And how is your day?

@ElicBxn (63643)
United States
September 9, 2010 3:07pm CST
We were doing all right last night. Fortunately the roommate remembered the doctor's appointment before we got to sleep so I could set my phone (my alarm clock.) Then, we dropped right off to sleep very nicely, it was right around 11 p.m. Then, at 12:30ish the roommate was calling because some car was honking out front. I went and got my keys and went out front, JUST as the car stopped. I made sure my car was locked, looked inside it, walked around and didn't see anything and went back in and back to bed. I didn't lay awake long before the next thing I know I hear "BANG!" and that distinctive sound of a plate or pan settling down, kind of rolling to a stop around and around. I got up and looked for the object, but didn't see anything to pick up. I checked the time, 3:30ish. I go back to bed and get mobbed by cats but drop off again pretty quickly and don't you know, there goes that DARN horn honking again!!! Now its about quarter after 5!!! turns out to be the van across the street, that proceeds to go off another 5 times in the next hour! I have to get up at 6:30 for that darn doctor's appointment, but this time I can't get back to sleep... The roomie tells me the thing that fell was a plate in her room, I could tell it didn't break, that would've made a totally different sound. I HOPE the across the street neighbor has figured out what was making their van go off and fixed it. Mean while, I hope your day was better than MINE! So far, this week, I'm not having a good week. I'm thinking another nap is in order!
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21 responses
• United States
9 Sep 10
OMG, are you wondering why you even went to bed? That must have been just plain horrible. It's bad enough when you just can't sleep, but when it's something that is waking you up, it makes it worse..ugh! I hope you don't go through this again tonight. I think I'd be banging my head against the wall already, or someone else's. I'm going to wish you sweet dreams tonight, or rather, sweet quiet dreams tonight!
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I slept for hours this afternoon, I rather hope I can sleep tonight!
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
9 Sep 10
Ooh, I hate that. They probably had the keys in their pocket and rolled over on them or something....
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
don't know, strange
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@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
10 Sep 10
Don't you hate when things go like that?? If you'd had insomnia, the night would have been quiet as can be. So far so good at my end thoug.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
oh, yeah, and then the quiet would've been driving me nutz!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
10 Sep 10
What a bummer u had, sorry. I'm not a good sleeper but at least i don't have to up & going to work anymore like u do. I use to have to sleep or no sleep. Think me & your neighbor would have to have a little talk, lol.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I don't know why it was going off, I went outside and looked (didn't see them) but I didn't see anything. I hope they worked on it today to figure it out. I also took a long nap, well, so long it's hard to call it a nap... I actually was wondering if I had slept the night
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I had a good night. My husband surprised me by saying that he felt good (He's been sick most of the time for about 2 weeks.)in spite of having to kick the cat off the bed 4 times. Neither of us likes for the cat to get up around our faces while we are sleeping. No, we don't think that he'll steal our breath. It's his whiskers that tickle our faces. My husband complained about the cat purring in his ear. How can anybody not like to hear a cat purr? I think that it is one of the most soothing sounds in the world.
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I agree, the whiskers are annoying, even worse is the nails in the skin... but I tolerate those things for the purring and occasional grooming...
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@richard03 (133)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
very busy day for me, in the morning i have to fetch some water, and after that i have to baby sit my sisters daughter, then i have to go to work in the afternoon, after 5 busy hours, got to relax at the gym for an hour, then here i am at home, reading some discussions on putting comments..peace!
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
not quite sure how you "relax" at the gym I relaxed in my bed this afternoon, feeling more cheerful now...
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@GardenGerty (161010)
• United States
10 Sep 10
It is time for me to go to bed, we get up at 5 a.m. My day was just so so. I wanted a nap, but it did not take. However every time I tried to do anything, I fell asleep sitting up. I tried to get the vet by phone, just got a busy circuit. I dropped by while running errands, she was the only one in the office. My Creamery cat has a mangled ear, it is swollen. I wanted to know if she wanted to give him a shot, or if human antibiotic ointment was okay (It is). The fair starts tomorrow. I always have a cat emergency during the fair, and my vet is usually busy.She is much cheaper than any of the others, and she knows my cats.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I hear ya, poor Timus looks a sight, but we love him anyway
• Thailand
10 Sep 10
I've just broken up with my girlfriend, it has been a year, and now i am so sad and lost, but i'm trying my best to forget and start a new life, so these days are days that i work alot and try to enjoy life, as a free man, but still i miss her, hope everything will be fine
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• India
10 Sep 10
great and good going!
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@jeb083079 (839)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
well, i've spend my whole day conceptualizing and creating our video project for work. it's a holiday here but still i'm at home and working my mind so that i can finish this by tomorrow, saturday, so that i can relax even for one day. besides, i really need to rest because my back is aching.
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I can relate to the back ache, mine gets to hurting sometimes and then it seems like everything else starts hurting!
@BarBaraPrz (47721)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Sep 10
Naps are always good.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I agree, and my nap was just lovely. Still tired, but not dragging my butt any more.
