Violet

 I’m trying to get rid of an inflatable mattress with a built in air compressor that has a hole in it. It’s beyond the ability to donate (the hole is very small and you can’t find it). I don’t want to throw it out because that’s a big item to sit in a landfill. Do I have other options?

When I was in Europe studying abroad, I bought street art as my souvenirs because it is cheap, has lots of personality, and it is actually made by the people who live there. My idea was to make a gallery wall with the art, but I didn t think about the fact that they were all standard European sizes and matted for those frames as well. Is there a website with reasonable frames that fit European sizes? There were a few I cropped down the mattes to fit but some are just too differently proportioned to fit in American frames.

My friends/roommates have instructed me (an architecture student) to use my school's laser cutter to make a Christmas decorations of Narnia characters which we plan to paint with outdoor acrylic paint that we will set outside during the winter months (in TX, so take the word winter with a grain of salt). I am really used to using Balsa wood since it is the only thing I know for sure that is approved by the wood-shop guy and I can find it at Hobby Lobby. If I make it out of Balsa, will it warp super easily when wet? If so, what is a wood that I can get in pieces that are non-toxic and can be purchased at Home Depot that is cheap and still easy to paint?

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What are some good jazz artists/songs that have cool parts that are like the sax/trumpet parts in the "Incredits" of the Incredibles sound track or have a James Bond-esque feel? I don't like really funky acid jazz, and I am well exposed to New Orleans or Frank Sinatra jazz and I'm looking for things more instramental to make a pandora station. A lot of smooth jazz sounds the same. I also like big-band swing kind of stuff and anything that is a melting pot of styles. I like the sound of Bittersweet's The Mating Game, but the lyrics are so awkward and make me extremely uncomfortable (wayyy to steamy)! I really prefer stuff without words unless they are not distracting!

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Every time I scroll around the screen, my picture library opens up. It is super annoying and gets in my way. How can I fix this, and what is causing this issue?

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Everytime I move my mouse, I somehow open up the pictures app. It is super irritating, and I'm not quite sure how to stop it or what causes it!

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I sometimes have awkward experiences when going in stores and restaurants. If an old man with a cane is coming out of the door and I'm going in, do I open the door for him or will that insult him? It actually happens a lot, so I think I need to ask about this! Thanks!

I am a sophmore Landscape Architecture major starting my first studio. Any creative ideas on how to ride a bike while carrying a 36" T-Square? I don't want to break it because it is wood and it super long and awkward. College kid problems...

I got a new handsoap that is the White Citrus scent. It is the deep cleansing kind, so it has the gritty soap in it. Does anyone else have this problem or is there something wrong with this bottle? It's pretty nasty. It smells good at first but then smells like body odor/vomit!

This year I am rooming with the Resident Assistant on my hallway at my dorm. It has only been a couple days, but I'm having suspicion already, considering she is ridiculously messy. I am worried as well because she has a boyfriend and I don't know the situation between them. I am really worried mostly about that because if there is an issue there, it is a matter of security. She seems really nice, and I don't want to make any pre judgements. I had a friendly situation with my roommate last year and would like to be friends with this girl too. What can I say to another RA or housing staff it this becomes a serious issue, in a way that will help and not make matters worse?

I have a friend who started going through an eating disorder in high school. She never talked about it, and would lie and say she was on a "gluten free diet," and only eat healthy things at school (this was pre-Miley Cyrus incident). I fell for it because I never saw her skip a meal when we were out, she would order a salad or just bring along her Lima bean cassarole. Also, we were in tennis and started training harder, which I thought was amounting to the weight loss as well. This summer after our freshman year in college, she opened up to me about it (and I think I was the first person). I have heard it is delicate to talk to them about it, and she goes to another college than I do. How can I be supportive, but not further endanger the situation? She says she is seeing a councelor and is trying to stop.

