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The only person that bothered me at my wedding was the one who wore a white dress. Black is fine.

Posted By: Lynn on 2005-09-22
In Reply to: Not MT related, but need advice. - Need the fashion police.




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oh yeah, at that wedding, the bridesmaids wore black, too sm
with dark red rose boquets.  It really was beautiful, at night, with candle light...ooh, I wanna get married again...
dress in black and ugly jewely

Black at wedding
Black is stylish and I love it. I would suggest not wearing black stockings, etc. Do you have any bright colors you could add such as a cloth rose (very stylish)or some bright jewelry to offset the black. Try a thrift store for a bright bag or shoes. I just did that and found a pretty pink bag with black trim for a couple of dollars. That should offset the black. Just try not to go "totally black" but if you have to, so be it. Just wear a "smile" and have a great time! Life is temporary, enjoy it.
Actually, there are many left, both black and white.
God Bless them all.
Not a black or white thing
Am white, use reckon and fixin to, these are just southern expressions I grew up with. So funny told hubby I was gonna take my bath- he said well that was really rude. My grandson piped up and said everyone in his family took a bath. What a laugh that got! I told hubby the other day not gonna do something, just like beating a dead horse and spinning my wheels, no use. Gosh I wish I could think of more but mind is sorta blank on these at this time.
red and yellow, black and white--OK
Type as dictated. Oriental male and black male are both acceptable phrases.
Oriental, Caucasian, Filipino, Hispanic, Latino, etc., are all names of peoples/races and should be capitalized.
Color designations of race and ethnicity are not capitalized: black, white.

See BOS 2nd Edition for more information: pgs 366-367, 202, 70.
I have had the best luck with white keyboards vs the black ones--sm
I got one at Wal*Mart 2 years ago and still has letters on it. Usually go through one a year.
White Stripes, Black-Eyed Peas, Tom Petty, Chrissy Hynde

Ebonics: Not a black thing or white thing. (sm)

I don't think there's any cause to get upset or defensive here.  Look it up on line...even colleges are offering courses in Ebonics!  ...well of course they are more sociology-type courses, but still, people are PAYING to learn about the why's and how's of this "other" language.


A quote from one of the sites I found:

"UT-Austin's "Introduction to the Study of African American English," teaches students that the sentence, "Nobody didn't leave" is not "mainstream English with mistakes," but rather a legitimate English dialect. "Ebonics: Myth and Facts" and "African-American English" are both offered at Harvard. Penn and UCLA also promote Ebonics as a legitimate dialect in, "Introduction to African American and Latino English" and "Afro-American Sociolinguistics: Black English," respectively."


Here's the link: http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2002/september_2002_2.html


 


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Check out Adeko Wedding Company at www.adekoweddingco.com.  I am an MT full-time but I also own a wedding company.  Visit us online today.  I have a lot of great gift ideas that some people don't even think of.  Check out the gifts page on my website.  I am sure you can find something your friend will enjoy.


You can send me an e-mail if you have any questions or give us a call.  All contact information is on the website.  We have everything but the Groom!  www.adekoweddingco.com


Elimiate white flour and white sugar from your diet.

Black widows are shiny black, females have red spot
There aren't many males around. After the mate, the females eat them lol.

We have black widows galore here in Calif. I actually keep frogs in my yard (provide ponds for them) and they have made a big impact on the insect population.

Remember to always wear shoes (something I try to do).
That one bothered me a lot too......
I wasn't over it and then this Amish thing. We were actually planning a trip to that area (Amish) next week but decided on Niagara Falls instead.

Anyway, about the girl in Colorado. I just kept thinking about what her morning with her Mom might have been like. Then she goes off to school and her Mom never gets to see her again. (Obviously I can't help but look at this from a Mom's point of view). I just couldn't even imagine how I could deal with that.

I saw an interview with a woman who says she now prays with her children every morning before they leave the house. I think that is a good idea. I have twin toddlers.....wondering how bad it will be when they are in school. Ahhhhhhh :-(
Why not leave them white or off-white and use

accessories and window treatments to bring it together.  Personally, I like neutral color walls and like to decorate around them.  You can bring the rooms together with nice window treatments, throw pillows, and candles with candle holders. 


Pier-1 imports has great decorating ideas.


