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I for one could not forgo the feeling of a book in my hands
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Well, that would be the purpose of gifts; things you can't justify owning. "Don't blame me! My stepdad got it for me."
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Having a Kindle is super nice for traveling and I also use it a lot for books I am a little questionable about because if I don't like it I won't be taking up any space on my shelf. I do miss being able to share books though, I always feel guilty when telling a friend about a great book but being unable to loan it out because it was on my Kindle. Also as Matthew said you don't need to justify a gift...they are supposed to be frivolous and not completely necessary.
Jamie, you should get nook instead... lol. Though they aren't shipping out until Feb 1 now. But they are a little different and you can get around 500,000 books for free (anything on Google books). (Can you tell I've been trying to sell these for a while now?)
On the Nook you can actually share books with people right? And you can download books from a variety of sellers? I also feel guilty for buying books from Amazon instead of independent bookstores
You can't download them from a variety of sellers, only bn.com. You can lend a book out for two weeks though, but only once.
Ok, so I could use some advice. My car is starting to get old. Well ok, it’s been old for a while now but it’s really starting to show its age. It’s a 95 Mercury Tracer. I’ve had it since I was in high school, and it was my parents’ car before that. It’s been a good car for the most part; it’s also really comfortable to drive. But it’s almost useless in the snow, and I’m having to spend more and more money on it to keep it running. My aunt is going to be selling her car and I might be able to buy it from her. It’s a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. She is only going to be asking 5,000 for it. She takes really good care of her cars so it’s still in excellent shape. I’m nervous about it though, it’s not as comfortable as my car. And it worries me to invest money in something that I’m not totally sure about. But I’ll probably never find a better deal than this. So… I’m not sure what to do. Any thoughts?
Oh and one other question. She smokes in her car... Do any of you know some genius way to get the smell out?
Kimberly, coming from someone who has had endless problems with cars, I think it'd be best to go for the newer car. At this point, your car is 15 years old and like you said you're putting more and more money into it to keep it running. $5000 seems like a really good deal for a 2004. I think the money you'd be saving over the next few years would make it worth it if your aunt has taken as good care of it as you've said. I don't really know of any ways to get the smoke smell out other than driving around with the windows down to air it out and putting an air freshener in it.I do understand the attachment to your first car though. Mine was a terrible piece of crap 95 ford taurus that gave me so many problems (ridiculous ones that you wouldn't even think of) but it was my grandma's car before she passed away. As much as I hated the car, there was so much sentimental value in it. My brother ended up driving it into a parked car and totaling it so I had to get a new one... but that's another story!
Whatever you decide to do with it, good luck! Cars are a giant headache.
Maybe you could use Febreeze for the smoke smell?
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Have you driven her car in the snow to see how it handles? I went from a front wheel drive to rear wheel drive and it is so different in rain and snow. I didn't think it would be that much difference, but it is very noticeable. I love my car, but the front wheel drive one did so much better in snow.
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Jamie wrote: "I need help from somebody who is an html whiz!! I got a template for my blog and I know how to go in and change basic things..but I realized in the code there is no place for a link for comments..."http://www.quackit.com/html/codes/com...
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It said Method Not Allowed when I tried to use it.
UGH! I need an IT person to live in my house.
I just wanted to apologize to the group for the fact that I am currently 26 and have been out of college since '07. It didn't seem such a big deal when I was 25 but now I feel old. I have looked into other groups and most are either too big (I go to work and by the time I get home there are 10 new threads with 100 comments each) or too small (no comments for months). This group seems like a nice size and has a diverse group of people with very different tastes in books and life. So just wanted to let people know that I do intend to move on (any suggestions) and I'm not creepy.
I'm pretty sure that there are others in this group that are older than you, Annashu. This group is for anyone in their 20's anyway! It's not creepy at all. :)
What! Annashu! Don't be silly, you are completely welcome in this group regardless of your age! I don't think it's weird at all and I'll be sad if you leave us.
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haha thanks gals, I wasn't really planning on leaving anytime soon. I guess I am just in the middle of a weird stage where I feel old but need to be more mature, or grown-up or something. It could also be just winter-time blues. Anyway thanks for making me feel welcome and not being weired-out by my geezerly status.
