grantw

@grantw (28)

United States • Age 40

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How long is TOO long to stay at a dead-end job?

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 25 Apr 09

Do you get bored quickly? When a particular job isn't very important or relevant in your life, how long does it take before you're itching to quit your job & find a new one? What do you think is the "right amount of time"? I'm...

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grantw There are so many factors. If you have a dead-end job, but need the steady income...then you don't have much of a choice. I'm a student right now and have worked in grocery stores in the last few years. I'm pretty much getting sick of it and now that I'm...

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hangover cures!

jane1981 @jane1981 (79) 25 Apr 09

i am looking for suggestions from everyone on mylot on how to get rid of hangovers - what you find works and what doesnt. mine is a prawn sandwich and a bottle of fanta - might sound horrible but within half an hour im right as...

drinking

hangovers

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grantw Definitely advil and greasy bacon/sausage egg sandwhich. Also some good juice drinks such as apple juice or orange juice. Sometimes I go with Gatorade...but usually juice. But definitely some kind of breakfast food greasy. For some reason it just works.

25 Apr 09

struggles with eating healthy in tough situations...

macdingolinger @macdingolinger (10385) • United States 25 Apr 09

Overall, I think I am a very healthy eater. Recently, my son had a terrible accident and I was staying at the hospital with him. It was terrible trying to find healthy food at the hospital. I eat lots of vegetables, but they all...

healthy choices

vegatarian

vegetables

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grantw When I'm at school there isn't always healthy options. You learn to get creative by making meal thats not too bad for you. Also I try to just exercise more, especially if I'm not able to eat the best foods.

25 Apr 09

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What happens to people who lose their business/job do to nature?

ulalume @ulalume (713) • United States 23 Mar 09

I was reading the newspaper this morning, and saw a headline that said 2 businesses were "gutted" by fire yesterday. I have been feeling, to some degree, the pressure of unemployment due to this recession we (the USA) has been in;...

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grantw Usually insurance takes care of everything like that. Not sure to what extent but it would depend on the policy.

23 Mar 09

Arrested Development

jdholloway624 @jdholloway624 (46) • United States 23 Mar 09

Does anyone remember the show "Arrested Development"? (No, not the '90s hip hop group.) It is one of the funniest shows of all time, but I seriously have yet to meet someone other than my husband who likes it. I guess it's because...

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grantw That show was great. Definitely one of the best in the last 10 years. Hulu was replying the episodes a while ago. They might still be.

23 Mar 09

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Do you own an ipod or an mp3?

luckyattraction @luckyattraction (268) 21 Mar 09

Which of the two do you prefer? I have an ipod nano and a mp3 player. I prefer the ease of use of the ipod but find the transfer of files a nuisance especially since I have to use itunes to do it. It is easier to transfer music...

ipod

ipod nano

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grantw Owning a mac I've had a few ipods over the years. I had the video one, sold it and downsized to a mini, sold that and now I have a nano so that I can run and not worry about it skipping. I definitely don't listen to as much music as i used to so I dont use it...

21 Mar 09

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are you fond of eating very hot food?

Hazel Funcion @Zelmarq (12607) • Cebu City, Philippines 20 Mar 09

wow, i felt fire on my mouth while eating the raw mango with salt and chillies and soy sauce. Wow, it was really super hot that i was not able to eat it all because of the fire that i could no longer appreciate the mango that i...

hot food

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grantw love it. Frank's RedHot is the best. I put it on everything.

21 Mar 09

What was the last book you read?

luckyattraction @luckyattraction (268) 21 Mar 09

I am an avid reader, reading atleast one book every other week. The last book I read was called Brida by Paulo Coelho. I have read many other books by Coelho, and somehow when I am buying books at WH Smith (my favorite bookshop...

books

fiction

paulo coelho

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grantw Brutal: the Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob (Kevin Weeks, Phyllis Karas). I like this alot. All came from Kevin Weeks and was about his experience being Whitey's right hand man in the 70's and 80's. Talked about everything, people they...

21 Mar 09

Do you like Mike Rowe

Mannytwo @Mannytwo (20) • Slovak Republic 20 Mar 09

Hey guys,when this program started,I was like,ok guy is doing some nasty,dirty work,Didn`t think much of it.Bu as I watch it,boy was I wrong.He is getting better with each show.He is so funny,and stuff he must do.You have to give...

dirty jobs

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grantw Ya he's great. Definitely one of the best tv personalities on right now. He such the 'guys guy' and is pretty damn funny. His voice overs are great too.

21 Mar 09

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Which media player do you use?

