Quantcast
Channel: Ask MetaFilter posts by cereselle
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 11 View Live

Writing a brief without cheating?

I am not (exactly) a lawyer. I need to write an appellate brief. Where can I find a hypothetical that doesn't come with answers? I'm technically a lawyer, in that I passed the bar ages ago, but I went...

View Article



Thank you for the interview and sorry for screwing up.

I blew the interview. What should I say in my thank-you note? I screwed up, blew the first question completely, and stumbled over a few more. Pros: this is a job in a different department of my same...

View Article

My trip to see my favorite band sucks

I planned a trip to NYC and now I don't want to go. Should I go anyway? Many details inside. Please bear with me-- I'll be as coherent as possible. Some months ago, I found out that one of my favorite...

View Article

Nicholas, Perkin, and Blunderdown

Please help me track down this book I loved as a child. I can't believe I'm wasting a question on this, but it's been bothering me for a while. When I was little (this would have been in the late...

View Article

Chick Lit in the City

I want chick-lit books set in New York City or London. I love reading about the privileged fighting for social dominance. (Momzillas is one of my favorites.) Have read Devil Wears Prada, Nanny Diaries,...

View Article


GIS software for dummies

I need maps of specific countries in 300 dpi format, suitable for inclusion in a book. I found some promising GIS files, but I don't have any experience with GIS software, and am having difficulty...

View Article

Missing. Please Help.

My sister's husband has probably had a psychotic break in Southern California and has gone missing. Please advise. Let me state at the outset that the police have been notified. I have also read the...

View Article

All in the desert fighting a war against mutants with bicycles.

There is some insane YA trilogy that no one can seem to track down. Anyone here have a clue? I'm asking for someone else, but here's the info I have: It's a trilogy that he read around 2003. It's YA...

View Article


There's a farm, and a widow...

Movie about a widow on a farm/ranch in Australia. It's historical, but I can't remember the period. She has red hair, and is shamed by her church for not having remarried. She's menaced by bad guys on...

View Article


A very particular shot

I'm trying to find an example of a specific shot in a film. The protagonist is in Times Square, and the camera circles around him as he takes it all in. This is done in both Vanilla Sky and in Captain...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 11 View Live




Latest Images