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Re: Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Explains Why He Hates Fat Chicks This is awesome. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/abercrombie-and-fitch-homeless-brand-readjustment_n_3272498.html Hmmm . . . I think it's a bit demeaning to homeless people to imply that they are so hideous that they can degrade a brand just by wearing the clothes. These people have feelin...	by nkarma May 16th, 2013, 11:47 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Explains Why He Hates Fat Chicks Replies: 79 Views: 1930
Re: Morning After Pill available to 15-YO girls OTC You are talking about human beings, who's brains aren't fully developed, with impulse control issues because of the fact that their brains aren't fully developed yet. No, they won't always use condoms, among other stupid things. Trial and error (over and over on the same thing) is how they learn. T...	by nkarma May 1st, 2013, 10:20 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Morning After Pill available to 15-YO girls OTC Replies: 44 Views: 598
Re: Proud of New Zealand today. This is an amazing day!!!!!!!!!! Here's a great and funny video of a member of Parliament defending the bill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCDEiaoEP2U	by nkarma April 18th, 2013, 12:55 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Proud of New Zealand today. Replies: 18 Views: 222
Re: Spring has finally arrived in London!! YAY!!!! I am moving there from CA next month. SO excited!!!	by nkarma April 16th, 2013, 11:21 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Spring has finally arrived in London!! Replies: 11 Views: 255
Re: Jeweler for resizing ring in bay area Thanks Parrot Tulip! I will call them today. Glad to hear you had a good experience.	by nkarma April 4th, 2013, 10:19 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Jeweler for resizing ring in bay area Replies: 6 Views: 151
Re: Jeweler for resizing ring in bay area Thanks! Still considering sucking it up. Joe is 1.5 hours south of my home so if anyone knows someone closer to the city, Oakland, Danville/WC, that would be great.	by nkarma April 3rd, 2013, 12:29 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Jeweler for resizing ring in bay area Replies: 6 Views: 151
Jeweler for resizing ring in bay area I need to resize my Leon Mege plain platinum solitaire as it came off the other day in the washing machine. That was a harrowing 30 mins waiting for the cycle to finish and trying to figure out whether it's small enough to go down the drains. Thankfully it's insured too. I requested a quote from Leo...	by nkarma April 3rd, 2013, 10:49 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Jeweler for resizing ring in bay area Replies: 6 Views: 151
Re: Medifast...anyone done it? Well, I started my weight loss goal 5 weeks ago and am half way there. I haven't reduced calories much, but instead worked on being more active and have doing high intensity interval training, step aerobics, and weight lifting. I don't think diets work. I would rather exercise a bit more and eat mo...	by nkarma March 19th, 2013, 3:18 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Medifast...anyone done it? Replies: 11 Views: 368
Re: is $400k in student loan worth it? makemepretty\|1363601322\|3407644 wrote:We have three pharmacists in my family, no one came anywhere close to owing that after 6 years of college! Heck, the doctor in our family didn't owe that. What year did they graduate? Tuition has gone up 20-30% every year in my state.	by nkarma March 18th, 2013, 12:55 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: is $400k in student loan worth it? Replies: 67 Views: 852
Re: is $400k in student loan worth it? Well I'm speaking from my experience, which was $80,000 on a 6.8%, with minimum payments around $900 a month. My friend is a lawyer and owes $180,000 and her payments are about $1,600 a month. :eek: YIKES. I'm not sure making $100k (at least according to glassdoor.com) is worth the $400k in loans. ...	by nkarma March 18th, 2013, 12:51 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: is $400k in student loan worth it? Replies: 67 Views: 852
Re: How many times have you worn your wedding dress? I wore it 3x, once at the initial try one, once for a fitting and then for the ceremony. I didn't keep the dress. Left it in the hotel room in Rome for the housekeeper who said she could use it. That is an awesome story! I trashed mine and it's currently in a bag on the floor of my closet. Nice way...	by nkarma March 7th, 2013, 12:20 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: How many times have you worn your wedding dress? Replies: 40 Views: 513
Re: How many times have you worn your wedding dress? I wore it 3x, once at the initial try one, once for a fitting and then for the ceremony. I didn't keep the dress. Left it in the hotel room in Rome for the housekeeper who said she could use it. That is an awesome story! I trashed mine and it's currently in a bag on the floor of my closet. Nice way...	by nkarma March 7th, 2013, 12:20 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: How many times have you worn your wedding dress? Replies: 40 Views: 513
Re: Travel suggestions needed for August please! Love the central america idea! I never get the it's hurricane season, so don't go thing. The chances of one hitting wherever you are at is the same as having an earthquake in the bay. Another few Caribbean islands to consider are the french side of St Martin and the BVI. Both safe, amazing, and grea...	by nkarma March 6th, 2013, 4:42 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Travel suggestions needed for August please! Replies: 14 Views: 221
Re: How I Meteored Your Motherland Best Daily Show clip this year! Crazy! Agree about the cows...even they aren't phased.	by nkarma March 2nd, 2013, 1:22 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: How I Meteored Your Motherland Replies: 3 Views: 131
Re: Words I don't know how to pronounce... I've always pronounced them "can-uh-pay" and "mis-e-rahbl" - I think there is a tendancy for English speakers to omit the "l" in "miserables" just like they ignore the "r" in "Louvre," and when I listen to native French speakers I hear bot...	by nkarma February 26th, 2013, 4:39 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Words I don't know how to pronounce... Replies: 17 Views: 224
