It’s been outside on a screened porch for about a month and it’s already cracking and has a little bit of mildew on it…how do I get the mildew off and what should I use on it to weatherproof it?

We recieved these chairs and the wood is in good condition but the light tan leather sheats are damaged. Some scratches, marker stains, visible ware(dark spots and the grain of the leather is visible), and paint stains. None of the stains will come off more than a little bit.

What can I do? Shoe polish?

On the 21st is a month since my dog’s death and I feel a little better to ask about what happened to him to get closure. We were on the couch one evening and he started yelping so loudly, one of the most terrifying sounds I have ever heard my dog make And he ran inside my room and ran under my bed where he began dragging himself all over the place. I dragged him from under my bed and his eyes were rolling back and he was shaking…i was frantic had no idea what to do so I ran to the kitchen and wet a towel and put it over his head, wiping and cooling him off. I gave him a little bit of milk, which he was able to drink a little bit of. When I went to the kitchen was when I noticed that he had made a mess in my hallway, there was vomit and stool everywhere. After a couple of minutes he stood back up and he was a little shaky still and couldn’t get back on the couch so i insisted he lay on the floor and let me keep taking care of him…he started yelping again and tried to run back under the bed but i grabbed him and yelled for someone to bring me his leash so i can rush him to the vet. I live on the 5th floor and he managed to get to the 4th floor and suddenly tried to run back upstairs to my apartment yelping again, i tried to reassure him so he can calm down and laid him down in the lobby of the 4th floor. his eyes started rolling up again and throwing up…he did one really big stretched and died in my arms…can someone try to help me figure this one out?? I know he was in a lot of pain and I have been beating myself up over this for a month now. I’m still a little sensitive guys so please have some compassion.

My kitchen cupboards are white, my floor is light greenish/grey, and I have dark green/black granite style bench top (counter top). What colour would you choose, for the bar stools (with backs) that will sit around the centre bench top? The legs of the bar stools are black steel (which ties in with the black blinds and black and dark green bench top, but I can’t make up my mind as to whether or not I should play it safe, by ordering the seat and backs of the chairs (the leather/vinyl) in black/grey like the blinds, or same dark green/black (very close) as bench top, or burgundy/black for a tiny bit of colour to the kitchen (assuming that I will add a couple of other burgundy decorative vases, or dried flowers, or anything decorative in that colour, to the kitchen area. My daughter is saying that a little bit of colour in the kitchen will look good, as well as tie in with our burgundy curtains, which are in the dining room next to the kitchen….even though the burgundy bar stools will be the only thing in a burgundy/black colour in the kitchen. What would you order?

My kitchen cupboards are white, my floor is light greenish/grey, and I have dark green/black granite style bench top (counter top). What colour would you choose, for the bar stools (with backs) that will sit around the centre bench top? The legs of the bar stools are black steel (which ties in with the black blinds and black and dark green bench top, but I can’t make up my mind as to whether or not I should play it safe, by ordering the seat and backs of the chairs (the leather/vinyl) in black/grey like the blinds, or same dark green/black (very close) as bench top, or burgundy/black for a tiny bit of colour to the kitchen (assuming that I will add a couple of other burgundy decorative vases, or dried flowers, or anything decorative in that colour, to the kitchen area. My daughter is saying that a little bit of colour in the kitchen will look good, as well as tie in with our burgundy curtains, which are in the dining room next to the kitchen….even though the burgundy bar stools will be the only thing in a burgundy/black colour in the kitchen. What would you order?

