Emma's Night Owl Hangout! ~ Come on in!
Come on in and welcome to Emma's Night Owl Hangout! I'm a major night owl when I'm not on a college schedule, and insomnia is a frequent visitor, so I wanted to create a safe haven for all you other insomniac night owls that gather on Menewsha! You don't have to just post at random hours of the night either, regular hours are fine too! [;)] I'd love to find some new chatting buddies now that I'm back for a fairly regular interval, so I thought a hangout would be the perfect starting place! So stop in, start a conversation, or join one that's already started. I'd love to chat! [glomp] |
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I was contemplating adding another hangout to the wagon, but then I remembered who I am and what Mene has been.
I guess the Night Shift Mene thread is no more. Making yourself pass out at 4 AM because otherwise you'd be up all night is the life. |
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I'm not really familiar with the Hangouts section so I couldn't be sure - they're usually wayy too fast for me to keep up with, especially during the day, so that's why I went with my own because I'd have a better shot of keeping up! :D I've been having crazyy insomnia lately because I've just been very uncomfortable every time I lay down lately - I was good while I was on vacation but before and after it's been a nightmare - I didn't sleep until like, 9am this morning T_T; Luckily I'm on break from college so I have this freedom until August rolls around, but dang it's not fun! Any tricks to making yourself fall asleep? I've tried watching TV on low, I've tried watching subtitled anime on low, I've tried playing games on Menewsha and even Neopets (they have some awesome games over there - Pyramids for one is addicting lol) - nothing works lol |
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-has no idea what Space Ghost Coast to Coast is- [sweat]
But yes! Cartoon Planet was what I'm referring to! Back when he introduced cartoons with another guy... he popped in and had a weird voice like Brak - I wanna say he was yellow? Gosh that was so long ago lol! I was a a little kid when that was on the air!! Didn't they bring that segment back recently? I recall seeing it again when in high school, but I don't recall seeing it recently. Omg. YES. This sort of stuff!! And the Cartoon Planet song.. ugh.. [headdesk] WAIT! At the end of that horrible video I recognized the guy with the black mask, and I clicked that video - and the guy is green-yellow-blue-ish - his color changes a lot in the video lol But yes! Those 3 guys are who I remember!! |
Cartoon Planet had Space Ghost, Brak, and Zorak hosting that. At least the 90's version of it.
Strange that you remember it, but not quite, isn't it? [:P] Yes, strange. |
Hello!! I'm an occasional night owl - it depends on when my insomnia acts up.
How're y'all doing? |
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SPOILERI didn't watch all of these, but a good portion lol! It really is funny how your brain remembers things! I knew exactly what he looked like, but his coloring was unclear - I think I as getting the yellow from his outfit :3 Or perhaps I was mixing his coloring with the guy in the black mask because I didn't remember him until I saw him and then I'm like OH YEAH! Quote:
How're you? :) Also - just noticed your avi when I posted - I loveeee it! :D It really tells a great story - and it's a great use of the underwater backgrounds!! |
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I'm doin alright. Just finished giving the girls their baths, and the hubs is getting them both to bed now. :) Awww, thank you! It's my super mum avatar, and I only use that background because I don't have an actual sky background as I'm poor and not on the site enough to make enough to purchase one for myself. :P |
Not too far - just down to PA (I live in NY) - went to visit family down near Hershey over Memorial Weekend! We went to Chocolate World, Hershey Gardens, Lancaster, and Turkey Hill while we were down there - it was super fun!! We even brought home a yellow rose bush from Hershey Gardens! <3
Lol! Aw - well it still looks awesome - I think it was a really creative use! Even if it was a last resort [;)] You should check out the exchange forum - people on there tend to give better deals than in the Marketplace! Rainbows of Iris is my go-to for a sky - it's older, but it's my favorite :3 Should be able to get one fairly reasonably in the forum! I do agree that we need a lot more background options though - they're kind of minimal in comparison to everything else - but there's still some good ones to choose from :3 I think that's probably the point I struggle with with my avis though - the background. It's such a pain T_T; |
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But... if it turns out you did mind... -sees red in your eyes- |
That still sounds fun! :D I wish I was better at gardening - I tend to kill most things I get my hands on.
Thank you. Eh, I don't have the time or energy to figure out that forum right now - I barely have time these days to get on, my daughters take up most of my free time. But that's ok. It's not real life, this site, so it's ok. I don't mind it not being actual sky... It's blue that's what matters.. =] I tried to figure out the exchange years back, it confused and frustrated me, so I never full bothered to figure it out. ---------- Post added 05-30-2015 at 07:57 PM ---------- Just be careful that the overload of videos isn't viewed as spam. [yes] |
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Aw - that's unfortunate you had that experience! :( Well if you ever give it a shot again try a thread by a person named Roachi - she's really nice and has a ton of newer and older CIs and such for sale, so she might have something for you! And I'm sure she'd have no problem explaining how it works! :3 Oh I can imagine! When my cousins' kiddos come up to visit, my time is totally consumed with them from the moment they wake up to the moment they finally fall asleep haha They range in age from a little over a year to 6 - they're quite a handful!! Especially the little ones - but I loveee when they visit! Especially because they're so much better at touching my stuff than my other cousin's kids XD; Luckily they don't come up from Texas very often, and the next time they come up they'll be in elementary school so hopefully better behaved! :P |
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Eh, it's ok. I doubt I'll try again - that takes way more time and energy than I have the time for. Ask anyone on here who knows me - they'll tell you how little I'm on these days. I get on for a bit, and then don't sign for half a month to a month, usually more. [sweat] That's how little free time I usually have. :/ Yeah, and we now have two walking kids - my youngest is still getting the hang of it, but boy, is she fast when she crawls. And they go in opposite directions too. Kids get into everything - that's just the unwritten rule with kids. You learn to understand that. [yes] My girls get into EVERYTHING if it's down at their level. |
I suppose haha Conversation is always good too though! :D
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Messing around with people really isn't good though - it's knowing limits and not having people feel like it's spam or harassment. There's a fine line there, at least to me. [sweat] But maybe that's just me.
