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Re: Goodbye WBs...For real
Goodbye, WB! You were here when I needed you and I'm very sad to see you go. <3...
Goodbye, WB! You were here when I needed you and I'm very sad to see you go. <3
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Congrats to the winners! This was such a fun month. I finally made my wordcount goal after taking two days off. My total came to...
Congrats to the winners! This was such a fun month.
I finally made my wordcount goal after taking two days off. My total came to 120 050 words, though the validator at NaNo says just under 120 000.
I definitely don't think I'll try to adhere to such a lofty goal next year. I'm exhausted! With working and school and family (whatever those things are) I am ready to sleep until Christmas!
Take care, everyone! Maybe I'll come back to this post next year.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Hey ladies! Not many updates as we enter the last week. How's everyone doing? I hit 100 000 this morning. I definitely won't be finishing...
Hey ladies! Not many updates as we enter the last week. How's everyone doing?
I hit 100 000 this morning. I definitely won't be finishing the story before the month is over--my goal was 120 000 and I think there's about 50 000 words left in the story. I'm so in love with the fic, though!
Anyway, hope everyone's still plugging away.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Quote: Kathleen, you amaze me with how many words you can churn out! I struggle to get even a few hundred in a day....
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Kathleen, you amaze me with how many words you can churn out! I struggle to get even a few hundred in a day.
I amaze myself, honestly. I never knew how fast I could write until I just sat down and forced it. I can write about 2200-2700 words an hour, depending on how well-planned the chapter is. I think a lot of it comes from 1. having the story percolate inside my head for AGES, and 2. having a really detailed outline.
Well, I hit 50 000 words today. Actually, 51 334. I'm ahead of schedule for words but behind schedule on my outline. I'm not even halfway to my goal, but it's definitely turning into quite a story. *is proud mama*
I'll still continue to check in with you amazing ladies, as long as I'm not annoying people with my mad typing skillz. LOL
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Wow, WB moves so fast these days! *nostalgic* How is everyone doing? How annoying are those check-ins? I can't stand them. But I have to...
Wow, WB moves so fast these days! *nostalgic*
How is everyone doing?
How annoying are those check-ins? I can't stand them. But I have to get them. LOL
Hope everyone's having an easy go of it.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Quote: Kathleen and others - I have writers block something epic right now! I hope it's passed, but if not, you could always write...
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Kathleen and others - I have writers block something epic right now!
I hope it's passed, but if not, you could always write a short interlude, a piece of a later chapter or something that happened before the setting of the story. That's what I started yesterday--the meet of two characters that occurred long before the opening of the fic. It helps!
It hit 30 000 words today. *eyes wide* I think I'm on schedule for 120 000 words. I'm almost on track with my outline, so that's good.
Time to play some guitar hero with the old man!
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Quote: Kathleen - so good to see you back! Even if it is just in 1 thread. You're too sweet. Thanks! I'm at 23...
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Kathleen - so good to see you back! Even if it is just in 1 thread.
You're too sweet. Thanks!
I'm at 23 752 this evening. That puts me at just under 20% of my goal. The story's going great, though I have to force myself to move on from scene to scene because the fic wants to be so much longer.
How's everyone else doing this happy Wednesday?
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Quote: Holy crap, Kathleen! That's insane! Great to see you back, btw! LOL It doesn't feel insane when I'm doing it, and then after...
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Holy crap, Kathleen! That's insane! Great to see you back, btw!
LOL It doesn't feel insane when I'm doing it, and then after I'm like... my fingers hurt.
(Good to be back, though I'm only in this one thread).
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
I managed about 7500 words yesterday, which is awesome because I only need 4000 a day to reach my goal of 120 000. I'm starting...
I managed about 7500 words yesterday, which is awesome because I only need 4000 a day to reach my goal of 120 000. I'm starting again and will probably go for about two hours before work.
Good luck everyone!
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
Hey everyone! Remember last year we had that great NaNo file where we could write down how much we wrote, where, over what period of...
Hey everyone! Remember last year we had that great NaNo file where we could write down how much we wrote, where, over what period of time, and it would calculate all sorts of cool things?
Does anyone have that?
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists!!! Again!!!!
This seems like a good post to return to! Haven't been on WB in ages, but I'm definitely writing for Nano and I absolutely adored...
This seems like a good post to return to! Haven't been on WB in ages, but I'm definitely writing for Nano and I absolutely adored the support I got last year!