Re: having a courthouse wedding before the actual wedding? Something to think about is how your family and friends may react if that matters to you? I know some family who are a bit more old fashioned thought "what's the point of a wedding if you are already married?" when we got married at the courthouse before our destination wedding.	by nkarma February 25th, 2013, 7:31 pm Forum: Ladies in Waiting Topic: having a courthouse wedding before the actual wedding? Replies: 32 Views: 815
Re: Do you live in a happy or an unhappy US state? Kenny- where do you get all this sh**- oops- I guess swearing just comes out when we live in those unhappy southern states... :eek: :lol: It almost looks like a political map with the blue and red colors reversed. geographyhappiness.jpg I was just going to post that!!!! It really does! Also, I wond...	by nkarma February 21st, 2013, 3:58 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Do you live in a happy or an unhappy US state? Replies: 16 Views: 286
Re: Overnight layover Agree with everyone else about hotel. Book one that has an airport shuttle. I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn near SFO once and it was great. And dammit now I want IN n Out! Luckily there is one a few blocks away!	by nkarma February 11th, 2013, 12:39 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Overnight layover Replies: 13 Views: 264
Re: Southern California Manhunt I hope they find him very soon! One thing that does not seem to be talked about as much is that cops started shooting without any warning at a car they "thought" looked like the suspect's car. They shot two women without even stopping or asking for identification cause they were scared. On...	by nkarma February 8th, 2013, 5:48 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Southern California Manhunt Replies: 74 Views: 1332
Re: Still afraid of what your parents say about your choices Nope, not at all. My parents are actually great about letting me and my siblings live our lives. They don't have boundary issues like SO MANY parents I hear about on PS or elsewhere. Plus I'm a very confident person, so even if they did question my choices, it wouldn't bother me at all. Agreed. I d...	by nkarma February 7th, 2013, 4:00 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Still afraid of what your parents say about your choices? Replies: 37 Views: 683
Re: BMI do you know yours? Are you shocked? Here's a good article on why the BMI is bogus http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 Makes sense since they don't account for gender. Women have wider hips and weight in the chest area. And professional athletes usually will score an obese in their BMI. From what I read, doct...	by nkarma January 27th, 2013, 2:20 am Forum: Hangout Topic: BMI do you know yours? Are you shocked? Replies: 41 Views: 736
Re: Realistic Bucket List. To do: African Safari Spend a year volunteering See every continent Live abroad (99% chance this is happening this year!) Start a travel blog Have a child Eat at the French Laundry Take 3 monthes off to just be...hopefully somewhere remote and beautiful Get PADI certified Go skydiving	by nkarma January 4th, 2013, 12:31 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Realistic Bucket List. Replies: 33 Views: 636
Re: Have you ever lived in another country? I would strongly advise your husband NOT to commute from Basingstoke to London. And i say that as a person who lives in and loves London (we are hard core urbanites and live in central london) It will be costly, long, tiring and even getting a seat on the train will be difficult. Then you may still...	by nkarma December 27th, 2012, 10:04 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Have you ever lived in another country? Replies: 60 Views: 674
Re: Have you ever lived in another country? This thread is so timely. My sister is moving from a smallish town in CA to Perth in 6 weeks. She has a friend there who moved for her bf. Her friend sounds pretty homesick sometimes. She also has a guy that she met last spring who has been keeping in contact with and even seeing when they get a ch...	by nkarma December 26th, 2012, 5:03 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Have you ever lived in another country? Replies: 60 Views: 674
Re: Have you ever lived in another country? This thread is so timely. My sister is moving from a smallish town in CA to Perth in 6 weeks. She has a friend there who moved for her bf. Her friend sounds pretty homesick sometimes. She also has a guy that she met last spring who has been keeping in contact with and even seeing when they get a ch...	by nkarma December 26th, 2012, 5:02 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Have you ever lived in another country? Replies: 60 Views: 674
Re: Have you ever lived in another country? This thread is so timely. My sister is moving from a smallish town in CA to Perth in 6 weeks. She has a friend there who moved for her bf. Her friend sounds pretty homesick sometimes. She also has a guy that she met last spring who has been keeping in contact with and even seeing when they get a cha...	by nkarma December 26th, 2012, 10:52 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Have you ever lived in another country? Replies: 60 Views: 674
Re: is everyone on PS rich? Rosebloom\|1355963873\|3336082 wrote:Yes. We are very rich. We are not in the top 1% of Americans but we are in the top 1% of the world and if that's not rich what is? This exactly!!!! And I would actually say that everyone on here is in the top 0.1% of the world.	by nkarma December 20th, 2012, 10:19 am Forum: Hangout Topic: is everyone on PS rich? Replies: 63 Views: 1474
Re: Wedding Highlight Video! Really beautiful!!!! You both looked great. I love the personalized vows and all the shots of your loved ones.	by nkarma December 12th, 2012, 7:00 pm Forum: Bride World Wide & Grooms Grooves Topic: Wedding Highlight Video! Replies: 15 Views: 332
Re: Wedding Wants Yeah.. I've read multiple places that the average wedding costs 30K, and that's averaging across all the states! I live in SoCA.. I'd say it's closer to 50k :sick: Venues all want about ~5K just to use their location, and on top of that, they have minimum total costs, fees for everything, licensing...	by nkarma December 12th, 2012, 3:20 pm Forum: Ladies in Waiting Topic: Wedding Wants Replies: 65 Views: 562
Re: Are You Going to Shop ON Thanksgiving Day? My mother works at a major retailer and has to work from 11pm to 10am on Thanksgiving night. We have to leave our Thanksgiving celebration early for her to get to work and on top of that, she always stresses about being rested enough so does not get to relax and enjoy Thanksgiving as much as she wan...	by nkarma November 20th, 2012, 9:42 am Forum: Hangout Topic: Are You Going to Shop ON Thanksgiving Day? Replies: 45 Views: 574

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