Chris C

I have done nearly everything from re-threading the needle and changing the bobbin to lowering the buttonhole foot and making sure the lever is down. I can't seem to figure out why the 2600i Brother sewing machine model that I have is not moving the fabric when I attempt to sew a buttonhole. Any tips are greatly appreciated.

Just an FYI, this is the manual that came with my sewing machine that I am using for directions.

http://www.manualowl.com/m/Brother%20International...

Long story short, my dear friend got engaged two days ago and decided to get married yesterday. She told me first and told me afterward that she was upset by my "negative reaction" to her good news because I mean so much to her.

I don't deny I'm genuinely a more negative person naturally, however I tried not to react negatively, and genuinely don't believe I did, but I'm certain I came across not super happy for her. I was just kind of blase about the whole thing; if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all, right?

Let me explain: I have personal reasons for not liking the guy she married, but I don't deny she is happy with him. I don't want to tell her I think she made a mistake but I don't know how to respond to her texts letting me know she's upset because I don't have anything positive to say. I don't want her to be more upset with me, but I don't normally ignore people because I like to communicate, but I don't know how to do so tactfully in this situation. Any advice would be appreciated.

I have realized that every single time that I have liked or falling in love with somebody, the general age seems to be somewhere between 22 and 24. I think this is because I really enjoy being a kid at heart, and doing lots of things that older adults tend to not do because they become more domesticated and/or tired.

I just turned 28, and my last partner was 3 years younger than me. We worked out well in a lot of ways, however she was immature and did not know how to plan her life with a partner. This is the downside of dating somebody so young, and who is so unaware of how mature adult relationship develops. Not all younger people are this way, but it tends to be true more often than not.

Now that I'm single again and looking to move on, I have started to feel things for other people again. Right now I'm attracted to several people, two of which are 22 years old and one of which is 2 years older than me. The sad and upsetting thing is that I am more attracted to the younger two and then the older one. I think it definitely has to do more with her age then I would like to admit.

My general concern is that as I grow older, I'll continue to like/fall in love with younger people. I never thought of myself as someone who dated outside of my age range until recently, and I find it a bit creepy that I keep growing older, yeah I am attracted to the same age of people as I was in college.

Does anyone else have this issue I can speak to it personally? I need some guidance.

I am simply not a technology person; I'm not computer illiterate but I don't know a lot about software, especially when it comes to buying the right version for a specific computer.

My friend is leaving her job and I know she loves the InDesign software they use on their PCs, and I was planning on buying her the software to buy for her Mac. She loves designing things with it and I know part of her passion in using the software is to make things like flyers, etc. effectively and quickly while having them look professional.

I believe her Mac is a 2010 (possibly 2009) model. I know it's a black Macbook Pro. What I don't know is what version of the InDesign software would be best to get; I would want something that works with that old of a Macbook Pro, but also for newer models in case she gets an upgraded Mac sometime soon (she had talked about it in the past). I'm not sure what version of OS she has, so I'm kind of asking someone to shoot in the dark here, but it would be better than me shooting a barrel of fish - I'd still miss one!

Anyone with some software experience in Macs, please let me know what version you think would be best. Thank you for your time.

I am a lighthearted, romantic, free spirit that loves to do fun and sometimes what others would consider childish things with my partner, like play on a playground, watch the stars sparkle, plank mailboxes, etc. I wonder if this is limiting my dating options to people younger than me and likely less mature, or if there are people out there that are my own age that are just as much of an adult child as I am.

For ex:

I loved my last partner dearly because I thought she was exactly what I needed in a partner; someone to be goofy and playful with as well as have a sensual, intimate relationship with. We had a lot of common interests and I believe we would have worked out if she was not so immature/underdeveloped in her thinking; she kept changing her life goals without consulting me and eventually left because she thought I was not being flexible when in reality I thought about things in a different way because while I am young-at-heart, I am a mature adult that knows how to work out tough situations with logic.

It is scientific fact that the human brain does not mature until roughly 25. She was 23 when we first started dating and I was 26. I feel I was a lot more advanced in my relationship skills than she was for other reasons besides age, but I can't help but wonder if that directly affected it too. Now my issue is that I am starting to have feelings for someone else, but she is even younger than my last partner and I have obviously only grown older. She's 22 and I just turned 28.