 


Good luck.


dress
Wow, no disrespect at all, but you call that "rebelling"? You're very lucky! When I was a teenager in the 80s, I dressed in "punk" gear; however, I was a straight A student, didn't smoke or drink, and was basically a "good girl" - that was just my way of expressing myself. I personally see nothing wrong with letting teens dress to express themselves even if it is in a way we personally aren't crazy about (unless of course it is obscene or too sexy or involve lots of piercings). Wearing lots of black, dying and cutting hair in "alternative ways", things like that I believe are basically harmless ways of kids expressing themselves and, like your daughter basically pointed out, showing their individuality. You really need to look at what is going on INSIDE them instead of on the outside. If all is well on the inside, don't worry so much about the outside. They'll outgrow whatever fad or trend they are experimenting with. I did.
The thing that bothered me
Was the fact that the doctors told her they wouldn't need her services any longer after today. I didn't hear a word from her. If they had given the job to another transcriptionist, I never would have known. I would have just started work today never knowing that I wouldn't be getting any more work and didn't have a job any more.
since no one has bothered to answer you, I

At MT Stars there are archives - with all sorts of opinions on some of the things you are asking.  What with all the off-shoring going on, not sure it's worth your while to do it, whereas CODING and CODERS is booming.  The USA is desperately seeking all kinds of coders (medical and hospital billing).  Maybe you'd like to check into that......


Best of luck!!! 



Yes, they have bothered me for a while now. Taking SM
advantage of stay at home moms.

And please, if you do make that amount of money, I don't want to hear about it. I too do well, as would anyone working for close to 20 years, but that does not go for newbies to this profession or, rather, what's left of this profession.

Dress him like a smurf
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I don't care how they dress.....sm

I know that customer service is sorely lacking, especially in bigger cities (forget what they wear) - where they act like they are doing YOU a favor instead of realizing that we, the customer, are THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER.  Customer service has been sorely lacking in central through S. Florida for a long, long time......it's really sad.


There was a program on TV recently, think it was 20/20 (not sure), but it was about HOW AMERICA GOT SO RUDE....and 20 minutes of this show was spent on cell phone usage.....and I concur.  I believe the cell phone, while necessary for some, is the bane of the world.  People became incredibly self absorbed and don't you just LOVE the people waiting on you in any customer service who CHAT ON THEIR CELLPHONES while they are waiting on you?  Or who do their jobs with their cellulars attached to their ears on personal phone calls while working (not emergent phone calls)?  It's nauseating.......


 


personally, I don't mind not being bothered (sm)
and being left alone to do my job, make my money, and live my life! As long as I don't have any problems and they don't, I really enjoy not having someone "breathing" down my neck all the time.  I consider it one of the perks of my job! Oh, well, to each her own, right?
Funny, she doesn't seem bothered when she's
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I don't let my kids dress like that! My son will wear
anything I buy him, usually athletic attire, like Nike or Addidas T-shirs and carpenter jeans that fit!

My daughter likes jeans and t-shirts (kinda tom-boyish). So, I am lucky in that regard.

If they were difficult, they would never be allowed out unless they dressed properly.

I have a fit if my daughters shorts are too short. You know, how they roll them at the waist and the shorts go up their butts - well, that is a no-no to me. I don't care where we are in public, I pull them down to a normal length. Other than that, their dress code is fine.

Teenage dress problems...

Okay, I hate to ask this, but I  need some unbiased opinions.  My almost  18-year-old high school senior has of late been dressing in a lot of black.  It's not weird stuff at all, other than a couple of camisoles that I'm not wild about,  and she always wears a jacket with those.  The thing is, she's happy, outgoing, going to school without trouble, doing her  homework, happy around the family, planning her future, doing her own laundry, keeping her room clean, everything you could ask for.  She calls us when she's out and keeps us posted where she's at, and works very part-time at a drug store.  Her hair isn't dyed, she's not wearing weird make up, and isn't doing the  weird jewely like dog collars or any of that. 


But  it bugs me!  When I ask her she just says that she doesn't want to dress like the typical Abercrombie crowd.  She does  have some tan pants and a colorful sweater she wears here and there, but she really does love the black primarily.  I'm a worry wart type and am just worried this will escalate into the look I spoke  of above.  She swears she's not interested in tattoos, piercings,  or any of the rest of it.  Should I  just back off and leave her alone?  Is this uncommon or just typical teenage "testing  of the waters."  She's never rebelled in any way  before.


Teenager dress problems

My oldest graduated last year and started dressing in black (mostly black t-shirts and jeans) in his junior year.  This drove my DH absolutely crazy and still does!  We never had any trouble with him in school either; good grades, part-time job, never ran with the wrong crowd, always called to keep in touch when he was out, etc., just like your daughter.  We let it go.  He never wanted any tattoos, collars or piercings (although he did buy a bracelet with the metal points once.  He never wore this to school however.)  The biggest problem we ever had was the kind of music he liked to listen to.  We did forbid him to buy certain types and bands after we listened to them, but he didn't argue.  He is now in college and is doing great.  His grades are high and he still checks in a few times a week just to "talk." 


