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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 1 May 08

After wanting a Roomba for some time, I recently found an internet deal on a 510 model and picked it up. True it's one of the older models, and doesn't have as many of the bells and whistles of the news versions, but I couldn't be...

roomba names

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aleura I LOVE MY ROOMBA!! I totally agree with you about the versatility. I love being able to just let it go in a room and be able to do other things. However, I haven't named mine ... yet. This will take some deep thought.

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 15 Apr 08

In my quest to get back on track with healthy eating, I would like to hear what your favorite healthy snack is. Ideally this would be something that is portable, or at least something that I can bring to work easily. I must stay...

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aleura I personally am a huge fan of pretzels, in small quantities and reduced fat peanutbutter. Actually anything with peanut butter is great... celery, carrots, apples. I also enjoy a handful of almonds on occassion.

15 Apr 08

krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 12 Jun 07

Since I'll be moving into a house soon, my boyfriend and I have been discussing the possibility of getting a dog. The thing is that I know not to get a puppy from a pet store, but I was curious about what all my options are. For...

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aleura Hey, I got MY dog from a medical lab... And I love her. She was already 1yr old and was past that pesky teething age and she was crate trained. And let me tell you, that was very convenient. Now I don't like crates at all, but being crate Trained!! that should...

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 12 Jun 07

Since I'll be moving into a house soon, my boyfriend and I have been discussing the possibility of getting a dog. The thing is that I know not to get a puppy from a pet store, but I was curious about what all my options are. For...

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aleura Hey, I got MY dog from a medical lab... And I love her. She was already 1yr old and was past that pesky teething age and she was crate trained. And let me tell you, that was very convenient. Now I don't like crates at all, but being crate Trained!! that should...

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 17 May 07

I will be moving into a brand new Condo next month. I plan to move a few small things over during the week, and do a big move on the weekend. This got me to thinking, what is the first thing I should put in my new place...I'm...

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aleura I have heard that the whole threshold thing isn't just for married couples. I've heard that when you first move into your place, that you should have both feet step over the threshold at the same time... which means, jump! I forget exactly why it's lucky, but...

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aleura @aleura (51) • United States 14 May 07

I read World War Z because I love zombie flicks. I had previously read the Zombie Survival Guide and liked how it was written as a real world scenerio. When I started reading World War Z, I sort of expected it to be written as...

politics

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aleura I've read Ender's Game too. It was a great book that truly did deal with the questions of ethics and the military. In the end, it also dealt with the concept of what is too much to sacrifice for to win.

14 May 07

twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 6 Mar 07

When I was in the 6th grade, we had to read "Where the Red Fern Grows". Without giving away too much of the plot, it's about a boy and his dogs growing-up together. It's a lovely story...but if you are someone who is sensitive...

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aleura I agree that Where the Red Fern Grows was extremely sad, but I had a couple of other books that wrecked me when I was reading them. One was Let the Circle be Unbroken, it was the sequel to Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry. They were books about a family that was...

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aleura @aleura (51) • United States 14 May 07

I read World War Z because I love zombie flicks. I had previously read the Zombie Survival Guide and liked how it was written as a real world scenerio. When I started reading World War Z, I sort of expected it to be written as...

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 12 May 07

My sister and some of her friend just left on a spontaneous trip to the race track. Tonight I'm too tired for spntaneous. Generally, I'm not a super spontaneous person, but it got me thinking about spontaneous things I have done...

being spontaneous

spontaneous things

things you have done

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aleura I don't know about the most spontaneous thing I'e ever done, but I had a great time when me and a group of friends just spontaneously decided to have a party. It was one weekend when we couldn't think of anything to do, so we decided to have a pirate themed...

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 12 May 07

My sister and some of her friend just left on a spontaneous trip to the race track. Tonight I'm too tired for spntaneous. Generally, I'm not a super spontaneous person, but it got me thinking about spontaneous things I have done...

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aleura I don't know about the most spontaneous thing I'e ever done, but I had a great time when me and a group of friends just spontaneously decided to have a party. It was one weekend when we couldn't think of anything to do, so we decided to have a pirate themed...

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 3 May 07

Poor Hodgins! He keeps trying and trying...and what a beautiful ring he picked out! I really love him and Angela together, I think it adds a nice dynamic to the show without making Botth and Bones get togther, which I hope never...