ive been good friends with this guy for about a year. i know he thinks im pretty, whenever i put myself down he’ll say something like "no your cute" or pretty or whatever. i havent seen him in a while but we talk almost everyday, and we usually flirt a little, and a couple days ago i was at a movie night at my friends house, and he came. i saw him walk in and i said loudly "JOSHY!!!" and he was like "AJ!" and he gave me a hug. we watched one scary movie and one funny movie, and during the scary movie he kept texting me from the other side of the room. i was sitting in one of those big round circle chairs next to my friend and another friend wanted me to go get something to drink with her, so another friend sat in my chair and i was like "HOEEE, you stole my spot!" and he was like "aj, i got it" and tipped over the chair so she fell out which was funny:DD i was sitting at a bar stool talking to someone and he snuck up on me and pulled back the bar stool so it was leaning waaayyy back and i felt like i was gonna fall and i was being a tad bit over dramatic "oh my goshhh im gonna die!" and he was like "dont worry your fine" and he did keep trying to scare me? idk. and sometimes i would joke around with him that he hurt my feelings and hed open his arms and be like "im sorry aj, are we still bestfriends?" and make me hug him. soome of the guys were playing with fire and my friend who just met him that night typed me a message on her phone and said "i think that josh guy likes you, he keeps looking at you". when he was leaving he gave me a long hug and held me for a little bit then left, and i shouted as he was leaving "YOU BETTER TEXT ME:)" like an hour later my friend who had the movie night was looking at her phone and said "aj, josh wants to know when hes supposed to text you" which made everyone laugh? when we were texting i asked who he liked and he said he used to like this girl at his school and she liked him and they used to talk all the time now she doesnt talk to him anymore, and he doesnt know. the next day there was another party and he was gonna go but then he couldnt because he had school today and had to do his homework, so i was joking around with him and making fun of him that he didnt go, and he kept defending himself "i had homework and school tomorrow!" and im like "you just didnt wanna see me:(" and hes like "no i never said that" and when he went to sleep i told him he better text me tomorrow and i woke up to him texting me "good morning:)" and hes been texting me all day so far while hes at school….. opinions?

ive been good friends with this guy for about a year. i know he thinks im pretty, whenever i put myself down he’ll say something like "no your cute" or pretty or whatever. i havent seen him in a while but we talk almost everyday, and we usually flirt a little, and a couple days ago i was at a movie night at my friends house, and he came. i saw him walk in and i said loudly "JOSHY!!!" and he was like "AJ!" and he gave me a hug. we watched one scary movie and one funny movie, and during the scary movie he kept texting me from the other side of the room. i was sitting in one of those big round circle chairs next to my friend and another friend wanted me to go get something to drink with her, so another friend sat in my chair and i was like "HOEEE, you stole my spot!" and he was like "aj, i got it" and tipped over the chair so she fell out which was funny:DD i was sitting at a bar stool talking to someone and he snuck up on me and pulled back the bar stool so it was leaning waaayyy back and i felt like i was gonna fall and i was being a tad bit over dramatic "oh my goshhh im gonna die!" and he was like "dont worry your fine" and he did keep trying to scare me? idk. and sometimes i would joke around with him that he hurt my feelings and hed open his arms and be like "im sorry aj, are we still bestfriends?" and make me hug him. soome of the guys were playing with fire and my friend who just met him that night typed me a message on her phone and said "i think that josh guy likes you, he keeps looking at you". when he was leaving he gave me a long hug and held me for a little bit then left, and i shouted as he was leaving "YOU BETTER TEXT ME:)" like an hour later my friend who had the movie night was looking at her phone and said "aj, josh wants to know when hes supposed to text you" which made everyone laugh? when we were texting i asked who he liked and he said he used to like this girl at his school and she liked him and they used to talk all the time now she doesnt talk to him anymore, and he doesnt know. the next day there was another party and he was gonna go but then he couldnt because he had school today and had to do his homework, so i was joking around with him and making fun of him that he didnt go, and he kept defending himself "i had homework and school tomorrow!" and im like "you just didnt wanna see me:(" and hes like "no i never said that" and when he went to sleep i told him he better text me tomorrow and i woke up to him texting me "good morning:)" and hes been texting me all day so far while hes at school….. opinions?

