Insomniacs-R-Us!

[pygmalion]

Yeah. It looks like I need to cut back.

[pygmalion]

G'night, all. Less caffeine today, as well. Off to set up the confirmation experiment... :car: :lol:

[Sagitta]

Good luck Jenn. Hope it is confirmed! I'm crossing my fingers for ya!

12:27 am EST, and I'm still wide awake from excitement. I've decided to cut back my participation in Ithaca as a result of increased commitment for my Syracuse group. Actually it really is as the Ithaca people are giving me grief and putting a damper on all the things I propose. C'est la vie!

[pygmalion]

Actually it really is as the Ithaca people are giving me grief and putting a damper on all the things I propose. C'est la vie!

Bummer. :( I'm glad you have another, more positive, group to work with. 8)

4:18 AM. Checking in. 8) :D

[Danish Guy]

234 pages. :shock: :shock: :shock:

That should keep you awake for some time :wink:

[Sagitta]

12:26am EST. Back from dancing and now a shower and to bed as I have to open the library tomorrow at 7:40am. :shock: :cry:

[pygmalion]

3:24 Checking in. Not sure whether this is true insomnia yet, though. I won't be able to tell until I go back to bed and try to sleep. :roll: :)

[tsb]

cable (GBP) bottomed out around 1.7725. a lot of people valiantly holding onto their long positions are starting to go green around the gills... the operators (commercial) are REALLY trying to shake a lot of longs loose before they drive the price up. i really expect to see 1.8500 before october.

[pygmalion]

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. But it sounds good, to me. :oops: :lol:

[tsb]

that's ok. cable actually went lower to 1.7675

[cocodrilo]

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. But it sounds good, to me. :oops: :lol:
Trading stocks, and none of us do....

[SDsalsaguy]

(Syncing page count)

[tacad]

Say, are you back now SD? I was in your neck of the woods a couple of weeks ago but I think you were out then. I visited Champion Ballroom Friday and Starlight Saturday. I had a very nice time, more so at Champion.

[Sagitta]

2:58am EST. Time to go to bed methinks. I'm tired from dancing.

[pygmalion]

How's the toe treating you? Better?

[SDsalsaguy]

Say, are you back now SD?
Yes, just got back into town last night. Glad to hear you had a good time down here. :D

[pygmalion]

Hideous sleep last night. Off to bed now -- 8 PM. There's always tonight. 8) :lol:

[pygmalion]

3:46 AM. Checking out. 8) :kitty:

[SDsalsaguy]

3:20 a.m. here, checking in! :D

[tsb]

gonna be up for a while watching the pound

[SDsalsaguy]

1:00 a.m. here...

[SDsalsaguy]

1:00 a.m. here...
What, no one else in the IRU house tonight? :shock: :( :shock:

[tsb]

here. just distracted - the pound broke 1.75 (downwards) earlier this evening. it's going to break a lot of little people with long holdings.

[SDsalsaguy]

3:15 a.m. here now...

[tsb]

no longer watching but can't sleep.

[cocodrilo]

no longer watching but can't sleep.
Quit worrying so friggin' much about money! That'd make anyone lose sleep! :? :lol:

[pygmalion]

I guess you have to think about it, when you're a serious investor. *shrug*

Hmm. Somehow I've managed to catch a cold at the worst possible time (Why is that always the way?) Not much sleep, but I have to keep going anyway. :(

[tsb]

i refrained from mentioning $ in the london explosions thread - barely.

[pygmalion]

Yeah. I wonder what's going to happen to the value of the pound, come morning GMT. :?

[cocodrilo]

Yeah. I wonder what's going to happen to the value of the pound, come morning GMT. :?
Sell, sell!!!

[tsb]

even though it happened in the UK, terrorists attacks tend to make an adverse impact on the dollar - and so the dollar continued to drop against the pound towards 1.74.

[pygmalion]

Yeah. Everything seems to be connected, these days. *shrug*

4:20. Checking out for my usual early, early, morning nap. 8)

[cocodrilo]

Yen's getting pretty weak these days. It's a drag when you're buying dollars!

[tsb]

we're definitely in uncharted waters. the big dogs (commerical banks,etc.) went LONG (bought expecting the dollar to weaken) a while back but the dollar has continued to strengthen against the pound. then yesterday the EURO spiked a cent from 1.19 up to 1.20 while the pound dropped almost a cent in the other direction (they almost always move in the same direction). the euro gave that cent back a few hours later (missed both moves too ^%$#@!) but still it's just TOO weird for words.

non farm payroll data announcement (historically the BIGGEST announcement in terms of what influences price movement) comes up in a little over two hours. there's usually very little movement the night before. tonight, the pound dropped another half cent & is now challenging 1.736 (which i caught, yay) and a 1.5 cents in the last 24 hours and i don't think anybody can tell you what's going on. if anything i would have expected the pound to move back towards 1.75 in light of the terrorist activity...

[cocodrilo]

Your buck, not mine! :wink:

[tsb]

Your buck, not mine! :wink:

your yen's not doing so hot either.

plus cable moved back up over 1.74

[Sagitta]

Back from Darien Lake. To bed as it is 3:07am EST.

[pygmalion]

2:30 AM. Not an insomniac thing, I don't think. Just woke up for a bathroom trip, and figured I'd check in on the way back to bed. :roll: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

1:09 a.m. here. My class starts in the morning...

[SDsalsaguy]

1:00 a.m. here now... first day of class went well.

[tsb]

and the pond finally broke upwards, now approaching 1.77. yay.

