This sounds exactly like my ex boyfriend. Turned out he had Asberger's Syndrome. I'm not saying that's an answer for you, but it could be worth checking out. He was unable for months to move to a new apartment or change jobs because he couldn't be 100% sure that the new situation was any better, and he couldn't get past the inconvenience of moving/job searching possibly being worth nothing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 8:56 AM on August 26, 2007

Thanks!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 3:17 PM on August 19, 2007

oh no! ok. new addition to the question, when is the best time to plan a trip to yellowstone?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 8:41 PM on March 17, 2007

This is me! Right now I'm completely swamped from just finishing grad apps, my roomate rarely does dishes or takes out trash, my boyfriend's broken car means he always rides with me so I get no alone time, midterms are here, and excersizing only makes my day longer and me more tired.

Also, I don't know why, but I can never get to sleep, and sleep is always restless.

I've been exhausted feeling the whole semester and it really feels like I'll... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 7:45 PM on March 5, 2007

Old testament can be fudged on, I'll take the whole bible, but it can definitely not be KJV, most any other version will do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 2:58 PM on April 8, 2006

I don't know about a Christian online bookseller (can someone recommend one?) I kindof assumed if Amazon didn't have it, it didn't exist, but I've been to several Christian bookstores, and most of the Old Testaments they have are the Torah which is not quite what I want as it's a gift for a Catholic, and I've never found an Old Testament English-Greek Bible.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 3:49 PM on April 8, 2006

If you're not completely against any alcohol, grab a drink and drink it slow, if people ask, you can always say you're on your second one, I've done this by accident on nights when I just wasn't feeling drinky.

Alternately, if you ask for a 'virgin' anything, you'll get it in the usual glass, not plastic, you'll probably get a chance to order without being looked in on, and if you're nervous about the bartender, offer to refill someone else's drink while you go get... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:55 PM on December 6, 2005

Shame - Matchbox 20
Light of Some Kind - Ani Difranco (kindof)
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:45 PM on December 6, 2005

It's happened to me, with one of my exs, the first time I was kind of alarmed, but on subsequent occaisions I just went with it, on average, he was slightly better asleep than awake.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:06 PM on December 2, 2005

Oh! actually, I've done this! A guy woke me up while I was initiating sex and I was so confused that I wasn't aroused anymore. He was pissed and I was kinda confused and suggested next time he just not wake me up...I completely forgot about it til now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:10 PM on December 2, 2005

I've always heard it was fiber, as the others have said, ignoring, of course, the random "oh crap(no pun intended) I'm sick" poos.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 8:31 PM on November 29, 2005

You can try Insteads and while the product swears guys won't feel them, that's not true in all positions, but it does keep the mess away.

Alternately, there's sex in the shower, or just dealing with it. It can be awkward and embarassing (if you guys aren't at a place where you can get past it), but it does wash off.

Of course, there are precautions (like having a towel handy), and I'd say sexual adventures like going down on her are out of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 1:19 PM on November 22, 2005

Y'know, not to attack the poster, but I don't see how some guys can be ok with anal sex and not ok with menstrual sex, they're both messy and to me, anal's always smelled much worse. I'd just restate the sex-in-the-shower option. It'll smell like the shower, and there's an easy clean off right there. That way you can avoid the major turn offs for you...just don't slip.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 2:59 PM on November 29, 2005

Condolences.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 3:22 PM on November 15, 2005

My curiosity is more along the lines of an "am I still myself if some of my memories are missing?" question.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:55 AM on November 15, 2005

Thanks for your answer though, generichuman, gave me a bit more context : )
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:35 AM on November 15, 2005

I do this all the time. I'll have my hands and arms akimbo all piled on top of my head. I've had to learn to stop, even though it's really comfy for some reason, because it feels like I'm trying to draw attention to my breasts, and I'm not.

but I didn't always do this, dunno where I picked it up.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 5:47 AM on November 10, 2005

Yeah, I can get a few of the originals, but quite a few of them cost 30$ a pop, and I'm just not that rich a student.

The instructor doesn't care what referencing style I choose, so long as I choose one and am consistent with it.

So I'd reference it as:

Curray and Moore, 1974; Curray et al., 1982; Emmel and Curray, 1985
non vidi - cited in Geology Vol. 17, Issue 12, Dec. 1989: 1132-1135 (then article title, author, etd)

?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 6:51 PM on November 6, 2005

oh, I didn't see librarina's answer, I get it now, thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 6:52 PM on November 6, 2005

Mine works just fine...
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 6:22 PM on November 6, 2005

Napoleon Dynamite
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 6:33 PM on November 4, 2005

My old nokia phone did this in my car, and it was always very loud and annoying, but my new motorolla doesnt : )
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:44 AM on November 3, 2005

bamassippi: I've seen that before...why does it work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 9:33 PM on November 2, 2005

I have a roomate who will often dye her hair a bright red, and it invariably leaves pink spots all over the bathtub, the counters, the floor, the anything. Everytime, though, some diluted bleach + hot water gets it out just fine.

However! My mom once used some abrasive on a tub we had at the house, and it ate away a layer of porcelain, leaving the tub randomly sharp, like, if you rubbed your elbow against it you'd come away cut, but if you sat on it you were ok. So... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 9:01 PM on November 2, 2005

I'm also an American who uses mattress+fitted sheet+duvet, mostly cause I used to put on the flat sheet, but I always kick it off in the night, and whenever I washed sheets I washed everything anyways (cause I can't stand the idea of the wash fading some items and then having others not match because of it). I never really thought the duvet cover was a bigger pain than you'd expect from a giant pillowcase...so it's like I'm sleeping in a giant feather pillow, warm and toasty, perfect with an... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 4:56 PM on October 11, 2005

From personal experience:

I've had a close friend for upwards of seven years, we met in highschool, and though we didn't know it at the time, each harbored a bit more than a crush for the other. We each were dating, and while we both dated several people, we never managed to be single at the same time, so we never really talked about our feelings, other than vague talk about how we were exceptionally close, and how important we were to each other, in short, everything... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 4:46 PM on October 11, 2005

teleportation. definitely. oh! or invisibility.....can i have invisibility and teleportation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:27 AM on October 7, 2005

In Hattiesburg, MS there was power lost for a good while, one week after Katrina parts of Jackson, MS still under a boil water notice. In Starkville, MS there was minor flooding everywhere for a night, loss of power in parts and classes at the university cancelled for a day.

