Insomniacs-R-Us!

[DanceMentor]

It's 12:40 am here...going to bed in about 45 minutes. I stay up pretty late I guess.

[SwinginBoo]

I'm going to attempt to go to bed now for the 3rd time...1:43am

[pygmalion]

Definitely an IRU night for me tonight. 2:14 AM. Checkin in.

[SDsalsaguy]

Hiya Boo! Sorry to hear that you're a reluctant member of the club tonight... :(

It's about 1:50am here/now, but I'll probably be up another hour or two, we'll see...

[danceguy]

*EYES EVERYONE SUSPICIOUSLY*

*TAKES NOTES OF MEMBERSHIPS TO TERMINATE*

:twisted:

[Swing Kitten]

*LAUGHS AT SILLY SCORPIONGUY*

:lol:

[danceguy]

*PINCHES SWING KITTEN*

[Swing Kitten]

*SLAPS SCORPIONGUY*

[pygmalion]

*LAUGHS UNCONTROLLABLY AT FOOLISH BANTER*

:lol:

[Swing Kitten]

*WELCOMES JENN AND INVITES HER TO SLAP SILLY SCORPIONGUY*

[pygmalion]

*GRACIOUSLY DECLINES BUT THANKS SWING KITTEN FOR INVITATION*

then

*LAUGHS UNCONTROLLABLY AT FOOLISH BANTER*


:lol: :lol:

[Swing Kitten]

*JOINS JENN IN LAUGHTER*

[danceguy]

*SCORPIONGUY DODGES SLAP AND COUNTERS WITH A LINDY SWING OUT*

*TAKES SWINGING BOO BACK TO HER SEAT AND WONT DANCE HER AGAIN*

*DANCES WITH JENN THE REST OF THE NIGHT*

[SDsalsaguy]

*SDSALSAGUY SWOOPS IN TO SAVE THE DAY...SINCE SCORPIONGUY'S VERSION OF "THE REST OF THE NIGHT" STILL HAS HIM IN BED BY 10PM -- WHEN ALL OF THE GOOD DACING IS REALLY JUST GETTING STARTED.*

[danceguy]

*SCORPIONGUY REMINDS SDSALSAGUY THAT ITS CURRENLY 1 AM AND HE'S STILL AWAKE...SO THE NIGHT IS STILL ON AMIGO*

*SCORPIONGUY AND SDSALSAGUY LOOK UPON WITH SADNESS AS JENN DUMPS THEM FOR DANCE MENTOR*

*SCORPIONGUY LAMENTS THAT SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK*

[SDsalsaguy]

*SCORPIONGUY HAS OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT HE, HOWEVER, HAS FINALLY QUALIFIED FOR IRU MEMBERSHIP :!: ...AND THE IRU NICKNAME OF NSG NOW COMES TO STAND FOR "NOW SCORPIONGUY" CLUB*

[Swing Kitten]

*REMINDS SILLY SCORPIONGUY THAT SWEET LITTLE SWINGINBOO HAS DONE NOTHING TO HIM ALTHOUGH IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT SHE WOULD REFUSE TO DANCE WITH SCORPIONGUY WHO HAS PINCHED HER FRIEND SWING KITTEN*

*DANCES WITH SDSALSAGUY, DANCEMENTOR, AND SWINGINBOO*

*HAS WONDERFUL TIME*

[danceguy]

*SCORPIONGUY REALIZES HE MISTOOK SWINGIN' BOO FOR SWING KITTEN*
*REALIZES THAT ITS DIFFICULT TO TELL TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN APART*
*OFFERS A TRUCE AND ASKS SWING KITTEN FOR A DANCE*
*GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTS IRU MEMBERSHIP*
*ASKS SDSALSAGUY AND DANCEMENTOR FOR LESSONS*

[SDsalsaguy]

*NOW THAT PEACE IS RESTORED SDSALSAGUY ENJOYS DANCING WITH EVERYONE FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT*

*IT'S EVEN BETTER BECAUSE SCORPIONGUY IS ACTUALLY AWAKE :GASP: FOR IT!*

*SDSALSAGUY CAN'T OFFER SCORPIONGUY LESSONS SINCE HE, SD, ISN'T A DANCE TEACHER BUT IS MORE THEN HAPPY TO PASS ALONG ANY POINTERS HE CAN*

[Swing Kitten]

*REALIZES THAT ITS DIFFICULT TO TELL TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN APART*
*OFFERS A TRUCE AND ASKS SWING KITTEN FOR A DANCE*


*SWING KITTEN ACCEPTS DANCE OFFER AND FIGURES IT MUST BE INNER BEAUTY SCORPIONGUY IS TALKING ABOUT*

[SDsalsaguy]

1:20am, checking in. Was at a studio showcase & halloween party earlier this evening... photos forthcoming shortly.

[MissAlyssa]

I think this is the biggest thread in dance forum history

[SDsalsaguy]

You better believe it MissAlyssa! The IRU rules!

[danceguy]

The IRU rules!

Are meant to be broken... *la-la-la*

*giggle* *snarf*

:P

[MissAlyssa]

*snort* :lol:

[DanceMentor]

checking in at 3:52 am...I think I qualify for Insomniacs R Us! :lol:

[pygmalion]

I actually checked in at about 2:30 this morning, but decided to stay in lurk mode. 8) There were a bunch of folks logged on having a good conversation, so I figured they didn't need me. The most effective use of my time was attempting to go back to sleep. Which I did. :D :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

My computer seems to be melting down (not fire related, however), so I was trying to save some files last night... :(

I *really* need to go get some extra storage media -- for some emergency back ups -- ASAP but, with the fires, I'm trying not to head outside... :?

[danceguy]

12:00 am, signing off. And of course, a shamless plug for my 100th Post!

Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D :shock: :x :evil: :twisted: :P :? :) :( :oops: :wink: :cry: :o :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

checking in at 3:52 am...I think I qualify for Insomniacs R Us! :lol:
Granted, of course, DM! :D

Welcome to the rolls of the IRU! :bouncy:

[SDsalsaguy]

12:00 am, signing off. And of course, a shamless plug for my 100th Post!
Long live the IRU!!!

See? Even the founder of the ERC makes his centenial post in the IRU!!! :uplaugh:

[pygmalion]

4:10 AM. I think I'll sign off. Already had a good six or seven hours sleep tonight, but what the heck! It's still early. Think I'll go take a nap. Either that, or watch some cartoons. I haven't done that in a while. Have a good night, IRU peeps! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Will do Jenn! Only 1:15am here so I'll be up for a bit... night-night!

