This is not funny. This... this is a morality tale about the evils of sake.

Simon ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Liese S. - Oct 19, 2010 3:36:52 pm PDT #639 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

When I said die, clock, I didn't mean for time to become interminably slow.

The echoes of the universe's existential angst is now drifting through the barren empty halls of this airport.

That is to say, our plane's door had mechanical problems. It's been fixed, but now we have to wait for people intended to go on the next flight so that they can combine flights. And those people aren't going to be here until seven. So we have another hour and a half to wait for no reason at all. A total of three extra hours for a forty-five minute flight.


ChiKat - Oct 19, 2010 3:39:12 pm PDT #640 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I am in the chicago area

So close and yet.....


SuziQ - Oct 19, 2010 3:41:08 pm PDT #641 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

So, with baseball's instant replay, do the umps have different camera views than the broadcast reviews?


sarameg - Oct 19, 2010 4:02:20 pm PDT #642 of 30001

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow night??!

sobbing. Only 9 more. 4 tomorrow. Why is it after 44, the last 9 seem so daunting?

I can do a pot (2 1/2 cups) of tea or a cup of coffee, after that I get jittery. I'll sometimes have iced tea on the weekend, but only if I'm going to be doing something when the effects hit like swim or run crazy errands. Basically something all gogogo. Nothing involving attention to detail.


Nicole - Oct 19, 2010 4:26:04 pm PDT #643 of 30001
I'm getting the pig!

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow night??!

WHAT? Oh...

Once in a blue moon caffeine hits me a little strong but usually I don't notice much of a difference after my daily iced quad shot espresso latte. Enough so that I can vary my time of consumption without a resulting headache. I'm allowed 8oz of skim milk a day and sometimes I choose to have it in my coffee in the morning but lately I've been drinking it after work, around 5pm-ish.

I thought that yerba mate had about the same caffeine as coffee but I could be wrong. Not that I think "have a cup of coffee to wake up" is sound medical advice. Closer to BS.

I tried Ambien years ago and it did nothing for me. Doc's advice was for me to take the pill after I lie down and then try to go straight to sleep. Right - that worked. I just stopped taking the Ambien. I only have occassional insomnia, though, so I can live with that result. Someone with persistent insomnia shouldn't have to live with it.


zuisa - Oct 19, 2010 4:50:08 pm PDT #644 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

I am secretly twelve years old. I just had a bologna sandwich and Oreos for dinner and now I'm watching Greek. Which is an ABC Family show.


DavidS - Oct 19, 2010 4:56:16 pm PDT #645 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So, with baseball's instant replay, do the umps have different camera views than the broadcast reviews?

Nope.


shrift - Oct 19, 2010 4:58:31 pm PDT #646 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I'm jealous of people who go straight to sleep. I can't do that without drugs. Sometimes I'll fall asleep on my own after an hour or so, or I'll stay awake half the night staring at the ceiling.


Jesse - Oct 19, 2010 5:00:42 pm PDT #647 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, I always take a long time to go to sleep. This is why I have to "go to bed" at 10 if I want 8 hours, because maybe then I'll be asleep by 11. Which I realize is no actual problem, insomniacs!


zuisa - Oct 19, 2010 5:04:39 pm PDT #648 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

I don't sleep very well either. Well, last week I did because I had a cold and so I took copious amounts of NyQuil, which ever so slightly aids my falling asleep time. I've never taken anything else, and I really don't want to, unless it gets to the point where I'm too tired to function during the day.

I read somewhere once that the average person can fall asleep in 8 minutes? That was astounding to me, it is always at least an hour if I sleep at all.

I do find that I sleep better on the couch in our family room than I do in my bedroom? Other than it being stupidly cold in my bedroom all the time, I can't really figure out what the reason is.