Topic: LATENESS BECOMES ME (Read 40915 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #60 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:25:25 AM »

Speaking of my friend Jeff, in about 40 minutes, he'll be joining me at my friend Hal's pool for a few hours of sun and swimming. Haven't been there this summer, so it should be a nice change.

MusicGuy · « **Reply #61 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:26:20 AM »

Good morning to all of the lovely and studly H/Ks and DRs here today....

Matt H. · « **Reply #62 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:27:38 AM »

Page Three Ron Weasley Dance!!!

MusicGuy · « **Reply #63 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:28:59 AM »

Hi TD....hope all is going well in your part of the world..

Hi Amy....thanks for the "heads up".... I'll watch the mailbox

Oh and thanks to everyone for good thoughts for our Hopeful Heart fundraiser back on the 23rd and 24th. We had one of the largest turnouts ever, and raised around $30,000. after our few expenses were deducted. So, HUZZAH !!

MusicGuy · « **Reply #64 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:30:20 AM »

Good morning dear Jose...... you must have just opened your cute little eyes !

If you're not busy today, I understand that there is a new Stephen King movie you might like........

Matt H. · « **Reply #65 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:33:08 AM »

Heading down now to pack my beach bag for the trek to the pool.

WBBL.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #66 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:37:22 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on July 07, 2007, 07:18:52 AM

I believe your cable guy is trying to sell/rent you their box, so I believe he's mistaken. If I were there, I'd be glad to see what I could do to hook you up so you could record. It's a shame to let that part of your equipment go to waste (unless you have no need to record anything).

I know! My DH, who calls himself my resident AV geek, hasn't figured it out yet, and it's very inaccessible right now, because we have one cat who likes to get back behind everything and macrame the eletrical cords.

When we move, we will have to figure out new solutions since the TV will be in a bookcase. It we can't figure it out how to make it work then, I may have to have a phone consultation with you.

Speaking of...we've been painting the last week, again. It takes forever on this house, where you have to repair and undo crappy work done in the past. But we're getting there. It's just so SLOOOOOOOOWWWWW!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #67 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:41:32 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And, thankfully, I did not wake up in room "1408".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #68 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:47:18 AM »

And speaking of movies...

Among the coming attractions yesterday, were trailers for "Captivity" (now that one looks like a gruesome horror flick), "Shoot 'Em Up" (Clive Owen is in it, so I may give it a chance), and "Stardust". WOW! What a cast: Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Charlie Cox, Ricky Gervais and Peter O'Toole! Now that one certainly looks interesting.

STARDUST

-Cool site.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #69 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:50:27 AM »

Quote from: MusicGuy on July 07, 2007, 07:30:20 AM

Good morning dear Jose...... you must have just opened your cute little eyes !

If you're not busy today, I understand that there is a new Stephen King movie you might like........

Awww... Thanks. Yes, I did just indeed wake up. I still can't believe how tired I was last night, however, I think that was related to the small bag of Caramel Crisp with Nuts I had yesterday. And maybe even the Monkey Cake too. That was just too much "bad" eatin' for one day.

And as for the new Stephen King movie, well.. Um... No.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #70 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:53:09 AM »

DR td - Thanks for the other opinions about "1408". Good to know some other people thought the same thing I did.

Jeanne · « **Reply #71 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:53:11 AM »

CONGRATULATONS to MUSIC GUY on such a successful fundraiser!!

May you raise large sums many times over!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #72 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:54:59 AM »

DR FJL - Good to know you made it safe and sound down to DC.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #73 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:55:30 AM »

DR Danise - Thanks for checking in. Just remember to breathe, relax and sleep.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #74 on:** July 07, 2007, 07:56:59 AM »

Quote from: td on July 07, 2007, 06:57:59 AM

I have ONE of the two sheet music folios which were published, the tan one; I never tracked down the white one. . .

The white one is still in print. Although, I've seen the tan one still sitting on some music store shelves from time to time in my travels.

Jeanne · « **Reply #75 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:00:32 AM »

I am amazed at EDISAURUS' stamina! She works double shifts, then goes home to paint the house!

I also empathize with how looonngg these projects can take. Marvelous Matt and I have been busting our respective buttchecks (if DR LAURA can say it so can I!) since early January to finish up the projects on my house. We've had several minor set-backs recently, but, thankfully, nothing major. And we're over two months behind schedule. Both Matt and I have a lot of renovation experience, including estimating these projects. One tends to forget that things don't always go smoothly when doing the estimate. I also neglected to factor in MERCURY RETROGRADE!!