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@eurekafemme (5876)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
I find it hilarious, dear. Sorry..:) If I were in your shoes, of course, I'll be more pissed off than you are right now. I could have even shouted at my roommate.:( You are still lenient , huh. I admire you for that.:) Anyways, my day went well. Husband ,me and my kids managed to went out today. Originally, to get my laptop which my husband had it fixed but turned out the the technician relocated. So, we drive three hours just for nothing. Our ending, we went shopping instead. Hubby let me buy my brassiers and kids' stuff ,too. Not really exciting but for someone like me who seldom goes out, it is a big change .:)
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I hope you found that tech and got the laptop back! I got a good night last night, so, until my stomach ache this afternoon, I was pretty cheerful - IN SPITE of the new cat!
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I think a nap is always a good idea. Nap time is the highlight of my day. I know it is kind of pathetic but it's true! If nothing else, a nap will make the time pass quicker and maybe next week will be better! An alarm woke me up last night also. It was going off for awhile and then it quit. I got up and went to the bathroom, and when I got back to bed, it started again. The noise didn't concern me as much as I was worried there was someone trying to steal something or up to some other criminal activity. It didn't keep me up very long though. I was very tired. Some nights I can't fall back to sleep if I wake for any reason, but last night wasn't one of them.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I was very surprised I went back to sleep the first 2 times, a pretty good indication how tired I was to start with! Now I have a headache and hope I can get to sleep again!
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
Tylenol doesn't help me any so I don't take it, aspirin doesn't make me sleepy, darn it but by the 5 a.m. wake up, I didn't want to take anything that would help me sleep at that point.
• United States
10 Sep 10
If I ever have a problem going to sleep I take an aspirin or a Tylenol PM. Asprin makes me sleepy, and if anything is hurting then it is a good idea to take something anyway, to help you sleep. It seems that if you know you have to get up, that is when you have a problem getting back to sleep. Good Luck! I hope you don't have anymore problems.
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@eresilva (91)
• Jersey
10 Sep 10
Nothing can get worse than thatBelieve me
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
oh, it can, like going to the hospital for a headache and being told they are going to operate on ya... Yes, it happened!
@GDTimothy (446)
• United States
10 Sep 10
That's so unfortunate! But I think decent naps can be well worthwhile. I should know, I take lot of 'em! :-) My neighbor's horn goes off at odd times at least several times a week. Fortunately never at night though! But it does get a bit irritating when they obviously don't do anything to change the situation. I have no clue why it's going off, but it does so regularly. Hope you get some decent sleep soon! :-)
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
That is terrible. This is a first, we had a neighbor who's car was going off because of a helicopter, but that car isn't there anymore and one down the street that went off during thunderstorms... but there was NOTHING going on that I could see.
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@GardenGerty (161010)
• United States
10 Sep 10
Some stray animal was touching it wrong. Could be a cat, or a possum, or anything in between. I can feature my cats doing it on purpose, just for fun.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I have no clue, my van won't go off unless someone messes with the doors - and their van is the same way - wonder if the battery or something was shorting...
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
Today is a "variety day." :D I mean, there are a lot of things that had happened. I went out with my cousins and aunt to go shopping. This was a tiring though, but we're happy since we've bought so many things for my cousin's upcoming 18th birthday. :) Tomorrow is school day again, so goodluck to me. :|
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
tomorrow is school? isn't it Sunday? I'm confused...
@donnaheff (158)
• Nigeria
10 Sep 10
well yeah you definitely need a nap and as you rightly guessed, i had a splendid day
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
glad to hear you had a good day, I had a nice nap and then a good night's sleep and feeling pretty much put to rights
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
i started my day with lot of things in my head and that got me stayed on my bed for hours until i got up this morning. my days quiet boring so far but it's okay.. i'm used to it. hehehe.. it's my off from work and have nothing to do other than stay on line and/or watch a movie, download songs, read articles online.. yeah, boring indeed.. i wanna go out actually and have a drink. maybe later..
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I wish I could just hang around the house, but no such luck... too able to claim disability, too sick to want to work...
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
10 Sep 10
I bet you’re tired today! I’ve had nights like that! At the moment we have pipes that rattle like crazy every morning at around two am! Like clockwork, goodness knows why…We can’t afford a plumber right now so we’ll have to endure for a while longer…Aside from mobile internet problems my day has been fine, certainly could be worse…Hope you got some rest!
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I was at that point where I knew I was tired, but had to press on. a nap and a good night's sleep seems to have put things to rights
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@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
wow... that is quite an ordeal. i have had experiences like those. and i say it is really not a good day not to have a good night sleep the whole night!
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
when I was younger, I could take those interrupted nights better, but these days, not so much - at least there wasn't anything going on last night!
@ellechoi (281)
• Hong Kong
10 Sep 10
Today is nothing special happen. But this sunday , i think it's not funny at all. Because i have to take again the Communication exam. It's really nornal ,but when the weather is quite a hot , sunny day, i'm lazy, i don't want to go out. I just think that's this weekend i can go out with friend, drink coffee , or just simple , take a nap . But now i can , i have to prepare for the test
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
I hate exams, I've pretty much quit them, even hate taking doctor exams
• India
10 Sep 10
my day was so so..my friend gave me a treat on his birthday..and we did lots of fun togther..i ha d also called a girl whom i like very much..but she didn't response to me..i was littel sad..but then my friend give me some courage..and then i was just ok ok..now thinking what will happen tomarrrow....!!!
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
10 Sep 10
nice to get a treat FROM a birthday boy! Ahh, girls, they can be so fickle (I should know, I am one!) tomorrow's another day and there's a lot of fish in the sea (meaning there are always other girls)