[pygmalion]

Woke up at 3:30, but was too lazy to check in. :oops: :lol:

[Sagitta]

Woke up at 3:30, but was too lazy to check in. :oops: :lol: I was woken up at 4ish by housemates kids. I think I'm closing my bedroom doors tonight

[pygmalion]

I'm planning (hoping) to sleep through tonight. So, once I sign off, it's au revoir, until 6:30 AM at least. :D

[pygmalion]

So much for that idea. :lol: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

:lol: :lol:

[Bunny]

im sick...stoopid cold

went to bed at 11...woke up and 1...now its 4 :cry:

[pygmalion]

im sick...stoopid cold

went to bed at 11...woke up and 1...now its 4 :cry:


Bummer. Take it as easy as you can. :(

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol:

A girl can hope, can't she? :lol:

[Sagitta]

12:56am est...here

[SDsalsaguy]

1:53 a.m. here...

[pygmalion]

9:00 PM. Off to bed pour moi. A tough, tough week behind me and one in front of me, too. I need sleep. 8)

[ratherbdancing]

only 12 24 but im exhausted...it will be a while before i actually sleep however.

[tsb]

i went to a dance where i'd just had rehearsal 12 hours earlier. & i have to be back there in less than 8 hours for another rehearsal.

[SDsalsaguy]

12:27 a.m. here... 1st night of salsa for me in over two months!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :oops:

[pygmalion]

:shock: Yikes! How did you survive your salsa hiatus?

[tacad]

Reboot.

[chachachacat]

i went to a dance where i'd just had rehearsal 12 hours earlier. & i have to be back there in less than 8 hours for another rehearsal.
Lucky you! Wish I were in your *dancing* shoes!

[tsb]

Reboot.

(inside story) R. wanted to laugh out out loud at the roll of quarters line. in retropect, i should have suggested that she approach him, look down & say "i didn't think it was THAT cold in here"

i'm meeting L. at the granada at 6:30. (do i know my L from my R?)

[tacad]

:lol: I assume she didn't do it. That dance was cool. Lots of good dancers and decent floorcraft. I tried out the Rio this afternoon. Laura Canellias taught the lesson. She was pretty decent. She actually taught how to step, and taught the basic turns. My other salsa teachers (all 3 of them) just kind of gave the moves and left me stumbling around. I felt pretty solid out there today.

[tsb]

:lol: I assume she didn't do it. That dance was cool. Lots of good dancers and decent floorcraft.


did you dance with the tall brunette? she's a brass player, of all things: euphonium & trombone & lists the same area code as you. she might be coming to my party saturday so i suggested she might be able to carpool with you.


I tried out the Rio this afternoon. Laura Canellias taught the lesson. She was pretty decent. She actually taught how to step, and taught the basic turns. My other salsa teachers (all 3 of them) just kind of gave the moves and left me stumbling around. I felt pretty solid out there today.

decent teacher, but she tends to rag on the male gender.

we should consider going to luminarias after the granada on sundays.

[tacad]

I don't think I danced with her. It would be ok with me if she wants to carpool. But my area code used to cover a pretty vast area so she may not be anywhere near me.---After googling I guess she does live close.

With work the next day and my travel time I probably won't want to do Luminarias. If I don't have work the next day, sure.

[SDsalsaguy]

3:36 a.m. here... :?

[pygmalion]

3:10 AM Signing off til morning. :D

[Sagitta]

Still not used to the new place. Must figure out the best combination of noise reduction and cooling for night so I am not woken up early as I hit the sack after 1 almost every night.... :?

[Sagitta]

12:04 AM EST...

[pygmalion]

4:16 AM CDT 8)

[Sagitta]

Still sleepy. I'm hoping to clear my place nicely this weekend.

[DancePoet]

Hmmm ... not sure I've even visited this thread more then once or twice, and not sure I ever posted here. Might not post again soon. But I'm at 11:33pm and might stay a bit longer, but sleep is starting to creep nearer for the night.

[Sagitta]

12:09 am EST. Back from the lake. After I got mad with my housemate a cop shows up and says we are not allowed to have a fire on state land!! That there is a small sign at the entrance covered by shrubs!!

[tsb]

pound finally began reversal this week back up to 1.76 & hovering around pivot point at 1.7520. i think pound is going to be up to 1.85 by october. but i learned my lesson about going long before the actual move...

[pygmalion]

Bummer. Learning that kind of lesson can be expensive. :?

I slept straight through the night last night and woke up at 5:30. I feel great! :D

[Sagitta]

12:13am est. I'm hedaing to bed. :wink: :) :car:

[SDsalsaguy]

11:45 p.m. here, so almost time to check in! :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

2:12 am. now... :D

[Sagitta]

12:16 am est. Chicken tenders fried. I'll let them cool overnight and put them away tomorrow.

[SDsalsaguy]

12:21 a.m. here

[pygmalion]

4:13. Checking in ... or out. Not sure which. :roll: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

4:13. Checking in ... or out. Not sure which. :roll: :lol:
:lol:

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: Turned out to be neither. :oops: :lol:

[tacad]

Nice party last night tsb! Lots of nice salseras. Where ever do you find them? :wink: They were more into dancing and less into being entertained. Very nice.

[SDsalsaguy]

:lol: :lol: Turned out to be neither. :oops: :lol:
:shock:

[Sagitta]

Nice party last night tsb! Lots of nice salseras. Where ever do you find them? :wink: They were more into dancing and less into being entertained. Very nice.