I have my outline and character studies ready! I'm really excited about this novel. The only thing is, my outline claims the fic wants to be about 120 000k words. So... we'll see about that.
As last year, I'm kathleen86 over there. Anyone is free to buddy me, the more the merrier.
Good luck everyone!
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Re: LAST CHANCE! WB GTG 2009!
Hey Christy! I don't come on WB much but I got your Facebook message and thought I'd respond here. DH and I will be there,...
Hey Christy! I don't come on WB much but I got your Facebook message and thought I'd respond here. DH and I will be there, 100% for sure! You can count on us sweetie!
Miss talking to you!
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Re: Gerard Butler Hilton?
Even if they hook up, come on: it's Gerard Butler! He's not going to get married ANY time soon, he is a total player! And...
Even if they hook up, come on: it's Gerard Butler! He's not going to get married ANY time soon, he is a total player! And I think he has a little more taste than to actually get into a relationship with someone like her- he was a lawyer, so obviously he's quite intelligent!
Don't worry ladies, I'm sure he'll be back on the market as soon as he's bored of her.
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Re: Are You A Good Driver?
I'm probably average. I haven't driven that much and don't own a car, but I drive my parent's cars all the time. I'm pretty timid...
I'm probably average. I haven't driven that much and don't own a car, but I drive my parent's cars all the time. I'm pretty timid and prefer highway driving to town driving (I've never driven in the city).
I was really, really bad at parking though. I've scraped two cars when trying to park. I was so used to driving DH's car, when I drove my mom's minivan I didn't give myself enough room and scraped and dented her van. Another time I backed into a truck that was over the middle line and totaled my mom's backhatch. Those were about four years ago and I've had no problems since.
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Re: Weird crushes! Who's yours???
Quote: However ladies, I'm pretty sure I'll win this one with: ALAN RICKMAN He is so hot, and it doesn't matter what he does!...
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However ladies, I'm pretty sure I'll win this one with:
ALAN RICKMAN
He is so hot, and it doesn't matter what he does! His voice makes me melt... he is so awesome in all the Jane Austen movies he's been in.
And I have to admit this... I still think he's hot as professor Snape in Harry Potter... 
I win right? 
I named him first! LOL We both win! I love him as Snape, I seriously fetishize him. And Colonel Brandon? Delicious!
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Re: End-of-Term Student Support thread
Quote: How is everyone else doing? I would like to hear from some of the undergrads/non-grad students too if any of you would like...
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How is everyone else doing? I would like to hear from some of the undergrads/non-grad students too if any of you would like to chime in (come on Kathleen...we haven't heard from you in awhile!).
Just happened to search my username like a total loser and saw this!
Well, I'm not at the end of the term because my school is still on strike! One month and counting.
I've completely lost all my ambition and I am feeling so. friggin. lost. I don't know what to do with myself! I have been reading non-scholastic stuff and baking a lot. I can't get motivated to read literature and haven't even gotten caught up on any assignments or anything.
All my friends are having a blast with the break, but I can only think of everything that's going wrong.
My grad school references can't work on my recommendations because of the strike (though some are, one isn't). I won't be graduating on time now so I won't have my final grades until much later than everyone else. York says they will be contacting our grad schools and everything, but I have the feeling we will get totally shafted because we don't have the grades and our applications will be late. I've been holding off on applying because I'm almost tempted to just say forget it and take a year off. I did apply to U of T though, thankfully I had almost everything ready for them and they are just waiting for one reference.
Also, I can't apply for the Explore program because I don't know when or if I'll have a summer.
So that's my tale of woe. There are many more details but basically, I might be totally WBfucked. I wish I could be like my friends and not worry, but most of them are just graduating into the wordforce or doing a victory lap. They have nothing to worry about!
To make everything worse, OSAP has messed up my application so royally, I have had to send them four (after today, five) packages of additional information because of my marriage. So I owe York my tuition and DH and I count on that extra money for Xmas, and I won't get it until at least the new year, probably. Unbelievable. AND because NSLSC thinks I'm no longer getting OSAP, they've decided to start my repayment. Like I can afford an extra 250 this time of year? HOLY S H I T. And they want me to pay it, they won't reverse it. I was like, Okay, but you'll have to wait til OSAP sends me money because I can freakin afford to pay you bastards back!
