Saturday, June 19, 2010

Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

Well, I have a conair flat iron and it's basically a piece of crap lol, so I've been looking into getting a new one. I don't wan't to buy another piece of crap so I need some advice. I've heard alot of good things about the Chi and Sedu flat irons but I just can't afford them right now. So I came across one from Babyliss. This one to be exact: http://www.discountbeautycenter.com/Appl...



Has anyone used this brand before? %26amp;%26amp; how did it work? I have medium length, wavy hair that's incredibly frizzy lol. Any adive would help me out soooo much. %26amp;%26amp; Please don't tell me to get the Chi or Sedu or other expensive ones. Because I can't. THANKS!!! =)



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

I understand where you are coming from....but I really should caution you on the discount baby bliss iron. I think baby bliss is a good brand. I don't understand why it is so cheap on this site. Unless it is refurbished or just plain used. I would caution you in buying this I would hate to see you buy it and then it doesn't work or stops right after a few days ....Is there anyway you could save your money for a few weeks and get a good new one with a warranty ....I am gonna send you a site where you can look at alot of different brands and they carry baby bliss as well. And you would have a warranty and if something happened you wouldn't be stuck.



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I wish you the best~~~



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

thats kinnda like the one i have....but if u like to strighten ur hair really fast get a fatter one...thats what i like to do....but i have a small one.....but they work fine just take longer time to strighten about 20 minutes if u have thick hair 30 min if u like it super straight and about 20 mins if u have thin hair.....but the fat ones burn u very easily 閳?br>Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?



Never heard of that one but ceramic flat irons tend to be the best for your hair.



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

honestly there isnt the best flat iron that can straighten your hair, but the model you choose is pretty decent. i myself have really curly hair and i use a flat iron as well and it doesnt come out the way i want it, so dont be disappointed if it doesnt work up to your standards. Good Luck



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

never heard of it.



and i know you cant afford it, but the CHI is the best brand out there.



not bad for your hair, and it works very well.



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

My best friend bought a babybliss and it works really well. she bought it a beauty supply store and it only cost her $50 which is a good price considering it works so well. make sure you get a ceramic one. I bought a Sedu for $115 on sale from 250 and it works even better but the baby bliss should do. I bought mine on folica.com, not sure how much they sell them on there for.

Anyone willing to give suggestions for my story?

On a Friday evenning, Claire Lewis layed sprawled asleep on the family room couch. An couple hours ago, she came home from a grueling volleyball practice very tired and sore. She wanted nothing more than to relax and to take a nap, first stopping to grab a snack from the fridge. Then, she got her wish, as she finally drifted off to sleep on the couch from the soft glow of the television, contrasting gently with the dark room.



Then, all of a sudden, her cellphone blared a consistent beep. Clara was snapped out of her nap, as she sleepily grabbed her cellphone.This better not be another chain letter, she thought, if I found out who's sending those stupid things.... However, it wasn't a chain letter. Instead, it was 3 text messages from 3 people. One was from her best friend Natalie, asking if she's still comming to Jared's party tonight. Another was from her other best friend Nora, asking her why in the hell wasn't she at today's drama club meeting. And the third was from her boyfriend Nathan, notifying that he couldn't go to Jared's party with her because he had to work tonight.



Now she was fully awake. Oh this is just great, she thought, irate. He just blowed me off at the last minute again. What the hell? He just said earlier that he was off for tonight. And now he's saying that he can't go because he has to work???What is going on with him lately??? Weighed down by her thoughts, she felt skepical and suspicious. Lately, he's been acting weird. He hasn't been calling her as much or even said that he loved her anymore. Plus it seemed like he wasn't as interested in her as he used to be, like he was getting sick of her. She felt hurt and rejected, not wanting to even speak with him at the moment.



So instead, she texted her friend Natalie and wrote, " I don't know girl. Nathan just blew me off, telling me that he has to go to work. Wtf?"



A couple minutes later, Natalie texted back.



" Eh, don't worry about it. I'm sure he wanted to go with you but he has to work. Besides, he's a good guy. It aint like he'll sneak around and cheat on you."