It's all stuff you could deal with, but still not pleasant. Nowhere near as bad as the coast. I accidentally ended up on the coast when I was driving down to pick up a friend and the roads going... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 7:28 AM on September 22, 2005

dpx.mfx - with a sharpie?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:27 AM on September 15, 2005

"beckon call" to mean "beck and call"
and I see "compermise" ALL the time in personal journals....
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 9:21 AM on September 12, 2005

I think the people who make the motorola Razr and women's jeans are secretly in league, there is just no comfy way to have a cell phone in any of the pockets in my jeans...
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 1:20 PM on September 9, 2005

I was in Fort Morgan, Florida this summer, it's about half an hour from Gulf Shores, and there isn't much hurricane damage there, you can rent small houses in the offseason for relatively cheap, but the condos up around Gulf Shores still looked pretty beat up.

I don't remember the name of the group we rented from but if you email me I'll look it up (email's in the profile).
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 8:36 PM on August 23, 2005

Oh! yeah, white sands clear water. I forgot that part.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 8:37 PM on August 23, 2005

I've been told (but not researched so I may be wrong) that the 24 hour loud music wedding was just how it was done. It's not noise, it's a celebration of a very important day. How arrogant is it for anyone to ask them to turn down the music of a wedding, simply because in your culture weddings are something that are quiet and can happen in the space of time between lunch and dinner? I cant imagine my response to someone who showed up at a wedding and asked the officiant if the bride could... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:28 AM on August 21, 2005

I live near a small town called Sturgis in Mississippi and their "sister bike rally" just ended, those guys and gals are awesome on the tip leaving.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:10 AM on August 21, 2005

LarryC has it, I'm looking for a Not-American take on the war, specifically Japanese
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:10 PM on August 16, 2005

Dr. Wu, I wouldn't mind that PDF either, if its ok to ask?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 8:23 AM on June 29, 2005

The only one I've gotten recently had the rsvp M_______ on the inside, but I'm not sure about the etiquette of it all.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:50 PM on June 28, 2005

I used sharpie on some black boots with ugly white stitches and the only noticeable thing about it was that sharpie is reflective, so I'm seconding (thirding fourthing?) the ultra-fine sharpie suggestion...and do they come in brown yet? I've seen pink sharpie..
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 7:57 PM on June 16, 2005

I've also had RIT dye be sketchy on the hemming threads, but usually I liked the new 'accent stitching.' So far I've never had much of a fading problem with RIT if you use the vinegar trick they suggest on the package. Also, RIT comes in lots of colors, cheap, easy to find at the grocery.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 8:51 AM on March 22, 2005

no, that's not it. thanks though. it's watercolor with lots of white space, and splatters of color watercolor-drops everywhere.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 9:06 PM on March 9, 2005

That's the story, but the artwork is half the reason I wanted the book. But it is nice to know I didn't make up the different Aladdin : )
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 9:23 PM on March 9, 2005

no, it wasn't plain, it was one of those covers that have plastic on them (like textbooks?) and not a dust cover, and I can't remember what illustrations, but there were some.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 7:51 AM on March 11, 2005

Family camping trips, board game night, cooking with my dad every sunday dinner, things like that I think everyone has, but the most important family tradition we ever had was reading to the kids (either mom, dad or older sibling would read) and eating dinner with all T.V's off, books put away, conversation required. It's daily together time that really makes a family.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 1:50 PM on March 8, 2005

My advice is that whatever your doctor gives you, look it up first. My doctor put me on some weird 'preventative' medication that had me so out of sorts I wasn't the same person, it messed up my blood pressure to boot, and he'd described it as having minimal side effects. A PDR is your friend.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 9:12 AM on March 6, 2005

8 femmes (some talking, some singing), and notre dame de paris (all singing) are entertaining musicals, and I've found that music really helps me in pronunciation sometimes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:55 AM on February 21, 2005

I bought a moleskine as a gift, one of the small notebooks with the pockets, and I'd never heard of them, I was just looking for a nice pocket sized notebook that didn't feel cheap, and I'd found one of those for 6$, but then I saw the moleskine for 8$ and the paper was a good quality and the leather felt nice, and there was a pocket, a bookmark and an elastic strap that held it altogether. I ended up buying 2, one for the gift, and one for myself.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 10:29 AM on February 17, 2005

sexually abused at age 16...turned me into a weird kid.

being at a math and science magnet school where i lived with 150 girls and the 150 guys were inna dorm across the way forced me to make friends with the people i was around 24/7 and i was able to become not so weird, and more interesting to know.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:20 PM on February 13, 2005

music music music. any kind, any style, get the cd, and get the words and read along and learn it and then sing along. you'll learn phrases that are new to you, words, etc. and you'll be amazed at how phrases will just..'be there' in your mind cause you've sung them so much, and later when you need a word, sometimes you're brain will notice it's in the song and you just have to mentally hum a few bars...
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 11:02 PM on February 13, 2005

I got the OS to my tablet by using a usb external cd drive. works like a charm, if you have usb ports.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nile_red at 7:44 PM on February 6, 2005