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[quote name='zewone']If you're not being facetious, you should check the tag. The MSRP is only $110, but since they are so rare people have been selling them marked up.[/QUOTE]
Damn.

I'll have to check and see how much they were selling it for.

(Saw it in the window.)
 
Well, just finished watching A Clockwork Orange in years. Can't decide if I want to stay up and finish watching Hard Target or just go and try and get some sleep...think I may just get some sleep. I'd watch it while trying to sleep, but its on HBO and I don't have a converter box in the bedroom. fuck you Cox for requiring it...
 
Please ESPN do the right thing. Cancel Mike and Mike and replace it with Jim Rome. He doesn't rant about the same thing for three days in a row and is at least entertaining. Anytime I need a reminder that I should be doing something else instead of watching TV I just flip on Mike and Mike and get the inspiration.
 
Took me well over 2 hours to fall asleep last night despite being really tired. Time to break out the melatonin tonight in hopes of getting a good night's sleep, as much as I hate using it. I can't operate with under 7 hours of sleep. I will be taking a nap right after this class.
 
I am exhausted today as well. I went to bed around 12:30, and woke up at 8 am like I never went to bed. It is making work this morning draggggg.
 
Woke up at six. Ew.

I need to get some shit done before I leave tommorrow but can't remember what. :lol:

Haw. Sounds like the Internet Radio Snorevolution is getting lukewarm reviews. Can't say I'm suprised.
 
Couldn't connect via wifi for the past day. Finally decided to play around with it and changing the WPA key fixed things. No idea how that was changed on the router, something weird must have happened.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']Took me well over 2 hours to fall asleep last night despite being really tired. Time to break out the melatonin tonight in hopes of getting a good night's sleep, as much as I hate using it. I can't operate with under 7 hours of sleep. I will be taking a nap right after this class.[/QUOTE]
Melatonin? I could do some research, but I'd rather hear it from you!
 
Didn't Alba's character in Dark Angel have to ingest melatonin every so often? Wait no, it was whatever is in turkey that makes you sleepy IIRC.
 
[quote name='HumanSnatcher']Melatonin is a chemical that the brain releases to releases seritonin, which is what makes you sleepy.
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The only problem with this is if you take supplements of it too frequently, you can become dependent on it and have to take ridiculous amounts of it to fall asleep. Happened to a friend of mine. I've only taken it like 3 times ever (started a couple months ago, 2 of these times were to fall asleep on a long flight) and it works like a charm every time.
 
From wiki:

The primary motivation for the use of melatonin as a supplement is as a natural aid to better sleep, with other incidental benefits to health and well-being due to its role as an antioxidant and its stimulation of the immune system and several components of the endocrine system.
Victor Herbert, M.D., J.D., of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, cites studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology that say melatonin pills sold as supplements contain three to 10 times the amount needed to produce the desirable physiologic nocturnal blood melatonin level for enhancement of nighttime rest. Dosages are designed to raise melatonin levels for several hours to enhance quality of sleep, but some studies suggest that smaller doses are just as effective at improving sleep quality.[29]
A number of studies indicate melatonin supplementation helps to reduce the age-related decline in hormone production from the thyroid and pituitary glands, among others, with animal models suggesting these effects are associated with an overall enhancement of health
Melatonin is involved in the regulation of body weight, and may be helpful in treating obesity (especially when combined with calcium)
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[quote name='Dead of Knight']The only problem with this is if you take supplements of it too frequently, you can become dependent on it and have to take ridiculous amounts of it to fall asleep. Happened to a friend of mine. I've only taken it like 3 times ever (started a couple months ago, 2 of these times were to fall asleep on a long flight) and it works like a charm every time.[/quote]
heh, I've had trouble sleeping all my life and run the gamut of OTC sleeping pills. Been taking trazadone that my shrink gave me, but that doesn't even work anymore. He told me to up my dose but if I do that I can't wake up at all. When I go back at the end of the month, I'm gonna ask for something that works better

For example, I took generic tylenol PM at about 2:30am (they didn't have just the sleepnig agent ones) and it still hasn't taken effect. Only reason I'm slightly sleepy now is because I'm bored and have been up all night.