After Clara read this, she thought, Yeah.... Wait? why is she always sucking up to him? Does she like him or something? No it can't be...she wouldn't....



Then she replied, " Yeah, maybe you're right. Well I'm still going whether he's comming or not. Can you pick me up?"



" No Problemo. But be ready by 8:30. Because I know how you are."



Clara laughed and then replied, "Hahaha looks who's talking. lol... Well I have to get ready. See ya Nat."



" See ya Claire."



After she texted her friend Nora back and said that she had volleyball practice, she turned off the T.V., went upstairs, and took a shower.



**************************************...



Clara stood in front of the mirror, clad in only a towel. Then, assured by her closed bedroom door, and the vacancy of her home, she took her towel off. She was blessed with good looks overall, with dark brown skin and shoulder length curly hair. Her round face framed her almond shaped ,prominent brown eyes, her full lips, and her nose that responded well to her face. She was curvy, with average stature of 5 feet, 6 inches.



However, her flaw- or the flaws in her opinion- is her stomach. Her stomach was slightly more curvier than the rest of her body, standing out when she sat down. Self consciousness also surrounds her because her butt is somewhat curvy and larger than others. As she examined it, it brought back memories of many guys-even old men, staring at it with lust. She shuddered at the thought. I wish I was thin like Natalie, she thought, as thoughts of envy began to build up in her.



Then, sighing, she continued to get dressed. She slipped into a lace bra and matching underwear. Then she opened her closet and scanned through it to look for something to wear. Deciding on a black lace camisole, skinny dark blue jeans, knee high boots, and her cameo necklace, she got dressed. After she appiled on her makeup and let down her hair, she sat on her window seat, waiting for Natalie.



20 minutes later, she heard a car blow its horn. Finally!, she thought, as she ran down the staircase. After she left a note informing her mother that she'll be at Natalie's house, she grabbed her jacket, walked out the house, and locked her door.



Natalie's vintage convertable sat waiting in the driveway, as Natalie herself leaned against it, enjoying a cigarette. Then she saw Clara, and her eyes shined in envy.



" Damn Clara! It's about time! But at least I can see why you took so long. You look good."



"Thank you." Clara replied



Clara then looked at Natalie, and thought the same about her. Natalie, with her petite body, jet black hair and blue green eyes, was the typical beauty guys were entranced by, like a bright light to the bugs of the night. Her personality also contributed greatly to her exterior beauty, and her outgoing and outspokeness enabled her to make a lot of friends. At first, Clara couldn't see why they've became friends back in 2nd grade, since they were the complete opposite of each other. Clara, being a introverted and sarcastic student athlete, and Natalie, being an outgoing rebel, found each other in Ms. Bledsoe's class. Everysince Natalie asked to borrow a piece of paper, they've been friends everysince.



" Clara? Are you ready to go or what?" Natalie asked, breaking Clara out of her old memories.



"Yeah. Of course I am. Why do you think I'm standing out here?"



So then they both got into Natalie's car, and drove off.



**************************************...



On their way to the party, Natalie and Clara was catching up in their lives and gossip, as laughter occasionally filled the small car along with rock music.



Then, all of a sudden, Clara asked, So where's James?"



Anger shadowed her blue-green eyes, as her content face was replaced with gloom.



"He's already at the party. He says that he'll meet me there."



Noticing Natalie's angry expression on her face, Clara asked, " What happened now? Did y'all get into another fight or something ?"



" No, not really... it was nothing. He was pissed because I was flirting with this one guy. Like he doesn't flirt with other girls!", she lied, not even daring to reveal the truth to her best friend.



Clara regained her suspicious feelings about Natalie for a moment, but was ceased due to her unconditional trust for her. Then, she sighed. Sometimes Natalie could be a little too flirty for her own good, flirting with everything that has a pulse. Flirting led to sex, as she cheated on her ex boyfriend with another guy that she lusted over. But again, her judgement was seriously impaired that night, due to consuming 120 proof of liquor and and strung out on drugs.



Then, knowing that Natalie wanted her to change the subject, Clara asked, " So.... how was drama club today?"



" The same. There was so much drama before we even got to the stage. and Jake asked about you today. And he's comming to the party tonight", she cooed.



