I always feel like I'm going to miss out on something 2008-09-12T15:23:44-04:00 46 2008-09-12T03:52:17-04:00 7453 false false 303 6102 1 2009-11-08T03:54:29-05:00 574 I know what you mean. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T03:55:45-04:00 194008 1219 2008-09-12T03:55:45-04:00 But if you stay awake , you might miss the most awsome all chick, orgy fest dream ever. With coolaide slip in slides, and dumb ass gargoyles that try to fly and fall to there doom because rock is heavy duh. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T03:58:52-04:00 194010 506 2008-09-12T03:58:52-04:00 <blockquote><cite>quakerninja said:</cite> But if you stay awake , you might miss the most awsome all chick, orgy fest dream ever. With coolaide slip in slides, and dumb ass gargoyles that try to fly and fall to there doom because rock is heavy duh.</blockquote> this sounds like the greatest thing ever 7453 Post 2008-09-12T04:05:18-04:00 194012 6102 2008-09-12T04:05:18-04:00 Fuck...I wish I could sleep right now. My mind doesn't stop sometimes. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T04:06:19-04:00 194013 3934 2008-09-12T04:06:19-04:00 same here. In fact, I've somewhat changed my sleeping habits since joining emptees. Speaking of the mighty ZZZ, how many hours do you guys sleep on an average per day? 7453 Post 2008-09-12T05:20:33-04:00 194047 303 2008-09-12T05:20:33-04:00 i go to bed at 3-4am and wake up at 10-11am 7453 Post 2008-09-12T05:22:45-04:00 194048 6102 2008-09-12T05:22:45-04:00 I love the mighty Z. I try and stay in bed as long as possible. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T05:30:53-04:00 194053 3114 2008-09-12T05:30:53-04:00 imagine how i feel, all of ya americans and not only sleeping when i'm awake. there's a good side to this too, i wake up and the morning is full of surprises.:P also, lately, i fall asleep soooo early, it sucks having a day job:( 7453 Post 2008-09-12T06:33:40-04:00 194094 3643 2008-09-12T06:33:40-04:00 I just got on some Chantix which is a stop smoking drug. You would love sleeping when you are on this stuff. If taken right before bed, its almost guaranteed at least in my case, to have wicked vivid nightmarish dreams. Also helped me quit smoking so far... 7453 Post 2008-09-12T06:34:58-04:00 194096 2865 2008-09-12T06:34:58-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> I just got on some Chantix which is a stop smoking drug. You would love sleeping when you are on this stuff. If taken right before bed, its almost guaranteed at least in my case, to have wicked vivid nightmarish dreams. Also helped me quit smoking so far...</blockquote> Dude, how long do you have to take that stuff? 7453 Post 2008-09-12T06:40:34-04:00 194100 303 2008-09-12T06:40:34-04:00 My parents take similar stuff to that.. But it's called Champix? My dad gets nightmares from it too. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T06:44:08-04:00 194103 3114 2008-09-12T06:44:08-04:00 <blockquote><cite>downrodeo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> I just got on some Chantix which is a stop smoking drug. You would love sleeping when you are on this stuff. If taken right before bed, its almost guaranteed at least in my case, to have wicked vivid nightmarish dreams. Also helped me quit smoking so far...</blockquote> Dude, how long do you have to take that stuff?</blockquote> It's two pills a day for a month. The success rate of prolonged cessation is extended if you follow through with the whole 3 month dosage. That way if you relapse, the cigarettes will not allow the nicotine to cause your brain to release dopamine and cause pleasure. It took about 12 days of taking the medication for the desire to completely wane out. I would say the nightmares are a positive side effect for me. Sure it's a little weird to have to be in fear, but its like watching a movie. Other side effects were typical irritability, insomnia, etc, which is almost normal for me. It's great. If you wanna quit smoking. I recommend it. It's expensive though. $120 per month. But a pack a day is more than that for a month, and the longterm financial costs are much more... blah. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T07:28:48-04:00 194122 2865 2008-09-12T07:28:48-04:00 good luck with that, I'm a heavy smoker. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T07:38:52-04:00 194125 506 2008-09-12T07:38:52-04:00 <blockquote><cite>quakerninja said:</cite> good luck with that, I'm a heavy smoker.