Can wrist braces help with insomnia?

[Moonbear]

Yeah, I added to the insomniac sum. I'm not a regular insomniac, since I've been up until about 5 AM the past few nights, I'm more like an insomniac than a normal sleeper. I just need to keep moving west.

 

[franznietzsche]

Yeah, I added to the insomniac sum. I'm not a regular insomniac, since I've been up until about 5 AM the past few nights, I'm more like an insomniac than a normal sleeper. I just need to keep moving west.

That gives me a great idea on living a 30 hour day! See if i just get on a plane and fly six time zones west in every proper day, i will experience a 30 hour day. And i think that should be long enough to math my circadian rhythm. If its not, i could just go for the 32 hour day. That would be great, then each day would be long enough to get everything done!

 

[Moonbear]

That gives me a great idea on living a 30 hour day! See if i just get on a plane and fly six time zones west in every proper day, i will experience a 30 hour day. And i think that should be long enough to math my circadian rhythm. If its not, i could just go for the 32 hour day. That would be great, then each day would be long enough to get everything done!

There is a real disorder like that...delayed sleep phase disorder, where circadian rhythyms are quite a bit longer than 24 hours. It's not as common as advanced sleep phase disorder, where people wake up ridiculously early in the morning. If you choose a career in academics, we're very tolerant of odd sleep/wake schedules, especially those of us in labs that study circadian biology (not my main interest, but I work in a lab that does circadian work too). But, it's not a disorder if it's caused by stuff like drinking too much coffee. When you have your winter break, try cutting out the coffee and see if you can start sleeping again...harder to try giving up the caffeine addiction while you're still taking classes.

 

[franznietzsche]

There is a real disorder like that...delayed sleep phase disorder, where circadian rhythyms are quite a bit longer than 24 hours. It's not as common as advanced sleep phase disorder, where people wake up ridiculously early in the morning. If you choose a career in academics, we're very tolerant of odd sleep/wake schedules, especially those of us in labs that study circadian biology (not my main interest, but I work in a lab that does circadian work too). But, it's not a disorder if it's caused by stuff like drinking too much coffee. When you have your winter break, try cutting out the coffee and see if you can start sleeping again...harder to try giving up the caffeine addiction while you're still taking classes.

I don't think its a disorder, not entirely(in my case i mean). Its not just coffee. I really hate being asleep. Even without coffee i just naturally try to drag out my waking hours as long as possible, and minimize sleep time.

 

[honestrosewater]

Yes, sleep is a horrible waste of time.

Moobear, do you know if anyone is trying to find a way to get all the benefits of sleep (whatever they may be) while still staying conscious?

 

[franznietzsche]

Yes, sleep is a horrible waste of time.

Moobear, do you know if anyone is trying to find a way to get all the benefits of sleep (whatever they may be) while still staying conscious?

Hypnotic sleep is supposed to work just as well in only 1/10th the time.

 

[honestrosewater]

Do you remember your sources?

 

[franznietzsche]

Do you remember your sources?

Every stage hypnotist I've ever seen has said that. I have no idea if its true. The people i know who have been hypnotized say that it works very well.

 

[Smurf]

11:55 PM, dum de dum dum.

 

[franznietzsche]

Midnight. We currently out number the "sleep-o-philes" by 8 to 1. That should be sufficient to initiate the next phase of the plan.

 

[Moonbear]

Midnight. We currently out number the "sleep-o-philes" by 8 to 1. That should be sufficient to initiate the next phase of the plan.

Muwahahahahaha!

 

[franznietzsche]

Muwahahahahaha!

If only you knew that my Evil Genius score was 82%.

Oh...

 

[honestrosewater]

If only you knew that my Evil Genius score was 82%.

Oh...

Great, now I have to go take the stupid Evil Genius test...

 

[honestrosewater]

What? 82%?! Obviously the author of this test could not comprehend the true evilness of my answers.

 

[Smurf]

HA! 87%

That means I'm the top Evil Genius!

 

[franznietzsche]

HA! 87%

That means I'm the top Evil Genius!

Top Evil, but not top Genius.

 

[Smurf]

Right, now that we've established I am the leader of our evil organization, time to establish a chain of command.

Franz you will be in charge of building the secret underground hollowed-out volcanoe on a deserted island of indescriminate location.

honestrosewater, contact our subordinates in the white house and find the nuclear launch codes.

Moonbear, Get me my coffee.

 

[franznietzsche]

Right, now that we've established I am the leader of our evil organization, time to establish a chain of command.

Franz you will be in charge of building the secret underground hollowed-out volcanoe on a deserted island of indescriminate location.

honestrosewater, contact our subordinates in the white house and find the nuclear launch codes.

Moonbear, Get me my coffee.

You forgot the subtle machiavellian manipulation of the foolish masses to put our lackeys into the the world governments. We need to control: Presidency of USA, PM of Britain, Cuba, Russia, and France, just so their government can't impotently complain about our takeover, cause we control it.

