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| Recipes | breakfast "desserts" not exactly but so good they seem like it. what are yours?? | Oct 27 2009 16:20 (UTC) |
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A sliced banana on wholewheat toast with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Good for me and so so yummy! |
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| The Lounge | British and American slang | Sep 30 2009 13:32 (UTC) |
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My dad actually used to own a pub called "Yer Man's Pub." |
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| The Lounge | British and American slang | Sep 28 2009 13:43 (UTC) |
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I think the Irish expression that is hardest for others to understand is "grand." "Grand" can be used to mean literally anything from "acceptable" to "amazing" depending on the context. The inflection makes a huge difference. "Decent weather?" "Ah sure bit cloudy but grand yeah y'know" "Decent weather?" "Graaand yeah, cracker of a day!"
I was in Berlin over the summer with my best friend and we ended up going on nights out with Scottish, English, German, Australians, and loads more. None of them seemed to be able to tell what we meant by "grand" because the context changes in every sentence. Another one that seems to amuse non-Irish folk is "deadly", which is used as a very positive adjective. "It was great craic yeah, deadly night." |
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| Health & Support | Bulimic. Model. | Aug 05 2009 12:44 (UTC) |
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Yeah I agree with sabbitha, don't mention her weight at all - even in a nice way. One of my best friends was bulimic for several years. After she admitted it and started getting better, she told us that any time we said "you look great" or "that outfit is gorgeous on you" she took it to mean that her secret binge/purge sessions were "working", i.e. making her look better... so she kept doing it. |
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| Foods | Which Quiche Would You Prefer....? | Jun 13 2009 21:59 (UTC) |
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They all sound amazing but I'd have to go for the first one... I loooove blue cheese, especially Stilton! |
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| Weight Loss | Benefits of Dark Chocolate | Jun 13 2009 21:57 (UTC) |
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It's high in iron as well! |
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| The Lounge | loss - lose - loose (rant) | May 25 2009 22:37 (UTC) |
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Original Post by santonacci: Ha! |
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| The Lounge | loss - lose - loose (rant) | May 25 2009 17:46 (UTC) |
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THANK YOU! Good to know I'm not the only one tearing my hair out over this! |
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| Foods | How many calories is a 'big' breakfast? | May 25 2009 13:07 (UTC) |
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Mine are usually around 250-300, but I always have a snack of around 100-150cal about an hour and a half later. |
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| The Lounge | Club music - Suggestions? | May 24 2009 02:34 (UTC) |
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A bit of a mad mixture, but just what came to mind: Addicted to Bass - Puretone Ayo Technology - 50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake Just Dance - Lady Gaga Piece of Me - Britney Spears Disturbia - Rihanna Faithless - Insomnia Blackstreet - No Diggity Junior Senior - Move Your Feet Fat Man Scoop - Be Faithful Rhythm is a Dancer - Snap Kids - Mgmt ...and of course the ultimate classic: Born Slippy - Underworld |
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| The Lounge | Top 5 pet peeves! | May 20 2009 22:48 (UTC) |
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| The Lounge | Ex got engaged | May 19 2009 18:55 (UTC) |
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Man that's gotta hurt. You will feel better eventually, and you will find someone who is right for you. In the meantime, call your girlfriends and make the most of their support. Head out for cocktails and some serious dancing, rent a girly movie and share a bottle of wine, or hit the shops. Total cliche, I know, but it works! Hope you feel better soon x |
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| The Lounge | Coolest name you've ever heard? | May 19 2009 14:10 (UTC) |
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I still think the coolest name I've ever heard is Holden Caulfield (from The Catcher in the Rye.) |
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| The Lounge | jokes! | May 18 2009 16:15 (UTC) |
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Did you hear the one about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac? He used to lie awake at night, wondering if there really was a dog. |
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| Weight Loss | whats dinner time? | May 18 2009 11:56 (UTC) |
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I eat with my family at around 7.30pm. |
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| Weight Loss | When you get zero sleep... | May 18 2009 11:32 (UTC) |
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I don't know, but I would imagine that you would need to eat a few small meals or snacks during the night. Even lack of sleep aside, I'm always hungrier when I'm in "study mode" - just because it's not physical strain doesn't mean it doesn't require extra energy. I think it's better to just eat at maintenance when exams are looming. I totally understand and sympathise (I'm going through college finals at the moment) but I really would try and squeeze in as close to eight hours sleep a night as possible. Even apart from the calorie-counting issue, your assignments etc. will be worth better grades if they weren't written by a sleep-deprived zombie! Hope that was some help - best of luck with the assignments anyway! x |
