Insomniacs-R-Us!

[Sagitta]

2:48am EST

[sanityhaven]

I tend to agree.....getting hooked on TV (& not able to tape the shows :x ) means there's actually a choice to be made when it comes time to go dancing :wink: ...........

That might be a difficult choice if the TV could dance.

[SDsalsaguy]

2:09am here... don't even think I'm going to wait up for the 3am showing of Iron Chef... :shock:

[pygmalion]

You're changing, SD. :? How can you admit publicly that you were asleep before the battle of [insert weird food item] even began? :shock: :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Silly Jenn, I said I didn't think I was going to wait up... i never said anything about being asleep! :wink:

[Pacion]

Ummmmmmmm. What is the difference between "not waiting up" and "going to sleep" :? :twisted:

Where I come from :wink: :lol: if someone says they are "not waiting up", it means they are going to sleep. If they are going to read or meditate, give themselves a pedicure, they say that. :?

I have never heard of "not waiting up" not meaning "going to sleep". :wink: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Well, more precisely, what I said was that I wasn't going to wait up *for* Iron Chef... :wink:

[Pacion]

je m'excuse (excuse me). So ............................................ what were you going to wait up *for* then :wink: :lol: It is not Christmas Eve as yet and Santa won't visit if you are still awake anyway :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Last I checked Santa wasn't part of my life... :lol:

[Sagitta]

2:18am EST. So I decide not to go out and sleep and am woken up at 1:00am!! :doh:

[pygmalion]

je m'excuse (excuse me). So ............................................ what were you going to wait up *for* then :wink: :lol: It is not Christmas Eve as yet and Santa won't visit if you are still awake anyway :lol:

Um ... Pacion. I don't know how to break it to you. I guess your Mum and Dad haven't had the heart to tell you all these years. There ... dare I say it? There is no Santa Clause, dear. :shock: :cry: There, there. You'll feel better when the shock passes. :wink: :lol:

[Sagitta]

je m'excuse (excuse me). So ............................................ what were you going to wait up *for* then :wink: :lol: It is not Christmas Eve as yet and Santa won't visit if you are still awake anyway :lol:

Um ... Pacion. I don't know how to break it to you. I guess your Mum and Dad haven't had the heart to tell you all these years. There ... dare I say it? There is no Santa Clause, dear. :shock: :cry: There, there. You'll feel better when the shock passes. :wink: :lol: Really? :o :? Mmmmm... :? Can it be true?.... :? Nah!! I still get gifts under the x/mas tree every year! There is a Santa Clause! :D :bouncy: :banana: :D

[SDsalsaguy]

:doh:

[Pacion]

High 5 Sagitta! :lol: Did you see Santa Claus(e) kissing your mommy too? :lol:

If only good children saw Santa, and SD and Pygmalion didn't, what do you think that could mean :roll: :oops: :lol: :friend:

[SDsalsaguy]

If only good children saw Santa, and SD and Pygmalion didn't, what do you think that could mean :roll: :oops: :lol: :friend:
Ummm.... maybe that I'm a member of a different religion? :wink:

[Sagitta]

Right!

2:01am EST

[SDsalsaguy]

2:22am here...

[salsachinita]

Daylight saving in on..........only 11.20pm here still (it still feels like 10.20pm to me :roll: ).

Just got back from hangin' with SugarGlider........home alone til Silverkea gets back from hangin' with his friends.

[tj]

Whew - went to bed at 4AM on Saturday morning, and 3AM (even with the extra hour) on Sunday morning.

And had to be at work at 7AM this morning... :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Man, I only have one word for that extra hour of sleep last night... sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! :D :D :D

[Sagitta]

12:58am EST. Still procrastinating over my Spanish hw. :? :)

[SDsalsaguy]

11:54pm.... just waiting to here the judgement of the Brocoli Battle...

[SDsalsaguy]

Now 3:08am... I'll probably go to bed within an hour or so...

[Sagitta]

It is 1:54am EST here. very quiet night dancing and so danced with many strangers.

[Sagitta]

12:07 am EST. Must go to bed soon. Busy, really busy. Did a little cooking, emailing, catching up on web news, working on my new pc, listening to salsastream, Spanish review, CD browsing and bought a few. Found what could be an interesting CD of Indian tunes reworked with latin beat. Quite a few of the Indian dance videos that I have see have some latin like moves, so I'm curious to see what it will be like. I guess I will know wehn I get the CD. :)

[peachexploration]

Off to bed. Night DF...zzzz

[SDsalsaguy]

Night-night Peach. A little past 3:00am here. I think I'll be trying to get to bed within the hour...

[NeoDevin]

I couldn't get to sleep until about 2:00 am last night... and I went to bed around 10 :(

[SDsalsaguy]

Ended up going to bed a little before 5am myself... :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Almost midnight here... anyone else around? :?

[Sagitta]

Me, as always. :wink: :)

[SDsalsaguy]

It was really strange, when I posted there was only me and three guests! :shock: Talk about slow for the DF! We normally have a few more people browsing around 24/7 (go DF! :D ).

[SDsalsaguy]

2:15am now... I think I'm going to go out and get a late night snack and then come home and go to sleep. Night-night DF... :kitty:

[Sagitta]

2:30am EST. :oops:

[SDsalsaguy]

Didn't actually go to bed until almost 5am yesterday... but had to get up at 10am too. :(

15 minutes of the "Rice Battle" left at the moment... :D

[Sagitta]

Didn't actually go to bed until almost 5am yesterday... but had to get up at 10am too. :(

15 minutes of the "Rice Battle" left at the moment... :D

And I got up at 7:00!! :P :)

[Sagitta]

2:00am EST. Bad night dancing!! Stunk!! Not sure what but I just wasn't there...I couldn't get anything, couldn't hear the music, couldn't keep the beat! My cha cha cha was hopeless... :? And I thought that it wouldn't ever get this bad again! :cry:

[Sagitta]

12:32am and my Spanish hw and review for quiz is calling me. :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Only 11:24pm here so far... :?