If I were you, I would let the clothing thing go, as long as it doesn't change into anything concerning.  Most teens need to express themselves somewhat and this really seems pretty innocent.  My DH and I are really pretty conservative.  We found that it is best to pick you battles. There are certainly a lot more horrific problems out there to be concerned about than dressing in black.  Your job is to just keep an eye on things and if you see any drastic changes in her (grades, personality, friends, etc), that is the time to step in.  She seems like a well rounded young lady with a good head on her shoulders.  You seem to have done an excellent job in raising her.  She will soon be a legal adult and you now have to start trusting her judgement.  I think she will be just fine!  Good luck!


I had them - GREAT! Wore them out in 3 years. nm
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I once wore a hole in my spacebar...
I loved that keyboard. the letters were intact, just that figgind hole.
Thanks for your reply. This has bothered me, along with a lot of other stuff about this blankety bl
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My 5-year-old daughter in a dress-up outfit.

Did this for 2 years. Wore me out! Finally, gave one up.
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I wore one, but by all means DO WHAT YOU WANT! Your comfort is what matters.:-) nm
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I wore a Spanish mantilla - it stayed out of the way and was still fun.

I wore mine on a 900 mile drive

to florida. Didn't leak a bit.


 


I actually wore a hole in some of my keyboard letters... nm
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No, YOU are implying that this mother doesn't want to be bothered with her kids. How do YOU know?
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I don't understand why you were bothered that she left a message on your machine. sm
How does the 'generic' greeting you have to answer it indicate what type of message someone is supposed to leave? Would you have rather she left a totally informationless message? I just don't get it.
where do you live? Sounds like the dress code in Florida

Out of her dress today (instead of out of her dressing) but I caught it when proofing.
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I did for a while and they paid on alternating weeks, which was nice. But wore me out so I
:+
remember when nurses wore the little hats...hahaha
nm
rich skanks dress better and have nicer cars and homes.

Friends tried hypnosis for smoking. It lasted for about 2 weeks then wore off. nm
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I work for the person. I know. Very excellent person, personally and business-sense.
It is an INSULT to have QA hovering over seasoned MTs who know what they are doing. She trusts her MTs and again if there are questions there is one person, a trainer, who can answer them via phone, e-mail or instant message or you can send the whole report to them if you choose.
Point was is the person willing to make up for the slack of the person who types 1 job when there is

if that is all they WANT to type.   Is the person who wants to be a supervisor willing to make up for those people?


You have crap supervisors, editors and mts in the business like you have good ones.   Sadly, the really good ones of all of them are few and far between. 


wedding, to go or not go - sm

I have been invited to my 2nd cousins wedding.  I really don't want to go because I do not know him or the bride.  However, that side of the family is apparently having a get-together of the first cousins around the same time and I had planned on going to that.  Now I feel I "should" go to both or neither one.  What would you do?  Thanks for the help.


Yea, he does. Met him at the wedding
walked in I thought I would fall over There were other stars there but all I saw was him.  Did meet him and he was nice and funny.
When you have a QA person that is picky and another QA person that is very lenient where does that
leave the MTs because some are getting a lenient reviewer and others are getting one that picks at everything. How do you reconcile that issue with the difference in QA mentality. Some people make out well and the other people could be just as good but dont. I wonder about that.
The person MTSO pays is the person who
dsf
we had fountains at our wedding

We just had 2 chocolate fountains at our wedding- they were amazing! The fountains came with lots of goodies to dip them in. They used to cost about $5 a person but now they have significantly gone up in price- i think they are at $12 pp now.


In a way, as far as amount of food, it seems you get your money's worth but on the other hand, since everyone has already had their meal & there is the wedding cake for dessert, you end up having a lot of food left over in the end so in some ways, it can be a waste of food.


I think it also depends on who you rent it from as far as pricing and what comes with it. At our wedding, the company that provided the fountains took care of setting them up & running the fountains.


 


Has anyone seen The Wedding Crashers. If so what do you think?
Need to go to the movies and looking for something good.
the last wedding I went to was in the evening and...sm

most of the guests were wearing black.  Of course, it was elegant dresses, with sequins and sparkles.  It actually made the pictures turn out wonderful, very classy looking. Black can be fun, if you dress it up. If you are wearing say a black skirt, pair it with a flashy top, sequins, etc, if the wedding is at night.  As for daytime, I think I'd steer clear of black and opt for something bright or neutral.  Of course, this is JMHO, of course.  Anyhow, the most important thing is to be there to support the new couple and, most of all, have fun! Best wishes to the bride and groom!