Weddings without alchohol are amish or end up in a divorce within 5 years.

They are pretty religious, but I think there was no alcohol because either it was too expensive an option, or the church would not allow it (the ceremony and reception were in the same place, 2 different rooms).  However, there was a small chocolate fountain, so that was kind of awesome.

Ham = ew for me.  I like chicken.

Sometimes, procrastination actually works for me.  I sometimes work better under pressure.  That aside, set up your work so you have multiple things to do at once.  Work on one thing for a while, then switch, and so on, like TheJudge said earlier.  If you have a lot of time to finish multiple tasks, including breaks to re-evaluate how much work you've finished and clear your head can't hurt.  I personally like to make lists.  Something about crossing stuff off with a Sharpie I guess.

Hi...one of the more bizzzzzarrrre n00b posts I've read.

I just realized the other day that I need a new prescription...My friend and I were at Uno Pizzeria and something something bblah, and there were tvs on the other side of the room showing the Colts game...she could read the team initials, score, quarter, and time remaining.  I could see where it all was, but none of the actual characters.   I figure, maybe a few more years before lasik...just a few   For now, contacts and coke bottle glasses! (contacts are -7.5 and -8.5 currently).

Ahh lucky!  I would love to get Lasik but I have to wait till my eyes stop getting so bad so fast.  They're slowing down (new prescription every year and a half-2 years or so), so maybe in a few years when they've leveled off a bit.

How bad were your eyes before?  Just curious.  (open to all who've gotten the Fricken Laser Beam treatment  )

Aww, thanks guys!    Unfortunately, I had something vaguely resembling the plague (aka the common cold) on my birthday, but fortunately I feel much better now.

Saw this one on the news last night, had me cracking up, but if you're a bit squeemish, you might want to give it a miss.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_tXzKpmRrFs

Yeah Joel McHale made fun of it on The Soup recently.  Gross, but amusing.

Not really.  We all were free that day and wanted to do something, so we decided on going into town.  I'd like to say I invited them to come with me, but it seemed more mutual.  In the past when someone else has driven there I always pitch in for meters and whatnot.  I guess maybe I shouldn't anymore.  In general I usually aim for degree 2 under what TheJudge mentioned earlier.

A little while ago I went to a small city with a couple of friends.  All parking in this town is metered, and the first parking garage cost $1.50.  Neither friend offered to pay or put a quarter in, nothing.  I figured, ok, maybe at the next one.  The next place we went to (not within walking distance of the first, thus switching garages) cost $4.  I am currently not working and had saved my money for the purchases I had made that day, and with all the driving around I ended up needing to get gas ($30 even).  Now that I can understand them not wanting or feeling like they should put in any money because I started out the day with under 1/2 a tank. 

We are all students, so I get that money is tight, but they volunteered to come along.  I might have refused their money, but the point is to offer to help pay, no?  That's how I was raised.  Your ass sat in the car, you help pay, or at the very least make the offer to do so.  I offer to help pay for gas, parking meters, etc every time I am a passenger.  I'd feel guilty if I didn't.

Now, I am not about to go back and ask them to pay up.  I do not feel right asking people for money in vague circumstances.  Here is my question:  Am I overreacting?  Is the person driving solely responsible for all costs of said trip?  Even if they are minimal?

Welcome!  We don't bite...hard.   

Congratulations on the induction!  And you are as lovely as ever :thud:

*blushes* Thanks!