I'm home from work sick and bored...help!

[VelmaD]

I've been trying to nap and not having much luck - too tired to sleep I guess. I've read every book and watched every movie in the house a hundred times. I need something either to occupy my brain so I don't notice I feel like hell. Or something to shut my brain off so I go to sleep.

Suggestions are being gratefully accepted. There may be a prize for the winner. :-)

[trotsky]

1. Is there any golf on TV?

If I turn on golf, I'll be asleep in 5 minutes.

[VelmaD]

3. Nope. No golf.

I am without cable so no Golf Channel to fall back on when insomnia hits.

[7th_Sephiroth]

9. one

tequila two tequila three tequila floor

[supernova]

2. Hot tea?

That usually works for me in the evenings. Hope you feel better soon, VelmaD.

[VelmaD]

7. Thanks hon...

and I may try some hot tea here in a little bit. I'm just a little leery of putting anything in my stomach at the moment. I ate some crackers about a half hour ago and they aren't staying down well at all.

[GOPFighter]

4. Here's a fun diversion...

Take the quiz at http://www.amiannoying.com/(dnmoau55zmibrqj4wt4al4vz)/quiz.aspx

[theivoryqueen]

5. Long hot bath, hot toddy and

print out some interesting articles from Adbuster. Great site and Mag.

http://www.adbusters.org/

[VelmaD]

12. A long hot bath is usually...

my solution to all life's problems. Unfortunately I'm running a fever today and felling all hot and yucky so the hot bubblebath is probably out.

Never been to Adbuster I don't think. Will have to go take a peek.

[plcdude]

6. there is

always sex you could try surfing the naked news or other such sites.

[Blue-Jay]

8. Go to Zombo.com

That always makes me feel better when I'm sick.

[Aristus]

10. Are you bored with surfing yet, Vel?

Have you tried looking up childhood friends on Google? Exploring the vast, uncharted territories of the Net? Putting on one of those movies you've seen a million times, turning down the sound and making up your own dialogue?

[VelmaD]

14. I'm still friends...

with all my childhood friend. No googling required to find 'em.

Honey, I've read X-rated Hobbitt fan fiction. I'm not sure there ARE any uncharted territories left on the Net after that. ;-)

Making up dialogue sounds like fun though. :-)

[Aristus]

16. Oh. Well, I moved around a lot as a kid, 'cause my dad was in

the Army. So Googling to find out what became of them has become a favorite pastime.

X-rated Hobbit fan-fic? Ew! What does anyone find sexually appealing about a hobbit?

[VelmaD]

19. I'd imagine the other Hobbits...

find them appealing else there wouldn't be baby Hobbits.

Besides, I think Pippin from the movies is a cutie-pie. :-) Just gotta shave those feet - eew.

[LuLu550]

29. google YOURSELF

see how many people have your name and where they live! Try finding out how old they are!

[VelmaD]

31. I've done that and it was scary...

there's a right-wing whack-job radio host out in California I think who has the same name as me. *shudder*

[grannylib]

11. Try redecorating in your head

Whenever I need to sleep, I remodel/redecorate my house in my head. I do it so often and am so bored with it that it always puts me to sleep really fast *lol*

[VelmaD]

18. I want to redecorate...

especially my living room. This could be a fun long-term mental project.

I'm tired of the mismatched crap I accumulated during grad school. The rest of the house isn't too bad but I loathe my living room.

[theivoryqueen]

23. maybe not today, but

I have discovered that almost anything can be spray-painted.

[VelmaD]

25. It's gone past the point...

where spray-paint could fix it. Basically I need to dejunk or move someplace with a bigger living room.

[grannylib]

35. Maybe we could start a DU Quick Change

Ever see that one decorating show (I think it's called Surprised by Design) where they take a room and basically just rearrange/alter accessories/no major stuff and do what is called a "Quick Change?"
It's pretty fun - I think it's on TLC.

[VelmaD]

36. Haven't seen it...

I haven't had cable in over 5 years. But it sounds fun. :-) I wonder if a few throw pillows would fix everything. Hee.

[felonious thunk]

13. Call your boss and say...

that you are going to spend the afternooon working from home. Do so for about 5 minutes, and you'll probably be sound asleep.

[VelmaD]

15. Urp...no...

I'm already sick to my stomach. Don't wanta think about work. Blech.

[xultar]

17. Hot Toddy

Burbon
Tea
Honey

[VelmaD]

20. Believe it or not...

there is no alcohol in my house. I'm a real light-weight when it comes to booze. I know, I know. I'm a bad DUer. *sigh* :-)

[dolo amber]

21. You could

send *anti-scorched earth* karma my way...shortbus has just poured like 10 gazillion gallons of gasoline into a particularly stubborn stump in the yard that he's been trying to burn for weeks and is now walking toward it with a flaming stick. :eyes:

Might not make you feel better, but at least the thought should offer some entertainment. :D

Hope you feel better. ;) :hi:

[VelmaD]

22. Please keep me posted...

on whether he lights himself on fire or blows himself to kingdom come or whatever.

*lights candle and starts chanting for short bus NOT to learn a valuable but painful lesson about gasoline and fire today*

[dolo amber]

24. He's fine

Stump is now burning merrily and there's no carnage to report. Still, ya gotta wonder about that boy sometimes...

[supernova]

26. SNARF

Burning up tree stumps!! What a redneck pasttime. LOL! :D

[dolo amber]

28. Quiet, you

or I may be forced to divulge some particularly unflattering info about something you did in front of that very stump after smoking a ceeeee-gar. ;) :*

ps--shortbus says to tell you that's he's not a very good redneck as the stump has now gone out again DESPITE the gasoline. :wtf:

[VelmaD]

30. Oh shit...

I'm not sure whether to laugh because it takes real fuckin talent not to be able to set gasoline on fire. Or whether to be terrified at the thought of what he'll try next. If he starts breaking out explosives take the girls and drive to the nearest gas station before dialing 9-1-1.

[dolo amber]

32. Well, if it helps your decision any...

I think I may have cracked a rib laughing. :7

He's given up on the stump for the mo' and has decided to take out his frustration on other things with the chainsaw. Then he's supposedly digging a giant hole or some such...dunno, I'm just treating it as tho one of the kids were outside playing, looking out now and then to make sure they've not killed themselves, otherwise letting him go about whatever grand scheme it is he's got in his head...might call him in shortly for some juice and cookies. ;)

[VelmaD]

33. Probably best...

to treat him like a kid...a big, bald kid. I really really hope he used up all the gasoline starting the fire and doesn't have enough to run that chainsaw.

Juice and cookies sounds good. After that I'm relying on you to distract him from his manly-woodsman thing. I'm sure you can think of something. ;-)

[short bus president]

34. I'm on a redneck rampage!

Burning down the everglades!

</mojonixon>

;-)

[VelmaD]

27. I worry about him...

and his fascination with setting stuff on fire. Me and him and gonna have to have a little talk about safety and whether or not he has some weird self-immolation fetish.

[bbernardini]

37. Go to www.newkings.com

And listen to the songs and samples. You'll be glad you did. :)