where should i spend new years eve/day?
nyc is not an option but we're planning a road trip.
what is your city/town like on nye?

TQC, I'd really like an animated Lady Gaga icon (from Bad Romance), but even though I've been looking in Gaga icon communities, I'm having trouble finding just what I'd like. Can you point me in the right direction?

Anyone doing airline travel over the holidays? Have the prices made you go: O.O or did you score a pretty sweet deal?
(Brought to you by the fact that the lowest I'm seeing a ticket right now is about $500. It usually costs me $300 or less. Ugh.)

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What is your preferred search engine?

I either have a gall bladder problem or an ulcer, it's been going on for months now, and I can't afford to go to the doctor and the only free clinic I know of is an hour and a half ish away. Until I can get together the money to get checked out, can any of you that have had these issues give me some tips on how to make the pain stop/how to avoid the pain?

I know to avoid rich/fatty foods, and I have been for the most part. All I've eaten today is a sweet potato with only salt and an english muffin with egg whites, but it feels like my insides have turned to lava.

I know I could google this, and I have, I'm just looking for personal recommendations.

Do you play farmville on Facebook? I need some neighbors on farmville.

I just saw this picture at a new pizza joint that we tried on Friday night; they have an outerspace theme, so all their art had to do with UFOs and aliens. I saw this photo and instantly, my 13-year-old-boy-brain went, "MACRO TIMES!"

It took me like 45 minutes to find this picture; apparently it's available as a birthday card! I love it.

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You hear 2 guys talking in a bar about how one of them 'blew his tranny' last night. What do you think they are talking about?

Have you ever been Geocaching? Did you ever find anything memorable?!
I went for the first time yesterday... we were only out for a few hours and out of the three we attempted, we only found one. It was at a graveyard and one of the hints was a riddle and it was rly awesome. :)


For those of you with significant others, how do you do holidays? How do you decide with whose family to spend each one? ETA: that is, IF you spend it with one of your families.


When you're cooking or baking and using a recipe that calls for a certain number of tablespoons of butter, do you cut it with the paper on or do you take the paper off and use the unfolded paper as a guide?

Our office is having a potluck & turkey auction on Friday. (For the last 4 1/2 weeks, we've been earning paper turkeys to use as currency to bid on items my boss has been buying).

1. What should I bring for the potluck? It can be sweet or savory, a snacky-type thing like a dip, or something more substantial. But, it has to be something that can be left at room temperature or put in the fridge. We don't have any re-heating equipment except for 2 small microwaves. Something I can make the night before or super early the morning of, if possible. Any ideas?

2. I don't have a ton of turkeys, but I have enough to secure one good item, I'm sure. So, do I go for the movie "Up," a gift card to Barnes & Noble, the huge crock pot, or one of the board games (i've never heard of either one, but they both look fun)? There are about 40 things in the auction items, but these are the only ones that really interest me.

What temp-jobs are available in the few weeks AFTER christmas?

My shy new kitty decided last night that she was going to suddenly come out of her shell... and take it out on the couch. It’s a decent couch, and I don’t want it shredded. How do I discourage this kitty from clawing the shit out of my sofa without humiliating her?

Itty Bitty EDIT: By "humiliating" I mean spraying with water or other such things that might feel like punishment. I'm a wuss... way too felinist.

Also, I don't believe in declawing (so no worries there). To declaw a cat the first knuckle of each toe must be removed, which is basically amputation.

You are involved in a Secret Santa exchange with friends. The total price spent on each person should be approximately $150 to $175-- but instead of buying one large gift, you must buy 5+ small gifts. What 5+ small gifts do you ask for on your list?

example:
1) snuggie lol
2) up blue-ray dvd
3) benefit blush in dandelion
4) laptop carry case
5) moleskine planner
6) box of see's candy
7) headband with a big bow
**This isn't real, just hypothetical. So please just answer the question instead of the "ZOMG SO MUCH $$$" thank you kindly. :)

I need a new boyfriend guys! What is the best way to lure a man into my web of lust?

Have you ever been ill for a long period of time?
What did you have?
How did it get resolved?

What do you wear on a normal day?

Do you have any fashion questions that TQC can help you with?

Does anyone remember a kids show from the 90s about reading that included a puppet (possible multiple puppets)? They would come to a house where the puppet lived and read stories on a couch, and then the main part of the episode was like an animated version of story they were telling. In one episode the puppet got chicken pox so they put oven mitts on his hands so he wouldn't scratch.

It's driven me crazy for years, I wonder if I made it up?

1)Should people watch porn in public spaces?

No, especially not the library, what with the children and old people around!

2)Do you go to the movies more during the holiday season?

No.

what do you think about people who wear glasses? Goofy? Attractive? Does the type of glasses matter?

I wear glasses because contacts kill my eyes, and I overheard a girl in my class the other day saying how she thinks people who wear glasses look goofy. I think I actually look odd without them.

in other news, my stomach is very upset today.. how are you feeling?