I am just so totally overwhelmed at that point that it's like my body is this big machine that I operate ala the Iron Man suit and there's some sort of malfunction. I'm still there - I just can't get any of the damn controls to work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 6:28 AM on July 19, 2008 marked best answer

Okay, at first, I immediately tried the Vista tasks. Unfortunately, it'll only repeat the task every hour. I need to ask my boss if me logging in every hour is going to piss him off.

I don't have email set up on this computer yet, as I had to get the harddrive replaced recently and I'm still having to reinstall/set up everything. But I'll set that up and see what it does for me.

And I'm checking out the other options right now. I'll come back... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 11:32 AM on July 13, 2008

I typed this huge long thing about how I've been there and I know what you're going through and what all I did to get past it.

But I'm sure you don't need another person telling you what to do.

But basically, take it day by day, minute by minute. If needbe, get a dog or something from a shelter that loves you unconditionally. You'll help him out by giving him a home, and he'll help you out by thinking you are the most awesome person ever... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 4:10 PM on July 10, 2008

I was just checking out Target or Walmart the other day with a friend and she remarked on how many different kinds of baby dolls they have, in terms of color/race/what have you. When we were kids, we got white and..... white. At whichever store we went to (either of those), they did have asian baby dolls - I remember this because an entire discussion about the baby doll revolved around the Future Mr DamnJezebel, who is Korean, and what our kids would look like.

Since... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 3:39 PM on July 10, 2008

I am related to those people. I exist. Thus, if I exist and I am related to them, they must exist.

Yeah, it's pretty much like everything you see. Unfortunately, the lack of education is there, as well, so... yeah, it's pretty much like everything you see.

I mean, my mother has been REALLY shitty to me, but the best thing she ever did was migrate to Dallas to have and raise me there.

Thank the fucking STARS.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:12 PM on July 9, 2008

I used hipcast before they changed their name to hipcast. I highly recommend it - You can post music as well as record audio blogs. The only reason I got rid of it was because I had to cut all my expenses.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:05 PM on June 9, 2008

bri - i'm not sure what the hell i'm asking for either.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 12:53 PM on June 2, 2008

Okay, you don't mention this in the question, but do you still live with your parents? If not, I'd say do your own thing and just "yes" them to shut them up. I mean, if big confrontations don't work, then nothing will. Just pacify them and do the "yes" thing, but keep doing your own thing in the background. Some parents will not get the hint.

If you do live with them, this will be harder to do... not sure how to get around them annoying you, short of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:44 PM on May 27, 2008

Lewisville. I'm right between downtown Dallas and Denton, and I love it here. Look at any of the numerous apartments off of FM 3040/Round Grove Rd - there's a shit ton of apts there. Plus, EVERYTHING is off of Round Grove - Applebee's, red lobster, the mall, Walmart, Target, a golf course, fast food eateries, the works.

Flower Mound is too far for you, I think, and the price is too high for what it is. Carrollton is about the same as Lewisville. I currently live around... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 9:42 AM on May 27, 2008 marked best answer

I read this three times just to make sure i understood it before I made this remark:

Dude, seriously, just leave her alone. There are simply some people out there that do not know what they want. They'll change their mind numerous times, over and over again, without concern for you. Just because you like her in that way doesn't mean that she has to like you in that way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 4:03 PM on May 26, 2008

My shoes come off as soon as I get home - and most times, while I'm sitting at my desk at work. I don't feel very.... grounded.... with my shoes on. if that makes any sense. I mean, it's partly a "I'm a klutzy bitch" notion as well as a whole "whatever" thing.

Point is, the shoes come off as often as possible. And I let my guests know they can do the same in my house.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 3:49 PM on May 26, 2008

If you suspect mold, you can hire an independent agency to inspect your home. Just search for mold inspection on google. Just because you can't see it, that doesn't mean it can't be behind the drywall. Trust me - I work in this business and we deal with this all the time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:19 PM on May 25, 2008

Okay, I thought I should update you all. I ended up getting a Dell from their outlet. It's an inspiron 1520 but somehow ended up with a pimped out (by inspiron standards) video card. it does have Vista, but it was a good trade-off, I think. I got just about every extra there is. With shipping and tax, it only cost me $795 - and that's with a 9 cell battery, bluetooth, webcam, kickass processor.... So there you have it - check the dell outlet if you're not picky on brand and low on funds.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:41 PM on May 19, 2008

OMFG dude, I'm sorry but you have absolutely NO confidence whatsoever. You need a hooker, stat.

Don't laugh, I'm serious. Get a damn hooker.

And then, after she fucks you, get another hooker. And another. And I'm only saying this because you're totally aconfident.

I don't think that's a real word, but I'm using it anyway. ACONFIDENT - LACKING IN CONFIDENCE.

Until you feel confident about YOUR... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 6:14 PM on May 17, 2008

I can forward it to you if you like, bitdamaged.

