I'm soooo tired

What a day!

First off, yesterday. I slept until azadam called and woke me up at 1. Then I met him downtown in the pouring rain. We had some clam chowder and walked around downtown Boston, soaking our shoes and socks and having a grand old time. Boy, was it cold and wet. We met up with karlean7 and did a bit more walking around town before heading back to my place to watch Secretary. Afterwards we walked to Applebee's for dinner and inappropriately loud conversation (considering we were talking about, oh, snuff porn and other hideous topics....) Then it was back home and the end of a nice day.

Today I once again went into town with azadam, although this time the sun was out. It was still ass cold, but at least it wasn't raining. We had breakfast at 4pm at Wendy's, then began walking around downtown. At first we were on a hunt to find shoes that matched my black fuzzy cat hat (I had seen a girl in the subway with wonderful shoes that matched, so I know they exist). We went into a lot of stores, but no luck. Although I learned that DSW shoe warehouse will someday bankrupt me.

Side note: there were these awesome black loafers with 3-4" platforms that looked great on me. I wish I had disposable income.

We eventually gave up on the shopping and started being tourists. We visited the cemetary where Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, and others are buried. Then we walked the length of Boston Common and all the way down Newbury Street. This, for the unfamiliar, is a very long walk. And we didn't stop! We then walked to Fenway Park and Landsdowne Street, which was very dead for the supposed party area of Boston. We continued on foot back to Mass. Ave. and attempted to catch the #1 bus to Cambridge. We waited and waited and eventually gave up and continued walking.

This involved walking over the Charles River. If it's cold on dry land, it's farking freezing over water. We were sooooo cold. But, it was beautiful. It was a clear night and the lights of the city were twinkling in the distance. It would've been incredibly romantic if it wasn't so cold (well, and if there were romance).

We then walked the entire way up Mass. Ave. to Harvard Square. We browsed some shops and ended up having thai food for dinner at about 10pm. It was good thai food, too. We sat and talked about old high school acquaintances until they kicked us out. Then we took the subways back to our respective haunts.

All in all, we did miles of walking. I wish I had some way to measure it. I might get out a piece of string and my map and do some calculations. I know my legs are very sore and that we were walking for the better part of 8 hours. Go us!

I'm soooo tired

What a day!

First off, yesterday. I slept until azadam called and woke me up at 1. Then I met him downtown in the pouring rain. We had some clam chowder and walked around downtown Boston, soaking our shoes and socks and having a grand old time. Boy, was it cold and wet. We met up with karlean7 and did a bit more walking around town before heading back to my place to watch Secretary. Afterwards we walked to Applebee's for dinner and inappropriately loud conversation (considering we were talking about, oh, snuff porn and other hideous topics....) Then it was back home and the end of a nice day.

Today I once again went into town with azadam, although this time the sun was out. It was still ass cold, but at least it wasn't raining. We had breakfast at 4pm at Wendy's, then began walking around downtown. At first we were on a hunt to find shoes that matched my black fuzzy cat hat (I had seen a girl in the subway with wonderful shoes that matched, so I know they exist). We went into a lot of stores, but no luck. Although I learned that DSW shoe warehouse will someday bankrupt me.

Side note: there were these awesome black loafers with 3-4" platforms that looked great on me. I wish I had disposable income.

We eventually gave up on the shopping and started being tourists. We visited the cemetary where Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, and others are buried. Then we walked the length of Boston Common and all the way down Newbury Street. This, for the unfamiliar, is a very long walk. And we didn't stop! We then walked to Fenway Park and Landsdowne Street, which was very dead for the supposed party area of Boston. We continued on foot back to Mass. Ave. and attempted to catch the #1 bus to Cambridge. We waited and waited and eventually gave up and continued walking.

This involved walking over the Charles River. If it's cold on dry land, it's farking freezing over water. We were sooooo cold. But, it was beautiful. It was a clear night and the lights of the city were twinkling in the distance. It would've been incredibly romantic if it wasn't so cold (well, and if there were romance).

We then walked the entire way up Mass. Ave. to Harvard Square. We browsed some shops and ended up having thai food for dinner at about 10pm. It was good thai food, too. We sat and talked about old high school acquaintances until they kicked us out. Then we took the subways back to our respective haunts.

All in all, we did miles of walking. I wish I had some way to measure it. I might get out a piece of string and my map and do some calculations. I know my legs are very sore and that we were walking for the better part of 8 hours. Go us!

talkative ones out tonight

For those who don't know, my winter hat is black and furry and has cat ears. It gets me a lot of comments.

I was stopped by 8-10 people at random today to comment on my hat. Only once was it kind of derogatory, and that was a drunk guy telling me it looked like a pig's head. I told him it was supposed to be a cat and he said, "Oh!" The best comment was from an old guy on the subway on the way home. He said he liked the hat, and then told me I had a beautiful face. :)

talkative ones out tonight

For those who don't know, my winter hat is black and furry and has cat ears. It gets me a lot of comments.