Clara rolled her eyes, as her best friend tried to hook her up with Jake for the thousandth time.



" Natalie! You know I have a boyfriend!"



"So? it doesn't hurt to flirt with him....besides... Nathan said he wasn't even comming with you tonight." Natalies eyes flashed with truimph and jealousy Clara didn't catch. " What he doesn't know wouldn't hurt him right?"



Clara thought about this. Just because she's pissed at Nathan for blowing her off doesn't mean I was going to flirt with another guy... A guy that's gorgeous, sweet and funny... but still! I just couldn't.



Then, in response, Clara said, " Whatever Nat."



" You know you like him, she teased, " I see how you've been getting dreamy eyed about him!"



" Yeah, I know I don't."



" You know I'm right, or you wouldn't be fighting it so much!"



"You know you're not."



Natalie threw her bronzed arms in the air and said, " I give up! You're too stubborn to see that I'm right."



" You know you're wrong"



Then it was Natalie's turn to say, " Whatever."



Clara laughed and then turned up the music.



When they finally arrived to the party, Clara saw that loads of people has already showed up. She heard some distinct rap in the background, with a mixture of people's voices inside.



As soon as they walked into Jared's house, Natalie turned to Clara and said, " Um Clara? I'll catch you later. I'm going to find James."



Clara replied, " Okay, but I thought-"



But before she could finish her sentence, Natalie was already lost in a mass of people.



Anyone willing to give suggestions for my story?

So far I love that book did you write it? Whats the title? I mean its awesome but something is missing you should modify it a little at the time I think Clara leaves then its excellent.

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Can anyone give me an honest opinion of my short story?

Here's a piece of it.



Is it interesting and is it going anywhere?



May could not have come fast enough for the budding group of departing seniors from Colford University. On an evening where the euphoric skyline that draped over the jubilant grads stood still in a blend of blue and tangerine, the day was about to retire into the evening twilight. For the numerous students who packed commuter vans and walked in groups averaging 3-5, their nights were just beginning.



Most were ready to let their hair down after a tumultuous month of papers, exams, and research studies. Among the gallery of white baseball caps, oversized cups and domesticated cackling, stood well known attendees at an off-campus mixer. Ellie Bowden and her group of girlfriends comprised that list. Ellie and her girls were checking out the scenery, as they had so succinctly put into their efforts of meeting men of legitimate dating material.



Across the way, Brendan Rainer had his sights set on the 5鈥? tawny-haired bombshell her mother affectionately refers to as 'A little Ellie-fish, about to enter the big pond of life'.



Wearing a striped, button-down shirt, draped onto dreary denim jeans, and parted black hair and sideburns Brenden has had his ups-and-downs with the girl department. To his chagrin, although he valued and respected women, it has most often proved to be his Achilles heel as far as his love life was concerned. He was usually the best friend and he had long since tired of that image. Him and his buddies were also on hand kicking back in the corner and conversing. Was Ellie Bowden out of his league? Maybe. But then again, he had his gameface on. Nothing was going to stand in his way, except for two Capri-sporting, sandal-wearing, necklaced girls who got his attention first.



In the traditional sense, Brendan and Ellie came from opposite sides of the tracks. In lieu of their social standing, neither lacked drive. Besides, they were graduating college next week, so things should even out smoothly.



Early afternoon, Brendan woke up from a semi-drunken stupor to the hammering of the door from his father Don. Right off the bat the everso blunt, yet overprotective old man of the Rainers look his son square in the eye with a sentiment of Son, we need to talk.鈥?For Brendan this was all too routine. Had it been a cd that lain next to his hundreds of music tapes, a more fitting title of his father's speech would be The Best of Mr. Rainer鈥檚 Bullshit Lectures: Volume 1, available in both Stressful and Unnecessary.. Brendan cared much for his parents although he sought to find his own identity in his 4 years of Colford. His mother Beverly was the first to hug the first of the clan to have done anything productive past high school. She and her husband were high school sweethearts who married into their early 20s and raised Brendan when they were relatively anew to their own existence. Over the years, they had gone out of their way to bond with their kid over a variety of topics, ranging from learning to balance his own check book to sex. Brendan beyond hoped it would not be one of those talks.. Admittedly enough his estrangement from his parents at a young age was not something that would deter his parents from doing their part in raising his son with some semblance of integrity and standard. That did not always stay in tact once Brendan started his freshman year, but then again so didn't his laundry habits.



