Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[Verencat]

Originally Posted by Verencat

Instead of Tia Maria, I just called the person concerned by my nightmare, I know now for sure everything's ok, so I can presently enjoy the morning!
I dreamed that my best friend's one year old had a growth sickness of some sort and died at eight years old after years of suffering and vain hope... I can still see the kids eyes... :shiver: I feel like running to them to hold them close, but they're a thousand km away...

My friend just called me back to have a long chat while the baby was napping - she just learned that she's pregnant again! Dream interpretation books all say that dreaming about death means something good is being hatched for the person we see dying, so I guess that was it, Alexis will have a kid brother or a kid sister!

[GraceKrispy]

Originally Posted by Verencat

My friend just called me back to have a long chat while the baby was napping - she just learned that she's pregnant again! Dream interpretation books all say that dreaming about death means something good is being hatched for the person we see dying, so I guess that was it, Alexis will have a kid brother or a kid sister!

Pleeeeease donʻt dream about my death, please!!!!

But congrats to your friend!! Thatʻs pretty cool!

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

heh, listening to a report about "black friday" in the US on the radio right now. apparently they have to call in the police to keep the crowds under control !! they interviewed some shoppers, now they're interviewing a guy who lost his job and now is homeless ; they asked him if he wasn't a bit sickened to see such rampant consumption in his situation, and he said no, but if he gets another job he'll hold on to it with his teeth.

We had a news story about someone who's just done a year without buying anything:
"Mr Boyle said: "It's been the happiest year of my life, and I will continue indefinitely, so I do not see any reason to return to a money-orientated world.
"It has been really liberating. It does have challenges but I do not have the stresses of bank accounts, bills, traffic jams and long hours in a job I don't enjoy."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8384124.stm

[DMcCunney]

Just lovely.


______
Dennis

[Katti's Cat]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

vcat, i'm glad your nightmare will disappear in the light of day ! and kcat, i hope you can get some sleep tonight... it's hellish not to be able to sleep ! some advice, be sure to turn of computer and television at least one hour before going to bed (the light prevents you from getting sleepy, something about inhibiting something in the brain, melatonin perhaps ?), no alcohol or cigarettes either at least one hour before. then do something quiet, like... read !

I managed to get 2 hours last nite so I'm improving. Thanks for the tips Zelda but they are somwhat flawed for my lifestyle . 1 hour before bed no puter, no tv, no alcohol and no cigarettes - that just makes me itchy, not sleepy But again, I know you mean well. My body just isn't build for healthy and sensible lifestyle.

[phenomshel]

Breaking in new keyboard/trackball. We made a spur of the moment trip to Naperville to pick up a computer case for Chris, and while we were at a computer store...*grin*. I got a new Logitech corded keyboard and a Cordless Trackman trackball also from Logitech. Been a fan of their computer peripherals for many years. And more importantly..I got SONIC!! For those of you not in the US, Sonic is a fast food place with carhops (probably the last chain that uses them.) I got addicted to Sonic when I lived in Texas, but the nearest one to me now is over 40 miles away. So this is a great big hairy deal for me .

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Just lovely.


______
Dennis

Wow! Wow. Now that is something you can't do with an e-book

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Katti's Cat

28C = 82.4F vs 28F = -2.2C

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I would offer to split the difference, but I can't handle temps under 20 C = 68F too well

It's the thought that counts, and it certainly FEELS b*y cold here.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by Verencat

what's going on? Can I hit you with a shovel so you'd go to sleep right now?

Instead of Tia Maria, I just called the person concerned by my nightmare, I know now for sure everything's ok, so I can presently enjoy the morning!
I dreamed that my best friend's one year old had a growth sickness of some sort and died at eight years old after years of suffering and vain hope... I can still see the kids eyes... :shiver: I feel like running to them to hold them close, but they're a thousand km away...

But it's a beautiful day today!

My nightmares generally involve gangs of tornadoes hunting me down in geography made up of a patchwork of past towns I've lived in... either that, or the tentacular, white fungus that grows rapidly from spots all over my skin with each tendril grabbing another part of my body to uncoordinately pull me apart into large chunks.

I still prefer the above to the personal ones like yours though - the personal, "real" ones tear up worse parts than just the body.

