Don't just look for a boyfriend just because all your friends have got them! Crushes are the first place to look for boyfriend potential. After all, crushes are all about thinking they're date-worthy. And don't think of a celebrity as your boyfriend, because odds are you'll probably never date them (so get off the idea of dating Aston Merrygold or Taylor Lautner or whoever it is you dream about). Go for boys you're fairly familiar with, like your next door neighbor's son or a boy in your class. If he's dating someone else that means he's off limits. He may tell his friends that it's casual, but girls are much more sensitive and think things like love are always serious. So ask the people closest to him first if he's with somebody to avoid a huge fight

Summary: Look for a crush. Make sure he's available.


You can make it short or long, depending on the number of "rounds" players want to toss through.

Summary: Assign your own values to the cups and make your own rules for winning the game. Finished.


A common cause of inflammation in the mouth is mouth ulcers. Mouth ulcers, also called mouth stomatitis, vary in size and shape and are caused from a variety of different factors. They can be caused from herpes (cold sores), canker sores, yeast infections, tobacco use, medications, fungal infections, injury, and some systemic illnesses. See your doctor or dentist for mouth sores that are painful and last for more than 10 day. Ulcer inflammation is painful and can last five to fourteen days. Avoiding certain types of beverages and food can help to heal the inflammation, reduce your pain, and reduce the amount of time you suffer. In order to lessen irritation, avoid hot beverages and foods as well as foods that salty, spicy, or have citrus elements. These can increase the irritation to the mouth tissue. This includes hot coffee and tea, spicy red peppers, foods with cayenne pepper or chili powder, overly salted soups and broths, and fruits such as oranges and grapefruits. Ulcers from tobacco use are called aphthous ulcers, which is also known as a canker sore. These irritations can be healed by reducing or eliminating the use of all tobacco products. If you continue to use tobacco products, the sores may take longer to heal and continue to reappear. Yeast infections of the mouth can cause thrush to the tongue, which is when the fungus candida, the fungus behind vaginal yeast infections, occurs in the mouth. Thrush can cause an inflammatory response and pain in your mouth. Thrush can also cause mouth ulcers. Healing inflammation from a yeast infection will require medication from your physician. These medications can be used in otherwise healthy adults and children for 10 to 14 days and come in lozenges, liquid, or pill form. However, children and adults with a weakened immune system require different help. Some medications, such as anti-cancer drugs, can cause mouth ulcers. These drugs kill the fast growing cells but do not specifically target cancer cells, which means they can also kill the cells in your mouth, which grow and replicate quickly. These sores are painful and can last for more than two weeks. Sores from these medications may require topical painkillers applied directly to the mouth sores. These medication can also numb your mouth, so use caution when eating or brushing your teeth after you apply them. If you are not sure what causes your mouth ulcers, there are some general guidelines you can follow to ease your pain and discomfort. Other than the techniques used to treat and prevent certain kinds of ulcers, you can also:  Use coating agents to help protect the sores and minimize the pain you'll experience while eating and drinking Avoid sharp or crunchy foods, such as chips, crackers and pretzels Limit or eliminate alcohol, which can irritate an already sore mouth. This applies to drinking alcohol as well as mouthwashes and mouth sprays. Eat smaller meals more frequently and cut foods into smaller pieces, in order to reduce irritation to your mouth Talk with your healthcare team about using special foam swabs that reduce the physical irritation if brushing is too difficult.

Summary: Learn about mouth ulcers. Steer clear of certain food and beverages. Treat tobacco related ulcers. Take care of yeast infections. Deal with ulcers caused by medications. Take care of general mouth ulcers.


If you say "which" instead of "what" or make a similar mistake that doesn't change the meaning or the rhythm, don't panic. Just keep the performance going without interruption. The audience has either noticed or is getting confused, so don't try to fool them by rushing past. You don't need to overreact: just pause and go back to the beginning of the line, or wherever you think makes the most sense. "Bigger mistakes" include saying the lines out of order, forgetting the next line, or messing up the words enough that the meaning or rhythm is affected. Sometimes, your own anxiety can get in the way of your memory. If you've backtracked a couple lines and still can't remember how the poem continues, go back to the beginning. The rhythm of reciting your memorized lines can often carry you through the part you thought you'd forgotten.  For especially long poems, go back a few verses, or about 10 lines. Keep a copy of the poem in your pocket in case you still can't remember the next line. If you don't have a copy of the poem and still can't remember the next line, skip to a line you do know. If you forget the rest of the poem, calmly thank the audience as though you reached the end. The audience at a poetry performance is there to listen to one person perform, not an argument. Anyone who tries to interrupt you should be dealt with quickly by the audience or by the people in charge. Depending on how close you are to the beginning of the poem, you could start again or just go back to a natural starting point a few lines ago. Making mistakes on stage can actually make you a more confident performer in the long run. The dread of messing up is almost always worse than what actually happens. Look back on it once you've calmed down and realize that people will forget the incident sooner than you think.
Summary: Keep going if you make a minor wording mistake. If you make a bigger mistake, pause and repeat the last line or two. Take a deep breath and start from the beginning if you completely forget the next line. If someone tries to talk over you, stop until the interruption is dealt with. Realize the mistake wasn't as big a disaster as you thought.