Awww, c'mon! Now you're just being perverse.

I know, I know. Like I said, cranky.

You're always complaining how the Seattle goth scene is so rivet-head industrial, and when they finally throw a little Victoriana out there you're going to boycott?

The main reason I'm thinking of boycotting is because I don't trust the Portland committee to actually pull off the event. I have heard horror stories from people I trust. They haven't booked any of the venues they promised in their proposal, and they haven't applied for any of the licenses or permits they need for various things. And the way they're trying to handle the vendors is ridiculous.

cotton 'hipstes'

watching Jake 2.0 on the TIVO ( BOOMER! I was very happy to see her)

and despite the fact that I woke up feeling like the cold had actually taken over my body ( 3 or 4 night in a row of wakeing up at 3 in the morning making stupid list that were already all planned out. My brain is vaguely anxious about the job change. Would ambien get me past these stupid 3 or 4 am wakeups? I'd really only want it if it happened more than 1 night - usually my body figures out that I need to sleep the next night) I have actually done some paper pureging and sorting . I have a list of about 15 jobs , all of which will take half an hour or less. I've done 4 or 5 while feeling vaguely eh. I am hoping this will quiet my brain.

Pink cotton with only the tic toc of the grandfather clock.

I need to go make dinner. Don't wanna. Don't mind the making dinner part, but I need to clear a path on the kitchen counter first. Ugh.

Would ambien get me past these stupid 3 or 4 am wakeups? I'd really only want it if it happened more than 1 night - usually my body figures out that I need to sleep the next night)

Yeah, it would, Beth. My dad keeps a supply for random insomnia -- he takes it VERY rarely, so he keeps a script for over a couple of years.

Wishing me no depressive/sappy/unrealistic-real-life-stories television!

You're making the case against Lifetime all by yourself.

I also have the magic of Ambien, the only drug of any sort that has ever made me sleepy. I first got it after knee surgery, when I discovered that codeine keeps me awake. I have to go with codeine in the day and Ambien at night. I then worked my way into massive insomnia a few years ago and got more Ambien. As others have said, you have to have seven or eight hours. If I don't, I'm very, very sleepy the next day. I've learned to break off microbits to adjust for the time and how sleepy I am. I only have to take it occasionally, but it's a great relief to know that sleep is always there in the form of little white pills. Better living through chemistry.

I really appreciate all of the info re: Ambien. I'm a Melatonin girl, about 2x a week. Knocks me out. Does nothing for him. I'm a little nervous with all of the alcohol he drinks and the various scrips he's on. He's an organic chemist who works at a biotech, though, so it's not an education he's lacking as far as the pills. I'd like to see him get more exercise and drop some of the reliance on pills. But, he's a big boy.

Would ambien get me past these stupid 3 or 4 am wakeups?

I hear there are other, better drugs for waking-up-in-the-night issues, not that I know what they are, since that's not my issue. Ambien is made for those who have a hard time falling asleep, but stay asleep once there. Supposedly it was discovered in the hunt for a drug that would do (whatever), but it had a terrible, annoying side effect of putting people to sleep. Eureka!

I've learned to break off microbits to adjust for the time and how sleepy I am.

Me, too. They come in 5, 10, 20 mgs. Half a 5 mg. puts me under now. I used to take 10 mgs.

I took snotty!coworker the box of tissue from the women's bathroom and told him I needed to close his door, since the sound was really bothering me.

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

Grey stretch cotton boycut Hanes. They claim bikini, but they're really just low-cut hipster things. Black Wacoal Bodysuede bra. Fan noise.

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

Purple satin thong, black Olga demi-bra. No music - boss is in the office & it looks bad to have the earbuds in.

Purple satin thong, black Olga demi-bra.

Juliana wins.

Jilli gets extra points for having the matchy matchy going on.

I love how many of us wear the boy shorty things. So comfy.