[danceguy]

Yikes, you must've just woken up then! :lol:

12:12 am - time for bed here! Pilates lesson tomorrow...gotta let my abs rest...been workin' them like no tomorrow! :wink:

[tacad]

I must go to bed! I will go to bed! I have to stop reading posts about Latin chickens. Ok, now!

[tacad]

:oops:

[pygmalion]

I must go to bed! I will go to bed! I have to stop reading posts about Latin chickens. Ok, now!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

What type of chickens would you prefer? :wink:

[Sagitta]

I am sitting at home after a Latin night. Again I embarassed someone! :oops: There were some people whom she knew and so she felt really shy when dancing with me and with all my flirting.

[tacad]

What type of chickens would you prefer? :wink:

:shock: :lol: :lol:

[pygmalion]

Hmm. I sense a play on words, here. Or a play on something, anyway. :lol: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Hmm. I sense a play on words, here. Or a play on something, anyway. :lol: :lol:
:raisebro: :raisebro: :raisebro:

[Sagitta]

12:06am

[SDsalsaguy]

1:25am, post salsa snack time... :P

[ratherbdancing]

This is my first time posting in IRU :D .....its 11:22 here and i am wide awake lol.

edit: 1:03 and im still wide awake

[tacad]

You go girl! :rocker:

Awesome signature by the way! You speak for me.

[SDsalsaguy]

edit: 1:03 and im still wide awake
Now that's a real IRU log in time! Welcome to the coolest place in the DF rbd, we're happy to have you! :banana:

[tacad]

No....can't stay up....must go to sleep.....must be awake tomorrow....

[SDsalsaguy]

Why??? :wink:

[salsachinita]

1:25am, post salsa snack time... :P

We did exactly that roughly the same time this morning 8) ......

[DanceMentor]

3:50 AM here in Atlanta. I've been busy writing proposals for website development. I actually enjoyed doing it. :D

[Laura]

1:32 in California. I'm planning a relaxing pre-Christmas vacation for my completley overworked hubby.

[SDsalsaguy]

12:05am... and the challenger just won the Cabbage Battle on Iron Chef.

[MacMoto]

12:05am... and the challenger just won the Cabbage Battle on Iron Chef.
I assume the mental picture I've just had of chefs throwing cabbages at each other is totally off the mark... :roll:

[SDsalsaguy]

Well, not totally... :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah... 3:09am here now... :D

[squirrel]

Not going to bed???

[SDsalsaguy]

I went to bed sometime before 4am... was woken up by the idiots from grounds crew mowing outside my window just after 9am... :evil: :x

[pygmalion]

Oh I can relate. My next door neighbors (nice, nice folks) go to bed around 8:30, if you can judge by the lights-out state of their house. No problem. Except they're up and making noise at 6:00 AM. Heaven help you if you want to put out the trash or bring in the paper early in the AM. I can't count the number of times these folks have seen me in my PJ's and fuzzy slippers. :x :lol:

[tacad]

Bunnies?

[SDsalsaguy]

The chalenger on Iron Chef tonight (it was a Corn Battle by the way) only prepared two dishes! :shock:

What the heck was up with that? :?

Oh yeah, 1:56am here now...

[salsachinita]

Just after midnight here.......just got back from salsa (the music changed into R&B, and I wasn't in the mood for it).

It's been sooooo long since I've done the Wed night Salsa/R&B. Sorta not 100% into it.

On top of that, some I'm-so-good-look-at-me newbie was using me as one of the crash test dummies :x ........

Me: Dance small!
Him: What?
Me: Dance SMALL!!!
Him: Oh, ok.
(Bang! Crash!)
Me: :shock: Dance small, dance small!!!!
Him: Well, I dance L.A. but you dance Cuban.....
Me: :x I don't care what style you dance as long as you dance SMALL!!!!
(Crash, Bang! Ooooops, Bang! Boom! Ouch!!!)
Me: (Running away holding my ankle) Sorry....gotta quit...!
(Ran for my life!)

What on earth are the instructors doing wrong...? Wherev do these people come from?

[pygmalion]

You crack me up!

[peachexploration]

Too funny. :lol: SC, I'm so sorry..... :?

[tj]

What on earth are the instructors doing wrong...?

They aren't teaching rule #1: Take care of and pay attention to your partner!

[Sagitta]

What on earth are the instructors doing wrong...?

They aren't teaching rule #1: Take care of and pay attention to your partner!

I agree. I actually like to dance not bumping into each other or anyone else during a song. Bothers me when it happens. Bed at 3:30 last night...poeme time...after dance time... :wink: :)

[peachexploration]

Got a party tonight. Up cooking. Taking a break and checking out IRU. :D

[Sagitta]

2:03 am EST. Good night dancing. Not the greatest, but good. :)

[MacMoto]

Got a party tonight. Up cooking. Taking a break and checking out IRU. :D
What's on the menu?

[SDsalsaguy]

Me: Dance small!
Him: What?
Me: Dance SMALL!!!
Him: Oh, ok.
(Bang! Crash!)
Me: :shock: Dance small, dance small!!!!
Him: Well, I dance L.A. but you dance Cuban.....

What you should have said next...

"Funny, Luis Vazques didn't seem to have any trouble..."

[peachexploration]

Roasted Turkey w/Gravy
Cornbread Dressing
Green Beans
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Glazed Carrots
Herbed Chedder Biscuits
Tossed Salad
Deviled Egg Salad

Desserts
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Sweet Potato Casserole w/Pecans

Iced Tea

:D

[SDsalsaguy]

Mmm, aside from the turkey (I am a vegetarian after all) it all sounds super yummy! :P

[danceguy]

I'll say! When are we all invited Peach? :) :D :P :lol:

Oh yes, its 12:15 am...I don't feel much like sleeping yet. Or maybe I do...zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[SDsalsaguy]

This early SG??? Man, I think I'm going to have to consider revoking your IRU poermit! :wink: :lol:

[peachexploration]

Wow, not even poultry. :( Well, it's healthier anyway. You do eat fish, right? I'll send you guys a piece of cyber cheesecake. :lol: Well, I'm off to take a nap for three hours to resume the cooking at 7am. Have a good night, (or morning). ZZZzzzzzz

[MacMoto]

Pumpkin cheesecake! I'm intrigued...

