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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:14 PM
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I'm home from work sick and bored...help!
I've been trying to nap and not having much luck - too tired to sleep I guess. I've read every book and watched every movie in the house a hundred times. I need something either to occupy my brain so I don't notice I feel like hell. Or something to shut my brain off so I go to sleep.

Suggestions are being gratefully accepted. There may be a prize for the winner. :-)
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:16 PM
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1. Is there any golf on TV?
If I turn on golf, I'll be asleep in 5 minutes.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:17 PM
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3. Nope. No golf.
I am without cable so no Golf Channel to fall back on when insomnia hits.
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:19 PM
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9. one
tequila two tequila three tequila floor
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:17 PM
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2. Hot tea?
That usually works for me in the evenings. Hope you feel better soon, VelmaD.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:19 PM
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7. Thanks hon...
and I may try some hot tea here in a little bit. I'm just a little leery of putting anything in my stomach at the moment. I ate some crackers about a half hour ago and they aren't staying down well at all.
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GOPFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:18 PM
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4. Here's a fun diversion...
Take the quiz at http://www.amiannoying.com/(dnmoau55zmibrqj4wt4al4vz)/quiz.aspx
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theivoryqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:19 PM
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5. Long hot bath, hot toddy and
Edited on Thu Oct-30-03 12:19 PM by theivoryqueen
print out some interesting articles from Adbuster. Great site and Mag.

http://www.adbusters.org/
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:20 PM
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12. A long hot bath is usually...
my solution to all life's problems. Unfortunately I'm running a fever today and felling all hot and yucky so the hot bubblebath is probably out.

Never been to Adbuster I don't think. Will have to go take a peek.
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:19 PM
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6. there is
Edited on Thu Oct-30-03 12:31 PM by plcdude
always sex you could try surfing the naked news or other such sites.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:19 PM
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8. Go to Zombo.com
That always makes me feel better when I'm sick.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:20 PM
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10. Are you bored with surfing yet, Vel?
Have you tried looking up childhood friends on Google? Exploring the vast, uncharted territories of the Net? Putting on one of those movies you've seen a million times, turning down the sound and making up your own dialogue?
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:23 PM
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14. I'm still friends...
with all my childhood friend. No googling required to find 'em.

Honey, I've read X-rated Hobbitt fan fiction. I'm not sure there ARE any uncharted territories left on the Net after that. ;-)

Making up dialogue sounds like fun though. :-)
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:25 PM
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16. Oh. Well, I moved around a lot as a kid, 'cause my dad was in
the Army. So Googling to find out what became of them has become a favorite pastime.

X-rated Hobbit fan-fic? Ew! What does anyone find sexually appealing about a hobbit?
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:28 PM
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19. I'd imagine the other Hobbits...
find them appealing else there wouldn't be baby Hobbits.

Besides, I think Pippin from the movies is a cutie-pie. :-) Just gotta shave those feet - eew.
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LuLu550 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 01:00 PM
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29. google YOURSELF
see how many people have your name and where they live! Try finding out how old they are!
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 01:03 PM
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31. I've done that and it was scary...
there's a right-wing whack-job radio host out in California I think who has the same name as me. *shudder*
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:20 PM
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11. Try redecorating in your head
Whenever I need to sleep, I remodel/redecorate my house in my head. I do it so often and am so bored with it that it always puts me to sleep really fast *lol*
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:26 PM
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18. I want to redecorate...
especially my living room. This could be a fun long-term mental project.

I'm tired of the mismatched crap I accumulated during grad school. The rest of the house isn't too bad but I loathe my living room.
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theivoryqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:38 PM
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23. maybe not today, but
I have discovered that almost anything can be spray-painted.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:43 PM
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25. It's gone past the point...
where spray-paint could fix it. Basically I need to dejunk or move someplace with a bigger living room.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 02:36 PM
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35. Maybe we could start a DU Quick Change
Ever see that one decorating show (I think it's called Surprised by Design) where they take a room and basically just rearrange/alter accessories/no major stuff and do what is called a "Quick Change?"
It's pretty fun - I think it's on TLC.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 02:38 PM
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36. Haven't seen it...
I haven't had cable in over 5 years. But it sounds fun. :-) I wonder if a few throw pillows would fix everything. Hee.
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felonious thunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:21 PM
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13. Call your boss and say...
that you are going to spend the afternooon working from home. Do so for about 5 minutes, and you'll probably be sound asleep.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:24 PM
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15. Urp...no...
I'm already sick to my stomach. Don't wanta think about work. Blech.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:25 PM
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17. Hot Toddy
Burbon
Tea
Honey
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:29 PM
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20. Believe it or not...
there is no alcohol in my house. I'm a real light-weight when it comes to booze. I know, I know. I'm a bad DUer. *sigh* :-)
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:33 PM
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21. You could
send *anti-scorched earth* karma my way...shortbus has just poured like 10 gazillion gallons of gasoline into a particularly stubborn stump in the yard that he's been trying to burn for weeks and is now walking toward it with a flaming stick. :eyes:

Might not make you feel better, but at least the thought should offer some entertainment. :D

Hope you feel better. ;) :hi:
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:36 PM
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22. Please keep me posted...
on whether he lights himself on fire or blows himself to kingdom come or whatever.

*lights candle and starts chanting for short bus NOT to learn a valuable but painful lesson about gasoline and fire today*
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:38 PM
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24. He's fine
Stump is now burning merrily and there's no carnage to report. Still, ya gotta wonder about that boy sometimes...
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:45 PM
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26. SNARF
Burning up tree stumps!! What a redneck pasttime. LOL! :D
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:58 PM
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28. Quiet, you
or I may be forced to divulge some particularly unflattering info about something you did in front of that very stump after smoking a ceeeee-gar. ;) :*

ps--shortbus says to tell you that's he's not a very good redneck as the stump has now gone out again DESPITE the gasoline. :wtf:
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 01:02 PM
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30. Oh shit...
I'm not sure whether to laugh because it takes real fuckin talent not to be able to set gasoline on fire. Or whether to be terrified at the thought of what he'll try next. If he starts breaking out explosives take the girls and drive to the nearest gas station before dialing 9-1-1.
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 01:08 PM
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32. Well, if it helps your decision any...
I think I may have cracked a rib laughing. :7

He's given up on the stump for the mo' and has decided to take out his frustration on other things with the chainsaw. Then he's supposedly digging a giant hole or some such...dunno, I'm just treating it as tho one of the kids were outside playing, looking out now and then to make sure they've not killed themselves, otherwise letting him go about whatever grand scheme it is he's got in his head...might call him in shortly for some juice and cookies. ;)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 01:12 PM
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33. Probably best...
to treat him like a kid...a big, bald kid. I really really hope he used up all the gasoline starting the fire and doesn't have enough to run that chainsaw.

Juice and cookies sounds good. After that I'm relying on you to distract him from his manly-woodsman thing. I'm sure you can think of something. ;-)
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 01:35 PM
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34. I'm on a redneck rampage!
Burning down the everglades!

</mojonixon>

;-)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 12:48 PM
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27. I worry about him...
Edited on Thu Oct-30-03 01:01 PM by VelmaD
and his fascination with setting stuff on fire. Me and him and gonna have to have a little talk about safety and whether or not he has some weird self-immolation fetish.
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-30-03 03:08 PM
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37. Go to www.newkings.com
And listen to the songs and samples. You'll be glad you did. :)
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