Falling Asleep - Page 3

SteveDallas · 05-26-2008, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

is this a quote from some movie? i can't imagine you calling anyone an insensitive clod.

I believe what Pie meant to say was:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

I became an insomniac on 9/11, you insensitive clod!

Clodfobble · 05-26-2008, 04:31 PM

I'll have you know I am very sensitive.

Undertoad · 05-26-2008, 08:41 PM

x, you sensitive clod! is a Slashdot meme.

lumberjim · 05-26-2008, 09:23 PM

is it 'insensitive' or 'sensitive'?

Undertoad · 05-26-2008, 10:44 PM

insensitive, i blew it

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-26-2008, 11:17 PM

Well, I can't sleep while I

, so I don't

. It's pretty easy for me to conk out lying in bed reading. It varies -- either a "time to turn the light off now" or more slowly, discovering that I'm seriously not taking in the paragraph I just read two or three times. Okay, that's it for tonight.

DanaC · 05-27-2008, 07:33 AM

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Boethius, "The Consolation of Philosophy" (3rd reading, love it)

When King Alfred (the Great), with the aid of Asser, launched his programme to return learning to England and promote vernacular writing, one of the texts chosen to be translated into anglo-saxon was The Consolation of Philosophy. The preface is thought to have been written by Alfred himself (no way to know for certain). The text has been altered and bits of it rewritten to iron out the paganism....but what a wonderful book to choose. All that time creating what was effectively a resistance force, then fighting to establish himself as king, holed up in his marshland fort, in a country overrun with viking forces. What book did he read during those long candle lit evenings? The Consolation of Philosophy.

Cicero · 05-27-2008, 03:10 PM

It's the complete lack of consulation that is troublesome.

Shawnee123 · 05-27-2008, 03:29 PM

No noise. Light doesn't bother me. If there is noise I need a fan or the a/c on to mask it.

I start on my right side, legs curled up. I then must turn over and bake on the other side. Then I turn over on my stomach with one leg jutted out and bent, my head turned in that direction. Then I pull that leg back and repeat in the other direction. Then I slobber for a while.

It's all about symmetry.

Sundae · 05-27-2008, 06:24 PM

I wish I could work out how to get this webcam to record continuously. Or get the motion censor webcam to work.

I'd love to see (and hear) exactly how restless my sleep is. And also hear myself snore! I know it's only occasional, but I'd like to compare it to other snores I've known!

It would be gratifying to have to fast forward through 8 completely motionless hours. Although realistically it could only be about 5, as Diz comes to greet me with playful claws and nose-biting some time after dawn.

monster · 05-27-2008, 08:33 PM

Reading a tw or a Radar works for me if it's a no beer night..... but only if it's way past bedtime -otherwise there is a danger of "the second wind".....

lumberjim · 05-28-2008, 12:13 AM

the second wind: A giant blast of ass gass that you release after making sure there is not much flavor with a tester. Switching to a high fiber diet should be done gradually. At least your pants fit better after.

Pie · 05-28-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

I believe what Pie meant to say was:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

I became an insomniac on 9/11, you insensitive clod!

Wow, it's like you read my mind!
(I am an insomniac; I've been know to ask people to hit me on the head with a baseball bat to put me out of my misery. So far, no one has taken me up on it.)

freshnesschronic · 05-31-2008, 07:14 AM

i've been up since 2 pm and now its 713 am the next day
all these methods don't work!

DanaC · 05-31-2008, 07:17 AM

Insomnia sucks. I get occassional bouts of it. Usually a few weeks at a time.

I also occassionally get sleep apnia (if my asthma's playing up) or something very like it. Waking up to force a breath is a shitty scary way to wake I tells ya.

05-26-2008, 09:23 PM	#34
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	is it 'insensitive' or 'sensitive'? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-26-2008, 11:17 PM	#36
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Well, I can't sleep while I , so I don't . It's pretty easy for me to conk out lying in bed reading. It varies -- either a "time to turn the light off now" or more slowly, discovering that I'm seriously not taking in the paragraph I just read two or three times. Okay, that's it for tonight. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

05-27-2008, 03:10 PM	#38
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	It's the complete lack of consulation that is troublesome. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

05-27-2008, 03:29 PM	#39
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	No noise. Light doesn't bother me. If there is noise I need a fan or the a/c on to mask it. I start on my right side, legs curled up. I then must turn over and bake on the other side. Then I turn over on my stomach with one leg jutted out and bent, my head turned in that direction. Then I pull that leg back and repeat in the other direction. Then I slobber for a while. It's all about symmetry. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-27-2008, 06:24 PM	#40
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I wish I could work out how to get this webcam to record continuously. Or get the motion censor webcam to work. I'd love to see (and hear) exactly how restless my sleep is. And also hear myself snore! I know it's only occasional, but I'd like to compare it to other snores I've known! It would be gratifying to have to fast forward through 8 completely motionless hours. Although realistically it could only be about 5, as Diz comes to greet me with playful claws and nose-biting some time after dawn. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-26-2008, 04:31 PM	#32
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'll have you know I am very sensitive.

05-26-2008, 08:41 PM	#33
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	x, you sensitive clod! is a Slashdot meme.

05-26-2008, 10:44 PM	#35
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	insensitive, i blew it

05-27-2008, 08:33 PM	#41
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Reading a tw or a Radar works for me if it's a no beer night..... but only if it's way past bedtime -otherwise there is a danger of "the second wind"..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-28-2008, 12:13 AM	#42
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	the second wind: A giant blast of ass gass that you release after making sure there is not much flavor with a tester. Switching to a high fiber diet should be done gradually. At least your pants fit better after. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-31-2008, 07:14 AM	#44
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	i've been up since 2 pm and now its 713 am the next day all these methods don't work!

05-31-2008, 07:17 AM	#45
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Insomnia sucks. I get occassional bouts of it. Usually a few weeks at a time. I also occassionally get sleep apnia (if my asthma's playing up) or something very like it. Waking up to force a breath is a shitty scary way to wake I tells ya.

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