MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 2/9/2004 at 12:30 AM |
Okay, so last night and tonight I have had problems sleeping. No, it is not
a normal thing for me. I had trouble sleeping last night because all I
dreamt about was working. I worked the entire night in my sleep and I did
not feel refreshed at all. Tonight I am not even asleep yet because of the
same thing. I keep trying to push work out of my head so I can get a
decent night of sleep but I cannot. I keep trying but I don't know what to
do that will help me with this problem. When I came home from my first
shift I had no problem falling asleep for a nap, but after working my
second, and longer, evening shift I cannot sleep. My brain is stuck in
work mode and I don't know how to fix it. I have worked shifts like this
at Azteca before (that is the mexican restaurant where I work) but I didn't
have this issue. Now for some reason I do. I keep trying and trying to
sleep, and I even end up crying because of it and keeping my bed mate
awake. I had to go into the other room so that I didn't keep him awake all
night. I have to work again in the morning at 11:15 and I think I have to
get up at 7:30. That really sucks because it is already after midnight and
I feel exhausted yet I cannot sleep. I will be a train wreck in the
morning for sure. Friday I work an even longer shift. Instead of getting
a 3-4 hr break inbetween shifts I get 2 hrs. That is time for me to come
home, eat something, talk to people a little bit, and go back. I don't
understand how some of the people who work there do it. Are they
brainwashed at that Chispa meeting they wanted me to go to or what? Chispa
is sort of like being cheerful I guess in spanish. They wanted me to go to
a meeting to learn how to be completely spunky and cheerful on my job at
all times. They don't let you leave until you get it right. I didn't go
because it was too far away for me to go on my first bus ride by myself.
There is one woman there who has been working there for 22 years. She has
such experience in customer service that I can't believe she would settle
for that when she could easily get a job as a waitress in a higher end
higher paying restaurant or even get a management position when she has
kids. She has a few kids to take care of and she sticks with the company.
I swore they put MSG's in their food, now I think they brainwash their
workers. McDonald's did for years. Why put it past another company that
is sort of big in the Northwest but too small for the whole world to know
about?
If anyone has any information on getting to work with a temp service that
has a branch in Washington and in Hawaii please let me know. It would be
best for me to get a temp job here with a temp service who has a branch in
both locations in case of a move soon. I cannot continue to work at this
place. I can't eat meals there that are free because they have so much
lard in their beans and rice and I can't have the dairy either. I get the
food without dairy, and I could get no beans and rice, but then there isn't
much left for me to eat. I can not afford to pay them for every meal and I
don't have enough time to go to the teryaki place next door because my
breaks are only 15 minutes. I got really sick from eating at work tonight
and I bought food.
I could really use some support and some major help. I am so upset, I
cannot stand this anymore. Help please!
Oh, also, my general manager is an asshole. He acts like I am an idiot and
he tells me first when there is something wrong like I did it and blames me
for everything. I swear it feels like I am being put out like there is
some reason he has chosen me for his scape goat. Why doesn't he tell the
other hosts or hostess when there is a problem or when he wants them to
organize the front desk? Why is it he singles me out for jobs like that
and tells me to clean the windows when there is another person right there?
And, there is a salty guy there who just wont leave me the fuck alone. He
keeps bothering me and made fun of me for burning my fingers and saying the
griddle is hot when I have to flip tortillas by hand for to-go orders. I
talked with the assistant manager lightly about it and she told him to stop
bothering me when he started to earlier tonight, but I dont' think he took
it seriously because he kept pestering me. He tells me to smile, he tries
to get my attention for no reason when I am trying to work. He realizes I
have work to do, and I have told him not to mock me and to stop bothering
me, but he doesn't take a hint. Who should I turn to? I can't turn to my
general manager because I don't feel he will take me seriously and I don't
want that guy to bug me and cause me more tension at work by telling
someone about him bothering me.
Also, my math skills aren't that up to par, and it is difficult for me to
give customers change sometimes when I don't have a calculator and my GM
told me that I need to get that fixed or they'll have to find another job
for me or something. He told me that a week ago and told me that I had 2
weeks to take care of the problem. He said he doesn't really know how to
help me. They aren't very good on sticking with their word sometimes
though. Irresponsible management is not good.
