# The Insomniac MMP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 1, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318 "2015-06-01T06:29:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/301 "2015-06-07T18:56:43Z")
Jeans and a t-shirt. šŸ˜› Youā€™re one sick puppy!!! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/302 "2015-06-07T19:40:25Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Aye Same here! šŸ˜› Glad about the Mickey news and slowly catching up. Iā€™ll fill you in on out adventures in Ohio shortly. Nothing from **Bobbio** yet? Hope nothing happened to him. There are parts of Ohio we drove through that are so empty even a deer hunter wouldnā€™t come across a ------------ LOOK AT THAT BUTTERFLY THERE! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/303 "2015-06-07T19:49:33Z")
\*\*BBBobbio \*\*posted on FB that he was on his way home before 8 this morning. I donā€™t imagine weā€™ll hear from him till later this evening. \*\*FCD \*\*is done in his shop, too. Now we need to think about what to do for supper. Iā€™m hungry, but too tired to cook anything too complicated. This might be a mac-n-cheese nightā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/304 "2015-06-07T19:52:36Z")
OK - about the Under the Radar Festival in Hillsboro Ohio featuring the Electric Amish. We got there to learn that is was cancelled because ā€“ no joke ā€“ there was no electricity in the whole damn county. Some transformer blew and some substation melted down and over 5000 people (basically the entire county) was without power. And somehow the Acoustic Amish just doesnā€™t have the same ring to it. (Actually it was for public safety and dull stuff like that but we can pretend, canā€™t we?) We couldnā€™t even stay where we were booked because of the locks and AC and all was not working. No storm or anything - just someone blew a circuit. The infrastructure isnā€™t built for the huge(?) population the county now has. Herself has a bit of a summer cold and I was just flat-out tired so rather than do the whole drive back, we allowed ourselves to be distracted by shiny things and got a room near Columbus. We did dinner at this sports bar called Roosters where the food was very yummy and we could watch the horse race. Anyone else creeped out by the Burger King watching the race by the owner of the winning horse? What was up with that? And we had a quiet night in a motel filled with board gamers. Or bored gamers. Iā€™m not quite sure what the difference is. It wasnā€™t what we had planned but it was still a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/305 "2015-06-07T20:25:17Z")
I did a quick organization of the freezer - dang, I have a lot of chicken in there!! Supper, however, will be a hunk of smoked chuck roast, some twice-baked N.O.T.s, and steamed broccoli. Most of it will be warmed in the microwave, so an easy supper to prepare. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/306 "2015-06-07T20:33:35Z")
Home with a sinus headache. Stupid allergies. Did make it to deheathenation. Realized just before we had to leave Iā€™d tried to go out without a bra on! OK, Iā€™m only a B cup, so itā€™s quite possible no one else would have even noticed, but seemed inappropriate to me. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/307 "2015-06-07T20:37:03Z")
**Happy SHOE Day!** {{{ **Gotti** }}} The neighbor kids are over (2 ā€œgoilsā€). The boy kid has reached his over-load point. I have released the Playstation. Sometimes when itā€™s 3 ā€œgoilsā€ to one little brother, you just gotta cut the kid a break. Elsewhere, napping is commencing. 2 cats, 2 dogs, one husband. We have ourselves a ā€œheat advisoryā€. Le Blurf. Temps may reach over 100. Just put my puddle over in the corner please. _kicks and wails, but not with the left foot_ I HATE heat. Hate, hate, hate it! I shall now go triple-check the a/c. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/308 "2015-06-07T20:48:11Z")
Howdy Yā€™all! Today I have deheathenated, had brunch, had a nap and been a sloth since the nap, though nappage can be counted as a part of sloth I reckon. Weā€™ve had a little rain and it looks like there could be more. I hope so. **flytrap** you asked about the mandarin orange cake. Since I got it from all recipes, Iā€™ll just do it as a link. The only thing I do differently is I use 1/2 cup of oil and 1/2 cup of milk instead of a cup of oil. I think it makes for tastier cake. BTW I do that for all cake mixes. Ok, as promised [Mandarin Orange Cake](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mandarin-orange-cake-i/). And now thisā€¦ \ CLEARINā€™ THROAT \ \*\* HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!! HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!! HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY DEEEAAARRR SSSHHHOOOEEE!!! HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!!\*\* ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/309 "2015-06-07T21:12:56Z")
When I do mix cakes, I do a cup of milk and half a cup of unsweetened applesauce. It makes the cake moist without the calories. And the flavor of the applesauce disappears so youā€™d never know it was there. Supper was early and yum. The dishwasher is now washing and weā€™re in max chill mode. _Aaaaaaaahh!!_ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/310 "2015-06-07T21:45:18Z")
