If you're in the lounge tonight, check in here and say why you're here tonight...

[Breeze54]

I'm here because I have been driving in and out of Boston for the last two days and had the option
to go to a party 65-70 miles away and I opted out because I hate being in cars and on the highway
at night and even though it sounded like a lot of fun, it also sounded like a party that was 'really'
for the younger crew. Not an old fart like me (relative to their ages) so I said, "Go! Be free! Have fun!!" :P
I'll take some quiet time. That's enough excitement for 2 days for me. I have the house to myself tonight
and I'm loving it. What a relief! ;) Oh, and the great company the loungers provide and the laughs! :P

[SPKrazy]

1. Because I work here

and my office is here and I'm on duty tonight... Emperor and all

seriously, my son is asleep downstairs, his weekend, and I have no where else planned to go to

Oh and I'm a freak magnet so I was drawn here :P

[Breeze54]

4. LOL... You get the freaks (like my sister) but I seem to get the "stalkers'...

:scared:

Prosecuted one! No shit, no lie!

Now that guy wasn't a freak but he was freakyyyyy!! :scared:

I'm glad you have your son home with you, too! Very cool!

Me too!! :D (My son is home too!)

[SPKrazy]

5. Well according to MSNBC

stalkers are included in that group of freaks

:scared:

[Solon]

2. I'm here because I got off work about 2 hours ago, and have to go back in about 7 hours...

fucking sucks. x(

[Breeze54]

8. Oh man, that's brutal!! What a bummer!!

How can they make you work in less than 7 hours?

Isn't that against the law?

Don't people need a 12 hour break at least? Yikes!!

I feel for you, I do. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Breeze54!

Present and accounted for!

I'm here because this is the time of day that I'm nearly always here...

It's an old habit, dating back to the summer of 2005...

I had some really good friends who were here at this time too, and we always talked together and followed each other around in our threads...

It was a happy time, and I'm nostalgic for it...

Even though it's over now, and will never repeat itself...

And then when I did my term as a Moderator, this was the time that I had to be here...

There weren't many (or really, any) Lounge Mods on at this time of day, and my presence was sorely needed...

So those are the reasons you'll see me here most reliably...

:hi:

[Breeze54]

7. "It was a happy time, and I'm nostalgic for it..."... I wasn't here then that often...

:hug: But I miss those times too. It's changed here, I think too. :(

It used to be more like 'family' here... all for one and one for all and all that.

:hug:

I'm glad you checked in, baby! ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. I really miss that time, I can tell you...

There is a different feeling now...

Except now and then...

Like now, talking to you...

I'm glad I checked in too, sweetie...:hug:

[Breeze54]

22. Did you see the pics I posted of my son's SO?

I just met her and was worried about meeting her and now I love her!! :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Oh, I remember how worried you were...

About the state of your house!

I didn't see the pic...

Link?

Thanks, sweetie! :hug:

[Robeson]

6. To see what my fellow Lounge Lizards are up to...

...:-)

[Breeze54]

10. Me too! and for the comraderie!

I like having fun with people in the lounge.

They're all so full of 'heart'!

;)

[MorningGlow]

9. I'm here because my family is watching America's Most Wanted

:puke:

I hate that show. I'm just waiting for the West Coast airing of the first SNL.

[Breeze54]

12. Only one TV? Bummer!

I'm watching SNL now!!

Sweet Memories!! :D

[MorningGlow]

16. Actually there are like a dozen here in my brother's house

It's totally freaky to me. Giant one in the living room (where I am), one in each of three bedrooms, and I think there are a few hiding in the closets or something. I'm so not used to that--we only have one back home, by choice. As for right now, my son is sleeping in the room I'm sharing with him, and I feel compelled to have "family time" with the crew we're visiting. So here I sit, getting all nauseated by the dramatized true crime stories.
:puke:

Only 10 minutes left...

