Long night.

[silveradept]

Officiating ran long - two teams were playing all offense and no defense. No pitching, either. The last game of the night, both sides got chippy at me about the strike zone and such. I might have been calling it a little high and wide, and maybe a little inconsistent, but really, people, the last game ran long. If you can hit it, there's a good chance it'll be a strike. Today was a bit long on the other work side, too. Managed to fight off falling asleep in the staff meeting. I swear, I pick up the tiredness from everybody else around me, and that makes it really hard to fight off wanting a nap.

Oh, well. Just have stuff to do.

An amusing image - on photobucket, though, so it may or may not show up - Even though God hates furries, Jesus loves 'em. Speaking of God, or rather those who claim to speak for him, apparently the religious right is worried that a new cervical cancer vaccine will promote promiscuity. Riiiiiight. One wonders why they devote such time to proclaiming that disease and death are due to the deviant, rather that praising that the creations of God can step a little closer to being perfect like Him. Ah, well. There are some things we may never understand. In either case, though, it's bedtime - we've been up too much as it is.

Comments

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Altoids Peppermint Chewing Gum. Great pick-me-up, I always have a tin in my car, frequently two when I'm driving. Got me through many a meeting. If it's a recurring meeting, I also will usually have a Starbucks Frappucino handy (I prefer the vanilla meself).

[silveradept]

Don't like the taste of most coffee-derived products, and peppermint is not my favorite flavor. Thanks for the suggestions, though.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I don't drink coffee and don't care for hot drinks myself. I developed a taste for iced mochas, the chocolate and milk help to greatly weaken the taste of the coffee.

There are at least one other flavor of Altoids gum, a sour apple comes to mind. I don't care for it, but there may be others. It's a great way to rip your head off and keep you going.

Good luck!

[2dlife.livejournal.com]

Sour tangerine is my favorite for not-really-altoids Altoids. To stay awake in class, I just don't go... usually works like a charm. To stay awake at work, I drink water... Plain water keeps me awake just because if I fall asleep for more than 5 minutes, the need to go to the men's room wakes me up. (Primative, but it works.)

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

UBP (unbearable bladder pressure) and DALPAL (drink a lot, pee a lot) works for me!