I would like to go the best beach while at the same time being able to shop around a really nice, and pretty community or town. Anywhere in california

How cool is this school? Does it really feel like you’re still in the 60’s at this school? Many hippies and a free spirit way of life?

We are looking for a place for our wedding sometime next year and could use some help finding a location. Here are some of our wants/needs and specifics.

-We want to get married ON a beach.
-Southern California would be ideal but I also love more northern beach towns such as Monterrey and Half Moon Bay(but the weather isn’t as warm)
-It’ll be a small wedding, less that 50 for sure
-Our first choice would be to get married on a private or secluded beach, not a public one because we want it to feel more intimate and would rather not have strangers doing god knows what in our wedding pictures.
-We do have a flexible budget so private resort beaches are a possibility.

And the second part of this question is our other idea…
We like the idea of having the reception at a vacation rental house, like one of those great homes with the big rooftop or otherwise balcony with the views of the ocean. And again, it is going to be a small wedding so there won’t be that many people. This could also take care of providing our family and/or wedding party with a place to stay.
Also, if we found a place like this that was not near a private beach we’d be willing to get married on a public one.

We are in Arizona so it is possible for us to go out there and check stuff out and do tours before the wedding but right now I have no clue where to start looking!

Any advice would be appreciated.

I made a 2-day reservation at the Hilton Garden Inn in Columbus, GA. Due to a work emergency, I must stay in town an extra day. The hotel says they have no rooms for the next night and I have to checkout. All other hotels in the city are also fully booked. Is there anything I can do to force the hotel to let me stay an extra day?

There are 2 huge redwood trees next to my house and they produce huge amount of droppings everyday. I don’t have time to clean up my driveway daily. The droppings then stained my concrete driveway. What should I do? Any help is appreciated. Also, is there any tool (hand/power) that can pick up those droppings easily?

A friend of mine and i have decided to start planning for a vaction for next summer automatically i just broke it down to either california or florida now which place is better for a two week vacation with college students

I’m going to UCSC in the fall and my brother is going to Humboldt and I think that UCSC is more of a pot school than Humboldt, but he thinks otherwise. I’ve seen more lists that have UCSC ranked high for reefer madness with Humboldt nowhere to be found on the list. On the other hand, I’ve seen a couple lists where Humboldt is ranked way higher than UCSC. Does someone have a sure answer to this question?

My boyfriend and I are going on vacation for 9 days in September 2007. I want to go to Dubai because there is a gorgeous beach with really blue water, along with an indoor ski resort, city, nightlife, shopping, sand dunes and the latest and greatest architecture! My boyfriend wants to go to a deserted island like Bora Bora where there is BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR water, but I think we would get bored after 3-4 days and I would get island fever! Anyone been on any of these two? If not, have any of these places come to your mind?

What would you choose?

If none of these appeal to you, where would you go?

BTW, my boyfriend is originally from the UK and I am Vietnamese-American (born and raised in Texas). We both reside in Northern California just to give you a background of us. Also, we have never been to either of these places.

Thanks for any of your opinions and output in advance!

I found two that are similar, and I want to know which you like better.

http://www.forevermetals.com/tungsten-mokume-gane-wood-inlays/neptune-mokume-gane-wood-ring/

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_6&listing_id=19181478

The reason I like these rings so much is twofold – the metals they are made of (titanium and tungsten) are indestructable (especially tungsten), just like my love for him. Plus, he’s really active and would break/bend a gold ring. Second reason I like them is the woods they incorporate – redwood *responsibly harvested* is the oldest living thing on the earth – symbolizing longevity and permanence – ditto with the romantic meanings there. The ancient kauri wood is a similar thing – the wood has endured for 50,000 years…shows how endless my love for him is…

Do you like these? Do you agree with the sentiments/symbolism? Do you think he would like it?

I’m a total mushball…I know….:D

redwood, but how many types of redwoods are there and how do you tell them apart?
I guess what I am asking is when I look at a tree, how can I tell if it is a redwood, sequoia, or cedar as they all have red trunks