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Antagony · 06-08-2003, 10:48 PM

Plummie, same here. First summer I haven't taken classes.

Anyway, I'm about to start creating the database for our site . . .

HiThereDear · 06-08-2003, 11:10 PM

No summer classes here either. I'm up all day and night.
I've layed in bed for four hours trying to get to sleep.

As for suggestions for the organization: since we're up anyways, we should do something - the organization should have some goal

YourNeverThere · 06-09-2003, 06:07 PM

i havent slept in year, or at least days i cant remeber

sadistikdreams · 06-09-2003, 06:19 PM

Hey, Antagony... I know some Flash, so I might be able to create, like, an intro or something.... IM me for details.

THE MAC GOD · 06-09-2003, 07:14 PM

yeah... unfortunately I belong to this club... i'll be seeing you guys around...

sandman23 · 06-09-2003, 10:49 PM

*i think i'd like to be considered for membership in your prestigious organization*

Pyrate · 06-10-2003, 02:55 AM

I'm an insomhiac by genetic inheritance. Both me and my pops tend to retire at al 6/7 am on most nights. I just find the night more relaxing, more understanding(?) to the plight of peace lovers, and it isn't full of the chatter of thoughts and shit as the day is.

I can do more (college) work and to a better standard at night, lyrics come more naturally, I meditate at night, I practice seeing auras at night, I try to develop my psychic abilities at night. It's almost impossible at day, too much mental and physical disturbance.

I'm a natural born vampire!

absorbentishe · 06-10-2003, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Antagony
Oh yeah, I haven't shared my insomnia story --

I'm a chronic insomniac. I've had it as long as I can remember. Even when I was 7 or 8 I remember not being able to sleep. I would get up, and tip-toe through the hall with a pillow. Then I would duck low behind the couch, and lay down in view of the TV that my parents were watching.

I did that countless times, but was only caught on a few occassions. I tried to tell them that I couldn't sleep and I got bored, but my parents didn't really listen.

Man, I thought I was the only one who did this? If it weren't for that day job, I'd still stay up 'til 4 or 5 everyday. Funny thing about having kids, they tend to make you stay up late, and it's not for something you want? I've always been a "night owl" as my parents so kindly called it. I'm ususally in bed by 2 am now, but sleep at 3, and getting up at 7. What a life, count me in.

For all of those(us) on the insomniac list, we should all post each other's screen names on the various IM systems, and maybe have our own chat times on one or more of the systems? At least you'll know someone who's on late? Whacha think????

phredgreen · 06-10-2003, 11:08 AM

woo! solution to insomnia!!!

no, not sleep, you sillyhead.

ADULT SWIM!!!

trigun, bebop, futurama, and the family guy all in once place.. it dosen't get any better than that.

Antagony · 06-10-2003, 06:53 PM

Alright guys . . . more progress on a site for us.

Stay tuned.

Antagony · 06-14-2003, 12:19 AM

Two more nights of insomnia . . .

Tossing, turning, general agitation.

I may get us a running site while I'm at work tomorrow.

spectre · 06-14-2003, 12:23 AM

3 AM, still awake. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me.

Phaenx · 06-14-2003, 12:26 AM

4:30 AM. Woke up at 8 this morning, had maybe 3 hours sleep the night before. I am the ultimate ninja, sleep cowers before my mighty prescense!

(vixen) · 06-14-2003, 12:34 PM

you mean its possible to do stuff in those dead night hours i've normally spend buried with a book? there are other people awake? dude!

Mael · 06-14-2003, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spectre
3 AM, still awake. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me.

Do you have wounds that never heal? To them are you just a happy meal?

Stiltzkin · 06-14-2003, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Antagony
Suffer from occassional or chronic insomnia?

Ever feel that sleep is a silly waste of time?
Often, yes

Would you like a way to vent your frustrations about your inability to sleep?
Kinda, yeah

Do you have a late-night job with computer and no one to talk to?
Naw, but I wouldn't mind

Need a companion to share conversation with until you go back to your mundane daily grind?
Hell yes, man

Do you have a strange body clock that hinders your ability to interact with others?
I go to bed late, wake up early. Its going to kill me, but I am awake most of the time.