TheNightFox @TheNightFox (235) • New Zealand 20 Mar 09

I am currently using VLC. It's a good media player, but I got it originally because my brother had given me some videos which apparantly could only be opened in it (I found out later he was wrong), but I still use it. I don't...

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grantw Usually quicktime. But VLC is my backup. It will play nearly every file out there and definitely will try.

21 Mar 09

Should smoking in restaurants be banned?

K46620 @K46620 (1986) • United States 21 Mar 09

Well, where I live (Florida, USA) we have a state law which bans smoking in restaurants if more than 10% of the restaurant's revenue is non-alcoholic. I totally hate smoking, so it has been nice to go into a restaurant and not...

restaurants

smoking

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grantw No it shouldn't be. The government shouldn't be able to tell a private business what they can and can't do. If people don't like smokers then they simply shouldn't go to the restaurant. It would then be up to the restaurant/bar whether the lose in business is...

21 Mar 09

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More hours.

crazyredhead @crazyredhead (954) • United States 21 Mar 09

I was shocked to find out that I had 38 hours this week when for the past three weeks my employers had cut me down to 19 hours. I simply wrote them a short and sweet note mentioning that I had to have at least 25 hours a week in...

economy

more hours

work

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grantw Ya it happens. I wouldn't suggest writing a note...see them in person. It's alot easier to say 'no' to a note than to a persons face. But you just gotta hope that you are more valuable then others around you so they can't afford to cut your hours.

21 Mar 09

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What made you pick the major you are in? Money? Ease? Friends?

gamer1013 @gamer1013 (67) • United States 21 Mar 09

Just curious to see why people choose to go in to the majors that they do. I choose engineering because I like solving problems and trying to find ways to improve on ideas. How about you???

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grantw I'm majoring in Communications with concentration in Film/Video. I did because it's simply what I like to do an like to be around. I'm not all that much into school and I'm only going to get the piece of paper. So I figured to do something that I loved...

21 Mar 09

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how do you cope with stress?

kewlme @kewlme (163) • Philippines 21 Mar 09

Due to the demand of my job right now in which I need to extend hours in order to finish it. This is why I sort to eating every after 4 or 5 hours since I will feel dizzy if I will not do that. To de-stress myself, I go to a spa...

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grantw Watch a baseball game or a movie with a glass of whisky usually does the trick.

21 Mar 09

Drunk playing

matt4630 @matt4630 (27) • Canada 21 Mar 09

I wanted to know wether anyone else plays worse as they drink more? I played last night and had about 5 beers in me. I'm usually a pretty good player but I was playing against my dad and he gets better as he drinks more! so I did...

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grantw ya I tend to have a certain threshold. I get better at most things with a bit of a buzz in me. But after things start to get blurry my playing goes downhill pretty fast.

21 Mar 09

What is OK to do on the first date where you live?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 20 Mar 09

Some places it may be had holding or kissing, but here in my little hometown its different. You want to be yourself and enjoy a kind of intimacy with a new friend. Some cultures may laugh but here it is perfectly Ok to, well ......

dating

kiss

relationship

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grantw I think it depends on how well you already know the person. If you just meet them the day before it would be different then if you'd known them for a few years. Some sleep together one the first date...others it takes 2 months. So it depends on the people, how...

20 Mar 09

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How Many Of You Are Trying To Find Your Purpose In LIfe?

kellykh @kellykh (11) • United States 20 Mar 09

I have been reading a lot of self help books lately and I am trying to find my purpose. Sometimes I think maybe focusing on my purpose to much is actually pushing me further from it. I do believe everyone has a purpose, I really...

happiness

life

purpose

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grantw I've found that my purpose in life is to not die. If I wake up tomorrow alive then I've accomplished my goal for the day. People put too much into this. Find what makes you happy and try to do that. I dont get too caught up in trying to plan out my life cause...

20 Mar 09

movies have any positive impact on society?i dont think so.

stardustcdsd @stardustcdsd (1856) • India 20 Mar 09

hi friends.personally i cant recall the last time a movie made me do something good for the people around me.there are too many movies but do they help society in any ways? do u want to murder someone and escape without leaving...

movies

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grantw You are assuming that all movies are NOT supposed to be entertainment. Whoever said that movies are supposed to impact society? If you go to a museum and see paintings, are they supposed to impact your life? Some of the best plays and poetry every written are...

20 Mar 09

what makes you remember a song?

jane9147 @jane9147 (252) • Philippines 20 Mar 09

does the music video counts? or you remember it because it is sang by a famous singer? or the lyrics and the melody maybe?

music

songs

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grantw The vocal or music melody is usually what makes me remember a song. I've had GNR Sweet Child in my head for the last week. However I only know the first 4 lines so I end up making up the rest. But ya its the melody mostly.

20 Mar 09