Has any of you lived in solitude, or in a monastery? What was it like?

I never have but I would truly love to try it. The thought of being totally alone & not as anyone's beck & call is extremely appealing.

What will happen due to the recent budget cuts on the CSU?

higher grades are not needed. the only change is that the non-impacted schools will not have extended application deadlines. i do not believe that they will first admit all SLO people. good luck!

Looking for Java Object Oriented compiler?

JDK 6 Update 2. You will need a programmer's editor as well. I suggest Crimson Editor. Its free. Good luck!

What dangers does Biden face with Palin in the upcoming debate?

My thought on this is that, no matter what his handlers do, Biden cannot resist the urge to smudge Palin for being a woman and a little less versed on some things. He is the human gaffe machine and he will say something stupid. Palin has a quirky personality that can come off as very sarcastic when she is cornered by someone who is trying to screw her. Biden will likely say something ignorant and she will take him to task. He is not going to like debating a woman.

Friend is obbsessed with her boyfriend..im gettinga annoyed!?

You sound jealous to me. The "using her" part seems like a bonus to me (like maybe you like that, because now you have something on your friend- you know something that she doesn't). You are all over the place with this question. Ur annoyed cuz she keeps talking about him, then you say "well, he's just using her" and talking about what you "heard". What makes people think that they can talk badly about your friend's relationship around YOU?? Doesn't sound like you're the best friend in the world. Just my opinion.

Do men realize that many strippers & escorts are actually post-operative M2F tranuals?

this is more of an answer to uppercutsmash a lot of changes like that happens because of hormone injections. I know this because I have alot of trans friends both MtF and FtM. But to answer your question alot of people date trans people and don't even know unless they tell them. For example a trans guy can have a phalioplasty (sp?) and if he has rods put in can a woman and she would never know it was a postoperative trans and actually even before then you can buy appendages that you can glue on that looks and feels exactly like the real thing. So I'm sorry but you would never know. And also add the fact that most people don't want to know...

Overrated Ohio State exposed?

Exactly. OSU just was not better than the Gators, plain and simple. Smith would not be able to get the ball to Ginn anyway so I totally agree that he wouldn't make a difference. Another scary thought for the Bucks is that Florida was playing conservatively in the second half, they could have won 70-14 but unlike the Bucks believe, us Gators do have some cl and don't run the score up on weaker opponents, which is what OSU did to get all that publicity.