Valerian root doesn't do jack anymore. NyQuil does the job 50% of the time. Though I might have to get a bottle of melatonin. I'd take unisom, but the generix is like 4.50 at Wal Mart
 
The only trouble I had sleeping last night was around 3AM when a car alarm was going off. I live in a neighborhood, so it's not normal for that to be happening at that time of night. I look out the window and what do I see, but an extended cab pick-up that has one of my neighbor's mini-vans hitched up to the back of it. The mini-van is wailing and shrieking, but the pick-up just takes off down the street, makes a u-turn, and then speeds out of the neighborhood with the van in tow.
 
I was so out of it last night that when I heard some nondescript noise outside (probably some drunk people) I thought to myself, "Oh, it's just the chickens," like I was back in Guam. :rofl: Outside my boyfriend's apartment in Guam, there's a whole family of chickens and they like to squawk all the time, even at night, though mostly in the early morning. My boyfriend has trouble sleeping with that, but usually I'd just, at worst, wake up then fall right back to sleep.

Time for nappy. Good night CAG.
 
[quote name='shipwreck']The only trouble I had sleeping last night was around 3AM when a car alarm was going off. I live in a neighborhood, so it's not normal for that to be happening at that time of night. I look out the window and what do I see, but an extended cab pick-up that has one of my neighbor's mini-vans hitched up to the back of it. The mini-van is wailing and shrieking, but the pick-up just takes off down the street, makes a u-turn, and then speeds out of the neighborhood with the van in tow.[/quote]

Ahhh! Boogeyman!

(Well... repoman, really...)
 
[quote name='shipwreck']The only trouble I had sleeping last night was around 3AM when a car alarm was going off. I live in a neighborhood, so it's not normal for that to be happening at that time of night. I look out the window and what do I see, but an extended cab pick-up that has one of my neighbor's mini-vans hitched up to the back of it. The mini-van is wailing and shrieking, but the pick-up just takes off down the street, makes a u-turn, and then speeds out of the neighborhood with the van in tow.[/QUOTE]

I live in a city, this is normal at all hours of the day.
 
[quote name='wubb']Didn't Alba's character in Dark Angel have to ingest melatonin every so often? Wait no, it was whatever is in turkey that makes you sleepy IIRC.[/quote]

Tryptophan?
 
[quote name='Hex']Tryptophan?[/quote]

That's the stuff.

And apparently, that's what she was on too:

[quote name='wikipedia']
In this season, per James Cameron’s directing, the show revolves more around Max’s super-human abilities as a transgenic and revved-up soldier. While Max is still portrayed as a “different” young woman trying to lead some semblance of a normal life, viewers get more of a sense of Max’s Manticore-endowed, superior abilities (i.e. the abilities to see objects and hear conversations from afar, leap very high, outrun enemies, overpower most other human beings, etc.) and to some extent, her transgenic burdens (the constant need for tryptophan pills and the uncontrollable feline behavior related to going into heat).
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[quote name='s1eepinglionhart']Ahhh! Boogeyman!

(Well... repoman, really...)[/QUOTE]

This is the Repo Depot. I'm just calling to distract you while we take your truck.
 
[quote name='Strell']This is the Repo Depot. I'm just calling to distract you while we take your truck.[/QUOTE]Wait, maybe he's Tony Plow. You know, from Leave It to Beaver.
 
Dammit, left my work clothes at home so I had to drive all the way back :(. Oh well, I get to work on my filtration system now I guess.
 
So I get up at 10 in the morning call the restaurant.

is Matt in today?

No he's not.

Do you no when he will be back in?

"no"

alright thanks.

For those keeping count thats two weeks I've been trying to talk to this guy about the job. Maybe I shouldn't have put my eggs into one basket on this job.
 
fucking intermitent power outages borked up my monitor, so I had to write a custom driver (read: have a program do it for me) to make it work properly.
 
[quote name='CitizenB']So I get up at 10 in the morning call the restaurant.

is Matt in today?

No he's not.

