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"I am also going to vote for a really good mattress. Is there anything else that you use ~50 hours a week? If you want to really splurge get some really great linens too. Generally, I'm pretty frugal, but if I had the resources I could drop $5k on..." [
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2 days ago
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The Waiter has hung up his apron.
favorited 10 times, recently by mduda, batgrlHG, invisible ink, Vindaloo, babybuns, DiscourseMarker, scblackman, magstheaxe, malusmoriendumest, Rykey
5 days ago
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"I've had luck putting a chain like this on a plate in a little pool of vegetable oil. Then I swirl the knotted portion around with a pin. The oil lubricates the chain, and the knot will loosen up enough to be undone...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Scram, padraigin
10 days ago
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"I drove my bf past my old elementary school in TN when we were visiting in June. All of the old equipment was gone (except for the swings), and replaced with that plastic crap. Back in the day, we had the slide too... but the best thing was the..." [
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favorited 21 times, recently by kryptondog, Kadin2048, TheWhiteSkull, dog food sugar, RedEmma, Any Moose In a Storm, lunit, misskaz, magstheaxe, Faint of Butt, Goofyy, bunnytricks, Divine_Wino, cashman, Fiasco da Gama, sarahnade, jal0021, sperose, quin, longsleeves, Miko
2 weeks ago
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"Seconding Dar Williams and The Beautiful South
Also Jill Sobule, Yael Naim, and Jann Arden." [
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2 weeks ago
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"I think the waxing thing is more common sense than porn-related.
I don't think this is true. I've tended to date two groups of men. One my age (~35) and one 15 years older (~50). The older men, who were coming of age in the 60's and 70's pretty..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"From REM "Out of Time"-
Shiny Happy People
Me in Honey
Bare Naked Ladies- If I Had a $1,000,000
Most anything by the B-52's
Concrete Blonde-
Happy Birthday
The Ship Song
Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees!
Most anything by They..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 weeks ago
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"I also grew up in rural Appalachia. I was going to suggest "Country Boys" and "American Hollow" (although parts of American Hollow did feel exploitative to me). In a completely different vein, there's Dancing Outlaw, a cult..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ethel, dahliachewswell
3 weeks ago
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"An Incomplete Education. It distills classical education down to funny, well-written, easily digestible bites. I got it for high school graduation about 15 years ago. I used it a lot during college, and I stilll find myself referring to it from..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by thewalrusispaul, secretary bird, brism, shucksitsjeremy, Phire
3 weeks ago
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"Hey, I know your second "this"! I am just going to second what most people have said. Some people don't like fat people. And they probably won't like you know matter what you wear. But that's not your problem. Really, it's not. Wear..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Madamina
4 weeks ago
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"Don't engage him. You don't have to be rude, but simply state that you aren't going to talk to him about your faith (or lack thereof), and by continuing to push the matter he is being disrespectful to you. You are an adult, not a child, and he must..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by CruiseSavvy
Last month
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"I know that you aren't feeling great about your looks, but I'll give you an alternate take. You have done some thing really great... you've had a book published! This is a notable endeavor... and the dream of many people. But it's also the kind of..." [
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Last month
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"Since moving to NYC 6 years ago, I've shed an enormous amount of stuff. In 2000, I was living in a 3 bedroom house with garage with my then boyfriend, and was a manager for Pier 1 imports. I had insane amounts of stuff- decorative doodads, furniture,..." [
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"I can tell you what I remember (very hazily for sure) from going on a 6th grade field trip to the Eastman Kodak plant in Kingsport, TN in the mid 80's. We toured the plastics lab, and one of the things they made there were those two-liter bottles...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Gungho
2 months ago
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"This information is from the fabulous Marilyn Wann. E-mail me at the address in my profile and I can forward along the contact info for the person who is doing this research.
"A wonderful college student, has been working as an intern for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by weston
2 months ago
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"The Met and the American Museum of Natural History are actually pay what you can at any time... they just don't make that very clear. Seriously, you can go up and pay them a buck.
