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The official nightshift thread....
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I've heard of pot brownies but not pot butter. Wow lol. Glad the doggy is good to go.0
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oh, man...pot brownies.
road story:
i was on a two-week west coast run with a band in Northern California, and we were playing a room in Arcata (in Humboldt county, which would mean something to people who were afficionados of a certain kind of horticulture, if you get my drift) - we were on a bill with a band called Great American Taxi, led by this guy Vince Herman (also of Leftover Salmon), who seems to have cultivated this reputation as being something of the John Belushi of the jam band culture...in terms of his thirst for life, as it were.
Well, we got to soundcheck early, and ate at around 4pm...then played our set, then they played their set - and we wound things up around midnight, and I hadn't eaten anything for some 8 hours or so at that point.
So we're in the green room, which is a haze of pot smoke and patchouli - and I should mention that while I don't have any axe to grind with folks who are on the cannabis bandwagon, I just never caught the bug...never really smoked weed at all, and my only real experience with it had been a couple of instances where somebody had whipped out a recipe and put it into brownies or something like that.
In the green room, everybody is getting reacquainted, bands and road family and such, and - there's nothing in the green room to eat. Usually, there's a deli tray or some veggies or something, but this night, there's nothing...nothing except this tray of cookies that somebody had brought.
So I had a cookie.
And, since it didn't suck, I had another cookie.
We continued to hang out for a while, until our driver came through and reminded everyone that we had to be in Portland, Oregon the next day, so I grabbed another cookie, wrapped it in a napkin, and put it in the pocket of my fleece.
We got back to the hotel room (after my having eaten the third cookie on the way), and were sitting in the hotel room I was sharing with the drummer (I was the "new guy", so I was delegated "rooming with the drummer" status), talking about the setlist and the gig the next night, and I stood up to get my laptop out of my bag...
...I felt my knees straighten in slow motion and when they fully extended, it felt like I was continuing to rise out of my chair for several seconds...our guitar player looked at me and asked me what was wrong.
"nothing," I said. "at least not that I can tell."
he started looking a little harder at me, scrutinizing me a little more.
"are you sure? you looked like you were gonna topple outta your chair."
"i know...just got a little dizzy for a minute or something. not sure where that came from."
"you didn't really participate in the festivities at the gig, did you? you normally don't even touch the stuff."
"no, man. I just hung out...I was hungry, so I had a couple of cookies, but that was it."
he looked over at Steve, the drummer, and they exchanged this look of simultaneous horror.
"A COUPLE OF COOKIES?"
"well, three, actually...i ate the third one on the way back to the hotel. there wasn't any food around, and I was famished, so I...."
"dude - stop. how many cookies did Vince eat?"
"i dunno...i wasn't counting. i don't think he ate more than one, though. i'm not sure."
Bob leans in closely to me, looking at me like a father who'd just bailed his son out of jail..."Tom, look - when you're in this situation, do HALF of what Vince does. that's a rule. never, ever do THREE TIMES what Vince does. this isn't good."
So now, I'm realizing what I've done...and am simultaneously freaking the f@(k out.
Meanwhile, Steve (the drummer) is reassuring me - "don't worry, man...I'll stay up with you, bro. I won't let you die. you'll be fine...you just gotta stay awake."
Thanks, Steve.
So I'm lying there on the bed in this hotel room, watching the textured paint on the ceiling swirl around like some kind of weird acid-drenched planetarium show...the ceiling seems like it's inches from my face, and the air conditioning unit, under the window right next to my bed, seems like it's fifty feet away.
I don't know if I ever drifted off to sleep, but minutes later (or so it seemed), the driver knocked on our door to load up for the drive to Portland. I just grabbed my boots and my coat and lumbered out the door, threw up in the parking lot, and boarded up. I think I slept the whole seven hours up the coast.
I sure hope the buttered-bread eating doggie had a friendly, paranoid drummer around to keep him in a perpetually irrational and paranoid state until the effects wore off.0 -
Christmas shopping is DONE!
Even though I work tonight(right now) I ran a bunch of errands today.
1) Went to the UPS store and shipped my Confession Thread Secret Santa Gift. THAT was way more expensive than it ever should have been. Stupid ocean. Stupid me or putting it off and having to expedite it...
2) I went to Home Depot and returned the closet door track for the correct size for part ONE of SSP's Christmas gift.
3) Got my vehicle inspected.
4) Walked the dogs
5) Got all paperwork set up for registration renewal this month.
6) Got a new pair of shoes that were on sale for $16!!!!
7) Picked up some more cold meds for my mom so she can hopefully get better.
