Considering dropping out of 1st year humanities PhD program. Terrified of starving on the streets. Help?
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posted by anonymous
on May 12, 2013 -
21 answers
I have come to the conclusion that I am bad with money, and I need help. The question is, who can provide me with the help I need. I've researched various professions online and have a hard time telling who would best suit my needs: a bookkeeper, an accountant, a financial counselor, a daily money manager, someone else entirely?? More than one of these??
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posted by buddylove
on Mar 6, 2013 -
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My wife has had an awful day. I mean awful. She is stressed, upset, feeling pretty depressed about it. Between the kids having a rough day and one of her clients cheating and taking advantage of her, her short term self-esteem and resiliency are shot. Wow... she has every right to feel this bad. I've got 30 minutes to try to do something nice for her before she gets home. What little things would make you feel better after a rough day?
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posted by Nanukthedog
on Feb 21, 2013 -
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one of my cats claws up furniture. I've tried a huge list of fixes, with no luck. I'm considering that he's bored. I'm on my last thread here, and the options are maybe now he goes outside and hope that being less bored helps, or that he gets declawed, which I'm totally against. help me with more creative ideas?
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posted by euphoria066
on Feb 14, 2013 -
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I'm doing an international presentation about rebranding, and I need to educate the audience about how logos are not the brand, but just a representation of how the public views them. I want to do a little exercise showing a bunch of brands with negative associations and ask them to think about how they feel about them. The first logo I've thought of is the swastika, but I don't want to Godwin myself.
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posted by b33j
on Feb 1, 2013 -
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I'm asking this question because I can't really verbalize it as well as I'd like to since I'm trying to look at it from all perspectives.
I've been under the management or oversight for a couple of total assholes this past year and a half. The first was the director of the graduate program I am on leave from, and the second is my current boss, a cafe owner.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 16, 2013 -
31 answers
Let's say you're making a playlist called "Bad Girls & Slide Guitars". Let's say the first song is 'Hell on Heels' by the Pistol Annies. What would the next songs be?
posted by signal
on Dec 1, 2012 -
27 answers
I have been having a "war" with some competitors. They meet in the same restaurant where I've called a meeting next week. My meeting is couched as an "open meeting" (meaning anyone who is interested can come). It's a roundtable meeting of like minded people and meant to be informal, and it's not through any employer. I've put the invitation up publicly onto a blog. The problem is, if the three people who I've warred with were to show up, the meeting could quickly become their meeting. I want to take hold of the reins of my own meeting.
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posted by naplesyellow
on Nov 11, 2012 -
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In Breaking Bad, Walter White is a genius chemist. In Prison Break, Michael Scofield is a genius structural engineer. What other shows use a main character's genius in a given field like these shows do?
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posted by dubadubowbow
on Sep 19, 2012 -
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So I was interested in this old Mercedes posted on craigslist and called the guy. He said it had just been crashed into in his driveway by his cousin and his insurance was "totaling" it; however it was really just cosmetic damage and there was a buyback option. The car would have "salvaged" on the title, but since he was getting paid by the insurance company, he would just let me have the car for whatever the buyback cost was. Called a few days later and he said that cost was $1000 less than the price he had originally advertised the car at, so I figured I might as well go look at it. Read on for the whole story...
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posted by wavejumper
on Jul 2, 2012 -
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So I've got the classic dilemma- to eat or not to eat. I have some chorizo (the mexican variety, olé brand, if it matters), that I opened maybe two, three months ago. The chorizo is stored in individually wrapped sausage shaped holders. The sell by date on the package is June 16, as in next month. When I broke open one of the wrappers, the chorizo still smells divine inside. Is it ok to eat it since the main package was opened? Does the air outside of the little wrappers cause what's inside them to go bad? The internet was full of generalizations ("it's ground meat,
of course it will go bad"), but I'd like a more definite answer. Anybody know?
posted by nzero
on May 18, 2012 -
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How can I stop messing with my cuticles and nails? I don't want sad-looking hands forever!
