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Post by Pilleriin on Jun 9, 2008 4:42:04 GMT -5
I got into the best school in Estonia!!!!!! I'm SO HAPPY!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Jun 9, 2008 6:39:05 GMT -5
Congrats!!
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Post by Dominique on Jun 9, 2008 7:04:32 GMT -5
That's great!!! Congrats
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Jun 9, 2008 12:32:37 GMT -5
Congratulations!!
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thenephilim
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Post by thenephilim on Jun 9, 2008 16:06:20 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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oureternity
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Post by oureternity on Jun 10, 2008 12:43:01 GMT -5
Congratz!!
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Post by Pilleriin on Jun 13, 2008 9:48:55 GMT -5
Thanks!!
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Post by Carma on Jun 13, 2008 16:27:00 GMT -5
ohw.. my parents bought a new house today.. it is 2,5 hours to get there with public transport from where we live now!!
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Jun 14, 2008 7:38:17 GMT -5
That doesn't sound good, Carma. I hated when we moved, even if to a place only 30 minutes far from where we used to live and I didn't have to change school. I don't like this place!
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Post by Hanna on Jun 14, 2008 18:32:49 GMT -5
My family has lived in the same place since I was four, so I really wouldn't know to much about moving like that. Moved a lot of times alone though, which I love, but it's kinda different I think because then I can always "go home."
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Post by Ansku on Jun 15, 2008 3:57:46 GMT -5
I have lived there since I was born and my family years before I born. If we moved, I would be very sad. I hate my home town, but I love my home.
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Post by Carma on Jun 15, 2008 16:26:27 GMT -5
yeah, exactly, this is 'home', all my friends are here... I always imagined myself living some place else but coming home here just like my friends... but I guess that wasn't meant to be.. *sigh* nothing I can do about it though.. I don't wanna live here on my own.. I wanna live here with my parents and brother...
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Jun 28, 2008 7:00:23 GMT -5
Sad news today. Most people here have heard me repeatedly praise The Strand book store. It's absolutely amazing and has incredible prices for books. Well, they have two locations, the main store, and the "Annex" which is downtown. I go to the main store about 95% of the time, since it's bigger and much closer to me. It was just announced though, that the Annex will be closing in August! Here's the story I read: "After nearly a quarter century with a presence in lower Manhattan in New York City, the Strand Book Store is closing its 15,000-sq.-ft. Strand Book Annex at 95 Fulton Street, effective August 31. Beginning next Monday, all inventory in the store will be discounted 20%. The Strand's flagship store at 828 Broadway and Central Park kiosks remain open for business. The lease on the space was up for renewal, and the landlord planned to raise the rent 300%, according to the Downtown Express. Co-owner Fred Bass told the paper that construction on the street for the past year hurt business and would continue into 2009. The Strand owns the building its main store is in, so lease hikes are not a problem there." The only reason I'm not completely depressed about this is because it's not the main store. I can't believe the landlord is going to raise the rent 300% - how terrible. That's exactly what happened to the Barnes and Noble by my work - and now the closest bookstores are harder to get do during lunch. It really sucks when greedy landlords do this - it forces out community fixtures like bookstores, and the only stores that can afford to move in are high end stores whose prices completely rip off consumers. This is very sad. I'm going to go to The Annex today with my friend Emma.
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Jun 28, 2008 8:04:48 GMT -5
It's sad especially for an amazing store and with good prices, at least there's another store..
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Post by Carma on Jun 28, 2008 11:28:08 GMT -5
and at least theres a discount now!
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