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I recorded a live band a few weeks ago and when I played it back, the audio was horrible. It sounds extremely loud and fuzzy. I don't know anything about using audio filters in Final Cut, but if anyone can offer advice on how I might be able to fix it, I would really appreciate it! Thanks :)

I've always had a hard time showing affection, but I really don't know how I became this way. My mom always gave my sister and me affection, and I've never suffered physical abuse. Still, it makes me very uncomfortable to get close to people, hug them, or comfort them when they're emotional. Why do you think I have such a hard time expressing myself? Thanks everyone.

I have a really hard time waking up when my alarm goes off in the morning. It's not that I don't want to get up or that I'm not getting enough sleep, it's that I don't wake up! I usually set about four alarms and I sleep through all of them. I literally need people to yell at me for me to wake up. When I try to fall asleep, I could lie in bed for hours without feeling tired, even if it's late. I used to have a problem with what one doctor thought was sleep apnea, but I never followed up on it. What could be the problem, and what could I do to fix it? Thanks everyone

This may be kinda long, but please read because I need advice.

I'm in a program of 150 ppl on my campus. We were split into sub-groups called "families," including a mom and dad, and dating among this group is typically frowned upon, even if there is no rule against it. Well, I'm attracted to my "dad," as gross as that sounds. He's only a couple years older than me and he's a really sweet guy...we'll call him "Joe" for now.

A month ago, the entire program went on a little trip for a couple days and nights and we stayed in a huge cabin. One night we were there, I slept next to Joe, who had pretty much passed out for the night. When he woke up and saw me next to him, he rolled over and put his arms around me and at one point during the night, kinda caressed my cheek. In the morning, he came up and put his arms around me again. I really don't know what to make of it.

Well, I sense he's acting different around me, but I can't really tell...I need to add more details

I'm a first year college student and my current major is Film and Media Studies. I've heard time and again that film is not a stable career path, so I'm trying to find a double major. I'm very interested in neurobiology, but I don't know at what point I should actually decide to pursue it. It's a very important decision, but I need to make it quick. Any advice?

I'm a first year college student and my current major is Film and Media Studies. I've heard time and again that film is not a stable career path, so I'm trying to find a double major. I'm very interested in neurobiology, but I don't know at what point I should actually decide to pursue it. It's a very important decision, but I need to make it quick. Any advice?

I had a dream last night that I had been given a medication from a fake doctor. I was supposed to inject Valium into my arm to keep me unconscious. Every time I would wake up I would start to have some sort of anxiety attack. I kept injecting the Valium and the fits started to become more frequent. By the end of the dream, I started to become addicted. It seemed that the Valium was very similar to heroin, and even in the dream, I was aware that it was heroin.

I recently experienced a severe anxiety attack, so could this dream be connected to that? Is there any real meaning behind this?

I had a dream last night that a female celebrity (one that I am attracted to in real life) was performing sexual acts on me. She was clothed, but I'm not sure if I was completely naked or just naked from the waist down. Anyway, she poured some oil on me...down there...and was pleasuring me. I was actually enjoying it a lot but was very nervous (I'm a virgin). Then a few members of my family came over, so I dressed myself and pretended that nothing happened. I could still feel the oil on my body, though, and I was trying to hide what had happened, but I felt guilty somehow.

I've had feelings for other women in real life, but I wouldn't consider myself a lesbian because I'm physically attracted to men (although I'm a little scared of the idea of sex with men). My family doesn't know I'm questioning my sexuality. Could this dream have anything to do with me hiding from them? Are my feelings toward women legitimate or just lusty?

I live in a college dorm...aka HELL. Anyway, I'm usually a quiet person, but I'm really pissed off right now. Someone ate my ice cream out of the freezer. You probably think that I asked for it, but my freezer doesn't work, so I had no choice. Well, I really want revenge...what kinds of food can I put laxatives in and leave around for them to eat? If you have any other easy but good pranks I could pull to target these people in particular, please let me know. Thanks, guys!

Best answer goes to the best prank!

