Do you know what kind of loan it is, such as conventional or FHA?
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 6:16 PM on July 12, 2008

Thank you, prefpara for your question, and gudrun for your answer. I didn't even know this was a "thing," but I have this problem and it has lead to pain and embarrassment on many occasions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 1:09 PM on July 4, 2008

Seconding Sunshinesky, especially since you mention humming, as well. Tics are indeed controllable for short periods, with a building of the feeling of the need to do the action until it seems unbearable. Tics are also exacerbated by stressful situations.

How about periods of time of excessive blinking or throat-clearing as a child? It is telling that the doctors most likely to be the first to diagnose tics in a child are eye doctors or eent docs.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:20 AM on July 2, 2008

I'm sorry, I misspoke--I meant that eye doctors and ear-eyes-nose-throat guys are the first doctors generally consulted by parents when children start exhibiting tics, not that they are the first to diagnose the symptoms as tics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:42 AM on July 2, 2008

Milkspiller in Hattiesburg, MS gets good reviews, especially for vinyl. If you get by there, tell 'em "The Deadman sent me." (I have a website for local musicians, and many folks know this very alive, not-so-coordinated girl as "Dead Man Dancing.")

Hattiesburg in general is a very cool little town. MeFiMail me, if you wish to learn more.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:11 PM on June 26, 2008

Late, I am, but I wanted to share ours.

My now husband and I had dated many years ago and had a fairly terrible, fight-filled relationship. Ten years pass and we find ourselves back together. We agreed to fight fair this go around, and things have been pretty great.

When it came time to engrave the rings, we decided on "No knives" for mine, and "No guns" for his. Not that our fights were ever physical, much less with weapons,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 8:45 PM on May 16, 2008

Someone told me it might be the sweep. This is a concept that I had never heard of and is pretty interesting.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:52 PM on April 25, 2008 marked best answer

If you decide to carry them with you in the cabin, may I suggest some sort of cat valium? Yowling cats for 3 hours=murderous cabin-mates. How well do they usually travel in the car, etc.?

I have two cats, one of whom would have already trained himself to use the toilet had it ever occurred to him. The other, well, he is a supermodel. Gorgeous and utterly stupid. How smart are your guys?

Re your last point: once you let them out, the genie is out... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 8:03 PM on April 6, 2008 marked best answer

Uh, may I add: not supermodel-ist...
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 8:04 PM on April 6, 2008

Perhaps:

(A Man Called) E

Early Morrissey ?

and Warren Zevon for the flashbacks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 6:49 PM on March 27, 2008

@waylaid: How much tinkering does it take to use it for cataloging books specifically? I remember the cuecat and I have a similar need, but can it be used "out of the box" for books?
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:02 PM on March 26, 2008

addendum: I'm in Mississippi. We recycle almost as well as I clean out my fridge.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 7:58 PM on March 13, 2008

Good points, 26.2.

And to those who suggest lawyering up: fortunately, I have a lawyer as a close friend of the family, and I have a call in to him to see what he says.

Sometimes it sees that most questions on AskMe can be answered by one of the following:
DTMFA
LUA (Lawyer up Already)
Go ahead and eat it, you'll be fine
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:10 PM on March 3, 2008

We Mississippians are just glad there is an Arkansas.

(Living happily in MS, born in AR)

Start your own list :P
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 6:20 PM on February 20, 2008

I vote for two.

Side note: I had a very old kitty who disappeared for 3 weeks. I had decided it was the end of him :( and I had to get a kitten to distract me from my anguish. Of course, old Alex showed up again a week later. The new kitten tortured him--wouldn't let him eat, rode him around like a horse, just pestered the dickens out of him. My vet's solution? Get another kitten.

I said, no, no way, but then she showed me the kitten. Love at... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:17 PM on February 17, 2008

The DSM-IV
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 9:23 PM on February 16, 2008

I always notice left-handed people. I don't know why, because I'm right-handed, myself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 1:14 PM on February 12, 2008

I think the situation definitely demands a second opinion ASAP. I am not a vet, of course, but intestinal blockages can be life threatening.

