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Post by infofreako on Feb 24, 2017 7:10:38 GMT
Thanks both of you. Will try those ideas.
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Post by poster J on Feb 24, 2017 9:26:03 GMT
Does anyone have any helpful hints to ease insomnia. Not slept properly for two weeks now. Feel completely shattered but just seem to sleep for an hour or so here and there and can't then get back to sleep My doctor prescribed me some low dose sleeping pills and told me to use them if I needed to - I've used them twice in about 3 months because when I do take them I have such a good night's sleep that it helps put my body clock back on track a bit and the next few nights aren't so bad. Might have to take one tonight as I only managed 4 hours' sleep last night... Came to my new house this morning to do a day of decorating and found that Storm Doris has destroyed the back fence, which is the last thing I need given the amount I'm already spending on refurbing the place...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 9:45:11 GMT
Is it the weekend yet? please?
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 25, 2017 13:39:16 GMT
My day was fine until about half an hour ago when I picked up my TPTGW ticket for what I thought was this evening & discovered with uttter horror the time said 2.30pm rather than 7.30pm. I can't get down to London in time for the start of the matinee - I'm on a train right now - & the evening is sold out. Currently feeling devastated.
Edit: ticket sorted out. So relieved! My day has suddenly improved massively!
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Post by infofreako on Feb 27, 2017 5:33:15 GMT
An enjoyable night watching the Oscars after a productive Sunday planning a couple of trips away.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 8:50:13 GMT
My weekend wasn't the best in some respects, but I was cheered up by seeing the marvellous Sue Perkins last night- her tour is worth seeing if she comes near you. (Also can confirm I still have a crush on her)
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Post by infofreako on Feb 28, 2017 15:37:24 GMT
Work out of the way, football tonight, will decide how the days been after that.
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Post by showgirl on Feb 28, 2017 16:52:15 GMT
Well, it is quite a critical match, isn't it?! Hoping for the best as my OH will also be there and he did try to explain to me what all the possible outcomes were...
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Post by infofreako on Feb 28, 2017 16:55:16 GMT
Yes. Definitely.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 28, 2017 19:31:57 GMT
Finished my latest temp job today. Celebrating being able to go to a midweek matinee for the first time in over a year by doing 2 shows in London tomorrow. Hopefully seeing Half A Sixpence in the afternoon, cheap last minute ticket availability depending, then new TCAABR cast in the evening.
Edit: okay, may have to re-think the Half A Sixpence plan as I've just seen on Twitter that Emma Williams is off tonight. If she isn't back on tomorrow I'll be seeing something else. Usually I'm pro-understudies but the main reason I'm interested in seeing it is to see her performance so not much point if she's off.
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Post by viserys on Mar 1, 2017 0:52:29 GMT
I guess this is the right thread to send you all some holiday greetings from Costa Rica. Currently parked outside my villa (well, hut) with a cold Imperial beer. If anyone is wondering where to spend their next holidays, I can fully recommend this place, wonderful country with lovely people. And where else could you watch parrots and monkeys in the trees while sipping your morning coffee? Wish I could stay longer but tomorrow it's back to San Jose and then the long slog home.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 8:53:31 GMT
Yesterday wasn't a good day for me- after nearly 18 years with us we had our dog put to sleep. She had a great run (sometimes across football pitches, stealing a football) but having had our dog outlive most of the humans (including my Dad and Grandma) and frankly being the best dog to ever dog it was a very sad day. But we know we made the right decision.
All that aside, going to see The Wedding Singer, as planned last night was the best decisions- happy escapist musical theatre certainly helped what was a terrible day.