[SDsalsaguy]

4:30am... East Coast DFers already up for the day... almost time for me to get some sleep. :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

IRU is representin' tonight :!:

Salsero_AT, d'nice, pygmalion, Swing Kitten, and I are all logged in at the moment! :D

[pygmalion]

There's clearly something strange going on. Hardly anybody logged on and posted throughout Tuesday day and evening. And now, there are five or six folks all logged on in the middle of the night. What's that about? :? IRU is in the house! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

IRU is in the house! :D
What you talkin' bout? IRU is the house :!:

[pygmalion]

Good point, SD. I defer to your greater wisdom. :lol: :lol: :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Good point, SD. I defer to your greater wisdom. :lol: :lol: :D
Wow, I almost forgot how reallllllly smart you are! :wink: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Woah! :shock:

There were just 18 (!) guests visiting the forums all at once!!!

I wonder what that's about? Hmm, if any of you join and post right now you'll be in the IRU from the get go... and, as the posts above explicate, the IRU rocks! :D

[Danish Guy]

Now down to 6 Guests and 3 Regulars :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Heck, even that was better then tonight... no other IRU members, no non-IRU DF members... heck, not even any guests! :shock: :?

Oh well... almsot 2:40am, maybe I'll actually go to bed early tonight :?:

[SDsalsaguy]

Ack! I just finish posting and guess what? SK's in the house! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Ack! I just finish posting and guess what? SK's in the house! :D
Although she's probably busy patronizing that nefarious ERC group! :evil:

Well, Danish Guy's back in the house too! IRU forever!

[Swing Kitten]

Ack! I just finish posting and guess what? SK's in the house! :D
Although she's probably busy patronizing that nefarious ERC group! :evil:


So sorry SD, but I've been to sleep and now I'm up... makes it sort of hard to check in for the Insomniacs when I'm waking up for the day... although at the moment I could really use a nap!

[SDsalsaguy]

Ok, so much for getting to sleep "early" tonight... almost 4:00am now...

[SDsalsaguy]

1:00am... just checking in. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

3:05am -- night-night! 8)

[Danish Guy]

3:30am, signing off here in the longest thread in the forum.

Night Night

[Swing Kitten]

Sometimes I am severely lacking in common sense... I don't get it! for instance, I'm here right now... there is no reason for this madness

[SDsalsaguy]

Sometimes I am severely lacking in common sense... I don't get it! for instance, I'm here right now... there is no reason for this madness
:lol:

But we're always happy to have you here SK! No common sense needed!

...heck, if I had any common sense do you think I'd be here as much as I am??? :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

4:30am... about to turn off the computer for the night...

[SDsalsaguy]

Ok, yet once again I am going to try and make it an early night... but since it is past midnight I figured I'd still say check in with my IRU peeps and say "hello."

[SwinginBoo]

3:38am here and for once I'm checking in. Just got an email back from Nathalie. I'm so psyched. I think I'm going to schedule my first lesson for November 22nd!

[SDsalsaguy]

Wow Boo, it's great to actually have you visiting us! HeeHee... it took Halloween to get Boo in the IRU house! :lol: (OK, clearly I am way too sleep deprived...)

[suek]

3:38am here and for once I'm checking in. Just got an email back from Nathalie. I'm so psyched. I think I'm going to schedule my first lesson for November 22nd!
That's so exciting. Have you met Virginie (dances and teaches with Steven Mitchell)? I felt the same when I got an email from her recently to talk about privates. Will be taking a Steven and Virginie workshop this coming weekend. I am psyched too.

It's my birthday and I had three b'day jams this weekend.

Life is good.

Best

Sue

[SDsalsaguy]

Happy Birthday Sue!!!

[SwinginBoo]

Happy Birthday Sue! I don't know Virginie and Steven, but I feel like little kid who just saw Santa for the first time. :D

[SDsalsaguy]

1:20am check in... 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

OK, granted they have that whole time zone thing working for them but I herewith declare salsachita and Salsero_AT as full fledged members of the IRU club! I've been having an great discussion (here (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1232)) with these wonderful salsa souls over the past hour or so.

[d nice]

It's 2:22 early by my standards, but I'm headed to never neverland.

ciao.

[SDsalsaguy]

For the record... even though he doesn't "check in" regularly, d nice is probably the only member who regularly keeps even later hours then me! :shock: :shock: :shock:

[SDsalsaguy]

Almost 5:40am... night-night! :shock:

[Swing Kitten]

Only about 1 am and I'm here :shrug:

[SDsalsaguy]

2:15 here...

[SDsalsaguy]

4:10am... night-night Dance Forums... ZZZzzzzzzzzz

[Swing Kitten]

2:03 am... waiting for clay to dry...

[SDsalsaguy]

2:03 am... waiting for clay to dry...
As long as you haven't been reduced to watching clay dry! :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

2:20am... Just finished up with the midterms I've been grading (for hours :().

[SDsalsaguy]

Just got home at 1:35am and checking in... no regulars here tonight but I hereby welcome bouncybouncywee to the IRU!

[bouncybouncyweee]

-=enters with a bow=-
The problem is, I'm not much of an insomniac... I'm just here 'cause I'm putting off studying for the midterm I have tomorrow. Isn't that just great? -=bonk=-
and ma belly es full! yay for fridays and cultish dancers!

[SDsalsaguy]

-=enters with a bow=-
Wow... I think this is a first! A new IRU member who makes a humble entrance? :shock:

The problem is, I'm not much of an insomniac...
Well, neither are some of our non U.S members... but I figure if they're here and help entertain me during my insomniac like hours, well, that's good enough! :D

I'm just here 'cause I'm putting off studying for the midterm I have tomorrow. Isn't that just great? -=bonk=-
Umm, hello??? That's what the procrastination thread (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1059) is for! :wink:

and ma belly es full! yay for fridays and cultish dancers!
Translation: USCD's Dancesport team just had try outs earlier tonight and, afterwards, maintained a long standing tradition of going, en masse, to grab a bite to eat at Fridays (because it's the only thing in the area still open after 11:00pm when the team finishes up).

[d nice]

5am... i shoul dbe getting some sleep sometime soon.

[Sagitta]

3:30 a.m. and I need to be at work at 9:30a.m. Done this yesterday too, and another two nights of late night dancing coming up!!

[SDsalsaguy]

3:30 a.m. and I need to be at work at 9:30a.m. Done this yesterday too, and another two nights of late night dancing coming up!!
That's some hard core IRU credentials you've got going there Sagitta! :D

Only 1:20am here... checking in...

[bouncybouncyweee]

yeah, now I'm here again too. And I just swore to my Great-Grandmother that I'd go to bed right away, 'cause she is afraid I'll get sick... Oh well. It's 1:33 AM here now!

[SDsalsaguy]

4:20am check in! :D

[Swing Kitten]

just quoke up from a long nap but seeming how my eyes still sting when I use them I'll be headed back to bed...er... couch.

[SDsalsaguy]

12:30am "check in"... I'll be around for several hours yet if any other IRU peeps want to "play"... :wink:

[youngsta]

2:12am mountain, still chugging along!

[SDsalsaguy]

I'm still in the house too... :D

What are you up to this evening youngsta?

[youngsta]

I was on the phone for like 3 hours, now I'm downloading a few huge files. No work tomorrow for the Vet!