The Insomniac Club is the place for you. We will group together and attempt to entertain each other in those twilight hours.

We'll start here. For now, let's just post in this thread, and maybe add something to your sig. But I'd like to take it a bit further. We can make efforts to be on IRC at certain times. Perhaps have an insomniac buddy list via AIM or ICQ or something so we can find other night-dwellers to chat with.

Post ideas here.

If I get enough response, perhaps I'll build us a little website.

Piggybacked this idea from another message board. That insomniac organization died out. We'll have a better one anyway.

I'm handy with HTML, so PM me or something if you need help with that or whatever. I know you have your own site and all, but, ya know, in case you wanna PM or something.

Akaw · 06-15-2003, 09:41 PM

Insomnia sucks.

I too have had it since I was a child. Since then it's taken me about an hour since I lie down to get to sleep. And recently it's gotten worse. :P
Took me six hours till I finally got to sleep.

I think my problem is that when I close my eyes, I start thinking too much. Contemplating about event from the day, or something like that. But then after a while it's more "why aren't I asleep yet."
My insomnia makes my insomnia worse.

Anyone who can fall asleep when their head hits the pillow should try and live a month like this. ;P

eyeronic · 06-15-2003, 10:27 PM

I've realized that I'm no technically an insomniac. If I don't have a TV or computer and I excercise all day and don't eat after 8 I can get to bed by midnight. The problem is that I would rather kill myself.

Antagony · 06-16-2003, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by eyeronic
The problem is that I would rather kill myself.

That's the spirit!

BuDDaH · 06-16-2003, 07:45 PM

Sleep?

Whats that?

eloc · 06-16-2003, 10:19 PM

Oh, Helllll yes. Boy do I ever suffer from insomnia. Sleep is a damn dirty waste of time anyway. If I could get away with it, I'd never do it again. Get's a little weird after about day three though.

I'll gladly join the club...but only if I get one of those snazzy club sigs.

onesnowyowl:
Hmmmm, coincidently I am currently located in Corvallis too. Feel free to come hang out with me. In fact, just moved down here, could really use a friend or two hundred in the area.

myMHz · 06-17-2003, 12:16 AM

Sleep is for the weak! I've been doing night work or early morning work for as long as I can remember. So I'm up for it.
(Get it? Up for it?)

Ashton · 06-17-2003, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Minx
I'll come back and see you....oh say at about 3 am mst

Me likes teh Minx! come to Cali and party till teh dawn....... wake up at noon and play on teh net for a few hours and then do what ever you want till teh evening ..... then drink lots of martini's till you can't see straight....... then play on teh net until you pass out.... Hmmmmm if Minx was here I could think of a few changes to that agenda.

eyeronic · 06-18-2003, 12:06 AM

Oh god I wish I could get out of this club, but it's like the Mafia. 04:06--have to work tomorrow. Oh man.

Pyrate · 06-18-2003, 01:33 AM

When on your deathbed you'll look back and wish

"If only I hadn't wasted so much fucking time sleeping. I wouldn't have lived longer, but I coulda lived MORE..."

Antagony · 06-18-2003, 08:28 AM

eloc:
You are more than welcome to create a sig announcing your membership in our organization. Pretty soon I'll have our site up and you could have it link to that or something.

eyeronic:
Well put.

rat · 06-18-2003, 10:57 AM

Count me in. Telamon719 on AIM, and I idle in the irc chan every chance I get if i'm not actively talking. Central time (houston) but I'm usually under the influence of alcohol most nights now (read my journal for details. Double D: thanks for the comment and new entry up!

) so I may be kinda luny when you talk to me late nights.

awanderingsoul · 06-19-2003, 01:16 AM

Yeah, I'm here now....

Minx · 06-21-2003, 02:46 PM

Hello again!
I can't really say I suffer from insomnia but rather wierd sleeping patterns.
I'm always up between 5 - 5:30 am and by the time work is done, kids are asleep it's about 11 pm before I can crash. I fall asleep great but I always wake up in the middle of the night and am awake for a few hours. Too much on the brain all the time or something.
So...don't know if I'm a candidate but I've already changed my sig heh heh

Oh and Ashton...you really should think about hitting the TFP get-together in Vegas this Oct...it's going to be fun!

rat · 06-21-2003, 11:10 PM

2.15am, been up since 6am, and still my mind keeps me awake.

can't sleep....barney will molest me...