Seconding the Staten Island Ferry. It's a free ride, and great..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by username68
2 months ago
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"I got an Environsax for giftmas, and I keep it in my purse all the time. It folds up to a very small size, and weighs nothing. I used it a million times more than any other reusable bag I own because I always have it handy. It's really reduced my..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ms.v., bibliowench
3 months ago
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"I am also mid-thirties, although in a happy relationship. However, my partner is 15 years older than me, and while we haven't ruled out kids absolutely, the prospect just isn't looking good. Neither of us feels financially prepared, he's dealing..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by elisynn
3 months ago
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"I belonged to Curves for a while... and at the time I worked at Planned Parenthood. The owner of the franchise that I belonged to was very liberal, and did not support the CEO's politics. We had long conversations about this, and we even did a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Orange Pamplemousse
3 months ago
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"The upstairs eating area of Balducci's on the corner of 14th and 8th Ave in Chelsea. The building a beautiful old converted bank, and there is an eat-in loft type area that is virtually deserted every time I've been there. Tables, chairs, microwave,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Wilder
3 months ago
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"$45k is do-able in NYC, depending on what kind of life-style you want to lead. You'll need to either find a roommate or live in upper Manhattan or another borough or both. You can probably find something in the $1000-$1300 range in Upper Manhattan..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jaltcoh
3 months ago
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"Okay, I don't know that this is exactly "misogynistic" but it certainly reinforces long outdated ideologies about women and sex. More Than Words by Extreme. Wrap it up in a pretty pop ballad however you want, but the glamorization of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Deathalicious, beccaj
4 months ago
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"About your clothes. Keeping cat hair off of my clothes is one of the greatest challenges of my life. Had I know what an issue it would be I would have never gotten a white haired cat. Since the rest of your house is the domain of the cats, you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
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"My feeling (and experience has proven it true)... when they take you to HR, give you written warnings, and especially ask you to "chart all of your activites", you are going to be fired. No matter how hard you try or who you talk to, the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jane Austen
4 months ago
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"$30 a day? That seems a bit steep, and I live in NYC. I've never been late on my rent, but I'm pretty sure that on my last two leases the late fee has been something like a flat $50 if the rent is received 10 days past the due date. I wonder if..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by peacheater, missmagenta, littlegreenlights, halogen, loiseau
4 months ago
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"East Tennessean here. I do the same thing on occasion. Even after living in away from the south for 10 years. I don't worry too much about it. I've even used the dreaded "nukular". I live in NYC now. I hear far worse atrocities on the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
5 months ago
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"Sufjan Steven- The Dress Looks Nice on You (this song is what ignited my love for Sufjan)
Sufjan Stevens- For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
Concrete Blonde- Side of the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ms.v.
5 months ago
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"There are two films that helped me come to terms with unresolved relationships and finally reflect upon them with a sense of peace: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Lost in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Four-Eyed Girl
5 months ago
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"I haven't flown Southwest since they started this policy, but I have a friend who has. She is probably about 325lbs, and wears a size 32/34/5x.
She was flying with her skinny boyfriend. She had a window seat, he had the middle seat, and they..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by pointystick, hot soup girl, Gucky, Dreama
5 months ago
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"This sounds scammy to me. I think they are just fishing. They could get a birth date from numerous sources, including Zabasearch. Here's a sample letter for how to dispute the charge...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Mael Oui, readery, arnicae
6 months ago
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"Is this a complex? Maybe you could talk to management about moving into another unit without incurring a penalty for breaking your lease. That doesn't guarantee you won't run into the same problem in the future, but you run that risk anyway if you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by winna
6 months ago
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"She wants to move on, but she doesn't want to hurt you. So she's trying to end this in degrees, and/or get you to end it. She's having a quarter life crisis, and unfortunately she doesn't see you in the next part of her life. Because what she is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by arha
7 months ago
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"I just did what GarageWine advised. I didn't have CC debt, but rather was dealing with some student loan debt that I had defaulted on a few years ago. Even though I've been making regular payments for three years, the interest and penalties were..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cmh0150
8 months ago
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"BR-549 (much more rocking than the song currently on their website).
Malcomb Holcombe
Junior Brown
Meat Purveyors (they broke up earlier this year. pity)
Buddy and Julie..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Skychief
8 months ago
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"I was a manager for Pier 1 Imports for seven years (93-2000). Like Thorzdad says there were usually overlapping campaigns. But in general P1 had sales that would focus on one area like bedroom furniture, or dining tables with a few extra items..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by extrabox
8 months ago
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"I just visited the Gray Fossil Site in TN, which is near my home town. It was really incredible, and may turn out to be one of the most significant Miocene sites ever found. It was a water hole that became a sink hole that contains an estimated 10,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Breo
8 months ago
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"My cats are old, and cat carrier time is not happy time for them. In fact, one of them will shit all over himself within five minutes of being in a carrier. I've been living on the fifth floor of an apartment building in NYC for 7 years. There have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
8 months ago
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New Wave Mystery Song
favorited 22 times, recently by faunafrailty, kowalski, jayder, ph00dz, Cuppatea, meditative_zebra, Mr Mister, TochterAusElysium, gemmy, Ruki, cftarnas, KevinSkomsvold, wemayfreeze, scody, kidbritish, sugarfish, taumeson, gubo, apetpsychic, fluffy battle kitten, loiseau, thebrokedown
8 months ago