[SDsalsaguy]

Yeah, well, a day "off" is nice... I just wish it wasn't the one day of the week that I'm free anyway! :(

[bouncybouncyweee]

my check in at 1:36 pacific time! yay us! boo school

[SDsalsaguy]

Checking in... 1:37am

[danceguy]

6:41 PM. In my PJ's and proud of it!
(also have to take a break from dancing until my neck heals. Boo hoo). :(

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

6:41 PM. In my PJ's and proud of it!
Looks like more of an ERC post then an IRU one to me... what say the masses?

[bouncybouncyweee]

Yeah! Boot him out! I say we boot him out! :twisted:

[danceguy]

Hey now, I let plenty of unqualified people in my club, just because they were nice! Its now 9:11 pm and I'm still awake, SO THERE! :P :P :P

SG

[bouncybouncyweee]

Is nine eleven a new record, Scorpion? :twisted:

IRU = Idiots Requiring coffee to stay UP way too late when they should be sleeping, but go dancing a lot more than scorpionguy does. :oops:

That wasn't exactly nice!! BOOT BOOT!! :P

[SwinginBoo]

12:50 am here...studying 4 years worth of education material since I have to take an examination on Saturday morning in order to obtain my CT teacher's certification. ARG! :evil:

Surprisingly though...I'm actually in an ok mood and studying is productive....when I'm not browsing the forum. :oops:

[SDsalsaguy]

Hiya Boo... good luck with the exam! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

IRU = Idiots Requiring coffee to stay UP way too late when they should be sleeping, but go dancing a lot more than scorpionguy does. :oops:
Silly SG, a true IRU member has no need of coffee! Shows how much you know! :tongue:

[SDsalsaguy]

12:35am... early, non-caffeineated, check in!

[bouncybouncyweee]

Actually, I was talking to Kevin, Jonathan, and I told him I never drink soda, and rarely drink coffee. He asked me how I caffinate myself. I don't! We true insomniacs. Actually, it's more just a messed up circadian rythm...

[SDsalsaguy]

Actually, it's more just a messed up circadian rythm...
Tell me about it... and I just got stuck TAing for a 9am lecture next quarter! :shock: :cry:

[bouncybouncyweee]

Actually, it's more just a messed up circadian rythm...
Tell me about it... and I just got stuck TAing for a 9am lecture next quarter! :shock: :cry:

only one thing to say about that: :uplaugh:

[SDsalsaguy]

Actually, it's more just a messed up circadian rythm...
Tell me about it... and I just got stuck TAing for a 9am lecture next quarter! :shock: :cry:

only one thing to say about that: :uplaugh:
NOT funny Lily! *NOT* *AT* *ALL* :evil:

[bouncybouncyweee]

oh be quiet. You know I'll get stuck with some 8:00 AM class next quater 'cause of the evil karma. :P

[SDsalsaguy]

oh be quiet. You know I'll get stuck with some 8:00 AM class next quater 'cause of the evil karma. :P
HA! And it'll serve you right too!

[SDsalsaguy]

Yay! We can have an IRU convention right now... bouncybouncyweee, serg_juv, suek, and I are all here! :D

[bouncybouncyweee]

not for long. I'm off to bed, 'cause my left shoulder is killing me from typing. eeeeevil shoulder. :evil:

[SDsalsaguy]

I'm off to bed, 'cause my left shoulder is killing me from typing.
Bad shoulder as cause to desist typing I get... bad shoulder as cause to go to bed is beyond me however... is this part of the "new logic" that I see so much of in my students' papers? :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Yay! We can have an IRU convention right now... bouncybouncyweee, serg_juv, suek, and I are all here! :D
...and now Pukpik and salsachinita are in the IRU house!

[SDsalsaguy]

Coming up on 4am... think I'm about ready to call it a night...

[SwinginBoo]

Wow SD, I'm concerned about your sleeping habits. Sleep deprivation is not a good thing. :?

[SDsalsaguy]

Wow SD, I'm concerned about your sleeping habits. Sleep deprivation is not a good thing. :?
Thanks for the concern Boo... no real need to wory though, since I agree about the "dastardliness" of sleep deprivation. I just happen to keep very different hours then most... :?

[pygmalion]

Yup. I think SD and dnice aren't actual insomniacs. They're weird hour keepers. They're up until 4 or 5 or 6, but don't log back in until after a good seven or eight hour sleep. Does that count as insomnia? I think not. 8) :lol:

[Sarah]

IRU = Idiots Requiring coffee to stay UP way too late when they should be sleeping, but go dancing a lot more than scorpionguy does. :oops:
Silly SG, a true IRU member has no need of coffee! Shows how much you know! :tongue:

True, and here I am to qualify - 1:55am NZDST! And yes I've just dropped by the office (don't ask!) on my way home from dancing.

Cheers
Sarah

[pygmalion]

Good morning, Sarah! :D

[danceguy]

Yup. I think SD and dnice aren't actual insomniacs. They're weird hour keepers. They're up until 4 or 5 or 6, but don't log back in until after a good seven or eight hour sleep. Does that count as insomnia? I think not.

Hmm, this has really got me thinking. Sure enough as long as one is getting 7-8 hours of sleep a day they should be fine, but I'm also thinking about something I learned when I was studying acupuncture.

I asked my teacher at the time why I felt so tired whenever I stayed up until 12-1 am and then slept in until 8 am or so. She had mentioned the energy in the body (chi) moves differently at different times of the day, which is something I also learned in MA study. So, at certain times certain organs are working harder and others are resting (or should be if we aren't putting an extra strain on them). She then told me that staying up too late was a strain on the body...and also that the hours of 10pm-12 am were when the body should be at its most restful state (ie sleeping)...and that anyone sleeping during these hours would gain twice the benefit of any hours slept after this time. It made sense as its really easy to go me to go to bed at 9 pm and then be up at 4 am and feel recharged...but staying up until 12 am then waking up at 8 still leaves me a bit bedraggled.

Hmm, but I imagine over time this must change, especially for those who work graveyard shifts. On that note, I was thinking today about the times that certain races of people have slept over the history of our world. Did people sleep the same hours 100,000 years ago? Especially before artificial lighting...did people go to sleep with the cycle of the sunlight and the coming darkness? What about during the middle ages? If anyone has a background in Anthropology I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts....and this would make for a pretty good research paper!

I wonder if some people can handle the odd hours better due to their ancestry or other factors? I can be either a morning person or a night person...but I still prefer to be an early riser. :)

Best,

SG

[pygmalion]

Chi. Biorhythms. Sleep cycles. I don't know what is real. All I know is that everybody seems to have their preferred ebb and flow of energy in the course of a day. Fine with me. :D

[Sarah]

Chi. Biorhythms. Sleep cycles. I don't know what is real. All I know is that everybody seems to have their preferred ebb and flow of energy in the course of a day. Fine with me. :D

Hehe - there is no one true way! All I know is that gravity seems to work reliably. :D

Cheers
Sarah

[SDsalsaguy]

12:15am ... checking in "early" tonight... :D

[SDsalsaguy]

2:20am... calling it an early night tonight... going to go catch me some ZZZzzzs! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

1:00am.... just got back form some salsa....

