Here's a good site. I'm the same size as you, and always find a good selection there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 11:17 AM on July 3, 2008 marked best answer

CONAN!!!! Lost civilizations out the wazoo.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 10:08 AM on June 27, 2008

I've been where you are. Try to think about positive things - like the fact that Livingstone managed to make it home, and that you (being a good pet owner) recognized that something was wrong right away, and got him to the vet as soon as you could. You're doing the best you can for him, and Livingstone knows this, trust me.

I wouldn't advise trying to prep yourself for bad news - it never works, and (for me at least), it always makes things feel so much worse in the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 10:24 PM on June 25, 2008 marked best answer

MadMage - I'm so sorry to hear that, and I wish I could give you a big hug. I looked at his photo, and what a lovely cat he was. Shiny fur, content expression, the whole works.

You might want to have a look at this question I asked - many of the poems are for dogs, but there's a lot of great stuff there. Jessamyn's is particularly nice.

When my cat passed away, I wasn't ready to have another one straight away. One thing that helped was making... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:27 PM on June 26, 2008 marked best answer

Listen to wfrgms. I was going to say what he said, but he put it much better that I ever could.

However - depending on the girl, she may think your Spider-Man sheets and action figure dioramas are cool. My boyfriend has a Star Wars Jedi blanket he's had since he was 13, and a bunch of funny comic figures, like Drinky Crow. They're not the focus of the apartment, just quirky side items, so it's interesting and fun.

Anyway, when I first visited... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 9:06 AM on June 20, 2008

My friend broke her leg in six places - as to how she bathed during the cast/boot period, it was with the very helpful assistance of her mom. It was all pretty scary, because if she slipped again it was probably game over for the leg, but they managed. I believe she said she sat on the edge of the tub, then scooted over to the shower chair with some oversight from the aforementioned partner. When she had the cast on, they did sponge baths. During the boot period, it was back to regular showers,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 5:42 PM on June 19, 2008

Can you take a learning holiday? Full immersion in a country that has your chosen language as its primary form of communication is always your best bet. Even a weekend would help. I used this to great effect with both French and Arabic - but the key is, when you get back, take every opportunity to keep using those skills.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 6:00 PM on June 17, 2008

Will you be staying in the States?

Also, my current s.o. has a futon - I made him ditch the frame, and now we just use the mattress on the floor - it's quite comfortable. Even for my 30-something body.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:18 PM on June 16, 2008

My dad has a blind cat - she gets around fine, including jumping up and down from beds, chairs, etc... She runs up and down stairs, trots around outside (under supervision), and knows where all her toys are.

So...I vote with the others who suggested your cat is a lovable goof. :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 6:37 PM on June 16, 2008

I'm apartment hunting now, too - and I'm with Jessamyn, I have to have a bathtub. If I buy a house (maybe in the next five years or so) same thing.

Then again, I also do other stuff in the tub - rinse out screens, soak delicate clothes, etc...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 10:21 AM on June 16, 2008

Some interesting information on 'bath fractions.'
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 10:24 AM on June 16, 2008 marked best answer

Your heater core is going bad.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:02 AM on June 14, 2008 marked best answer

And it's not that hard to replace - just the lower dash has to come off. Don't let the shop tell you that the whole dash has to come off - I have a 91 Volvo 240, and the heater core went bad in it - and the entire car pretty much has to be disassembled to get to it. Not so with the S70 model.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:06 AM on June 14, 2008

Oh, CarTalk, pah. :) Try Swedespeed, Volvospeed, or my favorite, BrickBoard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:09 AM on June 14, 2008

Charlie - the steam certainly DOES smell like maple syrup. How funny that the JackIntheBox spill occurred - that was a red herring, for sure.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:23 AM on June 14, 2008

Clearly, some one needs to make a post in the blue about this - fascinating. I'd like to know what the other street snacks were, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:15 AM on June 14, 2008

Well, if it only lasts for a couple of hours, people that get migraines that last the typical 4 to 72 hours (like me) are going to have trouble believing that you actually have one.

If you've been diagnosed by your GP, could you get a letter from them stating that?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:12 AM on June 14, 2008

I think you can try the stuff on this page.