[tacad]

...and 1:03am.

[pygmalion]

4:23 AM. What do you want to bet I'll be sleepy again right about the time I can't afford to go back to sleep? :headwall:

[SDsalsaguy]

I'll bet you a nap Jenn! :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah, 4:12am here now... I should get to sleep before 5am... :?

[tacad]

:notworth: Ok. I'm a wus. :(

[SDsalsaguy]

Well, just to follow up, I got finished editing my friends stuff just past 5am and then, since she lives up in Toronto so is three hours ahead of me, called her to touch base... got to sleep just past 5:30am I think. Definately going to need a pre-salsa nap tonight... :oops:

[salsachinita]

Me: Dance small!
Him: What?
Me: Dance SMALL!!!
Him: Oh, ok.
(Bang! Crash!)
Me: :shock: Dance small, dance small!!!!
Him: Well, I dance L.A. but you dance Cuban.....

What you should have said next...

"Funny, Luis Vazques didn't seem to have any trouble..."

:lol: :lol: :lol: !!!!

:idea: What a great come-back line :idea: !!!!!!

[salsachinita]

It's only 1pm in the afternoon & I have NO business being here at IRU :oops: .......

But I'm falling asleep after teaching (final class for the year) this morning.

Last night was a pre-congress promotional tour party with all the national named instructors. :shock: Would you believe we (or me alone) didn't go, as we were invited to Petit A's HouseCooling Party (and I chose friend over salsa 'shbang' event :lol: ). She's the only natural on2 dancer in town, and will be leaving us to go back to France soon :cry: .......

[danceguy]

This early SG??? Man, I think I'm going to have to consider revoking your IRU poermit! :wink: :lol:

:lol:

Well...since I stopped doing late night Salsa I've been going to bed early. Probably since I just turned 30...I'm gettin' old. :D :oops: :P

Careful, or I'll revoke your ERC poermit...er permit! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[tacad]

Well, just to follow up, I got finished editing my friends stuff just past 5am and then, since she lives up in Toronto so is three hours ahead of me, called her to touch base... got to sleep just past 5:30am I think. Definately going to need a pre-salsa nap tonight... :oops:

Say SD, am I to conclude from your embarrasment at taking a nap that staying up late is only cool if you do not take a nap the next day? I just need to get the rules straight , because after all, I want to be cool. 8)

[tacad]

1:41 am. I'm done.

[pygmalion]

'Night, tacad. You've represented the IRU well, my friend. :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Say SD, am I to conclude from your embarrasment at taking a nap that staying up late is only cool if you do not take a nap the next day? I just need to get the rules straight , because after all, I want to be cool. 8)
Naps are, actually, acceptable. The embarrasment came from actually needing one to go out salsa dancing. Maybe when I was younger I could have made do without the naps, but not anymore...

So, in short, even if you take naps, you can still be cool too! :wink: 8)

[danceguy]

Naps are for sissies! Just like drinking coffee! :lol:

(just remember folks, if you went to bed at a decent hour like us cool cats in the ERC, you wouldn't need to take any naps!) :wink: :twisted: :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

(just remember folks, if you went to bed at a decent hour like us cool cats in the ERC, you wouldn't need to take any naps!) :wink: :twisted: :wink:
Yeah, right... you're so "cool" that you're asleep when you could be out dancing! No thanks my friend! :roll:

[danceguy]

:doh:

Well, if you saw the Salsa scene in my area, you'd know why I'd rather be sleeping! :headwall:

My ego and I will get back to you, Mr. Smarty Pants. :tongue:

(Just be careful, or I will get a team of Rabbi's together and convince them that Salsa isn't acceptable for your religion. Then you'll really be in trouble!) :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Foolish boy... as with any religion it is still up to the individual to make up their own minds what to believe and to incorporate such as best suits them.

[pygmalion]

:My ego and I will get back to you, Mr. Smarty Pants. :tongue:



anybody here seen the kid's educational show, Between the Lions? I love the "dance in smarty pants" dance. :wink: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

I can safely say that I have absolutely no clue what you're talking about Jenn! :shock:

[pygmalion]

LOL! A little marionette guy dances around in HUGE tan and red checkered pants, while singing, "dance. dance. dance in smarty pants." It's pretty hilarious, actually. And the show is really good. It's like a 21st century equivalent of Electric Company. Anybody remember that one? It was a show that was aimed at teaching young school-aged children to read. I grew up on that one. 8) Between the Lions is like that, only better.

[SDsalsaguy]

Yup, the Electric Company came on in the same block of programming as Sesamee Street and Mr. Rogers! :D

[danceguy]

Foolish boy... as with any religion it is still up to the individual to make up their own minds what to believe and to incorporate such as best suits them.

:doh: :doh:

Did you eat some extra Wheaties today or something? :shock:

[Sagitta]

Okay. Back from seeing Ray. Not sure which parts were the dancing...Maybe I was too gripped up with the music and storyline... :? :)

Oh, yes. 1:12am EST

[tacad]

LOL! A little marionette guy dances around in HUGE tan and red checkered pants, while singing, "dance. dance. dance in smarty pants." It's pretty hilarious, actually. And the show is really good.
:shock:

It's like a 21st century equivalent of Electric Company. Anybody remember that one? It was a show that was aimed at teaching young school-aged children to read. I grew up on that one.
I haven't thought about electric company since I was a kid! I can't even remember if I watched it or not!

