How do guys deal with a (hetero) significant other that's, purely and simply, more awesome than they are? [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Sep 18, 2009 - 39 answers

How do I balance an accelerated hiring timeline, banked vacation time, and an upcoming bonus? I'm expecting to be offered a job, and the hiring manager wants someone in the role in days-not-weeks. The performance year at my current job is just wrapping up, and bonuses won't be paid out until mid-October. I also want to take the vacation time I've earned. How can I make this work best for me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 10, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm single, and work 9-5. I'd like to get a dog. Is it a really bad idea? [more inside]
posted by blue_beetle on Sep 3, 2009 - 26 answers

How do I become more calm, or at least appear to be more calm? [more inside]
posted by thisjax on Jul 29, 2009 - 20 answers

Small change embarrassment: After buying an eBay item I had $4.20 in my Paypal account. Unluckily my eBay seller fees were charged at the same time for $4.35. I now presumably have a negative balance of -$0.15 in my account. I have added $10 from my bank account (which has money in it sufficient to cover all this) to Paypal, but it will not clear for a few days. What will happen to my Paypal account.
posted by bad grammar on Jun 15, 2009 - 7 answers

I love taking risk-taking. I am bold, tenacious, speak my mind and if you've met me you would know that I get a certain thrill out of it. Increasingly, I am finding myself wanting for ways to channel my love of risk into the energy I need to get things done. Please help me do this. [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Apr 9, 2009 - 5 answers

hey all! So I really want to start a blog about the subjects I'm most passionate: eating and exercising. I need help naming it! (more inside!) [more inside]
posted by HPag on Mar 27, 2009 - 29 answers

I have been blind in one eye since the age of two, so I know nothing of this whole binocular vision thing that people keep talking about, [more inside]
posted by kanemano on Mar 6, 2009 - 11 answers

Woe the aging hipster: How do I fit late night concerts/DJs into a demanding adult working life? [more inside]
posted by morallybass on Jan 2, 2009 - 15 answers

My elderly cat is losing her balance - what can I do to make her life easier? [more inside]
posted by julen on Dec 30, 2008 - 8 answers

Where can I find a very iconic picture of a man sitting in a chair, leaning back and balancing on the back two legs on the edge of a cliff? (Actually, any picture of someone balancing on the back legs of a chair would be fine, I just remember this one in particular)
posted by Maia on Nov 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Time management issues...please help! [more inside]
posted by laroodles on Oct 3, 2008 - 7 answers

Do you have a career that allows a great deal of flexibility? What is it? How do you get it? [more inside]
posted by btkuhn on Sep 7, 2008 - 17 answers

How do you get away without going away? [more inside]
posted by Arch1 on Aug 24, 2008 - 26 answers

How to I keep my sanity while balancing school and a full-time job? [more inside]
posted by chicainthecity on Aug 20, 2008 - 19 answers

I'm searching for a word, possibly a technical or medical term, that I think starts with the letter p, and that defines the relationship between the bones in the feet as they apply to overall balance. Am I dreaming this word?
posted by Mil on Jun 27, 2008 - 10 answers

I tend to get very excited about lots of different projects and overcommit myself. I can be happily insanely busy for a while, but then I get overwhelmed, freak out and flake out. I don't want to do this anymore. How can I find balance and learn to work sustainably?
posted by streetdreams on May 25, 2008 - 9 answers

What do I do when my kid has outgrown his balance bike but doesn't want to pedal yet? [more inside]
posted by iscatter on Mar 29, 2008 - 11 answers

My job isn't all it's cracked up to be. Do I keep at it and hope it will improve or do I take another leap? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 25, 2008 - 7 answers

Can a person add money to their checking account buy using a credit card balance transfer offer online and entering their Visa CheckCard number as the account to be credited?
posted by Pater Aletheias on Jan 11, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm interested in improving my flexibility, balance, and body control. Which type of yoga class should I take (if any)? [more inside]
posted by christonabike on Jan 8, 2008 - 16 answers

sometimes out of nowhere, my sense of physical orientation gets all messed up and i feel like i'm crooked. huh? [more inside]
posted by twistofrhyme on Dec 29, 2007 - 13 answers

amazon.com --> amazon.de transfer gift gertificate balance between sites? [more inside]
posted by freddymetz on Nov 29, 2007 - 4 answers

The hourly demands of an IT Project Management job? Help me with my career planning! [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Nov 3, 2007 - 18 answers

How in the world did this magical bracelet work? [more inside]
posted by vito90 on Jul 13, 2007 - 21 answers

SlaveryFilter: My girlfriend is attending "mandatory" dinners with co-workers every week, which eats up her entire evening! She isn't being paid for her time, how is this legal? [more inside]
posted by emptyinside on Jul 11, 2007 - 35 answers

How do I work as little and as flexibly as possible, and yet earn enough money to live? [more inside]
posted by 6am on Jun 23, 2007 - 27 answers

I'm looking for a symbol/representation for possible use as a tattoo. [more inside]
posted by greta simone on May 17, 2007 - 42 answers

I've been having a bit of problem getting my WB set just right on my new 30D. I think the canon's have a tendency to AUTOWB a bit too cool for my taste. I'm thinking about getting an Expodisc or something like it. Do they really work as well as the advertising says in setting your custom White Balance? Could I achieve the same effect by putting tissue paper or tracing paper on the lens while setting Custom WB? Help!
posted by damiano99 on Oct 18, 2006 - 8 answers

Could balance be considered a sixth sense? [more inside]
posted by bd on Aug 14, 2006 - 23 answers

Help me devise a fitness and weight-gaining plan for the summer. (Los Angeles - area specific suggestions much appreciated, too) [more inside]
posted by sirion on Mar 30, 2006 - 15 answers

Should I use an exercise/balance ball instead of an office chair? Anyone done it? Is it actually comfortable for long stints at the computer? If so, what size should I get? [more inside]
posted by sirion on Dec 21, 2005 - 16 answers

RoyalTenenbaumFilter: You're a precocious artsy wunderkind. You have a nervous breakdown and the years fly. How to claw your way back up? [more inside]
posted by mykescipark on Dec 12, 2005 - 21 answers

How can I cut my work hours in half and have my pay scale down accordingly? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 30, 2005 - 10 answers

Help me redesign my new tattoo. [more inside]
posted by ferociouskitty on Nov 30, 2005 - 11 answers

Going through a major life/social shift, how do you find the balance between being social and well, "me time"? [more inside]
posted by Gucky on Apr 18, 2005 - 12 answers

Is there a name for the things you hold on to for balance on buses and subways? Not the poles, of course, but the pivoty things that replaced the old-fashioned straps. [more inside]
posted by greatgefilte on Apr 14, 2005 - 5 answers

I'm a pretty good balancer (e.g. can stand on one leg for extended periods of time without falling over). However, I've noticed that my balancing ability degrades significantly in the dark (really dark, not just dim). My theory is that it's harder to keep your balance when your eyes don't have something to focus on. Thoughts?
posted by noahv on Mar 25, 2005 - 23 answers

How can I improve my balance? [+] [more inside]
posted by john-paul on Dec 21, 2004 - 19 answers

Why is it that when you are hungover, and change the orientation of your head quickly, for a while it feels as if it is still orientated the other way, and isn't very pleasant? Is it something to do with your balance being off, or what?
posted by Orange Goblin on Jan 1, 2004 - 14 answers