Nice...the more dancers the better. :D

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: Turned out to be neither. :oops: :lol:
:shock:

:lol: :lol: I guess that was a bit confusing. I usually call it "checking in" if my first post is in IRU and "checking out" if my last post is in IRU. As it turns out, IRU was about in the middle of my half-hour DF visit this morning. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Gotcha. The things I learn... :lol:

[tsb]

Nice party last night tsb! Lots of nice salseras. Where ever do you find them? :wink: They were more into dancing and less into being entertained. Very nice.

the last folks left shortly after 4:30am. and i've got two more females to add to the ballroom list.

[SDsalsaguy]

Syncing page count...

[Sagitta]

Syncing page count... Yup. That's what you say.

[pygmalion]

and i've got two more females to add to the ballroom list.

Where do you keep getting all these females from? :lol:

[tsb]

and i've got two more females to add to the ballroom list.

Where do you keep getting all these females from? :lol:

that was actually the topic of conversation that kept my last guests talking until 4:30 am. (i have to admit i dozed off a couple of times and they were probably waiting for me to wake up so they could leave!)

the salseros were all complaining about the results of dating within the salsa pool - (i have previously gone on record as stating that dating within the salsa scene is about as risky as eating seafood caught in the santa monica bay - between the untreated sewage & the mercury levels - yuck) - the salseros who actually pursued ballroom found that the demographics at the common venues tended towards 50+ which left them being the youngest people there. my experience has been that the younger women who go tend to be pursued by all the dirty old men so they stop going. once they find younger (?) guys who are decent ballroom dancers - they want to be escorted.

now, what i've found to be odd is that most of these women will not respond to a group email for a dance outing but are usually readily available if i contact them individually. the problem then is that they're not necessarily proficient in all the dances i like - so i try to invite a couple more women (or if they have friends who are coming with them) so i have to get enough guys to come along to deal with the overflow...

[pygmalion]

Overflow of dance partners. What a concept! :)

12:55 AM. Checking in. 8)

[tsb]

if tacad were more aggressive he'd have the same dilemma. i don't think he has any idea of how well thought of he is amongst the follows in our dance circles.

[tacad]

Wow. Thanks!

12:30. I am so going to bed. I went to a reggae festival today. I had a blast. Now I need to try dancing reggae and punta. Punta, by the way, sounds similar to merengue. but I bet it isn't silly like ballroom merengue. :lol:

Another sidenote. At a salsa club, a guy from columbia said he came to the club because he had never danced ballroom salsa. :shock:

:lol:

It all depends on your point of view.

[macha]

Just now heading to bed after a long night of trying to figure out just what is wrong with Zumi's leg. He's just above and over the knee, but there's no heat, on his right foreleg.

He just CAN'T be normal for a single week, poor boy. I wonder if he's been practising the cha-cha, too. He might be upset now that I've found a different dance partner.

Cold hose, dry, liniment, wrap. Guess that's the treatment that will either help him or not before Thursday. No sound pony, no trip to Lexington :(

[pygmalion]

Cold hose, dry, liniment, wrap. Guess that's the treatment that will either help him or not before Thursday. No sound pony, no trip to Lexington :(

:( :( Good luck. :?

[Sagitta]

Cold hose, dry, liniment, wrap. Guess that's the treatment that will either help him or not before Thursday. No sound pony, no trip to Lexington :(

:( :( Good luck. :?
Ditto.

[SDsalsaguy]

Cold hose, dry, liniment, wrap. Guess that's the treatment that will either help him or not before Thursday. No sound pony, no trip to Lexington :(

:( :( Good luck. :?
Ditto.
To quote Sagitta, tritto!

[SDsalsaguy]

1:10 a.m. here... checking in

[tsb]

swiss franc & EURO cutting new lows. the pound is refusing to play along.

[tacad]

12:03am *sigh*

[SDsalsaguy]

12:03am *sigh*
Why *sigh*?

[tacad]

Couldn't sleep.

[Sagitta]

Couldn't sleep. I just want and need more sleep. :?

[lynn]

Me too....it's been so sunny lately it's impossible to not get up before 5AM!!

Hmm, i wonder if my boss will take that as an excuse of why i always fall asleep in the office....

zzzzzzzzzzz

[pygmalion]

Uhh... maybe not. :lol: :lol:

[pygmalion]

4:24 AM. Checking out. 8)

[pygmalion]

2:31 AM. Checking out. 8) :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Well which was it? :tongue:

1:30 a.m. here... just got done grading this week's writing exercices. Only the final to go tomorrow and its done!!! :bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy:

[tacad]

3:19 am. A very satisfied, fulfilled tired.

[tacad]

3:36am PDT. Stop posting before the east coasters start posting and give me more posts to read. :roll:

[pygmalion]

Well which was it? :tongue:

1:30 a.m. here... just got done grading this week's writing exercices. Only the final to go tomorrow and its done!!! :bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy:

Turned out it really was checking out, this time.

And good luck with the final. May all your grading go smoothly. :notworth: 8) :D

[pygmalion]

3:36am PDT. Stop posting before the east coasters start posting and give me more posts to read. :roll:

Always a good strategy. :D 8)

[Sagitta]

Was unable to reach the pc yesterday night... :?

[Sagitta]

12:28 am EST I better head to bed soon. I'm waking up early and helping my housemate moves some stuff out on the street. We are hoping that some poeple will simply take the stuff from our hands. I also need her help to move in abox of printer paper. That's right...a box. Actually, correction! A tote of printer paper, so it come sout to a couple normal cartons. :oops: There was a really good sale on...so what can I say.