How you been, dad?,鈥?Brendan asked with heavy eyes and semi-combed hair carrying a heaping helping of a month's worth of wardrobe.



Just bring in the rest of your bags---you know your mom and I really missed you.鈥?



He put on weight, Don,鈥?Beverly chimed.



鈥淚 doubt that, honey.鈥?br>



It's been a while since you been at school, and.we're going to have to ask that you switch to living in the basement or possibly moving out,鈥?his father relayed passively.



What the hell?,鈥?Brendan stood dumbfounded. He looked to his mother with a glance in his eye seeking approval if she would be too put off that he curse up a storm. It would not be the first time.



what about MY room, ma ?鈥?br>



鈥淟ook son, we know this has been a hard pill to swallow but things haven鈥檛 been on the up and up at work,鈥?his father retorted. 鈥淎nd ever since we came here her and I have had a hard enough time getting aid to put your brother and sister through school. That鈥檚 what it is, Brendan. I鈥檓 sorry.鈥?



The middle child of the family was feeling like the forgotten one as he buried his head in his hands with an animated grunt and galloped upstairs before getting the attention of his mother. 鈥淏ren, we did keep your stuff downstairs,鈥?his mother proclaimed to her defeated son, in a tone resembling a game show announcer letting a contestant know they had still won the complimentary parting prize.



"What the hell is that about, man?," was the initial reaction from his buddy Dennis. "I dunno, they're being weird. But maybe it's for the better," Brendan nonchalantly quipped as he drew devil horns around stick figures emulating his folks.Brendan was a drawer who also liked to write. Since artists who occasionally penned was not a solid major, Brendan took side jobs and apprentice work shops after school to hone his passion for drawing. He used to just stick to comic book superheroes until he figured he move on to bigger and better once he hit campus. Plus he did could do without being taunted for it by potential love interests. That night, Brendan and his sentimental entourage of post-collegiate hopeless romantics took to one of Colford Universities popular off-campus dive bars: Chet's. What started out as a series of walks 3 nights a week amid-st tethered finances and the occasionally overdue midterm take home exam, became a car ride into town, feeling like the had taken the wrong turn at the crossroads of their newly-designated roles in society: Rookie real worlders.



Ellie Bowden felt a sense of loss when she had trouble finding a full-time job after graduating with a degree in finance. She was very involved on campus and was a tri-star athlete who excelled in the class, and definitely knew how to have a good time in between and around her endeavors. At times overly conscientious of her looks, Ellie would tussle her strand of tawny-brown locks and bat her green eyes, along with soft lips and a diamond necklace she wore in tribute to her grandmother. Ellie was a family person at heart. Although she felt she may have done some things at college she may not have done after finishing school, nor necessarily felt proud of Ellie sported lots of energy and personality aside from her good looks. She was also not one to take lightly in terns of pulling the wool over her eyes. Months after finishing school, Ellie took notice of how infrequent she would see her friends from high school, let alone some of her suite mates she had been tight with since her sophomore year.



Ellie had her "return nights" at Colford but it was not the same. New faces, new crowd, new drama. Same old routine. Brendan felt similar at his guys night out at Chet's, sitting at the bar watching ESPN parallel to older townsfolk who sported Keno tickets and cigars. His and Shawn and their friends of their old roommates sat awkwardly ajar a storm of spilt drinks and camera flashes. That night, Ellie babysat for her neighbors, but instead of chatting up with some of her old teammates plastered on her cell phone directory, she brought over a scrap book and glossed over it since one of the pages had a congratulations card that said "Here's Looking at you Kid", and had a baby emblazoned on the front. Ellie wanted children of her own somebody, but finding Mr. Right was not something she took lightly, especially when many of the men who had flirted up a storm toward her at Chet's two nights a week back in her final semester were old enough to be her uncle...literally. She was still her mother's princess, her 'Ellie-fish in a pond.' And it really annoyed her with a passion. Though she loved her mother, she wasn't quite ready to take on a role as a 12-year old girl trapped in a young woman's body. Bickering ensued and Ellie's trip to Key West on Spring Break was now rivaled by bickering over keeping her room picked up.