My question is: Am I doomed to be single forever, will I only date young people due to their childlike appeal (like me to have lots of fun like an adult kid - I'm not a pedo), or are there actually people my own age that are like me? I have yet to find anyone my own age who is just as silly and carefree in their daily routine, except a gay male friend of mine who I am not considering as a partner. And as I grow older, I only see others around me becoming more hackneyed and less energetic. I fear that as I grow older, I will continue to want to date those who are young at heart, but who also may be young in general because they tend to have more energy like I do, and find the same or similar things interesting. Any advice on finding fun people my own age?

My ex broke up w/ me 10 months ago, & it was a rough breakup. We tried to be friends but in the end, I realized that frankly she just wasn't a good friend. I told her I wanted to end the friendship because it was too harmful to my mental & emotional status. Since then, about 3 months ago, I've been able to heal and really start feeling better; I felt really depressed & hurt when she broke up w/ me because I very much loved her & didn't think she was capable of being so cold.

Now that I haven't seen her in a while, my subconscious decides to make me dream of her. I also had dreams right after she ended it, but that went away when we tried to be friends. I'm scared of what it means & want it to go away because I struggle when I am conscious to not think of her. Every time I do, I have to purposely push the thoughts out of my mind or I'll forever be stuck on her, but you can't stop your dreams. I want to move on, so I want to know what I can do to get her out of my head while sleeping.

Just now, slightly after midnight MST, I got a text stating the following:

"Welcome to T-Mobile! To learn about your phone, plan and coverage, go to t-mobile.com/welcome. Your mobile number is [my number was here]."

The thing is I didn't change my plan and I've been a Tmobile customer for years so I don't know why I got this message. I tried Googling it, and the only thing I found was some information about how you might get this text if you're switching providers but keeping the same number, changing your number, starting a new service or plan, or after a customer service call wherein there may have been updates to a SIM card or something. I haven't done any of these so what's up with this text?

Also it came from the number 1511, and usually my Tmobile texts come from the number 456. Thought this info might help. Thanks!

I've read some articles, and I just don't know what to do because in my heart I'm a sentimentalist.

If it helps, we're no longer friends after not being able to be good friends with each other. I found out today she is dating her ex, who she was taking to before she broke up with me so I'm thinking she actually might have cheated on me, which makes me angry at her possible motivations during our relationship but I don't just want to throw out good memories. Some of it is also because I'm still very much in love with her but it doesn't seem to matter now.

What's the etiquette? Throw away all gifts that aren't worth money? Stash it in a box until I'm over her? Burn it? Not only what is normal, but what is normal for someone that likes to keep a lot of memorabilia from life's greatest events?

Long story short, my ex and I broke up painfully 8 months ago. I asked to not to be contacted. However against my better judgment, when she asked me to be friends, I said yes. I've been able to be friends with exes easily, so I thought I'd try to be her friend as well despite our back break up. Only issue is she was selfish and kept accusing me of things I didn't do and played victim all the time so we fought as friends too. So a month ago I said that I didn't want to talk to her anymore.

Here's my Q: we both work for the same non-profit & while I luckily don't have to see her often, the 1 out of 2 times a year we do have to see each other is coming up. We're on the same flight to our conference. Should I be the bigger person & approach her while at the airport, or accept the awkwardness & avoid her the whole flight? I don't want to have to deal with sitting in the same space and pretending the other doesn't exist for several hours, but I don't want to break my boundaries I either.

I am seeking a dietitian's, doctor's, or other professional's advice about this matter, considering I've spoken to many friends who just think I'm lazy and eat too much and I'm done listening to that kind of put down.

I am 5'4" and 270 lb. I recently gained 30 lb after a terrible break up, and am looking to lose the weight. However, even when I was more active on a weekly basis in the past, and did some crazy diets like HCG, Adkins, all-veggie, extremely-low-calorie diets (400 calories), etc. combined with daily exercise for at least 30 minutes, I never lost anything.

I talked to my doctor at the time (about 2 years ago) and they tested me for everything; hormone imbalance, thyroid problems, low metabolism, etc. but she had no explanation for why I never lost weight. I was healthy in all matters, including my reproductive system, blood, cholesterol levels, hormones, thyroid, blood sugar levels, etc. She simply said some people don't lose weight and can be healthier at a heavy weight, which is great to know but I now want to lose weight after gaining so much recently.

