Ways to conquer medication incduced insomnia * 1. Beat yourself in the head for mistyping "induced". DragonLady -- @I'm.hyper.and.its.1am * 2. Post to Top-x. DragonLady -- @I'm.hyper.and.its.1am * 3. Play Magic the Gathering on your computer. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 4. Make a bowl of Cream of Wheat. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 5. Eat the Cream of Wheat. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 6. Take a nice hot bath. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 7. Read something boring DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 8. Find a partner and screw yourself senseless. DragonLady -- @why.must.DragonLord.be.Somewhere.in.Ortlandp.organ? * 9. Start Top-x lists. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 10. Make Top-x entries. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 11. Fantasize about sexual encounters with other Top-xers. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 12. Surf the web for gemstones I don't need but desperately want. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 13. Shop for some new leather underwear DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 14. Fantasize about peeking under Rat's kilt. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 15. Fantasize about getting TiGar loaded and laid. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 16. Fantasize about moving to Portland with a certain Bio Major. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 17. Fantasize about David Bowie. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 18. Make some toast with butter and strawberry jelly. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 19. Contemplate the meaning of life. DragonLady -- @1:20.am.com * 20. Contemplate the meaning of U2's Zooropa. DragonLady -- @1:20.am.com * 21. Wonder whether "dominatrix" is for kids since "trix" are. DragonLady -- @1:20.am.com * 22. Think about selling most of your worldly possessions. DragonLady -- @1:20.am.com * 23. Womder where you can get a good pair of black leather pants. DragonLady -- @1:20.am.com * 24. Add entries just so you can go to the main page and see the random message...which has been "just say no to beef at least 3 times today"...and you know what, I think I submitted that one too. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 25. Try and find Mr. Sandman. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 26. Kick Mr. Sandman's ass when you do find him. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 27. Scratch. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 28. Blink DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 29. Take some Benadryl...which should knock me out after a while, but will leave me groggy all day tomorrow. DragonLady -- @I'm.going.slightly.mad.com * 30. Contemplate making enough entries to reach 69. DragonLady -- @I'm.going.slightly.mad.com * 31. Try to think of something productive to do. DragonLady -- @I'm.going.slightly.mad.com * 32. Fail at that. DragonLady -- @I'm.going.slightly.mad.com * 33. Wonder when I'll get those books I bought in the mail. DragonLady -- @I'm.going.slightly.mad.com * 34. Wish I had those books right now. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 35. Figure out why I enjoy Whitley Strieber novels so much. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 36. Wonder whether Steven King based "The Shining" on the older novel, "The Haunting of Hill House." DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 37. Wish I could run out and rent a movie. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 38. Wish I could watch a movie without waking my parents up. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 39. Enjoy that Cream of Wheat. DragonLady -- @feeling.a.bit.less.hyper.now.com * 40. Finish off the Cream of Wheat. DragonLady -- @feeling.a.bit.less.hyper.now.com * 41. Bask in the warm glow of a full and quiet tummy. DragonLady -- @feeling.a.bit.less.hyper.now.com * 42. Wonder whether satisfying my urges for food will be enough to put me to sleep. DragonLady -- @feeling.a.bit.less.hyper.now.com * 43. Run up and down the stairs a few more times DragonLady -- @feeling.a.bit.less.hyper.now.com * 44. Wonder just what it is I'm allergic to. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 45. Hope that the medication isn't going to affect me like this tomorrow night too. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 46. Sing in a high falsetto voice. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 47. Contemplate christianity. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 48. Get distracted. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 49. Quit trying to go to sleep. DragonLady -- @the.basement.com * 50. Try not to listen to the rapid beating of my heart. DragonLady -- @the.basement.com * 51. Wish my nice warm DragonLord was here. DragonLady -- @the.basement.com * 52. Spend a few self-satisfied moments thinking about how I solved the problem with the computer at work today. DragonLady -- @the.basement.com * 53. Wonder what will happen at work later today. DragonLady -- @the.basement.com * 54. Wonder what all the other Top-xers will think of me for making this list. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 55. Hope that they can understand my situation. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 56. Wonder what sort of children would be produced if Kalhoun and TiGar mated. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 57. Probably blond. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 58. Enjoy a yawn DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 59. Read through all the Top-x lists that haven't been added to in weeks. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 60. Wonder what Mike Bray is doing nowadays. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 61. Curl up in a nice warm bed. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 62. Curl up with someone you love. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 63. Curl up with some pillows as a substitute. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 64. Curl up with a stuffed animal. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 65. Curl up with a live animal. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 66. Read a math text book. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 67. Think about math. DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 68. Try to diagram a sentence DragonLady -- @dragon.dominatrix.com * 69. Quit now that I've reached 69 and am starting to feel sleepy. DragonLady -- @that.was.some.good.Cream.of.Wheat.com * 70. Give yourself a severe concussion. Tec42 -- lost@c * 71. Carbon monoxide poisoning also works. Tec42 -- lost@c * 72. Just live with it... who needs sleep anyway? Tec42 -- lost@c * 73. Play Tetris Jinxster -- * 74. Get bored and try Civilization instead. Jinxster -- * 75. Foolishly play it on Deity level for a laugh then swear at it after getting wiped out within three minutes. Jinxster -- * 76. Answer that Kalhoun email that's been hanging around your mailbox for weeks. Jinxster -- * 77. Not to mention the other thirty or so in there. Jinxster -- * 78. Reread those books you bought ages ago and have read god knows how many times already but can't seem to stay away from. Jinxster -- * 79. #47: Then abruptly stop doing it and think of something a little less scary. Jinxster -- * 80. Contemplate phoning Dangerman and giving him a weird surreal phone call. Jinxster -- * 81. Then decide against it as one of his parents will no doubt answer the phone and be none too pleased at being woken up. Jinxster -- * 82. Get dressed and go for a walk in the local graveyard. Jinxster -- * 83. Worry. Always a good one, that. Jinxster -- * 84. Read your law textbooks. Asleep in seconds, I guarantee it. Jinxster -- * 85. Put the radio on. Jinxster -- * 86. Or the TV. Watch all the bizarre programmes they have on at that hour. Jinxster -- * 87. Alternately, find a station that doesn't transmit all night and watch the static for hours. Jinxster -- * 88. #86: That doesn't always work. For example, last night I couldn't sleep either so I turned on the TV and started watching a game show, that actually woke me up more because I got so involved in it. Dingo Floyd -- baying@themoon * 89. However, I find "Popeye" cartoons with the sound off can sometimes do the trick. Dingo Floyd -- baying@themoon * 90. #77 Well, we can see who hasn't had insomnia lately. ReedMan -- Somewhere in Portland, Roegon * 91. Clean your room ReedMan -- Somewhere in Portland, Roegon * 92. Make your room messy so you can clean it. ReedMan -- Somewhere in Portland, Roegon * 93. Alphabetize your room. ReedMan -- Somewhere in Portland, Roegon * 94. Paint weird celtic designs all over your body in dayglow colors. Goto class naked wearing only these the next day. ReedMan -- Somewhere in Portland, Roegon * 95. Inhale smoke and lots of it. FireMan Bill Jr. -- billybob@the.big.red.truck * 96. Drink yourself into a coma. That's how my sister does it. FireMan Bill Jr. -- billybob@the.big.red.truck * 97. The only cure for medication induced insomnia is marijuana induced drowsiness. THE SACRED MONKEY OF HHUB-OY YABUB! -- * 98. Listen to that freaky busta rhymes "Nickel bag song" while trying said herbal remedy. THE SACRED MONKEY OF HHUB-OY YABUB! -- * 99. Pirate some software. Www.t50.com! THE SACRED MONKEY OF HHUB-OY YABUB! -- * 100. Wait until 3am, because EVERYTHING is funny at 3am. THE SACRED MONKEY OF HHUB-OY YABUB! -- * 101. Unless you happen to be asleep at the time. THE SACRED MONKEY OF HHUB-OY YABUB! -- * 102. #38-You live with your parents? JP Morgan, Creature of the Night -- jpmorgan1066@hotmail.com * 103. Okay, i know a lot about medicine-induced insomnia--i'm on Depakote to prevent violent schizophrenic outbursts (no joke). The best thing to do is grab a radio and channel surf. Count how many times you hear "My Heart Will Go On" in 30 minutes. you should fall asleep in no time. JP Morgan, Creature of the Night -- jpmorgan1066@hotmail.com Started by: DragonLady (@hyper.dragon.com) Started on: Fri Apr 17 01:08:11 1998