Six months after the homestretch of senior year winded down, talk show reruns and Gelato proved stale to Ellie--a determined post-collegiate, who had sent out hundreds of resumes but ended up getting called off of most jobs she went for. Temping and waitressing to support herself, aside from the clothes store she clamored at since high school, Ellie got the occasional pep talk of others who hated their jobs and ask that someone with as much potential as her break out of her rut and exit their self-proclaimed retail hell. Then she remembered that her time would come in spite of the prominent mentality that who you are replicates what you make of it. Brendan contributed to several on-line magazines to pad his amateur resume, but nothing that paid off his student loans. Characteristically, those that are fortunate---and there are usually a lot of people, who receive their degrees and get into their fields, were on the opposite of Brendan who had since come to feel that he did not know what the hell he wanted to do with his life. Even though he had not needed much of his parents help when he lived on campus, he commonly never turned it down when offered. Truth be told, both of Colford's fresh new representatives in finding themselves after dusk has overcast their dawn of post-adolescence-- alongside the always prominent 'we're not kids anymore, now what?!' mentality were pawns of the separation anxiety that thrusted what was set to be the crossroads of their journey into their mid-twenties. Both were hard workers, but each had their own parental sparring and runaround responses from job recruiters that they were not quite preparing to see, but were not immune to. The determination and long term goals of each had long since been compromised and their morales were declining.



Brendan stayed around town and frequented the basement aside from his parent's garage. He had grown to adjust to the independence he had long hoped for, but never expected--particularly in the fashion in which it was first introduced months prior. At a New Year's Eve party took out to the patio at Dennis's apartment, an epiphany struck Brendan Rainer, two years removed from his five-year plight of early class, 3am pizza deliveries and the occasional practical joke by his hallway mates. He had come to realize that would likely never happen again, though he could still sing a mean Tom Petty song using a beer bottle as a microphone when playing guitar that night.



Looking back at that time of a college grad's life where the fun and glory of finding yourself on your own, 8 months at a time proved to be overly gratuitous and sentimental. Things would not be the same for either but then there were the inevitabilities of getting older that was also on deck in their own ambiguous agendas.



Then again, there is always grad school.



Can anyone give me an honest opinion of my short story?

This is a good effort, but a short story should first of all, be a STORY -- something actually happens; a problem occurs and is resolved. This describes an interesting situation -- in fact, several situations -- but it's like a snapshot of a chess game in progress when, as a reader, I want to hear about an exciting chess match between characters or forces.



Second, you're in love with words, and that's dangerous for a writer. Readers are in love with plots, characters, activity, movement and dialog.



You like to render ordinary observations in complicated language, as though that will make them interesting -- for instance: "On an evening where the euphoric skyline that draped over the jubilant grads stood still in a blend of blue and tangerine, the day was about to retire into the evening twilight." That's poetic, but unnecessary, s well as confusing. How is the skyline "euphoric?"



So bottom line: Forget writing for a while and work on the plot. Throw out everything that isn't necessary to the story. And tell your story simply and directly -- don't try to dazzle me with your sophisticated vocabulary or ability to write purple prose.



Can anyone give me an honest opinion of my short story?

not bad. you have a very nice vocabulary. it's 8 in the morning though and i started getting a little bored. not sure if its your story or i am tired.

Can my hairline be fixed ?

ok guys i was trying to shape up my hair with my own buzzer and i guess i messed up on it and cut a little tiny piece of my hairline on the right side of my head by accident...can my hair on that hairline grow back or not????



any help would be good thanxxx....



Can my hairline be fixed ?

yea it will grow back unless ur a victim of baldness but a cut will ways come back

Things to ponder?

What's the difference between a novel and a book?



How old are you before it can be said you died of old age?



If nobody buys a ticket to a movie do they still show it?



