Macey H

I like to sew little things by hand for fun/as stress relief. This often requires sewing two pieces of fabric together to create a pillow or some such thing. How do I get those two pieces of fabric to stay lined up with each other while I am sewing them together? Pins don't work with all of my fabrics, what else can I use that will come off without damage to the fabric?

I trained in classical ballet for seven years and did other types of dance, and my quads/thighs got very muscularly bulky. I stopped taking dance classes a couple years ago, so my legs have slimmed down and my inner thighs have become flabby. I have been working out to get in better shape and to tone my inner/upper thighs, but my quad/thighs have started bulking up again! What exercises and other things can I do to DEBULK my quads? What exercises should I do to keep them lean?

I know that yoga and pilates, running, and swimming make for slim legs, but if there are any details with those exercises or other exercises entirely, I am all ears.

Thanks!

I tried to dye my bleached-blond hair purple yesterday and the stylist mixed some blue and pink to get the shade i wanted. it went on purple but it turned out blue. It looks good but there are some brown lowlights in my hair, so it can look grey :(

If I put some red dye in it, will it turn purple? Is there anything else I can do to turn it purple? Do I have to wait for it to fade more? What do i do?

A family member was telling me about a new T.V. show that is virtually impossible to find online so that people have to tune in every week on their televisions to watch it. I can't remember what it is called. Can someone tell me what it might be? I think I will recognize the name when I see it.

I have hazel light brown/olive green eyes, and in some photos they look black. They are kind of on the small side, but not really. Why does this occur?

I have had the flu recently and a few days after the symptoms got better, I noticed a rash on my lower legs that looks like a mix of shaving bumps and hives. It wasn't shaving bumps, because I hadn't shaved. It wasn't because I hadn't shaved, because when I did they were still there. Antihistamines haven't helped and it has spread to my upper legs and feet but no further. I have a headache currently, but otherwise I feel pretty good. What is this?

I am auditioning for a couple of college musical theatre programs and I need audition songs. I already have 3 picked out, but I want to ask a broad community if they are considered to be overdone or bad songs. My voice is a rich first soprano, best suited to classic soprano parts like Marian from the Music Man, Eliza from My Fair Lady, or even Maria from the Sound of Music or West Side Story.

"I have dreamed" The King and I

"The Beauty is" Light in the Piazza

"Only Love" The Scarlet Pimpernel

Are these over done or bad songs? Other suggestions are welcome.

Thanks!

I dated this guy for a month. It was awesome, then, randomly I didn't see him for two weeks (but I texted him consistently). He got back with his ex and I found out on Facebook. I texted him asking if there was something he wanted to talk to me about. I also asked if it could not happen over the phone. He said he would try to find time, but it has been a month and not a peep. He is also making extreme effort not to run into me on campus. I finally blocked him on Facebook after he posted about his "beautiful girlfriend" and it showed up on my newsfeed. Is he trying to hurt me? Why? I didn't do anything wrong, I haven't even yelled at him for playing me (never got a chance, but whatever). Does he hate me? Why is it like I never happened? Why is it like I don't exist?

I am 18. Last night I went dancing and it felt like a heavy weight was on my chest and I was having trouble breathing after just one song and then I coughed for a little bit. I have had issues like this recently just walking to class and I thought I was just out of shape or that my book bag was heavy. Could I have asthma? Also, my chest still hurts today and so does my head.

So, I just joined the Swing Society at my university. I have some flats that I wore in the beginning, but they won't always work because A. I plan on learning how to do crazy stuff and B. My feet are really bad. I need a lot of support, but I can't wear tennis shoes because they don't slide. The pro swing dancer dance shoes also won't have enough support. What kind of shoes can I get that will slide and hopefully have arch support?

If nothing else, will Keds at least slide enough?

In April I had a general viral infection that attacked my thyroid and made it go crazy. Supposedly, by my blood-work, my thyroid is better. There was a chance that I could lean towards hypothyroidism, but the test was negative for it. However, I still show some symptoms of a thyroid problem. Fatigue, neck pain, insomnia, dry skin, irregular period etc. Could I still have a problem that didn't show up on the blood work? Or rather, if I had thyroid cancer, would my blood work show it?

Also, I have just started college, so I am under stress, but I have been more directly stressed out many times in my life and never had this many problems.