1:40am here. ('Night pygmalion. :wink: )

[SDsalsaguy]

2:17am here... finished salsa just past 1am and then went to do some minor grocery shopping. Now watching Iron Chef (of course!). What's very, very odd, however, is that yesterday night's episode was a sort of "revenge" match from a chronologically earlier episode... which they're showing tonight! :shock: :?

[danceguy]

12:40 am -

I'm still wired after several hours on non-stop Salsa...to quote an old saying "My feets hurt but my soul is rested." :D

Got my Salsa music going and I think its gonna be a while before I hit the sack here!

Man I'm starving...I didn't really eat dinner...gotta go see whats in the fridge...

Lemme see...exactly 68 hours until the next Salsa night! :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

There ya go SG... see, salsa -- and the hours appropriate to the salsa life-style -- are good for the soul! :wink: :D

1:09am here... went to the UCSD Balroom Club's dance earlier tonight. Wow, I hadn't realized how long it had been since I'd done any ballroom... talk about having to work some of the rust off! :shock: :oops:

Anywa, back home and writing now... probably tery to get to bed by 3am, but we'll see...

[danceguy]

There ya go SG... see, salsa -- and the hours appropriate to the salsa life-style -- are good for the soul! :wink: :D.

1:20 am

Alas, resistance is futile...your words ring true! I so needed to get my dance fix...theraputic beyond words! :D

Of course...the true magic came from a tall blond haired beauty...one with a sweet face and a lovely smile...will I ever see her again? :oops: :oops: :oops: :cry:

[SDsalsaguy]

Will you ever see her again? Well, I can't tell you that... but for sure it'll be less likely if you're always going to bed early as prescribed by that most misguided dictates of the ERC! :wink: :lol:

[danceguy]

Well the ERC be damned then! :lol:

[pygmalion]

Well the ERC be damned then! :lol:

Ah! Young people in love. :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Well the ERC be damned then! :lol:

Ah! Young people in love. :wink:
tell me about it! Who ever thought we'd see the day when SG was ready to ditch the ERC? :shock: :lol:

[danceguy]

:tongue:

Give me a hot Salsa with a beautiful girl anyday...heck next thing you know I'll end up with a real live girlfriend! Or a date at least. :wink:

[tacad]

:tongue:

Give me a hot Salsa with a beautiful girl anyday...heck next thing you know I'll end up with a real live girlfriend! Or a date at least. :wink: :rocker:

[MacMoto]

Good luck, SG :wink:

[pygmalion]

Yep. Good luck. You deserve all the best. :D Starting with a date. :wink:

[danceguy]

Yep. Good luck. You deserve all the best. :D Starting with a date. :wink:

That an offer dearie? :raisebro: :kissme:

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: Gotta love those eyebrows. :lol: :lol:

[Sagitta]

1:58am EST

I am back from salsa...

[SDsalsaguy]

11:59pm here.... still up since before 6am too...

[tacad]

12:11am. But as I have tomorrow off I feel that I'm cheating.

[sanityhaven]

12:10 here...

preparing to leave on a 320 mile drive.

In case I don't have internet access for the next few days, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[pygmalion]

Have a great holiday. :D

Slept like a baby. Busy day today, and that's good. :D Only dial up access until Thursday. :shock: :evil: Wonder what'll happen to my posting level? Can't be good, whatever it is. :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Only dial up access until Thursday. :shock: :evil: Wonder what'll happen to my posting level? Can't be good, whatever it is. :lol:
Do we need to thing about starting a 12 step program for you Jenn? DFA or some such? :wink:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sagitta]

I think that df addiction is incurable. 2:02AM EST here.

[SDsalsaguy]

Umm, Sagitta? Why would you want to cure it??? :?

11:08pm here BTW...

[Laura]

11:24pm here...cooking, getting a head start on tomorrow. Right now I'm working on wild mushroom soup. So far today I've baked a chocolate-rum-pecan pie, a pumpkin pie, and banana bread.

[SDsalsaguy]

Right now I'm working on wild mushroom soup. So far today I've baked a chocolate-rum-pecan pie, a pumpkin pie, and banana bread.
OK, can I just say that this really sounds like you should be posting recipes over in the Cooking and Food Forums (http://www.cookingandfood.com/)? :wink: [/i]

[Laura]

They all came out of books, so wouldn't that be a copyright violation?

Tomorrow I have to make couscous with mixed nuts and dried fruits, spinach (just cooked in butter and olive oil), and yams (just roasted and mashed with butter and a hit of orange juice). Oh yeah, and date pudding and banana bread pudding. My dad-in-law is going to smoke a turkey, we're rubbing it with a mixture of cinnamon, coriander, salt, cumin, and fennel first. No stuffing, since the turkey is smoked.

[tacad]

Tomorrow I have to make couscous with mixed nuts and dried fruits, spinach (just cooked in butter and olive oil), and yams (just roasted and mashed with butter and a hit of orange juice). Oh yeah, and date pudding and banana bread pudding. My dad-in-law is going to smoke a turkey, we're rubbing it with a mixture of cinnamon, coriander, salt, cumin, and fennel first. No stuffing, since the turkey is smoked.
Great! What time are you expectiing us? :D

12:43 am.

[SDsalsaguy]

Woo hoo! California's in the IRU house tonight! :rocker:

[Laura]

I shouldn't have drank that Vietnamese iced coffee at 8pm because now I can't get to sleep....

[danceguy]

1:46 am - man I'm tired. Went out for some Salsa...danced a bit but the club wasn't anything to write home about. It was good to get some exercise to burn off all the pie I'm going to be eating tomorrow though. :wink: :D

SD - You better be up watching Iron Chef! :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Is that anything like Thai iced coffee Laura? If so, YUM, and I can understand why you didn't pass it up. Anyway, 1:49am here now and, after I get done checking through the DF again, I think I may wander off to bed, probably do a little reading, and then try to get some sleep...