In case it makes a difference in what you are going to give as advice, I also tend to eat mostly organic, low fat meats, veggies, and fruits, and I avoid processed carbs like breads, tortillas, etc. I realized in October of last year that I am slightly lactose and high gluten intolerant so I significantly cut those out of my diet. I used to be someone who loved cheese and bread, but this change has made me feel less sluggish and heavy in my stomach. I also stopped eating fast food for the most part back in 2011. I believe my diet is currently fairly balanced, perhaps it could use more fruits and vegetables. Still, I am not sure why cutting out the large portions of dairy, gluten-based, and fast food products haven't helped me in losing weight over the last 1.5-2 years.

I also realize that I have not been as active as I once was, so being active will make me feel like I have more energy and stamina throughout the day, but I originally lost my motivation when I saw it made no weight difference. And of course it didn't help when I lost my previous partner to a break up; depression set in and I was moping around for the last 8 months without much want to leave the house. However, I am now ready to get on my feet and become active and do normal things again.

Any dietitians or doctors out there have any suggestions? I'm desperate and I just lost my health insurance so I cannot go to another doctor to seek additional advice.

Let me set up the scenario for you, and then tell me what you think about the situation.

There's a new guy at my office, he's only been working with us for about 3 months. I understand he is learning so much at this time, and because he's a little slow at understanding and catching onto what he needs to do, he's probably overwhelmed. This is probably especially true because the fact that before he entered the position, it has been vacant for about a month. He also seems to not really want a lot of help, so that he can learn the ropes himself, which I believe is the best way to do it. However, the biggest issue is that we have certain deadlines we have to meet, and because he's a little too slow, his direct supervisor has asked me to help him with some of his work. I understand how frustrating this must be, and that it might disorganized him further to accept the help, but she is asking others to do parts of his job regardless.

His supervisor asked my supervisor today if I could help with some of his workload to which I cannot say no because they are commands from my supervisor's supervisor (if it helps to get a mental image of that, she oversees him and my supervisor but he and I are lateral on the command chain). I was given a stack of documents to enter into our system, which is normally only done by the person who holds his position. I'm actually fairly busy at the moment myself, so being handed somebody else's job to do on top of my load of work was frustrating. However, I'm smart enough to know that if a supervisor tells me what to do, I'll do it regardless of how reluctant I may be to actually complete that task. Therefore I did what was asked of me, and did it quickly so I could get onto my own tasks, and handed the documents to this new guy so that he could file the documents.

On the documents that I handed him were some sticky notes with some things needed following up. I wrote the people's file numbers, the organizations we needed to request documents from, and the years from which we were missing data which is all he needs to know to go ahead and fax the requests to those organizations. The other person in a similar position as him always asks that I DO NOT follow up with those requests because she would rather do it herself, so I have learned that giving her a list with these details is all I should do. Additionally, I wouldn't mind doing it if I were given time; that month the position was vacant, I did a lot of those following-up-requests.

However, when handing him the documents, he stated that he didn't understand why I didn't finish the entire job, and follow up on my own. It was matter-of-fact and just rude. I instantly was fairly defensive, and I told him very bluntly that it wasn't in my job description, that I was overwhelmed with my own duties, and that I had done the work because I was told to do so. This happened to me last week for an audit I was assigned to help with but that was also not in my job description but was told to do, so I have gotten behind on my own work. Therefore, the amount of work I have to do within my own position this week exceeds the 40 hours I have to do it, but since I don't get paid for any overtime, I will just need to work more efficiently to get it all done. There is only so much you can cram in 40 hours until either the quality of the job goes down or not all of it can get done. Now that I was assigned his job, I was missing out on 3 more hours this week to get my own tasks done.

I understand that his supervisor is continuing to ask others to help him when he doesn't want the help, but because of the deadlines we have to meet in order to stay in compliance with the state, it will just keep happening. I understand that he could be frustrated, but also that I should not be the target of his frustration. I want to talk to his supervisor about the tasks she has given to me to do for him, and how this is frustrating both him and I but I am not sure what to say without coming off defensively.

What are your thoughts? I want to talk to her tomorrow morning.

Hey all,

I have had issues with my scooter starting in both hot and cold conditions lately (I live in AZ and just last month, it was closer to 100 and not it's closer to 50 at night; deserts have high highs and low lows due to lack of water to keep heat but anyway). I have a Lance Cali Classic 150 from 2010 that, to my knowledge from the previous owner, has been serviced regularly until I purchased it in May. I had it serviced twice since then and will likely get it serviced again soon.