Anyway, sorry I never updated or anything, I've been totally avoiding the student posts because I feel so lost in space. Feels really good to rant though. Thanks!
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Re: Know anyone who's been put in the drunk tank?
I have... in sixth grade. It was a field trip, and it was pretty fun for five minutes. Gets boring fast. I know about 20...
I have... in sixth grade.
It was a field trip, and it was pretty fun for five minutes. Gets boring fast.
I know about 20 people who've been in. I'm from that sort of small town, drinking was the only available pastime. A LOT of DH's friends have been in there as well.
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Re: Weird crushes! Who's yours???
I love older men! Some of my strange crushes are William Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Alan Rickman, Daniel Day Lewis, Bruce Willis, De Niro, and so,...
I love older men! Some of my strange crushes are William Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Alan Rickman, Daniel Day Lewis, Bruce Willis, De Niro, and so, so many more!
I also have crushes on fictional characters and dead authors (the former: William Makepeace Thackeray, George Meredith; the latter: Mr Rochester, Dracula, Darcy, etc).
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Re: Where to post vendor reviews
People usually post vendor reviews in their regional section, so you would post yours in "Central Provinces" I believe. You can also put a link...
People usually post vendor reviews in their regional section, so you would post yours in "Central Provinces" I believe.
You can also put a link in your signature so more people will see your review.
In order to post pics, you have to have a third party host like Photobucket, and you upload your photos there and copy the Image link to your post here. It's annoying and a lot of work but that's what they want us to do!
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Re: Calculate your chances of getting divorced
Quote: 3% - damn...no second wedding for me. ...
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3% - damn...no second wedding for me. 
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Re: Calculate your chances of getting divorced
For me: People with similar backgrounds who are already divorced: 0% People with similar backgrounds who will be divorced over the next five years: 17%...
For me:
People with similar backgrounds who are already divorced: 0%
People with similar backgrounds who will be divorced over the next five years: 17%
For DH:
People with similar backgrounds who are already divorced: 0%
People with similar backgrounds who will be divorced over the next five years: 14%
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Re: WB Xmas Tree Decorating Contest ! - Traditional
I know the purple wire looks lame, it's actually not a decoration but it's securing the tree to the banister so the cats don't knock...
I know the purple wire looks lame, it's actually not a decoration but it's securing the tree to the banister so the cats don't knock it over! We can't secure it to the ceiling because it's solid steel (apartment). I should have mentioned that, looking at the tree know it looks really awkward!
I would love to do a fuchsia and white tree! When we get a house we'll probably have another one and it'll be all pink and white.
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Re: Spin! Tattos: The Poll
I think people who don't like tattoos now, won't in ten years, and those who do like them now, will like them still. A tattoo...
I think people who don't like tattoos now, won't in ten years, and those who do like them now, will like them still. A tattoo isn't really a trend to the individual, most people don't get tattoos because it's cool (or at least, they shouldn't).
For me, I've had my oldest one for 7 years and I still love it. It's meaningful, unique (I designed it myself) and all mine. I feel the same way about all of mine.
I think they can be trashy, or sexy, depending on the bearer. Mine aren't meant to be either, actually. I know my DH finds them to be very sexy on me, and I love his as well. But I didn't get them for him, I got them for me, and the only person they have to please is me. And they do!
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Re: X-Post: Marriage Certificate
Oops, my mistake! Still, that seems quite fast for it to have come. ...
Oops, my mistake! Still, that seems quite fast for it to have come.
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Re: X-Post: Marriage Certificate
No, your marriage certificate is a brown piece of paper, smaller than a normal 11x8.5 sheet. It has your names on it and your wedding...
No, your marriage certificate is a brown piece of paper, smaller than a normal 11x8.5 sheet. It has your names on it and your wedding date and all that.
It sounds like you got a copy of your solemnization.
It will take much longer than a week for your marriage certificate to come in.
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Re: Test - Do you think like a Psychopath?
Because she was crazy? I don't know, you're not supposed to kill people, so that's the only thing that makes sense.... ...
Because she was crazy? I don't know, you're not supposed to kill people, so that's the only thing that makes sense....
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Re: WB Xmas Tree Decorating Contest ! - Traditional
Here's ours! It's only purple and gold. It looks better in person, really! ...
Here's ours! It's only purple and gold. It looks better in person, really!
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Re: Tattoos...