HELP! (yes, I really do need it)
____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Merry_Widow
Fanatic Posts: 598 Registered: 24/8/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 20/9/2004 at 11:13 PM |
Once every month, man. ____________________ Okay, dazzle me. |
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 20/9/2004 at 09:53 PM |
everbeen so hormonally inconvenienced tat you cannot sleep? ____________________ The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
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Merry_Widow
Fanatic Posts: 598 Registered: 24/8/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 20/9/2004 at 09:53 PM |
For me, it's anything that has more than 6 legs. Insects don't bother me. I
love to play with hissing cockroaches and chase the big fat japanese
beetles during the summer. but something about those eight legs really
un-nerves me. and yet I cannot tear my eyes away. I want to reach out and
touch them, but I just can't get over my fear enough to do it. ____________________ Okay, dazzle me. |
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 20/9/2004 at 05:16 PM |
Send 'em my way, MRD. I like eight-legged creepie-crawlies. They always
seem to come to me in times of crisis, too. I'm not sure why, but when
things are at their craziest, I always seem to find a spider, either
crawling on or near me, or hanging down from the ceiling at eye-level.
But I understand that you're not happy with them - my mom has moderate
arachnophobia, and I used to be pretty creeped out by them - then suddenly
I started liking them. But I will say this - if there's a spider of any
size at all in the room, I want to know where it is.
I wonder what it is about having more than 4 legs that awakens the eeewww
reaction in humans? What is so eeeewww about legs, anyway? Hmmmmm, the
mysteries of the human psyche... ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 20/9/2004 at 03:41 AM |
Well, I don't ever want children, so if your theory is correct I will never
like beer and I will continue to love fruity stuff.
I no longer have the "can't stop thinking about work" reason I am not able
to sleep. Now I have the "there is a very large spider in my bathroom, a
spider in the living room the other day, and tiny spiders on the walls
scared I'm going to piss out of my ears" reason I can't sleep and nobody is
online to talk to... HELP! Paranoia is setting in. My brain is going:
Are they in the bedroom. Are they in the bed in which you lie? Are they
behind it?
Are they behind the speakers on the end tables? Are they behind the
dresser? Hiding in the closet? I know there is one in the bathroom. They
aren't just coming out in the dark anymore, you saw one in the living room
in the daytime. That usually means infestation. *body itches* *I twtich
and scratch* *addrenaline pumping* *body sweats in a 65 degree bedroom*
Something seemed to move in the darkness...was it just the light from the
monitor playing tricks with my eyes? Everything, everywhere,
spiders....and I want to go back to sleep so as not to keep my bedmate
awake. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is
the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 19/9/2004 at 01:37 PM |
Yeah, beer is definitely an acquired taste. I never used to like it, but
after I had Riley I found that I couldn't drink sweet drinks anymore,
except for some reason Margaritas. I had to experiment around before I
found that beer is just about the only form of alcohol I can drink without
feeling queasy. I'm having fun trying different ones. I like Sam Adams,
and a Vermont beer called Long Trail Ale, with cows on the label. And yes,
if I'm not careful, one beer will turn me into an utter zombie. Especially
with the Benedryl I've been taking for my allergies. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest
of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 18/9/2004 at 07:56 PM |
Yeah, I have to get up at night sometimes. Didn't use to have to, but have
had to lots lately.
WW: I don't drink beer. I think it is nasty. I hate the taste with a
passion. I am a fruity mixed drink girl or a hard liqour girl. Mmmm rum
or vodka... The temp agency has actually found me a job once. Sadly I had
to call them back in like two minutes and they filled the position.
Hey Bettie: Someday I'm going to drink a bit of that rum you suggested.