[Breeze54]

20. Hang in there... I felt the same today....

my sons put on one of the "Die-Hard" movies and I immediately retreated
to my bedroom/office for some uploading of pics and such. They need time
together anyway, without me sitting there eavesdropping, you know? ;)

[MorningGlow]

30. We've only been here two days

I strongly suspect we're going to hit family burnout pretty soon, however. Too much togetherness and all that.

Okay, now my mother's bailed out, and my brother griped about being forced to watch America's Most Wanted, but he just put on ANOTHER true crime show. O the irony...
:rofl:

I love my family...I love my family...truly I do...

[Breeze54]

36. "Too much togetherness and all that" -- Exactly!

I sound terrible as I haven't seen my oldest in two years but we've talked a lot on the phone
but but there's only so much new stuff to talk about and after they finished the movie, he
kidnapped my youngest until tomorrow sometime and I was happy they all took off! :P Besides,
they're on vacation and they need to go make their own memories without me hanging around. ;)

[harmonicon]

11. procrastinating...

but now I just reminded myself by thinking that I didn't really have *anything* pressing to do, that I do have to go hang laundry to dry.

[Breeze54]

13. That's like watching paint peel!!

:rofl:

That wet laundry will wait!

Are you having any fun on this Saturday night?

If not? Have some! Screw the laundry! :P

[harmonicon]

32. it didn't take long

only one small load. I have to start moving on monday (not a big move - I'm moving to the house next door), but I wanted to have laundry done before then.

[Breeze54]

38. Well, now you can relax... good job!

I hate it when i have stuff like that nagging at me. Ugh! It's the worst.

[harmonicon]

53. yeah, it was just about the hardest 2 minutes of my day

Earlier when I went to get some take-out food to eat while I watched doctor who.... that was a lot harder, and it must have taken like 10 or 12 minutes. Thank god I have a vacation coming up. I have no idea how I have ever been able to hold down a job. I hope I never have to again, but I bet I will.

[Breeze54]

77. LOL (sarcasm noted)

I have trouble sometimes getting the energy to go down to the basement

to put the wet clothes in the dryer. Then I've ended up washing them again

because I waited to long. :( I hate that and I get pissed at myself for

letting it happen but being in the lounge is so much more fun than laundry

and besides, YOU might not be here again but those clothes will be waiting... ;)

[harmonicon]

80. oh, dryer, eh?!

"Hey, look at me! I've got a dryer!! I'm fancy!!!!!"

You latte-drinking, volvo-driving, dryer-owning yuppie!!!

[Breeze54]

89. Huh? Me?! A Yuppie? LMFAO!!!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl:

Now THAT'S funny!! :P

[Lil Missy]

14. I'm here. I was without power for over 24 hours, and just now catching up on my Internet addictions.

And also, because a romantic interest I went out with one time had a murder in her family after our first date, and all shit went loose after that.

So, I felt the proper thing for me to do was to back off completely, and give her some space. It's difficult, but it feels like the right thing to do for now.

Oh! She just sent me an email!

[Breeze54]

19. Wow! You've been through the ringer and so has your friend....

That's terrible. I'm glad your friend e-mailed you.

Sounds like you are still a trusted confidant.

;)

[The Wielding Truth]

15. I'm here to see if I can get my blood pressure back down.

I get soooo riled by the republican propaganda. It's nice to share a thought or hear the words from our ever faithful California Peggy or talk about the inconsequential reasons I visit Da Lounge.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh... I'm calm again........... Love you guys.

[Breeze54]

21. Oh, I hear that!! But I'm trying to take it in small doses now...

My BP goes up too and I don't realize how much until I say something
and my youngest son says, 'Calm down! You're going to blow an artery!"

I've been listening to him and trying to avoid all the outrage.

Now I try to just take on the truly outrageous. Picking my battles.

[The Wielding Truth]

49. Thanks for being part of DU and myt anti-RW therapy.

:pals:

[Left Is Write]

17. I'm here because....

My computer is currently in the family room. Mr. LIW and I are playing darts, and I check in with the board between turns.