Here's a disassembly guide if the compressed air route doesn't work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:51 PM on June 11, 2008 marked best answer

As for question 2 : Well, installing a video card is super easy, true. But that walkthrough is pretty comprehensive, I think you can do it. Just make sure you have an egg carton to drop the screws into. :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:53 PM on June 11, 2008

Well, if we're going to go that route (which isn't what she asked) - there's a bunch of AskMe's on what kind of inexpensive laptops to buy.

She never said where she sent it for repair - it might have been right back to the manufacturer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 5:59 PM on June 11, 2008

That's exactly what it said in my first link.

"If the CPU heatsink is not clogged with dust and lint completely, you can use canned air and just blow it inside the laptop through the openings on the bottom and on the sides. It’s nice as a precaution measure, but it might not work if your laptop already has a problem and the heatsink is completely clogged."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 6:09 PM on June 11, 2008

Yay! You can now officially describe yourself as "mechanically apt." :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 6:08 AM on June 12, 2008

They're looking for a good spot to build a hive. Swarming.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 7:42 PM on June 10, 2008

Class Goat, I don't think that's true. Putting aside my personal experiences with bee swarms - just a couple around my family's house, and they were calm - the wiki article directly contradicts your claim of aggressiveness. So do other sources:

Bee swarms are not aggressive. If you find a swarm of honeybees on or near your property, don't worry! (Washington State Beekeepers Association)

Swarming bees are not normally aggressive and can, in... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:13 PM on June 10, 2008 marked best answer

Yeah, I looked that up too. The latest news article was kind of ominous.

Killer bees getting closer to Kansas

The article recommends calling a beekeeper whenever you see a swarm.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:33 PM on June 10, 2008 marked best answer

Er, maybe look at how "riled up" they are with binoculars? I checked out the swarms that I saw from what I thought was a safe distance of about 10 feet away, for only a few minutes - said "Oooo cool!" and then booked it out of the vicinity.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:35 PM on June 10, 2008

That's small? Hah! :) Can you tell us later how he collects them? Seems like it would be quite a specialized operation. Is he charging you for coming out?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 2:53 PM on June 11, 2008

I have a heavy duty extension cord running my window a/c that shuts off if it gets overloaded/hot. (There's an on/off switch on one end, too.) Just a little extra peace of mind.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 7:45 PM on June 9, 2008

Er... (cough of mild embarrassment)... poems from R.E. Howard. [Conan]

Marching Song of Connacht

The men of the East are decked in steel,
They march with a trumpet's din,
They glitter with silks and golden scales,
And high kings boast their kin --
We of the West wear the hides of wolves,
But our hearts are steel within.

They of the East... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:21 PM on June 9, 2008

I lived in Morocco, and travelled around solo quite a bit - but I second atmosphere's recommendation to check out the LP Thorntree forums. About a million people have asked the exact same question about Morocco, there may even be a FAQ on it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 1:49 AM on June 9, 2008

Monad Corp.

Electro-Tech is the only authorized repair center for Monad Corporation. Please, contact us for any repair issues at:



Electro-Tech Products, Inc.
2001 E. Gladstone Street, Bldg A
Glendora, CA 91740

Tel: (909)592-1434
Fax: (909)592-2416
E-Mail: support@monadcorp.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 11:47 AM on June 6, 2008

Someone I knew tried to use one of the "smuggling" services in Spain to get their pug into England. They got caught, and her pet was put into 6 months of quarantine, which she had to pay for. Not a great situation, especially for the poor dog.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 12:52 PM on June 4, 2008

'Ass' by Mule. Not Gov't Mule, just Mule.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 9:59 PM on June 3, 2008

I marked every answer as 'best' - which may be abusing the idea of best answers. However - I printed every single one of these, and we read two right before we sprinkled the ashes. Then I gave the rest of them to him to read later on, since I know he'll never be 'done' with missing her - but maybe some of the grief is dissipated, leaving just good memories of a really great dog.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 10:19 AM on June 2, 2008

Boy, I did some Google searches, and that VAGCOM thing is annoying. I had the same problem with my '03 Mustang, but it just required a weird series of key on/off + buckle/unbuckle seatbelt.