Originally Posted by Verencat

Marc's the expert, but let me give it a good try...

TWACK!


So, ya sleeping now?

...and, though it's not always successful, it makes you feel good, doesn't it?

Cheers,
Marc

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Right now reminding myself that leaving stuff at the bottom of the stairs is a bad idea, and about to take some painkillers to deal with the results of having left stuff there

[GraceKrispy]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Right now reminding myself that leaving stuff at the bottom of the stairs is a bad idea, and about to take some painkillers to deal with the results of having left stuff there

youch!! I hope youʻre ok, and feeling better soon!

I am perusing fitness and health books. Iʻve decided I really need to change my (our) diet. Iʻve got *way* too much information in front of me now and Iʻm trying to figure out what to do. I wish I had more time to cook, but leaving at 7am and coming home (with three kids) at 7pm doesnʻt give me much time. I should do crockpot meals in the morning, but I never seem to find the time. I do get up at 5:15 or so to work out before I leave.

So if anyone has tried and true recipes (easy, please! Iʻm a little challenged and I never follow the recipe, but I usually approximate it!) and sites theyʻd like to direct me to, great! Iʻm particularly interested in vegetarian type meals with legumes and such as a main ingredient.

So thatʻs me, now. Oh, and I still need that maid...

[Verencat]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

My nightmares generally involve gangs of tornadoes hunting me down in geography made up of a patchwork of past towns I've lived in... either that, or the tentacular, white fungus that grows rapidly from spots all over my skin with each tendril grabbing another part of my body to uncoordinately pull me apart into large chunks.

I still prefer the above to the personal ones like yours though - the personal, "real" ones tear up worse parts than just the body.

...and, though it's not always successful, it makes you feel good, doesn't it?

Cheers,
Marc

Argh, your nighmares make me squirmish! The fungus one, you described in detail before, and I remember shaking while I read that post!

And I really do like the shovel a lot!

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Right now reminding myself that leaving stuff at the bottom of the stairs is a bad idea, and about to take some painkillers to deal with the results of having left stuff there

Should we wrap you with bubble wrap, dear, so you stay safe for us?

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

(...) I should do crockpot meals in the morning, but I never seem to find the time. I do get up at 5:15 or so to work out before I leave. (...)

Easy trick to escape that: prepare your meal the night before in the ceramic pot, put it in the fridge, and just put in the slow cooker in the morning. Works miracles with anything but the meat your have to brown before cooking.

[LazyScot]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Right now reminding myself that leaving stuff at the bottom of the stairs is a bad idea, and about to take some painkillers to deal with the results of having left stuff there

Hmmm. BetterHalf does that as well (leaves things at the bottom of the stairs). The result is usually a demonstration of why I was never considered for a gymnastics team.

Here's hoping you're better soon.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

So if anyone has tried and true recipes (easy, please! Iʻm a little challenged and I never follow the recipe, but I usually approximate it!) and sites theyʻd like to direct me to, great! Iʻm particularly interested in vegetarian type meals with legumes and such as a main ingredient.

So thatʻs me, now. Oh, and I still need that maid...

hm, i don't have a slow cooker so i can't help with that, but here is a site i like for vegetarian recipes. i've only made a few of them, and some of them are more work than i feel like putting into a meal, but many of them are really easy (she will also tell you, which ones are easier) and what is nice is she often proposes alternate ingredients in case you can't find something, or to modify it for your personal taste, and she also gives tips about what recipes you can make in advance, or freeze, or such. and if she gives a recipe which you can make a lot of, she gives tips for different ways of preparing / accompanying the leftovers so you don't get bored after 3 days of the same meal. http://www.101cookbooks.com

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Hmmm. BetterHalf does that as well (leaves things at the bottom of the stairs). The result is usually a demonstration of why I was never considered for a gymnastics team.

Here's hoping you're better soon.

aïe !!! that's it, i declare a general moratorium on leaving things at the bottom of the stairs !! i hope everyone is feeling better soon.

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

aïe !!! that's it, i declare a general moratorium on leaving things at the bottom of the stairs !! i hope everyone is feeling better soon.

Yes ma'am; I am moving everything to the top of the stairs with immediate effect.

('Cept I live in a bungalow .)