shizuoka

@shizuoka (352)

United States • Age 59

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Were You Close to Your Grandparents?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 26 May 08

When I was a child, my grandparents lived very far away. I met my mother's mother 2-3 times and spent a few holidays with my father's parents, but never knew them very well. My husband, on the other hand, is from Japan. In his...

grandma

grandpa

grandparents

importance of grandparents

oil painting

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I'm offline for about a week

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 12 May 08

I just wanted to let my friends know that I'll be offline for about a week. I have moved and the phone company has told me 6-9 business days to get my number transferred. Don't forget about me while I'm gone!

phone company

temporarily offline

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Do You Avoid Confrontation?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 8 May 08

I always avoid confrontation like the plague. I don't like arguments or even debates. As a child, if I got upset about something I would leave the room. When rooming with my brother after college, if we got angry we would each...

avoiding confrontation

confrontations

debate

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Have You Ever Moved Just Down the Street?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 8 May 08

I am moving on Friday. The house is two houses down from where I live now. It would be absolutely ridiculous to rent a truck, as the distance can be walked in about 15 seconds. My question is this: If you have ever moved a very...

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Have Conversational Misunderstandings Hurt A Friendship?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 8 May 08

I have a friend who recently meant to ask me a favor but didn't. During a conversation about a hypothetical scenario, I gave her an answer she didn't want and two days later I found out she was angry with me. She had based a big...

conversational misunderstandings

friendship

mending a friendship

misunderstandings

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Would you do a complete rewrite?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 30 Apr 08

I have written a two-part novel with two main characters. The main character in part one dies. For various reasons, I have decided that she shouldn't die and am rewriting the book. It's a lot of work. Sometimes I get so frustrated...

Would you give your companion a bite?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 26 Apr 08

Scenario: You and your date, spouse, whatever, are at a restaurant. You have each ordered something different. Your companion would like to taste your food. Will you give him/her a bite? I like to share things. If my food is...

dates

offering a bite of food

restaurants

sharing food

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Have you taket the Internet Addiction Test (IAT)?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 26 Apr 08

I just read an article on Yahoo! entitled "Are You an Internet Addict." It says that Serbia is now treating people for internet addiction. You can read the article at http://tech.yahoo.com/blog/hughes/6574 While you are...

iat

internet addiction

internet addiction test

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Should a good book be a challenge?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 21 Apr 08

When you read for entertainment, are you looking for something light and easily consumed, such as a romance, or do you prefer to be challenged? I'm not referring to extremely difficult classics such as "Dante's Inferno" or "Bleak...

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Can color vanquish the doldrums?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 21 Apr 08

There has been a lot of discussion about the psychological effects of color. Red is said to be an exuberant or aggressive color, perhaps unsuitable for bedrooms. Yellow is sunny and lighthearted. Oranges and browns are earthy....

color therapy

oregon

portland

psychological effects of color

rainy months

1 person

Do you die if you hit the ground?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 21 Apr 08

It is said that if you dream you are falling, you always wake up before you hit the ground. If you hit the ground in your dream then you are actually dead. Now I don't have a lot of expertise in this area, but I occasionally...

dreams

dreams of falling

falling dreams

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What would cause hives every evening around the same time?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 20 Apr 08

About two weeks ago my husband started getting hives around 5 or 6 in the evening. At first he thought it was the new brand of shower soap we had, so he asked me to buy his usual brand. He was getting puffy, itchy bumps all over...

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Thumb sucking

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 14 Apr 08

My youngest daughter will be 4 years old in June. She still sucks her thumb. My husband and I have suggested to her that she's getting a little old for that, but it is a firmly entrenched habit and a strong form of comfort. We're...

breaking bad habits

thumb sucking

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Are your children nosy?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 14 Apr 08

My 7 year old is keenly aware of what is kept in the house. She is familiar with the contents of every closet and drawer. If she doesn't know what something is, she asks. When a special gift-giving occasion is coming up, I have...

children

natural curiosity

nosiness

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Hit and Run?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 7 Apr 08

I few years ago I was living way out in the country, in Northern Arizona. I worked at a small convenience store in town and returned home late. One night, a little black cat literally jumped into the road and I tried not to hit...

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His and Her pets

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 7 Apr 08

When I married my husband, he had two English Bulldogs. I had a cat. It was kind of like two parents with children getting married. I like dogs, but my cat was my buddy. He always slept at the foot of my bed. I had him for years...

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Do you have trouble saying no?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 6 Apr 08

I do, especially if I think it will have a negative emotional impact on the person I am saying it to (ie. it will make them unhappy, worried, cause them inconvenience, etc.). I have a tendency to put myself in the other person's...

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Are you ever accused of thinking too much?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 4 Apr 08

I have a tendency to over-think things. Do you tend to ponder things, perhaps even obsess, until you have blown them all out of proportion? Is there a simple solution that you have overlooked in your examination of all the angles?...

obsession

thinking

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Right now you're a mom. What do you want to be when your Kids grow up?

shizuoka @shizuoka (352) • United States 4 Apr 08

Let's face it--being a mom, especially in the early years, takes up most of our time and energy. Many of us have trouble just scheduling in a trip to the gym or a hair appointment. We want to raise our children right and give them...

writer

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