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Hey everyone, I'm brand new here, so please forgive me if I start asking ridiculous questions.

I'm moving to Victoria in January, and a friend-of-a-friend has offered me a place for rent in James Bay.

It's a completely separate ground-level suite, brand spanking new construction, approx. 900 sq. ft, 1 bedroom with in-suite laundry.

He's asking me to pay $1100 a month.

Can one of you rent-savvy residents tell me if this is a reasonable deal or not? I simply have no clue what I should be paying...

Thanks in advance! Look forward to maybe meeting some of you and mixing it up in LiveJournal over the coming months!

Hey all, I have kind of a weird question. How many of you (if any) have had kidney stones? And what are your symptoms? The reason I ask such a weird question is because I have been having sharp pain that starts in my back near the ribs and then travels downward. It's excruciating stabby pain, cold sweats, and vomiting but it only lasts for an hour or so and then I feel totally fine. I have had test but they are inconclusive.I had 2 UTI's during this time (but I think blood in the urine could also be caused by the movement of a stone). To know for sure if I have kidney stones they would have to do a CT scan, which is impossible because I can not keep myself from moving. When I had this pain, the Dr did an ultra sound which showed I have gallstone, but he said that those may or may not be causing the pain (my gallbladder was not inflamed so he wasn't sure it was the gallstones). This sounds strange but I can sometimes feel something moving downward even when I am not in pain and haven't eaten recently. Anyway, I am just curious if anyone out there has had kidney stones. Is this similar to what you felt? How did they diagnose you? I know CP sometimes causes weird symptoms for stuff so I'm just curious.

Does anyone know of any salons downtown other than Aveda or Fish that have junior (i.e. cheaper) stylists? Bonus points if they have walk-ins available.

I happened upon this video on Yahoo and thought it was pretty interesting. Miss J apparently is releasing a new book so the interview was about the book, but he does go a little into Top Model, what he thought about it, and how he got involved with it in the first place. Always fun to know, considering he's a judge and, for the most part, few people take him seriously anymore. (Not sure how to embed so instead all I's got is a link)

Link: http://omg.yahoo.com/videos/strut-your-stuff-with-miss-j/9193?nc

Remember, Montreal! I'm going to be at Expozine this weekend! You should come.

I realized today that the comic I was working on was going to take longer than I thought, so I made these up real quick before I take off for Montreal! You go to one of these things, and it's four days gone like a flash. Not that anyone checks the internet on the weekend, but still. In any case, I like the Kiss elves.

Store!

Anna (C2), Rae (C13), Bre (C5), Kortnie (C12), Marvita (C10)

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More to come, I know. The advantage to having friends take the pictures is you get them so immediately! This is from only one of our 3+ photographers. Marvel at the hotness of our friends and family. :) ( Read more... )

If we're going to rant on big kids/adults riding little ponies, I think we should be stating what we feel is the line between an okay rider/pony size ratio and what isn't. And I suppose this could be different for flat work vs. jumping.

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Hey everyone! I'm opening a nail salon downtown & I'm seeking a decent pedicure chair. I've looked on Used Victoria & everything i find is either nasty & outdated, or madly expensive. I understand that this may just be the way of things, but I was curious to know if anyone lurking around in here might have one kicking around, or know someone who is no longer in the business who is looking to sell one. As I said, I've tried Used Victoria & Craigslist & nothing's working for me. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! :)

Babycakes has posted who wins on TWOP:

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Who is the best place in town that will do paint matching with a paint chip. I'm renting a place and I'm moving in a bit and I'd like a)to get back my full deposit and b) leave the place as I found it.

Secondly, I want it do be a diy project but if not possible, is there good paint company in Victoria? I'm only wanting one room done in my condo and it probably will take less then a day.

Photos and episode poll beneath the cut. Please note that although there are no spoilers in the post, people will discuss who went home, so you may want to avoid the comments until you see the episode. This poll is extra-special, with check boxes instead of radio buttons, so you can select more than one if you want!

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We're married!

All I wanted was for everything that was going to go wrong to go wrong before the wedding, so that everything would go well for the wedding itself. And it did. By the time the wedding started, everything was pretty under control.

We had to scrap the whole seating chart because all the tables wouldn't fit in the room. We both forgot our love letters in the rooms we got ready in, and therefore had to improvise at the altar. One of the groomsmen couldn't show up because he went to the hospital with a heart problem. We didn't have any beer because someone forgot a tap. My matron of honor dropped the ring when she went to hand it to me. I know that sounds like a lot went wrong, but really, it was wonderful.

We heard over and over and over again how wonderful it was. How much everything was perfect. That it was the best wedding people had ever been to.

I, for one, had a great time. And aside from one fantastically bad nervous breakdown about halfway through the reception (which, seriously, I think was just from exhaustion), it was definitely the best wedding I've ever been to. And I'm not just saying that because I planned the whole thing and got to be the bride. Everything went just really really well. I think I would have enjoyed it just as much (if not a little more because, wow, way less stress) if I hadn't.

We're on our honeymoon. In a hotel. Eating room service and drinking champagne. Life is beautiful.