- I just checked the source for the XML file and there's nothing in it. Like, not even a slash or a dot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:54 PM on May 16, 2008

beerbajay - Every time I retry to export it, i get the same file. Empty - and I get the same XML error.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:01 AM on May 17, 2008

omfg a question i can somewhat answer, yay! okay, I work in this industry (the water damage restoration one) although I'm not a water tech - I'm just front office. But from what I've been taught:

a) mold doesn't just go away, it has to be removed. And it won't stop growing. Seriously.

b) a dehu is going to take water out of the air and we would recommend you relocate the fish tank out before we did any work in those areas. Maybe move it to a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:01 PM on May 12, 2008 marked best answer

in school, we were taught "bay zhing (?)" - soft g. But I was later told by a well-traveled friend that it is, in fact, "bay jing".

I don't know why I'd trust the school system here - they taught us that the capital of South Dakota is pronounced Pierre, when my Dakotan ex-boyfriend informed me that it was, in fact, pronounced Pier. Oh, North Texas school systems... next you'll be telling me that Texas did not win the Civil War.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:06 PM on May 4, 2008

I call that the best damn Ludacris song EVER.

.... and my boyfriend either tells me to get on all fours and then pushes down on my back, or he manipulates me into that position.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 9:18 AM on May 4, 2008

Me, personally? Rip out all of the modern molding and put in the vintagey kind that's like 6 inches wide. i hate wallpaper but I really love the reissues that they're doing right now - the french parlor whorehouse look in particular. Ebony hardwood floors throughout the house, because I personally do not like having different flooring in different rooms. Set up one room as a gym, complete with one wall totally mirrored. Glass countertops in the kitchen. Wire every room for cable/satellite and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 9:02 PM on May 1, 2008

there's an option for it in twitter - for an automatic daily post with all the twitters. But uh, twitter's down right now so I can't link you to it. It's in the settings area, though.

Example: click here (NSFWish, kinda)
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:44 PM on May 1, 2008

I just remembered that the area you go to in order to select getting the twitters posted individually is the same one you go to switch it to dailies. If twitter gets back online before my bedtime, I'll try it for you and post back.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:49 PM on May 1, 2008

I nth "library" or do something that'll make you spare cash. Rent your space for whatever reason, and to be ultra adultish, put the money you make into an account. Money making money = pretty.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:38 PM on April 28, 2008

My old roommate's smelled like that, and I'd just run an empty load with bleach. After the bleachy smell died out, the greasey one would be gone. So the bleach thing is tried and true, at least as far as I go.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:10 AM on April 26, 2008

I have nothing to add except that NO ONE that I've asked can remember this show.

*my kees goes to......... my kees goes to JOO!*
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:27 PM on April 23, 2008

Nthing move out. And I hate saying that because it falls under the general Mefi "dump him/divorce her/leave" mumbo jumbo. But it's true here - and I speak as someone from somewhat of the same situation. You are a meal ticket, nothing more - at least not at this point.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:21 PM on April 21, 2008

thanks for the comments so far.

scody - i'm not sure how i got it, either. My credit report has maybe 5 things on it, 2 are duplicates of one another, and all of it is negative. I didn't know anyone who could give me an "in" or anything like that at a bank or a dealership. The dealership that approved me actually denied me at first, and then two weeks later I got a call that said they were still working on it for me. The bank that ultimately approved me is a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 12:02 PM on April 19, 2008

there was a post about this before, suing without suing or some such - the consensus was to write letters. I'd write a letter to everyone I can think of.

Then again, I'm a knee jerky gal and want everyone to feel my pain.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:31 PM on April 15, 2008

myshit4urs.metafilter.com, anyone?
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 9:16 AM on April 13, 2008

Tomorrowful, the pc is roughly 3 years old, maybe a bit younger than that. It's got an AMD chip and I'm running XP. Checking out newegg now - I've heard of it, but not sure why i didn't think of it. Maybe the whole "omfg i has no power" freak out thing prevented me from remembering.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:33 PM on April 9, 2008

puke, I did try that google search. I didn't recognize any of the site names aside from ebay, and as I've gotten rid of my paypal account to prevent me having ebay orgasms, it's quite difficult for me to find someone both reputable and with a merchant account to purchase from. I also don't have the time to wait over a week for the power supply to get to me - I use my PC for work.

As far as the harddrive, not sure why it's stuck. It's a four slotter, with one harddrive... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:41 PM on April 9, 2008

okay, got the harddrive out of that old computer. I just had to take out every. single. frickin'. screw. Then pry the case off. Then pull hard. Sounds kinky, but it worked kinda. Instead of just the harddrive, I ended up taking the pay off. Apparently, there were prongs that inserted themselves into the harddrives on purpose? So that's taken care of.

However.