</blockquote> id say alot of us are 7453 Post 2008-09-12T10:51:37-04:00 194244 5187 2008-09-12T10:51:37-04:00 ive beden sleeping minimal hours lately... i like it that way.. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T10:53:28-04:00 194247 2870 2008-09-12T10:53:28-04:00 <blockquote><cite>forloveofOCTOBER said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>quakerninja said:</cite> good luck with that, I'm a heavy smoker.</blockquote> id say alot of us are</blockquote> agreed 7453 Post 2008-09-12T10:54:40-04:00 194253 6738 2008-09-12T10:54:40-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>downrodeo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> I just got on some Chantix which is a stop smoking drug. You would love sleeping when you are on this stuff. If taken right before bed, its almost guaranteed at least in my case, to have wicked vivid nightmarish dreams. Also helped me quit smoking so far...</blockquote> Dude, how long do you have to take that stuff?</blockquote> It's two pills a day for a month. The success rate of prolonged cessation is extended if you follow through with the whole 3 month dosage. That way if you relapse, the cigarettes will not allow the nicotine to cause your brain to release dopamine and cause pleasure. It took about 12 days of taking the medication for the desire to completely wane out. I would say the nightmares are a positive side effect for me. Sure it's a little weird to have to be in fear, but its like watching a movie. Other side effects were typical irritability, insomnia, etc, which is almost normal for me. It's great. If you wanna quit smoking. I recommend it. It's expensive though. $120 per month. But a pack a day is more than that for a month, and the longterm financial costs are much more... blah.</blockquote> Good luck man! My dad quit cold turkey and it is one of the best things he ever did. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T10:59:30-04:00 194258 2961 2008-09-12T11:13:07-04:00 I am working 30+ hours a week and have class for 25 hours every week, and then homework on top of that, and then partying and just broin down on top of that... so I average about 5 or 6 hours every night. Every once in awhile I will just crash and sleep for like 10 hours, schedule permitting. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T10:59:39-04:00 194259 2712 2008-09-12T11:00:07-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jaynajaynajayna said:</cite> I am working 30+ hours a week and have class for 25 hours every week, and then homework on top of that, and then partying and just broin down on top of that... so I average about 5 or 6 hours every night. Every once in awhile I will just crash and sleep for like 10 hours, schedule permitting.</blockquote> I am pretty similar... I get around 5-6 hours of sleep as well. Its rough, but there are those days where you magically sleep in and those are glorious. I usually work 6ish days a week from 8am to 10ish pm... its rough. Haha, my body hates me for it. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T11:44:12-04:00 194306 1140 2008-09-12T11:44:12-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> I just got on some Chantix which is a stop smoking drug. You would love sleeping when you are on this stuff. If taken right before bed, its almost guaranteed at least in my case, to have wicked vivid nightmarish dreams. Also helped me quit smoking so far...</blockquote> that should be good inspiration for designs! 7453 Post 2008-09-12T11:49:12-04:00 194311 5409 2008-09-12T11:49:12-04:00 and also, i could sleep 11 hours a day no problem. I LOVE ME SOME SLEEP. anyone have lucid dreams? sometimes i can fly around in dreams, its fun. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T11:49:52-04:00 194312 5409 2008-09-12T11:49:52-04:00 5-6 but i have been trying really hard to get 6-7. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T11:56:23-04:00 194318 884 2008-09-12T11:56:33-04:00 <blockquote><cite>illdthedj said:</cite> anyone have lucid dreams? sometimes i can fly around in dreams, its fun.</blockquote> my dreams are like that too... it's like I know that I'm dreaming so whenever I am in trouble in my dreams I can just fly away from it 7453 Post 2008-09-12T11:57:22-04:00 194321 1114 2008-09-12T11:57:22-04:00 I sleep soooo much. I love it. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T11:57:44-04:00 194324 2329 2008-09-12T11:57:44-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Sushilove said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>illdthedj said:</cite> anyone have lucid dreams? sometimes i can fly around in dreams, its fun.