[danceguy]

Sissy...going to bed already...some IRU King you are! :lol:

[pygmalion]

Them's fightin' words, where I come from, pardner!! :cowboy: :bkick: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Them's fightin' words, where I come from, pardner!! :cowboy: :bkick: :lol:
Yeah, but only if you take SG seriously! :wink: :tongue: :lol:

[danceguy]

:eyebrow:

*Ok, Mr. Dafook Barosh!* :lol:

[mambo_munkey]

It's 10:27pm where I'm at now, I suppose that may be too early to be considred "Official IRU Material" but considering I'm normally in bed at this time, this is late for me :D

Don't get me wrong, If it were up to me, I'd be a night person all the way. But I have work M-F from 8am - 5pm and school M-TH from 530pm - 10pm. Not to mention I take my sister to school everyday before my day even starts! So essentially my days start at 5am and end at nearly 11pm.

But when I have days off like this, I prefer to stay up late. I like the peace and quiet because everyone else in my house is asleep at this hour :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Only 11:50pm here at the moment...

[tacad]

12:46am. Dancing tomorrow! :banana:

Uhhh. Tonight.

[pygmalion]

It's 10:27pm where I'm at now, I suppose that may be too early to be considred "Official IRU Material" but considering I'm normally in bed at this time, this is late for me :D

Don't get me wrong, If it were up to me, I'd be a night person all the way. But I have work M-F from 8am - 5pm and school M-TH from 530pm - 10pm. Not to mention I take my sister to school everyday before my day even starts! So essentially my days start at 5am and end at nearly 11pm.

But when I have days off like this, I prefer to stay up late. I like the peace and quiet because everyone else in my house is asleep at this hour :lol:

I guess you should probably get special dispensation. You have a unique case, and you represent yourself well. Just stay up late whenever you can. :wink: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....................

[MacMoto]

Mambo_munkey, I think you should consider the Early Risers Club (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=100676#100676) your natural home and make occasional forays into IRU when you happen to be up late (like me! :wink:)

[SDsalsaguy]

Well, to his credit M_M seems to understand that the IRU is *the* cool place to be! 8)

[Sagitta]

1:01 AM EST. Happy B'day to me. Time for bed. :wink: :)

[tacad]

Happy Birthday Sagitta! :banana: Now where is that birthday thread?

And it is 1:40 here. I had a wonderful time dancing tonight. I talked with a lot of people which is good progress for me considering I used to just sit by myself and sometimes even leave early.

Have made my last posts for the day. 1:42 am.

Hey pygmalion, are you there yet?

EDIT: 2:20 am sigh

[SDsalsaguy]

1:43am here...

[pygmalion]

Happy Birthday Sagitta! :banana: Now where is that birthday thread?

And it is 1:40 here. I had a wonderful time dancing tonight. I talked with a lot of people which is good progress for me considering I used to just sit by myself and sometimes even leave early.

Have made my last posts for the day. 1:42 am.

Hey pygmalion, are you there yet?

EDIT: 2:20 am sigh

Sorry. I gave up and went to bed. Something like 65 posts yesterday wore me out. :wink: :lol: (I stopped then out of respect to the posting record holder. I have to make sure her record stands. 8) )

[Sagitta]

Happy Birthday Sagitta! :banana: Now where is that birthday thread?

And it is 1:40 here. I had a wonderful time dancing tonight. I talked with a lot of people which is good progress for me considering I used to just sit by myself and sometimes even leave early.

Have made my last posts for the day. 1:42 am.

Hey pygmalion, are you there yet?

EDIT: 2:20 am sigh

Sorry. I gave up and went to bed. Something like 65 posts yesterday wore me out. :wink: :lol: (I stopped then out of respect to the posting record holder. I have to make sure her record stands. 8) ) And she is? Miss Alyssa?

[pygmalion]

Yes. Miss Alyssa was a moderator here before I started. She really helped to get things going with her whimsical approach to life, her boundless energy, her great sense of humor, and her INCREDIBLE posting ability. Her record stands at seventy posts in one day.

She's had to move on, to take care of life/family responsibilities. But, out of respect, I'm going to do my bit to make sure her record stands. We all owe her a lot (even those of us who can't remember her.) Props, Alyssa. :notworth:

[tacad]

I meant have you arrived in Texas? Are you at your new place? :wink: Maybe you posted it in a different thread. I'll look around.

[pygmalion]

I'm in Dallas visiting for a week right now. I'll be back for good on December 24, and in my new house after I close on December 30. 8)

[Sagitta]

12:40am EST. Must find the readings for tomorrow online. :? Probably will be helping out by reading... :)

[peachexploration]

Off to bed. Night, night Sagitta and DF. ZZZzzzz

[Sagitta]

Off to bed. Night, night Sagitta and DF. ZZZzzzz No-one to play the word games with then... :cry:

[SDsalsaguy]

Off to bed. Night, night Sagitta and DF. ZZZzzzz No-one to play the word games with then... :cry:
Don't be silly Sagitta! I just wasn't home yet! :wink:

Oh yeah, 1:08am here now...

[tacad]

I'm in Dallas visiting for a week right now. I'll be back for good on December 24, and in my new house after I close on December 30. 8)
Cool! It sounded like you made some posts on the road. It must have felt kind of like you were taking your part of your home along with you.

1:48 am. That was the most interesting night I have had in a long time. A very interesting night of dancing. *pensive emoticon*

[SDsalsaguy]

1:48 am. That was the most interesting night I have had in a long time. A very interesting night of dancing. *pensive emoticon*
How so tacad? :?

[tacad]

SD are you up early or to bed late? I woke up and have to try to get back to sleep. It was a night where things were kind of going bad externally yet I still managed to do pretty well and have a good time. I was doing the eye contact as in the thread here (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6385) I posted on this. So in one way the night was exciting and envigorating as I made some progress on a few personal goals but around me were not the greatest circumstances so my mind is in a whirlwind right now. But this is the stuff we live for!

