You know your life is too busy/stressed when you don't remember to tell your spouse your saddest news of the week. #

@VZWSupport Thanks. I'll do that and report back! in reply to VZWSupport #

@omarg good call! Yep. I was next to that guy, today. in reply to omarg #

@jrlaughlin I like the idea of #clear, but I'm pretty sure it can't handle the major uploads I do after weddings…. in reply to jrlaughlin #

@slavetofashion That's what you get for trying to buy stripper shoes! #

Dear wind, have I told you lately how much I hate you? #

Reason #4 to be #childfree: tween/teen hormones. RT @crredwards: ` ' ` ' ` ' Drama! ` ' ` ' ` ' This kid is wearing me out. #

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@jenztweets @maczter @myerman Jennifer, I think you forgot to tag @slavetofashion in that Tweet. She has AOPES. in reply to jenztweets #

LOL! @jenztweets: @loriluza Heh, not surprised since she's got that straw thing, too. @slavetofashion #

@maczter yeah. the veggie burger was good, but it was too expensive to return. in reply to maczter #

RT @paul_steele: Every day you spend without a #smile, is a lost day. #Quote /via @kvinu @rlalita #

hey, @maczter why'd you have to get all nerdy on little @JennaSnacks ? LOL. #

LOLing at all the #idol complaints. Y'all can turn the show off, you know! #

I wish there was a way to snooze a hashtag (ahem #idol) from clogging up my feed. #

hey @containerstore, your background links you just posted are broken. #

ok, Tweeps, i'm outta here. Be good while I'm gone. #

RT @TourismCurrents If u don't use the CAN-SPAM req'd Unsubscribe link, we'll tweet about it using our fave #stabbyhate tag. #tourismchat #

@willsmom @austindirtydog friends are the family you CHOOSE. in reply to willsmom #

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Well, Paul wrote a book and it’s currently in pre-sales and scheduled for a March release.

America's Captives: Treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror by Paul J. Springer

Congratulations, Paul!!!

Twitter was our source for information. I learned of it first, there (just like I did of Michael Jackson’s death) and Re-Tweeted significant information so that our friends would see it, too.

It was a bit surreal and resurrected tragedies in my life—the Paris tornado (1982), Hurricane Andrew (1992), Aggie Bonfire (1999), and yes, the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks—only on a much smaller scale. The day’s news blurbs via Twitter and local network streaming were even a little reminiscent of the Columbine tragedy.

Tomorrow night, our friends—@kimhollenshead, @laniar, and @bennrosales—are hosing a Candlelight Vigil in memory and honor of those affected. True to the open-minded and welcoming style of Austin, it’s a secular not-quite-”Kumbaya”-but-with-that-spirit event that is designed only to bring the community together in the aftermath of a tragedy. If you are in Austin, please join us:

#ATXplanecrash site
Candlelight Vigil
25-Feb-2010
6:15pm
BYO candles
across 183 in the Gateway Lawn

@IleenieWeenie LOL! Can't take you ANYwhere…even home! Do you need a sippy cup? in reply to IleenieWeenie #

facebook is being all "facebookey" again, to use a @TheJenATX term. #

@chrisandersonis Why, yes! HOW /ever/ did you KNOW? cc @michaelpearsun in reply to chrisandersonis #

.@michaelpearsun @chrisandersonis Hate is such a harsh word! Sure is fun to give you hell, though. #

@atbushnell It's once/month. I'll send you the deets when I confirm that I have them correct. in reply to atbushnell #

@slavetofashion for Lent you could give up drinking beer through a straw! in reply to slavetofashion #

@ileenieweenie YOU are travelling NORTH of 16th street???? except for the feeder by that building, all roads are open. #

True DAT! @jenztweets @incslinger I get that no one wants to drive x-town, but the south-ers seem to complain about it a lot more. #

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I can nap easily and hit REM sleep almost instantly, now. I even start to feel a little sleepy ~40 minutes before each nap.

Staying up until 3am has been tough for these last couple of days, though. So, I’ve been going to sleep at ~1:30. Now, this is still way better than 11:30ish in terms of adding hours to my day. However, it seems my body is still adjusting.

Now that I’ve added all this time, I have to re-balance my time. For example, I can watch “my” tv in the afternoon, but if I wait until after Emil goes to sleep to try to watch stuff he doesn’t care for, I’m more likely to fall asleep before my 2:30 or 3am bedtime. There are also a lot of Internet things I used to do during the day that I now need to move to the wee hours.

So, I’m not really struggling…just still mixing things up to suit the new lifestyle.

@AldenWilkins thank you. thank you. in reply to AldenWilkins #

@slavetofashion is that your AOPES kicking in? in reply to slavetofashion #

@GetDressedShow I got a badge last night for 10 mayorships…just in the NICK of time! in reply to GetDressedShow #

I am so ADD today. Can't work efficiently. Dang #sb44. #

@crredwards Are you being smart/ass? Yes, I crochet and knit. #

@slavetofashion What is your opinion on sheer blue pantyhose with a seam coupled with shorty short running shorts? #

@andreaschulle Yes, really. They are the tiniest little sleets I've ever seen. Just flurries of them, though. #atx #austin in reply to andreaschulle #

I bet there is a significant entertainment value to witnessing @laniar throwing a fit! cc @omarg #

@Pats4Me tell him to hang in there. It's a just a "thing" and can be replaced. in reply to Pats4Me #

@maczter @slavetofashion or maybe a dog walker? Or a leprechaun? LOL. #

hrump. #

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The Superbowl didn’t interfere with my naps, but it did get me off to a bad start of the week. I just fell out of a routine. I had a meeting that conflicted with a nap, but forgot about it until it was too late to nap early. And then I fell asleep off schedule 3 times in two days. grrr.

We are also adjusting the schedule to make it easier for Emil. A 6am wake up for me was just enough to disturb his last hour of sleep. So, we split down the middle for 6:30. I plan to stay up until 2:30 or 3am to make up the difference on the other side.

New Schedule

This gives me 3.5 hours at “night” and another hour during the day in the form of three 20-minute naps.

They say the first week is the hardest. I was doing SO GOOD until the damn superbowl. Maybe the reason the first week is the hardest is not due to adjusting to the sleep pattern and the pseud0 jet lag. Maybe the reason the first week is hardest is because you have to work around the stuff that can interfere with the schedule…like life.

Adjusted

The other good news is that I’m sleeping almost instantly when I do nap. I think my adjustment period on that skill was really short. In fact, I’m starting to feel ready for my 10am nap. Since I have #AWTWX at 10:30 downtown today. I’m going to get all my stuff ready, drive there, and nap in the car before our meeting.

@roybragg UNCOOL! don't call me out like that on Twitter, Man! I cry at movies, too. in reply to roybragg #

@laniar on one forum I follow, green text indicates sarcasm. I don't have that on Twitter. in reply to laniar #

@klm_tweets Yeah, if it's going to be this dreary, I'd rather it be cold enough to snow. in reply to klm_tweets #

@IleenieWeenie but seriously, I really do want a custom stain (red wine?) and your autograph on it. yes, I'm serious! in reply to IleenieWeenie #

@IleenieWeenie Oh, I did hit REM (~instantly) in my 10am nap. That was a celebration Tweet, not a wishful chant! in reply to IleenieWeenie #

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