Erin, my new boyfriend takes this almost every night for sleep and it worries me. Should I be worried?

If/when he decides to quit taking it, it's a several week-to-month or more process getting back to being able to sleep without it. I've been told it affects your memory, but it's conflicting information (that I haven't researched further): that if you don't get the requisite 5-6 hours needed to clear it out of your system, it will mess up your memory that day; or, that it's not known if or how it affects your memory over prolonged usage, but that it may contribute to memory loss. I tell you what, for sure, if you take it and then force yourself to stay awake, you will not really remember what you said/did.

Great drug, though. I use it for travel now; the before-the-trip excitement/jitters that make it hard to get to sleep are easily vanquished.

A guy in a cube 20 feet away from me keeps making those disgusting snurfing noises like he has a cold and needs to blow his nose but won't. I gave him my entire box of Kleenex last week after telling him in a friendly way that the noise really bothers me and could he please blow his nose or close his door (he has one; I do not). I don't know what to say to him because all I want to do is scream at him, "Will you quit making that disgusting noise and go blow your nose already!

Welcome home, Empress!!!

Thanks! It's a bittersweet day.

I have no television. Which means I have to make my own fun. So...what underwear is everyone wearing, and what music are youlistening to right now? I'm trying to work out a scientific correlation. (Not really: I'm just bored and random and I think my hot pink tap pants with black lace edging the leg slits are fucking cute.)

Oh, and She Wants Revenge.

None and NPR- but no music.

Also bored, but will be off in a little less than an hour.

So...what underwear is everyone wearing, and what music are youlistening to right now?

Cotton comfies. Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy.

If/when he decides to quit taking it, it's a several week-to-month or more process getting back to being able to sleep without it. I've been told it affects your memory, but it's conflicting information (that I haven't researched further): that if you don't get the requisite 5-6 hours needed to clear it out of your system, it will mess up your memory that day; or, that it's not known if or how it affects your memory over prolonged usage, but that it may contribute to memory loss. I tell you what, for sure, if you take it and then force yourself to stay awake, you will not really remember what you said/did.

Oh, hell to the yeah. You HAVE to make sure you have 8 hours; if not, take a 1/2 a pill. If you take a pill and then stay up, you do weird things. I have woken up with many a failed makeup experiment on my face after having taken an Ambien and then gotten a wild hare to play with makeup.

I am lucky I go for the makeup and not the flambe recipes, I suppose.

. So...what underwear is everyone wearing, and what music are youlistening to right now?

Black lace boyshorts & matching bra. Music is (yet again) "Teenagers" by My Chemical Romance.

Cotton VS bikinis and some random Luther Vandross song on my co-workers computer.

So...what underwear is everyone wearing, and what music are youlistening to right now?

Black boxer briefs (X-Twist). At lunch I was listening to Robyn Hitchcock's I Often Dream Of Trains and thinking Jill Tracy should cover it live in concert. (Jilli, I've seen her in my neighborhood a couple times and had the nodding eye contact with her.)

Hanes boy-style girlie briefs and a black sportsy nursing bra; no music.

Off now to take a long hot shower with Matilda in the room for maximal steam benefit to her sinuses, then possibly a nap (for her, mostly; if I don't drop right off, I'll haul myself up and perform a long-overdue old footwear and raggedy tights purge). One week left until Back to Work, gah-dammit.