The ADD parlance is "hyperfocusing," which could be on pretty much anything. In this case, you'd be hyperfocusing on Wikipedia.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:43 PM on May 27, 2008

I loved listening to Johnny Cash when I was in labor with my second baby. The rhythm was soothing and constant, and his voice was deep and reassuring.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 4:18 PM on May 14, 2008

Also: I am really missing the point of adopting a vegan diet and then eating processed foods out of boxes

Small children and long hours. What can I say?

These are great, y'all! Thanks so much!
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 12:05 PM on May 12, 2008

The Baby Name Wizard blog discusses these issues in great depth.

Celebrities (who is currently popular and what they name their children), current events, and the zeitgeist of the day all influence baby naming trends. Particularly trendy names can tend to date people - think of Florence, Morton, Tiffany and Brad - so they tend to die out some time after a peak of popularity, and new names become popular. This process of turnover has become faster in the last couple of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:01 PM on May 11, 2008

I got mine from yourfreeiphone.com - no lie, although it was a pain in the ass and I don't necessarily recommend it unless you're a glutton for punishment.

If you don't have an AT&T contract (yet?), you can also get a free or cheap expensive phone by buying it and your contract through Amazon. You can then activate your iPhone through that contract and sell the Amazon phone on eBay or the like. iPhones aren't subsidized, but you can still get money for signing a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 3:46 PM on May 6, 2008

You will like Herdez, for sure.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 12:44 PM on April 28, 2008

The Little Prince has quite a bit to say about the phoniness of grown-ups.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 12:56 PM on April 26, 2008

Use Preparation H (no, really) to treat them. It works!
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 9:06 PM on April 13, 2008

Not in SF, but there are multiple Deja Vu-owned or affiliated clubs in this area and there is no such thing as an unlimited pass. You can often get "free passes" at one club for the other(s), but you'll still have to buy a drink when you get there. I'm not sure if this is company-wide policy or not. You could call them and ask.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 5:30 PM on April 11, 2008

My six-foot-tall husband, on the other hand, says he loves it for the leg room.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 5:37 PM on March 29, 2008

You didn't mention if it had to be in English or not, but if it doesn't:

Belanova - Baila Mi Corazon
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 11:13 PM on March 27, 2008

Dana Lyons - TV God
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:55 AM on March 22, 2008

You could sell them on Craigslist or the like and then donate the money to the shelter.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 3:52 PM on March 12, 2008

justsnipe.com is another website service - 5 free snipes a week, and they haven't failed me yet.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 4:07 PM on March 8, 2008

Sputnik Music and Musician Forums are very comprehensive and seem to be pretty sweet.

If you can score an invite to waffles.fm or what.cd, both of them have active music chat forums as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 7:15 PM on March 6, 2008

I'm so sorry for your loss.

We were also told after my first miscarriage to wait three months, and we didn't. We started trying again right away, and I got pregnant again immediately. That pregnancy had some complications, though - I had marginal placenta previa because the new placenta couldn't implant where it was supposed to due to the previous pregnancy, and I had a rough birth and lost a lot of blood. My daughter is now 7 and perfectly healthy; I had another... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:06 PM on February 29, 2008

31 Days to Fix Your Finances is a good place to start.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 9:31 PM on February 28, 2008

They don't really tend to last 24 hours for me, so I take mine in the morning and then they taper off at night. I just deal with the stuffy head in the morning thing. YMMV.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 6:28 PM on February 23, 2008

I've tried many, and the Medela Pump in Style Advanced is definitely the way to go. It fits all your criteria, it's quick and effective, and it turns into a purse!
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 2:50 PM on February 22, 2008

I loved The Paper Bag Princess so much I got her tattooed on me as an adult.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:00 PM on February 18, 2008

Samoud, from Arabic, which means steadfastness, strength and endurance through hardship.

And I'm not at all sure that this is what you're looking for, but in Spain, they curse by saying "Me cago en Dios!" which means "I shit on God!," and there is not a curse word or phrase in the English language which is nearly as colorful, blasphemous and descriptive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 12:47 PM on February 18, 2008

Yet another vote for Special Effects. Blood Red has worked particularly well for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:46 PM on February 15, 2008

Do they have to be outside? It's mighty cold out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 2:09 PM on February 10, 2008

I was a very happy T-Mobile customer before I got an iPhone (and I love my phone, but I am not nearly as happy with AT&T). Good customer service, good signal, no dropped calls, no bullshit, and you get more minutes for cheaper than anywhere else. Contracts suck in theory but I don't object to them in practice; they make the majority of phones cheap or free, and I'm not planning on going anywhere.

