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Re: How To Feel Better About Your Life

jazzmaniac — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 16:29:11 -0000

Malan,

Thank you for this post. I saw the picture of Alyan Kurdi today, and read the story of his father being the only one left alive in their family, and I wept. And this poor child and his family deserved better than this, and I hope that his father can find some peace in his life. The human condition in so many places is completely wrecked. Wrecked! My own family is dealing with a terrible situation-- my 10 year old sister got diagnosed with terminal cancer a few weeks ago.What strikes me the most about my sister is that she is remaining incredibly positive, and never wastes an opportunity to tell us she loves us or to do the things she can enjoy.

Thank you for posting that perspective is everything, because it is. It was an important reminder to me.

Re: I’m Taking August Off

jazzmaniac — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:55:54 -0000

Have fun on your digital vacation, good sir. Your advice on here has always been tremendously helpful!

Re: Want to Work From Home? These 100 Companies Offer Remote Positions

jazzmaniac — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:36:26 -0000

You can use the coupon code SAVE50 to get in at $7 monthly. I did that and I not only found legit opps for myself but for two friends as well

Re: Want to Work From Home? These 100 Companies Offer Remote Positions

jazzmaniac — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:53:52 -0000

WORKING FROM HOME IS THE BEST. No bad canteen food, no irritating co-workers, no distractions. It's just me, my clients and back-to-back cups of tea. Plus, I work in insurance I have NO desire to go back to the field where there's gas and clothes costs. It's perfection.

Plus, when I'm done working, I can just leave the house and see my ACTUAL friends on the evenings and weekends, just like I used to.

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:58:26 -0000

Firefly!

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:57:33 -0000

I used to read the Awake from Jehovah's Witnesses when I was a young, young child. My folks weren't Witnesses at the time but subscribed to their magazines. My favourite book from school was The Watsons go To Birmingham.

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:55:18 -0000

MAKE UP.

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:54:21 -0000

Elephants. They're incredibly intelligent creatures, and it'd be interesting to know more about how their minds work

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:48:11 -0000

Clever reply!

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:47:54 -0000

1200 bucks. For a place in the hood.

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:44:38 -0000

I love you. I always have. I always will. I wish you had married me instead of moving away.

Re: How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:43:03 -0000

1. My friend's grandma is 92. She's a tiny Sicilian lady that only speaks Italian and cooks everything amazingly.
2. I was a gypsy cab driver in Detroit for a while. Dangerous? God, yes. But also easy money and incredibly fun.
3.I loved brussel sprouts. Despite them making the house smell like farts, I still do.
4.What spoilers would you give your childhood self if you could meet them?

Re: Private: Ma’am, Mean Girls, And Other Quarter Life Crisis Quirks

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:40:40 -0000

I have been having these thoughts too. My kid sister is 15 now. I'm constantly astonished at how out-of-touch and old I feel, and I'm only 23. I've NEVER been metabolically gifted and this diet and exercise nonsense is only becoming more and more medicinal as I age. I didn't go to college, just straight to work and I feel just as disillusioned with the promises they were making us back in high school. Being a "ma'am" has sent me into many an existential crisis. We became adults before we were ever ready.

Re: Private: 16 Things That Happen When You Have (Very) Little Siblings

jazzmaniac — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:05:02 -0000

I'm the oldest of seven. My baby sisters are 8, 9 and 11 this year. This is all 1000% true. As they get older, it gets weirder also. Instead of eating dinosaur chicken nuggets and watching "Yo Gabba Gabba" and "Chowder", I'm helping them with their maths ,explaining to them that I'm not gonna marry every guy I date and coming home to find my 8 year old sister caked in my makeup.
My siblings that are in the middle are now teenagers. It's really weird to watch my (13 year old) brother sprout up, grow a mustache and eat cereal in his underwear. I feel like crying everytime my 15 year old sister puts on makeup. And my 21 year old sister is still just as pantsless and grumpy as we were as kids, only now she sometimes takes a break from that to go to work.
Baby siblings enrich your life, for sure :)

Re: In Defense Of Being “Too Emotional”

jazzmaniac — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:20:39 -0000

In a world already cold and callous, there is no need to try to hide behind the masks of being "unemotional". Are the choices you make ruinous because they're rooted in emotion? If the answer to that is a firm "no", there's nothing wrong with having strong feelings as long as they don't lead you to harm yourself or others. I think that it's courageous to allow yourself to feel everything in a society that tells us we should always be exceedingly, exuberantly happy, no respite from the enthusiasm or the pursuit of pleasure. You're a full person in a hollow age. Remain that way, please.

Re: I Can’t Articulate What Being Black Means To Me

jazzmaniac — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:16:23 -0000

I love this article. I am an American black girl with black-and-proud parents, culturally, at least. However, because of the way I talk, dress and the music I listen to, other black people call me an "oreo" or a "sell-out" because I'm not a "shawty" <-- where I'm supposed to be "hood" and listen to rap music and (insert "ghetto" stereotype here).
I think that it's sad that Americans are so afraid of talking about race. I think that it's the only way to understand one another and close the gap. Just like any other controversial or sensitive subject can be talked about with maturity and warmth, race should be handled the same way.

Re: 4 Reasons to Not Give Up While Transitioning | Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care

jazzmaniac — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:27:54 -0000

I'm coming up on my 5th month transitioning. Protective styling is saving my hair. I've put the two textures away in box braids and that is how they will remain until I'm ready to cut the relaxed ends off (in 3 years). My hair appointments are mapped out until then. I've big chopped twice and have transitioned 3 times and the only way (for me) to keep my hands out of my hair is to put it away.

Re: An Upside-Down Cat Eye And False Lower Lashes: The Insanely Cool Nicholas K Runway Look

jazzmaniac — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:37:29 -0000

I love it! It's like sexy punk rock.

Re: The 5-Move Circuit Workout Designed By Fitness Tech Geniuses

jazzmaniac — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:07:15 -0000

Looks awesome! Can't wait to try it tonight.

Re: A Weave Is Not A Protective Style; It’s Just A Weave

jazzmaniac — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:59:23 -0000

This is a perspective I've never considered.

Re: Mandelic Acid: The At-Home Chemical Peel To Fade Discoloration - by Taylor P.

jazzmaniac — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:20:42 -0000

Thank you for sharing this! I have similiar skin (sensitive, dark and prone to hyperpigmentation). This is the solution I've been looking for!

Re: How Not to be a Dick to A Deaf Person

jazzmaniac — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:28:17 -0000

THANK YOU for the enlightment. I am a hearing person who is intensely interested in the deaf and hard of hearing community. Now I know what to do!
Also, I love your contributions to XOVain!
I've learned so much from you on how to look good.

Re: Man beaten, carjacked by people he thought needed help

jazzmaniac — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:31:12 -0000

This is why people become so heartless. And why before I venture past 8 mile, I make sure the car is in clear working order. There is no helping anyone nor getting help in the hood.

Re: Motorcycle crash kills rider in Detroit

jazzmaniac — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:47:53 -0000

I know this couple. I am from this area. That corner is dangerous even in an SUV, much less on a motorbike. I am deeply, deeply sorry to hear what happened to them. What a horrible accident...

Re: Serena Williams Is Looking For A Specific Man Of Faith

jazzmaniac — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:19:57 -0000

I'm glad she's back at the Hall, and I'm glad that she wants to marry someone spiritually mature but the best thing she can do right now is just work on herself as a single sister. You can only marry in the Lord if you're in the Lord yourself.