This game WAS neck and neck until SOMEBODY scored a shitload of points. :eyes:

[SPKrazy]

24. admit it you're here because you are a

freak

and I'm a freak magnet

and I'm a magnet and you're a magnet freak

:crazy:

[Left Is Write]

29. Did you just call me a freak?

[SPKrazy]

55. you called yourself a magnet freak

I just quoted you :P

[Breeze54]

25. Sounds like fun! I love darts!

WIN!! Win!!! :P

[Left Is Write]

27. I'm trying! We've switched from cricket to Shanghai.

[Inchworm]

23. I'm here watchin SNL

and sipping beers, remembering the nights I watched this show with mah sweety.

:hi:

[Breeze54]

28. Me too!! I think I was with my ex (before he was an ex) when the show

first aired. Trying to remember.

Was it on TV the 1st time near New Year's Eve?

Janis Ian's songs still make me misty, even now. So sad. :(

[Inchworm]

35. SNL has so much social bells to me

I think I remember 1975 being mentioned. I wasnt allowed up that late but us brothers were fairly sneaky :D

:hi:

[FloridaJudy]

62. You see dead people...

So many of them are gone now, alas.

[Inchworm]

66. you still love me?

*peers into the abyss*

:D

[Flaxbee]

31. I'm working on a power point, I know next to nothing about the

topic, and I am completely and totally lame at these kinds of documents. So I come into the Lounge for a break every time I finish a few slides to take a break. Ugh.

[Breeze54]

40. Oh, I loved learning Powerpoint in college

It was a blast and i even loved Access! :P Yeah, I know, I'm a goof!

Hope you get a handle on it! MS has tutorials. Have you tried them?

[Fox Mulder]

33. I'm here because I just got off work...

and I'm a little down, plus no alcohol in the house. :(

[Breeze54]

41. Off work? GOOD! No alcohol? Bummer!!!

You should come over to my house then! :toast:

:hug:

[Fox Mulder]

47. If only you weren't half the country away from me.

:hug:

[Breeze54]

48. Someday, you'll be here or I'll be there and we'll meet up!

:hug:

[TrogL]

34. This chair is better to sit in while putting on moisturizer

(on edit, I'm not thinking straight - heat stroke?)

Sunscreen malfunctioned and I've got a bit of a sunburn.

If I use about a 1/2 litre of moisturizer on it it tans nicely and doesn't peel.

[Breeze54]

42. I'm jealous! I just burn and freckle... it sucks!

My only wish is, that in the summer, my freckles meld together! :P

[Shine]

37. I'm here because I've been gone for almost two weeks.

Just got back from an 15 yr wedding anniversary with MrShine. The kids were back east and we all got re-connected today, so it was a good day.

Happy to be home, happy to be back in the lounge.

I really should be tired though, since I'm still on Cancun time which would make it about 12:30am.

:hi:

[Breeze54]

44. What a great vacation you had!!!

Cancun! :wow: That's awesome and great you and your kids all got together too!

Sounds like me! I did the same yesterday, minus Cancun! :P

[1awake]

39. because

I am waiting for paint to dry... literally. Got the wonderful idea to paint my kitchen cabinets this morning.. seamed like a good idea at the time....

[Breeze54]

46. lmao! -- hey, I never said watching paint was bad!!

:rofl:

I hope they turn out OK for you, right color and all, after it dries! ;)

[Broken_Hero]

43. Just checking in, seeing whats going

on...I've had some family visiting for a while now, and I'm basically taking a break from being a gracious host. :D

[Breeze54]

50. Sounds like me! Actually, I was feeling like a taxi driver...ugh!

I am not a city driver, especially in Beantown and all the one way streets and driving in circles and through tunnels and yesterday it took me TWO hours to get back home from Beantown (25 miles at 30 MPH!) :grr: with a clutch to boot! I mean, what's left of my clutch and then today, they needed me to get them from the hotel and take them to Hertz and I had to take my teen sons 'beater car (OMG!) and the GPS had me going in circles on the freeway, on and off and back and forth, instead of on surface streets! ARGH! I finally turned it off, followed my instincts and found the damn place! :P I needed a break too. Being a "gracious host" went out the window when I started swearing on the freeway! :rofl:

[Broken_Hero]

52. Yep, I feel like a taxi driver...

taking my family to a ton of shops/stores...they don't get much of a chance to shop for much of anything back home(SE Alaska), so when they come down to visit me they usually got a huge list of stuff/places to go....Tomorrow should be a laid back day though....I'm just glad I'm not paying for the gas....