I am in a major that will require much drawing, mainly objects and landscapes. I'm teaching myself to draw this summer to get ahead for my studio. Which would be better to start with considering that I am very creative but suck at drawing: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards or Keys to Drawing by Burt Dodson? I have heard good things about both. I am trying to learn quickly and may possibly buy it on my iPad, but let me know what y'all think!

I am a violist who has been playing for nine years now. I have to reaudition for my university orchestra because I have to take a semester off for a bad scheduling issue. I am required to prepare a fast and techical price and a slow and lyrical piece. I was thinking Song Without Words by Mendelssohn for my slow piece (mostly because I already have it and it is nice), but I can't find anything for my fast piece. It needs to be approximately two minutes, and not too incredibly complicated or super easy either. Any ideas of songs I can find cheap and easily that will be fun and nice to play? Thanks in advance!

My brother (16), parents, grandparents, and I (19) are going Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and Branson, Missouri. My grandparents really want to go and we are making it a family trip with them. We plan on spending more time in Arkansas. What are some things we can do to fully enjoy these places without too much Cheeze? I really love bluegrass and folk music, but if this turns into the "Best of Neil Diamond" I am going to be miserable. We plan on only seeing one show in Branson and we will try to see a good one. What are some cool or scenic things to do in Eureka Springs? I really love really good southern cooking and stuff too. I think I'm having trouble because I have a pre-conceived ideas of both places... I think I'm expecting Eureka to be better than it is and Branson to be terrible. I am not a total brat and I enjoy fun nature things, but is everything cheesy? We are going regardless so no smart butt answers please! :)

Is it tradition? You would think they would update the songs to not make them so annoying... Is it a track? They need to remix it or create it in a tone that doesn't make me want to punch myself in the face...

I choked on a Dorito yesterday, and ever since, my throat hurts on the lower right side of my throat. It is not preventing my breathing, but it feels kind of warm in that area and like someone is poking me with a mechanical pencil on the inside. I don't know if it is actually there or if it just scraped it. Doritos don't really soften as much as tortilla chips and I know someone who almost died because he got it lodged in his trachea. I think mine is far enough up, but it could still be harmful if it is still there. What is the amount of time I should go before seeing a Doc? I'm not sure if it is there so I don't want to go if I don't have to...

I am reading through the book of Matthew and I came across something I have never seen before. In earlier years, I just randomly opened the bible to random pages and read. Now that I am older and can understand, I am making an effort to read straight through the New Testament to ensure that I get everything in it's full and pure context! In Matthew 27 it speaks of how as Jesus died, those who were "dead in Christ" were resurrected. What does it mean by this, and what is the biblical and prophetic significance of this? Did these people live long lives or did they die again? It talks about how people will do this with the second coming of Christ as well, but what will this accomplish? Thanks!

Can anyone give me a solid explanation of what is happening in Matthew 27 around 52-54ish? I believe it is referred to as the "resurrection of the saints." What is the significance of this? When it said all true believers, did that just mean those who believed in Jesus during his time? Lastly, did those people eventually die again, or are they somehow alive and moving around the holy artifacts as knight Templars (I think I am reading too much into this and my imagination is running wild...hahaha). It doesn't really mention what happened after.

I want to say it is either Salt or the tourist, but it may not be one of those at all. It is really bugging me because I remember this one really weird/intense scene where I think Angelina JoLie is being threatened with a knife and the bad guy says something about her having a beautiful face and that it would be a shame if he had to "rearrange it a little." I feel like it is the tourist, but all I could find was the one scene where the guy wants Johnny Depp to open the safe, but is not the scene I was thinking of. Does this happen earlier, or is this something different? It is not that big of a deal but it is bugging me that I can't remember..

I somehow managed to inhale part of a French fry (a very small piece). I coughed it out, but now my back hurts, especially when I take a whole breath. I can't tell if it is my back, lungs, or kidney, or if it is even related. I am only 19 so I don't think it might be kidney... Anything I should worry about? This happened about an hour ago and it has been hurting since...