5ish years ago I had a stress-fracture in my left ankle. I was put in a cast and then a boot and I seemed to recover. (Note:they never did do a follow up MRI) 5 years later my ankle is still swollen. I have sprained it twice, but it should have healed. It aches sometimes, but is always swollen up. And now, my right (good) ankle is swollen too! I am not on my feet all of the time. It's summer, so I mostly just lounge around, but I do low-impact workouts. I'm 17. I don't have kankles naturally, I swear I'm skinny. It's swelling...why? What should I do? How can I fix my kankles?! Help!

I would like to buy some sparkly gold eyeshadow, or just majorly shimmery or shiny gold eyeshadow. I just need to know what brand sells a good one. However, I am poor, so please give me some ideas that can be found at walmart and not at sephora for $30

I have light brown hair, but I have always had blonde highlights - especially in the summer when my hair gets bleached out by the sun. But as I have gotten older, it seems that I can't just use the sun or lemon juice (as I have been using recently) to make my highlights pop out.

What is a good hair product (preferrably less than $30) that brightens blonde hair or helps create highlights (NOT HAIR DYE) etc. that I can find at walmart?

Forget about my style, my hair or my makeup. My style is hard to explain and label. But basically, I have a lot of clothes that are cute. Not sexy - cute. I want to have sexy clothes without A. being a whore and B. buying a new wardrobe or cutting up the one that I have. So,

What are some ways that i can make my cutesie clothes sexier?

For example, I have a bunch of frilly, adorable sundresses that have an eyelet hem. How can I turn them into something sexy?

How can I make my numerous pairs of plaid and jean bermuda shorts sexy and more feminine? How can I take the cutesie little hair bows and make them sexy?

How can I take my cotton, low maintenance t-shirts and make them sexy?

Yes, I just asked a question like this one, but it was worded poorly - so I didn't get the answers I wanted. Thanks if you answered that one, though.

I don't have a lot to do in the summer, so I like to watch movies. To be frugal I prefer to rent "'older" movies that are only a dollar or two for a dollar compared to 3 dollar new releases. But I am often overwhelmed by all of the movies and am not familiar with older ones - will I even like them?

I really like fantasy, sci-fi, and action movies that have action (obviously) and a little romance and comedy. I am not looking for romance comedies, horror movies or spoof movies.

Here are some movies that I like: Star Trek (all of them), the Blade trilogy, The Expendables, Serenity, Ninja Assassin, Kiss of the Dragon, I Am Number Four, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, The Italian Job, Batman (all of them), Clash of the Titans...etc.

So, what are some "old" movies in the sci-fi, fantasy, action genre(s) that I will most likely enjoy?

I am absolutely not pregnant. Not only am I on the Pill, I am a virgin. This has never happened to me before, and I am 17, a senior in high school.

Monday - I woke up late. Started feeling nauseous, thought I needed food, ate granola bar. Threw up at 9 something a.m., stayed home from school.

Tuesday - Woke up 5 a.m. to throw up, slept the rest of the day, concluded it was the stomach flu

Wednesday - Woke up to try to go to school, threw up at 6:45 ish a.m.

Thursday - threw up at 7:30ish, said screw it and went to school anyway, felt horrible until after lunch

I had a fever on monday and tuesday morning and that was it. Puking up bile and some food bits accompanied by hiccuping, burping, gas, and diarrhea around the time of puking. headache especially when i stand up for the rest of the day, fatigue, body aches, and muscle aches from heaving.

I start getting nauseous before I go to bed and haven't slept well because of it.

Thinking it was the flu, I have only eaten bland foods like elbow noodles, oyster crackers, toast, apple sauce, etc. All on different days! It isn't what I'm eating. I'm only drinking Gatorade and water. (The bubbles in the sprite weren't helping on Monday.)

No meds except for cola syrup and Tylenol for fever and pain. cola syrup doesn't do crap until after puking.

Ok, so I really thought it was the stomach flu, but why the hell am I only throwing up once in the morning?

What should I do about this?

In a song that has both high notes and low notes:

would you rather hear someone that could hit all the high notes and be quiet or have to speak on the low notes sing it?

or would you rather hear someone that could hit the low notes but be quiet and squeaky on the high notes sing it?

I have a project where I want to simulate a crisis escalating out of control. To do this I will add vinegar to baking soda to get the froth and the bubbles STARTED. But before the mix bubbles over/explodes and makes a complete mess, I want to add something to it that will calm it down to simulate the crisis being fixed. What can I use? (other than time)

I have a little school project and I want to stick some Barbie clothes and a very small stuffed animal on construction paper. Scotch tape wouldn't hold, and I would like to use hot glue, because its hold is firm - but if I use hot glue to stick the clothing and stuffed animal to the paper, can I eventually peel it off? Or will it ruin my fabric-y things?