fencer07

@fencer07 (98)

Age 35

Joined myLot 12 years ago

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Windows Phone Apps

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 21 Jan 13

I am considering buying a windows phone as my next phone. Originally, I was planning to buy an iphone. However, after seeing a comparison in photos that the two phones take, I have been leaning toward the windows phone. I am not...

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How much studying is enough?

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 29 Dec 12

It has been a while since I have needed to get back into studying mode. I have not taken a college course in over a year and I am trying to prepare for my GREs so that I may apply to graduate school. As it is a standardized test,...

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Being Persuasive

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 5 Oct 12

I recently started a job in the public relations industry. Part of my job is to call news outlets and pitch stories to them about my clients. However, after two unsuccessful days in getting media placements, I am curious what...

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What your favorite color says about you?

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 3 Oct 12

Looking at previous discussions on the topic of favorite color, people have asked why a particular color is their favorite. However, it seems that the question "What does your favorite color say about you?" has yet to be...

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Letting Go of Love

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 1 Oct 12

What makes this discussion different than previous ones on this topic is my relationship with the person that I love. We used to date, but had a very terrible relationship. We stopped talking for 8 months and then became best...

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Desperate for Children vs. Finding Mr. Right

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 30 Sep 12

Today I was at a wedding and it got me wondering. Lately, I have been starting to experience what people call "my biological clock ticking." For some reason, I feel that now would be a great time to reproduce. However, I am...

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Moving Out: Living Alone or Moving in with a Stranger?

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 16 Sep 12

I suddenly feel the urgency to move out of my parents' house. I have been thinking about it for a while, but I finally feel like I am ready to do it. I have lived away at college before in my own room, but was still apart of some...

apartment

moving out

roommates

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Worth the Money?

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 16 Sep 12

To buy a new cell phone today (mid-contract) can be outrageously expensive. I have recently been having a lot of trouble with my BlackBerry, which I have had since November. This morning, my BlackBerry ran out of space and...

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Degrees vs. Certifications

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 12 Sep 12

Although I am looking into going to graduate school to obtain a master's degree, I have also researched continuing education/professional certification programs at local colleges. From an employer's perspective, if one is trying...

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From Student Debt to Independence as a Graduate Student

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 12 Sep 12

I only graduated from college a few months ago, and I am already understanding the "difficult economy" that is so often talked about in reference to job seeking. Let's say that I am less-than-satisfied with my ability to get a...

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Loosening Up the Body

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 12 Sep 12

Just about all of my friends, family, and even acquaintances can tell you that I am the most anxious person that they know. For as long as I can remember, I have always been "high-strung." However, I feel that in the last couple...

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School Year Resolutions

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 3 Sep 12

If you are going back to school, you have most likely either began classes already or will very soon. Every year before I go back to school, I look at my schedule and make a mental list of the goals I hope to reach that academic...

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What Our Favorite Words Say About Us

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 9 Aug 12

Today while driving home from my grandmother's house, I stumbled upon a thought about my favorite word. I remember my friend had told me that one of his college applications required him to write about his favorite word and why it...

words

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Job Search Criteria

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 27 Jul 12

Lately, I have been looking into applying for different jobs. Since I am not completely sure what I would like to do, my search is very broad. Therefore, I was wondering what criteria you have used in your job search that had...

employment

jobs

keywords

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"You are not very nice to your customers!"

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 26 Jul 12

I work in fashion retail. Often customers read signs wrong (i.e. they think that "buy one get one 29.90" is really "everything is 29.90" or if one shirt in the store is 40% off they think that every shirt in the store is 40% off)....

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Choosing your career

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 25 Jul 12

Throughout my life, I have changed my career aspirations a number of times. However, now that I have graduated from college, I actually need to decide on one of my options and actually pursue it. However, I am not sure if the...

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What to do when workers become apathetic

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 22 Jul 12

I have worked at the same place for the past two years. However, I feel that in the last 6 months or so, everyone's morale has decreased, and people no longer feel passionate about their work. As a result, most people have either...

apathy

company

work

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To Procrastinate or To Not Procrastinate?

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 22 Jul 12

I admit, I procrastinate on almost a daily basis. In school, my friends and I would even share with one another new ways to procrastinate that we found online. Is it bad to procrastinate? Or do you think that as long as you get an...

procrastinate

work ethic

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Following through on Health/Fitness Goals

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 19 Jul 12

I say on almost a daily basis "Today (or Tomorrow) I am going to start going to the gym and eating right." However, I never follow through and when I do, it only lasts for a couple of days before I revert to my old unhealthy and...

fitness

health

motivation

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Freelancing

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 19 Jul 12

I have never thought about holding a job as a freelancer. However, after applying and being interviewed for a position, I have been offered a job which would be a freelance position. Have you ever held a freelance position and if...

employment

freelance

jobs

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