crimsonladybug

@crimsonladybug (3112)

United States • Age 44

Joined myLot 16 years ago

"In times of crisis, when I felt unloved and alone, when others would turn to prayer, I’d put my headphones on." ~Mat Devine

www.bending-spoons.com

Discussions (262)

crimsonladybug's Discussions

What makes a photographer?

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 23 Aug 12

I found the attached picture on my Facebook news feed and wondered what people thought of it. Do you have to have the best equipment and training to be a respectable photographer or is it possible to take incredible photos with,...

art

equipment

photography

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2 people

How to deal with trolls

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 21 Aug 12

I spend a lot of time on a forum which was designed and conceived by a musician who a lot of people admire and look up to. His idea was to give his fans a place to share their problems and experiences where they could feel safe...

abusive behavior

forums

trolls

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1 person

Tutor.com

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 6 Aug 12

Does anyone else work for this company? I've been applying every year for about four years now but keep getting wait listed because my subject areas (English and writing) are always full. They just added a college essay writing...

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2 people

Decisions to make

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 31 Jul 12

I have been without a job for nearly a year and am getting no where with the search for something else. I hear other people's stories of getting rejected for a job because they have tattoos or they didn't dress right for the...

decisions

life

university

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1 person

Google AdSense

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 19 Jul 12

Ohhhhhh my goodnessssssss I am so frustrated with AdSense. Not because of anything they've done or anything like that but I have a blog/column I write for a blog where I am getting TONS of page views but the blog owners don't pay...

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1 person

Sites like Swagbucks

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 9 Jul 12

I have been doing fairly well with my earnings on Swagbucks but would like to sign up with another similar site. What I like most about Swagbucks is the variety of ways to earn points. I can't seem to qualify for surveys, for...

earn money

swagbucks

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What would you do with your life?

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 8 Jul 12

People are always talking about don't be afraid to follow your dreams, don't let fear stand in your way, and so on and so forth. For me, it's not about fear. I do worry that I'll take a risk and land flat on my face but it's...

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1 person

So... there's this guy...

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 8 Jul 12

I met this guy in December and things were kind of ...weird. I live in Colorado, he lives in L.A. and we met in Chicago but what started the conversation is that he was originally from Colorado and had lived just a couple of...

complicated romance

what am i doing

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1 person

Go Analog - The lost art of writing letters

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 31 Mar 12

Do you write letters anymore? Real letters, on paper, with a pen or pencil? Who do you write them to? What do you write about? Do you think it's harder to write a letter than to write an email? Often we get emails from friends...

letters

writing

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1 person

Gender in your characters

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 31 Mar 12

I saw an article about the Hunger Games and it said something interesting that I hadn't really given much thought to until I read it... that The Hunger Games is the first big budget blockbuster movie based on a book to have been...

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1 person

So Discouraged and Sad

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 8 Mar 12

I have been out of college for several years and have been thinking about going back for my masters for about half that time. It wasn't really anything I thought I wanted to do but now I do. For a while it was just going back to...

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1 person

Giving in to What's Popular

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 8 Mar 12

I have been writing articles online for about 8 years now and was having a discussion with a friend who does the same thing... We were talking about what it means to "give in" to what's popular, because she writes a lot about the...

5 responses

Article Writing Ideas

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 8 Mar 12

I write a column on creative writing (and apparently books, which I just noticed recently) for Examiner.com. I like to come up with really useful and somewhat unique articles for the column and sometimes get stuck. A couple of...

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Do Policy Changes Frustrate You?

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 8 Mar 12

For the last ... I can't remember now, five or six years or so, my bank has offered rewards points if you use your debit card like a credit card and sign for your purchases instead of using your PIN. I have been really bad about...

3 responses

Does where you live influence the clothes you buy?

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 2 Mar 12

I am not thinking of buying warm sweaters because you live in a cold climate. I mean do you choose your clothes based on how your culture will see them? I love the looks of Modcloth.com but I live in a rural, farming area and...

clothes

culture

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2 people

Eating out of boredom?

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 1 Mar 12

I have found when I have a day where I have very little activity, very little that needs to be done, I fill it with food. It's not usually a lot at a time - a piece of cheese here, a handful of potato chips there - but I know it...

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3 people

What do you enjoy photographing the most?

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 27 Feb 12

My favorite photographic subject is music... concert photography. I have had the camera I have now (a "bridge" camera - more advanced than a point and shoot but without the detached lens that distinguishes an SLR - a GE X500) for...

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1 person

Frustrated with a friend

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 26 Feb 12

I am currently very discouraged about my life. I work, very, very hard, at several non-paying or low-paying jobs, like MyLot, and I never feel like there is enough time in the day to make a real profit from any of these things....

discouraged

friends

frustrated

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4 people

Talking about yourself

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 19 Feb 12

I am not terribly comfortable talking about myself. I always say that the best way to get to know me is to ask me essay questions but it's really not, unless you are someone with whom I am extremely comfortable. Mostly, I prefer...

14 responses

When do collections calls become harassment?

crimsonladybug @crimsonladybug (3112) • United States 16 Feb 12

I got four calls from the same credit card company in under an hour yesterday! They called my cell phone, then maybe two minutes later the landline. Then they did it again before the hour had even ended!! I don't like talking to...

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3 people