Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with missed Questions tagged with 'missed' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:36:58 -0800 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:36:58 -0800 en-us 60 Question about missed birth control Pretty straightforward. I took my combined oral contraceptive erratically for a little over a week - how long should I wait before I resume unprotected sex? Should I assume it's like starting from zero as if I had just begun taking the pills, or is there a certain period of time? <br> <br> Due to trying to shift my pill-taking time from noon to early evening, I ended up forgetting my pills until various random hours of the night and in one case, morning. Finally I gave up and resumed taking it at noon (which has worked fine). <br> <br> The Planned Parenthood website says if you miss more than 4 pills in a row to avoid unprotected sex for 7 days and to continue taking your pills through the placebo week (aka skip the withdrawal week altogether). However, I didn't miss over 4 pills in a row. Still, I know taking them at different times can increase the likelihood of breakthrough ovulation, and it was during the first two weeks of my pack so I have some basis to be concerned about that. <br> <br> I'd like to be conservative. Any biologically-wise mefites, help!,2014:site.267256 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:36:58 -0800 celtalitha Help me find the Guy on the Train! Should I try to reconnect with an old high school acquaintance? Or just leave it be? This time last week, I was on a train home to visit my family. While on said train, I noticed that there was a man sitting a lot further up front but that he kept craning around to look at me. Several times. I'm pretty eagle eyed so I thought I recognized him, even though I was only seeing him in profile. My suspicions were confirmed when he stood up a bit later. He was someone that I knew briefly in high school. He was a senior (I think) and I was a freshman. In a weird burst of extreme extroversion in the library, I drew attention to myself in some quirky and amusing way (can't remember the details as this was ages ago) and sort of reeled him in....although this was not my intention. I was just making a scene because that's what teenagers do for fun. <br> <br> We never, ever spent time with one another one on one or outside of school. But for the rest of the year, we had a hallway flirtation where we would reference said quirky incident and build on the joke, further amusing ourselves. Like I said, not a substantial relationship...but there was a kind of hidden depth to it. A recognition of sorts. 'Everybody in this school is normal and boring. Thank god we're both crazy.'<br> <br> When I saw him on the train, and noticed that he had recognized me or was at least trying to place me, I was surprised at how giddy I got. I had thought about him over the years but just assumed he had totally forgotten me. We got off that the same stop and I was just a few paces behind him. It was one of those things where both people are too shy to speak up...and the moment is lost. But I really feel like he did want to say something.<br> <br> I'm told that nowadays, there is usually an easy fix for this situation: Facebook.<br> <br> The problem is that going on Facebook sends me into a black hole of depression like nothing else. I loathe it. So, I haven't updated my status for like 10 years and I have apparently have something like 50 friend requests, blah blah. Apparently he is on it, but has lots of privacy settings. <br> <br> Then I went on LinkedIn and found him and was happy to see that he's been doing well and making strides in his chosen profession- and again, I was surprised at how moved and happy I was for him. <br> <br> A friend of mine said I should just get a LinkedIn account and reach out to him that way. But I have concerns about doing this, mostly due to my being a wimp. They are:<br> <br> 1.) I don't have a LinkedIn account so if I just set one up now, I probably seem like a stalker. Or at the very least, totally transparent.<br> <br> 2.) LinkedIn doesn't give you any personal info. He could be in a serious relationship. He could be married. That could get awkward quickly.<br> <br> 3.) How do I broach the subject of running into him if it's been over a week? Does that seem like I've been ruminating about that whole thing for too long? It's weird, right? I message him with "Hey, did I see you on the train 2 weeks ago?" With my brand new LinkedIn account? Awkward. <br> <br> 4.) I don't have a *career* career. Things are looking up and they could one day get really exciting....but I in no way that have the same kind of impressive resume that would match his on a site like that. So what do I put in my profile? Could be potentially embarrassing...<br> <br> 5.) It was fun being crazy with him when we were young. But a friend of an acquaintance who dated him long ago says that he really was crazy. In a bad way. If I reach out, maybe I'll be initiating something with someone that I will later regret. I really have no way of vetting him.<br> a.) But this is probably unlikely given all the accomplishments he's racked up in the last few years in his field. I don't think he'd be able to do all that if he wasn't fully compos mentis.<br> <br> 6.) We were technically not that close So does it just seem straight up strange to reach out to him?,2014:site.262932 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:53:20 -0800 ChickenBear Looking for phone with missed call notification. Looking for a phone (landline or cell) with a missed call notification. I have an infant and we keep the all the phones on silent as he can be sleeping at any time. This means a lot of calls go missed.