Fade · 06-22-2003, 12:19 AM

Im in, IM me at WatashiSeason...(aim)

Minx · 06-22-2003, 12:33 AM

As usual...wide awake at 2:00. There's apparently something mystical and magical about that hour...or so my body/brain thinks. I haven't quite figured it out myself.

HiThereDear · 06-22-2003, 12:38 AM

1:37am, let the insomnia commence.

sierra2774 · 06-22-2003, 06:34 AM

With my new job, I work until 1am, so when I get home, I just can't go to sleep right away...So I may have to join this club!

Fade · 06-22-2003, 09:46 AM

Ill have to agree that the night tends to be more relaxing, especially since most of my summer is spent at the computer. Also,ADULT SWIM KICKS ASS! :cough: anyway... where was I... oh yeah, its always nice and cool at night, and with no one up theres few distractions...

pickledaddy · 06-22-2003, 09:41 PM

I've had insomnia for a long time. I can only take short naps during the day and I stay on the computer all night. Sleeping pills either make me space out or just don't work.

pickledaddy · 06-22-2003, 09:42 PM

I've had insomnia for a long time. I can only take short naps during the day and I stay on the computer all night. Sleeping pills either make me space out or just don't work.

Oh, and I think this should be a support group because insomnia is not fun.

mathias3 · 06-22-2003, 10:21 PM

I feel everybody's pain...I adapted to about 3 hours of sleep a night while in college and have never returned to "normal" body-clock time. I don't mind the insomnia, but I also don't mind sharing the time with other people who are on the same ride. It gets lonely when the rest of the world goes to bed.....

Spectre - I dig the quote you posted and think of it often when the sun disappears....CAN'T SLEEP....CLOWN'LL EAT ME!!!!

Antagony · 06-24-2003, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mathias3
I feel everybody's pain

And what a dull, numbing pain it is.

gwr_gwir · 06-27-2003, 03:16 PM

sleep.. is for the weak. it is a waste of time, and it can be generally done without. which is what I do. I'm an insomniac by nature, and probably a few other things too. I have the habits, good or bad, of spending loads of cash on books, and staying up all night reading them - leaving me usually broke and somewhat ... dulled to reality - of which, I've lost track in the past 3 years...

06-08-2003, 10:48 PM	#41 (permalink)
Antagony Psychopathic Akimbo Action Pirate Location: ...between Christ and Belial.	Plummie, same here. First summer I haven't taken classes. Anyway, I'm about to start creating the database for our site . . . __________________ On the outside I'm jazz, but my soul is rock and roll. Sleep is a waste of time. Join the Insomniac Club. "GYOH GWAH-DAH GREH BLAAA! SROH WIH DIH FLIH RYOHH!!" - The Locust

06-09-2003, 06:07 PM	#43 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	i havent slept in year, or at least days i cant remeber __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

06-09-2003, 06:19 PM	#44 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	Hey, Antagony... I know some Flash, so I might be able to create, like, an intro or something.... IM me for details. __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

06-09-2003, 07:14 PM	#45 (permalink)
THE MAC GOD Insane Location: In front of my keyboard.	yeah... unfortunately I belong to this club... i'll be seeing you guys around... __________________ Why continue fighting? Is it for Love? Illusions. All as artificial as the Matrix itself, although only a human mind could invent something as insipid as Love.

06-09-2003, 10:49 PM	#46 (permalink)
sandman23 Upright Location: big tex	i think i'd like to be considered for membership in your prestigious organization Last edited by phredgreen; 06-10-2003 at 11:02 AM..

06-08-2003, 11:10 PM	#42 (permalink)
HiThereDear Insane	No summer classes here either. I'm up all day and night. I've layed in bed for four hours trying to get to sleep. As for suggestions for the organization: since we're up anyways, we should do something - the organization should have some goal

06-10-2003, 02:55 AM	#47 (permalink)
Pyrate Psycho Location: London, CorBlimeyLand	I'm an insomhiac by genetic inheritance. Both me and my pops tend to retire at al 6/7 am on most nights. I just find the night more relaxing, more understanding(?) to the plight of peace lovers, and it isn't full of the chatter of thoughts and shit as the day is. I can do more (college) work and to a better standard at night, lyrics come more naturally, I meditate at night, I practice seeing auras at night, I try to develop my psychic abilities at night. It's almost impossible at day, too much mental and physical disturbance. I'm a natural born vampire! __________________ ?