I'll call Carl Rove, that should do the trick.

 

[Smurf]

Good thinking #2, damnit, Honestrosewater is sleeping on the job again, so is moonbear, hire a new minion to get me my coffee!

 

[franznietzsche]

Good thinking #2, damnit, Honestrosewater is sleeping on the job again, so is moonbear, hire a new minion to get me my coffee!

I nominate the blue midget as head coffee fetcher!

 

[Smurf]

I cannot stand this insubordination!
I'm going to go watch South Park, #2 your in command until my return.

 

[franznietzsche]

I cannot stand this insubordination!
I'm going to go watch South Park, #2 your in command until my return.

Roger Roger

 

[honestrosewater]

Sleeping? Never. I was arming the penguins.

 

[honestrosewater]

Roger Roger

Now to consolidate my hold on the subordinates until i can pull his power structure out from under him in a coup de'tat that would have made Lenin proud.

Note to self: Control the urge to blurt out secret plans.

 

[honestrosewater]

Under #2's leadership, our power has grown to 9:1. hmmm...

 

[franznietzsche]

Under #2's leadership, our power has grown to 9:1. hmmm...

Stop your blasphemous subversion. I'll have you reported for this. I will not tolerate your attempts to take over.

 

[franznietzsche]

If you do not cease and desist immediately i will be forced to report the full extent of your plans to Lord Smurf.

 

[honestrosewater]

I don't know, that sounds like a lot of work... and hard work doesn't seem to be very evil.
Why don't we just stick to the tried and true- deny, deny, deny.

 

[honestrosewater]

Okay, I'm back now... What? It looks like someone has been at my computer, posting traitorous posts... [wink, wink]

 

[franznietzsche]

Oh, well then we should find the cuplrit, and prove that it was them sending these seditious messages, not you.

 

[honestrosewater]

Yes, we should start narrowing the list of suspects. It must have been someone who knew about our organization...

 

[franznietzsche]

WEll they obviously knew enough to know the physical locations of our computers so as to hack into them and access our secure networks. So we're looking for someone with resources, and computer skills. Probably someone operating from an isolated location, where he would be harder to track.

 

[honestrosewater]

And someone with a flimsy alibi... like they were alone watching an animated television show.

 

[franznietzsche]

No, surely they'd be smarter than that. If they were just "watching tv" we would know based upon our real time rating systems. The sudden decrease in the ratingsof an arbitrary show unknown to us would have revealed someone turning off their tv to go to a computer.

 

[honestrosewater]

Of course... unless they anticipated your thinking that they would be smarter than that? Inconceivable!

 

[franznietzsche]

Hmmm...

Well I've searched the access points of our organization's computer network. I found no unauthorized accesses recorded at any point. This means the perpetrator was either a member, or had access to a member's terminal. But there are only a few terminals, which narrows our search considerably.

 

[honestrosewater]

Wait, I found a clue under the computer desk... it's a small piece of wood... oh, it's a reed... and judging from the size, a saxophone reed... hmmm... who do we know that plays the saxophone?

 

[franznietzsche]

I play the saxophone, what are you insinuating? I'll have you know, I'm a victim here too.

 

[franznietzsche]

Are you trying to frame me for framing you?

 

[honestrosewater]

I'm not saying anything... the evidence speaks for itself.

Besides, what the &$@% do you expect from a group of evil geniuses?

 

[franznietzsche]

I'm not saying anything... the evidence speaks for itself.

Besides, what the &$@% do you expect from a group of evil geniuses?

I would expect the guilty party to try to frame the the innocent of framing them!

 

[honestrosewater]

I would expect the guilty party to try to frame the the innocent of framing them!

I'm confused now- are you admitting your guilt or accusing me?

Remember, I have in my possession some private messages someone may be interested in seeing...

 

[franznietzsche]

Your sedition has been clearly documented, you will answer for your crimes against Lord Smurf. Tricking me by claiming that it was not you planning this sedition was most dastardly.

 

[franznietzsche]

I'm confused now- are you admitting your guilt or accusing me?

Remember, I have in my possession some private messages someone may be interested in seeing...

You know full well what i am accusing you of! Seditious acts against Lord Smurf, involving an assassination tempt by penguin.


And i have your seditious replies to my sting operation, which are being delivered as we speak.

 

[honestrosewater]

laughing... it hurts... tears

 

[honestrosewater]

Your sedition has been clearly documented, you will answer for your crimes against Lord Smurf. Tricking me by claiming that it was not you planning this sedition was most dastardly.

Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls.

 

[franznietzsche]

Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls.

Does that mean you're about to sleep with me too?

 

[honestrosewater]

What is this sleep thing you speak of?

 

[franznietzsche]

What is this sleep thing you speak of?

Its what me amd Smurf do with each others brides.

 

[honestrosewater]

Is it evil or merely naughty?