Also, that kind of distress about going to the vet isn't something you or kitty has to put up with. Now may not be the time to try to help him with that, because I do think you need to get to a vet as soon as you can, but in the future, look into Feliway for calming him, or even some cat Valium.

Good luck,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 6:34 PM on February 4, 2008

If the intro by Carl Hiaasen is accurate, the bio of Warren Zevon, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, promises to be a wild ride.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:23 PM on February 1, 2008

For my mother's generation, The Big Chill is the iconic friendship movie.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:14 AM on January 28, 2008

Still Standing is one of my favorite sitcoms. Sadly, almost no one has heard of it and it is now only in re-runs. One of the reasons I like it is because it doesn't have the same old formula. Mom (Jamie Gertz!) and Dad are both funny and irresponsible. The dad is played by Brit Mark Addy with an American accent that is surpassed only by House's Hugh Laurie. The kids are an integral part of the show, and not just trotted out when needed for the plot. The writing is smart.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 7:32 AM on January 27, 2008

PJ Harvey.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 10:06 PM on January 22, 2008

Thanks, everybody!
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 7:33 PM on January 6, 2008

FoF, I have one of the lower end Zojrushis that's a 5.5 cu, and it has a water line for one cup. I have used it once as I just got it, but I made 2 cups, and it came out great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 9:14 PM on January 5, 2008

Can't help you with any names (I'm here in Mississippi :) but your best bet will be to keep your eyes peeled for someone with cute hair like you describe and then ask them where they got it cut. People love to brag on their good stylists.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 4:57 PM on January 1, 2008

Farley Mowat? Never Cry Wolf.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 8:06 PM on December 30, 2007

Another good book on communication, especially between the genders, is You Just Don't Understand by Deborah Tannen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:24 PM on December 16, 2007

The Gift of Fear is a wonderful book, and from my (shaky) memory of it, does address stalkers and offers some good advice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:04 PM on December 16, 2007

In my experience, you really cannot teach someone how to be a better kisser. I've tried explicitly telling the other person what I like, as well as showing, without good result. It seems like a "you have it or you don't" thing. It really can be a deal-breaker, too, though it sounds shallow to say it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 8:06 AM on December 16, 2007

Anecdotally, I once got myself pretty wound up one night after hearing sirens. I was paranoid about that for a minute, but then pot logic (hey! The name of my new band!) kicked in and I decided that if they were coming after me, they wouldn't be using sirens. So, I spent a good two hours being paranoid that they were silently coming after me.

I think it is pot's tendency to make you examine any number of things in ways you may not have thought about... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 5:01 PM on December 15, 2007

I had to pull over once listening to Kevin Kling on NPR. His is not a biting humor, by any means, but his delivery knocks me out. He tells real-life stories such as the incredible tale of how he ran Grandma's Marathon in Duluth MN. And along the "real life, exaggerated" lines, of course don't forget David Sedaris.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:02 PM on December 12, 2007

Wow, on re-read, my Kevin Kling example doesn't sound gripping in the least. Trust me, though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:03 PM on December 12, 2007

Seems the phrase "black dog" as a metaphor for depression has a long history, and was made popular by Churchill. Here's a link to a PDF (rendered in HTML) entitled: “Churchill’s Black Dog?: The History of the ‘Black Dog’ as a Metaphor for
Depression.” Perhaps that will help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 9:24 AM on November 30, 2007 marked best answer

Wow, he looks smart enough to make his own sign. Damn the lack of opposable thumbs!
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 10:38 AM on November 28, 2007

When I had a cat with a bad skin allergy and associated hairballs, the vet suggested a change to Iams Hairball Care. Regardless of how you may feel about the Iams brad, it did seem to help quite a bit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 9:34 AM on November 24, 2007

Boy, my friends and I love a new victim person in our midst. I already know what my guys think about everything, I wanna hear what the new guy has to say! We can actually focus too much on a newbie, and we are quite snarky, so it can feel pretty intimidating, I suppose.