I live in a college dorm...aka HELL. Anyway, I'm usually a quiet person, but I'm really pissed off right now. Someone ate my ice cream out of the freezer. You probably think that I asked for it, but my freezer doesn't work, so I had no choice. Well, I really want revenge...what kinds of food can I put laxatives in and leave around for them to eat? If you have any other easy but good pranks I could pull to target these people in particular, please let me know. Thanks, guys!

I've had a friend for about 6 mos. He's my adviser for a program. He's gay, but to a lot of ppl he seems straight. He doesn't really send any of the "signals" that a lot of gay guys do. Even getting to know him, he acts like a straight guy and has the same mentality. Either way, there seems to be tension between us. I'm pretty sure I hang out with him more than the other people in the program, but he acts distant with me. Sometimes he gives me weird looks, like he's hiding something, even though we should be very comfortable in each other's presence by now. He doesn't hug me when he sees me the way he does with people he knows less. He doesn't compliment me really, but he has told me a few times that I'm adorable or cute...but he only says things like this in text messages. Before I knew he was gay, I thought he liked me. I told him that I had a crush on him before but that I only think of him as a friend now. Is it possible that he may like me but doesn't know how to react?

I'm not a conceited person, but I'm going to be straightforward here because I'm getting a little frustrated. I'm 18, I go to a University, so I'm not stupid, I love to make people laugh and I can laugh at myself. I love my body and don't have all those insecurities that many girls do. I play guitar, I'm independent, I can hold interesting conversations, I love going to baseball games, and I'm not the kind of person who would get pissed at a guy for hitting on them. I would think that that might interest some people. Yet, I think my image keeps guys away. People always say that it's not looks that matter but personality. Well I think it's a load of bull because I know that my short hair and jeans/t-shirt style is unattractive to pretty much everyone.

So what is it then? I've been told by more than people in my family that I'm pretty, but I get the feeling that guys find it embarrassing to date a girl that looks like me. Could someone please tell me what I can do about this?

I'm learning a song by Heart right now, and there are some complicated parts. I know how to play a slide, but I'm confused by things like this: 5\0 and /4

How do you play these parts? Do you have to lift your fingers off the frets (at what point)? And for the /4 part, where do you start?

I've tried this a few times, but just can't seem to get the right answer. Could someone please help? Here it is:

The region between the graphs of y = x^2 and y = 5x is rotated around the line y = 25. What is the volume of the resulting solid?

I get the main idea behind these problems, so I just need a brief explanation, if you can provide one. I need it quick, so if there are answers in the next 15 min, I'll award a best answer!

I just turned in my application to go abroad to Sweden this summer. I'm very excited, and the last thing I'm going to let stand in my way is money...but I am broke, so I was wondering if anyone knew some ways of raising cash and FAST. This trip will cost at least $5000, I don't know how much I will get from financial aid, and I haven't been able to rely on Daddy my whole life. I'm 18, planning on getting a job, and what I need are creative ideas to raise extra cash while still going to school. Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

When I was diagnosed with manic depression/bipolar disorder last week, a doctor I met with prescribed Depakote (valproic acid). However, when I met with my regular doctor a few days ago, she told me that she didn't want me to take Depakote because it could cause me later problems with pregnancy and could cause birth defects. She said she would like to put me on either Lamictal (lamotrigine) or Eskelith (lithium carbonate), but I still have the option of continuing on Depakote. She says that whatever I take, it will be long-term, so I want something that won't cause me too many problems if taken for awhile. Could anyone give me suggestions? What I really want is something that will control my depression and possibly improve my concentration, which are my two biggest problems. Thanks to anyone who can help :)

I haven't been on a date in two years, and the last guy was my first boyfriend. I sometimes think that guys just don't find me attractive because of the way I dress or my buzzed hair. Are guys really that shallow? I try to be open with people, but my fears make me seem closed-off. Not to be conceited, but many people have told me that I'm pretty and I feel confident usually, but everytime I think someone is interested in me, nothing happens. I don't really meet people outside my dorm, so I'm not too comfortable in social situations. I guess I've kinda developed the idea that guys don't like me, I won't have anything in common with them, and I won't be able to date someone for awhile without being expected to have sex with them. The girls I see with boyfriends are super shallow, so I don't see why they are the ones with boyfriends...What should I do? Is it really just me?