debeven11

@debeven11 (7)

United States • Age 44

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Fruit as Part of a Healthy Diet for Lazy Non-Fruit Lovers

debeven11 @debeven11 (7) • United States 26 May 08

If I'm honest about myself, my best work is done when I'm officially an employee and at work, doing a job that I'm paid for. When I'm by myself at home, I'm lazy, and that includes being lazy about what I eat and how I plan my...

addiction

cigarettes

citrus

compulsive overeating

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Has Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Declined in Quality?

debeven11 @debeven11 (7) • United States 26 May 08

I used to consider it a gourmet-brand--more expensive, but worth the extra money. I purchased a pint of the brownie-cheesecake explosion last month expecting it to be wonderful, and it was just okay--edible, not wonderful. Cheaper...

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Waiting Tables a Good Job for Introverts?

debeven11 @debeven11 (7) • United States 26 May 08

Waiting tables is a job my friends and family assumed I wouldn't want, since I grew up being the kind of girl who reads novels in her room after school--an introvert, not a social butterfly. As an adult, working as a waitress at...

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Chocolate Variety is the Sweetness of Life or the Loss of Self-Esteem?

debeven11 @debeven11 (7) • United States 26 May 08

I've become a jaded chocolate consumer over the years, and it has gotten expensive. Once I was on my own, I indulged myself in eating things that used to be treats frequently--I'm lucky not be very heavy yet, but I'm still in my...

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Do you prefer writing poems or novels?

roselle_kristine @roselle_kristine (3) • Philippines 26 May 08

As a writer, we all want to have a meaningful literary work. For me, I prefer writing poems because they are simple to understand. Well, some. And they also convey a lot of meanings and feelings of the poet. While writing a novel...

novels

poems

poems or novels

reading comprehension

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debeven11 I agree with you about the time factor, but if poetry is well-written, it should take a greater command of language, vocabulary, and comprehension than a novel. The ideas in poetry are compressed, so word-skill is critical, not just emotion. Remember, you...

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Creativity in Your Post-Student Lifestyle

debeven11 @debeven11 (7) • United States 26 May 08

I'm a long-term member of sites such as Writing.com and Author's Den, having published my college novellas and stories there back when I was genuinely inspired to write, and back when I had a vague idea(supported by friends and...

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