How about getting a spare "male" part of the buckle?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 6:00 PM on May 27, 2008

Well, I can't say whether it's fraud - but when my '91 Volvo was hit on the street, the insurance company decided to write it off as salvage, and gave me a check for the value of the car, plus the salvage title. I just used the money for bills, like you're thinking of doing - because it was the left rear quarter panel that was dinged up, and the cost of bodywork would have been FAR more than the value of the car. (Hence the insurance company's decision!)

It's still running, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 12:27 PM on May 27, 2008

Morocco has lots of this kind of stuff, particularly among the Amazigh tribes - like the shrines to marabouts, etc... when I mentioned this to Arabs in the North, they would sniff and say it was un-Islamic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:21 PM on May 26, 2008

You might want to read some of Jon's (Blurbomat) entries regarding Heather (Dooce) and their battle with depression etc...

These two, in particular, are excellent.

Stress Depression and Me

How I Do
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:56 PM on May 22, 2008

I used that Wordpress plugin - and perhaps I didn't set it up correctly, but my bandwidth usage quickly shot past my limit - from sites like Seeqpod etc... anyway, it was easy to implement, just be aware of your traffic etc...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 7:02 PM on May 20, 2008

I vote bobcat, too. Remember the part in Little House on the Prairie when Pa thinks he hears a woman screaming over at his neighbor's house? He treks over there in the dead of night, and it's all quiet - then finds tracks the next day that indicate the "panther" was watching him from a tree the whole time.

I've heard raccoons scream - but to me, it's pretty high-pitched - didn't sound like a human.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 2:13 PM on May 20, 2008

There's been a lot of talk about that ad - it's kind of creepy. I don't know what the music is, but here's a link to the actual commercial - maybe someone more knowledgeable about cello music will chime in!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 1:31 AM on May 20, 2008

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed at once - and didn't want to do anything but sleep the rest of the day. Like Civil_Disobedient mentioned, it was a good buzz. I would say to just make her comfortable - maybe take turns hanging out at her place afterwards - just to do simple things like bringing her drinks, something to read, fluffing pillows, etc...

Then, after about a week, take her out for a real birthday celebration!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 1:13 AM on May 20, 2008

I eat Hershey's Kisses. Always makes me feel better. I also drink pots and pots of Constant Comment tea.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 7:08 PM on May 12, 2008

So you already did bitterkitten's suggestion #5?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 8:22 PM on May 5, 2008

Berbers (Imazighen) have only had contact with "Arabs" since around the 7th century. However - they had already had contact with other civilizations, such as Roman, so they would have been influenced by that, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 10:50 AM on May 2, 2008

Also...while I was living there in the Southeast of Morocco, I found that I felt much cooler (er, temperature-wise) if I wore a summer-weight djellaba, as opposed to tank tops and shorts. It also kept me from getting sunburnt - and as many of our extended family had skin that was just as fair as mine, or fairer, it was probably a concern for them, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 10:53 AM on May 2, 2008

My favorite is Vincent D'Onofrio's character on Law and Order : Criminal Intent. According to the Wiki : "At times, Goren's investigative style resembles that of a high-functioning autistic, or someone suffering from OCD, (e.g. Adrian Monk, protagonist of the USA Network series, Monk), for his ability to focus on details and make connections that others overlook."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 6:45 AM on May 2, 2008

Can you try white noise like fans etc? I don't hear my downstairs neighbor, but I do hear music etc... from the guy next door, and having a fan running at a medium speed really helps. I work from home a lot, too - and sometimes I just have to try to ignore the noise, or put on headphones.

Also...if the floors are really that thin, bear in mind that anything you're doing will probably be magnified x1000 to his ears - so you can do a lot for friendly neighbor relations by... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 7:26 PM on May 1, 2008

What's your work email client?

Off topic, but installing Firefox is not a simple change. For example, depending on the applications you run in that environment, having IE as the primary browser might be the only option. Speaking from my own experience, we have certain medical record management programs that require IE, and simply won't run on Firefox. (And believe me, I've tried, because I prefer FF.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:03 PM on May 1, 2008

Here's the site for LogMeIn. I've used it before, it works well. I have a couple of clients that use GoToMyPC, and say it works pretty well, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Liosliath at 4:25 PM on May 1, 2008