No problem! Here are the photos, mine was new in this pic so that's why it's red and still has adhesive stickiness on me. DH's...
No problem! Here are the photos, mine was new in this pic so that's why it's red and still has adhesive stickiness on me. DH's was new too, hence the redness.
Sorry mine are so blurry!
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Re: Tattoos...
I love the idea of getting reciprocal tattoos. In fact, DH and I have them ourselves! But I was totally against the idea of having...
I love the idea of getting reciprocal tattoos. In fact, DH and I have them ourselves! But I was totally against the idea of having his name on me and vice versa, because to me it was like a brand, like we were each other's property instead of equals.
So we got verses from our song tattooed on us. Mine is across my back ribs in a nice scriptive font, and DH's is across his shoulders in a more masculine font. Different verses for the parts of the song that suited us better (I can post pics if you want).
That was on our four-year anniversary, a year before our wedding. Now we are thinking of getting another set of tattoos, but again instead of names, DH will get the wedding date incorporated with a sort of tribal design, and I will get a verse from a book or poem, with the date on the bottom. It will be my 7th, and DH's 2nd tattoo.
Anyway, maybe that gives you some more ideas, I'm like you and don't really like the idea of a name, it's not my style at all. Hopefully you can find a middle ground that suits you both!
Also, about the hip tattoo, I wouldn't get one there if you plan on having kids. Tattoos move and stretch with your body and there's a good chance it will not look so nice after pregnancy.
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Re: Do you have one in the bedroom?
We have a TV in the bedroom but we've only watched movies on it like 4 times, and not for over a year. We do...
We have a TV in the bedroom but we've only watched movies on it like 4 times, and not for over a year.
We do watch TV while eating dinner, we are sofa-eaters.
We don't answer the phone while eating unless it's someone important. We screen calls all the time, I never answer the phone unless I know the person.
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Re: SPIN: Did/will you pierce your DD's ears as a baby?
I probably will. I have my ears pierced (15 times) and never had any problems. I think they look lovely and it saves them from...
I probably will. I have my ears pierced (15 times) and never had any problems. I think they look lovely and it saves them from remembering the pain (if there is any, there never was for me) or a traumatic experience when they are older. DH and I haven't discussed this though, and I'm not totally set in my ways that I won't consider the other side.
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Re: SPINNY: Does your SO make you feel safer?
Outside the house? Definitely, without question (at night). As for inside, it's not that I don't feel "safe" when he's not here, I feel uncomfortable....
Outside the house? Definitely, without question (at night).
As for inside, it's not that I don't feel "safe" when he's not here, I feel uncomfortable. I'm actually afraid of the dark, and am haunted by all the scary movies I've seen (weird, I know). So when DH isn't here, I get to thinking maybe the Ring girl is going to come out of the TV or the Grudge is going to get me. It's so stupid and I know that, but I can't help it. I even get weird showering when no one's here, and I have to cover up the TV in our bedroom at night. So I'm not afraid of robbers or rapists or anything, just fictional characters from horror movies. Okay, going to call a shrink now.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists
Congratulations! So, is anyone doing ScriptFrenzy? It's in April, and I'll probably still be in school then (thanks York strike), so I might do it....
Congratulations!
So, is anyone doing ScriptFrenzy?
It's in April, and I'll probably still be in school then (thanks York strike), so I might do it. It's 100 pages, which if a little longer than a novel but mostly dialogue, so it's probably about equal.
I definitely want to do it, I've never wrote a script before, mostly because I write literary fiction and don't like a lot of dialogue, but I want to venture outside my comfort zone.
Here's the link:
ScriptFrenzy
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAFSFAN4LIFE !!!!!!!!!!
That's awesome! Happy birthday, hope you have a great day! ...
That's awesome! Happy birthday, hope you have a great day!
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists
Thanks ladies! Puppyandkitten, there's always next year! I think it's great that you gave it a shot, that says a lot in itself! Nisha, keep...
Thanks ladies! Puppyandkitten, there's always next year! I think it's great that you gave it a shot, that says a lot in itself!
Nisha, keep up the great work! And congrats on the other story, that's a lot of work, wow!
Well, I finished! I didn't mean to, it just happened! And it's heartbreaking, maybe one of the hardest stories I've ever written. But am I ever glad to give up these characters.
I finished at 50,032 words.