New power supply is in. And now, aside from a light popping on around the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:24 PM on April 10, 2008

I'm waaaaay late to this party, but just putting in my 3 cents. I'm 5'5" and a quarter. I'm the shortest person in my family by at least 6 inches, and they tend to pick on me a lot for it. Thus, I will always add the quarter. Saying 5'6" makes me feel fake.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 1:30 PM on April 6, 2008

Okay, this is a long shot but.... have you told him about how you feel? Have you asked if he can help you think of a way to make the time apart not affect you so much???
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:54 AM on March 29, 2008

okay, a) I think you're me, and b) don't get married to have a kid, okay? especially getting married to a c) person that cannot/will not/what have you move because of something like a career.

If you have a kid, then have one because you really want one -not because you're trying to have this whole "well, i want a baby so obviously i need a husband!" bullshit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:50 PM on March 28, 2008

thanks for the clarification without me. sorry am in the middle of packing and started to freak out about the sound issue. Yes, no sound in WMP11 - i thought i made that clear. Sorry!

I can hear youtube, realplayer, itunes.... even general PC sounds. But just not WMP. I've downloaded the AC3filter and that's not working at all.

Okay well scratch that. I reinstalled the ac3filter and now I have no sound. Crap.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:21 PM on March 27, 2008

I have to concur with the Mayer consensus. Don't believe me? Watch one of his concert tour DVDs. Yeah, he makes weird faces when he plays... but it's a hot weird.

Chris Cornell is good, too. So's Dave Navarro, whenever he's not showing off.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 4:41 PM on March 26, 2008

My boyfriend is ten years older. Physically acts like he's twenty years older, but mentally is around, oh, 12.

Currently, I'm having a LOT of difficulty from my boyfriend's family because they think that younger = dumb = does not contribute to society (please don't ask. i dunno either). If I say a slang word or do something Mia-like, like a thumbs up or throw some metal randomly, he gets a lecture on dating someone "a lot!" younger. This is actually a very... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:12 PM on March 25, 2008

Thanks for the link, Addle. Now I just have to find out about the conspiracy in the game and how far it went. Any other thoughts, ya'll?
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:35 PM on March 19, 2008

A few years ago, a DJ here in Dallas told about his adventure with this. He was on the boat, doing the "manly fishing" as he called it, and it was his first time out. He'd always wanted to go deep sea fishing and finally one year he did it. During that trip, the crew caught a Marlin. His daughter was with him at the time (I think she was around 9 or so), and both of them had never seen such a large fish before. He was telling his daughter how beautiful the Marlin was and because of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 5:13 PM on March 8, 2008

Looks like I'm too late. But just FYI: I found my mother's at Big Lots and the local Dollar stores (she only eats the rings and the sticks. so picky).
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 6:26 PM on March 6, 2008

Wait a few weeks and reregister it after it gets knocked off the "just expired!" lists. I had to do this with a domain of mine that Godaddy "forgot" to renew. They couldn't help me on the NINETY DOLLARS it would cost to reacquire it, and I refused to pay $90 for a goddamn domain. I waited 4 weeks and randomly found it in a search. I acquired it on the spot for $6.99 because of a Godaddy sale.

Then again, this only works if you have a domain name that... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:35 PM on February 21, 2008

Some people just don't want to be helped. They like the idea of help, but don't really give a shit about actually being helped.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:23 PM on February 19, 2008

Not just japanese - asian in general, I think. My boyfriend is in the process of getting disowned because I'm a) white, b) hippyish and c) 10 years younger.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 6:37 PM on February 17, 2008

Lexican or Mebanese. I vote Lexican.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:22 PM on February 7, 2008

OMFG I MISS THAT SONG!

I just downloaded the ringtone from Wolfie's link. Ugh. Childhood. I miss it. =(
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:41 PM on January 30, 2008

Because, Furtive, then I wouldn't have wasted my question for this week. And then where would I be? I'd have to create a whole new question to ask!

Please, don't make me think for the rest of 2007. I'd appreciate it. =)
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 7:37 PM on December 30, 2007

Ok ya'll, update: quite honestly, I'm not really sure what I want to be studying. I do know that having SOMETHING on my resume will look a lot better than not having it. I'll probably stick with the field that I currently work in (website and graphic design). I haven't been in any sort of school in roughly 8 years and even then it was a challenge.

My new work schedule is a fixed 8 to 5, which is a first for me. So that was my primary motivation for looking into this:... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 9:51 PM on December 30, 2007

Julie's like that, and has been for the last 6 months. Yeah, it's just boredom.
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:35 PM on December 30, 2007

Uh, if you could me blowing up at my mother in such a fashion that we didn't speak for a year, sure, I have.

I went 25+ years dealing with my mother's bullshit (I won't get into it now, as I'm in a very good mood and don't wish to spoil it) before I made it to that phone call. I'm not sure what made me tell her off. It was like a clock in the back of my head ticking, and then a green light. I went off on her for every little thing she's done to me and my brothers, from... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 8:20 PM on December 30, 2007