06-10-2003, 11:08 AM	#49 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	woo! solution to insomnia!!! no, not sleep, you sillyhead. ADULT SWIM!!! trigun, bebop, futurama, and the family guy all in once place.. it dosen't get any better than that. __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

06-10-2003, 06:53 PM	#50 (permalink)
Antagony Psychopathic Akimbo Action Pirate Location: ...between Christ and Belial.	Alright guys . . . more progress on a site for us. Stay tuned. __________________ On the outside I'm jazz, but my soul is rock and roll. Sleep is a waste of time. Join the Insomniac Club. "GYOH GWAH-DAH GREH BLAAA! SROH WIH DIH FLIH RYOHH!!" - The Locust

06-14-2003, 12:19 AM	#51 (permalink)
Antagony Psychopathic Akimbo Action Pirate Location: ...between Christ and Belial.	Two more nights of insomnia . . . Tossing, turning, general agitation. I may get us a running site while I'm at work tomorrow. __________________ On the outside I'm jazz, but my soul is rock and roll. Sleep is a waste of time. Join the Insomniac Club. "GYOH GWAH-DAH GREH BLAAA! SROH WIH DIH FLIH RYOHH!!" - The Locust

06-14-2003, 12:23 AM	#52 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	3 AM, still awake. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-14-2003, 12:26 AM	#53 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	4:30 AM. Woke up at 8 this morning, had maybe 3 hours sleep the night before. I am the ultimate ninja, sleep cowers before my mighty prescense! __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

06-14-2003, 12:34 PM	#54 (permalink)
(vixen) Upright Location: neverneverland	you mean its possible to do stuff in those dead night hours i've normally spend buried with a book? there are other people awake? dude! __________________ (vixen) always inside the triangle.

06-15-2003, 09:41 PM	#57 (permalink)
Akaw Upright	Insomnia sucks. I too have had it since I was a child. Since then it's taken me about an hour since I lie down to get to sleep. And recently it's gotten worse. :P Took me six hours till I finally got to sleep. I think my problem is that when I close my eyes, I start thinking too much. Contemplating about event from the day, or something like that. But then after a while it's more "why aren't I asleep yet." My insomnia makes my insomnia worse. Anyone who can fall asleep when their head hits the pillow should try and live a month like this. ;P __________________ Insomniacs Anonymous

06-15-2003, 10:27 PM	#58 (permalink)
eyeronic I run E. Location: New York	I've realized that I'm no technically an insomniac. If I don't have a TV or computer and I excercise all day and don't eat after 8 I can get to bed by midnight. The problem is that I would rather kill myself. __________________ I hold with those that favor fire.

06-16-2003, 07:45 PM	#60 (permalink)
BuDDaH The Matrix had a point... Moderator Emeritus Location: 10th Mountain ASB Fort Drum, N.Y.	Sleep? Whats that? __________________ I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become King of England!

06-16-2003, 10:19 PM	#61 (permalink)
eloc Upright Location: Oregon	Oh, Helllll yes. Boy do I ever suffer from insomnia. Sleep is a damn dirty waste of time anyway. If I could get away with it, I'd never do it again. Get's a little weird after about day three though. I'll gladly join the club...but only if I get one of those snazzy club sigs. onesnowyowl: Hmmmm, coincidently I am currently located in Corvallis too. Feel free to come hang out with me. In fact, just moved down here, could really use a friend or two hundred in the area.

06-17-2003, 12:16 AM	#62 (permalink)
myMHz Insane Location: Arizona	Sleep is for the weak! I've been doing night work or early morning work for as long as I can remember. So I'm up for it. (Get it? Up for it?) __________________ "The radio business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."