However, even after being serviced, I noticed it has had issues starting. At first it was in hot weather, and I was thinking that maybe the parts were too overheated to start so I had to attempt several times with the ignition button. Now in cooler weather (dare I say 50 is cold), it's having the same issues though now I let it warm up a little before driving.

Throughout the entire last 6 months, it has been slowly but surely not starting more and more often, and when it does start, it starts too strong like I was flooring the engine. To get it to stop sounding like it was violently started, I have revved the engine a few times and then it sounds close to normal. On some occasions it does this, and then it turns off when I try to rev the engine. Other times when I start driving, the bike will pull (actually drive without pulling back on the throttle) just a little bit and the engine will be louder and the lights will shine brighter, and then all of a sudden the lights will dim as the engine gets quieter as if it were going to die.

I don't need any accidents with my bike driving itself or dying in the middle of traffic. Do you think this is the battery? The spark plug? I just want to give the service men some idea of what might be happening without sounding like a total information-less idiot but this is my first scooter and while I have done some research, I want to be sure of the issue.

Thank you!

Okay so it has been more than a DECADE since I studied imaginary numbers, but I was always told you cannot take a square root of a negative number until we got to the concept of i in Geometry back in 2002 LOL.

I took this practice test today and got an answer wrong with square rooting a negative number. It didn't give me the option to choose anything with the letter i in it, so I said it was "undefined" even though I knew it wasn't. What I really got was 3x^4*i. I need someone to help me with the steps. Here is the problem:

Take the cube root of (-27/x^12). They said the answer was -3/(x^4). Can you give me steps to show me how they got this number if the radicand was negative?

Thank you!

There is a problem that I just can't get the right answer with the correct steps for on my practice test dealing with rationalization because a radical ends up in the denominator of a fraction. It is the following:

Solve: (v1/v2)^2 = (m2/m1) for v2. Assume all variables are positive.

I substituted the variables for numbers and got this answer: v2 = (v1m2)/m1

It told me the answer is v2 = v1 times the square root of (m1/m2)

I just need to see the steps if I can so I can get the answer on my own in the future. Thanks!

I took a practice test online and no matter how I complete this problem, I always get an answer that is not listed on the 4 choices. It is a simple equation so maybe I'm just doing something wrong and I am not catching it but here is the wording. And yes I converted m to km so it's not that.:

At a height of h meters, a person can see V kilometers to the horizon where V=3.5√h. A pilot in an airplane can see 313 km to the horizon. About how high is the plane?

So to clarify, the equation is V = 3.5 times the square root of h.

Let me know what you get and please write out the steps so I can see what I am doing wrong. In case you wanted to know what I was getting as my answer, I got ~299m and that is not correct according to this online practice test.

I am looking for a specific type of typewriter case to give to my friend with a typewriter I bought her for her birthday. It's a 1935 Remington Rand Streamline Model 5. The case is boxy, and has a handle and two key locks on either side of the handle. I have found them online, but they seem to only accompany typewriters. I don't have hundreds to spend on another typewriter and its case, and have no need for 2 typewriters, so I am searching for the case only.

Does anyone know where to buy them? I can only find collecting websites and/or typewriters being sold with them (and again I already have a pristine typewriter and don't need a second)? I have joined a few Yahoo!Groups but they seem to be down or something because no content is being loaded when I go to those sites.

Any info would help.

Long story short: recently (3+ months ago) my ex broke up with me and I was devastated mostly because it was out of the blue and I thought she was being irrational with the decision. Also because she had promised and said so many things about us and our future that I have since felt she was lying to me about, mostly because I can't see how someone can say that to you and a week later be through with you.

Out of this I have realized she is very:

1. Selfish in some ways - she wants to work on her career etc. and that is fine but she had mentioned before she would chose it over me, etc.

2. Impatient - she did not wait for me to better myself in the ways I said I would; working on yourself takes time and I don't think she realized that

3. Indecisive - she changed her mind about several, key, life-changing things several times each, confusing me and leaving me to not know where she stands on things

I also know I am not by any means perfect and I treated her badly, too. I have not forgiven myself for it, and though we both screwed up in our own ways, I still very much was and am in love with her. I think in a lot of ways she is perfect for me, and in the ways we are not perfect for each other, we could have worked on them but I feel she gave up because she felt trapped.