[SDsalsaguy]

SD are you up early or to bed late? I woke up and have to try to get back to sleep. It was a night where things were kind of going bad externally yet I still managed to do pretty well and have a good time. I was doing the eye contact as in the thread here (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6385) I posted on this. So in one way the night was exciting and envigorating as I made some progress on a few personal goals but around me were not the greatest circumstances so my mind is in a whirlwind right now. But this is the stuff we live for!
Up early, me? :lol:

Definately to bed late! Especially while posting in the IRU! :wink:

And got it...

[Sagitta]

12:27 am EST. :oops: I now have my Spanish book propped up next to me. We are making progress. :wink:

[Sagitta]

And I was supposed to go to bed early tonight! :oops:

[danceguy]

1 am...ok I'm getting tired now...sleep awaits......zzzzzzzzzzzz

[SDsalsaguy]

1:33am here... I'm up helping one of my best friends finish editing her qualifying paper for a doctoral program. Unfortunately the full apllication packet is due tomorrow so I don't think I'll be getting much sleep tonight... :? :? :?

[pygmalion]

That's the kind of thing that real friends do, SD. (Unfortunately for you, at least tonight. :( ) Tells me a lot about what kind of person you are. A good friend. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Thanks Jenn. :oops:

Got to bed around 5:00am... you wouldn't think that's so bad (well, for me that is! :lol: ) except I had planned on going to bed by midnight or 1:00am last night myself (I know, I know... :shock: ). Oh well, I've done crazier things for friends before... and I'm sure I will again too... :? :lol:

[pygmalion]

12:47 AM and headed to bed. I don't think I qualify for IRU since I just walked in the door. But what the heck. I'm here, so I'm checking in. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Keeping IRU hours counts... no one ever said you had to be home! :wink:

[danceguy]

That sounds kinda wishy-washy...well the whole club is...so no surprises here! :lol:

[pygmalion]

Tsk tsk tsk. Face it. You're in the club now, so you may as well love us (and all our idiosyncracies :wink: :lol: )

[danceguy]

Love us and all our idiots? What? I take umbrage at that ma'am! :lol: :lol:

[pygmalion]

:doh: ROTFLMAO!!!!!

[danceguy]

Any word like idiosyncratic that has 6 syllables is just too durned hifalutin' in my book. English is sure a weird language! :lol:

[pygmalion]

Sp what do you do with idiosyncratic people? Just call them weirdos? :roll:


Uhh.... yeah. On second thought, "weirdos" works for me. :lol: :lol:

[danceguy]

Well if I was really trying to insult someone, I don't know if calling them "an idiosyncratic dolt" would get the point across! :oops: :shock:

Something like "you repugnant insipidous dunderwhelp" might be better! :wink: :lol:

[pygmalion]

"you repugnant insipidous dunderwhelp"

Yeah. What he said. :lol: :lol:

[Sagitta]

2;16 am

Soaked my foot in warm salt water as I broke my toe nail!! Wore sandals as my heel was injured and broke my toenail on my other foot now. :( :cry:

[SDsalsaguy]

The DF Silent Auction just closed less than an hour ago and I'm now sorting out who had the highest bids on each item. I'll be sending out payment info to all of the winning bidders in the morning, so just wanted to make sure I got it right...

[SDsalsaguy]

OK, it's now 2:22am as I start this post... just finished emailing all the winning bidders in the first ever DF Silent Auction.

Thanks to everyone who participated!!! Please know that your support of the DF is very, very, very much appreciated! :D

Anyway, now that the auction is wrapping up (still have the details like payments and "prizes" to sort out after all! :wink: ), I am happy to announce the start of nominations for The 2004 Dance Forums Awards (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6434)

Anyway, have to go throw some laundry in the dryer and then figure out what to do until that gets finished and I can go to bed. C U L8er! :wink:

[pygmalion]

Night, SD. 8)

[pygmalion]

4:05 AM. Checking in before my nap (I hope :? )

[SDsalsaguy]

1:10am here... night-night Jenn... and DF. :D

[danceguy]

1 am - Time for bed...zzzzzzzzzz....suffering from Salsa withdrawls....zzzzzzz.... :oops:

[SDsalsaguy]

1:14am here...

[Sagitta]

Okay it is 6 in the morning here!! I did not go to bed!

[mambo_munkey]

LOL!! :lol: The one night I'm up this late, and no one else has been here. 8) I wish I could go to sleep but I think my cold is keeping me awake (that and the fact that we had to put my dog down today.. :cry: ) But on a lighter note its nice and quiet over here, so my house seems peaceful :)

[pygmalion]

Condolences, MM. And take care of that cold.

IRU is sometimes very slow on dance nights. *shrug*

[Sagitta]

LOL!! :lol: The one night I'm up this late, and no one else has been here. 8) I wish I could go to sleep but I think my cold is keeping me awake (that and the fact that we had to put my dog down today.. :cry: ) But on a lighter note its nice and quiet over here, so my house seems peaceful :) I was out dancing mambo_munkey. :? Then crashed when I came in. I was operating on 2 hours of sleep over two days, you see. My condolonces over your doggie.

[SDsalsaguy]

Sorry to hear about your dog mambo_munkey (you might want to check out the Pets Forum (http://www.pets-forum.com/) for some sympathetic ears). :(

I didn't go to bed until a bit past 4:00am, but once I gave up on actually getting anything productive done last night (around 1:00am I think), I turned of my computer... :?

[peachexploration]

About 1:00am. Up doing dual listening. Radio and TV. :D

[youngsta]

I really should be going to bed now, I've got an early meeting tomorrow! Not used to having to actually DO something on Sunday! :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Only 12:47am here, so still quite early in the evening...

[tacad]

1:30 am. What a wonderful night of dancing it was! I was doing the eye contact thing, and I got those traveling turn pivot things (foxtrot). I didn't want to stop even though I had a long ride home ahead.

[pygmalion]

Sounds like a great night! I got zero sleep. Off to bed at about one. Couldn't go to sleep til about 3:00, and at 3:15 the PHONE RINGS!!! What! Really annoying, to say the least. :x

[SDsalsaguy]

Who was calling at 3:15am Jenn???