06-18-2003, 12:06 AM	#64 (permalink)
eyeronic I run E. Location: New York	Oh god I wish I could get out of this club, but it's like the Mafia. 04:06--have to work tomorrow. Oh man. __________________ I hold with those that favor fire.

06-18-2003, 01:33 AM	#65 (permalink)
Pyrate Psycho Location: London, CorBlimeyLand	When on your deathbed you'll look back and wish "If only I hadn't wasted so much fucking time sleeping. I wouldn't have lived longer, but I coulda lived MORE..." __________________ ?

06-18-2003, 08:28 AM	#66 (permalink)
Antagony Psychopathic Akimbo Action Pirate Location: ...between Christ and Belial.	eloc: You are more than welcome to create a sig announcing your membership in our organization. Pretty soon I'll have our site up and you could have it link to that or something. eyeronic: Well put. __________________ On the outside I'm jazz, but my soul is rock and roll. Sleep is a waste of time. Join the Insomniac Club. "GYOH GWAH-DAH GREH BLAAA! SROH WIH DIH FLIH RYOHH!!" - The Locust

06-19-2003, 01:16 AM	#68 (permalink)
awanderingsoul Crazy	Yeah, I'm here now....

06-21-2003, 02:46 PM	#69 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	Hello again! I can't really say I suffer from insomnia but rather wierd sleeping patterns. I'm always up between 5 - 5:30 am and by the time work is done, kids are asleep it's about 11 pm before I can crash. I fall asleep great but I always wake up in the middle of the night and am awake for a few hours. Too much on the brain all the time or something. So...don't know if I'm a candidate but I've already changed my sig heh heh Oh and Ashton...you really should think about hitting the TFP get-together in Vegas this Oct...it's going to be fun! __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

06-22-2003, 12:19 AM	#71 (permalink)
Fade Banned	Im in, IM me at WatashiSeason...(aim)

06-22-2003, 12:33 AM	#72 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	As usual...wide awake at 2:00. There's apparently something mystical and magical about that hour...or so my body/brain thinks. I haven't quite figured it out myself. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

06-22-2003, 12:38 AM	#73 (permalink)
HiThereDear Insane	1:37am, let the insomnia commence.

06-22-2003, 06:34 AM	#74 (permalink)
sierra2774 Addict Location: Northeast Ohio	With my new job, I work until 1am, so when I get home, I just can't go to sleep right away...So I may have to join this club! __________________ "Every tomorrow brings new opportunities, challenges we must address...A chance to affirm all our wishes and dreams, to seek beauty and true happiness."

06-22-2003, 09:46 AM	#75 (permalink)
Fade Banned	Ill have to agree that the night tends to be more relaxing, especially since most of my summer is spent at the computer. Also,ADULT SWIM KICKS ASS! :cough: anyway... where was I... oh yeah, its always nice and cool at night, and with no one up theres few distractions...

06-22-2003, 09:41 PM	#76 (permalink)
pickledaddy Loser Location: TN	I've had insomnia for a long time. I can only take short naps during the day and I stay on the computer all night. Sleeping pills either make me space out or just don't work.

06-22-2003, 09:42 PM	#77 (permalink)
pickledaddy Loser Location: TN	I've had insomnia for a long time. I can only take short naps during the day and I stay on the computer all night. Sleeping pills either make me space out or just don't work. Oh, and I think this should be a support group because insomnia is not fun.

06-22-2003, 10:21 PM	#78 (permalink)
mathias3 Upright	I feel everybody's pain...I adapted to about 3 hours of sleep a night while in college and have never returned to "normal" body-clock time. I don't mind the insomnia, but I also don't mind sharing the time with other people who are on the same ride. It gets lonely when the rest of the world goes to bed..... Spectre - I dig the quote you posted and think of it often when the sun disappears....CAN'T SLEEP....CLOWN'LL EAT ME!!!!

06-27-2003, 03:16 PM	#80 (permalink)
gwr_gwir Crazy	sleep.. is for the weak. it is a waste of time, and it can be generally done without. which is what I do. I'm an insomniac by nature, and probably a few other things too. I have the habits, good or bad, of spending loads of cash on books, and staying up all night reading them - leaving me usually broke and somewhat ... dulled to reality - of which, I've lost track in the past 3 years... __________________ Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor. -- Robert Heinlein