[tsb]

12:28 am EST I better head to bed soon. I'm waking up early and helping my housemate moves some stuff out on the street. We are hoping that some poeple will simply take the stuff from our hands. I also need her help to move in abox of printer paper. That's right...a box. Actually, correction! A tote of printer paper, so it come sout to a couple normal cartons. :oops: There was a really good sale on...so what can I say.

if people factored in cost of storage, some bulk sales wouldn't be such a great deal.

[pygmalion]

If you live in an apartment, buying in bulk must be even more difficult. Where do you find storage space? :?

[tacad]

Reboot.

[SDsalsaguy]

Syncing page count... :roll:

[tacad]

:lol: :roll:

[pygmalion]

Great minds think alike. :lol:

[Katarzyna]

Finally got some sleep tonight. More than 12 hours. I've been getting 4 ours for 6 days in a row...

[SDsalsaguy]

1:10 a.m., checking in!

[tacad]

Great minds think alike. :lol:
And simultaneously!

2:48 am. I can go to bed now.

[SDsalsaguy]

2:50 a.m. here now and I'm still up...

[pygmalion]

4:50 Saying hello, but not checking in or out. :lol: :lol: I went to sleep around 12:30 and woke up just now. I'm not sure that counts as IRU material, yet, since I think it's pretty likely I'll be back asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow(s.) *shrug*

[SDsalsaguy]

Hiya Jenn! :friend:

[pygmalion]

Hiya right back. :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Think I may try and get some sleep soon. Night-night all! :D

[pygmalion]

Good night, SD. :D Or good morning... :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Thanks Jenn... and I don't know either! :shock: :oops: :lol:

[pygmalion]

I hope you're having a good morning's sleep. :D

[cl5814]

synching page count

[Sagitta]

I hope you're having a good morning's sleep. :D

I was up late, but no..didn't have a good morning's sleep. I had mass and then a few last touches of cleaning at my old place. But, after I drop off my keys? I nice lazy afternoon, napping...reading... :banana:

[SDsalsaguy]

I hope you're having a good morning's sleep. :D
:lol:

I did... even if only about 4 hours of it!

[pygmalion]

Hey. Four hours works for me. 8) :wink:

[tacad]

:argue: Me on 4 hours of sleep.

[pygmalion]

So what's the deal with all your IRU entries? :? Were those grumpy days?

[Sagitta]

12:05 am EST. :wink: 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Only 9:14 p.m. PST

[tacad]

So what's the deal with all your IRU entries? :? Were those grumpy days?
Hmmm. If I had to wake up to go to work, then those were grumpy days. Irritable is probably a better word for it. If I get to sleep in then it's not a grumpy day. Something about the weather (hot) and summer, and dancing, exploring salsa, is messing with my sleep schedule a bit. And I'm finding it difficult to sleep or even go to bed. But that's only a couple of times during the week. Of course dancing on the weekend keeps me up, which is fine.

[lynn]

O.K., as much as I hate to admit it, i'm having insomnia problem big time! Maybe it's just that I'm having a hard time adjusting my biological clock in the summer?? I wake up whenever the sun gets up so that leaves me about 6 hrs of sleep a day (and no, i'm not the kind of person that can survive with less than 8 hrs of sleep!)....so most of the days i just walk (or drive) around half asleep.....

[pygmalion]

4:40 AM. Just about time for my early morning nap. 8) :D

[Sagitta]

O.K., as much as I hate to admit it, i'm having insomnia problem big time! Maybe it's just that I'm having a hard time adjusting my biological clock in the summer?? I wake up whenever the sun gets up so that leaves me about 6 hrs of sleep a day (and no, i'm not the kind of person that can survive with less than 8 hrs of sleep!)....so most of the days i just walk (or drive) around half asleep..... take a nap during the day?

[Katarzyna]

time to sleep, getting up in few hours..

[macha]

Normally, I'm up till about 4 am, but lately I've decided to start calling early nights.

Like tonight.

But then, we just learned basic tango, and I'm a bit tired, :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Checking in! :D

[tsb]

page count - when is someone going to fix this anyway?

[SDsalsaguy]

page count - when is someone going to fix this anyway?
Porbably never. My understanding is that it's just simply not worth the time to go all the way back through every page and post in the database in order to find the initial glitch. Besides, it gives us something to talk about when those silly non-IRU types are fast asleep! :wink:

[pygmalion]

244 pages is a heck of a lot of posts to sort through... 8)

[pygmalion]

3:12 AM. Checking out. 8) :D

[tacad]

2:04 am. Ditto.

[tsb]

2:04 am. Ditto.

maybe you should take a night job so you can afford more $30 dinners. (inside joke)

[tacad]

:lol:

[pygmalion]

No fair! :tongue:

[SDsalsaguy]

Maybe they'll spill the beans for $30?

[tacad]

I'm not the best salsa dancer in the world but tonight I may be the happiest salsa dancer. We'll see if I can sleep. (Check out here (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=186757#186757) for details.)

3:06 am

[SDsalsaguy]

3:23am PST... checking in.

[pygmalion]

I'm not the best salsa dancer in the world but tonight I may be the happiest salsa dancer. We'll see if I can sleep. (Check out here (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=186757#186757) for details.)

3:06 am

Woohoo! :bouncy: You made it! :D

How'd the attempts at sleep go? 8)

[tacad]

I slept like a log. I must have worn myself out. :wink:

[tsb]

I slept like a log. I must have worn myself out. :wink:

the pound moved 1.75 cents last night. i can pay for a LOT of dinners saturday night.

