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interesting...an antihistamine? Maybe that's why I never get headaches. I take one every night to sleep b/c I have minor allergies that only seem to really stuff up my nose and make me sneeze, etc. at night in bed. When I take one, even though they say they only last 4-6 hours, I can sleep 8 hours beautifully. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

This is great. I like this clarification. Though I openly would call myself selfish, I'm usually the first to notice such things and act on them (but don't tell anyone. I like my "I don't care" image). I think when you're happy and content then you can truly focus on what is going on around you with far more clarity, be it someone in need or just a general something needing to be done. I find that if I'm not happy about something, it clouds my perception of everything else b/c my mind is pre-occupied with something that is not making me happy. Once I get happy, everything & everyone else is very clear. My mother is the type that gives and gives and gives and allows people to drain her. She would never complain, never seemingly mind, but I've seen her health and overall well-being deteriorate over the years and I believe it's due to her lack of focusing on herself. I think her greatest fear might be to be considered "selfish". Maybe that's why I've become the opposite---that and countless information on the subject I've read and been taught in psych courses. So I tend not to mind if I choose something rather than something else to do or say that another might deem as me being a selfish lil' whatever Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Hooray! Chicken Little can cluck his way back to Disney, finally. Oh my gosh, what a relief. Nice kid, just get out of my show, please. Thank you Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I think I might be the opposite We dine at a lot of higher-end restaurants b/c I LOVE dining out and having long meals in a relaxed, dim-lighted atmosphere. It's one of my favorite things. But, no matter where I am, I order the "House Red" The other night, we were at an upscale bar & tavern and our friend knew the bartender really well. Consequently he served us free all night---and only the best. I have no idea what kind of red wine it was he was serving me, but I definitely tasted it was different than what I was used to (not in a good or bad way. Wine is wine to me). About an hour after we got home I felt really nauseaus. I got sick to my belly several times that night and had a terrible headache and lightheadedness. Frankly I don't think I had enough to be drunk, definitely a good buzz though. So my reaction was surprising to say the least Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Take it as a compliment. Everyone should be a little self-centered. IMO, you can't truly give yourself to others in any way, unless you make yourself happy first. People hate hearing this and say I'm selfish for saying/believe so. Fuck em. I'm happy Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I was raised on that and beer--same way My daddy might have become a successful business man...but he still drank like the farmer boy he grew up as I've been to many-a wine tastings since I was little in international waters...admitedly I can't tell the big diff---and I was really there for the free cheese anyways

You really should patent that idea, Joe Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

This is important to note. My boyfriend and I share different views on this. We have been together 5 1/2 years and this is a perfect example of why we balance each other out so well. He would say "But you have to have fun" and skydiving to him (and me) = fun but also costs money. Me? I'd stick to the only fun things (though not NEARLY as fun) that didn't cost any $$$ until I coudl afford to. We're both a little extreme in that sense. I'm a royal saver/planner/early retirement in-placer. He is the oppositte--more live for the day, though he understands the importance of how I am and vice versa. So with him, I'm able to live a little more for the day, but also remain smart about it (b/c I can't help myself) and he gets to have a retirement plan w/out actually having to plan one. Literally, he asks me to make his budget--he likes just knowing how much he can spend and still have his bills paid and money in the bank for savings. His main concern is the "spend" category, but he doesn't spend it on things that I would (bags & shoes) he spends it on taking us out. It works b/c he gets to pay for all our fun together--trips, dinners, skydiving. I get to make sure all the bills are paid. It sounds like I got the raw end of the deal, but I LOVE it this way and vice versa. So when I say my only debt is my mortgage, I should have said "our" only debt is my mortgage. My point is you have to decide for yourself how extreme you want to be in order to meet your goal. You can meet it in less or more time depending on how many "extras" you are willing to cut out for the time being. Me, I just remind myself "it's for the time being" and not forever. But, then my boyfriend would say "Yea, but what if I die tomorrow?" So, I have to accept that everyone is different and believe if one truly has a goal to get out of debt, you absolutely can, no matter what your debt and what your income. It's just up to you to decide.

There's a difference, imo, between high-maintenance and what you told the hotel front desk. I am polite, but frank about my experiences and have often been giving free this or that or upgraded to this or that b/c they WANT to hear these things and so often people don't tell them...or the only people who tell them are the "high-maintenance type" that they will write off b/c they already know that person is such. Anywho...enjoy your stay! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Cheap & red and a lot of it... Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I was raised on "don't spend it 'til you have it". I learned what this meant in college---knowing I'd have a deposit in the bank on Friday, I'd write a check on Thursday thinking it wouldn't clear until Friday....WRONG! I did this 2 or 3 times before I really learned what "Don't spend it 'til you have it" really meant---it means even if you know for sure, 100%, that money is coming don't spend it until it's in the bank and cleared. Shit happens. B/c shit happens, you have to save for it. Before I paid off my last debt from college (student loan) I made sure I had X amount in the bank liquid for emergencies. When you own a house, emergencies can cost thousands of dollars. If you don't have it, some people go into debt over it. So I'll be prepared. Other than my house (mortgage) I am debt-free. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

The highway is pretty open at the times I drive And anyone following that close behind me at the speed I'm going is asking for it I recently traded in my sports car for an SUV (finally made my purchase this past weekend---a Toyota Sequoia. Yey!) and I tend to drive those like Grandma. I don't know what it is about a sports car but I zoom around like a Nascar racer when I get behind the wheel. SUV will be much safer for me and everyone else on the road

That always pisses me off. I'll be pleasantly speeding down the highway only to brake 20 mph in a matter of seconds and see no-one behind the wheel of the police car as I drive past. What an inconvenience! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I don't know why they continue to amuse me. On the morning radio they always do a dumbass criminal report from the day before. It's hilarious. I've also seen clips on television in news segments of dumbass criminals. Dumbasses are hilarious Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

It's catching on! I coined that phrase for him. I know, I know...stroke of genious. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

That was funny Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Me three Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I'm an honest crimanal Officer: "Did you see that stop sign you ran through?" Me: "Yes I did, officer." True story....and I didn't get a ticket. Not bad for having just woke up and not yet showered (was on my way to Starbucks for coffee).

Another Today Show segment (They should be paying me) Police "bait cars" that are stolen and the theives are not only being video'd by hidden camera in the car, but the vehicle has a tracking system and the theives are soon apprehended. Car theft has dropped double-digits in this particular area (I think Dallas) as word spread about some cars possibly being "bait" cars. Anywho....wondered what ya'll thought about that...baiting potential criminals? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Ehhhhh. Emmmm... B/c she is I didn't catch her last night though. Sounds like it wasn't her best by any means. But even the greats have their off nights. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I am so bummed! I only caught Chris Daughtry (lucky me), Taylor Hicks & Katherine McPhee. All were great. I really missed seeing Mandisa & Kellie. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I couldn't have said it any better. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I was out getting lunch today and whadda ya know but a couple of girl scouts (out of school for spring break I imagine) had set-up shop just outside the cafe'. I haven't bought any in ages. I asked "How much for a box of Semoas?" and the green-sashed little girl replied "Four dollars". Four dollars! For a box that contains six cookies? Are you fucking kidding me, greedy little snake? "I'll take two boxes" I had an appointment to go to anyways so I ate a couple and dumped the rest on them Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

This thread got me thinking though...I can't decide if it makes me naive or not to have never been to an in-use jail. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Evening, morning, middle-of-the-night-wake-up-for-a-quickie-sex I'm not a middle-of-the-day kinda girl. Where really doesn't matter. EveryWHERE can be fun Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.