Prepaid is obscenely expensive. If you only use it for emergencies or... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:52 PM on February 8, 2008

You might be interested in participatory economics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 1:47 PM on January 30, 2008

Can you find a childproof prescription bottle? They're damn near impossible to open.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 1:45 PM on January 30, 2008

One two dollar bill per tooth.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 9:12 PM on January 28, 2008

Starfall.com is made for slightly older kids, but little kids love it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 9:11 PM on January 28, 2008

I would love some sort of rational way to sync iCal with the millions of web-based to-do-list services out there. The long-url copy-paste-publish thing you have to do is onerous and it doesn't even work all that well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 9:55 PM on January 24, 2008

This recent post might be relevant here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:02 PM on January 24, 2008

I hear that Intel will be short on mobile Penryn processors until May, so we might be waiting for revisions until then.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 6:04 PM on January 15, 2008

Explosions in the Sky.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:36 AM on January 14, 2008

Former sex worker says:

She hustled you. She did it well.

While you were in a relationship, she had a fabulous regular.

I'm sorry you're hurting. As they say, time heals all wounds.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 9:19 AM on January 13, 2008

iEatBrainz (freeware) will go through your music files and fix the tags and titles. iDupe (shareware) intelligently removes duplicates. I have a 200+ gig music library and I have found them both to be very useful.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 11:23 AM on January 12, 2008

Los Crudos
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:20 PM on January 10, 2008

I got pregnant with my first child at 19, under circumstances that many would see as less than ideal. I was thrilled, and it was still a hard road. I had friends who offered opinions that were similar to yours, and they aren't my friends anymore. I think they thought they were being helpful. They weren't.

Congratulate her - if she's happy about it, that's the appropriate response - and be there to support her in the ways that she sees fit. She'll need the support and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 4:49 PM on December 27, 2007

You met this woman once at a party. For all you know, she could decorate her house with Precious Moments figurines or have terrible politics or spend her spare time kicking puppies.

I'm sure she's lovely, but my point is, you don't know her at all. It's not worth rearranging your life or screwing up her relationship for this. There are three billion(ish) women on this planet; I'm sure there's another equally lovely and single one out there for you to be with.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:29 AM on December 23, 2007

Congratulations!

Do you want to write your own vows? If you're happy with the standard ones, you are perfectly entitled to stick with them, no matter what the pastor says. Maybe write a few sentences about how you feel about each other and what you picture your lives together to be, if you want to add something.

We wrote our own from scratch, and I think they were beautiful and reflected us perfectly, but our ceremony was secular and by no means conventional.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 1:38 PM on December 19, 2007

Arrested Development - Shell.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 4:36 PM on December 18, 2007

No, you should not. They will take a lot of maintenance, they will smell, and whether or not you want to deal with the issue of whether white people should get dreadlocks or not right now, you will certainly have to deal with the ensuing fallout if you get them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 3:20 PM on December 17, 2007

The Body Shop has peppermint foot scrub and lotion that work wonders for sore pregnant feet and ankles.

A good book and her favorite snack would be nice too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 1:28 PM on December 17, 2007

LAN parties?
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 12:55 PM on December 17, 2007

I think you would both be better off without one another.
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:21 AM on December 17, 2007

What you're going through is entirely normal. I was very young when I had my first child, but I don't know anyone who didn't feel overwhelmed by it at some point. How could you not? Becoming a parent is a huge life change, and it's amazing and thrilling and heartbreaking and scary and difficult. Your life won't be the same. Neither will you.

Parenting is a process of letting go. Humor, patience and the ability to roll with the punches are what will make it better. This... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 11:29 AM on November 16, 2007

The iPhone has been out for long enough that any "early adopter" kinks are pretty well-known by now, and it's easy enough to learn that my 6-year-old knows how to use it. It plays better with Macs than any other device out there, and it will give you joy.

I love my iPhone. You should go for it!
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 12:21 PM on November 13, 2007

From one curly-haired girl to another: Nikki at Hair Police in Minneapolis works miracles. I highly recommend her!
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 10:40 AM on November 10, 2007

Adaptation had the worst ending EVER. When we were in elementary school we used to crack jokes about ending stories that we didn't know how to end with "And they all got run over by a truck." You're the famously brilliant screenwriter, and that's all you can come up with? Really?
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 6:47 PM on November 8, 2007

An iPod touch?
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:54 PM on November 7, 2007

Oops! Missed the part about the 10"screen. Damn my ADD!
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:56 PM on November 7, 2007

Yeah, I have mine enabled for disk use with about 60 gigs of various backed up crap on it. I also use iPod and iPhone cables interchangeably and have never had a problem with that.

Is it possible that your iTunes library file or certain files on your iPod disk are corrupted and causing the problem? I went through a series of 4g iPods before figuring out that corrupt data files were crapping it out. Have you tried repairing disk permissions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 11:51 AM on November 7, 2007