ive been good friends with this guy for about a year. i know he thinks im pretty, whenever i put myself down he’ll say something like "no your cute" or pretty or whatever. i havent seen him in a while but we talk almost everyday, and we usually flirt a little, and a couple days ago i was at a movie night at my friends house, and he came. i saw him walk in and i said loudly "JOSHY!!!" and he was like "AJ!" and he gave me a hug. we watched one scary movie and one funny movie, and during the scary movie he kept texting me from the other side of the room. i was sitting in one of those big round circle chairs next to my friend and another friend wanted me to go get something to drink with her, so another friend sat in my chair and i was like "HOEEE, you stole my spot!" and he was like "aj, i got it" and tipped over the chair so she fell out which was funny:DD i was sitting at a bar stool talking to someone and he snuck up on me and pulled back the bar stool so it was leaning waaayyy back and i felt like i was gonna fall and i was being a tad bit over dramatic "oh my goshhh im gonna die!" and he was like "dont worry your fine" and he did keep trying to scare me? idk. and sometimes i would joke around with him that he hurt my feelings and hed open his arms and be like "im sorry aj, are we still bestfriends?" and make me hug him. soome of the guys were playing with fire and my friend who just met him that night typed me a message on her phone and said "i think that josh guy likes you, he keeps looking at you". when he was leaving he gave me a long hug and held me for a little bit then left, and i shouted as he was leaving "YOU BETTER TEXT ME:)" like an hour later my friend who had the movie night was looking at her phone and said "aj, josh wants to know when hes supposed to text you" which made everyone laugh? when we were texting i asked who he liked and he said he used to like this girl at his school and she liked him and they used to talk all the time now she doesnt talk to him anymore, and he doesnt know. the next day there was another party and he was gonna go but then he couldnt because he had school today and had to do his homework, so i was joking around with him and making fun of him that he didnt go, and he kept defending himself "i had homework and school tomorrow!" and im like "you just didnt wanna see me:(" and hes like "no i never said that" and when he went to sleep i told him he better text me tomorrow and i woke up to him texting me "good morning:)" and hes been texting me all day so far while hes at school….. opinions?

Okay so i deffinatly didnt write to much.. and i’m guessing punction/grammer is horrible but hey i hope you still enjoy it!

So, I’m here. On my front porch, searching for my key in my green fleece pockets. Found my key, left pocket right next to my chap-stick. Do i really want.. no have.. to put
this key threw the hole and enter this house once again? … answers Yea. Guess i do. So i put the key in the whole and open the door. take my key out and shove hard against
the door till i hear the click. I go down the long hallway that has barely any lighting into the living/dinning room and kitchen that’s bright and covered in windows. probably
one of the best parts of this house… or maybe i just think so because i spend most of my time in here.
"Bella Rose! Bella Rose!! Guess what! Guess what?!"
"What Zada?" .. at least she called me Bella Rose..
"I got a B+ on my science project"
"Great job."
"Thank you for helping me"
"Uhm yea no problem.. Do you want a snack now?"
"Sure, can i have some icecream"
"What do you think?"
"… Guessing its a no."
"You guessed right, How about I slice up some green and red peppers and you can munch on those."
"mmm.. can you slice up green and red apples instead?"
"Sure."
So i grabbed the apples out of the fruit drawer in the fridge, grabbed a knife, and went over to the cutting board. I started cutting up the apples but then i realized
Zada seemed a little bit off. Shes usually a lot more chattier than this. I usually get a full minute by minute play back of her day. But instead shes just sitting on her
normal stool at the island kicking her feet..
"So Zada, did mum tell you what time she’d be home?"
"Nope. I walked home today, so I haven’t seen her."
I dropped my knife and looked her in the eyes. "You walked??"
"Yea, mum called me and said she wouldn’t be able to pick me up. So i told her i’d take care of it."
"Zada your 8 years old, you cannot be walking home alone from school!"
"But you walk home everyday on your own!"
"That’s different."
"No its not."
"Zada!"
"Yea Isabella Rose?!" She knew i hated it when people called me that.
I sighed and went back to slicing the apples. "Just promise me next time mum cant pick you up you’ll call me."
"Hmph"
"Zada?"
"Fine i’ll call. but if you don’t show up within 30 minutes after i’m walking home."
"Okay. Its a deal."
I finished slicing the apples and put them in a bowl and handed them to her. "Can i go watch some TV now?"
"Sure. But only while i’m cleaning up, then we need to start on your homework alright?"
"Alright, call me when your done"

Okay so this scene or whatever you wanna call it isnt over yet i kinda left it at a cliff hanger haha but tell me what you think! Thank you for reading again, and for putting up with my punction/grammer/ and horrible proofreading skills!
First two parts can be read together here=

http://storywrite.com/story/242764

thanks to wrayraeg for giving me the link =)

i had my belly button pierced a week ago but its still hurting. the pain is killing me and i cant bend down or slouch in a chair because the pain is too bad, should i see a doctor about this as its getting worse? also there is a little bit of crust on the side of the bar and a little bit of clear pus is coming out. i really cant cope with the pain and if it hurts any more should i just take it out? thankyou x

Have you ever heard or seen anyone do this and how did it look?