[pygmalion]

Woohoo! I bet tacad's hoping for some champagne, too. :roll: :lol:

[Sagitta]

hah! My turn. :D

Synching page count. :lol:

[pygmalion]

hah! My turn. :D

Synching page count. :lol:

Ha! Exactly what I like. A civic-minded young man. :wink: 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

hah! My turn. :D

Synching page count. :lol:
Just as long as you're not sinking it! :wink: :lol:

(sometimes I crack myself up)

[pygmalion]

(sometimes I crack myself up)

No comment. :roll: :wink:

5:06 AM. Checking out. (Hope I have time for a little nap. 8) )

[Katarzyna]

(sometimes I crack myself up)

No comment. :roll: :wink:

5:06 AM. Checking out. (Hope I have time for a little nap. 8) )
Did you just stay up all night on DF

[pygmalion]

(sometimes I crack myself up)

No comment. :roll: :wink:

5:06 AM. Checking out. (Hope I have time for a little nap. 8) )
Did you just stay up all night on DF

Oh no! I'm dedicated and fairly consistent, but not that crazy. If I wake up in the middle of the night (which I do most nights) I'll log in for anywhere between a few minutes (if I'm sleepy) to about half an hour (if I'm not sleepy.)

But, most days these days, I'm not in DF very much. Yesterday was exceptional, for a couple reasons. But, most days, I log in four times -- in the middle of the night, first thing in the morning, in the evening when I first get home, and after dinner. Anywhere between a few minutes and maybe half hour each time. That's plenty to check in, see what's up, post a dozen things, and keep going. 8) About an hour a day, total. It just seems like more because I can post like crazy, when I'm in. :D

[Sagitta]

(sometimes I crack myself up)

No comment. :roll: :wink:

5:06 AM. Checking out. (Hope I have time for a little nap. 8) )
Did you just stay up all night on DF

Oh no! I'm dedicated and fairly consistent, but not that crazy. If I wake up in the middle of the night (which I do most nights) I'll log in for anywhere between a few minutes (if I'm sleepy) to about half an hour (if I'm not sleepy.)

But, most days these days, I'm not in DF very much. Yesterday was exceptional, for a couple reasons. But, most days, I log in four times -- in the middle of the night, first thing in the morning, in the evening when I first get home, and after dinner. Anywhere between a few minutes and maybe half hour each time. That's plenty to check in, see what's up, post a dozen things, and keep going. 8) About an hour a day, total. It just seems like more because I can post like crazy, when I'm in. :D

And I'm learning from the master :oops: oops mistress

[pygmalion]

(sometimes I crack myself up)

No comment. :roll: :wink:

5:06 AM. Checking out. (Hope I have time for a little nap. 8) )
Did you just stay up all night on DF

Oh no! I'm dedicated and fairly consistent, but not that crazy. If I wake up in the middle of the night (which I do most nights) I'll log in for anywhere between a few minutes (if I'm sleepy) to about half an hour (if I'm not sleepy.)

But, most days these days, I'm not in DF very much. Yesterday was exceptional, for a couple reasons. But, most days, I log in four times -- in the middle of the night, first thing in the morning, in the evening when I first get home, and after dinner. Anywhere between a few minutes and maybe half hour each time. That's plenty to check in, see what's up, post a dozen things, and keep going. 8) About an hour a day, total. It just seems like more because I can post like crazy, when I'm in. :D

And I'm learning from the master :oops: oops mistress

Time management and multi-tasking are our friends. :wink: :lol:

[Katarzyna]

since DF, I am learning the true meaning of multi-tasking

[Sagitta]

Glad that we are teaching may real-world skills. :wink: :)

It is 1:55am EST here. I got a door mirror for 5 dollars. What am I going to do with it? Put it in a corner and put a plant in front of it. Actually that's an aside as I am back from dancing. I went out at 12:00 and had apretty good time. Unfortunately I will only dance with those whom I know can dance and will put up with me as I dance bare foot and kind of funny due to my throbbing toe. :cry: Oh well...

[pygmalion]

since DF, I am learning the true meaning of multi-tasking

Yepper. It's truly a gift -- posting at the speed of light, while maintaining the illusion of real-life productivity. :wink: :lol:

[pygmalion]

Unfortunately I will only dance with those whom I know can dance and will put up with me as I dance bare foot and kind of funny due to my throbbing toe. :cry: Oh well...

What happened to your toe? :( :?

[pygmalion]

2:59 AM. Sleepy morning and slow DF. Time for my nap. 8) :car:

Checking out. :kitty:

[deewoman]

I can't sleep--this must be the place for me, right? Comp (Heart of America) is next week). I finally have costumes--that was my latest worry. I just woke up to go to the bathroom and can't get back to sleep--feel like one of the Simpsons with the white eyes glowing in the darkness! Anyone awake?

[tacad]

Hello deewoman. I am awake. Definitely ready to hit the sack though.

3:18 am PST

[tacad]

:roll:

[pygmalion]

I can't sleep--this must be the place for me, right? Comp (Heart of America) is next week). I finally have costumes--that was my latest worry. I just woke up to go to the bathroom and can't get back to sleep--feel like one of the Simpsons with the white eyes glowing in the darkness! Anyone awake?

I was probably asleep again by the time you posted.

