Cara Silver

Does this include a spa? Because I heard certain biological male fluids are very good for the skin ;) Amelia

Someone hurt me very badly today and I discovered the unparalleled joy of never again having to be vulnerable to this person. They can call all they want... I'm never picking up again. :)

As the French would say, superrrr sexeeeee! You've really outdone yourself on the imagery there, Lee! My Prince Charming :) xoxo A

What on earth is this book about? I've heard some vague references to sex but there must be more to it than that. It certainly seems to be popular.

Having my cat NOT smack the other cats she lives with. I'm so proud!

Awkward sunburn time! I have a sun dress tan, so I'm burned on my shoulders and in a v-neck pattern. That'll teach me to wear an audrey hepburn dress- I'm going back to the burhkah! Anyone else have a delightful sunburn? xoxo A

Carrie Moon (if she'll let me!:redface:) She's been really kind to me this year.

Thanks :) Sometimes it's nice to know there are others having the same trouble. Edmonton is not as arid as southern Alberta or the NWT. But it has the most beautiful skies of any city I've lived in. You can see storms coming a mile away. I love my weird cumulus clouds. Y'all are making me scared of Montreal! :icon_eek: I'm going to visit with Emma to make it all ok... About the heat though... I've always been this way, since childhood. I spent some years in southern Africa a while ago and that definitely didn't help. The rainy season was insufferable. It's gotten worse ever since. Such a weird intolerance...

No, not that kind of heat :) Actual heat and humidity. I think someone starts a thread like this every summer but I'm stymied. Heat and humidity turn me into a tubby lazy kitten. I can barely get up. And I'm only in EDMONTON. Does this happen to anyone else? Are you a heat zombie? Why does my body just stop in the summer? I find the sun almost paralyzing. I'm only able to function properly in the evening and night. Plus, I'm headed to Montreal where the humidity is crippling. Help.............. please :( Thank you xoxoxo A

My sister had a neon green suit I was soooo jealous of. It killed me. Now I look at the photos and I definitely look better. In my neon pink suit. Still do lol Once I wore Emma's suit in the hot tub but it was a little big and the bubbles really didn't help endear me to the young family grimacing in the corner. Bubbles make boobs float :) Science.

OH MY GOD IT'S MAY! This is my birthday month and I'm super excited. We do actually have a beach in Yellowknife and summer temperatures reach a sizzling 17 degrees C. Sometimes even 20. My favourite swimsuit is a Playboy bikini because I'm Playboy-obsessed. It's super skimpy- so not my usual style. Unfortunately, it died last year after too much swimming in chlorine. Also, when I dived into the pool the bottoms slid down and I mooned everybody. Hmm, perhaps more coverage this year. What's your favourite swimsuit? Anyone else have swimsuit horror stories? Happy May! Amelia

It's just not KD if it isn't glowing a pure, nuclear orange! The orange is what makes it healthy.

I love that this was your first post! I wish I'd posted something more memorable my first time. And second time. And many, many other times.... xo

I have the same problem. I've gotten away with saying I am a self-employed massage therapist, non-RMT. Employers never follow up because they don't know what that means. I'm not sure they believe me, but they don't disbelieve either. They'll give you the benefit of the doubt if you talk passionately about it and explain all the business skills you learned (which is all genuine, there just happens to be sex involved.) Here's a thread from way back when: http://www.cerb.ca/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=31405&highlight=resume Good luck and hold your head high. The truth is that this job provides more learning experiences than almost any other. There's no reason why sex should stigmatize our work but because it's not palatable for mainstream society, a little omission never hurt. AM

Terrifying. :icon_eek:

Here is one of my early posts from December 08 when I used to do monthly themes: January's theme?? Who wants to help me decide on January's theme? I'm stuck between Arabian nights and 1940s glamour. Would you guys prefer the mysterious but slightly albino exotic? Or the sexy and glamorous movie starlet? Let me know!! I have to go shopping, I'm so excited! Howthe hell was I going to pull off Arabian nights?? I can't imagine suggesting such a thing now! I guess I was slightly more naive back then. Now I'm a grim realist :motion:

I was thinking the other day about how long I've been on cerb, about 3.5 years, and how much I've changed. Then I looked back at my very first posts and reminisced about where I was in life in 2008. My first two posts are pretty dorky. I remember being shy and hesitant about posting because I'd been on the other boards and never felt they were healthy, welcoming sites. And then cerb came along... So different and I felt at home right away. Here are my first two posts: #1 New to Halifax Hello everyone, I'm new to Halifax and I want to meet new people! I was working in Edmonton and decided to relocate. Everyone's made me feel so welcoming so far, I know I'll find the same here... Feel free to pm me or write here! xoxo Amelia #2 I'm trying to post photos but have no idea how! Can someone enlighten me? Duuuhhhhh :) What was your first post and how have you changed? xo AM

I had no idea the silent treatment was such an epidemic. It's sad :( I'm sorry for anyone who has experienced this. I agree with Dr love that maybe this person just wants to be chased. Perhaps the silence stems from insecurity? At any rate, it's not fun doing all the chasing and I guess I chase out of insecurity too. I'd rather be chaste than chase. That's probably the worst pun I've ever made. xoxoxo A

It's never too late or too hard to start saving. Even if it's just a dollar a day. A dollar by itself is nothing but once they start accumulating it's amazingly soothing. I worry constantly about saving. Knowing that you're slowly building something is a great reason to tell your anxiety to go away for another day :)

Thanks for the responses, everyone. This person gets really mad at me fairly often and says something so hurtful I end up crying. It feels like they're trying to 'fix' me because it's always about how I 'should' live my life. They seem to hold me to a different standard than they hold themselves. I'm not perfect- definitely not perfect, Emerald! ;)- but I always end up feeling like I 'should' change myself in order to get this person back. The silence feels like a super mean way of getting me to say 'You're right.' I've started to censor myself in regular conversation because I'm afraid of eliciting this dreadful silence. Oy. :( Probably time to walk away from this person but there's alot of love there.

Does anyone know why people do this? Someone in my life is giving me the silent treatment. It's something they do all the time. It's so painful and feels manipulative. I always end up begging them to talk to me and giving in to what they want because it hurts so much having them write me off. but then I feel played and resentful. How do you deal with it? How do I get them to understand just how wrong this behaviour is? It's so passive aggressive and shaming. I always end up feeling sub-human. Am I the only one to have someone like this in their lives? merci beaucoup.....

Dear Couteau Jaune: I've been cleaning now for 6 hours. Tomorrow is Passover, a Jewish holiday celebrating the escape from slavery. It's symbolic and traditional, which is I've always loved it. There's religious stuff, but it stays firmly out of my kosher wine glass :) I'm glad to celebrate Passover here in Yellowknife, although there is no matzoh to be found anywhere. According to wikipedia, there are 15 Jews in YK. Hmmm. I will be leaving Yellowknife for good on April 27th. It's been kind of a rough road up here and I'd like to go somewhere a little more fun, a little more fair, a little more multicultural. It's been great- the winter is the best winter in the whole country. It's just not the city for me. Thank you for welcoming me with open arms. I will miss you guys very much :( xoxooxxo Amelia Middleton

I have two degrees. In this economy, that makes me an idiot. There is no point in being skilled in an area no one cares about. Degrees don't make you smarter- they make you irrelevant to most employers :) Happy Easter to me. xoxoxoxo AM

Being book smart doesn't make you life smart or street smart. Or emotionally intelligent, or creative. There are so many different kinds of intelligence to which education is irrelevant. Go with what you got :)

This happens to me ALL THE TIME. I'm just biking along and I realize I forgot to put clothes on. :) AM