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I don't have any type of e-reader and have never purchased a digital book. Call me old fashioned - but I just love printed ones. I know there's benefits to electronic books, and I would use them for school if I needed to, but I don't think paper books will disappear any time soon!

I don't have any type of e-reader and have never purchased a digital book. Call me old fashioned - but I just love printed ones. I know there's benefits to electronic books, and I would use them for school if I needed to, but I don't think paper books will disappear any time soon!

I'm sorry to hear about your grandma, but glad things are going well for your aunt. My aunt also had MS and it was difficult to watch her go through that. A lot of autoimmune diseases seem to pop up in my family; unfortunately many of these illnesses just happen and there's not much (if anything) anyone have done to prevent them. It sounds like you are close to your family, which I hope you can find comfort in. Even if it means you have to share in greater sadness when times get rough, you have seen the other side too - it feels really great when things start looking up. :) Wishing your grandma good luck in her treatments!

Just because you did not have success with counselors or meds does not mean that you should apply that logic to other people. Giving that kind of advice can be harmful. Everyone copes with their issues in different ways, especially with regards to anxiety.
 
I would only suggest therapy if you think it would help or would be willing to give it a shot. There's no point in pressuring you either way, Goomy. I just hope you get to feeling better soon.

As far as anti-depressants go, definitely discuss the pros and cons with a doctor and decide for yourself if it's something you want or think might help. You might also consider therapy in addition or as an alternative, and you can definitely discuss your hobbies and related problems there. Whatever you choose to do for yourself, I'll personally support you in it, and you can send me a PM if you ever feel like talking.
 
And I'd like to ask everyone else, as a personal favor, not to give advice about prescription medicine if you're not the one doing the prescribing. As stated, you don't know her case, so giving your opinion about matters like this can unnecessarily complicate a decision.

If you like the colour and have the NP, I'd say go for it! Maractite is very beautiful. If you're still not sure, you can play around with customizations in Dress to Impress. It might help you with your decision! :)

Are you a hoarder, or do you like to keep your Safety Deposit Box neat and tidy? If you like to hoard items, why?
 
 
I've never been a hoarder, first of all because I'm a neat freak, and secondly because people always talk about discarding items being beneficial for opening up server space for TNT (I've heard it speculated that this was the reason for the rubbish avatar and the events to get rid of junk items). But has TNT ever come out and said that this is the reason they run these events? Is discarding items actually helpful to them?
 
The reason I ask is that recent events like the Coincidence and Charity Corner have made me re-consider hoarding items. However, this seems to be counterintuitive if I want to be helpful re: server space. What to do?! :sad01_anim:

Are you a hoarder, or do you like to keep your Safety Deposit Box neat and tidy? If you like to hoard items, why?
 
 
I've never been a hoarder, first of all because I'm a neat freak, and secondly because people always talk about discarding items being beneficial for opening up server space for TNT (I've heard it speculated that this was the reason for the rubbish avatar and the events to get rid of junk items). But has TNT ever come out and said that this is the reason they run these events? Is discarding items actually helpful to them?
 
The reason I ask is that recent events like the Coincidence and Charity Corner have made me re-consider hoarding items. However, this seems to be counterintuitive if I want to be helpful re: server space. What to do?! :sad01_anim:

Are you a hoarder, or do you like to keep your Safety Deposit Box neat and tidy? If you like to hoard items, why?
 
 
I've never been a hoarder, first of all because I'm a neat freak, and secondly because people always talk about discarding items being beneficial for opening up server space for TNT (I've heard it speculated that this was the reason for the rubbish avatar and the events to get rid of junk items). But has TNT ever come out and said that this is the reason they run these events? Is discarding items actually helpful to them?
 
