avawter

@avawter (9)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Writing for practice...blogging, myLot, anything...

juliemarie84 @juliemarie84 (642) • United States 28 Feb 07

I read somewhere that if you want to be a successfull writer you should constantly practing writing. It doesn't matter if it's a blog, a short story, a little paragraph here or there, but you should constantly be writing. Do any...

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avawter I do feel that blogging and writing on myLot and Helium keep my writing sharp. I'm reminded everytime I find myself searching for a word that I need more writing practice.

1 Mar 07

Transfat

CatEyes @CatEyes (2448) • United States 5 Feb 07

What do you guys think of the new no trans fat ban in restaurants and stores? I read in prevention that even though the label says 0 trans fat, by the regulations they could have up to .5 g of it in their product PER serving. A...

trans fat

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avawter I think that the trans fat ban is acceptable. It is definitely a way to protect the consumer from an, otherwise, undetectable hazard. You are right about the transfat labelling. In order to determine if a food has transfat, one should look for the words...

26 Feb 07

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who do you forgive?

mystic_0318 @mystic_0318 (937) • United States 25 Feb 07

I know this person that slept with her sisters husband. And she forgave her sister but didn't forgive her husband. What would you do? Would you forgive either one of them? Could you still have a relationship with your sister? I...

cheating

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avawter I think that for mental and spiritual well-being, the victim should forgive everyone involved...both sister and husband. She shouldn't let the wrong eat at her or control her life. Even so, forgiving is not easy...it takes some discipline to let go. As far...

26 Feb 07

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Fenton Cat Collectors

avawter @avawter (9) • United States 24 Feb 07

Does anyone here collect Fenton art glass cats or Fenton art glass in general? I collect Fenton cats and my Mom and Dad collect Fenton Bells and Shoes. I have five cats in all and I am very proud of every one. My cats include...

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How is it supposed to feel....

SageMother @SageMother (2277) • United States 20 Feb 07

When you bake pmc, is it supposed to feel hardened when you remove it from the oven? I ask because I am at least a mile over sea level here and the directions on time and temp don't address that. Food recipes need to be adjusted...

above sea level baking

curing

food recipes

pmc

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avawter When I bake polymer clay at 700 feet above sea level (midwest), it is still soft when I remove it from the oven but it hardens as it cools. I've had trouble with overbaking sculpey, though. It gets brown and brittle when you overbake it. I don't think that...

22 Feb 07

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Which book changed your (reading) life?

eVoLi89 @eVoLi89 (161) • Belgium 30 Nov 08

I don't know how this was with you people, but when I was about 15-16, I read less than I used to as a child. There are great books for children, which really made me love to read, but at a certain age you just want something...

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avawter I don't know how this was with you people, but when I was about 15-16, I read less than I used to as a child. There are great books for children, which really made me love to read, but at a certain age you just want something else. Unfortunately, I didn't find...

30 Nov 08

I have a question.....

SageMother @SageMother (2277) • United States 12 Feb 07

What IS the differentce between sculpey and fimo? Is it price? Seems to me that most of the things you do with fimo, you can do with sculpey even though I haven't found and precious metal clays in the sculpey...

fimo

polymer clay

sculpey

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avawter Sculpey clay is really more for crafters than artists. Fimo is an artists material. I have worked with Sculpey before and it is not as durable as the artist polymer clays when baked. I prefer Premo clay, but it is expensive, too.

21 Feb 07

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What Do You Do With Old Polymer Clay?

avawter @avawter (9) • United States 21 Feb 07

I purchased some Premo polymer clay a few months ago on Ebay. Unfortunately, when I started using some of the bricks they were dry and crumbly. Does anyone know if there is a way to soften up the clay so that it is usable?

ebay

polymer clay

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u2 1986's song, with or without you, anyone care to listen to it now?

anddqa @anddqa (20) • Indonesia 16 Feb 07

i do... i love that song... it given me courage... even without her... TT

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avawter I do love that song, but it's not my favorite U2 song. I do think it is the most romantic U2 song, though. My favorite U2 song is "One". "One" is a song that helps me to reflect, to feel powerful, and to remember that we all are one big family and we need...

20 Feb 07