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posted July 28, 2009 12:32 PM            

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well an aries tiger may be hard to hold down, even after an op like that...there's some pretty amazing research going on re diabetes, y'know. all the best to him/you allX

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posted July 28, 2009 05:35 PM            

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I wasn't too happy with my roommate's 4:30 alarm this morning...especially since she didn't get out of bed until AT LEAST an hour after that. You really don't need to hit snooze for over an hour in the morning. It's just unnecessary. And for me, it took away from my sleep time.

(I should perhaps say that her room is across the hall from mine, but her alarm is REALLY loud [not offensive really, just loud] and we have hard wood floors.)

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posted July 28, 2009 06:21 PM            

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4:30 a.m. is sacrilege. My sympathies...

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posted July 28, 2009 06:37 PM            

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I hit the snooze for an hour myself sometimes

But it's obnoxious to have a loud alarm if you have a roommate, and their room is right next to yours!
Tell her to turn it down ....what the hell, you pay rent there too!!

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posted July 28, 2009 07:33 PM            

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Need to turn this thread around.

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posted July 29, 2009 08:04 AM            

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If it were me, I would re-set her alarm for 3am while she's asleep, turn it up to 11 and put it right next to her ear.

Should you happen to get caught in the process, while the simple explanation that you were trying to bed her may do you some favours.

Or not.

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posted July 29, 2009 12:49 PM            

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This morning she asked if I heard it. I said, "Yes."

"It's down as low as it will go," she tells me.

"I think it's that it took you so long to turn it off," I replied.

Seriously. It was quiet enough. It probably wouldn't have woken me if it was attended to quickly, but it wasn't.

I'm in a better mood today regardless, so at least that's good.

Happy Hump Day everyone!

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posted July 29, 2009 01:33 PM            

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Bloody hell, I would have bitten her head off. Morning + lack of proper coffee makes me very cranky... I hope you do get enough sleep!

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posted July 29, 2009 08:19 PM            

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Oh, hell. I'd just go all Blair Witch Project style and leave a pile of small rocks at her door.

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posted July 29, 2009 10:03 PM            

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lol. I can supply you with the rocks AG.

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posted July 29, 2009 10:33 PM            

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Damn it! I just lost my post. I got a screen that implied that I didn't have a connection. I hit back, and my message was gone.

I was saying...

At least it's cool that my roommate is a Libra. In Chinese astrology, she's a Rabbit, which is Pisces-like, so she typically asks me if she senses something is wrong in my world. I told her about the alarm, and this morning it was quieter. Maybe tonight we'll have another conversation about alarm clock theory, and I'll suggest that she'd find it easier to turn off faster if she slept enough before it went off (meaning: set it to go off when you're actually willing to get up to turn it off). Libras are generally willing to consider another side.

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posted July 30, 2009 12:04 AM            

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Interesting site: http://99designs.com/

It's like elance.com, which I've talked about before. This one is limited to graphic design, though.

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posted July 30, 2009 12:10 AM            

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Who's Leo Donair? He looks like Saddam Hussein? Is it a joke or something?
http://99designs.com/contests/25588

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posted July 30, 2009 12:11 AM            

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It's Leo's Donair... so what's a Donair?

I'm so confused!

I better go to sleep.

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posted July 30, 2009 01:14 AM            

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Unmoved, I googled it for you... It is a pizza place.... Leo is the father of the owner? Here's information on the donair:

"We produce a food by the name of ‘Donair.’ We currently offer 20lb and 30lb ‘cones’ of spiced, ground beef that’s cooked on a vertical rotisserie. It’s served on a pita, normally with onions, tomatoes, and sweet sauce. The meat can also be used to make ‘Donair Pizzas’ ‘Donair Subs’ and many other tasty treats. It’s very similar to the Turkish ‘Doner Kebab’, the Greek ‘Gyro’, and the Lebanese ‘Shawarma.’"

AG, sorry about taking up space on your thread... Oh, can I ask you a question? You seem pretty knowledgeable about Chinese astrology... What can you tell me about a wood rat... because my friend's grandmum, who's Chinese, said "Oh. You're a wood rat? Hmmm.." Is that a good thing? Thanks!

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posted July 30, 2009 02:37 AM            

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It's no problem ABC. I don't know all there is to know about Chinese astrology, but I'm a Rat, too. You and I should get along (and this after I said you should give up on that way older guy). In Chinese astrology you're supposed to be the most compatible with people of your own sign or signs four years apart from yours. As Rats, we're supposed to get along best with monkeys and dragons. Being a Rat is a very good thing in Chinese astrology. Look it up sometime.

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posted July 30, 2009 10:12 AM            

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The Good News: I didn't hear an alarm at 4:30 this morning.

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posted July 30, 2009 10:23 AM            

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The Bad News: She wasn't up (as far as I can tell) until it was about time for her to be leaving.

UPDATE:
She didn't get up until 7:00, which is half an hour after I left. I emailed her feeling kind of guilty like I might have caused her to miss her alarm (which maybe I did). I just asked her what happened. She wrote back a very p!ssed off email about how I should have woken her. I wrote her back telling her the ways in which I did attempt to wake her (because I did know that she'd prefer to be woken if it's suspected that she's going to work). I thought my last measure had worked.

I called her cell phone, and I could hear it going off in her room. I didn't let it go to voicemail, but I did let it ring I would say probably five times. Anyway, I had thought that that worked, but it was time for me to leave then, so I left.

So after she got that email telling her of the ways I tried to wake her she was a bit nicer. She said I should go in her room and shake her or squirt her with a water bottle or something if necessary.

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posted July 30, 2009 10:32 AM            

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I've only realized the nickname ABC... How very elementary...

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posted July 30, 2009 02:29 PM            

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Is that good or bad?

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posted July 30, 2009 06:36 PM            

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Do What You Love

I'm actually still reading it, but I like it so far...

UPDATE: This article is seriously good! Read it! Get a new perspective!

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posted July 30, 2009 09:26 PM            

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AG, I was trying to be witty... Never works! People think I'm serious.

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posted July 30, 2009 09:42 PM            

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Ah, well you are new here. It takes a bit of time to understand a new person's voice.

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posted July 30, 2009 09:44 PM            

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It wasn't really funny... was it? Most people comment on my humour saying, "Well, it certainly is dry..." Oh well.

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posted July 30, 2009 10:02 PM            

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Whoa! Why are you responsible for making sure your roomate wakes up on time for work? She's a big girl isn't she???
Geez, I don't even do that for my family, they know what time they have to be up and if their not, it's on them with a detention or whatever if they're late.
I don't know why that makes me mad. I mean your probably fine with it, but it just seems like taking advantage to me.

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