The reason I ask is that recent events like the Coincidence and Charity Corner have made me re-consider hoarding items. However, this seems to be counterintuitive if I want to be helpful re: server space. What to do?! :sad01_anim:

I won an Ugly Bruno (TCG) from the Coincidence daily. According to TDN's page, there are others that can be won as well, but I think it's pretty rare, and there's also a risk of adverse events (pet loses stats or an item disappears from your inventory).
 
I got an idea of prices for mine by asking on the Neoboards, so you could always try that before buying. TCGs are hard to sell though, so some people might be willing to give you a pretty good deal even if there are only 1 or 2 of that item on the trading post!

Thank you for posting those links! I was really worried, I tried reloading and clicking different links and all these different things and somehow it never took me back to that timer page! Your link took me there though. I don't know how I managed to mess that up! Not so disappointed anymore :)

Thanks for letting me know. That's incredibly disappointing.
 
I think I'm sitting out today, too. I don't have any of the 5 items in my SDB. I'd be willing to buy any of the buyable ones, but I just don't feel good about spending NP on UBs for a site event!

I have a now-good friend at my work who doesn't believe smoking or seconde hand smoke is anything bad. She's a homeopath (ironic, eh?) which means she doesn't take or do any modern medications, but SOMEHOW considers cigarettes an exception. She's from Bulgaria and claims that "everyone" smokes there and tthat nobody dies from cancer or the smoke. I find there might be other things to consider (like a harsher life and shorter life spans.)
 
My Grandmother is a long-term smoker but we aren't close. She almost had a cancer scare which turned out to be pneumonia. Now she's right back to smoking and risking it again.
 
My parents hadn't smoked during my time living with them (20 years) , but they smoke now. I'm not happy about it but I don't say anything to them about it. My sisters are very cruel and sarcastic regarding it. I don't like their methods of shaming despite agreeing with their opinions. None of us smoke. I smoke NOTHING. I don't think putting any crap in your lungs is a good thing, regardless of what people try and convince me!
 
Ontario is now placing EVEN harsher laws on people. Just a few days ago, a law was passed that said that if you're on an outside deck at a bar and standing many feet away from employees and other people, if you hold a drink, you could be fined for having a cigarette in hand. I'm fine with it, even if people are crying about it! I hope smoking becomes extinct in the near future.
 
It's expensive. It's not good for you. And there's social pressure to smoke, too. Like at work where smokers get breaks where no smokers do not unless requesting to use the washroom!
 
You paint a fine message today about the realities of smoking and how it hurts everyone!

I don't mean to sound rude, but the reason you're can freely be so masculine and tomboyish is because of feminism. Feminism has nothing to do with being womanly and everything to do with being able to be your true self. Sexism can impact all women, regardless of how feminine or masculine their personality is.

Here's a fan-made alternative Cami Pteri I found on reddit. I think I actually prefer this one! :P

I don't mean to sound rude, but the reason you're can freely be so masculine and tomboyish is because of feminism. Feminism has nothing to do with being womanly and everything to do with being able to be your true self. Sexism can impact all women, regardless of how feminine or masculine their personality is.

OMG, I never paid attention to the closing time of the contest. Since it said 'closing October 8', I was hoping they would update the date & time before closing. I was planning on submitting entry today but didn't have the chance to get online before it closed; didn't think it would be so early. BOO.
 
I really hate to be a whiner, but I'm pretty disappointed in the way this whole thing was managed :(
 
 
 

See, I find this was of thinking very hurtful (although, I do understand you weren't personally trying to cause offence to people)
because sometimes I'm very masculine/tomboyish, and sometimes I can feel really girly (it's like people forget that women are multifaceted human beings that can have a range of tastes) But no matter how I'm feeling on a certain day, sexist jokes always hurt me.
 
My University, and particularly my course, is majority guys, the majority of my lecturers are guys too. Even when I'm being masculine and *one of the guys* with them, it can be horrid when one of them uses sexism to alienate me and hurt me. And I can sometimes feel resentful for being womanly then, but the truth is, it's not me being a girl that is to blame, it's men thinking that can use that as a weakness and exploit it to make me uncomfortable and get an upper hand.
 