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| Foods | Unhealthy foods that you're currently cheating with | May 16 2009 21:46 (UTC) |
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I hear ya with the ice-cream, cptbunny! Been working my way through a tub of Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie for a few days now... so bad... but SO GOOD! |
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| Weight Loss | Advertising on this site. | May 15 2009 09:53 (UTC) |
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I just downloaded the Firefox Adblocker right this minute, and all of the ads have vanished - brilliant! |
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| The Lounge | The BDG Game | May 14 2009 21:53 (UTC) |
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Brag: I came top of my college class in every assignment this semester Desire: To ace my exams and graduate with first class honours - I'm so close! Gratitude: I finally have my figure back the way I want it! Thank you Calorie Count! |
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| Games & Challenges | Song Title Game:) | May 14 2009 21:45 (UTC) |
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Me and My Shadow - Frank Sinatra |
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| Foods | Foods you zoom through | May 14 2009 21:44 (UTC) |
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Eggs Mushrooms Tomatoes Bananas Tuna Beans Potatoes Teabags! |
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| Motivation | Favorite Body Part | May 09 2009 21:30 (UTC) |
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Original Post by claudb89: Ha yaaay for boobs! By the way I had a look at your photos, your figure is gorgeous - Keira Knightley-esque is right! |
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| Motivation | Favorite Body Part | May 09 2009 00:32 (UTC) |
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I like my arms and my lovely 34Cs! |
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| The Lounge | Pap smears (maybe TMI) | May 09 2009 00:13 (UTC) |
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Although, actually, now that I think about it - if I'm about to get my period (maybe one or two days before it starts) I can get VERY severe cramping after an orgasm. It feels like very intense period cramps and I have to get up and walk around, doubled over, until it subsides. It sounds insane, but I always just accepted it as a sign that my period was on its way (they're incredibly irregular, so I have to be constantly on the look-out for any warning signs!) I was so content to use it as a warning sign that it never even occurred to me that it could be caused by the PCOS... hmmm! Now I have something to ask my doctor about next time I go... |
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| The Lounge | Pap smears (maybe TMI) | May 09 2009 00:08 (UTC) |
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I have PCOS and have never had any problems with pain down there - neither has my oldest friend who suffers very badly with endometriosis. Sorry to say it honey but I think it's more likely to be a trauma-related psychological issue. |
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| The Lounge | What did your parents do RIGHT? | May 09 2009 00:03 (UTC) |
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Original Post by rosalie94: Thanks rosalie! I don't know what it is about olives, I keep trying them (I'm programmed to at this stage!) but I just can't get my head around them |
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| The Lounge | delete | May 08 2009 14:06 (UTC) |
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Yarrrr! |
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| The Lounge | What did your parents do RIGHT? | May 08 2009 14:05 (UTC) |
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The one that stands out is that when I was a child it was a family rule that I had to try every food offered to me. If there was something I didn't like, I was encouraged to try it again a few months later. And I was never allowed to order from kiddie menus. Because of this, I have a real passion for food and eat literally everything! There is actually only one food that I really dislike (olives.) I have completely inherited my parents' love of food and cooking, and it's a huge part of my life - I'm 22 now and beginning a career in food marketing! |
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| The Lounge | attractive things about the opposite sex? | Apr 21 2009 19:48 (UTC) |
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Oooh tall dark guys with nice smiles. Mmmm have a thing about shoulders as well. Actually the thing that always drives me crazy about a guy is a wink. I'm a total sucker for a quick little wink, I just melt! |
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| The Lounge | Favorite Book? Or author? | Apr 21 2009 19:43 (UTC) |
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Sooo hard to choose! I think, if I really had to pick just one, it would be Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'. Really, though, I have loads of favourites. I have a weird habit of re-reading past favourites on a yearly basis, and the most thumbed-through would be:
The fact that I'm hopelessly addicted to Tudor history means that I read a lot of factual stuff, biographies and such, but it also means that I snatch up any new Phillippa Gregory book as soon as it hits the shelves. I also loved the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy by Philip Pullman and the entire C.S. Lewis 'Chronicles of Narnia' series. I could keep going, but I should probably wind it up now before this post gets as long as a novel! |
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