Do you no when he will be back in?

"no"

alright thanks.

For those keeping count thats two weeks I've been trying to talk to this guy about the job. Maybe I shouldn't have put my eggs into one basket on this job.[/QUOTE]

Do you call them daily?
 
[quote name='Dkellar']Do you call them daily?[/QUOTE]

Yes this week I have.

Last week I called and they told me he was on vacation. Then my mom went in friday and he was there. He said he was never on vacation. This week I've called everyday due to last weeks lie. Its starting to piss me off. He knows my mom from her work, and he gave her an app with his name signed on it. I filled it out, and he told me to call him before I came up there. I guess so he can get ready for my first interview. Anyway two weeks now he's never there. People would know if he was there he's not a random employee. He's the Kitchen Manager.
 
[quote name='CitizenB']Yes this week I have.

Last week I called and they told me he was on vacation. Then my mom went in friday and he was there. He said he was never on vacation. This week I've called everyday due to last weeks lie. Its starting to piss me off. He knows my mom from her work, and he gave her an app with his name signed on it. I filled it out, and he told me to call him before I came up there. I guess so he can get ready for my first interview. Anyway two weeks now he's never there. People would know if he was there he's not a random employee. He's the Kitchen Manager.[/QUOTE]

Call them hourly then!
 
[quote name='CitizenB']Yes this week I have.

Last week I called and they told me he was on vacation. Then my mom went in friday and he was there. He said he was never on vacation. This week I've called everyday due to last weeks lie. Its starting to piss me off. He knows my mom from her work, and he gave her an app with his name signed on it. I filled it out, and he told me to call him before I came up there. I guess so he can get ready for my first interview. Anyway two weeks now he's never there. People would know if he was there he's not a random employee. He's the Kitchen Manager.[/QUOTE]

Do you really want to work for a company that really acts like this?

I would have started looking for a different job last week.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Do you really want to work for a company that really acts like this?

I would have started looking for a different job last week.[/QUOTE]

Gotta agree with the rouf-guy on this one.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Do you really want to work for a company that really acts like this?

I would have started looking for a different job last week.[/QUOTE]

Thats a very good point. Its kinda funny though cause I told my mom if I can't get ahold of him this week its an omen not to work there. The higher powers of this universe are working for my better and not allowing me to get a job there.

I'm going to go tomorrow and pick up some other apps for other places. I'm done with him. He's the fucking manager and he's never there, and his employee's don't know shit.
 
[quote name='CitizenB']I'm going to go tomorrow and pick up some other apps for other places. I'm done with him. He's the fucking manager and he's never there, and his employee's don't know shit.[/quote]

Good plan. Diversifying your options is the way to go.

That reminds me, I need to put in my apps for the hospital tech jobs next week..
 
I just spent at least an hour getting all the ice/snow off of my car. Now I need to see if I can get it out of the cul-de-sac, after which I should be all set to make it to my classes tomorrow morning.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Do you really want to work for a company that really acts like this?

I would have started looking for a different job last week.[/QUOTE]

QFT. Glad to see you're taking Roufuss up on his advice.
 
Dkellar, I was wondering, being the DIY CAG, do you know of a way to cheaply insulate a window?
There's a tiny one in my bathroom that just leaks out heat like nothing else, and it sucks to even have to be in there (especially with the freezing weather).
 
I'm glad everyone agrees with me... I got a personal example that backs up what I said.

When I first applied at K-Mart, their computer system crashed on me TWICE while filling out an app.. that was strike one.

When I went to get interviewed the first time, at first the hiring lady had the wrong app. She had an app for Jenny or something... I'm not even a girl, and she talked to me on the phone to confirm my interview time. Then, she couldn't FIND my app, so I had to tell her everything that was on it.

When I went in for orientation, my car was in the shop so I got dropped off.. I show up, wait around, the hiring lady tells me orientation has been cancelled and it will be next week. I asked her why nobody calls me and she said she just "forgot". It took me 3 hours to walk home in the 100 degree Florida sun.

The job was as bad and as unorganized as the hiring process... I'll never work for another company that EVER comes off as being sloppy or unorganized, simply because it's indicative of operations as a whole.

