AMERICAN IDOL - BEST & WORST

American Idol

Who's the BEST? Lisa Tucker Kellie Pickler Ace Young Taylor Hicks Mandisa Chris Daughtry Katherin PcPhee Bucky Covington Paris Bennett Elliot Yamin Current Results

American Idol

Who's the WORST? Lisa Tucker Kellie Pickler Ace Young Taylor Hicks Mandisa Chris Daughtry Katherin PcPhee Bucky Covington Paris Bennett Elliot Yamin Current Results

Do you Snore?

Well, I do. It has never been a real problem until recently. It doesn't bother me...just anyone who sleeps anywhere near me, especailly my current boyfriend. But in my defense, he is a very light sleeper and he says it sometimes takes him HOURS to fall asleep, every night, even when I am not with him, in fact, I spend very few nights with him - if we do stay together - we sleep in separate rooms. So really, I think he's also got a problem.
Anyway, I opted to participate in a sleep study to see if I have sleep apnea.
So the past 2 nights I have slept at a clinic with about 20 wires coming out of my head and face, and about 7 electrodes stuck to my legs, chest & back. I still feel like I have a wire coming out of my forehead right now. The electrodes are stuck on with a sort of pastey adhesive - very gooey & gross. There are a number of different things they monitor such as airflow, pulse, heart rate & rhythm, body position, brain waves, eye movements, muscle tone & limb movements, and of course, snoring.
Let me explain how much stuff it is.
I had ECG electrodes stuck to my chest to monitor heart rate & rhythm, a belt around my chest and stomach to measure breathing movements,

a small device placed under my nose to measure airflow, a thimble like device on my finger to monitor my pulse,

5 electrodes on my scalp using the gooey paste to monitor brainwave activity, 2 electrodes on each leg to monitor leg movement,

small electrodes placed above and below each eye to detect REM stage sleep and a snore microphone taped to the front of my neck. On the second night, added to all that was a mask which filtered air is flowing that I had to breathe though my nose

All of these things are then plugged into a box that sits on the side of the bed, which you much carry with you to the bathroom if (God forbid) you have to get up and pee in the middle of the night.

What a PIA (pain in the ass).

So all in all it was quite miserable and I am SO GLAD it is over. I should find out in a few days what sort of treatment wil be prescribed for me. I hope to God there is some sort of surgery or something and I don't have to sleep with a friggin mask on every night. Cuz people, that mask is HOT. Makes me feel REAL sexy. SO basically I see it as this....
Single forever?
Or....
Find someone who also snores...
Only time will tell...

Happy Monday!

In order for my boyfriend to sleep next to me, I have to wear these breathe-right strips on my nose which is basically a special piece of tape that holds your nostrils open just a bit wider then normal, so as to reduce snoring. He says you can't even see it - but it feels really weird on. Anyways, for the 1st time in a very long time, we slept together, that is, we slept next to each other...all night long. Usually, he gets up and goes into the other room, but last night it worked out...

So I am driving to work this morning and for some reason I touch my face while smoothing my hair or something and I feel something very sticky on my nose, sort of like when you remove a fruit sticker from your banana or what-have-u and there is a sticky blackish gross residue that you must wash off of your delicious fruit before consuming. I am thinking to myself, WTF is that? I showered this morning...was there something on my pillow last night? I could not figure it out for the life of me....until I remember the breathe-right strip I wore on my nose the night before...Ah ha! It all became clear at once. So as soon as I get to work I scurry to the bathroom to wash it off...so now I look like I just did a bunch of coke cuz my nose is all red. NICE.
Happy Monday, right?

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Top 'O' the morning to ya! Did ya'll have a nice St. Patty's Day? It is my favorite holiday. I'm a little bit of a nut whern it comes to dressing up in all green...as you can see....

Below is a photo journalistic approach to my afternoon and evening March 17th...

Someone must have gotten drunk on Thurday night and forgotten it was Limerick's big St. Patty's Day dealio. Serves ya right, if you can't get your hung over ass up and to retrieve your car by 3:45 the next day?! C'MON!


The Stooge Brothers - ROCK!



My friend Steve & I



2 st pattys day freaks (more than me anyways!)



The one, the only, the soon-to-be-one-hit-wonders...THE A-SIDES!



Look ma! A real life leprachan!


Jon Harris (Sin Hounds not present in photo)


Crowd...4:20 pm




Crowd...6:20 pm




Crowd...9:20 pm



My drinkin buddy Mr. Steam McQueen himself!

All Bets are On Nowhere....

My friend BB just left for the airport with a girl he just met at the Black Crowes in Atlanta at the FOX tonight. They are either headed to San Juan or Las Vegas. Maybe Chicago. If they go to Chicago, they are definitely going to Jilly's. That place is the great. The Black Crowes were great too. (see pics)
I dropped my roomate off at the bar and my friend Stv decided to walk home form the Fox. He doesn't live THAT far - but it's at least 8 blocks I imagine... We kept squelching our way up front...it was fantastic. I also ran into an old roomate Gabe - but I was too distracted to make some bullshit small talk. I ran up to him and said hey! gabe! he said hey - remeber my friend len? i said yeah hey whats up? - then i was like, i gotta go - see ya! And that was it. Nice, huh?
Anyways, I am curious to see where these 2 people end up...

all my bets are on no where.