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posted by sucre
on Feb 24, 2012 -
26 answers
What relatively high profile celebrities, artists or entertainers have very poor websites?
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posted by davebush
on Dec 18, 2011 -
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Smart people who did badly in college - how did you regain your footing and develop your work ethic and study skills?
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posted by sunnychef88
on Nov 20, 2011 -
21 answers
My adult female Rottweiler exhibited resource guarding aggression for the first time today. I am inclined to simply not give her the treat that made her growl ever again, but what else should I be doing to insure we don't have a problem?
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posted by msali
on Aug 17, 2011 -
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I'm a freelance writer who needs to tactfully end a business relationship with a web design firm. Help me walk away relatively unscathed.
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posted by shiggins
on Jul 30, 2011 -
15 answers
Why does our kitten believe that dirty clothes hampers and toilets are one and the same?
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posted by item
on Jul 21, 2011 -
30 answers
My brother and I are afflicted by tonsil stones (Tonsiliths) Please help us discover the cause and solution.
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posted by AMWKE1984
on Jul 14, 2011 -
22 answers
How much impact does a boss have over an employee’s happiness and career? What is your experience?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 11, 2011 -
16 answers
I'm trying to find a story about an SUV or truck company that allowed users to make commercials for their vehicles -- and people made some very negative ads.
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posted by Flying Saucer
on Jun 9, 2011 -
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I had a very bad experience with marijuana recently, and I’m looking to figure out what caused it, and how I can stop it from happening again.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 3, 2011 -
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I’ve settled on a professional grad programme I’d like to attend. It’s fairly competitive. Like almost every other such programme in Canada, minimum entry criteria include a four-year BA with a B+ average or higher (likely, much higher) in the final two years of study. Most will not consider applicants with any other profile, e.g., a three-year BA + GRE + additional courses taken as a visiting student, as has been suggested in other questions. I’m writing because I suspect I’ve got the stinkiest background imaginable - two undergrad attempts, and more. I sincerely thank in advance anyone with the patience to read further.
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posted by nelljie
on Mar 19, 2011 -
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With high arches and knees that, all of a sudden, are constantly hurting on the medial side of the joint, I've got to find a walking shoe to help extend the life of these parts. I walk on sidewalks mostly, in the neighborhood. I think a weekly MoTown Dance Party at the local joint is the reason for new knee problems, because I've never had them before all this dancing.
I've had great difficulty finding a shoe made with high arches. Slipping in the "Dr. Scholls" type inserts doesn't do it (they slide around too much) and right now, I can't afford orthotics.
My mom has feet that have all but fallen apart. She's had foot and knee surgery and hobbles around. I don't want to end up that disabled!
Can anyone recommend a good shoe?
posted by sleeping beauty
on Oct 19, 2010 -
15 answers
I'm learning English. Could you tell me the difference between "not bad" and " not half bad "?? It means, "very good"? If there is a kind of different nuance between the two, please show me how to use them.
posted by mizukko
on Sep 24, 2010 -
38 answers
Bizarre behavior in a male acquaintance left me wondering if he's dangerous. Am I overreacting?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 2, 2009 -
61 answers
SantaFilter: I'm trying to make a list of the worst of the worst kids from film and TV, etc., that would end up on Santa's naughty list, year after year. Any suggestions come to mind?
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posted by Unsomnambulist
on Nov 8, 2009 -
48 answers
So there are dozens of posts on AskMeFi raising the question of how to mask or remove a bad smell. But I have the opposite dilemma: I wasnt to
create a bad smell. Not something so abhorrent that people wretch, but a clearly noticeable odour that perhaps evokes decay or sickness or death. And before you start calling the police, it's for a Halloween show. Thoughts on how to disperse said smell (using a plug-in mister? Using a fan?) gladly accepted.
posted by skylar
on Oct 19, 2009 -
28 answers