If someone owns a piece of land, do they own it all the way to the center of the earth?



If you have a cold hot pocket, is it just a pocket?



If humans evolved from monkey's/apes, why are they still here?



Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?



Why is the show called unsolved mysteries? if they were solved they wouldn't be mysteries.



Do penguins have knees?



Why is it said that an alarm clock is going off when really its coming on?



How come people tell you not to stand in front of an emergency exit when if there was an emergency surely you would run through it?



Why did Sally sell seashells on the seashore when you can just pick them up anyway?



In libraries, do they put the bible in the fiction or non-fiction section?



Why are both of Spongebob's parents round like sea sponges while he is square like a kitchen sponge?



Does a two-humped camel store more water than a one-humped camel?



If you pamper a cow, do you get spoiled milk?



Why is it that if someone yells "duck" they are helping you, but if they yell "chicken" they are insulting you?



If the FBI breaks your door down do they have to pay for it?



If they have angel food cake on earth, do they have people food cake in heaven?



If you fart and burp at the same time, would it make a vacuum in your tummy?



Do they call a fortune teller who cant see a "blind seer"?



Why do you put two cents in when its only a penny for your thoughts?



Can you cry underwater?



You know the signs on restaurant doors? No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service? what if someone goes in with No Pants? Would the restaurant still have to serve them?



If an African elephant comes to America, is it an African-American elephant?



Why doesn't flavored gum turn your mouth that color?



If a doctor suddenly died while doing surgery, would the other doctors work on the doctor or the patient?



Why do we sing "Rock a bye baby" to lull our little ones to sleep when the song is about putting your baby in a tree and letting the wind crash the cradle to the ground?



Why do we say we're head over heels when we're happy? Isn't that the way we normally are?



If the Wicked Witch of the West melts in water... how did she ever bathe?



If bald people work as chefs in a restaurant,do they have to wear hairnets?



Why do sleeping pills have warning labels that state :'Caution: May Cause Drowsiness?



Do nudists have pin-ups of people with clothes on?



How can Darth Vader breathe and talk at the same time?



If there's a wheelchair-bound comedian, is it still called "stand-up"?



When the French swear do they say pardon my English?



Do people who use sign language see little hands in their head when they think about what somebody said, or do they hear the words in their head?



How did Walt Disney figure out how to make people pay to stand in lines all day?



Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?



Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?



Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?



Why do they call someone "late" if they died early?



Why are the adjectives 'fast as' and 'slow as' often used in conjunction with hell, is hell slow or fast?



If the serving size on a can of soda is one can, then why is the serving size on the little can one can, too? Wouldn't the little cans be 2 cans?



If a king is gay and marries another guy what is that guy to the royal family?



Why are red buttons always the most important?



How is chess considered a sport?



Why is it when your sleeping it`s called drool but when your awake its called spit?



If a hermaphrodite got sent to a certain gender prison, which one would it get sent to?



If a teacher were to teach a younger grade than they were teaching before, would they be "degraded"?



If you get chemo-therapy do you lose your pubic hairs?



Would you die if you didn't pee?



Why does every Abraham Lincoln impersonator sound the same, even though there are no known audio recordings of the man?



How's come people tell you to stay a kid for as long as you can. Yet the moment you do anything childish or immature they tell you to grow up.



Why does the Easter bunny carry eggs? Rabbits don't lay eggs.



When Jewish People go to Court, they can't swear on the bible, can they?



If marbles are not made of marble, why are they called marbles?



If you dig a hole through the center of the earth, come out on the other side, and then let go, would you be falling down or floating up?



Could you be a closet claustrophobic?



Could someone be addicted to counseling? If so, how would you treat them?



If ketchup is good on french fries, how come it isn't good on mashed potatoes?



Where do all the daylight savings hours go?



Why doesn't the hair on your arms grow as fast as the hair on your head?



What happens if a black cat walks under a ladder and breaks a mirror?



Why when people ask you "what three things would you bring with you on a desert island?" no one ever replies, "A BOAT"



Why are elderly people often called "old people" but children are never called "new people"?



How does Freddy Kruger wipe his butt?



Why doesn't broccoli come in a can?



