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So I've had my laptop for a few years and when I first got it I wasn't as kind to it as I should have been. Now I'm having some minor hardware issues that I want fixed; if I brought my laptop into Microcenter or Best Buy would they be able to fix them? Cost estimate?

Issues include:

semi-broken headphone jack (when I plug in speakers it'll either buzz or not make sound at all, but if I wiggle it a little it'll work as long as I find the right spot and hold it in place with something)

Missing ctrl key (obviously replaceable, but where do I get a replacement/cost?)

cracks on the plastic around the edge of the screen

scratches on the plastic

I'd like to clean the keyboard (if I can do this myself that'd be nice but I don't know how to do it)

Me and my boyfriend have been dating since mid-May, he just graduated high school and I'm still in high school. He's very polite, and sometimes it feels like he's trying too hard to be so respectable. We just had sex for the first time about a month ago. He was a virgin, but I was not and I've had a few partners in the past. Today he expressed to me that he wants to keep the amount of sex we have 'in check' and that he doesn't want to have sex every time we see each other. The thing is though, that he works most days of the week so we only typically see each other a two or three times a week. I told him that I understood that and felt kind of the same, but in reality I was really surprised and a little discouraged. We have really good sex, so I don't quite understand the reason to back off on it, and I know that he loves me. Earlier today he even acknowledged for the first time the possibility of moving in together. He's really sweet but he gets kind of nervous around me, but when I get him to open up we always have a really great connection. How can I get him to loosen up more? Why doesn't he want as much sex as I do? How much sex do you guys typically have with a partner? I've never had a man complain that he is getting too much sex, but could it hurt our relationship to move too fast?

I've seen frog bras, sports bras, men's 'workout' chest concealers . . . I have no clue which to get. There are so many choices it makes me dizzy.

Here's my problem":

I'm a 34DD, my waist size is 26", my hips are 35" and my chest is 35". I weigh 125 lbs and am 5'7". I am pretty thin for my body shape, and I'm dramatically hourglass, I always have been. I need to tape these suckers down securely when I want to dress like a boy otherwise it makes me look like I ave a uniboob. I want couple examples of a specific brand, style and size to look at, with an explanation.

"Hey um so I was thinking about stuff lately and I totally decided to ask you out like on a date sometime in the near future. But then I was talking to Nate like twenty minutes ago and he said you went on a date with some pretty girl and that you really liked her so I guess that's good for you but I figured I'd tell you anyways because I actually really like you and even though you've probably never thought of me like that I'm gonna tell you anyways just in case. And I know that you probably feel really awkward now so sorry about making you feel awkward. At any rate, I think you're delightful."

"Awh Emily no I don't feel awkward. If anything I'm flattered. But this is true I went on a blind date last night and I did enjoy myself but I hardly know Julia so I don't know what is going to come out of it. Before I went on the date with her I was really just looking for friends with benefits but I really appreciate you telling me this, that took courage. We should for sure hang out sometime soon."

I got a hair strand drug test done yesterday because my parents think I'm on narcotics. I'm not on narcotics, but I'm wondering if such a test would end up showing anything like laxative abuse or vitamin deficiency. I'm not like vitamin deficient to the point where my hair is falling out, but I've noticed that my hair is really brittle. Would that be significant when my parents look at the results? What do the results even look like?

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The kind of food I can eat for eternity and never get fat. Delicious by itself. Preferably not too processed.

Also if you'll give me some <70 calorie snacks too that'd be great. Nothing over 70 calories please (:

Not that I'm gonna ever apply this to my life . . . but is it legal to do? Could you theoretically name your kids 1, 2, and 3? Or like, use a trademarked name? Like Timmy Turner or something? Can you choose to not give your child a last name? I know some last names have apostrophes (O'Rielly, O'Kief) what if you wanted to stick like a comma in there or something? Or an exclamation point? Could Ke$ha theoretically change her name to Ke$ha? Are there regulations on what you can name your child/get your name changed to? Sources would be appreciated.

Preferably unique answers.

My boyfriend's sweet, but he wears this cheap black fedora with skulls on it every day and it makes him look like a tool. I'm not trolling. It's kind of embarrassing to be the chick that's dating the guy with the stupid fedora.

Like two years ago I fell in love with this girl and I told her I liked her and she turned me down 'cause she's 'straight.' I thought I was over her but whenever I see her I get really pensive and my heart drops down in my stomach because I know she's the perfect one for me. I stopped hanging out with her for like a year and started dating this other girl, and I love her and we've been together like six months or so. It sucks though because although I love her I know I'll never feel the same way about her as I do with the other one. And now my girlfriend's going to college and I'll barely get to see her and I started hanging out with the first girl again because we have marching band together. I just don't know what to do. I'd give anything to make her like me, and I feel terrible that I love her more than my girlfriend but I know that I'll never be able to be what she wants. It's so hard to be friends with her because she thinks I'm over it but I'm not. With my girlfriend away at college, I feel like I could collapse at any minute. I feel like nobody loves me and I know that's irrational. I feel like maybe I'm just not good enough for her.

At any rate, I feel terrible about the fact that my girlfriend doesn't know I'm struggling with this. I'm afraid of breaking her heart but I feel dishonest by not telling her. I THINK I still wanna be with her, but I feel like she deserves better until I figure myself out.

So basically if I submit forms (which could be username/password forms, or trying to post something, blah blah blah) on certain websites (mostly Tumblr and Highdeas but sometimes other ones too) it just refreshes the page and doesn't submit my post. This only happens on Mozilla so I'm thinking I probz have malware and some **** because sometimes I download .from sketchy websites. It's kind of a bad habit. Anyways, if it's too hard to get rid of the malware I'll probably just leave it and start using a different web browser. I tried running a thorough MalwareBytes scan and it got rid of a different problem I had (the Google redirect bug) but this is still an issue for me. Makes me question if it's actually Malware but I don't know what else it could be. I have Norton installed as well if that helps at all.

