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It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.

Still up. ("Steel" up?) Sucks.

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Geez. Go to sleep already!

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Winter is coming...

Uh, yeah, see, here's the thing...

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*shudders*

No wonder you can't sleep.

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Maybe this will help. Flippers is coming back.

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S-S-S-SLDawggy style

holy f***balls its all shiny

Footballs is a bad word?

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S-S-S-SLDawggy style

Fartballs.

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Frog, do I need to send you a pint of whiskey and a handful of valium?
Actually, depending on what form your insomnia is taking, valium really is an effective, low-side-effect and very low cost solution. You know, I'm just sayin'.

Or if you want to go the more natural route... try melatonin

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Might I also suggest La Dolce Vita? I'm just sayin'.

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I'll let you know.

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Yes, but melatonin did a few years back have that unfortunate side effect of occasionally, um, killing a person or two (heart attack, as I recall?). And as a natural supplement, it's essentially unregulated, whereas My Good Pal Diazepam is highly controlled.

Really, I'm not trying to be a buzzkill. I know plenty of people who use melatonin and it works for them fine, and usually I'm Supplement Girl (as Mr. Bucky will be happy to attest, as he routinely makes fun of me every morning as I swallow down roughly 20 pills of various sorts) but melatonin still makes me nervous. I should do more current research.

On the up side, one of the common side effects is very vivid, wild dreams, so SF, you might start getting some action without having to play away games.

OK, here's the deal, if you can't get to sleep, stay in bed, lay down, close your eyes (you may find it helpful to have a night light since being awake in pitch dark can be a bit oppressive). Think about something - personally I like to pretend I'm Wonder Woman fighting for your rights in my satin tights.

Don't get out of bed, don't start reading, watching TV, listening to music, or whatever. Just stay in bed with your eyes shut until it's time to get up.

I had insomnia for years and this always worked for me, I was able to function within normal parameters at work and everything!

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I can confirm that. If I can't sleep, I just pretend to. Sometimes, I pretend so well, I actually fall asleep. (I haven't tried the Wonder Woman thing yet, but satin tights sound like a good idea!)

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This worked for me in younger years, less so lately. Back then I was the leader of the KISS army fighting representatives of lesser bands.

What works better for me now is a sort of mediatation... I visualize the stress in my body as being the color red, then I force myself to slowly turn all the stresses to blue. It sounds odd, but it can work.

So can Ambien.

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“Fight!”

I suffered from horrible insomnia when I was in college. There were only three things that worked, and they only worked sometimes: a glass of warm milk, furious exercise a few hours before bed, or an orgasm. Seriously, try that last one.

Worked great for me.

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I use a natural remedy too. Not only does it help me sleep with no side effects (unlike the Sonata, Lunesta and Ambien that doctors have prescribed) but it also deadens the pain when my back flares up better than Vicodin and Percocet. Unfortunately, it's illegal.

and does it make you hungry?

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Yeah, but the meth takes the edge off that.

God... no wonders I can't sleep. I've been doing it all wrong apprently. I've been thinking of SF fighting for my rights in satin tights.

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"Don't make me steamroll you!" - Strange Brew

And furthurmore....

Now I lay me down not to sleep
I just get tangled in the sheets
I swim in sweat three inches deep
I just lay back and claim defeat

Chapter read and lesson learned
I turned the lights off while she burned
So while she's three hundred degrees
I throw the sheets off and I freeze

Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
That I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around

<Chorus>
Who needs sleep?
Well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
Tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
Be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
Since the Second World War

My hands are locked up tight in fists
My mind is racing, filled with lists
Of things to do and things I've done
Another sleepless night's begun

Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
That I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around

<Chorus>

<Chorus>

There's so much joy in life,
So many pleasures all around
But the pleasure of insomnia
Is one I've never found
With all life has to offer,
There's so much to be enjoyed
But the pleasures of insomnia
Are ones I can't avoid

Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
That I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around

Hala Hala Hala

<Chorus>
[Repeat]

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