[Swing Kitten]

I had a full night's rest last night... 8.5 hours!!! and I feel great! and tonight I'm going to through caution to the wind and sleep in my bed!!! I can't wait!!

[bouncybouncyweee]

why wouldn't you sleep in your bed?

[SDsalsaguy]

why wouldn't you sleep in your bed?
:shock: :oops: :wink:

[bouncybouncyweee]

:?: :?: :?:

I'm confused!! :cry:

[SDsalsaguy]

I was actually just teasing SK...

Her comments had to do with too many nights spent on campus in the studio...

[Swing Kitten]

Thanks for clearing my name SD --- I really should have caught that (knowing me!)

[SDsalsaguy]

Thanks for clearing my name SD
No problem SK, I've got you covered! :wink:

2:10am... just got home... checking in...

[bouncybouncyweee]

yupyup, i'm here too. I'm so sad, haha

[SDsalsaguy]

yupyup, i'm here too. I'm so sad, haha
Why sad Lily?

[SDsalsaguy]

You've just gotta love the DF and the IRU... it's 2:45am here, BBW and I are logged in representing California and Mich is in the house from Israel! :D

[bouncybouncyweee]

yupyup, i'm here too. I'm so sad, haha
Why sad Lily?

Because I'm here, always here. I'm either dancing, studying, or singing, or on this website!

hee hee
I love my life

[SDsalsaguy]

yupyup, i'm here too. I'm so sad, haha
Why sad Lily?

Because I'm here, always here. I'm either dancing, studying, or singing, or on this website!

hee hee
I love my life
I still fail to see where the sadness comes in... dancing is wonderful and I know you love singing too... this website rocks (obviously!), so that only leaves studying... and I know that you haven't been doing that for at least the past 6 hours... so why "sad"?

[bouncybouncyweee]

well, instead of dancing, i'm just browsing forums every fwe seconds to see if there's anything new... but, no matter what it's enjoyable.

yeah, I forgot singing. I love singing, by far more than dancing. That's me, real me. and reading. I forgot that too. I could sing and read forever. mmm...

[SDsalsaguy]

well, instead of dancing, i'm just browsing forums every fwe seconds to see if there's anything new... but, no matter what it's enjoyable.

yeah, I forgot singing. I love singing, by far more than dancing. That's me, real me. and reading. I forgot that too. I could sing and read forever. mmm...
Ok... so you love singing, reading, dancing and the DF... umm, so why sad? Sheesh am I confused! :?

[bouncybouncyweee]

-=bonk=-

nevermind!! I just think I"m a dork, and am doing dorky things like posting and posting, and i'ts great fun and yay yay yay weeee!

:kissme:

[bouncybouncyweee]

now i'm going to sleep. night night!

[SDsalsaguy]

Night-night Lily...

[SDsalsaguy]

Ok, my turn now... coming up on 5:00am, so night-night DF...

[danceguy]

Jon,

I have a great idea...I know my membership in IRU club is a long distant dream, but how about if we can manage to be on at the same time? Ex: I am just getting up and you are just going to bed...I think that may work...I'll try and get up a bit early to see if you are around!

On a side note, I did go out dancing last Friday until 10:30 pm...and stayed up till about midnight! Is that pretty good or what? I'm still catching up on all the sleep I missed while on vacation...and if I stay up late, I rarely can sleep in to catch up...so its ERC for me I'm afraid. :oops:

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

I'm sure that would be workable some night/morning SG... I actually ended up staying up until almost 6:30am after I'd turned my computer off. Tonight should be an earlier night however...

[Swing Kitten]

I often chat with friend on the other coast this way

[SDsalsaguy]

Yup... it's also when Jenn and I often "converse"... same with Sarah, etc., too! Actually may be one of the only ways to deal with the strangeness that is the ERC if you ask me! :wink:

[Sarah]

Yup... it's also when Jenn and I often "converse"... same with Sarah, etc., too! Actually may be one of the only ways to deal with the strangeness that is the ERC if you ask me! :wink:

Am not an early riser! I got in under a technicality! But its got to be 6am somewhere in the world when I get out of bed. BTW commiserations on the 9 am tutorial sessions, SD. I feel your pain.

Cheers
Sarah

[SDsalsaguy]

Am not an early riser!
Hold your horses there -- I never said you were! I was just pointing out that given our time zone differences I often chat with you before I go to bed/after you get up, that's all! :wink:

BTW commiserations on the 9 am tutorial sessions, SD. I feel your pain.
Thanks Sarah... yeah, I'm really not sure how I'm going to cope with that... seriously now, I've been going to bed around 4-5am (on average) the past couple of weeks and now I'm supposed to be in 9am lectures three mornings a week next quarter? :shock:

[SwinginBoo]

1:59 am....I'm an IRU person tonight. :D

[SDsalsaguy]

1:59 am....I'm an IRU person tonight. :D
Yay! Boo's in the house tonight! :D :D :D

[SwinginBoo]

oh yeah, oh yeah
it's your birthday
get your ?thing? on :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Go Boo, go Boo... :!:

[Swing Kitten]

Wow, it's amazing what sleep deprivation can do!

[SwinginBoo]

tell me about it. I think I got 2 hours of sleep last night, no lies. I'm just not a person who's used to functioning on that level. I don't feel too bad though, the kids really help pick me up. They're so funny. Oh this age is a good one I suppose.

[Swing Kitten]

you are talking about middle school right????? The time of life where people aren't human?


You're a very special person Stephanie

[SwinginBoo]

Well honestly yes Middle school is not my first choice. But since I work in a one-on-one setting I get to know the kids as individuals. There's an informal atmosphere that makes kids just be kids you know? This isn't to say that I don'tt melt whenever I walk into an elementary school. That is where my heart is. :D

[danceguy]

11 pm, and I'm not in bed...up practicing some Salsa steps...that alone should count for a few points towards membership. :)

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

Will be taken under due consideration SG...

[SDsalsaguy]

12:20am... checking in early tonight as I hope to get to bed early tonight (by 1 or 2am)! :D

[d nice]

I almost feel like I'm cheating if I check in before 3am these days... none the less, here I am.

[bouncybouncyweee]

yeah, I have to agree Boo, middle school kids are scary scary aliens. I am in awe. doesn't matter that you don't interact with the whole class... it's still scary. :shock:

[SDsalsaguy]

Ack! :shock: ...it's almost midnight and SG is logged on!!! :shock:

What is the world coming to???

[danceguy]

Caught me did you? It is just turning midnight here...and I have about 30 min of chores to do before I go to bed. What can I say...I'm always wired after a dance class...

Careful now...today I spun a lady twice....in a row! Who knows what is next!?!?!?!?!? :shock:

SG

P.S. The most logical explanation of course, is that I am spying on my members of the ERC....your terminations are in short order I'll have you know. :roll:

[danceguy]

Ahh, 1 am PST, Scorpionguy IS IN THE HIZZOUSE!