<br> <br> I am looking for a phone (landline preferred) that has some sort of missed call notification, either a LED stays lit or occasional quiet audible beep/vibration until acknowledged.<br> <br> My old Motorola Startac did this. Cell would be okay if cheap.<br> <br> Right now I am using Google voice with a prepaid cell phone on vibrate in the common area of the house, but we still miss calls.,2012:site.229031 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:04:19 -0800 wongcorgi I Want my Clear Conscience Back I owe a person money and want to pay her back. How should I go about it? Five or more years ago I saw a therapist who I no longer see. I paid cash. I never missed an appointment, she was professional, and we had a good patient-therapist relationship. I saw her less than a dozen times. Probably 6-10. One day I missed my scheduled appointment. In a moment of idiocy and immaturity I accepted a lunch invitation from a new friend and didn't have the guts to tell my friend I had prior plans. I didn't call the therapist to cancel. That was irresponsible of me and it bothers me I never paid the fee for the missed appointment. Ten minutes after my scheduled time to arrive, my therapist called to inquire my whereabouts and I pretended like I forgot about the appointment. She asked me to call and reschedule. I never called and I never went back.<br> <br> It has bothered me many times over the last five years that I behaved in such a way. She lost out on her fee and she was inconvenienced by my irresponsible behavior. Nowadays it is really bothering me because I spot her at my gym, local restaurants, etc. This week we were in the same exercise class. I want to pay her for my missed appointment. I should have done it a long time ago. She never billed me. The fee is 80 dollars. I want to enclose a short note. <br> <br> What should I say in my note when I send the check? I want her to be paid and I want to apologize but I don't want it to be weird. We don't speak when we come in contact at the gym. I am confident she knows who I am.<br> <br> Any advice appreciated. Thanks.,2012:site.219947 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:39:59 -0800 Fairchild Deliveries by Santa only please, not storks. [BirthControlFilter: Xmas Edition] On vacation. Left birth control pills at home. D'oh! I was supposed to start my new pack tonight, and just realized that I stupidly didn't bring the pills with me. Tomorrow (well today, technically) is Christmas Day, so all the pharmacies will be closed. Even if they were open, I don't have a copy of my prescription. Questions:<br> <br> 1) I do have an official pharmacist's receipt from my last BCP purchase, showing my name, the kind of pill, and the number of units left on the prescription. Can I just walk into any pharmacy and fill the prescription from that? (My Dr's office won't be open again until January).<br> <br> 2) If I go to a drop-in clinic, can they write me a new BCP prescription on the spot? (I'm a Canadian, traveling in Canada.)<br> <br> 3) Given that the earliest I could take a pill would be about 36hrs after I was supposed to start my pack, do I need to use condoms for a week after? (I think I had read that missing pills during the 1st week was riskiest, is that right?)<br> <br> 4) If I can't get pills here and have to wait until I'm home, I'd be taking my first pill a week later than I was supposed to. What's the best thing to do in that case, if my priorites are 1: avoiding pregnancy (obviously) and 2: avoiding condoms (I hate them)? <br> <br> Thanks for your replies, hope everyone's enjoying their holidays!,2011:site.204104 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:27:16 -0800 Anonymous DEADLINES!!!! Missed a deadline (and the late deadline) for a major term paper, help? I assumed my paper was due the same day as my final, which was a novice error (I'm a freshman at a state university). I just figured out that the paper was not, and now I'm in a state of complete frazzle and stress because the paper is one of three things I must pass individually to pass the class as a whole.<br> <br> Tips on how to email my teacher? I haven't had much 1 on 1 interaction with her but during lectures she seems pretty unforgiving and stern so my hopes for this email aren't the highest. I'm trying to find a way to emphasize the fact that I'm a dumb, dumb freshman learning the ropes but I'm not really sure how.<br> <br> I'm definitely not expecting amnesty, here, but I'm still hoping for the best, but in the likely case my begging does not go through, any emotional advice for a freshman failing his first class?,2010:site.172337 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:47:26 -0800 Anonymous What's the new *69? I missed a call and don't have call display. *69 doesn't work. Can I find out who called? I have a cell phone with Virgin mobile canada. I don't pay for call display. I'd like to know who called me this morning, but *69 doesn't seem to work. Is it possible to find out who called me? If so, how?,2010:site.166050 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:02:22 -0800 monkeymonkey $650 for a missed appointment?!?! Can an oral surgeon charge me $650 for a missing an appointment? How can I fight this bill? ...or can I?,2007:site.76140 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:49:31 -0800 LC