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Post by stefy69 on Mar 1, 2017 9:07:13 GMT
Yesterday wasn't a good day for me- after nearly 18 years with us we had our dog put to sleep. She had a great run (sometimes across football pitches, stealing a football) but having had our dog outlive most of the humans (including my Dad and Grandma) and frankly being the best dog to ever dog it was a very sad day. But we know we made the right decision. All that aside, going to see The Wedding Singer, as planned last night was the best decisions- happy escapist musical theatre certainly helped what was a terrible day. Oh e my heart goes out to you, I know how sad that can be but gosh 18 years of love he/she had.
Hope it's a better day today. x
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 9:08:01 GMT
Oh how awful. I'm so sorry for your loss.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 10:24:46 GMT
Thanks both, she had a good old life but it was a heart-breaking decision to make.
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Post by kathryn on Mar 1, 2017 11:16:16 GMT
Yesterday wasn't a good day for me- after nearly 18 years with us we had our dog put to sleep. She had a great run (sometimes across football pitches, stealing a football) but having had our dog outlive most of the humans (including my Dad and Grandma) and frankly being the best dog to ever dog it was a very sad day. But we know we made the right decision. All that aside, going to see The Wedding Singer, as planned last night was the best decisions- happy escapist musical theatre certainly helped what was a terrible day. Sorry for your loss, Emi.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 11:21:12 GMT
Yesterday wasn't a good day for me- after nearly 18 years with us we had our dog put to sleep. She had a great run (sometimes across football pitches, stealing a football) but having had our dog outlive most of the humans (including my Dad and Grandma) and frankly being the best dog to ever dog it was a very sad day. But we know we made the right decision. All that aside, going to see The Wedding Singer, as planned last night was the best decisions- happy escapist musical theatre certainly helped what was a terrible day. Sorry for your loss, Emi. Thanks Kathryn, hard few days all round but people's support has meant so much!
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Post by CG on the loose on Mar 1, 2017 13:24:33 GMT
Yesterday wasn't a good day for me- after nearly 18 years with us we had our dog put to sleep. She had a great run (sometimes across football pitches, stealing a football) but having had our dog outlive most of the humans (including my Dad and Grandma) and frankly being the best dog to ever dog it was a very sad day. But we know we made the right decision. All that aside, going to see The Wedding Singer, as planned last night was the best decisions- happy escapist musical theatre certainly helped what was a terrible day. Always an awful decision to have to make, but also the final act of love for a faithful friend. Thinking of you x
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Post by infofreako on Mar 1, 2017 16:01:04 GMT
Sorry to hear of your loss @emicardiff. I've never had a dog as I don't have the time and the pets I have had tend to be more reptilian in nature but I know how I've felt when I've lost them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 18:37:05 GMT
Thank you all for being so kind! This is exactly the kind of thing I want to show doubters of internet 'friends' it's really really heartening to have you all say such nice things. It was really hard coming home from work today to no furball for the first time ever. But still life goes on, I'll have to borrow other people's Doggys instead for a bit!
@theatremonkey love the story of 'Uncle Steve' to the Doggy rescue!!
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Post by Tibidabo on Mar 1, 2017 18:57:11 GMT
@emicardiff This is a lovely board and it's so right that you should seek solace here. I'm sure that The Wedding Singer will always hold bitter-sweet memories for you as does Stomp for us (many years ago.) It sounds like you feel that you did the right thing in going out - I know we did. 18 years is a bloody good innings.
Monkey's story has prompted me to tell this - I was driving down a road today and saw what I thought was a fox or baby deer playing in the road in the distance. As I got closer I realised it was a tabby cat and it wasn't going anywhere! So I stopped the car and got out to take it to safety and the little begger ran into the bushes. Cats..! I don't get it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 19:03:00 GMT
haha oh ok so funny story, on Sunday the dog was sat on the patio, because she couldn't really move very far anyway, a cat- not knowing this- strolls bold as you like, across the patio inches from her and goes merrily on his way! Cheeky things...! (she was never one for chasing a cat anyway though squirrells got a good bark!)
Speaking of strange animals, my friend currently has a badger problem in her garden...in the middle of Bristol!