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Ohhh - gotcha :3 Oh I bet! My cousin's one year old is sooo fast - she started walking when we visited in March and she was a crazy fast crawler then - you'd blink and she'd be in another room! Always had to keep an eye on her lol Especially because she was feeling out how to walk :3 Now she's a pro lol I don't know what we're going to do with her!! Ain't that the truth! They were actually REALLY good for the longest time - never touched anything then the OTHER kiddos popped up for a visit with them one year and that's when all heck broke loose lol Then again, those kiddos write on walls and literally do everything you SHOULDN'T be doing because my cousin doesn't discipline XD; But what can you do? They'll grow out of it eventually! Until then, they stay out of my room - too many valuables! ---------- Post added 05-30-2015 at 11:20 PM ---------- Quote:
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Oh, yeah! And add in an almost 4 year old - craziness! But I love it all! But both girls are crazy fast at getting places when they want to. Always have to keep an eye out! When we go places usually I take Soph (our youngest, and the one who just turned 1), and my hubby takes Becca (our almost 4 year old) so that we each have one to keep an eye on instead of one of us having to keep an eye on both. :P Ugh - parents like that drive me crazy. Discipline your kids, at least let them know what is ok, and what isn't ok! Drives me crazy when parents let their kids get away with things like that. Yes, it will happen, at least let them know it isn't ok instead of letting them just get away with it! [gonk] Kids who test boundaries and never have their parents let them know what is allowed and what don't are usually those problem kids as they grow up too. I hope that your cousins kids grow out of it!! Ok, good! Glad that I'm not alone with thinking that. It is important to know that sometimes what one thinks is funny won't be funny to others, and also to keep these two in mind as well: Quote:
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Definitely a good tactic - it's hard when they're so little to have more than one kid at once when you're by yourself - especially in crowded placed :3 Right?? Depending on the situation, I'll step in and discipline the kids if they're at our house, especially if the parents aren't home - a stern talking to or a time out if necessary allows them to learn right from wrong and realize that there are consequences to not obeying/following the rules etc. - sometimes you just have to put your foot down! It's never easy, especially when they start crying, but they have to learn somehow! The other thing I hate seeing is when kids hit/slap/kick etc. their parents or other people - I could NEVER imagine letting a kid do that!! I saw someone taking a screaming toddler out of Turkey Hill while we were making ice cream and while she waited for a staff member to open the door, the kid was slapping the mother in the face left and right and the woman was just letting her! I couldn't believe it. That definitely floored me - and unfortunately it's not the only time I've seen it! I agree :3 I just don't want to see people get in trouble for posting how they shouldn't be. :( Especially because it can lead to a permanent infraction or temporary disabling of an account etc.! |
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Yeah, it's possible - I've done it before, but definitely a good way to exhaust yourself! :) It works for now, with just the girls - I know the hubs wants another kid, we're waiting a bit though for that. :P It is hard to discipline, but it's needed for sure, to just let kids know their boundaries of what is and what isn't allowed. I hate having to discipline, it breaks my heart whenever my kids cry. D: With tantrums, Becca is the queen of them. We let her just cry her way through them, not acknoledging her, so she doesn't associate us giving her attention with her tantrums, but oh my goddess... it breaks my heart every time. D: Oh gosh, that is a HUGE no to me - and letting them just get away with it... *sighs* Parenting fails there! D: Yeah, the rules are pretty simple - it's good to just make sure that you're aware so that nothing bad happens. [yes] |
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My "tricks" tend to be what keeps everyone else awake. Reading is supposed to work, but it doesn't work for me because I'm not one to put a book down before it's done. Screens make me sleepy, which is the opposite of what the professionals say should happen. When my head is full of thoughts, or I'm trying to figure something out, I fall asleep on it. I'm fairly accustomed to noise and can fall asleep as long as it's not scaring me. *ahem storms ¬¬* On the topic of messing with people, nonsensical conversation is THE BEST. If someone's getting hurt, nah, don't play with 'em, but if they're playing along, let the good times roll. |
I remember when Neopets used to be... well... GOOD. Then their pay-to-succeed system came into play. Then there were also biases when it came to some of the Neopets themselves. The Chia, for example, is a Creator's Pet, and since Chias were never the #1 pet on Neopets, what came about? Chia Powder. Which turned OTHER PEOPLE'S Neopets into Chias. At first permanently. Being someone who didn't like Chias, this was quite irritating to me.
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