A forum for the sleepless, insomniacs, and night owls. We don't count sheep here.
Late Night Chat
Because it's always late night somewhere in the world...
What are you up to?

A forum for the sleepless, insomniacs, and night owls. We don't count sheep here.
Because it's always late night somewhere in the world...
What are you up to?
A forum for the sleepless, insomniacs, and night owls. We don't count sheep here.
Some bunny decided to earn her keep last night by throwing things around until I woke up from the nightmare I was having (I find it fascinating that between my three trackers, I can actually pin point those now even when I can't remember them. I used to have to make a note immediately on waking to catch them or I'd forget thanks to the memory issues that came with my PTSD). This earned her a bit of carrot, a rare treat.
I wish I had a bunny to wake me from nightmares! My special flavour of PTSD means I have nightmares all the time, fun!
I'm still fuzzy on at least two of my triggers and in denial about a third thanks to the intersection of it and my new job, so am worse than normal - add in a medication switch and I'm doomed.
Doomed and accidentally training my rabbit further as a service animal whilst trying to get EMDR as CBT caused extra issues.
Aw, I know the feeling :( I know one of my triggers because it's unavoidable in daily life so...that suck.
I hope you find the right therapy for you! I'm really excited about trying CBT now that I'm moving to a country that actually has specialists.
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Bad clock! No cookie!
I just had a late afternoon nap (long night last night, little sleep!) and had the most amazing crazy dream. Honestly, my brain gave it to me like a cinema film. I've just had to tell my partner all of it so I could try to remember the details in case I end up trying to turn the blasted thing into a story...
Inspiration via vivid dreams can be exhilarating. I hope it provides good story fodder!
I showed my videos to other people irl and they liked it! Right now I'm in a "oh god what if they think I'm the wrong kind of weird" mood. So...I'm freaking out a little bit ?
I really like your videos - I get so happy when I see another one floating around on Imzy. Pleaseplease make a stop motion community???
Aw, thanks! I can't make a new community right now but I really really want one! I love all things stop motion so it would be rad!
Do you want me to make one and give it to you? I really want to see this happen (sorry if that comes off strong 😳)!
That would be amazing!!!
YAYAYAY!! What do you want it to be named/shortnamed, etc (since you can't change it)?
You're so sweet.
Oh my gosh, Thank you so much!!! Maybe just "stop motion" to make it easier to find ?
That sounds like a great community name, but I may be biased 😂
Just as an FYI, technically you are limited in both the number of communities you can create and moderate. So you may not be able to do the handoff as easily as you are hoping.
A sneaky suggestion: right now there's a bug in the system. @MajorTom, try going to your profile and choosing the +Create your personal blog button. Change the interest category from Personal Blog to whatever is appropriate. See if that works before Merah creates a new comm?
Uuuuhh too late :/
No biggie. It will work out in the end!
/stop_motion
Join the community and then I can make you a leader!
Done!!
If you can't add me it's okay, I would be happy just posting in it for now!
YAY!
If you guys need any help with avatars/banners, let me know.
All you!! I'm so excited!!!!
YAY!!!
I'd love some help!
If you go to Google and do an image search for "stop motion" or whatever term you want, then go to "Search Tools" and choose "Labeled for reuse with modification". If there are any images that you want to use as the avatar/banner, grab them and post them and I'll work up some samples.
My company just came home, so I might not be able to get to it right away. But there will certainly be some time for me to work on it after I get them all fed tonight.
Though looking at your other two communities, your avatars and banners are rad. So don't feel you need to wait around for me!
OK! Thank you so much!!!
In the meantime I'm going to put some temporary pictures so the community doesn't stay all naked, would you prefer I advertise now or should I wait until we have the good graphics ?
It's really just pictures I've pulled from the internet, I'd rather have great banners like you made for your communities! :D
Totally your choice. Put up some temporary pics and advertise if you want! I'll be happy to do a few banners for you to choose from if you find some images for me.
All right!
I'll look for some good images then :)
@MajorTom, A few things I was playing with this morning. Keep in mind that your avatar overlays onto the banner and mobile images:
http://fandomized.net/imzy/stopmotion/
I'm happy to work with any other images you might want.
Those are so good, omg!!! I adore the black and white series! It looks so professional!
The wrong kind of weird? Awwww. :(
It's a fear I frequently feel, I know it's one of those irrational ones but still...what if ?
I get that ALL THE TIME. usually when I've just told someone about something I'm writing...
We're all the RIGHT kind of weird.
I got about 3 hours of sleep last night, either because I broke my rule of no caffeine after 3 PM or because I started taking prednisone, or a combination of both. Not a good night, not a great day.
I went back and tagged the posts in the community marked "articles & research" with additional info about their content. I'm a little uncomfortable with the "alternative remedies" tag, which really means "alternatives to medication" but I think comes off as a bit... fluffy? Right now it encompasses everything from therapy to online apps. Thoughts?
I'm still watching Criminal Minds on Netflix. I'm now most of the way through season 3, but am having a real problem with the fact that every time I hear Joe Mantegna's voice I think of Fat Tony on The Simpsons. Heh.
Eh. Alternative Remedies works as a description. I'd interpret it as "things I don't need a prescription for".
And now I can't get that image out of my head. I'm going to start giggling uncontrollably next time I binge on Criminal Minds!
Right now Agent Rossi is reliving the worst case of his career. And I'm thinking, "¡Ay, caramba!" 😄
I'm awake and not happy about if. Three times so far tonight and everything hurts.
:(
I think I cracked a tooth of filling during a nightmare last night, based on the pain today. The pain is radiating. Dental hospital for me in the morning, I think.