[Bennyboy]

45. Because it is all I have......

Between here and the otehr faveorite board i go to, it is all I have. No money, don't drink, so I can talk online....

[Breeze54]

51. I hear you! I don't have any money either.....

Not much anyway but I sprung for a half pint of Bacardi ($3.95) tonight.

I earned it! :P

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. I am here because I am not there.

I am here to keep from doing the things I should be doing to get ready for the trip to CA.

I am here because I have two more reports to type and it really sucks to work at 2AM. Believe me, I do it most nights.

I am here because I have no life.

[SPKrazy]

56. ..

:toast: to lifeless suckiness!

:hug: :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

57. Count me in.

:toast:

You're the best SPK. Yes you are. :hug:

[Breeze54]

76. I'm also a procrastinator. But a trip to CA!? Awesome!!

I guess that depends on where and what for but typing reports would
be something I'd run away from... fast too!! :P I don't blame you!

:hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

58. I have nothing better to do.

:P

[ScreamingMeemie]

59. ..and you love us...

You know you do.

[ghostsofgiants]

61. I guessssss.

Plus I got sick of playing Mario Bros. 3. :P

[ScreamingMeemie]

64. I got sick of playing Cake Mania.

How lame am I? :)

[ghostsofgiants]

65. Pretty lame, but it's all good.

:P

:D

[ScreamingMeemie]

67. Totally lame...only slightly less lame than my recent addiction

to Diner Dash. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

68. Haha, GirlinContempt was addicted to that a while back if I'm not mistaken.

If my computer wasn't such a jerkass I'd probably be playing the slightly more sophisticated Silent Hill 4 right now, ahha, but my computer keeps crashing.

[ScreamingMeemie]

70. It is the epitome of lame. Spending hours serving food to fake little

people and then cleaning up after them, but it got me weaned off of making rubber band balls.

[ghostsofgiants]

72. Haha, sounds like you need a proper hobby, post haste.

[ScreamingMeemie]

73. Pretty much.

BabyG and his best friend dismantled one of them (the rubber band balls) to have a rubber band fight the other night (staying at my house is the hot ticket in town because I allow this goofy stuff now) and it killed me to think of all the hours I put into it. And then I realized that was a bit much. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

74. Hahaha, I'm sorry, that's kind of hilarious.

[ScreamingMeemie]

75. It is hilarious.

Go ahead and laugh. It had me laughing just thinking about it and realizing that, yes life here has slowed down to that... :)

[Breeze54]

79. Here's to better days and more fun!

:toast:

[ghostsofgiants]

81. I had today off, and tomorrow as well. Relaxing and maybe buying a blender tomorrow, haha.

I SHOULD work on some art or something, though.

[Breeze54]

100. You sound like my brother.... he keeps saying that

and he does 'pen and ink' but he's really been infatuated with making video's a lot lately.
He's into taping drops of water dropping at each split second and has done a very cool job of it! ;)

[ghostsofgiants]

107. Neat.

I'm planning to start doing animation work once I put together my new computer. And once I get a decent camera I'll start shooting short films and such.

[Breeze54]

108. I'll try to upload his latest "water" video.... it's so cool and set to classical music too!

;)

It sounds like you might like it!

Maybe. :shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

109. I'd love to see it.

You should tell him to sign up at www.vimeo.com and upload his work there.

[InkAddict]

60. Hi, I'm here tonight because time is short.

My cable, phone, and ISP gets shut down on Monday.