Finally went to bed at like 2pm and had choir practice at 7:30pm...nixed the whole choir practice idea because getting enough sleep is part of caring for myself physically and psychologically. It is also caring for everyone else emotionally.
Also, Scarves are 50% off and I think I might get my mom one for her birthday, even though she has a million already.
Tomorrow:
1) Go to SSP's house and start some laundry and set up his closet door track to he actually HAS closet doors...
2) Walk the dogs
3) Go to the work Holiday Luncheon(just to prove I'm not anti-social)
4) Go bra shopping
5) Help my mother continue to decorate for Christmas
Right now it's beginning to look like a holiday store exploded in our house....0 -
totally jealous. since rent has a habit of coming at the first of the month, it'll be the middle of the month before i even get started in earnest...but that's ok. it's a short list, and most of it will be arriving on my doorstep.
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hamptontom wrote: »totally jealous. since rent has a habit of coming at the first of the month, it'll be the middle of the month before i even get started in earnest...but that's ok. it's a short list, and most of it will be arriving on my doorstep.
Most/all of my shopping will be arriving on my doorstep Wednesday and Thursday so Thursday will be spent wrapping everything...don't know where we're gonna put it since we were adopted by an approximately 8 month old chewing monster.
I got him a rawhide bone...a BIG one. It was gone in an hour and a half!0 -
He's a cutie! We get ours nylabones. They chew the hell out of them. And you can get them at Wally World.
I finished up shopping for my step son but have no idea what to get my hubby. NO IDEA. He got me something after we decided we weren't going to get gifts for each other. He sucks lol
@lilaclovebird you look amazing!! I loathe bra shopping too but the girls always look better afterwards and I feel better bc the damn things actually fit.0 -
What's up0
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Lilaclovebird - Love the new dog. 0
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bethanie0825 wrote: »He's a cutie! We get ours nylabones. They chew the hell out of them. And you can get them at Wally World.
I finished up shopping for my step son but have no idea what to get my hubby. NO IDEA. He got me something after we decided we weren't going to get gifts for each other. He sucks lol
@lilaclovebird you look amazing!! I loathe bra shopping too but the girls always look better afterwards and I feel better bc the damn things actually fit.
We have to watch what we get them because Tessa has some allergies but I'll definitely look into nylabones.
Thanks for the compliment!
I will definitely hate the ACT of bra shopping but I'm hoping to get something nice just for me to feel more comfortable.
Liam IS adorable but he has a lot of scars on his nose, ears, and legs. The Animal Control guy (when we went to report a found dog and see if he was chipped) said he didn't think anyone would be looking for him. He thinks with all of his wounds and whatnot, he may have been a bait dog that someone just abandoned out in the country. That makes me SO MAD
but I'm glad he found us.
He has little doggy nightmares often and gets TERRIFIED if you accidentally knock something over or if you are too loud. So he may have been abused as well.
He's learning that this is a house where the most injury he gets is a bop on the nose with the slipper he should not be chewing on. He gets *bop* No! and then a toy exchange. He's learned to leave my mother's slippers alone...apparently mine are still up for grabs sometimes. But I need a new pair anyway.
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What's up
This statement says to me "I'm bored and boring. Entertain me."
I do not tolerate messages like this from my real life friends, boyfriends, or internet acquaintances.
I also really do not mind informing you that it is not our job to entertain you. Either bring something interesting to the conversation, get inquisitive and ask a real question about something you have already read, or get the smurf out.
ETA: I should have slept more today because I am obviously cranky, but I stand by my statements.0 -
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sufferlandrian wrote: »
Didn't you do this earlier this year...?
ETA: Why do dogs eat towels anyway?0 -
I do it about once a month. The dogs smell something on it or they are playing with it or they are exhibiting nervous behavior and start chewing on them. Once they start to get it in the throat, the swallow reflex kicks in the they take it down rather than throw it up. The esophagus stretches further than the Pylorus so they can get them in the stomach but it's harder to get them to pass all the way out.0
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lilaclovebird wrote: »What's up
This statement says to me "I'm bored and boring. Entertain me."
I do not tolerate messages like this from my real life friends, boyfriends, or internet acquaintances.
I also really do not mind informing you that it is not our job to entertain you. Either bring something interesting to the conversation, get inquisitive and ask a real question about something you have already read, or get the smurf out.
ETA: I should have slept more today because I am obviously cranky, but I stand by my statements.
Uhh my bad?
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lilaclovebird wrote: »What's up
This statement says to me "I'm bored and boring. Entertain me."
I do not tolerate messages like this from my real life friends, boyfriends, or internet acquaintances.