Anyway, feminism is there to protect women & fight for them, if you don't need fighting for - that's fine, good for you - but don't forget that there are thousands of women who are vulnerable. And it's not just because they are women, they might have a different financial background to you, or race, or live in a different country which is more dangerous.
 
So I support feminism, not just for myself, but also for those who need it more than me,

I don't mean to sound rude, but the reason you're can freely be so masculine and tomboyish is because of feminism. Feminism has nothing to do with being womanly and everything to do with being able to be your true self. Sexism can impact all women, regardless of how feminine or masculine their personality is.

TNT actually JUST posted a Key Quest update in the news last week. No definite answer. :( I really miss KQ too!
 
 
Key Quest Update! - We know that everyone (that includes us) has been anxiously awaiting the return of Key Quest. However, due to many bug fixes taking priority on our list, Key Quest has been pushed back quite a few times over these past 4 weeks. In the process, we also discovered that we were missing essential files to get Key Quest up... *collective groan* Yes, we know. :(  
The good news is, we think we have finally recovered the files we need... but we are still in the process of compiling everything together. Unfortunately, that means that at this point, we are unable to determine exactly how long it will take to get Key Quest back. Nevertheless, we wanted to give you an update to let you know that we are working hard to make it happen!
 
In the meantime, we will continue to focus on fixing bugs and providing new content as well, where we can. Your patience is greatly appreciated, fellow Neopians. Thank you!

Oh well. Another avvie I won't get. I was planning on taking my time with this contest, waiting for a contest I could actually participate in. It's just so unfair. They could have given us some time before closing it, like a month or 2-3 other contests to take part in :(

Last time there was a goodie bag, I thought the item inside was the best prize yet. Scratch that; this is officially my favourite goodie bag prize!
 
 
For those deciding whether or not to open the bag, it contains Ghostly Web Garland.

Ebola is a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ebola virus was named after that river because one of the first outbreaks occurred in a village near that river.
 
Yes, there is a serious Ebola epidemic right now. However, that pet is nearly two years old. It's possible it was named after the river instead of the virus, or maybe it was a random combination of letters that mimicked a real thing. Or maybe it was named after the Ebola virus -- but in a context in which there was no current outbreak, no one dying of it.
 
I have a friend whose real-life cat is named Yersinia. As in Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that caused the plague (the Black Death) -- because cats were domesticated to control the rodent population, the carriers of the vector of the plague. My friend is a doctor. Many people in the health sphere have "gallows humor"; it helps them cope. It's not meant to be disrespectful, but I can get how some people think it is.
 
Naming a pet after a virus is not necessarily even meant to be "gallows humor," either. I know many virologists who really respect the lifeforms they work with. They're fascinated by how such a short snippet of genomic material, coding just a handful of proteins, can reproduce and thrive. Ebola is actually relatively simple, startlingly so, considering the devastation it wreaks. I know it might seem weird to find something so small and so deadly beautiful, but it's not much different than people fascinated by poisonous snakes, or sharks, or spiders.

Totally agree! It's probably my favourite free NC wearable so far. It looks awkward on some pets but I've also seen it used in some awesome customizations. :) It's especially cool on pets that are already kind of blue/green - maractite, water, ghost, electric, etc.

You should really go see a dermatologist. But I don't think it's anything to worry about. I know someone who has almost the same looking thing on her upper arms and I forgot what her doctor said it was (in other words it was nothing concerning). Is it itchy or painful? If it is then definitely consult your doctor. I had this really horrid rash on my legs for six months a year or so ago and nothing I tried to help it worked. It was like my legs were covered in big blotchy hives that were painful. Turns out it was a result of an intestinal disorder. So look to see if you're having any other health issues, even if you think they're not related. Even things like food allergies can manifest outside of your body though a rash-like reaction. And stress too! (lol sorry if I'm not much help)