Help! I am incredibly absentminded. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 7:39 PM - 10 answers

Can you recommend any blogs that highlight an unconventional lifestyle, such as Mistress Matisse? [more inside]
posted by HotPatatta at 4:36 PM - 8 answers

Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night and drink a glass of water, I always wake up with a foul taste in my mouth. Why is this? [more inside]
posted by FusiveResonance at 9:26 PM - 13 answers

My husband and I are looking for New Year's Eve suggestions in Manhattan. Oh, and I'm 9 months pregnant. Thanks!
posted by defreckled at 11:09 AM - 5 answers

Where can me and my boyfriend go for a weekend break within 2 hours (or so) drive from London (UK) that has a big bath, a hot tub, or similar. [more inside]
posted by Neonshock at 1:26 PM - 4 answers

Does anyone know what this acronym stands for, from a U.S. Navy training center in San Diego in 1952? I think it's BFGC or BTGC. [more inside]
posted by onemorething at 11:36 AM - 7 answers

I'm looking for a nice hotel on the ocean that's less than 2 hours from Boca Raton for a romantic new years getaway with my girlfriend, my google-fu has failed me. any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by Edible Energy at 11:54 AM - 4 answers

7 friends and I are going on a road trip. At restaurants we usually have one person pay by credit card, and have everyone paying for what they ordered to the individual. Oh, and not everyone is gonna be at every event, so having one individual pay for everything on the trip is impossible. And it should redistribute debts so at most each person only needs to make 1 payment to another person. What is the best free method for calculating who pays whom? [more inside]
posted by jytsai at 7:44 AM - 18 answers

Does anyone know a junk removal service in Vancouver, B.C. that will take bed bug infested furniture? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 10:48 AM - 3 answers

Help! What are some quiet study spaces that are open to the public during the holidays? [more inside]
posted by Bergamot at 3:00 PM - 13 answers

Does anybody have a recommendation for a printshop in the northwest United States that could print a large number of cmyk stickers with a custom diecut? The estimate I got from my usual vendor was crazy expensive.
posted by Foam Pants at 11:03 AM - 5 answers

I am entering my mid-thirties and nearing crises stage about whether or not have children. Please tell me about your experiences to help me think this through. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 7:38 AM - 58 answers

I need to get a letter from Toronto, Ontario to Berkeley, California by January 6. I sent it by regular air-mail yesterday afternoon. Is it going to get there on time or should I pay approximately $40 for guaranteed next business day delivery? [more inside]
posted by mellifluous at 8:10 PM - 25 answers

looking for the male comedian that talked about trying an asian food that the deli promised would do the old male-enhancement.
posted by rockhopper at 4:33 PM - 2 answers

I'm organizing a Christmas light convoy tomorrow night. Basically a bunch of cars driving around town visiting the best lit up houses. I want to assign a ridiculous task to be performed at each house? Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by 913 at 2:23 PM - 9 answers

I am looking for the brand and style of the boot or shoe that made these prints. [more inside]
posted by 517 at 10:39 AM - 6 answers

Online business listings for the Dominican Republic and other Latin American countries? [more inside]
posted by zadcat at 8:45 AM - 1 answers

Did your fraternity / sorority have a full-time chef? Is this as common as my wife thinks? Read on... [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 10:31 AM - 61 answers

Why does the New York City's Metro Transit Authority keep losing money? [more inside]
posted by orville sash at 10:15 AM - 22 answers

Is there a real-world precedent for the enormous temples full of elaborate premodern machinery that we see so often in adventure movies and video games? [more inside]
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 8:05 AM - 14 answers