ah, thank you guys so much. tons of great advice!
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 6:07 AM on July 8, 2008

No. You are not responsible for her happiness and sometimes people need to make their own mistakes. Not to be a total downer but I have found that the more you try to get someone to see how stupid they are being, the more they will continue their stupid behavior. It's like permission to be more of a dumb ass or something.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 9:03 AM on July 7, 2008

Ooooh, been there. The best way is to start being active in your community by taking a yoga or art class, reading in your local cafe or just getting out of the house. Once you meet new people start having game nights or bar nights or any kind of night that will get your random friends that you meet all over the place to be friends with each other. I have gotten real good at being friends with one other person but it's much harder to translate that into a group of friends so I totally understand.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 9:00 AM on July 7, 2008

wow, great answers here. I really appreciated it because my boyfriend and i are about to be long-distance for a good four months. I think the advice has been great. I would like to emphasize that you shouldn't just give yourself busy-work for while he is away and you're feeling lonely. Your purpose should not be to only pick up new hobbies and activities to do while he is gone to fill the void but to create a life full of things that you love for the sake of loving. This is something that I have... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 7:25 PM on March 29, 2008

nthing chili!! At the shelter I work at we make our own with bulk ingredients from GFS or the like and used whatever people would give us to make other random stuff. At one point we had a bazillion almost-bad apples and made the biggest apple pie you have ever seen!

Other necessities- COFFEE, sugar, and day old breads.

Good luck!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 6:17 PM on March 6, 2008

my honest suggestion is to just look at recipes that have ingredients that you like and experiment. I am not good at recipes, knitting or sewing patterns or mathematical formulas, but I am a good cook, knitter, and seamstress.

If you like to eat, you can cook.

Most recipes have similar ingredients depending on the kind of food you wish to prepare- indian cuisine has lots of spices (LOTS OF SPICES), italian food all has basil, etc. Basically pay... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 7:45 PM on December 19, 2007

hi, my name is heather and i'm addicted to celebrity gossip.

perez, trent, the superficial

but i don't do that anymore.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 11:43 AM on November 28, 2007

crab was canned.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 9:21 AM on November 21, 2007

Thanks for all the advice!

I'm still going to make it again though because I'm OCD like that....but I'm going to donate it to my work's thanksgiving party tonight

I'll let you know the extent of its deliciousness!
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 10:59 AM on November 21, 2007

I just have to say b_b that you are forgetting to mention that it is also your sisters birthday today.

DUH.

;)
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 10:45 AM on November 21, 2007

IMO the end and beginning of life stages such as "youth" and "middle age" are all completely different for people. For instance, my Aunt acts like my great-great-great grandmother and my late great-uncle acted more like my brother. It's all about the life circumstances: namely your health.

My youth probably ended at age 10 with the passing of my father, but not in a "NOW I'm a Woman!" way, more in the "shit, life isn't all about riding... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 6:05 AM on November 20, 2007

Can you come to SW Michigan please?? Yum.

growing up someone brought a Hawaiian chain to our city and it was very popular- it just took a lot of adverts and special promotional deals for the college students.

Good luck!
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 6:01 AM on November 20, 2007

In the book of Esther (the greek version - with additions - available in most apocryphas) Mordecai and Haman are represented by blue and red dragons in Mordecai's dream. The authorship probably dates to approx. the 4th century bce.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 4:25 PM on November 8, 2007

wow, well coming from a girl who is dating a somewhat closeted D&D playing, anime watching, game playing, sci-fi readinging hot ass man I would tell you to talk about it as it comes naturally. Don't force yourself to tell her these things right away, just do it like you would with anyone else. You have to make sure she likes YOU if you're going to potentially date her.

P.S. I really don't do any of the above and still have lots to talk about with my guy. However, he... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 11:37 AM on October 17, 2007

Be happy.

My advice it to assume someone will never call because in my experience it is unlikey that they will....regardless of how awesome you are. You should only want to spend time with people that like you enough to put up some effort. And also, do not get your self-worth out of the empty numbers game that the world of dating is.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 11:13 AM on September 30, 2007

seconding the clear nailpolish! I also have allergies to most earrings and have found it helpful. Also, the swelling and itchiness that the allergic reaction causes can close up your ears. I splurged on a nice pair of real earrings that I can put in my ears when they get really bad. Hope that helps.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janelikes at 10:01 AM on September 15, 2007