Maybe I'll come drink it with you. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I
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think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is
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experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 18/9/2004 at 07:38 PM |
i have diabetes, AND a strong bladder, I am STILL up and down all night... ____________________ The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
Hohenheim of Light~Full Metal Alchemist |
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W0rmW00d
Fanatic Posts: 355 Registered: 5/8/2004 Status: Offline
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posted on 18/9/2004 at 05:50 PM |
a couple of beers is good to knock you out if, afterwards, you try watching
a film you really want to see, you will be asleep by the time the plot
thickens and will groggily wake up for just long enough to see the plot
twist at the end before being out like a baby for the rest of the night.
i know it sounds flippant, but this remedy has worked on many occasions
when ive had my sleep problems, much to my annoyance. its just like having
a few drags on your last cigarette will always make the bus come.
temp agencies. eurgh. i have been dicked around by so many fucking temp
agencies. they get far more people than they can find work for so they say
'call back tomorrow at nine' then at nine the next morning they say 'oh, we
never have anything in the mornings, try at five thirty just before we
close, thats the best time' then at five thirty they say (you guessed it)
'call back at nine tommorrow.'
arseholes. ____________________ Eritis sicut Deus scientes bonum et malum.
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 5/9/2004 at 01:16 AM |
Some people have stronger bladder control than others, besides, three cups
isn't a lot. Three eight ounce glasses would be. I have been sleeping
better the last few nights. I haven't been working as much. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I
don't
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think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for
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the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Stille
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posted on 4/9/2004 at 05:22 AM |
I've also noticed that basilic helps sleep...putting some under my pillow
always gives me a good night's sleep with no nightmares. I'mnot sure if it
works for everybody, though. ____________________
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 4/9/2004 at 02:55 AM |
Three cups of lavender tea, MRD? That might put someone to sleep, but I
would think they would end up wetting the bed! ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and
the
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dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest
of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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Starlight
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 618 Registered: 27/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 4/9/2004 at 12:08 AM |
I try several different things depending on how badly I really need to
sleep. The chamomile tea works really well for me at times, (it also helps
calm the intestines if they are rumbling from dairy products, etc.) and a
lavendar bath will help relax me too. If I'm really disorganized mentally
from all the assorted b.s. at work, etc., then meditation will sometimes
help get me into a more relaxed state. Of course there are the otc remedies
with antihistamines as sleep-aids, but those don't necessarily help me to
actually sleep better...just to sleep...so I usually don't bother with them
all that much for sleep aids. If I'm really keyed up and need to get
organized, sometimes playing a puzzle game online will help get me off
running through endless scenarios of whatever I don't want to be thinking
of. ____________________ "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never
tried before." ~Mae West
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 3/9/2004 at 11:31 PM |
retarded animal babies...hehe
Well here is an update. I went downtown today to a temp service and had an
interview and took their tests and now I have to apply to some more temp
agencies (I went and got info from others in the building and I sent my
resume to a few when I got home). I need to work a bit on my microsoft
word skills, but I am going to call every monday morning at 8 am for work.
I need to quit this job. The waitress who has been working at Azteca for
22 years hates his ever soul sucking everything. Haha, I knew she wasn't
totally nutso. Yay! Thanks for coming and visitng me at work Rayce and
Devin. Tell the kiddo thanks too. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I
don't
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think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 3/9/2004 at 06:03 PM |
camomile (d is for lisdexia) tea helps me... it is a little froofy in taste
for my preferences, but it works....
____________________ The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 3/9/2004 at 03:26 PM |
I also found a recipie for lavendar tea. It said about 3 cups will help
lots. Mix 2-3 cups of water with a table spoon of dried lavendar flower.
Boil, steep, drain, drink. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I
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think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for
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experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 3/9/2004 at 10:13 AM |
You know I tried that, and it knocked me right out, but it made me so
stupid and groggy the next day it wasn't worth it. I know it's not
supposed to do that, but man would it kick my butt. I even tried taking
half a tablet, and it didn't put me out, so I took a whole one and had the
same "idiot" effect the next day. ____________________ Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas. |
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 3/9/2004 at 07:16 AM |
melatonin, otc... works wonders ____________________ The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
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Abbadon
Fanatic Posts: 499 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 3/9/2004 at 03:51 AM |
Be my guest. Anything I can do to help.
BB. ____________________ Light is changing to shadow, and casting a shroud over all we have known. |
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