See ya'll on the other side. I'd buy a round, but I'm tapped out, so I'm only able to barter with the bartender. What'll you have? A bread machine; how about a 1960s RCA hi-fi with vinyl turntable and reel-to-reel tape player, all working in not-that-gently used genuine laminate credenza cabinet?

So, I ask: What will it take to buy a round for my friends?

[Breeze54]

82. Get Net Zero.... $9.95 a month and 24 hr online access! ($5.95 for limited online access)

;)

Go to IONS... website... there's a couple of guys there

that have FREE INTERNET for people in your boat!

www.ions.com (may have been dumped, not sure now) (it's run by http://www.monster.com/)

[Breeze54]

99. I'm a dunce! How much for the bread machine?

KEEP YOUR PHONE!!!!!

[flvegan]

63. I put my best friend down 1 year ago today.

June 29th, Zen's last day.

Not an easy one to get sleep to come to. Reckon it'll be the same again in 24.



I still miss him tremendously.

[ghostsofgiants]

69. Ah man, that is sad.

He looks like he was a great dog.

[FloridaJudy]

71. I'm insomniac

So I decided to rip and burn some of my favorite albums. Hanging out in the lounge is more interesting than watching those little bars creep from left to right. That monster Tina Turner album is taking f.o.r.e.v.e.r......I swear I've walked the dog, made myself a snack, and written two posts since I started, and she's still only got to the middle of Nutbush.

[bicentennial_baby]

78. Because I'm awake and irritated and...well, awake!

I'm in one of my infamous bad & black moods...I'm restraining myself from posting much. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

83. You should just go get your knit on.

[bicentennial_baby]

86. I should but I'm at an impasse, and

I feel i should wait until I'm a wee bit more clear headed. ;)

Haha.

[Heidi]

84. Maybe this will help lift the dark mood.

:7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZpBfPwwPE

[bicentennial_baby]

85. "Dead mother...Dead mother...Dead mother...Niiiiice Mother"

:rofl:

:yourock:

[Heidi]

87. "Stuart is in his _dark place_!"

:scared:

[bicentennial_baby]

88. I do a pretty good Stuart impression

:D

[Heidi]

90. *thud*

I just fell in luv with you. :loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

91. Hehe, you weren't already?

:P

Sniffa does most of the impressions in the family (McSame, Tweety, Abrams, etc), but yeah, Stuart is one of mine. Complete with leg kick outs. :D

:loveya:

[Heidi]

92. I do a mean "leg out."

The best venue for my mean legout is in bed when CMW comes over for a snuggle. :rofl: :spray:

[bicentennial_baby]

94. !

:rofl:

I tend to do that when it's hot...I can't help it! It's the Stuart in me. Nooooo!

[Heidi]

95. EXACTLY!

And I have the excuse of living in a small, developing nation with no use for civil ammenities like air conditioning. :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

97. Ah, you have to love Europe and its non-AC loving ways...

I remember, in France, during the summer holiday of late July-August, the stores that were actually open would lure people in with signs in the window that said "We have AC!"

Silly tourists.

:rofl:

Note: Iirc, my hotel for the last week and 1/2 did have AC. My studio for the first few weeks had none. I was fine either way.

Alhtough there's nothing better than being on the 7th floor in the Latin Quartier, sleeping with your windows open, and getting completely rained on, in bed, at 4 a.m. Seriously. :P

[DarkTirade]

93. Because I... am?

:shrug:

[Breeze54]

101. And we love you for that!

Be yourself! ;)

[csziggy]

96. Insomnia for the fourth night in a row...

And this place is always good for entertainment and a laugh.

[Breeze54]

103. Insomnia is my middle name!

I hope you get some rest soon.... :hug:

Try candles and a warm bath and shut down all electroics (TV included) an hour before you have to go to bed. Create a routine and that will tell your body that it's time to shut down. Good luck with it.... have sweet smells too. ;)

[csziggy]

112. I've been an insomniac for basically forever.

All the regularly recommended things just don't work for me. My brain just won't shut off. I've tried the dim lights/meditation/quiet time before bedtime - that is actually worse since I just come up with more ideas to churn around.