You'll regret every minute of your job, Graystone, if you do take this job.
 
Another True story about job hunts.

My first job ever, I worked at a grocery store as a cashier. They called me back within 3 hours of turning in my application, and I was hired less than 24 hours after that.

Every other place I submitted an application to has since gone bankrupt. One place called me back 6 months after I had applied asking if I wanted a job though, I got a laugh out of that (they closed about 6 months after that).
 
Wow I never thought I would say this but my dad is turning into a bitch. I asked him to take me to get other apps tomorrow. He said "today was a waste. Because that guy wasn't there."

Dad we can always do it in the afternoon.

"No! I like to sleep in the afternoons."

I just looked at him crazy and was like okay?
 
Which DS game should I start next:

I've currently got the following busted open: Point Blank DS, Metroid Prime Pinball, Mario Kart DS. However, there's not a whole lot to do in MP:pinball (it's not involved is what i'm saying... quick play) and the same goes for Point Blank. Mario Kart is great, but the 150cc circuits are pissing me off. That said, I'm thinking of opening one of the remaining games in the pile.

Castlevania:poR, Yoshi's Island DS, and Final Fantasy III are left. I also have Meteos unopened, but I'm assuming that's quick play much like point blank/metroid prime pinball.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I'll never work for another company that EVER comes off as being sloppy or unorganized, simply because it's indicative of operations as a whole.

You'll regret every minute of your job, Graystone, if you do take this job.[/QUOTE]

I'm not trust me. I completely agree with what you've said. If they don't even know when the Manager is going to be back in the most important person in the store. How the hell are they going to even get me through the hiring process.

So I'm going Friday to pick up some applications at other places.
 
[quote name='LiquidNight']Dkellar, I was wondering, being the DIY CAG, do you know of a way to cheaply insulate a window?
There's a tiny one in my bathroom that just leaks out heat like nothing else, and it sucks to even have to be in there (especially with the freezing weather).[/QUOTE]

I'm sorry but I have no experience installing windows (yet). Just use google and search for some stuff. Since it's small, I don't think it would be much of a pain to install. Since you're worried about heatloss, make sure the new window is energy efficient or look into windows that are so heat is not lost. Keep an eye on Lowe's ads if you have that store in your area, I believe they can install windows. I'm not to sure of the price to install one but they may run a decent deal.
 
Picked up Phoenix Wright 2 just now, got my stylus and also preordered Chulip (while telling the manager exactly wtf Chulip is :lol:). Would have gone off without a hitch except for some douchebag who tried to cut in front of two people, including me. Luckily the manager told him to back the fuck off (obviously not in those words). I still gave the kid a dirty look though.

Also, LOL @ all the WoW merchandise they had.

EDIT: Why does Phoenix Wright always make the Attorney General/DAs the bad guys? My boyfriend is a good guy... :cry:
 
[quote name='HumanSnatcher']heh, I've had trouble sleeping all my life and run the gamut of OTC sleeping pills. Been taking trazadone that my shrink gave me, but that doesn't even work anymore. He told me to up my dose but if I do that I can't wake up at all. When I go back at the end of the month, I'm gonna ask for something that works better

For example, I took generic tylenol PM at about 2:30am (they didn't have just the sleepnig agent ones) and it still hasn't taken effect. Only reason I'm slightly sleepy now is because I'm bored and have been up all night.

Valerian root doesn't do jack anymore. NyQuil does the job 50% of the time. Though I might have to get a bottle of melatonin. I'd take unisom, but the generix is like 4.50 at Wal Mart[/quote]

I've had that problem too. If you look closely, the active ingredient in most OTC sleep aids and painkiller PM's is the same active ingredient as Benadryl. The RX that i found to work the best was Restoril 30mg. I took trazadone and it did shit. Ambien, Sonata, you name it. In conjunction with the Restoril I'd also take about 2mg xanax. When I couldn't sleep, I'd get really anxious about not being able to sleep, thus making the situation even worse.

Have you seen a neurologist that specializes in sleep disorders?
 
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