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aleura This whole Angela not marrying Hodgins thing bugs be. It makes no sense to me and its setting up a plot line I don't much like. If he keeps asking and she keeps rejecting, eventually, he'll break up with her.

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 2 May 07

Last night I decided to take out a lace scarf that I have been working on for 3 YEARS and do some work on it. So I did a few repeats of the pattern...working along.....when I notice "it" about 3 inches down from where I was...

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aleura I am a fairly new knitter and had only recently started by first scarf. I was enjoying the repetative motions of knitting and think that this will definitely turn into a new hobby for me. But that scarf was taking forever and I had dropped a couple of stitches...

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 15 Apr 07

I know it's a bit early for some people to pass judgement on a new tv show, but Drive just had it's 2 episode season premeire tonight. For those of us who watched it, what did you think? Are you gonna keep watching? I admit...

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aleura I watched last night too. I agree with you that it hasn't really grabbed me yet, but I am interested in the characters. I'll be watching it tonight for sure. I think that Nathan Fillion's character is ex-CIA or FBI or military. I loved the military feel of how...

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 13 Apr 07

I would like to make some nice cupcakes for my office next week. The problem is that I don't want to make your average boxed mix cupcakes. Does anyone have any interesting and tasty cupcake recipes or ideas they can share with...

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aleura Don't knock the cup cake mixes! I love duncan hines Lemon cake. It's one of the special packs that has lemon pudding in the mix. The cup cakes taste so lemony and are so soft that I could eat 6 myself. Also, if you add lemon extract to some white frosting and...

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 3 Apr 07

When I was a kid my mother used to make certain dishes that tasted even better the day after she made them. Overnight the flavors had a chance to really meld together and we would all fight over the leftovers. This weekend is...

cooking

food

leftovers

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aleura The best food that I've ever had leftover is my husband's chili. He coooks it for hours the day before and seasons it to taste, but leaves room for all the over night marinading. When it's done, the chili is great, but it truly gets better with age. The second...

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 29 Mar 07

If you had to pick music from only one decade to listen to for the rest your life, what decade would you pick. I think I would have to go with the 80's. In fact, right now I am listening to the "Flock of 80's" station on...

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aleura I complely agree with you. The 80s are great for all sorts of music. I love the 80s because you have the stereotypical 80s music, but you also have the beginnings of Nine Inch Nails and Metallica and lots of the metal, rock and precursors to the later music...

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 27 Mar 07

My friend and I are about to compete to see who can come up with the best spicy food dish. The problem is that I know very little about spicy food. What are some good spicy peppers? Does anyone have any good recipes they can...

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aleura You should try to work around habanero peppers. They are flavorful and carry a nice bit of fire. But if your are going for a contest of the yumiest spicy... try something along the line of Thai food. Basil and Thai spices can burn the tongues, but as it eats...

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 15 Mar 07

The chill is back in the air today around where I live. In order to stay warm, I've decided to make some homemade soup. I will be making ministrone with veggies and white beans. My mother used to make it for me a lot when I was a...

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aleura My husband makes he best beef stew. It's made with the best beef he can find, onions, carrots, turnips and potatos. And the secret ingredient is pepper!! The stew is not very thick and heavy, but its got a ton of pepper. Some people might not like that much...

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 25 Feb 07

I volunteered to make a cake for my friend's St. Patrick's Day party. For his birthday, I made a cake that looked that it was made out of metal complete with studs and silver paint. What can I say, the guy is a huge fan of metal...

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aleura Have you aver seen the movie, Boondock Saints? There is a painting of the Irish flag on a wall in the background that is pretty awesome. It has some Irish saying on it that most of the Irish guys I know lover from them movie. If your friend is Irish, ask him...

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 20 Feb 07

I think I have too many to name. My most recent was to attempt to turn an old, and already shrunk (and too small to wear) wool sweater into a bag. I cut the sweater up and them reformed it into a bag. This took a lot of hand...

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aleura My worst crafting disaster was with a paper craft. I can't even remember what you call it, but its when you glue paper to something and then seal it. I had no idea what I was doing and just made a shoe box cover, covered in cut out cows that were sort of glued...

3 Mar 07

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