I have savings and, soon, no work. I want to do something interesting, write about it, and publish - ideally to kick-start a writing career. How should I go about these 3 things? [more inside]
posted by jeatsy on Sep 8, 2009 - 14 answers

Can anyone see any benefit to a calendar that (1) identifies those months within a range of years that share the same days of the week and dates of the month, and (2) identifies those days of the week within a range of years that have less than 53 occurences in any particular year?
posted by CollectiveMind on Aug 17, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm a twenty-something American guy who has been considering an extended trip to Australia, ever since I visited for a few weeks in 2008. Last night I decided to be bold and finally applied for a Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462). I woke up and found the visa approval email in my inbox. Talk about fast! Excellent... so now what? How do I pause my established life and go on an adventure? How do I let people know, especially at work? I have a fair amount of stuff tying me down at home, but I think I need to leave in a few months or it's never going to happen. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 11, 2009 - 6 answers

What's it like volunteering in Senegal with Projects Abroad? [more inside]
posted by levijk on Jun 10, 2009 - 3 answers

I am at a crossroads in my life... I am a mid-20 something teacher at a high needs district. The stress is getting to me after only a couple of years. Help me decide whether or not to take a gap year. [more inside]
posted by karyotypical on May 20, 2009 - 9 answers

Please help me understand people's objections to year-round public school. [more inside]
posted by cheapskatebay on Apr 23, 2009 - 58 answers

help me decide on a country for my gap year! [more inside]
posted by freddymetz on Jan 18, 2009 - 6 answers

MS Excel Question: If I have a column with a range of dates in it, is there a formula that will tell me how many years ago that date was from today? [more inside]
posted by Rock Steady on Nov 14, 2008 - 13 answers

Does anyone know Dick Hoyt's date of birth? [more inside]
posted by Felicity Rilke on Oct 14, 2008 - 2 answers

Just how chaotic does Vietnam get during Tet? Is it going to be a problem for inexperienced travelers? [more inside]
posted by Serial Killer Slumber Party on Sep 8, 2008 - 3 answers

How to pack for one year? [more inside]
posted by Flying Squirrel on Jul 22, 2008 - 17 answers

Asking for a friend. As the result of a credit card arbitrage scheme, he's going to have a hundred thousand bucks to invest for a period of one year (that is to say, until the 0% APR ends). [more inside]
posted by killerinsideme on Feb 21, 2008 - 16 answers

Where can I find royalty free footage of new year's even in times square? The times square alliance was of no help. Preferably footage that shows the countdown/ball dropping/confetti/people/etc.
posted by ndicecco on Feb 14, 2008 - 3 answers

The U.S. calendar new year sucked for my sister and me so we'd like to commemorate Chinese New Year today. How can we celebrate the Year of the Rat? [more inside]
posted by notjustfoxybrown on Feb 7, 2008 - 7 answers

What nice message can I write in a Chinese New Year card? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 4, 2008 - 5 answers

I have a year before I am eligible to work for a big consulting company. What should I do during this year to maximise my chances of success, or bump up starting salary? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Nov 30, 2007 - 10 answers

1 Year in Toronto: My wife and I are moving to Toronto for a year in January. She has a job already sorted (that's why we're going) and I'm probably going to carry on being a freelance WebDev/SysAdmin/etc whilst we're there. Questions are many, housing, work, tax, transport, fun, recommendations, advice... [more inside]
posted by gaby on Aug 20, 2007 - 12 answers

A friend of mine went to china and got me some cool nintendo DS hardware. In exchange, I told him I'd find some cool games for his daughter to play with. She's 10 year old. [more inside]
posted by PowerCat on Jul 17, 2007 - 13 answers

Recommend a birthday gift for 2-year-old twins, ships internationally and costs under $50... uh, please? [more inside]
posted by Chorus on Jul 1, 2007 - 21 answers

I've decided to write down 52 challenges for myself and to give myself one week for each of them, making up a year. Right now, I'm at 31. Help me think of more! [more inside]
posted by alona on Jul 1, 2007 - 49 answers

All of my MP3s contain only Artist/Song info in their ID tags. Is there a program (Windows) that can search by Artist/Song and add Album/Year/etc info to my MP3 tags? [more inside]
posted by JudgeBork on Jun 25, 2006 - 5 answers

I'm a high school senior trying to plan the next few years of my life. I'll definitely take a year off before college, but everything else is still up in the air. [more inside]
posted by jbb7 on Jan 14, 2006 - 30 answers

New Years in Brussels this year. All by myself. What's the best way to spend it? [more inside]
posted by margaretlam on Nov 22, 2005 - 16 answers

I'd like to find a list of the most remarquable songs or music pieces that were composed from 1900 to now. [more inside]
posted by vincentm on Oct 13, 2005 - 18 answers