Therefore, I struggled with letting her go, and honestly I'm not over her yet but I am trying to be. I have really started focusing on myself, bettering my career, my schooling, and my home. In the process I feel I have become more isolated and I feel that some of my friends are not supporting me the way I need to because I was severely depressed for a few months; no one wants to be around someone who is constantly sad. Still, if they were great friends I would like to think they would see me through this.

Anyway, my point in writing is to state that she recently let me know, vulnerably, that she was still in love with me too and that she would like to try to be friends with me (when previously she wanted nothing to do with me, or seemingly so). She said she would also possibly like to try dating again, after saying she wanted to previously and then changing her mind and saying there was no way for us to get back together.

Where I am at, of course I want her back and of course I would want to try again (I even posted a question on this site about how to get her back; the main answer was to ignore her and make her think about me, which lol I was already doing and apparently it worked!). I think I would be stupid not to try with her again, but I can't do so right now. I need to focus on me, and better myself so I feel more whole again. I am also very frightened of the idea of losing her again because of my actions or inability to be what she needs at this time. In the meantime, however, I have the potential to lose her indefinitely as she may begin to fall out of love with me, or on the other hand in love with someone else, or move thousands of miles away to better her career. I feel like, while I think I'm making the right decision by still not coming into contact with her and just giving each of us space, this is a time-sensitive issue and if I don't act now, we may never be again.

The few friends I have who are still around to have heard the story of my ups and downs tell me I am crazy for even considering such a thing because...well they think she is crazy because she changes her mind about things so often.

What do you think? Is she crazy? Am I crazy to be crazy about her? Is it worth another go? How long is too long before she forgets about me for good? I am a hopeless romantic and would love to sweep her off her feet, but I also know "doing me" is something I need to do in order to be a better partner for her anyway. HELP!

My partner just broke up with me, and she wants to get out of the lease on our apartment. Right now she staying with your dad and she has no other financial obligations accept a small credit card, 30 dollar phone bill, expenditures for her car (gas, insurance, registration etc) and however much it cost to feed her dog. she also makes more money than I do, and she just got another raise, and she wants me to break the lease with her in two weeks.

Just so you know, I'm still grieving over the loss of her, I didn't want this relationship to end and I don't feel she tried enough, but I can't make her stay and I realize that. its just been hard, with ups and downs of crying and feeling lonely and depressed, and guilty. I know that I'm going through the five stages of loss kama even though she didn't die, I still lost a relationship and a family.

Now, she wants me to break this lease and I can't afford it, and also only gives me two weeks to find a new place to move out. Does it make any sense that she should have the ability to ask me to do this? Is this fair? I don't feel like it is and other people are telling me that it isn't, but I just want to hear it from other people who are unbiased and not in this situation.

Also, what do you think I should offer as a suggestion instead? I really want to stay here in this apartment I didn't want to move into this apartment in the first place because I knew I would be stuck in a year lease, but at the same time I don't dislike moving to extreme extent. Plus, I'm not sure where I would go and how I would be able to afford another apartment on my own, so I'm thinking about possibly just getting a roommate to sublet. What are your thoughts?

My partner of almost two years just broke up with me and I'm a devastated wreck. I don't know what to do or where to go because I was planning on making my life with her (we had actually already started doing that), and now I'm lost. I feel so much pain and confusion and I would really like to talk to someone about it professionally. I already talked to a friend and while she helped, I think I really need someone to help me know that knows it gets better and can help me from a professional point of view.

Does anyone have any services they could provide that a national hotlines or support groups? I feel like I'm all alone and scared and nothing else matters right now except dealing with this. I would like any helpful information immediately, thank you.

My roommate's dog just pees and poops on the carpet wherever she wants because a) it's a new place so she is likely smelling and marking territory but also b) she is a pretty horribly behaved dog. Since it's likely she will not be going anywhere, and I know my apartment complex will take a black light to our carpet to check for protein and bodily fluid stains, how do I get them out of the carpet? I want to make sure that there are no clues or remains to the fact that the dog peed or pooped, and there is likely high amounts protein since she is really dehydrated all the time.

How can I get them out without ruining the carpet with bleach (the carpet is a light brown color)? I own peroxide, rubbing alcohol, color-safe bleach, regular bleach, vinegar, and other cleaning products. I've been told some of these are good, but I want to know what best eliminates stains from being seen under a black light like those used in forensics.

Suggestions welcome, we will be testing them in a few weeks! :)