yā€™know, it you and **FCD** didnā€™t get up so frickinā€™ early, yā€™all could have dinner at a civilized hour! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/311 "2015-06-07T21:55:04Z")
I am just starting to think about what we might have for dinner. Pizza sounds like a lovely option. I also having trouble ā€œtraining the help.ā€ šŸ˜› Take making the coffee this morning. I can move around fairly well on my little knee scooter, but until my cup holder gets here (I love you Amazon) I canā€™t actually carry scalding hot beverages and steer my scooter. So this morning I asked my daughter to get my coffee. She said ā€œOKā€. My MIL said, ā€œOh, I can do thatā€. (My MIL has come out to stay with us and help with the chilluns, which is lovely of her, really.) A few minutes later she asks my daughter how to use the K-cup machine. So my daughter shows her. \ A while after that I asked if anyone needed help getting my coffee. My daughter and my MIL had both left the room AND turned off the coffee maker. I think my MIL thought it was a theoretical exercise. I tell you, the help these days. :rolleyes: So I think I need one of those little Downton Abbey bell ringers. Totally. Iā€™m sure I would not abuse my power at all. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/312 "2015-06-07T21:55:38Z")
I heard a really disturbing rumour about my mother, and I hope itā€™s not true, but if it is, she really is going off the rails, and thereā€™s not much the rest of my family can do about it. I just hope she wonā€™t get kicked out of her building where she lives. I donā€™t want her to come back here and royally screw up my life. I have to try to focus on the good things in my life, I guess. I did have a nice chat with a friend online today, so there is that, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/313 "2015-06-07T22:05:38Z")
T.G.I.S.!! (yes, today is another Firday for me). Dog is walked, groceries are bought and put away, life is good. > [@EmilyG](#): > > I admit to being a cake mix fan myself. :o I use mixes when I bake. Easier for me. > [@anyrose](#): > > my insides have been in full rebellion for the last day and a half. I has a grumpy. {{{{rodie}}}} Hope they stop revolting. > [@EmilyG](#): > > I went to a really cool concert last night. It contained all sorts of music, from The Supremes to short piano pieces to jazz variations on Bach to a German song about cheese, and everything in between. Great fun! šŸ˜ƒ Sounds like the playlist on my MP3 player.šŸ˜ƒ And {{{{{}}}}} about the Mom thing. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > That sounds like fun, EmilyG! Love the ā€œmixed bagā€ approach. > > I turn 35 years old today. Go me, I guess? Happy Birthday shoe!!! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Jeans and a t-shirt. šŸ˜› > > Youā€™re one sick puppy!!! Thatā€™s what makes him so cool.šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/314 "2015-06-07T22:16:54Z")
Awwww, thanks for the birthday greetings, Mumpers! Yā€™all are so sweet, I swear Iā€™ll get a cavity. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/315 "2015-06-07T22:18:52Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > yā€™know, it you and **FCD** didnā€™t get up so frickinā€™ early, yā€™all could have dinner at a civilized hour! We didnā€™t have lunch today, so early supper was kinda necessary. And we normally have supper around 5-5:30, so 4:45 isnā€™t too much earlier. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/316 "2015-06-07T23:01:17Z")
I think itā€™s time to recline. \*\*\* MWAH!\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/317 "2015-06-07T23:44:25Z")
We had a \ Quickie \ for dindin. We both had the really, really, really good patty melt. **{{{Midget}}}** hope everything turns out ok re your mom. Now 'tis time to lie upon the bed and watch teevee until sleepy time. Nitey Nite Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/318 "2015-06-07T23:51:26Z")
Happy birthday, **shoe**! **sunny** , it sounds like maybe making your coffee in a travel mug might allow you to get it to the table sooner. Most of the chores are done and supper (pork steak, sweet corn, snap beans with bacon, cottage cheese wit a Roma tomato and cantaloupe). Now all thatā€™s left is boxing it up for the freezer rotation and cleanup. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/319 "2015-06-08T00:26:49Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Awwww, thanks for the birthday greetings, Mumpers! Yā€™all are so sweet, I swear Iā€™ll get a cavity. šŸ˜ƒ Maybe youā€™ll get Wilford Brimley or diabetes ------- whichever is the disease. Oh ā€“ and **Happy Birthday** while Iā€™m at it! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318/320 "2015-06-08T01:45:21Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Maybe youā€™ll get Wilford Brimley or diabetes ------- whichever is the disease. > > Oh ā€“ and **Happy Birthday** while Iā€™m at it! Wilford Brimley has diebeetus, not diabetes. Just ask him. Mumpers, Iā€™m home from funeralizinā€™. Didja miss me? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318.md?page=17)