Alderica

@Alderica (100)

Germany • Age 55

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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'World's Ugliest Dog' Dies

skysuccess @skysuccess (8858) • Singapore 5 Jun 10

Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese Crested Hairless dog whose pimples and lolling tongue helped her win Animal Planet's "World's Ugliest Dog" contest in 2009, died at the age of 17. Her achievements since then had been...

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Alderica Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I think, ugliness is purely objective. Personally I think she was cute, although I have my doubts about the ethics of breeding hairless dogs. In any case, she reached a ripe old age for a dog, bless her.

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How many languages can you speak and what are they?

fangshubin1986 @fangshubin1986 (20) • China 4 Jun 10

I study English as my major in university. And my second languages are Japanese French and I teach myself a little bit Latin. So how many languages can you speak? And How do you study it.

language english french

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Alderica My native language is English, but I speak German fluently as I have been living in Germany for 15 years. I also speak some French and Italian, and would like to be able to speak Russian. I'm hopeless at learning grammar and vocabulary though; I learn better...

5 Jun 10

Do you find it hard to go to sleep when it is hot

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 2 Jun 10

I have a problem trying to get to sleep when it is soo hot as i find it soo hard to get comfortable to begin with.All i seem to do is toss and turn and end up only getting a few hours sleep of a night time.

a few hours sleep

too hot

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Alderica Totally agree. I have to sleep with at least a sheet over me, but it usually ends up wrapped around me and making me even hotter. We live in a top-floor apartment, which makes things even hotter. From August, if we open the window at night, we have to put up...

5 Jun 10

if you have a time mechine, when would you want to go?

lymevat @lymevat (47) • United States 26 Jan 10

we may be curious about the future in our life. we may interest go back to travel the past. if there is a time mechine, i would go back to the ice age to see weather there are people living in mainland america. how about you?...

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Alderica I totally agree with Beckslash on not wanting to see the future. "Now" is a gift, that's why it's called "the present" *lol* I would like to experience periods of history at first hand though: Victorian London, England in Jane Austen's day, America during...

26 Jan 10

Craft Fairs

sassy28 @sassy28 (834) • United States 26 Jan 10

Do you make something and sell at a craft fair or town festival? I am not talented enough to hand make something, but I do take other items to fairs. Usually the entry fee is low and easy to recoupe your money. With things being...

craft fairs

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Alderica Good question - yes, actually I have. I used to design and make teddy bears and sell them at local craft fairs. The average stand fee was 60 Euros a day. It wasn't always easy to recoup expenses, but I found that the trick was to make small, easily affordable...

26 Jan 10

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Is depression genetic or not?

pipayst @pipayst (140) • Philippines 30 Nov 09

I've been having problems in my immediate family recently. My sister went into severe depression and came out with some form of schizophrenia, my youngest brother has autism, and I have problems with concentration and I believe I...

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Alderica From personal experience, I'm sorry to say that there may indeed be a genetic tendency towards some mental health problems. I used to have panic attacks and agoraphobia, my mum has a kind of schizophrenia, her mum and her mum's mum both suffered from severe...

26 Jan 10

are you on mylot to earn money?? and nothing else ??

amar_sandy1987 @amar_sandy1987 (1876) • India 26 Jan 10

well when i joined mylot my first impression was just to earn money but as time went i started enjoying this site...its more fun according to me and more interesting and i really njoyed this site to make some new friends and to...

money

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Alderica Yes I agree, I mainly joined to earn money, but I have got some very useful advice and inspiration from myLot. It's definitely more interesting that clicking on boring e-mails to earn a few cents!

26 Jan 10

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What instrument do you play? What instrument would you like to play?

beckslash @beckslash (91) • Romania 25 Jan 10

I'm very curious what instruments do myLot members play? And why did you choose that certain one?Would you like to learn to play another instrument?I'm a guitar player. I also play with my voice. I learned to play guitar by...

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Alderica I play the clarinet, saxophone, flute and piano. In fact, I studied music at university and played professionally for several years. I would love to learn the cello because it has such a beautiful mellow sound, and the music written for it is amazing. I...