Take that, IRU club! Pygmalion, where are you to witness this grand event?

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

Ahh, 1 am PST, Scorpionguy IS IN THE HIZZOUSE!

Take that, IRU club!
Yeah, some fearless leader for the ERC you make! :roll:

[danceguy]

No worries man, I'll be up at 7 am tomorrow. I may rise, but I will refuse to shine. :)

Ok, definitely time for bed.........night all.

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

Night SG... and thanks for visiting the IRU! :wink:

[Sagitta]

Do I gain membership into your club? I was salsa'ing about the the other threads causing mischief :twisted: or trying to, :twisted: :) until past 3:00 in the morning EST. (That's what comes from having a really fantastic night out dancing!!)

[SDsalsaguy]

What? :shock: You couldn't be bothered to check in here and you want membership? :shock:

I don't know how, but I'm sure that SG must be responsible for this in some nefarious manner! :wink:

Just check in here the next time your up at such hours and you too can be a member of the IRU – the only club that really suits dancers! (Despite the drivel that counts as propaganda likely to come out of the ERC.) :wink:

[danceguy]

I don't know how, but I'm sure that SG must be responsible for this in some nefarious manner!

Excuse me mon ami? Such an innocent (and ravishly handsome, I might add) soul as myself would never do such a thing!

Sagitta - It is up to you to clear my good name amigo, and as such, I also invite you to joining the ERC (Early Risers Club)! Or, you can even try for membership in both clubs. That's even better. :)

Just check in here the next time your up at such hours and you too can be a member of the IRU – the only club that really suits dancers! (Despite the drivel that counts as propaganda likely to come out of the ERC.)

And you say I use propaganda and drivel? I call BS on you! :P

SG

P.S. At least I don't resort to stealing a friend's girlfriend with coffee beans! :shock:

[SDsalsaguy]

I stole nothing. All I did was offer the lady that which she wanted... not my fault if that's too much for you to keep up with! :wink:

[Sarah]

P.S. At least I don't resort to stealing a friend's girlfriend with coffee beans! :shock:

I don't recall any agreement about exclusivity.[1]
I also don't recall recieving any coffee beans.[2]

Cheers
Sarah

[1] No rock. And I dont mean a melon.[also 2]

[2]I am attributing this to logistical difficulties.

[SDsalsaguy]

[2]I am attributing this to logistical difficulties.
Exactly so Sarah! I asure you that I have them right here for your enjoyment at the time of your choosing!*

*AKA whenever you care to pick them up! :wink:

[Swing Kitten]

mail?

[SDsalsaguy]

mail? :shock:
Some of us prefer to conduct our relationships in person SK! :wink:
...besides, that would make sense! Can't have that now can we? :lol:

[Swing Kitten]

evidentally no!

[danceguy]

I don't recall any agreement about exclusivity.[1]

That's exactly why you got the boot, my dear. :)

1] No rock. And I dont mean a melon.[also 2]

My, we haven't even had a formal date and you already want an engagement ring? You must have very strange courtship rituals down there in New Zealand. :shock:

I'll tell you what, my younger brother is a graduate of the GIA, and also is a very gifted gemstone faceter. He could make a ring in no time at all...however I do believe Pygmalion had first dibs on my marriage proposal. Again, I'm resisting any jokes about melons. :)

Exactly so Sarah! I asure you that I have them right here for your enjoyment at the time of your choosing!*

*AKA whenever you care to pick them up!

And ladies, see the trap that has been laid here? I can already see the tiger stripped carpet, the mellow mood lighting, and the Barry Manilow playing on a very used 8-track cassette player. I'd be careful if I was you. I, on the other hand, offer no such tricks or deceitfully sinful slight of hand manuevers. Just a lot of flirting. :)

XoXoXoXo

SG

[danceguy]

And I almost forgot. 12:30 am! Jon - are you sleeping? Hopefully you're out dancing. :)

[SDsalsaguy]

And I almost forgot. 12:30 am! Jon - are you sleeping? Hopefully you're out dancing. :)
In a shock that will likely reverberate down through ages yet to come, I was actually in bed! That's the first time I've been in bed by midnight in at least a month!

[Swing Kitten]

:lol: what an interesting turn of events!

[Sarah]

I don't recall any agreement about exclusivity.[1]
That's exactly why you got the boot, my dear. :):P:P:P:P:P


...I do believe Pygmalion had first dibs on my marriage proposal. Again, I'm resisting any jokes about melons. :)

Well there ya go - you want me to stop accepting coffee beans from strange men[1] you're going to have to at least stop proposing to strange women[1].

Exactly so Sarah! I asure you that I have them right here for your enjoyment at the time of your choosing!*

*AKA whenever you care to pick them up!

And ladies, see the trap that has been laid here? I can already see the tiger stripped carpet, the mellow mood lighting, and the Barry Manilow playing on a very used 8-track cassette player. I'd be careful if I was you. I, on the other hand, offer no such tricks or deceitfully sinful slight of hand manuevers. Just a lot of flirting. :)

Ha - for all you know I might like a '70's pimp ambiance[2], and you've offered nothing but a 5:30am start to the day[3] and a terrible lot of flirting. Not even a melon joke to be seen :( :D.

Cheers
Sarah

[1]You can't tell me you two are normal! ;)
[2] I reserve the right to be strange too.
[3] What's a 5:30am anyway? I don't think I've ever seen one.

[Sagitta]

So I'm checking in. 2:00 a.m. EST. Sorry SG, IRU has won out for now. Try to start getting to bed earlier and then another one of these nights just comes creeping along.... :)

Clearing up your good name SG!! What's all that about? Asking for help sounds suspicious. :? Stand up on your two feet like a man!! Just ignore any slander/percieved slander!! And so it quickly dies away... You're fueling the fire. Me'thinks someon' doth protest too much!

A couple beautiful ladies being chased by a couple men. It doesn't sound as if anyone's still taken. :bouncy: Perhaps you ladies are looking for something/someone different? [Mr. Hopeful]

[SDsalsaguy]

So I'm checking in. 2:00 a.m. EST.
Welcome to the IRU Sagitta! :D

Sorry SG, IRU has won out for now.
Bravo Sagitta, well said! (Clearly you are a man of good taste and great intellect!)

Clearing up your good name SG!! What's all that about? Asking for help sounds suspicious. :? Stand up on your two feet like a man!! Just ignore any slander/percieved slander!! And so it quickly dies away... You're fueling the fire. Me'thinks someon' doth protest too much!
Same as above! :wink:

A couple beautiful ladies being chased by a couple men. It doesn't sound as if anyone's still taken. :bouncy: Perhaps you ladies are looking for something/someone different? [Mr. Hopeful]
Hold your horse now Sagitta…Sarah well knows that I have her coffee beans ever-ready for any surprise visits she may be of a mind to pursue!