How's the comp prep coming? 8) :D

[deewoman]

It's going well, I think. I don't go to comps often--the last time was 3 years ago. So I know I'm dancing a heck of a lot better than I did then. And my look on the floor is better--more up-too-date, etc. I'm still nervous, though. I switched teachers this year--at least for this comp, and my comfort level is not quite as high with my new teacher as with my old teacher. My new teacher is more up-to-date with everything, though--he goes to comps often with his other students, so I feel he's prepared me well. And I've taken as many lessons as I could afford (3 per week the past month--4 this week!).
I did get back to sleep after my husband left for work. The insomnia's really going to hit next week, I think! I think I missed you by an hour or so.

[deewoman]

Hello deewoman. I am awake. Definitely ready to hit the sack though.

3:18 am PST

I've got to bone-up on my timezones. Sorry I missed you! I went back to bed at 5:55 when my weiner dog woke up. Well, after I fed him and let him out and put him into bed with me so he'd let me sleep!

[pygmalion]

It's going well, I think. I don't go to comps often--the last time was 3 years ago. So I know I'm dancing a heck of a lot better than I did then. And my look on the floor is better--more up-too-date, etc. I'm still nervous, though. I switched teachers this year--at least for this comp, and my comfort level is not quite as high with my new teacher as with my old teacher. My new teacher is more up-to-date with everything, though--he goes to comps often with his other students, so I feel he's prepared me well. And I've taken as many lessons as I could afford (3 per week the past month--4 this week!).
I did get back to sleep after my husband left for work. The insomnia's really going to hit next week, I think! I think I missed you by an hour or so.

Sounds like you're on track. You'll probably do better, if you're a little nervous, than if you weren't nervous at all. 8)

I'm headed out of DF for the day, now, but when I get back this evening, I'll try to dig up some old comp and comp-nerve related threads for you to peruse. Lots of good stuff in some older threads, IIRC. :D

See you later. :car: Have a great day. :D

[deewoman]

Thanks, Pygmalion! I've been reading lots of that kind of stuff lately. :)

[Sagitta]

Unfortunately I will only dance with those whom I know can dance and will put up with me as I dance bare foot and kind of funny due to my throbbing toe. :cry: Oh well...

What happened to your toe? :( :?

About 5 years ago the nerve in the big toe rubbed against the bone and got irritated/inflamed. It got worse and worse and eventually I was relagated to one of those scooters that you see old people using all the time. I eventually recovered, but ahve to keep my eye on this. If I start feeling irritation I back off stressing my feet. Thsi time however, I think I've been doing too much with my moving, plus all the extra dancing...and so it got worse. I'm moved now, plus I cut back all particpation in performances so hopefully things will get better sooner rather then later.

[Sagitta]

3:17 am EST. OFf to do some grocery shopping...

[SDsalsaguy]

12:28 am here... checking in

[tacad]

12:40am. Checking out.

[pygmalion]

Unfortunately I will only dance with those whom I know can dance and will put up with me as I dance bare foot and kind of funny due to my throbbing toe. :cry: Oh well...

What happened to your toe? :( :?

About 5 years ago the nerve in the big toe rubbed against the bone and got irritated/inflamed. It got worse and worse and eventually I was relagated to one of those scooters that you see old people using all the time. I eventually recovered, but ahve to keep my eye on this. If I start feeling irritation I back off stressing my feet. Thsi time however, I think I've been doing too much with my moving, plus all the extra dancing...and so it got worse. I'm moved now, plus I cut back all particpation in performances so hopefully things will get better sooner rather then later.

Hope you feel better soon, Sagitta. Foot and toe problems make life so much more difficult, when you really just want to dance. :? :(

[pygmalion]

12:40am. Checking out.

That's early for you, tacad. Did everything go all right last night? :?

[pygmalion]

It's going well, I think. I don't go to comps often--the last time was 3 years ago. So I know I'm dancing a heck of a lot better than I did then. And my look on the floor is better--more up-too-date, etc. I'm still nervous, though. I switched teachers this year--at least for this comp, and my comfort level is not quite as high with my new teacher as with my old teacher. My new teacher is more up-to-date with everything, though--he goes to comps often with his other students, so I feel he's prepared me well. And I've taken as many lessons as I could afford (3 per week the past month--4 this week!).
I did get back to sleep after my husband left for work. The insomnia's really going to hit next week, I think! I think I missed you by an hour or so.

Sounds like you're on track. You'll probably do better, if you're a little nervous, than if you weren't nervous at all. 8)

I'm headed out of DF for the day, now, but when I get back this evening, I'll try to dig up some old comp and comp-nerve related threads for you to peruse. Lots of good stuff in some older threads, IIRC. :D

See you later. :car: Have a great day. :D

Still looking for these threads, deewoman. Looks like the discussions were hijacks in the middle of threads named something completely different. :(

[tacad]

12:40am. Checking out.

That's early for you, tacad. Did everything go all right last night? :?
I didn't dance last night. I often visit some friends who live close by on Fridays. We rented a movie and had a good time. Thanks for asking. :) Tonight tsb, I and some ballroom friends will be going to hear Michael Buble give a concert. That should be fun. However, Friday and Saturday without dancing. Sunday I'll be dying to dance. :lol:

[pygmalion]

12:40am. Checking out.

That's early for you, tacad. Did everything go all right last night? :?
I didn't dance last night. I often visit some friends who live close by on Fridays. We rented a movie and had a good time. Thanks for asking. :) Tonight tsb, I and some ballroom friends will be going to hear Michael Buble give a concert. That should be fun. However, Friday and Saturday without dancing. Sunday I'll be dying to dance. :lol:


Good. I'm glad you had fun. :) I bet you'll be tearing up the floor on Sunday, though. :wink: 8)

[tacad]

12:40am. Checking out.