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Re: Online Marriage Certificate Application
No, under that section you would put a previous married name (if your were married before) or maybe an adopted name or something like that....
No, under that section you would put a previous married name (if your were married before) or maybe an adopted name or something like that. I left that part blank.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists
WHERE IS EVERYONE? Seriously people, making me reply to myself this many times, it's embarrassing! Anyway, temper tantrum aside, I'm at 46,594 as of today....
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
Seriously people, making me reply to myself this many times, it's embarrassing!
Anyway, temper tantrum aside, I'm at 46,594 as of today. I probably should have kept going but I'm trying to keep myself brief and have the ending happen as close to 50,000 as possible.
Someone better reply to this or I'll feel totally abandoned!
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What Holiday Food Are You?
You Are Eggnog Rich, sweet, and probably a little drunk. Everyone who knows you tends to get a little fatter. What Holiday Food Are...
You Are Eggnog
Rich, sweet, and probably a little drunk. Everyone who knows you tends to get a little fatter.
What Holiday Food Are You?
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Re: Music downloading sites
Here are my step-by-step instructions for downloading. Anyway, the download program I use is called Utorrent. It's basically like Kazaa or Napster, but for movies....
Here are my step-by-step instructions for downloading.
Anyway, the download program I use is called Utorrent. It's basically like Kazaa or Napster, but for movies. It's fantastic.
Now unlike Kazaa or Napster, you can't search WITHIN the program. You have to go to a site (I use Mininova and IsoHunt- google will find them) and search for them.
So download Utorrent and install it. Then search for VLC Media Player and download and install it (it plays almost any file and is basically the best media player. I used to use Windows Media Player or Winamp but found that many files wouldn't play on them. VLC is the best).
Then go to Mininova and do a search for your movie. Important things to know- Seeds are the people who are uploading the movie. The more seeds the better. I don't download any film with less than 10 seeds unless I'm desperate.
If you want to search for a TV show, say Desperate Housewives, the third episode of the second season, you'll search for "Desperate Housewives S02E03" S is the season, E is the episode.
Also, you may find a file that is RARed. That is a form of archiving, basically older uploaders use this because before this form of downloading became stricter, there were a lot of viruses. Now, there aren't any but people still use RAR files. You can either choose another torrent (the torrent is the stream of files you're downloading) or you can unRAR them using WinRAR. If you run into that, let me know, it doesn't happen a lot, but I can help you through it.
Also, if you decide to download more modern movies, the best uploaders are aXXo, FXG and FXM. Search for them for BRAND new movies, often before they are on DVD. When it says CAM after the torrent name, that's a camera version filmed in the theatre. Those are bad. You want DVDrips or LAB torrents. If it doesn't say, don't worry.
Try to read the comments on the torrent before you download, people will tell you if it's good or bad. If you have trouble for the first little while, I can send you the links to good torrents so you won't have to search.
Just make sure you don't exceed your bandwidth (the amount you can download per month) because that gets expensive!
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Re: Music downloading sites
Hey struedel. Now that you have uTorrent, go to www.mininova.org. Do a search for what you want, and download the file that has the most...
Hey struedel. Now that you have uTorrent, go to
www.mininova.org. Do a search for what you want, and download the file that has the most "seeds" (people who are uploading the file).
uTorrent is the program that downloads, and Mininova (orIsoHunt or many others) are the sites that host the torrents (torrents are the files you want to download).
If you have any other questions, let me know. In the meantime, I'm going to try to find a PM I sent to someone that gives a lot of details on how to download.
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Re: Music downloading sites
I use torrents as well. Instead of doing a song at a time, you can download whole discographies in like an hour (depending on your...
I use torrents as well. Instead of doing a song at a time, you can download whole discographies in like an hour (depending on your speed).
Specifically, I use uTorrent and Mininova.
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Re: *Spin* Do you have one boob bigger?
Mine are actually pretty even, in the mirror, in photos and in weight. I'm sure they are not EXACTLY even, but you'd never notice it....
Mine are actually pretty even, in the mirror, in photos and in weight. I'm sure they are not EXACTLY even, but you'd never notice it.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists
Three in a row, I'm awesome! I hit 45,075 today. I could end my novel in about 1000 words, and I have to come up...
Three in a row, I'm awesome!
I hit 45,075 today. I could end my novel in about 1000 words, and I have to come up with ways to sort of stretch it. I don't like doing that, I'm a fan of concise, precise literature, but I have a couple ideas for a few last minute twists.
