purpose is. Our BOD is not really advisory - it's active, the members all have real roles, things that they have to do - but we are very, very small and have a very, very defined mission.

California Lawyers for the Arts appears to be the California analogue to the Georgia org that we used. I can give you no better advice than to seek advice from an attorney - not that in order to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:14 AM on May 13, 2008

Are these bins only for storage, and not accessed at home?

Typically not accessed at home, unless we are sorting. Sometimes when we pack out of the venue it's a little chaotic, so we have to go through everything at home at least once after the show to be sure there are no odds and ends in with the bits.

Who is this "we" using the bins -- you and a spouse, or you and 15 volunteers?... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 5:36 AM on May 13, 2008

I am not celiac, but my friend has atypical celiac. Her blog is here, and she also links to lots and lots of other people who are in the same (and/or worse) boat. She has been dealing with this for a good while now and frankly, I love her food and would eat it every day, and I dont have a single food allergy. Take a peek, if you think that you want to contact her, do that - she's open to that kind of thing and loves talking with people living with these restrictions. She's had to cut about 90%... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:13 PM on May 12, 2008

The bank that ran the "wrong" check in this instance will have stamped the back. They are required by law to show that they ran the check - their routing number will be on it, and you can figure it out that way. If I had to guess, and this is just a guess, I would posit that there was a problem running the chase check - bad magnetic ink or whatever - and it had to be hand encoded. Becuase it was next to your check in the pile, the information was switched by the person entering the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:14 AM on May 7, 2008 marked best answer

EMRJKC - someone, in theory, should be checking it, but if you think of volume and then of probability, it won't happen often necessarily, but it will necessarily happen to someone sometimes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 1:31 PM on May 7, 2008

I did not view my grandmother, although my aunts tried to force me. I do not regret it. I have no memory, no concept, nothing, of what she looked like in that coffin, and that's fine by me, since I DO remember her making fried chicken and beans and cornbread while she was alive, all the crazy stuff she did, everything - I have and remember everything but that awful, not-her person that was in the box at the end. For my part, I think you did the right thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 5:47 AM on May 7, 2008

At my college there were study carrels on all floors of the library. You could apply for a carrel and would be assigned one. You could leave your stuff there, and because this was Davidson and we had an honor code, it would be fine (I mean study materials, books, stuff like that, not your iPod). If you were not in your carrel, someone could sit there, but you could kick them out when you came in to find your carrel occupied.

Becuase the carrels were on all floors, you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 7:46 AM on May 1, 2008

a long time ago I interviewed with an agency that did, in fact, have a relationship w/ my eventual employer. They wanted me to sign something saying that if I quit my job in X time, I would owe them Y$$. I never signed. I kept my job. Considering you have less of a relationship w/ these people, do whatever you want.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 7:27 AM on May 1, 2008

My mom maybe didn't always "get" me, but she let me be myself. She didnt try to preemptively "solve" problems for me. She always let me come to her. I'm pretty sure she knew that I was up to some shady stuff every now and then, but my grades were good and I didn't get arrested, so she mostly let that stuff go. She didn't freak out.

Now, she listens to me talk when I call - I probably talk about myself too much - but she lets me talk to her to sort... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 1:30 PM on April 23, 2008

Yeah, Stewriffic beat me to it - one of the "good things" about the Mirena is that it's locally released so you don't get anywhere near the hormone spike you do with conventional pills. I have the same device and have zero side effects other than the no periods thing. There is a possibility that you are reacting to the hormones, but all things considered, I'd imagine the probability is fairly low. My first reaction would be to go back to the psychiatrist and talk to him/her about the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 7:03 PM on April 22, 2008

A good acting coach can also help you with projecting your voice without hurting yourself. I really like Yogi Throat Comfort Tea for when my throat is stressed.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:27 AM on April 11, 2008

What you are describing sounds a lot like what I call my Bad Boss PTSD. I still have a minifreakout whenever the phone rings and I see it's my boss, because my former boss never called me except to be a jerk. FWIW, I think for me it's taken really this whole year to internalize and accept that I'm not going to be fired here for nothing. It took, and this is sort of awful, but I really had to see some person go through the whole getting fired thing to understand that here, they do not railroad... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:04 AM on April 10, 2008

You can just drag everything in the sent folder to your sent folder in archives. I do it all the time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:57 AM on April 6, 2008

When we did online checkin, it was not very good, and we still had to fool around with the ticket kiosk thing and then also see the agent to check our bags. Not at all like Air Tran or other online checkins I've done.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 8:54 AM on April 4, 2008

I'm 28, will be 29 in the fall, he just turned 36. So far neither of us has had second thoughts and we've been together since 2002. Considering the reversal of ages, you may end up having to adopt (health issues w/ pregnancy after 35 or so are an issue for a lot of women). If you are OK with that, and you guys are going swimmingly otherwise, be happy. If the kid thing is a deal breaker, well, there you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:46 PM on April 3, 2008

As a data point, Tedra Osell owns and runs BitchPhD, but was until fairly recently very protective of her real ID. Now, pretty much the first google result on her will show you a presentation she gave at MLA that talks about the site.

Being totally anonymous on the internet is hard. I do what I can to keep online me away from professional me, just because I prefer it that way, but it does require that I ask people to do things that annoy them, like not posting photos of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 1:48 PM on April 1, 2008

Looking forward to more info from rbs. Unfortunately, flug, since we did not "exist" in the previous FY (no tax ID, the IRS didn't have a record of us, etc) then that sort of would not work. I don't want to lie or fudge. I just want to use this service, because it's what makes sense for us as an org.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:04 AM on March 29, 2008

Thank you so much! Off to send an email now!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:31 PM on March 30, 2008

I put my ring in the same place every night. If I slept in it, I would have it tangled in my hair. And, my hands puff up when I get hot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 10:10 AM on March 23, 2008

If your hair is thick and you want the look you linked to in the photograph, you need to see a very good stylist. Jeremy Davies did not get that look from someone at Great Clips. That said, show your skilled stylist that photo, and talk with him/her about what you can do that will work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 8:25 AM on March 19, 2008

roasted bell pepper, portobello mushrooms, and zucchini with goat cheese (instead of say, mayo), and pesto. Tasty!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 6:03 PM on March 15, 2008

People of the Book . Covers the history of the Serejevo Haggadah over a few periods. I just finsihed it and I loved it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Medieval Maven at 8:56 AM on March 13, 2008