</blockquote> my dreams are like that too... it's like I know that I'm dreaming so whenever I am in trouble in my dreams I can just fly away from it</blockquote> thats lucid dreaming! being able to control your dream rather than just being a passive observer. its sort of hard to do, but the key is to notice something in a dream that is obviously not found in reality, notice it, then tell yourself inside the dream that you are in fact inside a dream. then you can kind of do whatever you want. anyone ever see WAKING LIFE? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waking_Life">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waking_Life</a> 7453 Post 2008-09-12T12:03:23-04:00 194330 5409 2008-09-12T12:03:23-04:00 <blockquote><cite>ithew said:</cite> i go to bed at 3-4am and wake up at 10-11am</blockquote> 7453 Post 2008-09-12T12:03:28-04:00 194331 4511 2008-09-12T12:03:28-04:00 i used to be much like this. back when i still went to CIA i'd go to bed at 4 or 5 every night and wake up at 7-8. sleep just really never seemed needed. lately i sleep much more though, i've grown to cherish it. just wish some badass dreams would start kickin in' 7453 Post 2008-09-12T12:06:50-04:00 194336 5431 2008-09-12T12:06:50-04:00 Yikes I've been up for 20 hours. I'm about to crash. This is the point when I start making little to no sense and think that everything is funny. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T12:14:45-04:00 194350 1219 2008-09-12T12:25:20-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Jon Kruse said:</cite> Yikes I've been up for 20 hours. I'm about to crash. At this point is when I start making little to no sense and think that everything is funny.</blockquote> in school i would have to pull 1-3 all-nighters a week...and the sleep deprivation would give me hallucinations, i would see tracers off anything that moved. free drugs! woohoo! 7453 Post 2008-09-12T12:25:44-04:00 194356 5409 2008-09-12T12:25:44-04:00 <blockquote><cite>illdthedj said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Jon Kruse said:</cite> Yikes I've been up for 20 hours. I'm about to crash. At this point is when I start making little to no sense and think that everything is funny.</blockquote> in school i would have to pull 1-3 all-nighters a week...and the sleep deprivation would give me hallucinations, i would see tracers off anything that moved. free drugs! woohoo!</blockquote> I never had it that bad but two days a week I would go to school from 8 AM to 10 PM. Things just didn't seem real because I got such little sleep. It didn't help that I was addicted to beer pong and became a little bit of an alcoholic. What wine company did you work for. I've always been interested in alcoholic beverage design packaging. <img src="http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g164/uberchupacabre/bstar.jpg"> <img src="http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g164/uberchupacabre/beer-1.jpg"> I just liked doing the research for the projects. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T13:31:17-04:00 194460 1219 2008-09-12T13:34:55-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>downrodeo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> I just got on some Chantix which is a stop smoking drug. You would love sleeping when you are on this stuff. If taken right before bed, its almost guaranteed at least in my case, to have wicked vivid nightmarish dreams. Also helped me quit smoking so far...</blockquote> Dude, how long do you have to take that stuff?</blockquote> It's two pills a day for a month. The success rate of prolonged cessation is extended if you follow through with the whole 3 month dosage. That way if you relapse, the cigarettes will not allow the nicotine to cause your brain to release dopamine and cause pleasure. It took about 12 days of taking the medication for the desire to completely wane out. I would say the nightmares are a positive side effect for me. Sure it's a little weird to have to be in fear, but its like watching a movie. Other side effects were typical irritability, insomnia, etc, which is almost normal for me. It's great. If you wanna quit smoking. I recommend it. It's expensive though. $120 per month. But a pack a day is more than that for a month, and the longterm financial costs are much more... blah.</blockquote> Damn. I think I'll go cold turkey. I'm on 14 sticks a day for the past 7 years. How many sticks were you on a day Jimmy? p.s.- sorry guys, I know it's out of topic, but it's important to me. Thanks. :) 7453 Post 2008-09-12T13:38:42-04:00 194467 303 2008-09-12T13:38:42-04:00 20 daily. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T13:42:21-04:00 194471 2865 2008-09-12T13:42:21-04:00 I get the most sleep of anyone so far, I think. Somewhere in the realm of 9 hours a night. I'm usually passed out by 11:30 and get up at 8:20-8:30. It is glorious. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T13:43:28-04:00 194473 2961 2008-09-12T13:43:28-04:00 I would guess that creative types are more prone to insomnia and irregular sleep patterns. I know sometimes when I'm working on something I can't stop, and even if I would try I wouldn't be able to fall asleep. I took Ambien daily for over 2 years. Still have lots of sleep problems but Ambien would cause me black outs. I would do weird shit without being able to remember what. Good times. Ok, not really, but it would often cause euphoria so I kept taking it. Besides, I got to the point that I couldn't sleep if I didn't take it. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T13:46:59-04:00 194483 6468 2008-09-12T13:46:59-04:00 <blockquote><cite>discordantart said:</cite> i used to be much like this. back when i still went to CIA i'd go to bed at 4 or 5 every night and wake up at 7-8. sleep just really never seemed needed. lately i sleep much more though, i've grown to cherish it. just wish some badass dreams would start kickin in'</blockquote> Melatonin is an OTC supplement that is a naturally occuring hormone in humans and other animals during sleep. It's given me wickedly vivid dreams before. So has Zantac, but I don't know why or what causes it. Probably has something to do with it containing a histamine blocker. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T13:55:04-04:00 194496 6468 2008-09-12T13:55:04-04:00 Man, in these past two days or so, I've slept about 6 hours. Partly because of emptees, partly because of a web design job that's ongoing for a corporation [fucked up] and also cuz of some GoMerch tee submissions. It's 2am here, I've finally gotten out of the house for some futsal today[just got back], I should be tired, but every time I visit this site I get inspired to finish up a few tees I have in the making. I'll probably go to bed in about 4 hours or so. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:03:13-04:00 194509 303 2008-09-12T14:03:13-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>downrodeo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> I just got on some Chantix which is a stop smoking drug. You would love sleeping when you are on this stuff. If taken right before bed, its almost guaranteed at least in my case, to have wicked vivid nightmarish dreams. Also helped me quit smoking so far...</blockquote> Dude, how long do you have to take that stuff?</blockquote> It's two pills a day for a month. The success rate of prolonged cessation is extended if you follow through with the whole 3 month dosage. That way if you relapse, the cigarettes will not allow the nicotine to cause your brain to release dopamine and cause pleasure. It took about 12 days of taking the medication for the desire to completely wane out. I would say the nightmares are a positive side effect for me. Sure it's a little weird to have to be in fear, but its like watching a movie. Other side effects were typical irritability, insomnia, etc, which is almost normal for me. It's great. If you wanna quit smoking. I recommend it. It's expensive though. $120 per month. But a pack a day is more than that for a month, and the longterm financial costs are much more... blah.</blockquote> In february of 2007 my doctor put me on Chantix and Welbutrin to help quit smoking. The Chantix helped me to quit without withdrawl, and the Welbutrin helped keep me from being as miserable during the time. Haven't smoked since. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:10:43-04:00 194521 997 2008-09-12T14:10:43-04:00 i smoked for 7 years and quit cold turkey, i still smoke a few when i drink though. For me, getting enough sleep is way harder than quitting. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:12:09-04:00 194524 1146 2008-09-12T14:13:27-04:00 I still have dreams where I'm smoking sometimes, and when I wake up I'm not sure whether I really did or not for a few minutes. I would love to smoke when I drink, I miss it. I can't though. I'm just the kind of person that if I smoked one, I'd go get a pack. lol 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:15:29-04:00 194528 997 2008-09-12T14:15:29-04:00 <blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> For me, getting enough sleep is way harder than quitting.