Annashu, you're 26, so what? 26 isn't old! Sure it's grand, nobody cares! Glad to hear you're staying! :-)
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Can I make an observation? How sucky is it not to have money? Like, I don't feel like I spend that much. I rarely go shopping, or out to the movies, or out to dinner during the school year... and I usually put money into my savings account as well as checking... so it just hurts so much to see the number go down.I lost half of my college fund in the stock market crash, causing me to take out a small loan which covers what my parents would normally pay, but I still pay my share. So my dad informed me today that I only have like $1000 left in the account after he took my share out to pay for my last semester. It just hurts b/c I started that account when I was so young and I have rarely taken money out of it (maybe $50 twice) minus the college stuff. As I said, I really don't think I spend much money so it just feels like I deprive myself and slave away for nothing sometimes. I want to save up to take trips and such but it feels impossible b/c there's always some one to pay and no one is ever paying me enough.
I know most of you are probably in the same boat. Does anyone else just feel like all their dreams are out of reach when they look at their bank account?
I know how you feel Lynn. I always try to make a goal of getting my bank account above a certain number, but it never works. Something always comes up. btw, thanks everyone for your advice on the car. It looks like I'll be buying my aunt's car! It's scary to be spending that kind of money, but I'm excited!
I know exactly how you feel Lynn. I've worked since I was 16 and maybe I have been a little frivolous here and there but it would always even out at the end of the month. Recently I paid off my credit card (the one I used to buy books and for emergencies in college) and was super excited but then a few months later I lose a crown and am uninsured so now I have another huge debt to the dentist. It is a never ending cycle that just sucks.Hopefully though having a college education will allow us to make enough money to pay off all the bill that accumulate because of college.
I guess I'm really, really lucky. Here in Portugal, unless you go to a private university, the fees are ~1000€/year (which would be 1,441.20 USD). Since unis are in the city, only if you live somewhere other than where you're going to study (if you go to another city, or live in a small town) you have to move out of your parents' house, and since I've lived in the capital my whole life, I don't have to pay for a place to stay at. I never had to get a job, and we never had to make a saving, all my parents spend is money for the uni books, which aren't always expensive; the fees (that are payed in two parts, so it's my mum's salary twice a year); around 12€ for my monthly bus pass, and maybe 7€/week for me to have lunch (haha all I eat is a cheese sandwich..). Then again, I'm given 20€/month for anything that isn't uni-related, clothing, concerts and books included, so I'm poor myself :P
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I agree with Annashu. The education will create opportunity for a higher paying job, and the debt/poorness we are in now will work itself out. Keep pushing! :)
There's a fire in our college library. Bummer...
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Don't worry, by fire they probably mean that someone was smoking in the bathroom and the fire alarms went off. Normally I ignore fire alarms at college, but this time I had to leave, they evacuated us all.
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Roisu, Fire and Library! How Sad. Hopefully it was just a false alarm like you think.
Just discovered there's a new blasphemy law that is in effect in Ireland as of the 1st January 2010. Someone in this country could get a fine of like E25000 for saying something blasphemous.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
Holy crap Roisu. That is... wow. What kind of things are considered blasphemous?
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I just googled blasphemy and it looks like recently they are adding to the definition "Hateful Language" so I guess it isn't necessarily going against ones relegious beliefs like I first thought, it would include be derogatory and hateful to others because of their religious beliefs. Hopefully that is why the law was passed. To help with Hate Crimes.
Saying things like (and I say these things for illustrative purposes only) Jesus f***ing christ. Basically, if you say anything that would piss off a religious group, say something blasphemous in front of a cop etc you could be fined and charged.
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I did watch the Arizona/Green Bay game (well the second half) and what a game! I love it when it is tense like that. Landslides suck!
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I don't know! I saw that too and was confused/concerned.Here's something else completely random, is anyone going to the ALA Midwinter Conference in Boston this month? I want to go but I don't want to go by myself haha.
If it wasn't so expensive and I didn't have to work, I'd love to be able to go :\
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**edit** online it says hard backs only, in the store they had the sign on the paper backs too, hopefully that wasn't a mistake. :)
I can tell you for sure it's both hardcover and paperback classics. I'll find out the end date when I go to work tomorrow.
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Someone..advise me! lol