Is everyone else on track, is the ending coming into sight? I know you are out there, people!
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Re: Aromatherapy & Essential Oils
We use lavender oil sometimes, if I can't sleep. We have a little tea light thing with a little bowl on top, and put some...
We use lavender oil sometimes, if I can't sleep. We have a little tea light thing with a little bowl on top, and put some water and a few drops of oil in the top, and then light the candle, and the candle heats and distributes the oil.
We've also used rose oil and tea tree oil (or eucalyptus for when you're congested). Mostly we experiment with different kinds of oils, mixing and matching to see what works best.
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Re: Who's on your 'freebie' list?
Some of mine has passed on, but they still count! 1. Gerard Butler 2. Bono 3. Daniel Craig 4. James Stewart 5. Cary Grant I...
Some of mine has passed on, but they still count!
1. Gerard Butler
2. Bono
3. Daniel Craig
4. James Stewart
5. Cary Grant
I could go on but I'll spare you!
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Re: Do you love your vulva?
I don't really love how it looks, per se (it's no pretty flower or delicate snowflake, looks-wise) but I love what it can do (babies...
I don't really love how it looks, per se (it's no pretty flower or delicate snowflake, looks-wise) but I love what it can do (babies come from there! Orgasms come from there! Penises go in there! It's such a multitasker, you have to give it props!).
Me and my vajay, we cool.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists
Replying to myself! *self high-five!* Got my words in today, I'm at 42,665. How's everyone else doing? Feeling the burn in the final stretch? ...
Replying to myself! *self high-five!*
Got my words in today, I'm at 42,665. How's everyone else doing? Feeling the burn in the final stretch?
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Re: Hard to spell names
I think Meredith is on a different level than Asheliegh or Typhanie. People who can't spell Meredith don't have an excuse. I'm Kathleen but when...
I think Meredith is on a different level than Asheliegh or Typhanie. People who can't spell Meredith don't have an excuse.
I'm Kathleen but when by Katie when I was younger, I always got Katy, Kate, Kaite, Cady, and even Katee.
Given half a chance, people will misspell anything.
I am not a fan of unique spellings just for the sake of it, but some people love those spellings. I'm a fan of traditional, elegant names, spelled the way they were intended, but not too popular. Other people like it differently and that's their thing.
I always feel bad for the people in my classes with unusual names who get verbally raped by the professor who is old school and doesn't understand Magalee and Cyan and Sierra. I'd rather not put my kids through that.
But even as a Kathleen I have to specify "with a K". Very few people's names are just what you hear is what you get, with no possible variations.
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Re: Calling all Wannabe Novelists
Quote: You can do it!! You've already come so far! Thanks! Well, I wrote all morning. My longest session yet, and I managed to...
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You can do it!! You've already come so far! 
Thanks!
Well, I wrote all morning. My longest session yet, and I managed to get to 40,492. I am so glad because I was really feeling down about it, but I just powered away and got through it.
My story isn't wrapping up so nicely, so I think I'll have to go over 50 000 when all is said and done.
Now I'm going to reward myself with some television!
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Re: Firefighters aren't always good
Kate, I agree with you but for different reasons. I don't like the firefighters inserted randomly into hot topics because they are immature. Did you...
Kate, I agree with you but for different reasons.
I don't like the firefighters inserted randomly into hot topics because they are immature. Did you ever have a heated discussion with someone and then somebody else walks by and says, "Whoa, are you PMSing?" Or, "Wow, somebody needs to get laid!" I see the firefighters as the same as that. It's like saying we can't handle our own discussions and need to be sidetracked by sexy men to calm down. It's really sad and I hate to think that people will back down from their points because they think others want them to shut up (which is essentially what people are saying with the photos of firefighters).
It also trivializes the discussion completely, completely sending it off track and derailing it. It makes those involved in the discussion feel like nothing they say matters, or people aren't really reading.
I think the popcorn comments and "drama llama" crap is the same thing. If you have nothing to add to the conversation, why even post at all? Let the grown-ups do the talking and stop standing on the sidelines yelling "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
That's been boiling for a while and is obviously not addressed to anyone in particular. I just get frustrated when seeing countless photos of men when people are involved in a debate or even an argument. If you want the fight to stop/ troll to go away, don't feed the flames! Report the post and walk away.
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