I was stopped by 8-10 people at random today to comment on my hat. Only once was it kind of derogatory, and that was a drunk guy telling me it looked like a pig's head. I told him it was supposed to be a cat and he said, "Oh!" The best comment was from an old guy on the subway on the way home. He said he liked the hat, and then told me I had a beautiful face. :)

new music searches

I would like a website where I could input the names of musical artists I liked, and it would match it up against the artists on other people's lists and recommend new music to me.

I seem to be discovering emo. And I like.

new music searches

I would like a website where I could input the names of musical artists I liked, and it would match it up against the artists on other people's lists and recommend new music to me.

I seem to be discovering emo. And I like.

I win!

I finally have the entire Christopher O'Riley - True Love Waits album on mp3. This is Chris playing Radiohead. Chris is a very, very talented pianist. If you are a Radiohead fan, you should get this CD/these mp3s. They are hard to download (it's taken me weeks to get all of them) but I can provide.

Also, I emailed someone at the Brigham & Women's Hospital at Harvard in response to an ad I saw in the MIT student union about healthy women ages 20-50 needed to participate in a sleep study and receive lots of money in return [ed. note: that sentence needs to be taken outside and shot]. Hopefully I'll get a quick response with more information, something like, "Tell us how long you sleep for the next 60 days, and we'll give you $2000." Yes, I realize I'm aiming high. ;)

Speaking of sleep...

I win!

I finally have the entire Christopher O'Riley - True Love Waits album on mp3. This is Chris playing Radiohead. Chris is a very, very talented pianist. If you are a Radiohead fan, you should get this CD/these mp3s. They are hard to download (it's taken me weeks to get all of them) but I can provide.

Also, I emailed someone at the Brigham & Women's Hospital at Harvard in response to an ad I saw in the MIT student union about healthy women ages 20-50 needed to participate in a sleep study and receive lots of money in return [ed. note: that sentence needs to be taken outside and shot]. Hopefully I'll get a quick response with more information, something like, "Tell us how long you sleep for the next 60 days, and we'll give you $2000." Yes, I realize I'm aiming high. ;)

Speaking of sleep...

73 day sleep study

( It IS a whole lot of money... For what amounts to a 10.5 week dark party. )

73 day sleep study

( It IS a whole lot of money... For what amounts to a 10.5 week dark party. )

I guess not everyone wants to read all of that.

To summarize the last post:

Spend 73 days at a hospital in a private suite with no contact with the outside world (no time cues). No windows, watches, clocks, live TV, radio, phone calls, or visitors. Allowed are: books, art supplies, musical instruments, possibly VCR/DVD (they said no LIVE TV...).

Various tests during that time, including at-the-computer tests (for reaction time, memory, mood, etc) as well as physical tests such as EEG, temperature, blood, saliva, and urine tests.

Final payment: At least $10,000 for the entire study. !!!!!!!

Pros:

Lots of money. I could get completely out of debt.

Spare time to think, practice musical instruments, and read the long list of books I want to read. And think.

Cons:

73 days away from my life, my cats, and all of you.

No exercise other than light stretching (for reasons of messing up body temperature readings). This is con for a couple of different reasons.

I might not be accepted for reasons of mental health. If nothing else, I am dysthymic.

While in, I would have no clue how long I'd been there, and how long until getting out. I can see getting really freaky about that. "I've been in here for six months, I swear it! LET ME OUT!!!"

I'm sure this list will grow...

I guess not everyone wants to read all of that.

To summarize the last post:

Spend 73 days at a hospital in a private suite with no contact with the outside world (no time cues). No windows, watches, clocks, live TV, radio, phone calls, or visitors. Allowed are: books, art supplies, musical instruments, possibly VCR/DVD (they said no LIVE TV...).

Various tests during that time, including at-the-computer tests (for reaction time, memory, mood, etc) as well as physical tests such as EEG, temperature, blood, saliva, and urine tests.

Final payment: At least $10,000 for the entire study. !!!!!!!

Pros:

Lots of money. I could get completely out of debt.

Spare time to think, practice musical instruments, and read the long list of books I want to read. And think.

Cons:

73 days away from my life, my cats, and all of you.

No exercise other than light stretching (for reasons of messing up body temperature readings). This is con for a couple of different reasons.

I might not be accepted for reasons of mental health. If nothing else, I am dysthymic.

While in, I would have no clue how long I'd been there, and how long until getting out. I can see getting really freaky about that. "I've been in here for six months, I swear it! LET ME OUT!!!"

I'm sure this list will grow...

still considering

( Random ponderings of mine on how I would manage certain things if I decided to do that test. )

still considering

( Random ponderings of mine on how I would manage certain things if I decided to do that test. )