[SDsalsaguy]

OMG!:shock: SG is logged in, past midnight, for a second night in a row! What is the world coming to???

[Edit: he logged out very quickly though... maybe it was just sleep surfing?]

[danceguy]

Well there ya go - you want me to stop accepting coffee beans from strange men[1] you're going to have to at least stop proposing to strange women[1].

What, no more proposals of marriage to women I've never seen or talked to before? You mean I actually have to get to know them first? :)

Ha - for all you know I might like a '70's pimp ambiance[2], and you've offered nothing but a 5:30am start to the day[3] and a terrible lot of flirting. Not even a melon joke to be seen .

Hey, what ever floats your boat honey! And getting up at 5:30 just means I have more time during the day to get you flowers, cook you meals and let you know how beautiful you are. I can reserve my flirting for one lady you know!

As for the melon jokes, those are not appropriate for this forum. This is a family environment. :)

[3] What's a 5:30am anyway? I don't think I've ever seen one.

It's a time to listen to the birds, wake up with the sun and realize you could have been out dancing the night before and maybe met some attractive single people. Perish the thought! :shock:

Hugs and flirts,

SG

[danceguy]

Clearing up your good name SG!! What's all that about? Asking for help sounds suspicious. Stand up on your two feet like a man!! Just ignore any slander/percieved slander!! And so it quickly dies away... You're fueling the fire. Me'thinks someon' doth protest too much!

Sagitta,

My dear lad, you are hereby BANNED from the ERC for life! Insulting the founding member (especially regarding his womanly manhood) is most certainly not the way to future membership. Remember, the only way to win a BS war is to keep on slinging the BS...haven't you ever watched a talk show? :o

A couple beautiful ladies being chased by a couple men. It doesn't sound as if anyone's still taken. Perhaps you ladies are looking for something/someone different? [Mr. Hopeful]

Find your own DF chics amigo...this is MY flirting grounds...me and SDSalsaGuy's....he has the coffee beans, and I have the lame pick up lines. :)

Adios,

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

2:20am here now... late enough to check in I'm thinking :wink:

[d nice]

Well it's a quarter after four a.m... and I'm going to be up for at least another fifteen.

What is it like to go to bed by midnight?

[SDsalsaguy]

It was a very strange experience I must say. Perhaps among the most strange elements was to go to bed before my roommate (he's normally a 1:00am type guy) and not have had a couple of hours of time "alone" to myself before going to bed. It was also very strange to wake up the next day... the day just really shouldn't start that early!* The other strangeness of it was how truncated the day seemed – I mean I “lost” 3-5 hours from my usual “day.”

* I've said it before and I'll say it again, If G-d really wanted people to see sunrises, S/He'd have made them happen later in the day!

[Swing Kitten]

It takes a little practice SD to get the hang of it... but it's nice when it works.

... coming from a gal who actually didn't sleep last night... good thing work was slow and I like my co-workers!

[SDsalsaguy]

It takes a little practice SD to get the hang of it... but it's nice when it works.
I'll take your word on this Sk, as it is not something I think I'll be makeing a habit of!

Just to throw SG totally off his game, have I ever mentioned that the year I worked on a kibbutz (communal farm) in Israel I had to be at work by 4:45am every morning?

[danceguy]

Just to throw SG totally off his game, have I ever mentioned that the year I worked on a kibbutz (communal farm) in Israel I had to be at work by 4:45am every morning?

Really? That's totally cool!

As you may know, I used to be a late night owl like yourself, and that I once went three weeks without a wink of sleep. Sometimes I miss a day or two on purpose just to test myself. :shock:

Jon you've got to tell us more about this working on a farm in Israel! I can only assume though, that the reason for getting up so early is that you are Dafook Barosh! :)

Best,

SG

[Swing Kitten]

3:04 am

I don't sleep last night... sleep at work... then go dancing in Boston... and when I come home (nowish) do I go to sleep? NO... I check the forums!!

I don't know whether to laugh of cry.

[SDsalsaguy]

3:04 am

I don't sleep last night... sleep at work... then go dancing in Boston... and when I come home (nowish) do I go to sleep? NO... I check the forums!!

I don't know whether to laugh of cry.
:lol: :lol: :lol: ...it's all good SK! And believe me, you're not alone in this!

Question: how often do you hit Boston? I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but that's where I grew up and my Mom still lives there.

[Swing Kitten]

Nice... I've been to Boston three times (in a year and a half) -- needless to say I don't get out much. Once to see a puppet production, once only to get lost and nearly run out of gas while trying to see another puppet production (my carpool plans bailed at the last second... leaving me a bit clueless as well as short on time), then I went dancing tonight which turned out just fine because someone else drove. I'd rather drive in San Francisco than Boston.

[SDsalsaguy]

Yeah, driving in Boston is just awful! I actually never bothered to learn to drive or get a license while I still lived there, largely for that very reason. Granted, the public transportation in Boston is top notch...

[danceguy]

1 am - checking in - contemplating the meaning of life........

[SDsalsaguy]

Just to throw SG totally off his game, have I ever mentioned that the year I worked on a kibbutz (communal farm) in Israel I had to be at work by 4:45am every morning?

Really? That's totally cool!

As you may know, I used to be a late night owl like yourself, and that I once went three weeks without a wink of sleep. Sometimes I miss a day or two on purpose just to test myself. :shock:

Jon you've got to tell us more about this working on a farm in Israel! I can only assume though, that the reason for getting up so early is that you are Dafook Barosh! :)
As far as the reason you suggest for getting up early, what then, my dear SG, does that say about you as the founder of the ERC, hmm? :wink: :lol:

Anyway, after I finished my undergrad degrees I wanted some time out before starting grad school… I drove cross-country, for my first time, with a buddy who had just graduated with me, from SoCal to Boston and spent most of the summer at my Mom’s place before heading over to Israel. Since I was trying to take some time off from academia, etc., I wanted to get back to using my hands like I had when I was younger and did lots of carpentry, etc., so decided to go volunteer on a kibbutz. I never intended to be there quite so long, but ended up being out of the U.S. for 14 months…eight months on the kibbutz, three months backpacking through Europe and Egypt, and then three more months back on the kibbutz.

I started out mostly working in the vegetable fields like most of the volunteers but, once it became clear that I was going to be staying for an extended period they were willing to invest the time training me for one of the more intensive branches…which is how I ended up working in the date orchards where I spent eight of my 11 months on kibbutz. Pruning, pollinating, harvesting, etc.,…you name it, I did it. But, it almost never happened! You see, I’m not very fond of heights and, my first day trying to work in the orchards was at the start of the maintenance phase…which basically means that we drive from tree top to tree top in a cherry picker, where you then get dropped off as you climb out into the tree and, with a small machete, proceed to cut off the mildly toxic palm thorns… which can grow over six inches long!