Ended up going to bed around 3:15am myself...

[pygmalion]

Who was calling at 3:15am Jenn???


Must have been a wrong number. When I picked up, they hung up. Grr... :x

[SDsalsaguy]

Yup, call's like that make me want to :bkick:

[Sagitta]

12:15 am EST. I shoudl head to bed soon. Must start studying Spanish and cleaning my place and cooking and....oh! I should be in teh procrastination thread!! :car:

[tacad]

Hey SDsalsaguy. You should have seen us dancing a merengue not only in a ballroom setting last night, but to a country and western song at that! That was surreal! Is the song called ghost riders in the sky? With yipee-I-ay, yipee-I ohh. My partner and I could not stop laughing as we danced.

[SDsalsaguy]

Hey SDsalsaguy. You should have seen us dancing a merengue not only in a ballroom setting last night, but to a country and western song at that! That was surreal! Is the song called ghost riders in the sky? With yipee-I-ay, yipee-I ohh. My partner and I could not stop laughing as we danced.
:lol: ...and were those around you laughing as well? Hmm? Or were they ballroom enough not to know "better"? :wink: :lol:

[danceguy]

1:45 am

Still wired from 4 hours of Salsa...wow...lots of good dancing...I was drenched when I left. Asked out a really hot girl that I met, got turned down, but you know I didn't feel all that bad! A little rejection is good for the go, methinks. :wink:

Made an interesting discovery...NO ONE in my area does cha cha on2! But I've found that I can do on1 or on2...even though I don't like on1...I can easily switch gears and dance it. Kinda cool. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Glad to hear you had such a good night SG! :D

[danceguy]

Well, actually it started out kinda bad. My dream girl didn't show up...I didn't want to dance since I was bummed about not seeing her, but finally I got up on the floor. Then I danced my butt off...met another dream girl and I DID ask her out!

I still say she would've said yes except that she was engaged...and I didn't see a ring either...I HATE FALSE ADVERTISING! :lol:

Just made the best of it...I danced so much I had to stop because my legs finally gave out...that's a first! :shock:

[Sagitta]

Well, actually it started out kinda bad. My dream girl didn't show up...I didn't want to dance since I was bummed about not seeing her, but finally I got up on the floor. Then I danced my butt off...met another dream girl and I DID ask her out!

I still say she would've said yes except that she was engaged...and I didn't see a ring either...I HATE FALSE ADVERTISING! :lol:

Just made the best of it...I danced so much I had to stop because my legs finally gave out...that's a first! :shock: Woo hoo! Way to go SG! :banana:

[danceguy]

Thanks Sagitta! One thing I've learned about the live band that plays at this particular place is that they play REALLY long songs! One of my friends timed one of the them last night, and she said it lasted 18 minutes! :shock:

I know I'm not in the best shape, but after dancing three 10+ minute songs in a row, a guy can get a bit worn out! :P

[Sagitta]

Okay!! I was supposed to study Spanish and it already is 12:50 am EST over here. I threw out plastic bags, then started stringing up lights and found that I probably should return teh ones that I brought as I have yards and yards of red lights already. Cooked some chicken for tomorrow, plus an omlett!! Oh, now I must cook some greens and clean some pots. Oh. yes I found a traveling alarm clock that used to belong to my Godmother, dad's sister, and a harmonica that used to belong to my Godfather, mother's brother...

20 hours to go until I dance to my favorite band!!

[SDsalsaguy]

Only 11:09pm here... but Iron Chef is a re-run from just a couple of nights ago!!! :evil:

[danceguy]

12:10 am -

Only 11:09pm here... but Iron Chef is a re-run from just a couple of nights ago!!! :evil:

Posting in the IRU BEFORE midnight is holy sacrilege, especially for you SD! :o :shock: :eyebrow:

[SDsalsaguy]

Says who? :wink:

[danceguy]

You have, several times before! Which is why I usually do so myself just to be annoying. :P :mrgreen:

[SDsalsaguy]

Methinks thou doth exagerate a wee bit my friend? Holy sacrilege? Hardly! All I've ever said is that a post doesn't count as an "official" IRU log-in unless A) it is past midnight, or B) you are responding to someone for whom it is past midnight. The observant observer, however, will notice that I never said that one could only make official posts in the IRU! :wink:

:tongue:

[danceguy]

:doh: :doh: :doh:

[Sagitta]

2:48am For the first time in a while I feel relaxed. I mean really relaxed!! Just good all over. A feeling of friendly embracing welcoming warmth suffused through my entire being. Of being there and being aware, of being up in the sky...here and there...far and close...of wonder and grace... Just to ahve one night a week of this heavenly bliss.

[SDsalsaguy]

12:09am

[danceguy]

Sagitta - What's her name? :raisebro:

2:00 am. I am a tired little Scorpio. Brush, floss, crawl in bed...maybe go to to Salsa tomorrow. Hate driving at night in the rain to a club with no women. If I wait until Thursday its half the distance and half the crowd...blah...Salsa sucks in my area. :?

Yes Vince, I am still going to try WCS. Next year! Wait...that's in a few weeks...hmm...well that works then. :lol:

[Sagitta]

I must try WCS too - another dance goal for 2005.

Okay. My post wasn't about a woman SG..but, I'll pm you something anyway. Check it out.

12:40am EST time here.

