a short blooper reel of astronauts tripping and falling on the moon.

Oh, ha! I wish there were audio to go with that.

You could just take the Xanax when you wake up like that, so you can get a little more sleep.

I was in the midst of an anxiety attack I knew the Ambien wasn't going to do much for when I went to bed last night, and then a cave cricket jumped on my face.

Bah. The announcement for our holiday luncheon just came out: $30 for contractors, at a restaurant known primarily for hosting buffets (and not for its food--volume over quality), plus a $25 gift for the white elephant game.

... I'm unimpressed. Maybe I can arrange to be out of town for some reason.

I have fox blocker on my browser, but here is a link re: penn state and additional victims coming out after announcement of the indictments.

it seems like the total is now at 17 and rising.

We've learned there may be as many as 17 accusers coming forward against one-time Penn State University defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.

State officials publicized two phone numbers for potential victims to call, and within a day it seems investigators have new leads.

I'm worried about the idea of adding Xanax. I have odd feelings about it, but what I waking up with this week is a full bodied anxiety attack.

Oh, sure! Like I said, anecdata. YMedsMV. I've been tweaking my Rx's for years, trying to find a long-lasting working solution, and the Xanax/Ambien combo puts me to sleep in 15-45 minutes, and I wake up after 6-7 hours with no zombie-brain hangover, feeling alert and ready to live like a human.

I've found that, when I'm particularly anxious in the evening, half a Xanax relaxes me enough to sleep. And when I'm particularly anxious in the morning, half a Xanax calms me enough to face the day. But I'm talking about maybe a couple of times a year -- Xanax is highly addictive, so get your doctor's okay before taking it regulary.

What did shock me about that report was the volume of drinking that was described--the standard Saturday night out required a lot more alcohol than I ever saw in the early-to-mid 1980s. Things have changed since I was in college.

I went to a school that (during the first half of the '80s) held a beer bash (25 cent draft) on the main quad every Friday afternoon. After that, everywhere else seemed kind of tame.

After that, everywhere else seemed kind of tame.

The change I've heard is that college drinking, at least for women, isn't about beer. It's mostly hard alcohol, because it's perceived as less filling/fattening. And because the drinking age is so high, they binge at their dorms before they go out. So multiple shots of vodka or something, in a short period; you can get a lot more hammered quickly on hard alcohol than on beer, because it's just not comfortable to drink that much beer fast.

Fred's right -- lots of people have problems with Xanax, and Ambien as well. Personally, I look at my chronic insomnia as a disease that must be treated with meds in order for me to be not INSANE, and to have good quality of life. I use Xan in the evenings, and very occasionally during the day, if I feel a panic attack looming.

With my depression more under control, except for occasional flare-ups, than it has been in years, and the really much improved insomnia issues with the meds, I look at it as rather taking my AD's and my estrogen -- it's a medical necessity. I try to exercise and use other techniques to keep my anxiety/stress in check, but it's a viable part of my general health plan, and I get bloodwork done once a year, to make sure I am staying healthy.

I have a check-up in a week, but my BP runs are 115/80, my cholesterol levels are good, I've lost almost 40 pounds in two years, and the hysterectomy has improved my health so much.

I don't mean to be mememe BURBLE, but y'all know the epic struggles I have had, and it feels SO GOOD to feel...good. And if taking these meds till I'm 100 works, I am SO for it!

There's sociological studies crying out to be done to figure out why some companies/colleges/cultures turn a bind eye to abuse like this and what changes should be made to encourage individuals to come forward.

I don't remember drinking much beer in college. College drinking was shots for the people who could handle it, and mixed drinks for the people who couldn't.