25 Jan 10

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Do you like to wear jewelry? what kind of jewelry wearing right now?

icesmile @icesmile (7160) • Romania 24 Jan 10

I wear always some jewelry, earrings, not too big, so I do not mind when sleeping. Also wearing a necklace with a cross and a ring that I got from my mother. When leaving, or going somewhere, of course i wear matching jewelry...

questions and answers

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Alderica I have quite a lot of jewellery which I have inherited from family or occasionally bought for myself. I prefer to wear earrings in memory of my grandmother, who wore them all the time even in bed (she was bedbound in the last few years of her life, but she...

25 Jan 10

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Panic attack

pipilota79 @pipilota79 (25) • Bulgaria 23 Jan 10

How to stop panic attack?

panic attack

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Alderica Hyperventilation is a major cause and symptom of panic attacks. What works for me is breathing into a paper bag, which automatically slows your breathing and reduces the excess oxygen in your blood. The slow breathing makes your parasympathetic nervous system...

23 Jan 10

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What's your favorite book?

ANIME123 @ANIME123 (2466) • United States 21 Jan 10

My favorite book would have to be Shattered Glass. It's a very interesting book that I have found is very good. It has a good storyline and I never get bored of it that's how much I love that book. So what book do you like to...

favorite book you like to read

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Alderica Mine is definitely the Complete Works of Jane Austen. She is my all-time favourite author, and I like many of the films made of her works as well. I just love the feeling of being transported into another age and society, where crime and violence and all the...

22 Jan 10

What is your favorite part of your face?

maria1081 @maria1081 (1251) • Philippines 4 Jan 10

The first thing we see in people are their faces. Some has gifted beautiful faces and some are not so gifted. But still we find some features in our face that we like the most. When I was younger during high school and college,...

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Alderica My favourite features is my eyes, which are big and dark, although a few wrinkles are starting to show up these days. Also my smile. My least favourite is my skin, which has always been a problem. But after all, physical beauty is only skin-deep, isn't it -...

4 Jan 10

Do eyelashes grow back?

olisaur @olisaur (1922) • United States 31 Dec 09

If you cut the hair on your head it grows back, if you shave your legs it grows back, but if an eyelash falls out, will it grow back? I've always wondered this. I've noticed everyso often when I curl my eye lashes or put on...

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Alderica Yes, they do grow back. In fact, one eyelash has a life span of only 4 months before it is replaced by a new one. So don't worry - as long as you are not putting chemicals on your eyelashes which are killing the roots, you will be fine :-)

31 Dec 09

I've been busy beading

thebeaddoodler @thebeaddoodler (4262) • Lubbock, Texas 31 Dec 09

I've been busy the past two or three months beading and making patterns. I've created 6 Christmas ornament patterns which you can see at BeadPatternsBoutique.com. After I got ornaments finished I went on an earring making tizzy....

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Alderica Wow, these are beautiful! I must admit, I don't have the patience or manual dexterity for fiddling about with bits of wire, so I've all the more admiration for people who do :-) As for me, I'm currently going through a knitting phase... I'm currently knitting...

31 Dec 09

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i like travelling, but ..............

megaplaza @megaplaza (1441) • Nigeria 21 Dec 09

i like travelling and as a matter of fact, i have been to south, west, east and middle belt of my country. the only bad feeling i have while travelling is motion sickness, i started experiencing this in 2006, since then i do...

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Alderica Aww bless, I'm sorry to hear that. The tips given by the previous responder are very good. Failing those, you can get motion sickness medication from the pharmacy: I find that those in chewing gum form are the best, as they work immediately. Others take some...

29 Dec 09

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Have you ever gave someone a makeover?

Sheri @tuckersheri (1327) • United States 29 Dec 09

I have gave someone a make over and had so much fun doing it. I did their makeup first. Then I did their hair in curlers. I let them barrow some real in style clothes. I also did their nails. They looked great and better than...

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Alderica Not me, but I would love to have one myself! I think it would take more than clothes and make-up to make me look beautiful though, neither do I have much hair left to style *lol*

29 Dec 09

Who does most of the cooking in your household?

UpsideDownPineapple @UpsideDownPineapple (643) • United States 29 Dec 09

In mine, I do. I'm the eldest daughter and since my mom doesn't really enjoy cooking, the task has fallen into my hands. I do enjoy it though. Who does it in your house? Is it the best cook? Or whoever doesn't have other things...

chores

cooking

household

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Alderica I'm the main cook in our household, I cook for my husband and 8 year-old son. I quite enjoy it, but it's hard to ring the changes in the menus sometimes, especially as my son is a fussy eater.

29 Dec 09

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