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #76 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:00:44 AM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on July 07, 2007, 07:37:22 AM

It takes forever on this house, where you have to repair and undo crappy work done in the past. But we're getting there. It's just so SLOOOOOOOOWWWWW!

I know.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #77 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:02:03 AM »

I walked over twice during the night to be sure the alarm was not ringing. This is the second weird alarm thing this week.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #78 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:04:53 AM »

DR DearReaderLaura - The street address of your church wouldn't happen to be "1408" would it?

Jeanne · « **Reply #79 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:07:31 AM »

And as for undoing crappy work, I learned the other day that the crew who painted the exterior of my house last fall "repaired" the rot on the outside of one of the french doors using joint compound instead of bondo or a consolidator. It looked fine at first--I checked it--but, less than a year later it's no longer adhering and must be undone and then done properly. Oh, yes. I do know about shoddy work. Of course, had I been pleased with the work they did last fall I would have hired them to do some of the interior painting. But I don't think they look that far ahead.

Sorry about the rant. It's most exasperating.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #80 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:14:37 AM »

"Lateness Becomes Me" - (a.k.a. "The Rabbit Died")

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #81 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:16:23 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2007, 08:04:53 AM

DR DearReaderLaura - The street address of your church wouldn't happen to be "1408" would it?

LOL -- No.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #82 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:17:41 AM »

Today we are setting up for Vacation Bible School, so we can go check out the wiring while there.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #83 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:21:33 AM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on July 07, 2007, 08:17:41 AM

Today we are setting up for Vacation Bible School, so we can go check out the wiring while there.

Do you have a staff electrician? Or are you the staff electrician?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #84 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:21:55 AM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

Well...

Ditto.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #85 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:26:30 AM »

And speaking of DVDs... And aren't we always...

The Virgin Megastore is in the midst of their ever-present, ever-ongoing "$10 Sale". While going through the bins the other day, I noticed that they had a bunch of 2-disc sets on sale for, what else, $10.00. And some of them normally retail for $25.00 or more: the three James Dean flicks ("Giant", "East of Eden", "Rebel Without a Cause"), the still sort of newish 2-disc set of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and a couple of other "steals". Decisions, decisions.

However, I also came across a special anniversary edition of "Fletch". Did we really need a Special Anniversay Edition of "Fletch"? Alas, that was just on sale for $15, but still..

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #86 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:31:30 AM »

Well, I guess I better get ready for rehearsal and the matinee...

Laters...

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #87 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:32:21 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2007, 08:21:33 AM

Do you have a staff electrician? Or are you the staff electrician?

LOL -- well, I am the staff!

(Except for the minister, who just turned in his resignation a couple weeks ago, whom we have hardly seen since.)

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #88 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:32:41 AM »

Bye, kids!

Jason · « **Reply #89 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:33:58 AM »

Morning, all...

DR Danise: Glad to hear your sleep study went well. My first technician was not as amiable as yours sounded...she barely spoke with me while I was there.

At my follow-up with the neurologist, he told me that I have sleep apnea and I was waking up an average of 27 times per hour, which he called a moderate level of apnea. Some people wake up up to 80 or 90 times per hour, meaning they NEVER get sleep. He also told me that the apnea was the main reason I had to get up to pee during the night. It's not necessarily that you HAVE to pee, it's that you stop breathing and wake up and realize you have a full bladder. If you were having rolling REMs, though, you most likely have a minor case of apnea (if you have apnea at all), as most of us never get to REM sleep because we keep waking up when we stop breathing.

I had to go back for a second sleep study with my CPAP machine so they could determine the pressure levels that would work best for me. It was amazing how I fell asleep and had probably the best night of sleep I'd had in 15 years. I woke up the next morning feeling so good! Then I got on the subway and thought I was going to vomit. Seriously. I think because it was the first time my body had truly rested in so many years, a great deal of the toxins that I'd been holding onto were released, much like they are after a massage, and it made me nauseated. Once I got my own machine, though, that wasn't a problem...I just started having crazy dreams for a couple of weeks while my body adjusted to getting real sleep.

It's fascinating how much goes on when your body's "at rest."

Since I've lost so much weight now, I can actually sleep fairly soundly without the CPAP machine, though I wear it every night just in case...

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