Have you ever been disappointed by a gift, not just because of what the gift was, but because it seemed thoughtless? Say a random book, given to you by your best friend in the world for your birthday, without a card, and the book was picked out by her boyfriend? Or a PVR/Tivo given to someone who doesn't really enjoy watching TV?

Would you say something, or is there an unspoken rule that a gift is a gift and you should be thankful no matter what?

How much does receiving a card along with the gift matter to you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWuYwgEnMEA

Is this guy joking? Is it part of his image? Or just how he is?

I'm not trying to offend anybody, I just think he's a little over the top.

If you went away to school: were/are you expected to work? What did/do you pay for?
If you stayed home from school: were/are you expected to work? What did/do you pay for?


I've noticed that a lot of people who stay home for school are expected to hold down nearly full-time jobs while most of my friends who went away are given a credit card for their expenses. Just curious!

What is your favorite shade of red?
...of green?
...of blue?
...of purple?

I desperatly need to expand the music I listen to.

I'm mainly into rock/emo/screamo/post hardcore/post-punk/etc etc, and the majority of those bands are christian.

I also dabble in the pop/dance stuff on the radio.

so, TQC, what should I look into?

Almond Joy or Mounds?
Coke or Pepsi?
Paper or plastic?
Would you like fries with that?

What do you want to do?

When is a girlfriend not a girlfriend?

Guy at work has a girl pick him up/drive around/do stuff togehter. But she isn't "my girlfriend" ok....rite.


See, it wasn't about meeeee.

So, if this health care reform bill passes in the House tonight, what happens? Does it go to the Senate or is it officially "passed"?

1. Should I watch Inglourious Basterds or some episodes of 30 Rock (I'm over half-way through season 1)?
2. Do you know who Meme Roth is?  If so, what do you think about her and her crusade against obesity?
3. What's your favorite shade of blue? 

What types of music do you like to listen to? What are your favorite singers/bands?  What type(s) of music do you hate?


My favorite types of music are J-pop, Rock, and Country, but I like a variety of stuff.

Some of my favorite singers/bands:
Maaya Sakamoto
Simple Plan
Weird Al
Bob Rivers
Martina McBride
Lonestar
Backstreet Boys
Ayumi Hamasaki
Erika Sawajiri
Evanescence
Brad Paisley
Alabama
Sum41
Aerosmith
Smashmouth
Cascada
Goo Goo Dolls

I also like the music from the Sailor Moon anime and Live-Action series' and other anime shows.

I can't stand Rap, Opera or Techno.  Not really crazy about Classical music either but I can tolerate it.

Which eyeliner do you use?

Do you recommend it?

I need to get away. Where should I go that's a daytrip from Washington, DC?

Don't know or care, what's frustrating you right now?

Poll #1541240
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 71

Do you love Mika?

Poll #1541236
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37

Are you watching Life?

How do you feel about Oprah narrating?

Also, can anyone tell me what song this is? I can't remember any words, just the tune. I remember it being Van Morrison-y.

two of my best friends just moved out into their first apartment. they're having a house-warming party and i'm trying to think of some good gift ideas. they don't have much money, so they need a lot of small things that aren't really necessities. i'm making them a coffee table, but i want to put a basket together with some smaller things.

what have you given/would you give as a housewarming gift?

I just uploaded a video to YouTube for the first time. It says it is "processing". It has been "processing" for the past hour. When will it be done processing so I can post it to TQC_Updates? Is there anything I can do to expedite the process?

Is being big a reasonable excuse for being really damn loud?

(Inspired by my 6'4" and 200 pounds husband, who sounds like a freight train when he's moving through the house - slamming doors, stomping from point A to point B, inability to move an item from, say, the table to the counter without it thundering down - but says that I can't understand because I'm "little." I'm 5'4".)

What is your least favorite book you read in school?

TQC, i burned the top of my mouth pretty badly on friday afternoon. It's completely white and disgusting. I can't eat and I have to suck on ice cubes 24-7 to keep the pain at a minimal throb.

My question is: does anyone know how much longer my agony will last? I'm hungry and sick of ice!!

Do any of you still watch Spongebob?

What's your opinion on the show?

...and so I ask you, TQC, the obvious tax experts:

1) if my partner and I got an oregon state tax refund last year which this year has to be claimed as income on federal taxes, but we got the refund jointly and are filing federal singly (cause they don't recognize us jointly and all), are there rules about how it gets divided, or can we do it however we want (i.e. do we have to split it in half or can one of us take the whole thing?)?

2) net operating loss.  I'm familiar with this situation theoretically, but my free-file online folks are telling me it might apply to me because my income is less than my deductions, or something like that.  This is because my "income" has been student loans, which aren't considered income.  This online folks are telling me I can carry my net operating loss forward, reducing my tax liability next year (I could carry it back but I had no tax liability last year either; I will probably have a tax liability for 2010).
Does any of this make sense?  Do I actually have a net operating loss or am I confused?  Is it really an option for me to carry me NOL forward and reduce next year's tax liability?  That would be pretty sweet.  I generally don't think of the IRS as being that nice, you know. 

 (ETA: I did take a stab at reading IRS document 536 but still find myself confused.)

thanks!

(xposted to a_m_a)

What TQC member's userpic is your favorite?

Least favorite? 

1. on a scale of 1-10, how competitive is (or was) the college you attend(ed), 1 being not very competitive and 10 being very competitive?
2. how did this affect your academics?