[danceguy]

12:45 am....zzzz.....why does hot chocolate make me sleepy? Zzzzzzzz....need rest for Salsa manana....*snore*....bet SD already asleep...sissy boy... :uplaugh:

estimated time for snappy comeback - 3.5 minutes

[MacMoto]

estimated time for snappy comeback - 3.5 minutes
Hmm, SD seems to be late... Or -- thinking the unthinkable -- is he really asleep!? :shock: :shock: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

estimated time for snappy comeback - 3.5 minutes
Hmm, SD seems to be late... Or -- thinking the unthinkable -- is he really asleep!? :shock: :shock: :lol:
Don't be ABSURD! :roll:

I was just off line grading my students' final exams (they took them this afternoon). 3:47am here now... exams all graded and term grades computed. Just have to turn in grades later this morning and than that's it on the teaching front until Jan. 3rd!!! :D

[Sagitta]

estimated time for snappy comeback - 3.5 minutes
Hmm, SD seems to be late... Or -- thinking the unthinkable -- is he really asleep!? :shock: :shock: :lol:
Don't be ABSURD! :roll:

I was just off line grading my students' final exams (they took them this afternoon). 3:47am here now... exams all graded and term grades computed. Just have to turn in grades later this morning and than that's it on the teaching front until Jan. 3rd!!! :D Saturday at noon I'm let off the hook too, and can party!!! :banana: My Spanish final will eb over then.

[SDsalsaguy]

My Spanish final will eb over then.
"eb" over in to what? :wink: :lol:

[Sagitta]

My Spanish final will eb over then.
"eb" over in to what? :wink: :lol:

be!!!!!!!!!!!!! bE BE BE BE BE

I wish it was eb. :(

[SDsalsaguy]

:wink:

[pygmalion]

2:01 AM. G'night, DF. 8)

[Sagitta]

2:52am EST. Must go to bed soon.

[peachexploration]

It Midnight and of course I should be in bed but..... 8)

[danceguy]

10:00 pm

I am one sleep deprived man right now... :oops:

Was up until past 4 am last night (this morning rather), and 3 am most of this past week. I have new neighbors that I think may actually be a travelling troupe of tap dancing elephants. Maybe tonight they will grant me some respite...but I just bought a ton of ear plugs that should help... :o

Suffice to say I will be moving out very soon! :x :?

[SDsalsaguy]

1:40am here now... just back from salsa...

[Sagitta]

Whatever!!

It is 4:38am EST. I have to be on campus taking an exam at 9:00 am.

[tacad]

1:49 am and another wonderful night of dancing! I can feel it beginning to pull together. This is a lot of fun!

[pygmalion]

Woohoo! Sounds great, tacad. 8)

Not sure if this is an IRU post or an ERC post. I guess that depends on whether I go back to sleep. :roll:

[Swing Kitten]

2:40 am EST checking in. ... will be checking out shortly

[Sagitta]

2:40 am EST checking in. ... will be checking out shortly
2:50 AM EST. I should eb doing the same. :oops:

[Swing Kitten]

Only if we know what's good for us! ;)

[tacad]

And another good night dancing! Aaahhh! I knew it could be like this. I just had to exorcise some demons, that's all. You are right pygmalion, courage is what makes the difference.

[danceguy]

1 am

Wish I could say I was out dancing but my new upstairs neighbors will not let me get any sleep. I sometimes regret taking oaths of non-violence...could I go up there and beat them up just a little? :? :x :oops:

Tomorrow morning I'm looking at 2 cottages....and calling everyone I know to help me look.

May the laws of Karma be not kind to these people, and all others like them. :oops: :evil: :x

[SDsalsaguy]

1:34am here... just got back from another night of salsa. Started *really* slowly and I thought it was going to be a dud and that I'd head home early. Man, what a great night it turned out to be! :D

There were some salseras visiting from Baltimore who were a blast. I went to get a cup of water after I'd danced with one of them and she came over to ask where I'd learned to dance. Danced with anotrher stranger who actually " "yelled" after we finished our dance! ...and she did it again when she walked by me later! :shock: First time trhat's ever happened to me, that's for sure!

One of my favorite local partners came in towards then end so we got in a couple and there was another woman I don't remember evcer having seen or danced with before who was just a pure pleasure to dance with! Soft but totally responsive following... she also had the best beaming smile almost the whole time we were dancing (about four or five songs spread across a few hours),. Man, what a joy! :P

[pygmalion]

Woohoo! That sounds like such fun, SD! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

That sounds like such fun, SD! :D
Without a doubt Jenn, without a doubt! One of those nights that sort of reminds you what dancing is all about! :banana:

[danceguy]

Yes indeed, I had a night like that a few weeks ago! Makes up for all the bad nights and then some! :D

I've been finding that many times the real fun doesn't start until an hour or two before closing... :wink: :P

[Sagitta]

12:48 am EST. My most frustrating night ever!! I have decided that if I don't get to dance at the Sunday milongas I leave. It doesn't matter when or how long I have been there. I cannot stand it!! THe music got a grip on me and there wasn't anyone to dance with.

Oh, well...an early night pour moi!!

[danceguy]

I hear ya Sagitta. I went out to our local Salsa night this evening just because I was bored (the one that was my old romping grounds). Same bad music, same crowd of people who think they are great dancers (but most of them are not). 20 guys, 10 women...BLAH! :evil:

Didn't dance once...but hey at least it was better than sitting at home. But next Sunday I'm going to a big Salsa event...so I'll save my dancing for then.

Besides, I pulled a leg muscle the other day and I shouldn't be dancing...but like that has ever stopped me. :lol:

[Sagitta]

Actually SG sitting at home is better for me. When I go to dance and the music grips me I dance or go home. Simple.

[tacad]

3 nights in a row of dancing. I can't take it anymore. Too much fun...Too many dancing highs...Too much eye contact.

I need a break. Must rest.

:bouncy:

[SDsalsaguy]

There can be too much? :shock:

[salsachinita]

That sounds like such fun, SD! :D
Without a doubt Jenn, without a doubt! One of those nights that sort of reminds you what dancing is all about! :banana:

Ooooooh, I miss having one of those nights :o ......!!!!!

If *only* I could be there..........

[SDsalsaguy]

That sounds like such fun, SD! :D
Without a doubt Jenn, without a doubt! One of those nights that sort of reminds you what dancing is all about! :banana:

Ooooooh, I miss having one of those nights :o ......!!!!!

If *only* I could be there..........
Anytime SC! :D