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I'm not a Zeta-Jones fan. I like the nerdy guy with the network Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I got one of those letters from my mortgage company. DHL (which I don't know about you, but I've had nothing but bad experience with those nuts---FEDEX all the way!) lost one of their packages that containted tapes of all their mortgagee's info, including address, SSN, loan #, etc. I was soooooo They offered free credit monitoring, etc. Thankfully, I got another letter two days later that the package had been recovered and was untampered with. I check my credit regularly anyways, but that was NOT a fun letter to receive. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

P.S. My hunny already won for "boldest thing done in the name of love": http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1841980;search_string=eliptical%20;#1841980

It's all the little things... My hunny's not big on the "candlelight dinners" type romance, but I love his ways much better. For a special event recently, my hunny had the best surprise--at least something that made me laugh and smile and more than anything else was my favorite thing all day. Every morning, first thing, I open up the blinds on all the windows all the way---I love to let natural light in. There's a westside facing window in the kitchen that gets full-on sun and thus we've never been able to keep flowers/plants alive just outside there and the view is just a bare fence, no plants. On this special day, I opened the blinds in the kitchen window, like I always do first thing and there was a gorgeous succulent plant, full of blooms. (And I love to say "Suc-que-lent") And hanging from it was a little sign for the occassion. It might not sound like a girl's dream, but it was the best thing ever to me. He'd gone to 4 different places trying to find a beautiful blooming plant that could stand full-sun and only need water once or twice/week (b/c not even I can manage watering daily). It's been several weeks now (which is usually about the time the other plants would die) and it's still gorgeous as ever. And every morning I open the blinds in the kitchen I see it and think how special my hunny thinks I am I hadn't mentioned how much I wanted a plant there in ages, but every once in a while if he's standing there when I open the blinds I'd sigh and say how I wished I could find a plant to grown well there (I LOVE landscaping and flowering plants and gardening). It just is a small example of how much he really pays attention to me. There's not a person on earth who can shop for me except him---He's the only one who can order for me, plan for me or anything for me really, b/c though he's not a detail-oriented person, I am---And he pays attention to what details I really love. I love that about him. I'll take that over a man who does the traditional crap any day Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

It happens, Rose. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I definitely have to say, to each their own on the cell service thing. I LOVE Verizon. When I once switched to Cingular b/c of a great deal they had advertised, as soon as I got back to the beaches the damn service cut out. There was no service---and I"m not talking a rural beach town here---the area is well established. I immediately rescinded my contract and continued with Verizon (I hadnt' canceled my service with them yet). I've heard people say bad & good things about every cell service. To each their own. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I'm 25 and already feel that way I e-mailed my best friend since the K-grade and the subject read: "You know you're getting old when..." and some of them (all true) that I included where: 1. TBS is playing your favorite movies. 2. Your daisy dukes are hanging on the racks of Goodwill 3. You no longer shop for a bikini b/c it's a new Spring, but b/c your current one is 4 years old and finally staring to fall apart. I see kids driving and I think "Oh my gosh! What are they, 12???" And last year I was "in" on New Year's Eve and turned to MTV and didn't have a clue who the featured singer was that was on (It was Ciara?) Oh, and "Lords of Dogtown" would have totally been my kind of movie back when I was a cool extreme sports chic---but now that I'm older and I see what some of these skater guys are dressing & acting like I'm all "I can't BELIEVE I used to go for that!" I used to love long hair on guys---now the first thing that comes to mind is "No job, or works in IT" Soooooooo many changes.....soooo hilarious. I LOVE getting older, though

OK, warning, BLONDE moment: When we bought the place, ours had one of those, too. Good Lord, I couldn't program it to save my life---it had all these special features like nightime, daytime, weekends, set for being gone, etc. It drove me nuts! It had "regular" and "special" and I have no idea what I was doing wrong, but it would always revert back to the previous owner's settings I ripped (OK, removed) the damn thing from the wall and put in an old timey move-it-to-the-left-or-right one. I love it and I'm much happier now Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Well, since you mention it, everything. I had braces for 5 years, pops Corn is evil Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

You're Rose, I'm Mary, remember? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Nicely put. I agree, I don't think we need much info in our profiles. I think there's more than enough options there if you really want to list your "stats" Good grief---this isn't myspace (thank GOODNESS) Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

OK, w/out taking this discussion into Speaker's Corner, I'll just say, that it will NEVER be. Most people have to let that happen. I am not one of such people. I take care of myself.

I live on the east coast of FL and ours is about $170/month. I'm not sure about the square footage of living space, but it's more than 1,600. And that's with three loads of laundry/week and a dishwasher once/week running Sometimes I have to run the dryer more than that b/c my cat likes to play in his water and soak his rug I can tell you though, when we bought the place it was in mig-August and our first couple bills were $250!!! Since we've put the tinting on (which is the only major change) it's never been above $180/month.

Some A/C's work differently. First, we live at the beach and it usually stays 10 degrees cooler here anyways. But, by setting ours at 74 (actually we set it at 80 to keep it at 74 degrees. Ours is very old--the only thing left in the house to upgrade--but I've heard it's better to wait until it dies, than to replace a working-fine unit) the temperature will get up to about 78 degrees before the A/C comes on and then it will cool it to 72 degrees before going off--so that the majority of the time the A/C is off and it's around 74 degrees in here, according to the thermostat. I grew up in a house (in Florida, still live live in Florida) with VERY hot-blooded family---my father kept our huge house at a freezing 60-something degrees Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

It depends---obviously you've had yours a long time w/ no balance and that is likely why your credit is unaffected.

I like you Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Breyers is about as close as I get, sugar plum I've never had a sweet tooth Even as a kid I'd put my Halloween candy in the freezer---I just liked to trick & treat I'm a salty-girl all the way--bring on the Ruffles---that is my one true indulgence. I try to buy the baked crap, but there's no comparison to a greasy, salty bag of Ruffles original or Lays kettle-cooked. But, you will not find anything with corn syrup in it in my house. Sorry, Rose Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I have never understood this. It's b/c women are so flippin' secretive (when who really cares?) that men literally have no idea what's real and what's not anymore. I have never had a problem stating any of the above: Mid 20s, 5'8", 125 lbs. When I'm 60, 5'6" and 140 lbs I'll still freely admit it

Bobbi, I usually love your threads... But this thread has made me want to vomit Why don't ya'll just mix some corn syrup, sugar and white flour together and grab a spoon. Sick! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I'm very interested in conserving energy (and keeping my $$$ in my pocket where it belongs). We had one of those free energy survey guys come out and tell us what we were doing right and what we could do to improve. Things like changing the direction you close your blinds in the winter/summer--changing to flourescent bulbs, how to best set the A/C (we never touch ours and leave it at 74 degrees), etc. Edit: Oh, and we had a friend that does window tinting come out and tint our windows which was an amazing difference! You can see out just fine, as if there were no tint, but from the outside you can't see in unless you're w/in 5 ft. or so. But, it really did wonders for keeping the energy bill down He had a lot of great tips---if you've got 15 minutes, call your energy company and schedule a freebie

As long as it's still crunchy, I'll take it Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

You are sick. Just sick. Who eats this crap??? OK, if I have to answer, I'd have to go with "other" and say Oatmeal Cream Pies I used to LOVE those as a kid. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Tofu is yucky. I bought tofu bacon strips once Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

There you go again, making fun of the veggies. I'll bet my pickle against your sausage any day, missy! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.