That's early for you, tacad. Did everything go all right last night? :?
I didn't dance last night. I often visit some friends who live close by on Fridays. We rented a movie and had a good time. Thanks for asking. :) Tonight tsb, I and some ballroom friends will be going to hear Michael Buble give a concert. That should be fun. However, Friday and Saturday without dancing. Sunday I'll be dying to dance. :lol:


Good. I'm glad you had fun. :) I bet you'll be tearing up the floor on Sunday, though. :wink: 8)
Yup! I think so.

[tacad]

12:45am.

[SDsalsaguy]

12:52 am

[tsb]

i win! :D

and michael buble at the greek theatre was terrific!

[pygmalion]

i win! :D

and michael buble at the greek theatre was terrific!

Woohoo! Glad you had fun. Tacad must've had a lot of fun. Too tired to check into IRU. 8) :D

[tacad]

That was me, two posts above tsb. Yes , I had a good time. :wink:

[pygmalion]

That was me, two posts above tsb. Yes , I had a good time. :wink:

Oops! Missed it. :oops: Glad you had a good time. Have fun dancing later today. :D

[deewoman]

Still looking for these threads, deewoman. Looks like the discussions were hijacks in the middle of threads named something completely different. :([/quote]


I found some posts you wrote under the articles section (after your first comp)--very interesting! Thanks!

[deewoman]

Sorry! I'm still new in town! Thanks, Pygmalion--I meant I found some posts you'd written after your first comp--under the dance articles section.

[pygmalion]

I could've sworn there was one specifically about dealing with pre-comp nerves. I just can't remember what it was called. :(

[pygmalion]

Still don't know where the thread is. But I knew Id seen something in a dance magazine within the past year or two. Try taking a look at Dance Today online.

This isn't the article I remember -- still looking for that. But here's a start. :D 8) Here's a link to one of the two articles in the Feb 2004 issue. (Incidentally written by Rachel with the Questions, a freelance journalist and DF member. :D 8) )

http://www.dancing-times.co.uk/dancetoday200401-2.html

[deewoman]

Still don't know where the thread is. But I knew Id seen something in a dance magazine within the past year or two. Try taking a look at Dance Today online.

This isn't the article I remember -- still looking for that. But here's a start. :D 8) Here's a link to one of the two articles in the Feb 2004 issue. (Incidentally written by Rachel with the Questions, a freelance journalist and DF member. :D 8) )

http://www.dancing-times.co.uk/dancetoday200401-2.html

Thanks--great article! I'm working on that spare costume part and started rehearsing my make-up this past week. Thanks again!

[Sagitta]

12:34 am EST.

[Katarzyna]

time to sleep.. maybe in 20 min

[tsb]

i thought NY never slept.

[tsb]

page count

[SDsalsaguy]

page count
248 obviously! :wink:

[africana]

can i join the club? can't seem to stop coughing long enough to sleep :x :cry: i need my sleep!

[tacad]

I hope you got to sleep, africana.

3:20am after another very nice night of salsa!

[tsb]

but when was the last time you had a $30 dinner?

[tacad]

:lol: Not yesterday, that's for sure!

Don't you ever go to bed?

Have I ever had a 30 dollar dinner? I think at the Outback Steakhouse once.
My company (:roll: you understand) paid for it at that convention we all were talking about yesterday.

[pygmalion]

can i join the club? can't seem to stop coughing long enough to sleep :x :cry: i need my sleep!

Ugh! I though the antibitoics were working? Are you still feeling bad? :(

Slept fittfully, but didn't wake up long enough to check in. *shrug* :?

[Sagitta]

can i join the club? can't seem to stop coughing long enough to sleep :x :cry: i need my sleep!

Ugh! I though the antibitoics were working? Are you still feeling bad? :(

Slept fittfully, but didn't wake up long enough to check in. *shrug* :?

I actually slept well. The glass of wine did me in. I have a glass and I'm done in. I have more then 1 and that's not the case. Does this happen to anyone else?

[africana]

can i join the club? can't seem to stop coughing long enough to sleep :x :cry: i need my sleep!

Ugh! I though the antibitoics were working? Are you still feeling bad? :(

Slept fittfully, but didn't wake up long enough to check in. *shrug* :?

I actually slept well. The glass of wine did me in. I have a glass and I'm done in. I have more then 1 and that's not the case. Does this happen to anyone else? I don't know why the cough is persisting, I'll have to go to a check up this week - but at least I'm not congested anymore or wheezing (that was the worst!)

[lynn]

Maybe allergy?? I used to cough non-stop for months and I thought i had tuberculosis or something....up until i figured out it's actually allergy....

[africana]

yeah tht was the original diagnosis, allergy that was causing asthma attacks. but then I was told it was bronchitis caused by a bacterial infection, which I thought made sense because I'd never had allergies or ashtma, ever, and the breathing problems did stop a weeka go aftter the antibiotic treatment...
But I think it's back to the doctor to straighten this out, it's annoying when I'm out socially and I keep hacking away...

[lynn]

Does drinking warm water help?? I remember it helped me a little, i used to drink tons of hot water when i was in the office - so to calm the coughing down a bit.

[africana]

I'm not coughing this morning but I'm drinking some warm cocoa/cappuccino mix right now. Next time it happens at night I'll go some hot tea, thanks for the suggestion!

[lynn]

no problem! coughing can be a tough problem when you're working, esp in the office - yeah, i remember how ppl used to stay at least 3 ft away from me :evil: !!

[tsb]

:lol: Not yesterday, that's for sure!

Don't you ever go to bed?


i would have except there was an announcement which prompted a rise in the pound. i caught most of it before i went to bed.


Have I ever had a 30 dollar dinner? I think at the Outback Steakhouse once.
My company (:roll: you understand) paid for it at that convention we all were talking about yesterday.

[Sagitta]

synching page count. :wink: :)

[pygmalion]

yeah tht was the original diagnosis, allergy that was causing asthma attacks. but then I was told it was bronchitis caused by a bacterial infection, which I thought made sense because I'd never had allergies or ashtma, ever, and the breathing problems did stop a weeka go aftter the antibiotic treatment...
But I think it's back to the doctor to straighten this out, it's annoying when I'm out socially and I keep hacking away...

Oh man. Bummer. :(

[tacad]

2:23 am. My salsa night was not so great an experience, though I had a few nice dances. :wink: But I learn something everytime and dance better everytime and it's only a matter of time before I figure it out.

Bwahahahaha! :twisted:

[Sagitta]

2:23 am. My salsa night was not so great an experience, though I had a few nice dances. :wink: But I learn something everytime and dance better everytime and it's only a matter of time before I figure it out.

Bwahahahaha! :twisted: ahuh. :wink: 8)

12:46 am EST. I think that I feel asleep around nine and woke up at midnight. :oops:

[Katarzyna]

Still up, but I have no work tomorrow :)

[SDsalsaguy]

Lucky duck!

[Katarzyna]

Lucky duck! :lol: duck

[pygmalion]

1:02 AM. Checking in. 8)

[BrookeErin]

1:15.... thought I'd grab a healthy snack (pecans, dried cranberries, havarti) after my workout, but I think I hate too much (it's so yummy).... been cruising the job sites too *sigh*

[pygmalion]

Good luck with the job search, B_E. 8) And good night. :kitty:


Checking out. :car:

[SDsalsaguy]

G'night Jenn! :D

[Laura]

2:13am my time...I'm up because I'm still getting my stuff together so I can go watch Nationals. I've got a taxi coming to pick me up at 6am.

I really hate travelling to the east from California. Between the distance and the time change and having to change planes, it just takes freakin' forever.

[tsb]

another good day of trading - gbp broke 1.8000 - i think 1.85 by october is quite reasonable - and you heard it here at least a month ago while gbp was plunging towards 1.73...

[tsb]

but don't just plop yo' money down - it'll probably retrace at least once before then.

[tacad]

2:23 am. My salsa night was not so great an experience, though I had a few nice dances. :wink: But I learn something everytime and dance better everytime and it's only a matter of time before I figure it out.

Bwahahahaha! :twisted: ahuh. :wink: 8)


Oh my gosh! I had such a good time tonight with salsa. :bouncy: The connections and passion. It was a club more reminiscent of when I visited Peru or Costa Rica. They didn't think they were too good for me. They just wanted to dance expressively like I did. This is why I got into dancing in the first place. And DF has been so helpful. Even Matrix's advice was very helpful tonight. :lol:

3:24 am.

[tacad]

Ladies and gentlemen, the IRU page sync! :notworth:

[pygmalion]

Thanks for doing the honors, tacad.

Looks like things picked up a lot this morning, after I left. Good. Long, quiet nights in DF are supposed to be a thing of the past, IMO. 8)

[Sagitta]

Well..back from dancing. After using my toes on my feet I feel my right one a teeny bit, but compared to not using it for so long me am happy. This is good progress. Good practice.

[SDsalsaguy]

Only just into IRU hours here...

[chachachacat]

A cat sneaks in, looks around, sniffs...

Meow!

1 am, should go to sleep, but just checking in.
Been looking at my hometown on virtual earth- amazing!

Hey, tacad, congrats on your fun and fabulous evening out dancing!
I like the way you did the page sync. 8)

[tsb]

gbp pausing at 1.8160

[pygmalion]

5:39AM. Too early to get up and too late to take a nap. :(

I guess I'd better DF a while. :D

[tacad]

A cat sneaks in, looks around, sniffs...

Meow!
:kitty:

1 am, should go to sleep, but just checking in.
Been looking at my hometown on virtual earth- amazing!

Hey, tacad, congrats on your fun and fabulous evening out dancing!
I like the way you did the page sync. 8)
Thanks. They were very into the connection, flirting, lots of wiggling on both sides, communication. Everything I love about dance.

I'm gonna feel awfully silly getting 4 hours of sleep on Wednesdays. :roll: :lol:

4:09 am.

[SDsalsaguy]

:lol: :lol: ...ain't salsa grand? :wink: :D

[tacad]

:lol: Yeah, it's nice. :wink:

[ratherbdancing]

12:40 here...up working out problems....

[Sagitta]

12:40 here...up working out problems....
Problems?

Have clothes in the dryer. They are damp and so I put them in for another half an hour. :( If I didn't have my sheets in there I woudl have gone to bed. Also just finished updating my finances and my expenditures of the week. Whiling away time now...whiling away time...

[lynn]

Hmm, i just had dinner with a friend who's permanently going back to japan....so sad......*sniffs*

[SDsalsaguy]

1:18 a.m. here... went to a different salsa club than my regular one for Friday nights. Much better floor and more room... but far fewer dance partners too. :?