Needless to say I was in a total cold sweat! Yet, by the end of the day, I told myself that I just had to try it and figure out if I was going to be able to do it or not. Well, that remains my least favorite task in the orchards… especially as it took over a month to complete the orchards in their entirety, but I did make it through, even if barely! What was interesting is that while I was never very comfortable in the cherry pickers – even after I was the one driving – I came to feel very comfortable when I was in the trees…

Anyway, llllllllllllooooooooooooooonnnnnnggggggggg story short, the kibbutz I was on was in the deep south in the Arava desert so most of the work done outdoors needed to get done earlier in the day before the sun got too high and too hot. So, we’d meet at the dining room for some tea/coffee at 4:30am, head down to work at 4:45am, and come back for breakfast around 8 or 9am. We’d then head back down to work until lunch at 12 or 1pm, when we’d usually call it a day (although once in a while another hour or two of work would need to get done). I’d usually catch a nap for 3-4 hours in the afternoon before waking up for dinner around 7pm, and then the volunteers would often stay up watching movies, having bonfires, playing backgammon, etc., until around 12:00am. Then it was off to get four more hours of sleep before starting it all over again…

[danceguy]

Jon,

Wow, thanks for sharing...having never been to Europe (or anywhere else outside of the US) I have no idea what it would be like to immerse oneself in a foreign culture. And then 3 months backpacking around...as noted in my thread about routine and discipline...I'd likely go nuts in such a situation!

Ahh...you understood my little insult in Hebrew...I figured you would. And yes, it applies to me as well. Funny story on that...I used to work with a man from Israel who would just love to start swearing at us in his native tongue when he was in a joking mood, and we'd all just stare blankly as he said insults to us in a language we couldn't understand.

Having a gift for learning tongues...finally one day I decided to get even. So, knowing a friend of mines father was also from Israel, I ask him one night to teach me how to speak Hebrew. He proceeds to write down some pretty foul swear words (the one I used being the most mild)...and then gives me a few points on the accent and syllables. I look at him and say "hey, I'd really like to talk to this guy, not swear at him." I then learn these two gentlemen from Israel are old friends, and I'm told by my friend's father to "give him hell and my regards personally." How could I say no to that?

So eventually, one day the guy at work goes off at me in Hebrew with this same charming face. Out comes my list, and then comes the insults! The look on his face was priceless...of course he then proceeded to call me all sorts of things I know were REALLY bad...but he then complemented me on my accent and said I should consider studying the language. :)

Strange the things that aspire us to learn a little culture. :shock:

SG

[danceguy]

Oh, and BTW, its 1:30 am now, and I ain't going to bed yet. I may stay up until 2 am - HORRORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SDsalsaguy]

Wow, thanks for sharing...having never been to Europe (or anywhere else outside of the US) I have no idea what it would be like to immerse oneself in a foreign culture. And then 3 months backpacking around...as noted in my thread about routine and discipline...I'd likely go nuts in such a situation!
No problem SG. It's actually funny, but the lack of schedule is what I most like about traveling. I feel that when I get away from my daily routines I am much more open to what the universe has to offer...

As far as my own traveling, I first left the U.S. the summer after my freshman year in college when I spent a summer in Germany. I then visited Israel, briefly, over Winter break, during both my Junior and Senior years. As far as my backpacking adventure, I visited England, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Italy, and Greece, before heading to Egypt via Israel. (It was in Egypt that summer that I met John, my friend who's wedding I attended in Las Vegas last month.)

One thing I learned while I was traveling was that, as much as I loved going to new places and doing new things, what really appealed to me was meeting new people -- and especially seeing what were the things they thought about and did the same and what were the things they thought about and did differently. This was definitely a major factor in my ending up doing my graduate work in cultural anthropology (especially since I never had even a single class in anthropology as an undergrad!).

Ahh...you understood my little insult in Hebrew...I figured you would.
While I'm not fluent, I can manage to get by in Israel with resorting to English if I have to... :)

[pygmalion]

Oh, and BTW, its 1:30 am now, and I ain't going to bed yet. I may stay up until 2 am - HORRORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew we'd bring you over to the dark side! :twisted: :wink: :lol:

[danceguy]

I knew we'd bring you over to the dark side!

No no my friend, I've been over with the dark side for many years. :twisted:

That's why I advocate being in both the ERC and the IRU club. I love getting up early, but I can be a night owl with the best of them...and put most to shame without trying. :P

However, I still don't have any coffee beans...and without those I don't have a shot at any of the ladies here. :cry:
On that note, I think I'm one of the few people I know that doesn't even drink coffee...last time I had a cup was more than 15 years ago. :shock:

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

Well, that's certainly even less then me... but I honestly doubt that, on average, I have coffee more then once a month. My late nights are self-generated and sustained! :D

[All of which means that I just have that much more of a supply available for Sarah! :D]

[danceguy]

All of which means that I just have that much more of a supply available for Sarah!

*Grrr!* *Hiss!* *Snort!*

Note to self: Buy coffee beans...some guys have all the luck..... :?

[SDsalsaguy]

3:20am... quiet night here in the DF... hope everyone's out having a blast dancing! :D

[Swing Kitten]

I was actually *trying* to sleep and pull together what could have been construed as a normal or healthy schedule... no dice.

BTW... I don't drink coffee... never have. One sip once... I don't get it... and I'm fine with that.

[Sagitta]

BTW... I don't drink coffee... never have. One sip once... I don't get it... and I'm fine with that.

Me too. Not a coffee drinker. Do drink a lot of tea when visiting relatives though.


Checking in at 12:37 a.m. EST.

[Swing Kitten]

My schedule has become all sorts of screwy! need.... to.... fix...
for example I've been asleep for hours already and now I'm checking in at 1:25 am... drinking my hot pink lemonade and will try for more sleep.
but until then I here! ;)

[danceguy]

10:36 PM, signing off...gotta get up early for work tomorrow...so no more IRU hours for this little arachnid. :)

[pygmalion]

1:54 AM. Checking in ... :D

[NeoDevin]

Well, I'm new here, and it's now 2 in the morning here. I guess I qualify for this. If anyone is interested in knowing more about me, i already made a lengthy post on the subject in this thread (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1472). I'll probably end up online here frequently after 1 or 2 am here, sometimes even as late as 4.

Devin

[SDsalsaguy]

Well, I already welcomed you to the Forums in your other thread, so now let me welcome you to the IRU... it rocks! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah, :doh: 1:10am. Checking in...

[SDsalsaguy]

Almost 3:30am... checking out I think...

[Sagitta]

Like swing kitten I need to get more sleep. Just woke up ten minutes ago to a handyman banging outside my door. The lightswitch in the hallway was shorting so the bulb had to eb changed every couple days!!! :x

First I do is check the DF! :) Need to go back and do some more catching up as this is my day off!!!!

[Sagitta]

it's 3:02 a.m. Went out salsa'ing. Now need to get some shut-eye soon as I want to go to my sister's tomorrow!