I know I'm gonna sound really whiny in this next paragraph, but that's okay. I just need to know how to do this.

I'm 15 years old, my parents have been divorced (technically separated; they're in the middle of paperwork and stuff right now) for about a year now. My mother and I have a really dysfunctional relationship with each other, it's not physically abusive but it's making it really hard for my emotional well-being to be around her as much as I am. She's hit me once but since then she's never done it again because we resolved that conflict and she felt really bad afterwards. She's trying to put us in counseling but it's really not working at all because I feel as though my opinion and views have less weight than hers and that because of this we're not able to resolve any deeper problems that I have with her. I think it would be a good idea for me to spend more time at my dad's house, (right now it's split custody and we switch houses every week) just so that there would be less time for us to have conflict with each other and more time apart to let off some pent up stress. My dad and I have a really good relationship, we talk about everything, and he's like my best friend. I've talked to him about this and he doesn't want to cause conflict between him and her so he's said he doesn't feel comfortable asking for more custody. I've talked to her about compromising with switching houses every two weeks so they still had equal custody but it was less stress because I wouldn't have to get up and move every week but she says she wouldn't be okay with that and will not tell me why even when I try to be civil and converse with her about it. It always ends up in a fight and I'm sick and tired of yelling with her. It's a tender subject and I don't wish to cause her any additional emotional harm or stress because she's already convinced that I hate her. I don't care if both parents have the same legal rights in regard to my health, safety, and financial decisions; I just think it would be healthier for us to spend less time with each other. I'd like to know my rights as a minor with divorcing parents and how I could possibly live with my dad more without causing conflict between me and my mother or my parents.

Another thing to add is that my mom has been really generous with the divorce and given my dad the house and split up the money evenly even though she probably has legal rights to all of it. I don't want her to take away any of my dad's money due to bitterness

My girlfriend just found out she's got strep, and I've probably gotten infected already. Is there a way to kill it early so it doesn't affect me? I haven't experienced any symptoms but earlier today I was talking and my throat started hurting so I think I might be starting to get an infection. Is there anything extra I can do besides water and vitamins? I'm too lazy to go to the doctor. And I have a bunch of **** to do like all this week so it would totally suck if it further escalated.

I used to be like 50 pounds bigger when I was younger, and I wore skinny jeans that gave me a huge muffin top. Now that I've lost a lot of that weight I'm more comfortable with myself but there's an ugly crease from where my muffin top used to be. How do I get rid of it?

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^^This is the tummy I am trying to fix.

They're the kind that are like furballs and then their owners usually gel up the top of their head so it looks like a stick. They're supposed to be really glamorous dogs. I see them in dog shows and they're about the size of my head. They look like this: http://i.imgur.com/6dryg.png (HAH sorry for the crappy drawing.)

I have a bunch of minor cuts (that have scabbed over) and burn blisters on the bottom and sides of my feet, they're about a week and a half old and not infected. They've been healing well but I was wondering how to get the callouses from the burns to go away. Pretty much all of the blisters have been popped from walking around and the whole bottom of my foot is calloused and I can peel dead skin from the bottom of my foot. How long will it take to heal on its own, and is there a way to make the callouses go away? Thanks!

I'm 14 and a girl. I have a history of self harm, (mild) drug use, and suicide attempts. I feel like I'm kind of in a shitty place right now, my friend just killed himself, some of my friends are having a lot of trouble and school is hard. I think I just need somewhere to go to get away from all of my pressure and stress and I need a place where I know I won't be able to harm myself. I'm considering checking myself into a psych ward nearby, I think it would be beneficial. But I have a lot of questions . . .

1.) I assume that I'm not allowed to bring a phone, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to handle not having my iPod for more then a day.

2.) I'm 14, would I be able to get admitted without being in any immediate danger? My parents would probably support me.

3.) What about school? I don't want to get behind in my math class cause it's super hard, I also have some late assignments, would I be able to bring those and work on them? Would there be additional classes and assignments in the ward or would I be able to get my assignments and lessons from my teacher and learn them in the ward?

4.) I heard they cut the wires out of your bras and give them to them. There's no way I'm doing that, no no no.

5.) Would I be able to practice my oboe? Is there a quiet area where I could practice on my own or would I need to be supervised?

6.) Would they be able to prescribe any additional medication to me? Would they give me my emergency anxiety meds if I needed them?

7.) Is everything seperated by gender?

8.) Do people like check on you all the time?

9.) Would I be with adults or children or people the same age?

10.) Is there a specific one in Minnesota someone could tell me a little bit about?

11.) Would I be able to bring a hair straightener/blow dryer and makeup?

12.) Would I be able to shave my legs? Would they supervise?

13.) Do they supervise you taking showers?

14.) Can anyone tell me from personal experience if it was a helpful thing for you or not?

15.) I would be admitted for depression or self harm, but I think I might be like full blown crazy. I get like a lot of random violent urges but I never act on them, I'd want to talk to someone about them. If I told someone about them, would it affect the length of my visit?

16.) Is there a dress code?

17.) What is a realistic time frame for me to be admitted after I decide that I would want to? Like if I decided right now that I wanted to be admitted how long would it take for them to process my request and stuff without being in any immediate danger?

18.) I know that you can't leave early, are there ANY exceptions to this rule?

19.) What would I do if it ended up being a terrible experience?

20.) What kind of people would be there?

21.) What kind of food do they have? Someone suggested I should bring my own tea . . .

22.) In general what is it like? I've read two books about psych wards. Are the books Impulse by Ellen Hopkins and It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini acurate representations?

Any other info related to thhis issue would be much appreciated.

Thanks