Asking questions is a good intro, as others have said. You might not be doing a lot of the talking at first, but if you can get the group talking to you,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 5:23 PM on November 23, 2007

I have the Pantech c3--it is almost toy-like in its diminutive size. As said above, it is fairly easy to use and very easy to carry. I am a pocket girl, not a purse girl, and it is just right for that. Might be too easily lost for a time if you are used to just throwing your phone into a huge bag. The big downside is that finding a usb package has been all but impossible. I had to get ringtones from a phone call, and I still can't get the pictures off of it. This may change? I do wish there was... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 6:08 PM on November 22, 2007

Oops, one more thing. The texting is not at all user friendly and I have yet to find out how to punctuate without going into a special "punctuation" mode. For some people, perhaps not a problem, but I tend to not use txt spk.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 6:10 PM on November 22, 2007

I have learned that kids curse, and adults curse.

They just try not to do it in the same room.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 2:01 AM on November 21, 2007

"...my sister is greedy and she'll freak out if I don't throw her a shower. I know it's not about the presents, but she doesn't" and, "she wants a shower, but hates opening gifts in front of people" is oxymoronic.
A SHOWER is about opening gifts. (The type of shower dictates the kind of gifts. I had a laid-back shower in a dive bar, and got silly sex-toy gifts and cooking utensils. There were a few that could have been either.)

If it is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 1:16 AM on November 21, 2007

addendum: if you can figure out what that is. Good luck, and have fun!
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 1:20 AM on November 21, 2007

Approbation. Perhaps it's due to the embedded "probation."
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:30 AM on November 21, 2007

First, from your comments in this thread, it sounds like money is a big motivator for you, and in my experience, having lots of money is pretty damn hard work.

Second, I'd like to know what it is that you are doing when you aren't doing what it is that you are supposed to be doing. Perhaps the problem is some sort of disconnect between doing those things that you think will bring you the money (and approbation of your family and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 12:10 AM on November 21, 2007

Is there an ombudsman or something like that for students to discuss these types of issues outside of your psychiatrist? Surely this is a concern that many students have had. What has your psychiatrist said to you about your fitness for med school? Is he/she willing to go to bat for you? What has happened to make you think that this is what is on the admins mind? Have they given you any requirements to fulfill to prove to them that you are ready for the challenge? And are you ready/capable to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 11:29 PM on November 20, 2007

I would think you might could accomplish this feat in the more remote part of the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. If you were remote enough and lost your map, you could end up in miles of dead-end waterways. I know you said cold shouldn't be a factor, but the temperature it takes to become dangerously hypothermic (and therefore even more confused) when wet is pretty high--in the mid 60's.

Perhaps I am thinking of my easily-lost self when I read this question. What is the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 11:16 PM on November 20, 2007

Thank God, I was sick of thinking about this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 11:50 AM on November 12, 2007

Oh, my :(
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 10:51 AM on November 13, 2007

I'm not sure, but I suspect that no one is running boats out to the islands again yet, especially not this time of year. Mobile is only about an hour and a half to the East. We're having a fairly mild winter so far (I'm here in Hattiesburg, about an hour and a half north of the Coast), so maybe even heading to Florida might not be too bad an idea.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 9:07 AM on November 12, 2007

What's up with your community? Surely there's something nearby that you care about. Make a local calendar of events that is kept up-to-date.

And, there's always redirecting to Zombo.com, where you'll always get a warm welcome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 5:31 PM on November 10, 2007

What about before? You sound as though you did have a higher sex drive at some point.

Zennoshinjou has the perfect description of anhedonia.

I am glad that you are asking about this--too many people would just accept this as 'their lot' and go on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokedown at 1:27 PM on November 10, 2007