I also really do not mind informing you that it is not our job to entertain you. Either bring something interesting to the conversation, get inquisitive and ask a real question about something you have already read, or get the smurf out.
ETA: I should have slept more today because I am obviously cranky, but I stand by my statements.
Uhh my bad?
It's OK. What are you up to tonight? 0 -
Still can't take that dog to surgery. Just found out we have a pet sitter because the owner is in jail so it will be tomorrow before we can get permission. Hope it lasts that long.0
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lilaclovebird wrote: »What's up
This statement says to me "I'm bored and boring. Entertain me."
I do not tolerate messages like this from my real life friends, boyfriends, or internet acquaintances.
I also really do not mind informing you that it is not our job to entertain you. Either bring something interesting to the conversation, get inquisitive and ask a real question about something you have already read, or get the smurf out.
ETA: I should have slept more today because I am obviously cranky, but I stand by my statements.
Uhh my bad?
My apologies, @pie_eyes. Turns out I just needed to steal some of the coffee that is "For Graduate Students Only"
Which is code for "In Case of ALL Night Time Caffeine Emergencies".
Side note: I may be having a little TOO much fun chasing the deer around with the Kubota tonight....
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sufferlandrian wrote: »Still can't take that dog to surgery. Just found out we have a pet sitter because the owner is in jail so it will be tomorrow before we can get permission. Hope it lasts that long.
ANOTHER reason why I do not do many illegal and/or high risk things is because I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 ferrets, and 2 parents to take care of!0 -
Uhh my bad?
It's OK. What are you up to tonight? [/quote]
I slept in a depressive state all day so now I'm wide awake playing video games. Nothing completely interesting.lilaclovebird wrote: »My apologies, @pie_eyes. Turns out I just needed to steal some of the coffee that is "For Graduate Students Only"
Which is code for "In Case of ALL Night Time Caffeine Emergencies".
Side note: I may be having a little TOO much fun chasing the deer around with the Kubota tonight....
Its okay and mmm I'm ready for some coffee. Right now I just got tea which is good too
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I slept in a depressive state all day so now I'm wide awake playing video games. Nothing completely interesting.lilaclovebird wrote: »My apologies, @pie_eyes. Turns out I just needed to steal some of the coffee that is "For Graduate Students Only"
Which is code for "In Case of ALL Night Time Caffeine Emergencies".
Side note: I may be having a little TOO much fun chasing the deer around with the Kubota tonight....
Its okay and mmm I'm ready for some coffee. Right now I just got tea which is good too
I am a BIG tea fan at home. I use it mostly to relax and wind down rather than a pick me up.
What video games do you play?0 -
I like tea at night or the late evening. Like I said I'm making coffee once daylight breaks and start the day as if my weekend wasn't a bummer. Lol.. there may be a day bender though. Who knows.
And I play GTA Online0 -
Oh my gosh.
You know knowledge is power. You know what knowledge would have been nice to have??
Just like...an email maybe, that says "Republic Waste Services will be dropping off a new container on Wednesday."
The reply e-mail would have been like "Oh thanks facilities for keeping us, your police department, informed so I will let them on campus."
But did I GET such an email?!
no.
*puts on cranky pants*
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I hate when I tell clients, "Make sure I can reach you on your phone in case something goes wrong" and when I call, no one answers.0
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lilaclovebird wrote: »Oh my gosh.
You know knowledge is power. You know what knowledge would have been nice to have??
Just like...an email maybe, that says "Republic Waste Services will be dropping off a new container on Wednesday."
The reply e-mail would have been like "Oh thanks facilities for keeping us, your police department, informed so I will let them on campus."
But did I GET such an email?!
no.
*puts on cranky pants*
LOL. Even a post it note would have been nice. 0 -
sufferlandrian wrote: »I hate when I tell clients, "Make sure I can reach you on your phone in case something goes wrong" and when I call, no one answers.
In my house when an animal is in vet over night, we sleep in shifts.
But our animals are so integrated as family. Even the ferrets.
They hear my voice and come running to see me and Akacia LOVES my dad.
Carmella will come running for my mom. Probably because she likes being carried and my mom will carry her around the house. :laugh:0 -
Finally heard from the girlfriend. Took the poor dog to surgery. Garbage in the gut getting toxic. Got it out and the dog is doing better. 0
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Dog is doing well and should go home tonight. I'm already home and going to take some time off. 0
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@sufferlandrian-hope you get some good rest and enjoy the time off!0
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Ok on my new tour it only happens for like two hours at most but there is this big white glowing thingy in the sky... anybody know what the hell that is?0
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