[NeoDevin]

Well, it's 1:30 here, guess it's almost time for me to go do my chores, then go to bed :P

[SDsalsaguy]

Only a little past 12:30am here, so a bit early to "check in"... but here's a shout out to all my IRU peeps! :cheers:

[SDsalsaguy]

Past 2:30am now...so I figure it's OK to "officially" check in. :D

[Swing Kitten]

4:30 am checking in soon to be checkin out

Finished a movie with my roommate not too long ago... I guess I'm putting off sleeping with a stuffy nose only because it's miserable.... ugh! No use!

[SDsalsaguy]

I'll assume that most of you have been enjoying your turkeys as there's been minimal DF activity today. :wink:

1:40am check in... :bouncy:

[Danish Guy]

There sure is quiet now.

Over here there’s no turkey, no thanks, and the giving will wait till Christmas.

Anyway, have a good time, and enjoy yourself.

I’m going for some salsa later. :D

[SDsalsaguy]

A bit past 2:00am here…any other IRU peeps about?

[pygmalion]

I was awake, but I couldn't log in. Turns out the router for the LAN in my house was dead. Only three hours of conversation with service techs to find that out! :cry: Anyway, I'm back now. ... I hope. :lol:

[Sagitta]

I'm here. Yawn...6 hours driving in the post-Thanksgiving traffic to get home..And here I am the faithful DF addict hitting the keyboard keys at a 100 miles a minute!!!!

[salsachinita]

Hey guys, I'm here too :wink: !

Ok, it's 5.45pm Mon for me..........not really IRU :roll: am I?

[salsachinita]

SD, if you are there could you plz tell me how you did all those long posts...?

I've been trying all weekend to write my post for 'Salsa around the world' but (must have spent too long typing) always got automatically logged off :x ! By the time I log in again my writing would be gone.... :evil:

I've re-written the darn thing three times already :(

[SDsalsaguy]

Heya salsachinita... :shock:

Wow, sorry to hear that's happening to you! I haven't had any such problems so don't really know what to tell you... :?
I'll pass this along to DanceMentor though and see if he has anything to offer...

In the meantime the best I can suggest is typing up a longer response in your word processing program and then just posting it in to the DF.

Sorry not to be able to be of more help...

[Sagitta]

I have issues with DF too, but not the one that you're having. I don't ahve any issues with long posts.

Here's a solution:
Type out your response in a word processing program like word/wordperfect, notepad...and then you could log in, cut and paste, and you're all done!! :)

[SDsalsaguy]

I have issues with DF too...
Please let us know what these are and when they happen so that we can see if there's anything we can do! Thanks!

[danceguy]

11:20 pm, checking in...of course the real IRU folks are probably just having breakfast! :shock:

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

11:20 pm, checking in...of course the real IRU folks are probably just having breakfast! :shock:
Nah, just a snack. :wink:

BTW, I'm not sure that one can "check in" to the IRU when it's not even midnight yet. Give a shout out, say hello, etc., sure...but check in??? :shock:

[salsachinita]

Sorry not to be able to be of more help...

That's ok, SD. I will just have to get over my frustration and type it in Words *sigh*........

[SDsalsaguy]

Sorry not to be able to be of more help...

That's ok, SD. I will just have to get over my frustration and type it in Words *sigh*........
Thanks for your understanding salsachinita...a tech guru I am not! :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah...seeing as it is now past 1:00am I guess I can say I'm checking in for the evening! :D

[NeoDevin]

Well, it's a nice early 2:30 righ tnow. I guess I'll probably be going to bed soon, now that I wasted lots of time watching XXX. Good movie, some interesting points. Also watched Van Wilder, also a good movie with some good points. Anyways. Off to bed with me. Oh yeah, and I'm a littlb eit drunk.

[SDsalsaguy]

woa. absolutely no one here tonight. was there some big virtual party somewhere else that I didn't get invited to?

[Sagitta]

Nope. Went to be before midnight in order to prepare myself for the rigours of the upcoming week. Will be checking in tonight, Wednesday, and Friday...after coming back from dancing. :)

[Sagitta]

Okay so I'm checking in SDSalsa. Forums seem empty. Everyone home tucked in bed, or partying, I see!! :( :)

[SDsalsaguy]

Nah, I'm still lurking about. :wink:

Actually, the forums have been a bit slow for the past week... it started with Thanksgiving, but's still stayed a bit quiet ever since... probably people still digesting all that turkey! :lol:

[Sagitta]

I've noticed that too. People could be preoccupied with the stress of holiday shopping/plans and getting work done on top of all this!! :)

[SDsalsaguy]

Sheesh! Here it is, night number two, and almost no one here all night! :(

Where is everyone? :?

[Danish Guy]

I'm here, and so are 2 guests.

[d nice]

I'm here... I just got home from dancing and hanging out for food after.

Alas I seem to be drifting so I'm likely to be hitting the sac in a bit.

[Sagitta]

Well...forgot to check in before going to bed...zzzzz...fell asleep in front of the computer. :oops: :oops: Then stumbled into bed!! :)

[Sagitta]

Quickly popping in to check DF out before I hit the bed. Am just back from a night of social dancing. Way too crowded for a waltz newbie like me. :( But a whole group of people that I met on Wednesday came and I got them all up and dancing, even though it was mostly freestyle. :)

[SDsalsaguy]

I called it an early night at the club tonight, so here I am, checking in, and it isn't even 1:00am yet. :shock:

[NeoDevin]

Well, I had a dance earlier, got home around 1:30. Watched a couple movies, it's now 5:30. I suppose this is probably late enough for IRU

Devin

[pygmalion]

Hmm. I guess I'm going to have to consume some caffeine today. I haven't checked into IRU much since I quit caffeine cold turkey about five or six weeks ago.

[NeoDevin]

It's approaching 5:00 am here, and I just got home not too long ago and had pizza. I think we're gonna watch a movie soon, so I probably won't get to bed until after it's light out.

Devin

[SDsalsaguy]

I think we're gonna watch a movie soon, so I probably won't get to bed until after it's light out.
Who's "we"? :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh yeah, checking in at 4:30am now. I was at my local salsa club until 1:30am and ended having an absolutely fantastic time. Now I'm getting off the phone with MadamSamba (we got to chat tonight...Yay! :D :D :D)...she's about to go to bed even though it is only 11:30pm there right now! :tongue:

[pygmalion]

Man! I did drink the caffeine, and I was up, but my darn internet connection was down again. Grrr. :x

[Sagitta]

Time to get a new internet provider Jenn!! :) Or a different type of ineternet connection...

[SDsalsaguy]

Man! I did drink the caffeine, and I was up, but my darn internet connection was down again. Grrr. :x
:( :( :(

[Question: should you have your own grup the AIRU (the Artificial-Insomniacs-R-Us) or the CIRU (Caffeinated-Insomniacs-R-Us)? :lol: ]

[pygmalion]

Hehe! How about the FIRUCIWCC (former insomniacs are us check in when consuming caffeine)? :lol: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Yes, but were you ever a true IRU...methinks CIRU was always your pot of tea -- or coffeee, as the case may be! :lol: