Insomniacs-R-Us!

[tacad]

Ain't it the way! :wink:

3:14 am.

[tacad]

Page count.

[ratherbdancing]

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



Nothing I don't bring on myself :?

[Sagitta]

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



Nothing I don't bring on myself :?

Semahani (sp?.) I'm fixing a couple issues that I have myself and things are going well. Hope that the same happens for you.

[ratherbdancing]

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



Nothing I don't bring on myself :?

Semahani (sp?.) I'm fixing a couple issues that I have myself and things are going well. Hope that the same happens for you.

Semahani??? ---wrong name. :lol: (FYI- I've never said my name on here :wink: ) Well I have someone thats willing to stick with me throughout the process which I have a feeling will be pretty long. So I dont have to do it entirely by myself.

[pygmalion]

It's only 11:38, but I'm headed to bed. So I'm checking in against all IRU rules and regs, I know. But what the heck. Sue me. :lol: :lol:

G'night all. :D

[lynn]

it's only 9:48 and i'm the only one on DF :shock: :? ???

Where's everyone?????

[Sagitta]

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



Nothing I don't bring on myself :?

Semahani (sp?.) I'm fixing a couple issues that I have myself and things are going well. Hope that the same happens for you.

Semahani??? ---wrong name. :lol: (FYI- I've never said my name on here :wink: ) Well I have someone thats willing to stick with me throughout the process which I have a feeling will be pretty long. So I dont have to do it entirely by myself.

Swahili word... but now I have an idea of your name... no? :wink:

[Sagitta]

it's only 9:48 and i'm the only one on DF :shock: :? ???

Where's everyone????? Was dealing with my housemate's kid. We went biking, then bought a fish, then made chicken strips together. The 6 year old cut up and loved cutting up teh raw skinless boneless chicken breast, so much so that she wanted to do it tomorrow and wanted me to buy twice the amount of chicken. Roll ths trips in my spicy bread crumb mixture and fry. Yummy. :)

[tsb]

it's saturday night - we were out dancing down in OC. tacad managed to get into a carpool with 3 women & is on the road heading home even as i type this.

[Laura]

I'm uploading pix from USA Dance Nationals to my web site...

http://www.lagassa.com/bin/liveframe.cgi

I'm soooo tired....

[SDsalsaguy]

Thanks for all the reports and photos Laura!

[tacad]

it's saturday night - we were out dancing down in OC. tacad managed to get into a carpool with 3 women & is on the road heading home even as i type this.
Three beautiful, classy women. 8)

It was a nice night. :wink:
1:21 am

[Sagitta]

it's saturday night - we were out dancing down in OC. tacad managed to get into a carpool with 3 women & is on the road heading home even as i type this.
Three beautiful, classy women. 8)

It was a nice night. :wink:
1:21 am

With 3 beautiful women! I would say so! :)

[lynn]

hmm, having an interview tomorrow.....experiencing pre-interview jitters..... :?

[lynn]

hmm, have an interview tomorrow.....experiencing pre-interview jitters..... :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Page count! :wink:

[Laura]

It's after midnight in Minnesota so does that count for me? Or do I have to go by my native time zone, where it's only 10:22pm?

[SDsalsaguy]

Nope, local time counts Laura! :D

[tacad]

Ok. A fascinating night and 6 hours of dancing :D . A great date that felt like a crash and burn :? . A very kind offer by tsb to let me cry on his shoulder. (Crying on shoulders makes me feel more sorry for myself so I declined, but thanks tsb. :) ) Hamburgers! :D Never mind the hamburgers. :roll: Salsa dancing! :banana: Behaved like a womanizing dog on the dance floor. :twisted: (Not really, but it felt that way to me.) In return I got lots of smiles, lots of sexy moves from the ladies, and way fewer rejections. :shock:

Let me repeat: :shock:

And add 8) .

I have to get some discussions of these things but tomorrow when I can put things together coherently and without the inappropriate-for-DF-and-easily-misunderstood-term "womanizing dog". And in an appropriate tone. :wink:

2:12 am

Oh! And I'm pretty sure that I danced with a guy tonight. :lol:

[pygmalion]

Sounds like you had a ... night, for sure, tacad. Lots of fun. Hope you got some sleep, too. :wink: 8) :)



Sorry about the crach and burn. :(

[Sagitta]

Sounds like you had a ... night, for sure, tacad. Lots of fun. Hope you got some sleep, too. :wink: 8) :)



Sorry about the crach and burn. :( Ditto. Looking forward to more details....waiting...waiting...

[africana]

Ok. A fascinating night and 6 hours of dancing :D . A great date that felt like a crash and burn :? . A very kind offer by tsb to let me cry on his shoulder. (Crying on shoulders makes me feel more sorry for myself so I declined, but thanks tsb. :) ) Hamburgers! :D Never mind the hamburgers. :roll: Salsa dancing! :banana: Behaved like a womanizing dog on the dance floor. :twisted: (Not really, but it felt that way to me.) In return I got lots of smiles, lots of sexy moves from the ladies, and way fewer rejections. :shock:

Let me repeat: :shock:

And add 8) .