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Post by hulmeman on Mar 1, 2017 19:29:14 GMT
Wish I could stay longer but tomorrow it's back to San Jose and then the long slog home. Sorry to be unoriginal, but I can't help asking "Do you know the way to San Jose?" emicardiff, I send you big internet hugs. What a horrid day it must have been. I bet you've got lots of memories of your doggie friend. x
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 19:58:10 GMT
Pleasured myself a few times this morning now at work looking after heroin/crack users for the next 26 hours! And then PUB and puff!
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Post by Tibidabo on Mar 1, 2017 20:48:53 GMT
my friend currently has a badger problem in her garden...in the middle of Bristol I don't blame the badgers at all. If they go anywhere near cow fields, they get shot, so a nice safe suburban garden has to be a better bet... ...provided the home owner doesn't suddenly acquire a pet cow, though, I suppose... ... but then they could exchange that for magic beans and become rich from Giant treasure and build a bigger garden for the badgers and... It's been a very long day, sorry.Been volunteering at your local nursery school Monkey? (If not you should. You spout a good old yarn.......oh...hang on....)
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 2, 2017 15:53:42 GMT
Yesterday evening my phone fell out of my bag on the platform at Piccdilly Circus. As I have OCD this made me very unhappy. I'm now about to type up a rather long post on TCAABR changes which I therefore couldn't do on the train home last night. I instead had to resort to scribbling notes in a very small notepad from a Christmas cracker that I happened to have on me.
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 2, 2017 21:44:13 GMT
I instead had to resort to scribbling notes in a very small notepad from a Christmas cracker that I happened to have on me. Um, if it's pink and circular with pointy bits, it may actually be a "hat" Dawnstar - though don't test the theory in public before at least late November, perhaps... No, it's rectangular with lots of white pages & is proper paper not tissue paper - definitely a notebook! I was clearing my desk when finishing my latest temp job on Tuesday & found it lurking.
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Post by viserys on Mar 3, 2017 13:14:21 GMT
I'm home. After nearly 24 hrs of travelling with little sleep, did you think I unpacked first or anything? Nope, hurried to book a ticket to Philanthropist at Trafalgar Studios, as public booking opened after my departure and I worried about it selling out quickly. Bagged one of those BB seats for the date I wanted at £26.50, so very pleased. I have a big crush on Tom Rosenthal, so I look forward to see him live on stage. Ah, priorities. Now I should prise myself off this forum and go unpack...
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Post by poster J on Mar 3, 2017 13:34:15 GMT
Just had surgery so feeling slightly woozy, but looking forward to a couple of days off work and a TV, DVD and Youtube binge!
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Post by londonmzfitz on Mar 3, 2017 17:38:11 GMT
The Irish rellies are descending for Uncle Pat's funeral tomorrow. Today is the open coffin for people to weep over/say "doesn't he look well". Both of which happened. I was just going to pop by and see my lovely Auntie before tomorrow's shenanigans (funeral on a Saturday!) but the Aunts, cousins and Uncles were all over the place. Bet the undertakers have never seen anything like this mob. (A young man popped his head around the door to tell us that there was an old distressed man trying to find the undertakers, he'd pointed at the shop front and the old distressed man drove off the other way. Cue my adorable cousin Alan standing in the rain in the middle of the road waiting for Uncle Tim to figure out he'd got it wrong. Then cue my nutty cousin Regina saying "he'll be wanting to make a grand entrance, the fecker").
When my darling Dad died my elder-sister-the-drunk (that's how it's said, in one breath) said she wanted Dad to be wearing glasses in his coffin. Because he didn't look like Dad without his glasses. Much eye rolling from Mum, Dad wouldn't be needing to see where he was going.
Uncle Pat in his coffin, wearing his glasses. My Irish relatives could only comment on the fact he was wearing his shoes, which started a conversation about who in the family had been buried without shoes.
Oh gosh, tomorrow will be a long one...
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