Can you slam a revolving door?



How young can you be, but still die of old age?



What would happen if you found a four-leaf-clover under a ladder?



Can a cross-eyed teacher control his pupils?



Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?



If winnie the pooh was civilized enough to keep his honey in jars, why did he eat it off his hands? Surely he had spoons?



What happens if you get a paper cut from a Get Well card?



Can you read a picture book?



Why does it say "shake well" on ketchup bottles, but not ketchup packets?



Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?



Is eating a mermaid considered cannibalism?



Why does it say do not use before work with heavy machinery on the back of childrens tylenol? I mean..really could we save that many people by getting those darn five year-olds with headcolds off those forklifts!



If mirrors need light to work, what happens if you put night vision goggles on in the dark and look at a mirror?



if you're on an American airline, and you land in Canada and stay on the plane, is the drinking age still 21 or does it change to 19?



What happens if every team in the NFL goes 8-8?



What shape is the sky?



If a Jewish person goes to court and is asked to put their right hand on the Bible, do they use a Torah instead?



Why is it written "May contain traces of peanuts or other kind of nuts" on peanut butter jars. Are people stupid enough not to realize it themselves?



If you only have one eye...are you blinking or winking?



If you have a gun and you ask, "can I ask you a question?" and they say "fire away" should you shoot them?



What is a chickpea if it is neither a chick nor a pea?



Why is it called the People's Republic Of China when China's not a republic?



Things to ponder?

extremely long and you only repeated 2 very good



Why when people go to the bathroom they say they are going to take a dump, shouldn't they leave one instead?



Things to ponder?

to long but great



Things to ponder?

Kool.. I cn answer all these questions.... Not really a joke, but awesome!!



Things to ponder?

I do wonder those things.....



Things to ponder?

lolz, cleaver



how can an american be a roman-catholic?

Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

Well, I have a conair flat iron and it's basically a piece of crap lol, so I've been looking into getting a new one. I don't wan't to buy another piece of crap so I need some advice. I've heard alot of good things about the Chi and Sedu flat irons but I just can't afford them right now. So I came across one from Babyliss. This one to be exact: http://www.discountbeautycenter.com/Appl...



Has anyone used this brand before? %26amp;%26amp; how did it work? I have medium length, wavy hair that's incredibly frizzy lol. Any adive would help me out soooo much. %26amp;%26amp; Please don't tell me to get the Chi or Sedu or other expensive ones. Because I can't. THANKS!!! =)



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

I understand where you are coming from....but I really should caution you on the discount baby bliss iron. I think baby bliss is a good brand. I don't understand why it is so cheap on this site. Unless it is refurbished or just plain used. I would caution you in buying this I would hate to see you buy it and then it doesn't work or stops right after a few days ....Is there anyway you could save your money for a few weeks and get a good new one with a warranty ....I am gonna send you a site where you can look at alot of different brands and they carry baby bliss as well. And you would have a warranty and if something happened you wouldn't be stuck.



http://www.folica.com/appliances/straigh...



I wish you the best~~~



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

thats kinnda like the one i have....but if u like to strighten ur hair really fast get a fatter one...thats what i like to do....but i have a small one.....but they work fine just take longer time to strighten about 20 minutes if u have thick hair 30 min if u like it super straight and about 20 mins if u have thin hair.....but the fat ones burn u very easily 閳?br>Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?



Never heard of that one but ceramic flat irons tend to be the best for your hair.



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

honestly there isnt the best flat iron that can straighten your hair, but the model you choose is pretty decent. i myself have really curly hair and i use a flat iron as well and it doesnt come out the way i want it, so dont be disappointed if it doesnt work up to your standards. Good Luck



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

never heard of it.



and i know you cant afford it, but the CHI is the best brand out there.



not bad for your hair, and it works very well.



Flat Irons...PLEASE READ!?

My best friend bought a babybliss and it works really well. she bought it a beauty supply store and it only cost her $50 which is a good price considering it works so well. make sure you get a ceramic one. I bought a Sedu for $115 on sale from 250 and it works even better but the baby bliss should do. I bought mine on folica.com, not sure how much they sell them on there for.