Before my knees went bad, physical work all day would wear me out enough to sleep good. But now I cannot do that anymore so I have the double whammy of not physically tired and pain from my joints. Add to that, recurring sinus problems and allergies so sometimes I cannot sleep lying down.

I have been getting more hours of sleep in my recliner than in bed in the last week. Whatever it takes!

I did get six hours of sleep last night - pretty good for me.

[Breeze54]

113. I'm glad you got at least six hrs of Zzzz's!

I used to sleep in my recliner too, when my allergies were acting up.

Now I don't have a recliner, :( but I do have AC in my room and that helps! ;)

[csziggy]

114. Yes, I was getting really nuts with little or no sleep

I wish I could figure out what starts these insomnia bouts. I can go for a month or two sleeping fairly well then will have a night I can't sleep and it escalates until I am too tired to go to sleep. I even took some Tylenol 3 the other night and it did no good.

I worked hard today - DH picked some apples and I made apple pie filling to freeze and one pie to eat. Maybe I will sleep tonight!

I couldn't imagine not having AC - but I am in Florida. Though I did grow up with no AC in our house or in school. Church and stores were the only places that had it when I was a kid. No wonder we're burning more energy!

[nadine_mn]

98. Meh - Insomnia and I love the Lounge - Best posts are after Midnight

I feel like a vampire...sleep all day then awake all night...my biorhythms are all messed up

[Breeze54]

104. You know? I've always been a 'night person' and I've heard all the crap about

ME not flowing with "THE NORM" and you know what? THEY are the one's trying to squish me into
a square peg and I DON'T FIT!!! Your "biorhythms are" just fine!!!!!! Who the hell are "they"
to say you are fucked up? There is NO norm!!! Just get a night job and TIVO! ;)

[AccessGranted]

102. Can't sleep

Good place for insomniacs.

[Breeze54]

105. I agree and a good place to share 'heart & soul", imho.

:hug:

To better sleep days for you! :toast: (and me..)

:hug:

[AccessGranted]

106. Thank you

I'm used to it now...learned to go with the flow and scared to take Ambien or some of the other sleep aids, so I just get up and do whatever.

[Auggie]

110. Allergies keeping me up...

for the past four months, it seems.

[Breeze54]

111. My car was covered daily with green pollen, so I vacumned

the car daily, (just a small dust buster) and I ran water over my car to wash it all off and away from me. It seemed to help a lot but; I feel your pain. My allergies usually hit in the late summer and early fall and ragweed is in abundance. If I get any on my fingers, and then wipe my eye; I'm doomed!! :)

[av8rdave]

115. Because I'm killing time before going to dinner with friends

But also because I like hanging out with fellow loungers!

[Critters2]

117. I love your sig file!! nt

[av8rdave]

121. Thanks...I'm rather proud of it :)

[Critters2]

116. Well, I came online to download some lectionary resources to start

working on next week's sermon. I'm going to my dad's on Tuesday, and need to have the bulletin on my assistant's desk before I go. So, I got online to do some work. Somehow, I ended up here. It's most curious. :shrug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

118. because

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KynpC1e9I9E

[zanne]

119. I'm here because I'm waiting for my husband to get out of the bathroom.

My husband takes alot longer to shower than I do and I've been waiting for 30 minutes. So I thought, what the hell, I'll check DU.

[femmocrat]

120. I'm just bored.

Looking for some entertainment.

:hi:

On edit: and TV sux.

[crimsonblue]

122. because i'm drunk and bored

and pissed off because my fianceé and I broke up. yeah.. fuck her.

[alarimer]

123. Usually to distract me from whatever I might be worried about.

And I worry a lot, usually about inconsequential things.

[Aristus]

124. I'm here tonight because I haven't been here all day and I don't like to stay away that long.

:hi: Everybody in the Lounge!