We have a very small livingroom and furniture had become so bulky. I thought that wicker would make the room a little bit more open.
What do you think?

About 11 months ago, we got a new kitten, and she just recently turned on year old. Sunday morning, we had accidentally left her out all night (she’s strictly an inside house cat, BTW), and she had gotten into some Fudge Rounds. I had just woken up and one package was completely open, with a Fudge Round on the other side of the kitchen. Like I said, I had just woken up, so I don’t really remember if there was chunk missing from it or what, but anyway, she was doing fine throughout the whole day. She acted like normal, and we put her in her cage on Sunday night. The next morning, she had had a bowel movement in her cage, and we let her out, and she didn’t act right. She went into the kitchen, threw up, got a drink of water, and then jumped on top of the kitchen chairs and slept until we had to leave for school/work and we put her in her cage, where she had made another bowel movement in. This time, it didn’t look right. It was a mixture between soft and hard. That night, she had thrown up twice, both had a little bit of a pink/yellow tint to them, and then she had two bowel movements on the kitchen floor and they were extremely watery. One even looked like it had blood in it. Which, I barely thought about since she has had blood in her stool before, and it never bothered her, it just seemed like a normal type of thing for her. BTW, her three siblings died within months of being born. She then started going to the litter box to make bowel movements, but it was still extremely runny and watery, but she stopped vomiting. After last night, I haven’t seen her make a bowel movement at all, nor throw up, but she still occasionally takes a drink of water, which is good so she doesn’t dehydrate, but she still refuses to eat. She’ll also stretch and want to be petted a bit now before falling asleep, but she still looks week, and it scares me that she hasn’t had a bowel movement in a while. We’ve already decided to take her up to the vet if she doesn’t get better by tomorrow.

I just moved into a 4 bedroom apartment at college with 3 other friends. We need some help decorating our living room and kitchen.

The kitchen has space on top of the cabinets we want to decorate and a wall as you come into the apartment, about 5 feet long.

The living room has a huge window on the back wall and then two long walls, one with the couch and the other with the tv. The dining table is off to the side near the tv. There is a chair in front of the window.

We cannot paint. And we cannot put large nails in the walls (small ones and pushpins are fine, and command strips are okay). We want something fun but not tacky. We are on a low budget as well, but if its nice we are willing to spend a little bit more. We don’t need to rearrange the furniture either.

Please give us some suggestions, like a theme or something and then what we could do with it.

Ever since I rabbit punched this dude in a bar when he was fighting with someone else, I like to sucker punch, now.
He did not know what hit him, and he hit the floor like, right away. It didn’t take much, it was awesome. Then I ran away into the kitchen and peeked out and saw that he stuck around a little bit, drinking even more, (and in a good mood). Then he left the bar in a daze, forgetting his guitar, forgetting his motorcycle.
. Four or five days later he comes back, "What the Hell happened that night?" He goes through the whole scenario with the owner, "I was standing here doing nothing…., etc.
Then he comes up to me and says >No Listen< " I don’t know hose fault is whose, but…. somewhere in the middle of all that… SOMEbody hit ME in the BACK of the Head!"
Then he looks right at me, "Do you know who that was?", "I think you know who that was…?!", "I think you know who that WAS."
I couldn’t keep from laughing, and I still can’t. I think it is just so funny.

I acquired some old papasans that need a little bit of a "lift." Aside from one broken section of rattan on the double chair, both are structurally intact, but I was just wondering the best way to make them look as good as possible. i.e. shinier, better toning, etc.

I don’t want to try anything without at least asking a little bit of advice first, just in case. And does anybody know where to get rattan so I can fix that one bar? I don’t really care how much work is involved.