</blockquote> I can see why dude. <a href="http://derekdeal.com/">You're the real Deal!</a> [ how many times have you heard that one? ;)] Seriously though, I'm going to try cold turkey first. But I just bloody love smoking so much! But if cold turkey don't work for me, then I'll go the Jimiyo and Heavyprints way. In the long run, it'll be worth every cent. Thanks guys. Now back to ithew's insomnia. ;) 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:19:55-04:00 194532 303 2008-09-12T14:19:55-04:00 <blockquote><cite>heavyprints said:</cite> I still have dreams where I'm smoking sometimes, and when I wake up I'm not sure whether I really did or not for a few minutes. I would love to smoke when I drink, I miss it. I can't though. I'm just the kind of person that if I smoked one, I'd go get a pack. lol</blockquote> i hear ya, i really shouldnt, i feel like shit when i do. i may have sounded like i was trivializing quitting smoking, but its really monumental. I lucked out because it was just like a switch, all of a sudden i found the smell of it on people repulsive and it helped a lot. working out helps too. but the sleep thing is murder. I just saw a study on it and it can really wreck your long term health. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:21:00-04:00 194535 1146 2008-09-12T14:21:00-04:00 I've been smoking a pack or more a day for 13 years. A few years ago I went on wellbutrin, which is chemically the same as Zyban, and quit for 6 weeks. Got off the Wellbutrin and started up again. Hearing empteers' success stories is very inspirational and I congratulate anyone who's been able to quit, or who's just trying to. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:37:16-04:00 194552 6468 2008-09-12T14:37:16-04:00 <blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> but the sleep thing is murder. I just saw a study on it and it can really wreck your long term health.</blockquote> Funny situation, ain't it? If you don't sleep enough it leads to eternal sleep. But sometimes, I do feel sleep is a waste of time. I dunno, I just feel I could be doing something more with that extra 3-4 hours or so. What do you think? 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:41:50-04:00 194556 303 2008-09-12T14:41:50-04:00 <blockquote><cite>downrodeo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> but the sleep thing is murder. I just saw a study on it and it can really wreck your long term health.</blockquote> Funny situation, ain't it? If you don't sleep enough it leads to eternal sleep. But sometimes, I do feel sleep is a waste of time. I dunno, I just feel I could be doing something more with that extra 3-4 hours or so. What do you think?</blockquote> its funny because it effects so much, your cognition, response time, appetite. Im trying to sell myself on the notion that if i sleep well, during the fewer hours that i am awake, i'll be more astute and able to get more accomplished rather than being a tired mess. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:45:56-04:00 194567 1146 2008-09-12T14:46:23-04:00 <blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>downrodeo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> but the sleep thing is murder. I just saw a study on it and it can really wreck your long term health.</blockquote> Funny situation, ain't it? If you don't sleep enough it leads to eternal sleep. But sometimes, I do feel sleep is a waste of time. I dunno, I just feel I could be doing something more with that extra 3-4 hours or so. What do you think?</blockquote> its funny because it effects so much, your cognition, response time, appetite. Im trying to sell myself on the notion that if i sleep well, during the fewer hours that i am awake, i'll be more astute and able to get more accomplished rather than being a tired mess.</blockquote> That's solid advice, and makes total sense. I think I've been spending way too much time switching between Emptees and my work too! I just did that! In a way though, I think the majority of people on Emptees have got it good, in the sense that I don't see too many complaints about their careers and jobs, and the lack of sleep [insert ithews title here]. I mean, compared to my old colleagues, who used to bitch about EVERYTHING, and lack of sleep being the primary. People here seem happier. 7453 Post 2008-09-12T14:53:20-04:00 194574 303 2008-09-12T14:53:20-04:00 [Insert Title Here...]but goodnight people. :) 7453 Post 2008-09-12T15:23:44-04:00 194625 303 2008-09-12T15:23:44-04:00