Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 53

RickyMaveety · 10-08-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Wow! Sounds like you had a wish for a breathtaking moment answered on credit.

Do the noise cancellation headphones work on noise generated by shums? They don't block the adorable little mewing sounds made by cute kittens, do they?

Yeah, but I'm paying for it now. Ever since last night I have been feeling sick. I had a minor bout at the Houston Meetup, but then I was fine until last night. Then, I was up the whole damn night sitting on the porcelain throne and praying for death.

Then ... all day today ... more of the same. So, I'm hungry as all get out and worried about eating anything much because it might start all over again. There are some great nights and then there are those that just plain suck. This is one of the latter.

As for the noise cancellation headphones .... I've only used them on planes. However, I am lucky in that I have very selective hearing when I'm asleep. I can sleep through almost anything, but if one of my cats meows for me .... I'm up and bolt awake. That was even true when I lived in downtown San Diego ... I'd sleep through the traffic and the trolley sounds (I lived right near a crossing ... with one of those clanging gates), but if Newton meowed, even if he was outside the condo, I woke up.

I wish there was some way to pass this ability on to those who need it. I don't so much now since I live out in the country. No SHUMS out here ... not yet anyway.

nekokami · 10-09-2008, 01:23 PM

I'm so sorry to hear that you're still sick! I hope you're feeling better soon.

badgoodDeb · 10-09-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

However, I am lucky in that I have very selective hearing when I'm asleep. I can sleep through almost anything, but if one of my cats meows for me .... I'm up and bolt awake. That was even true when I lived in downtown San Diego ... I'd sleep through the traffic and the trolley sounds (I lived right near a crossing ... with one of those clanging gates), but if Newton meowed, even if he was outside the condo, I woke up.

I wish there was some way to pass this ability on to those who need it.

I think that's called "mothering"! Maybe not the ignoring of other things, but the ability to be tuned to the cries of your own babies. I don't have any kids, but my puppies would awaken me, whereas lawn mowers, garbage trucks -- nahh!

Slite · 10-09-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I think that's called "mothering"! Maybe not the ignoring of other things, but the ability to be tuned to the cries of your own babies. I don't have any kids, but my puppies would awaken me, whereas lawn mowers, garbage trucks -- nahh!

So in my case it's "fathering"? I'm usually a very hard sleeper, but this morning at 3.30am our youngest doggie started barfing, and I was awake and up after the first sign of it, you know, when they start to sound like they got the hicups or something (dunno what its called in english, but we call it "ulka")

pshrynk · 10-09-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Slite

So in my case it's "fathering"? I'm usually a very hard sleeper, but this morning at 3.30am our youngest doggie started barfing, and I was awake and up after the first sign of it, you know, when they start to sound like they got the hicups or something (dunno what its called in english, but we call it "ulka")

I call it "yorking" but that's because I have a Yorkshire Terrier. Ulka actually sounds about right, though.

Slite · 10-09-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I call it "yorking" but that's because I have a Yorkshire Terrier. Ulka actually sounds about right, though.

Yepp, it's a word formed from the sounds being made

nekokami · 10-09-2008, 03:01 PM

"Parenting," anyway.

(We call it "acking" at our house when the cats do it.)

Patricia · 10-09-2008, 04:51 PM

Yes, I agree. I'm a heavy sleeper but just one whimper from a nearby baby and I'm awake. And my daughter is now 34, so it seems that one doesn't unlearn the habit.
(I also turn round whenever I hear an small voice in the shopping centre say, 'Mum' in a whiny way. Again, ti's pure force of habit.)

But I too hope that you feel better soon Ricky.

montsnmags · 10-09-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

"Parenting," anyway.

(We call it "acking" at our house when the cats do it.)

We call it "hawking" (nothing to do with the bird, of course - again, it's the noise).

I remember when we got our first Airedale, Monty. When he arrived, and slept in our room at night in the crate, we were getting up all night with "Is he breathing...he doesn't sound like he's breathing...no, it's okay, there he goes". Eventually we learnt to sleep through it.

At our last house, Monty would always move off the carpet and onto the glass at the top of the stairs to hawk something up - a very considerate boy, he was.

Cheers,
Marc

Greg Anos · 10-09-2008, 07:56 PM

Making Mexican pizzas - Recipe - Corn tortilla, put refried beans on it, then some pepperone sausage, then some shredded cheese (cheddar, or monterrey jack, or both). Bake for 30 min at 350 F, take out and cool a bit, cover with chopped lettuce and tomato. Serve with Dos XX dark beer. Buenos, senors y senoras y senoritas.....

RickyMaveety · 10-09-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

I'm so sorry to hear that yocu're still sick! I hope you're feeling better soon.

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I think that's called "mothering"! Maybe not the ignoring of other things, but the ability to be tuned to the cries of your own babies. I don't have any kids, but my puppies would awaken me, whereas lawn mowers, garbage trucks -- nahh!

Ah, never thought of myself as having the tiniest bit of maternal instinct ... but hey.

And, yes I'm still sick. As long as I stick to eating dry Cheerios and grape soda, I seem to be ok, but if I deviate much off of that, then I feel like complete garbage.

A Mexican pizza sounds soooo good too. Maybe I'll see if I can sneak a little chocolate in after my Cheerios dinner .... that will make me feel a little better, psychologically if not physically.

yvanleterrible · 10-09-2008, 08:52 PM

You should say parental instinct... unless you breast feed that is.

RickyMaveety · 10-09-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

You should say parental instinct... unless you breast feed that is.

Ah, so a woman who gives birth, but doesn't breast feed is only a "parent?"

Not that I gave birth to any of my cats, but still ......

RickyMaveety · 10-09-2008, 09:50 PM

Oh hell .... apparently I can't even eat Cheerios and soda pop. This is not good.

pshrynk · 10-10-2008, 08:33 AM

From yorking, hawking, and ulka-ing to Mexican Pizza. Who says this forum doesn't have a true sense of propriety?

Oh right, pretty much anyone who reads it.

10-09-2008, 01:23 PM	#782
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I'm so sorry to hear that you're still sick! I hope you're feeling better soon.

10-09-2008, 03:01 PM	#787
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	"Parenting," anyway. (We call it "acking" at our house when the cats do it.)

10-09-2008, 04:51 PM	#788
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Yes, I agree. I'm a heavy sleeper but just one whimper from a nearby baby and I'm awake. And my daughter is now 34, so it seems that one doesn't unlearn the habit. (I also turn round whenever I hear an small voice in the shopping centre say, 'Mum' in a whiny way. Again, ti's pure force of habit.) But I too hope that you feel better soon Ricky.

10-09-2008, 07:56 PM	#790
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,520 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Making Mexican pizzas - Recipe - Corn tortilla, put refried beans on it, then some pepperone sausage, then some shredded cheese (cheddar, or monterrey jack, or both). Bake for 30 min at 350 F, take out and cool a bit, cover with chopped lettuce and tomato. Serve with Dos XX dark beer. Buenos, senors y senoras y senoritas.....

10-09-2008, 08:52 PM	#792
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	You should say parental instinct... unless you breast feed that is.

10-09-2008, 09:50 PM	#794
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Oh hell .... apparently I can't even eat Cheerios and soda pop. This is not good.

10-10-2008, 08:33 AM	#795
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	From yorking, hawking, and ulka-ing to Mexican Pizza. Who says this forum doesn't have a true sense of propriety? Oh right, pretty much anyone who reads it.