I have to get some discussions of these things but tomorrow when I can put things together coherently and without the inappropriate-for-DF-and-easily-misunderstood-term "womanizing dog". And in an appropriate tone. :wink:

2:12 am

Oh! And I'm pretty sure that I danced with a guy tonight. :lol:
whahaaahaa :D tacad is a full-blown player?!?
:lol: my word, I want juicy detials man

[tsb]

Ok. A fascinating night and 6 hours of dancing :D . A great date that felt like a crash and burn :? . A very kind offer by tsb to let me cry on his shoulder. (Crying on shoulders makes me feel more sorry for myself so I declined, but thanks tsb. :) ) Hamburgers! :D Never mind the hamburgers. :roll: Salsa dancing! :banana: Behaved like a womanizing dog on the dance floor. :twisted: (Not really, but it felt that way to me.) In return I got lots of smiles, lots of sexy moves from the ladies, and way fewer rejections. :shock:

Let me repeat: :shock:

And add 8) .

I have to get some discussions of these things but tomorrow when I can put things together coherently and without the inappropriate-for-DF-and-easily-misunderstood-term "womanizing dog". And in an appropriate tone. :wink:

2:12 am

Oh! And I'm pretty sure that I danced with a guy tonight. :lol:

you didn't even mention dancing with THE "chicken"

[tacad]

:doh: How did I forget that one? :lol:

[africana]

maybe the chicken aint as spicy as it could be :lol: especially now that he's a full blown roster with lots of hens to peck

[tsb]

not *this* chicken. and while tacad is growing he's still a bantam at this point IMO.

[africana]

not *this* chicken. and while tacad is growing he's still a bantam at this point IMO. :lol: someone please explain, what's the difference between a regular rooster and a "bantam"?

that must be one hot chicken :lol: :P

[tsb]

not *this* chicken. and while tacad is growing he's still a bantam at this point IMO. :lol: someone please explain, what's the difference between a regular rooster and a "bantam"?

that must be one hot chicken :lol: :P

bantam can denote certain birds are considered minature to the regular.

[africana]

aww that is too cute, tsb misses hanging out with tacad now that he's into salsa awww (do we don't have a cutie emoticon??)

[pygmalion]

and while tacad is growing he's still a bantam at this point IMO.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. He's movin up fast. Playa material, for sure. Look out, world! 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

DFites of the world, I give unto thee all... the mighty page count!

[Sagitta]

DFites of the world, I give unto thee all... the mighty page count! :)

Checkin in before checkin out.

[tacad]

DFites of the world, I give unto thee all... the mighty page count!
:lol:

[tacad]

I just read the previous page. :oops:

I have no intentions of being a playa. :wink: But thanks! :oops: :wink:

The chicken is way too distant to be interesting to me. And lots of red flags go up around it. It's not for nothing that the chicken did not cross the road.

(And tsb, you never know when one of my hidden sides will come forward! :twisted: )

[tsb]

I just read the previous page. :oops:

I have no intentions of being a playa. :wink: But thanks! :oops: :wink:

The chicken is way too distant to be interesting to me. And lots of red flags go up around it. It's not for nothing that the chicken did not cross the road.

(And tsb, you never know when one of my hidden sides will come forward! :twisted: )

just as long as you don't yell "you suck!" at me.

[tacad]

:lol:

[tacad]

I was referring to changing into a rooster from a bantam, by the way. :wink:

[pygmalion]

I have no intentions of being a playa. :wink: But thanks! :oops: :wink:

:shock: Whyever not? :wink:

3:14 AM CDT

[tsb]

It's not for nothing that the chicken did not cross the road.

other roads are less discriminating.

[pygmalion]

3:43. Checking out. G'night, all. :kitty: :)

[tacad]

I have no intentions of being a playa. :wink: But thanks! :oops: :wink:

:shock: Whyever not? :wink:

3:14 AM CDT
I thought players were about using the women at the expense of the women types. Use them, throw them out. Now if everyone's just having a good time, not in it for the ego trip (male or female), I guess that would be fine. I thought being a player was a bad thing.

Or is this another idea I have to throw out? I'll probably come back with another thread saying something like "I can't believe women actually want me to be a player!" :roll: :lol:

[africana]

you are so impressionable :lol: :friend:
use of the word "playa" can mean a lotta things, many in jest ;)

[tacad]

Getting the inclination to pinch my cheeks again? :mrgreen:

[Sagitta]

Getting the inclination to pinch my cheeks again? :mrgreen: :lol:

[africana]

Getting the inclination to pinch my cheeks again? :mrgreen: yes :twisted: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

And lo, unto a second day must the mighty decree be made... the DF page count!

[africana]

And lo, unto a second day must the mighty decree be made... the DF page count! I don't get it, what's this page count thing about?? Also the posts from pyg and others about "checking in/out"? :raisebro:

[ratherbdancing]

And lo, unto a second day must the mighty decree be made... the DF page count! I don't get it, what's this page count thing about?? Also the posts from pyg and others about "checking in/out"? :raisebro:

I was just going to ask the same thing about the page count. :D

[tacad]

When a page is filled up somehow a fictitious next page is created but with nothing on it. So if someone tries to view this next page or if someone clicks on the last post of a page a "No topics exist" or "No posts exist for this topic" sign comes up. So we go around making an extra post so the next page does have a post on it. Maybe someone else could explain it better. It's only this thread.

Checking in: If you're up late you make a post saying what time it is. It's the late night club, so to speak. And I guess we all feel cool being up late. 8)

[lynn]

oh, thanks, i was wondering why there's a "no topics exist" msg...

[Sagitta]

When a page is filled up somehow a fictitious next page is created but with nothing on it. So if someone tries to view this next page or if someone clicks on the last post of a page a "No topics exist" sign comes up. So we go around making an extra post so the next page does have a post on it. Maybe someone else could explain it better. It's only this thread.

Checking in: If you're up late you make a post saying what time it is. It's the late night club, so to speak. And I guess we all feel cool being up late. 8)

Good explanation tacad.

[lynn]

eventhough it's only 9pm vancouver time, i think i need to go to bed.....had a rough day today....

[SDsalsaguy]

eventhough it's only 9pm vancouver time, i think i need to go to bed.....had a rough day today....
Sorry to hear that lynn... :(

I hope tomorrow's better! :D

[africana]

I had a strong urge to go dancing tonight, and I almost always have the best time, but I'm testing my will power to not dance for a few more days.
Friday will be that much sweeter when it arrives :banana:
(plus I gotta get my hair done in a few days ;) )

[tacad]

:nope: I am not ready to admit it yet. Nope. :nope:

I had my first nap in preparation for salsa tonight. I stayed later than I should have since I have work tomorrow. and I'm ready to do it again tomorrow.

I'm not going to admit it. :nope:

:lol: :roll:

1:14 am

[Laura]

1:21 in San Francisco and I'm still up...I've suddenly lucked into a trip to Cambodia that leaves in less than two weeks so I'm planning some things. I'm too excited to sleep!

[SDsalsaguy]

:lol: ...welcome to the other side Tacad! :twisted:

Congrats Laura! :D

[BrookeErin]

:nope: I am not ready to admit it yet. Nope. :nope:

I had my first nap in preparation for salsa tonight. I stayed later than I should have since I have work tomorrow. and I'm ready to do it again tomorrow.

I'm not going to admit it. :nope:

:lol: :roll:

1:14 am

...welcome to the other side Tacad!

I'm sensing an addiction.....

I'm going to take a nap in prep for tonight... I've been so tired the last couple of days.

[Sagitta]

I'm tired too, but I survive. One has to to feed the hunger.

[tacad]

I'm sensing an addiction.....
The real test will be when work moves into full swing the next week or so. I've had a bit of a break for a while to "dabble" :doh: in salsa.

I'm going to take a nap in prep for tonight... I've been so tired the last couple of days.
Time for my nap as well in preparation for tonight. :roll: :wink:

[tacad]

DFites of the world, I give unto thee all... the mighty page count!
:notworth:

[SDsalsaguy]

:lol:

[lynn]

9:50...going to bed....

my waltz class tonight's giving me a headache, hopefully i can figure out the patterns in my dreams....

zzzzzzzzzzz

[tacad]

2:02 am.

The salsa quest continues.

[africana]

awesome dude 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

The salsa quest continues.
:banana: :banana: :banana:

[tacad]

I have to get up reasonably early tomorrow so I wasn't going to go anywhere. But I'm seeing some friends tomorrow and I couldn't bear the thought of two days without salsa :? so I broke down and went to the local club. I had a great time though they played a lot of other stuff besides salsa.

I think I have a problem. :roll: :lol:

Oh. 12:35 am

[SDsalsaguy]

Definately a salsaholic in the making! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

12:42am here by the way.

[BrookeErin]

3:02am I'm staying at my cousin's house... the noise of the fishtank and the light in the hall for her daughter won't let me sleep...

[pygmalion]

3:15 AM. Checking in. 8)

[pygmalion]

3:49. G'night all. 8) :D Time for my nap. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Night-night Jenn! :D

[BrookeErin]

4:41... mostly caught up... still not tired, but my goddaughters will get me up very soon, so I should try to nap

[SDsalsaguy]

Night-night BrookeErin! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah, now 2:43 a.m. here...

[SDsalsaguy]

And thus did it come to pass that unto a third time must the mighty decree be made, "the DF page count." And thus it was.

[SDsalsaguy]

3:33am now... I think I'm off to bed. Night-night all. :kitty:

[pygmalion]

And thus did it come to pass that unto a third time must the mighty decree be made, "the DF page count." And thus it was.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[tacad]

3:02am I'm staying at my cousin's house... the noise of the fishtank and the light in the hall for her daughter won't let me sleep...Ooh, that's rough. At different times as a kid I had fish tanks, a parakeet, or a ticking clock in my room. Now I need it quiet.

[pygmalion]

Yes, tacad, me too. And preferably dark. I used to sleep with a nightlight and the radio on, when I was a pre-teen. I can't imagine how I did it. :?

[africana]

I have to get up reasonably early tomorrow so I wasn't going to go anywhere. But I'm seeing some friends tomorrow and I couldn't bear the thought of two days without salsa :? so I broke down and went to the local club. I had a great time though they played a lot of other stuff besides salsa.

I think I have a problem. :roll: :lol:

Oh. 12:35 am bwahahaha!! :twisted:

[lynn]

only 10:05 PM and i'm the only one on DF :shock: ???

[Sagitta]

2:40 am est. Back from dancing and grocery shopping.

[lynn]

:shock: shopping @ 2:40 am???? what kind of store are open @ that hour??

[chachachacat]

He's in the city that never sleeps!

[tacad]

I can't bear to dance tonight. I'm way too tired. But tomorrow, :twisted: .

12:18 am

[chachachacat]

I can't bear to dance tonight. I'm way too tired. But tomorrow, :twisted: .

12:18 am

:twisted: must mean salsa, huh?

[SDsalsaguy]

:shock: shopping @ 2:40 am???? what kind of store are open @ that hour??
the largest supermarket in my area is also open 24 hours/day, perfect for post-salsa grocery shopping trips... when there are really short lines! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah, 1:35am here now...

[Laura]

2:04 am. Hubby-san just got back from India on Thursday afternoon, so he's completely jet-lagged. We just ordered a pizza.

[pygmalion]

They deliver pizza at 2 in the morning? Wow. You guys must live in the midst of actual civilization. 8) :lol:










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[Laura]

There's a place about a five-minute walk from where we live that has 24-hour pizza delivery. I'm expecting it to arrive in the next ten minutes.

We also have delivery Thai, Japanese (cooked), Sushi, Chinese, Italian (non-pizza), and Indian. But these all only go until 11pm.

I wish the Vietnamese place down the street delivered. They make these amazing barbequed pork sandwiches on a french baguette with mayo, butter, lettuce, sliced cucumbers, sliced jalapenos, shredded carrots, and fresh cilantro. I call them barbeque crack sandwiches because they're completely addictive.

[pygmalion]

I wish the Vietnamese place down the street delivered. They make these amazing barbequed pork sandwiches on a french baguette with mayo, butter, lettuce, sliced cucumbers, sliced jalapenos, shredded carrots, and fresh cilantro. I call them barbeque crack sandwiches because they're completely addictive.

:lol: :lol:

4:32 AM. I probably should attempt to get some sleep ... I guess. Good night, Laura. :D

[africana]

4:32 AM. I probably should attempt to get some sleep ... I guess. Good night, Laura. :D Do you actually sleep?? :shock: I'd swear you're on here 24/7 heehe i might be getting there too

[pygmalion]

Oh yeah. I sleep in between DF visits. At least fifteen minutes a night. Honest. :roll: :lol:

[lynn]

hmm, i read somewhere that constantly waking up during the night may not be a good thing (something to do w/ rem sleep??) can't remember....but i was like that for at least a week & i was so tired throughout the day diesn't matter how many hrs. of sleep i get (well, o.k., i didn't get enough sleep overall may be a reason)!

[pygmalion]

Yeah. I've read about that as well. 8) :)

I was just joking with africana, btw. I do wake up once in the middle of the night most nights to go to the bathroom. But I rarely have "constant waking." I actually don't consider myself a real insomniac, to be honest. I go to bed fairly early, wake consistently after about four to six hours sleep, stay awake for three to thirty minutes, go back sleep and wake feeling *******ed. *shrug* Works for me. 8)

[lynn]

whoa, good for you, lately i've been waking up every 1-2 hrs in the middle of the night....maybe b/c i'm not used to summer???

[pygmalion]

I've been through a pretty bad period of insomnia, when I was under a lot of stress. Medicines, caffeine, alcohol can cause insomnia. Environmental factors such as noise, light, and room temperature can disturb your sleep as well. And illnesses or hormonal fluctation can ruin a night's sleep, as well.

It's amazing that any of us sleep at all, isn't it? :?

[lynn]

exactly, lately i've been under enormous pressure (trying to re-establish my so called "career" - apparently, i've got none right now).... it's definately taking a toll on my quality of sleep.....

[lynn]

8:33PM....time to go to bed....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Sagitta]

whoa, good for you, lately i've been waking up every 1-2 hrs in the middle of the night....maybe b/c i'm not used to summer??? :shock: Wish I had that. I'm sleeping better now that I have figured a way to partially mitigate the noisy road traffic.

[Sagitta]

1:52 am est. Nigh night df. :car:

[macha]

2:34. Manic, but Benadryl-ed. Here's giving sleep a shot.

[SDsalsaguy]

1:35am here...

[SDsalsaguy]

And lo, thus did it come to pass that, once again, must the DFites invoke that mighty phrase... "Page Count!"

[tacad]

2:30 am. Only a couple of good dances tonight. I and the crowd had very little interest in each other. :lol:

[pygmalion]

Woke up at 4:00 for about a minute. I was much too lazy to log in, though. :roll: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

I was much too lazy to log in, though. :roll: :lol:
:shock: :shock: :shock:

Are you sure you're feeling OK Jenn?











:wink:

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: Having an off day, I suppose. :roll: :wink:

[diputs]

At what point does this thread start up? It is 12:47am here. Does that count.

[lynn]

it's 9:52 vancouver time....feeling a little too lazy (gosh, jenn, laziness IS contagious :shock: :lol: :lol: !!!) i think it's time to hit the bed....

[diputs]

it's 9:52 vancouver time....feeling a little too lazy (gosh, jenn, laziness IS contagious :shock: :lol: :lol: !!!) i think it's time to hit the bed....

Being terrible at geography, I did not realize that BC Canada was vancouver.

I was in Vancouver during the 2001 Bus strike for a few days. I really liked Vancouver. Saw some great shakespeare. Biked around for a bit. Although I would have been able to see more if the busses were running!!

[lynn]

not to worry, i'm seriously geographically challenged as well!! P.S. There's a Vancouver in Seattle as well - i didn't know that until i was :google: something about vancouver :shock:!!

Hmm, the 2001 bus strike - i still vaguely recall the incident, i remember the drivers dropped off bunch of students outside the campus - and to walk from the outer rim to the classroom takes at least 30 min!! Are you planning on visiting vancouver any time soon??

[SDsalsaguy]

At what point does this thread start up? It is 12:47am here. Does that count.
Yes, that counts. The "rules" (not that anyone really follows the) are that IRU posts should be made either: 1) after 12:00am, or 2) in response to someone else posting in the IRU who is posting past 12:00am in their local time zone.

[diputs]

Are you planning on visiting vancouver any time soon??

Not likely.

In 2001, I was pretty much fed up with everything, so I got on my motorcycle in NYC and headed west. I was heading up the PCH, and someone mentioned I should go to Vancouver. So I did for a few days.

The thing I remember most was the shakespeare that I saw.
http://www.bardonthebeach.org/
It is in a tent. For the second act, they dropped the back wall of the tent, and the backdrop become the view over the water. When I saw Baz Luhrman's(sp?) arch remind me of that.

Too lazy to look up spelling at this hour!

[lynn]

oops, looks like i broke the rules not just once :oops: :oops: :oops:

but i guess i'm lucky b/c i live on the west coast - so technically it is after 12am on the east coast!!

[diputs]

Lynn,

You fall under number 2!

[SDsalsaguy]

Exactly!

Part of what the IRU provides is some DF chat buddies for those keeping IRU hours... :D

[diputs]

Should I go back and read all 258 pages? I feel like I might be up for a bit!

[diputs]

1:43am.

Since sleep does not seem to be getting any closer, I started reading old threads. I learned that if you try to write p*u*s*s*y, that it comes out kitty. You learn so much in these forums.

I think I am going to go put in a movie that I have seen 20 times already. Maybe I will fall asleep.

[SDsalsaguy]

Should I go back and read all 258 pages? I feel like I might be up for a bit!
:lol:

[tacad]

For a while, grinding came out as romantic dancing. :lol:

12:00 am

[macha]

There's a way to circumvent filters, I found out :lol: Yes, that's yet another "I'm up late with nothing better to do" story for you.

Tonight, I'm up listing ebay stuff. I mentioned it somewhere else, and I forget where now, but I have qualified (enough points, nothing special, really) to go to the Paso Fino Grand Nationals (it sounds much more woohoo than it is) next month (Exactly a month from now we'll be there).

While we're there, J found (he did his OWN "hey, let's look up Ballroom Stuff in that area" search :shock: ) a swing, foxtrot, salsa, and I think.. wait, what did he say.. I think tango? Yeah, maybe tango class to visit. It's at Atlanta Dance.

As I'm shamelessly plugging all of the stuff I have for sale- I'll excercise discretion, but still add "if anyone needs nearly any kind of ugly jewelry and size 14+ dresses, please let me know". I'm so pathetic, I know.

[diputs]

3:27am

I just finished watching Swingers. I was hoping to fall asleep, but didn't. Time to look for another movie.

When Mike is calling Nikky, I started thinking about the phone number thread on here. It is a little frightning that I am starthing to think about DF threads when away from the computer:)

[macha]

Speaking of numbers, what does your number spell? (privacy reasons might incline one to keep it to his or herself, of course :wink: )

Just thought I'd share the fun link though, LOL:

www.phonespell.org

[diputs]

My phone number spells absolutely nothing.

[macha]

Neither does mine. My home does, but really dumb stuff.

[pygmalion]

For a while, grinding came out as romantic dancing. :lol:

12:00 am

Yeah. The language filters can be quite ... entertaining. :lol: :lol: Even more fun for boys and girls? Getting through the filter. :twisted: :lol:

[pygmalion]

3:27am

I just finished watching Swingers. I was hoping to fall asleep, but didn't. Time to look for another movie.

When Mike is calling Nikky, I started thinking about the phone number thread on here. It is a little frightning that I am starthing to think about DF threads when away from the computer:)

Mike and Nikky? Characters in the movie? (I've only seen bits and pieces of it maybe six times on cable. Don't have character names memorized. Yes. I know. I preemptively hang my head in shame. :lol:)

[pygmalion]

As I'm shamelessly plugging all of the stuff I have for sale- I'll excercise discretion, but still add "if anyone needs nearly any kind of ugly jewelry and size 14+ dresses, please let me know". I'm so pathetic, I know.

Ugly jewelry? :lol: :lol: You crack me up, macha.

3:35 AM. Checking out. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah, i should actually check in myself too... 2:45am here! :D

[macha]

5:15 here, and I'm still up. Only just now found the proper entry forms for our nationals show, no thanks to any of the beoi;afeaoiwe;ruoimf-ers on the other forum I frequent, who could have helped (I'm the one that's always dumbing down things like "how to post in color" or "how to change your font size" or "pictorial guide to posting pictures in ubbbcode", etc.).

Entry deadline is tomorrow (er... tuesday, yeah, I think I"m on the right day..), so I have to get to it, otherwise my class fee goes from $100 to $400!! :shock:

[macha]

7:01 am, stilllll here. Watched Romeo and Juliet, just to Leguizamo and Whatsisname that went on to be Link in the Matrix Debacle- er... Trilogy.

Only thirty more nights like this...

[pygmalion]

What happens in thirty more nights? :)

And what do you during the day after a totally sleepless night? Crash or try to function? I don't now if I'd be functional, if I were in your shoes. :?

[macha]

Riding around in a circle- while wearing an enormous skirt- in front of a thousand people, on a horse I've seen once (in a small photograph).

I'll probably function until ... hmm.. three? then crash till 5, then rise with the rest of the vampires.

Most children are raised with a positive outlook on competition, a sense of sportsmanship, and confidence.... I had no such shriveled grapes, so now I've a rather warped cocktail of anxiety, anticipation, dread, yay, and gas.

[pygmalion]

Ah. Now I understand. 8) I won't say anything trite, because platitudes don't help at a time like this.

You'll make it through to the comp. I know you will. 8) And sometimes that's as good as it gets.

[macha]

I'll make it through the show, I will,
but I fear, I may turn ill,
lest I find my trusty pill...

(Why did I watch that movie? Now I'm going to go around speaking Baz-Shakespearean all day)

[pygmalion]

Just the trailer was enough to turn me off, to be honest. 8) :)

[macha]

Still awake, since 7:30 yesterday, do I have "the record" (if there is one) yet? :shock:

[pygmalion]

Only 27.75 hours? Nah! That can't possibly be a record, can it? :? I wouldn't know. I never make it past about 18 hours. :oops: :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Nope, not the DF/IRU record. (Although a worthy entry! :wink: )

[Sagitta]

Nope, not the DF/IRU record. (Although a worthy entry! :wink: ) What is the record? Didn't NeoDEvin stay up really long one time?

[pygmalion]

Oh! That does sound familiar. 8)

1:31 AM CDT. G'night all. :D

[macha]

2:19, now this is more like it. "Good night, Zion" er.. DF 8)

[lynn]

4:15AM...having serious insomnia issues apparently...

[pygmalion]

2:19, now this is more like it. "Good night, Zion" er.. DF 8)

I hope you actually got some sleep, this time, macha. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Nope, not the DF/IRU record. (Although a worthy entry! :wink: ) What is the record? Didn't NeoDEvin stay up really long one time?
I seem to recall that ND did det the record, although I can't recall the exact number off hand. But I'm still sure the DF/IRU record is higher than macha's worthy entry, even if onle because I know I have surpassed that by more than a small margin myself... :oops:

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah... 5:36am here now. Spent half the night assembling a new computer desk and wiring my new workstation, etc. :?

[pygmalion]

I rarely, if ever, make it through an all-nighter. I conk out, take a one-hour nap, and wake up. So I'll never win any IRU prizes, even when I'm going through the IRU experience. :(

Fortunately, right at the moment, I'm sleeping fairly well. Knock on wood (aka my noggin. :lol: )

[Sagitta]

The lil ole page count synch from lil ole me. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Fortunately, right at the moment, I'm sleeping fairly well. Knock on wood (aka my noggin. :lol: )
At last!!! The secret of Jenn's posting prowess has been revealed... sleep-posting!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[lynn]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[chachachacat]

Fortunately, right at the moment, I'm sleeping fairly well. Knock on wood (aka my noggin. :lol: )
At last!!! The secret of Jenn's posting prowess has been revealed... sleep-posting!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Aha! so that's your secret!
I know I can't type in my sleep. I am impressed! :shock:

[pygmalion]

Fortunately, right at the moment, I'm sleeping fairly well. Knock on wood (aka my noggin. :lol: )
At last!!! The secret of Jenn's posting prowess has been revealed... sleep-posting!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Aha! so that's your secret!
I know I can't type in my sleep. I am impressed! :shock:


:lol: :lol: *deep bow to the left* *deep bow to the right* *bow to center stage*

:wink:

[lynn]

so....are you sleep typing now??

[pygmalion]

so....are you sleep typing now??

Actually, no. I'm logging out to have a life. :wink: :lol: See y'all in the early AM ... if I wake up. 8) :D

[lynn]

see ya!! i need to catch up some tv shows too!

[SDsalsaguy]

I'm going to bed early tonight, but figured I'd still check in (12:34am) and say "hi" first...

G'night all! :kitty:

[tacad]

Time for me as well.

12:38 am.

[macha]

3:00 am.

Got that warm, fuzzy, loved feeling.

Ickis was lying down in the pasture already when I went out to check on them. When I sat down next to him, he flopped his head right over in my lap and started snoring.

While I was petting him, I heard a thump next to me, and then, sure enough, there was Zumi's head. Both were out like little sleepy lambikinses.

When Zumi's alseep, he's always dreaming of running or going down the fino board (long wooden strip horses traverse so judges can hear the quality of their gait- some can really send chills up your spine). You can tell the difference by of course the footfall sequence, but also by the "determination" on his face. His eyes might be closed, but his neck will be arched, his ears flicking, his teeth grinding in concentration. You can even hear and feel his heartbeat if you put your ear down on his chest.

Ickis, though, he's always licking my hands and fingers, and butting his nose. He'll even hold my thumb in his mouth and not bite it. He makes little "colt" noises.

It's enough to make anyone cry when they watch Spirit or Black Stallion the next time :oops:

Nighty night. A good ending to a bad day. Loved by ponies.

[pygmalion]

It's enough to make anyone cry when they watch Spirit or Black Stallion the next time :oops:

Nighty night. A good ending to a bad day. Loved by ponies.

That sounds so sweet! :D Glad you had a good experience to brighten up your day. 8)

[Danish Guy]

close to 2 am.

Packing. Getting ready for the bus early this morning for Berlin
for my salsa fix, workshops and a lot of salseras I never danced with before.

:banana:

[pygmalion]

Have a blast, Danish Guy. :D

[macha]

4 am. I turned my ankle practicing a corte, and Ickis is mad at us because when J was bashing a brown recluse spider with a generic Dollar-store flashlight, the batteries fell out and pelted poor Ickis on the rump. It was the same rump that bumped into me when I was en corte.

I'm feeling particularly bloody tonight. I'm snappy to inept newbs and drama queens, and am once again on the french fry kick. Argh.

[SDsalsaguy]

Behold... the PAGE COUNT!!!!

That being said, it is just past 2:00am here and i think I'll be heading to bed shortly. G'night all! :D

[pygmalion]

Slept like a log last night. No idea why. But, when a good night's sleep comes my way, I just enjoy it. :D

[lynn]

hmm, not much insomnia problem last night - maybe i was super tired!

[pygmalion]

Hmm. Woke up around 4:30. Now it's 5:19. I wonder if there's any point in trying for a short nap. :?

Checking out. :D Good night, all. :kitty:

[Sagitta]

I had a good night too and slept in as well as I have today off. :D

[pygmalion]

Have fun on your day off, Sagitta. :D

I did manage a very nice nap, btw. Short, but sweet. :D

[Sagitta]

I did manage a very nice nap, btw. Short, but sweet. :Dgood :)

[SDsalsaguy]

Checking in at 1:43a.m. :D

[pygmalion]

Hmm... It's 5:25 and I think I'm up for the day. Awake since 3:00. Does that count as IRU or ERC or neither or both? No idea, but I'm checking in, anyway. 8) :wink:

[lynn]

kept on waking up in the middle of the night...wonder why :? ??!!

[pygmalion]

Hmm... It's 5:25 and I think I'm up for the day. Awake since 3:00. Does that count as IRU or ERC or neither or both? No idea, but I'm checking in, anyway. 8) :wink:

Hmm... I went back to sleep and had a totally unexpected and *******ing 3-hour nap. *stretch* Life is good. :D

[lynn]

yikes, this thread's making me sleepy....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[lynn]

....having a tough time opening my eyes & yet i'm still surfing on DF....what's wrong with me :shock: :? ???

[love2swing]

Hello fellow non-sleepers :)

[pygmalion]

Miseed you by a couple hours. I was sleeping. :oops: :lol:

But hi, anyway. :D

4:42 AM, CDT.

[pygmalion]

Nap time. Sayonara, you all. :wink: 8)

[pygmalion]

Never did get back to sleep. I was freezing! So, when I finally gave up and got up to get dressed, I was shocked to find that the temperature in the house was 79 -- one degree cooler than usual. :lol:

[lynn]

79?? that's HOT!!! i think my room was hovering around 68!!! it's raining & wet outside......gosh, this is supposed to be SUMMER!!!! where's the sun???

[pygmalion]

Yeah. I like it hot. A good thing too, since the electric bill gets enormous if I try to keep it much cooler. :wink:

Besides, everything's relative, IMO. In Canada, it probably gets a lot cooler than in Dallas, where I live. The high here today will be around 100 degrees F. So 79-80 feels pretty nice, by comparison. 8)

[lynn]

haha, usually something in the mid to upper 80s is pretty much a record breaker over here - hmm, we rarely get anything over 90, if ever...

[pygmalion]

Yeah. That's what I thought. 8)

[lynn]

i was cleaning up a couple of days ago and i noticed that i probably have 10+ pairs of sandals and guess what?? I HAVE NO DRESS SHOES!!! yikes! given how little sunshine we get, i can't believe i own that many pairs of sandals!

[Sagitta]

I was up late last night. :D

[lynn]

dancing??

[Sagitta]

dancing??
at home :wink:

[lynn]

at home dancing :wink: ?

[lynn]

2:43AM....

[Sagitta]

Do you guys ever sleep?

[Katarzyna]

On Monday I had 14 hours of sleep. because:

got home at 1 or 2 am on Friday and had to get up at 6 to go to DC (9 hour drive both ways excludign subway+bus commute to adn from NJ where we met our friends who drove), got back at 1 or 2 and had some very expensive lessons on sunday at 9:00 (Augusto Schiavo, Robin Short) what a horrible time to have lessons like that... Got home at 2 or 3 PM.. moved around the house a bit and went to sleep... after 14 hours woke up to go to work.. very well rested. :lol:

[lynn]

lucky u, i've been consistently getting less than 8 hrs of sleep lately (which is quite noticeable by me looking as pale as a vampire) - hmm, i wonder whether or not i could take a sick day off just to sleep??

[Katarzyna]

lucky u, i've been consistently getting less than 8 hrs of sleep lately (which is quite noticeable by me looking as pale as a vampire) - hmm, i wonder whether or not i could take a sick day off just to sleep??
I've done that

[lynn]

this is our busy season so i'm not sure how my boss's gonna react to me taking a day off....

[Katarzyna]

You are allowed to get really sick no?

[lynn]

we are, but with my boss, she usually scrutinizes me on why i take a sick day - i guess just to prevent people from abusing the system...

[pygmalion]

I can't remember the statistic, but some huge percentage of workers use "sick" days when they're not really sick. Gotta :google: that when I have time. 8)

[lynn]

yes, but i've only taken 2 sick leaves in the 2.5 years that i've been here - & those 2 days were b/c i was having a serious reaction to the medication..... i hope i don't strike ppl as the kind of person that abuses the system....

[pygmalion]

Probably not. Maybe sick days are just one of those things your boss is a control freak about. A lot of bosses have hot-button areas. Maybe this is hers. *shrug*

[Katarzyna]

say you need a mental health day :)

[lynn]

that reminds me, when one of my co-workers was going through a divorce, he would take every Friday off and claim that he's under too much stress. Now, i have no doubt that divorce can be very tough on both the mind and body, but every week seems a bit excessive.

[Sagitta]

say you need a mental health day :) :eyebrow: From the boss?

[SDsalsaguy]

say you need a mental health day :) :eyebrow: From the boss?
Well, there is that old saying about honesty in advertising, right? :wink:

[pygmalion]

Take a look at the book, "The Promotable Woman," when you get a chance, lynn. By something-something Carr-Ruffino, IIRC. I can't remember her first name. That book's been around a long time. It talks about some ridiculous stuff. But it also gives some very good advice about managing and succeeding in the workplace, slanted toward women. (Although most of the advice is good for everybody, IMO.)


I read it back in the first printing (in the mid-eighties, I think :? ) Since then, it's been updated and reissued a couple times. But it's still good reading for someone especially at the beginning of her career, IMO. 8)

[lynn]

thanks, i'll definately check out the book, i could use some career advice right about now....considering i'm trying to give myself a promotion....

[Sagitta]

12:22am EST. Now I better heda out to do recycling and garbage as tomorrow is collection day.

[SDsalsaguy]

Checking in @ 12:45 a.m.

[pygmalion]

3:55 Checking out. :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Night-night Jenn! :kitty:

[SDsalsaguy]

Just after 4 a.m. here... think I'll head off to bed shortly. G'night DF! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Actually ended up going to bed after 7:00am last "night," so tonight I'm going to call it a night noce and early at 1:54am. G'night all.

[tacad]

Boy, am I hard up for salsa tonight. I ended up visiting friends and had a very good time. But I guess I need a fix. :oops: I'll be ballroom dancing tomorrow. I'm curious if that will satiate me. I hope so. Otherwise it'll be a long time till Sunday night. :?

1:20 am.

[lynn]

...having a major case of insomnia.....

[tacad]

3:16 am.

[Sagitta]

Actually ended up going to bed after 7:00am last "night," so tonight I'm going to call it a night noce and early at 1:54am. G'night all. About the time I hit the sack! :o :)

[lynn]

and that's about the time i get up :shock: !

[Sagitta]

and that's about the time i get up :shock: ! What time? I was referring to the 2am.

[lynn]

lately i've been cosnistently getting up @ 5am....sometimes @ 3 or earlier... :shock: :?

[BrookeErin]

I napped all afternoon, so I'll probably be up for a while.

[pygmalion]

lately i've been cosnistently getting up @ 5am....sometimes @ 3 or earlier... :shock: :?

Why, lynn? Why? Stress? :? :(

[lynn]

honestly, i have no idea, but if this keeps on going, i'm going to need a good undereye concealer pretty soon 8) !! - or a pair of really fashionable sunglasses!!

[diputs]

Tried to go to bed at 11pm. It is now 1:08am. I figured I should check out DF since I was still up.

[Katarzyna]

Time to sleep. Can't believe its already 1:00..

[diputs]

Time to try to sleep again. I have to wake up in 4 hours and 45 minutes. Tomorrow should be fun!!

[lynn]

maybe i should be off to bed too....eventhough it's not even 11pm..... had a tough day - work + dancing....so tired....

[Katarzyna]

don't leave us yet... (if you do, good night)

[lynn]

no yet.... are you staying??

[Katarzyna]

probably not too long. Have to get up in about 5 hours, but I'm not sleepy yet...

[lynn]

i have to get up in....let's see......8.5 hours??

[Katarzyna]

lucky you

[lynn]

actually, my boss is off on her honeymoon tomorrow so i doubt anyone'll notice even if i show up 1/2 hour late....

[Katarzyna]

I have to get up early to pick up my gowns from post office.. They were delivered today, but nobody was home... I have to pick them up before work because the post office closes at 5:00

[lynn]

i guess it's by USPS......if it's UPS you can always get them to re-deliver to your office. Is it the white one with the floral print?? Are you going to be taking any pictures??

[Katarzyna]

it's the yellowish one with floral print and the red one.. not sure about photos, I think I will just wait for a comp to take photos :)

yes its usps... They can re deliver at home, but nobody will be here during the week anyway.. I always wonder who gets those USPS packages.. it seems like everyone is working during the day, and that's why you have 30 minute wait at the post office...

[lynn]

i agree - but it's a lot better than them just dropping off the package at your front door. I really hate lining up @ the post office, it always takes forever..... i guess that's why private carriers are so expensive - they're known for their service!

[Katarzyna]

At least I am picking up something exciting :) can't wait to try them on

[lynn]

did you just buy it off the internet?? how do you know about the sizing and the length??

[Katarzyna]

I bought all my dresses from internet. (except for the Chrisanne one and another pink choice dress I got from someone at my studio and sold a while ago ) I just discuss measurements etc.. in worst case if it doesn't work too well , I can re sell. I like getting them from internet from other countries.. That ensures that they have not been worn in the US :)

[lynn]

"worn in the us"?? i thought when you buy them new, they ARE new!

P.S. I thought you can't post to this thread any more?? I was getting a "no post exists for this topic" msg.

[Katarzyna]

I got some new ones, I got some sponsored dresses worn by sponsored couples 2-3 times.. depends..

[Katarzyna]

btw, I am getting the same message, that the post doesn't exist. perhaps the thread is getting too large...

[lynn]

do new dresses depreciate fast?? ie, after you worn it once or twice, do they still retain, say, 90% of their value??

[Katarzyna]

Also depends... My biggest lost so far has been my chrisanne gown (never buying chrisanne again)... Sponsored dresses seem to be the best option. They are cheaper than new ones, but are in perfect condition... and you can resale them with only slight loss... (unless you get something like my blue one which was really expensive)...

[lynn]

all your dresses are really beautiful!! honestly, i've seen some pretty horrific gown choices!! Standard/smooth are generally better than latin..... some of the latin dresses are just....i don't know....strange???

[Katarzyna]

I spend a lot of time researching dresses before I buy.. ( and I mean A LOT OF TIME) I have a dress fetish... and I know what I like :)

There are really horrible dresses out there.. don't know why people make them .. Dress should enhance the dancing and ones appearance...

[lynn]

i guess the point is that if you can get the judges (and audiences) to focus on the dress, maybe it'll draw attention away from your flawed footwork :lol: ??!!
Just curious, does that ever work??