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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13016 Location: East Jesus, Maine
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:23 am Post subject: Shutdown Sequence |
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At the end of the day, how do you gear down so you can sleep?
I play a video game of some kind.
Sometimes in the company of Mister Bailey, in combination with Mister Jameson, I'll either play a casual game like Bejeweled, or a bit of an adventure game like a Final Fantasy game on my DS. It's a reward—quiet, entertaining, and nearly mindless. I like having to engage in strategy for something that has absolutely no impact on anything of real import— it's a kind of OM that allows all the creative screaming in my head to quiet down. _________________ DBCooperVO.com |
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tackerman The Gates of Troy
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 1741 Location: in the ether
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steveanthony Been Here Awhile
Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 247 Location: Western Massachusetts
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: |
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Watch "Law and Order." It's always on, somewhere.
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Hart Assistant Asylum Chief
Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 2107 Location: Foley, AL
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:32 am Post subject: |
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steveanthony wrote: | Watch "Law and Order." It always on, somewhere. |
Ain't dat da truth.
I take a shower, catch the local forecast for the next day, then usually watch a few minutes of Whose Line Is It Anyway while brushing the dog or the cat. _________________ Hart Voice Overs Blog
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Bailey 4 Large
Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 4336 Location: Lake San Marcos... north of Connie, northwest of the Best.
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:00 am Post subject: |
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Last thing before a shower... I check email... why?
Kiss the dog and pet my wife... or is it pet the dog and kiss my wife?
Clean up... hit the sack... watch about 15 minutes of TV... and then try to get about 6 hours of *sleep.
*(Hopefully this will improve... I've had preliminary diagnosis of sleep apnea) _________________ "Bailey"
a.k.a. Jim Sutton
Retired... Every day is Saturday, except Sunday.
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"Be a Voice, not an Echo." |
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9882 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Match Game re-runs from GSN, stored on our DVR. _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
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Rob Ellis M&M
Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Cup of Sleepy Time Extra (with Valerian) and whatever reality show my wife has teevoed or maybe a Columbo episode....we're big Columbo fans.... |
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SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer King's Row
Joined: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 1055 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Read in bed for about half an hour. Problem is, if the book is really good, that half hour can stretch out to an hour or two, kind of defeating the purpose. _________________ Elaine
The Youthful Mature Voice (Emeritus)
Senectitude is not for the faint of heart. |
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Gp Guest
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Boomerang or M*A*S*H* for me. Or one of those nice little muskol relaxers the Doctor gave me. |
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Glenn Moore Been Here Awhile
Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 240
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:40 am Post subject: |
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usually a Seinfeld re-run....the only sitcom besides WKRP in Cincinnati that ever made me laugh. |
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Dave Lucky 700
Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 727 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:06 am Post subject: |
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At the end of the day...usually 10 or 11 pm...I crash in the "big man" oversize recliner and channel surf while enjoying a glass of wine...or a bowl of ice cream...or a handful of cheetos...or popcorn... Hmmmm, I'm detecting a trend here I hadn't realized before. No wonder I have an oversize recliner...Apparently...I EAT when I call it a day! _________________ . If at first you don't succeed, then bomb disposal probably isn't for you. |
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TC Club 300
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 397 Location: Iowa City
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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I usually read in bed. I try to pick books of essays or fiction with reasonably short chapters so I can reach an obvious cutoff point before I fall asleep.
I've also been using a fairly geeked out system to stream podcasts from my iTunes library directly to my bedside radio. This way I can listen to some of the morning and afternoon interview shows from my favorite public radio station while I'm in bed at night. |
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Spacegypsy Guest
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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For some reason here in Oz, I nod off around 8:30pm
My neighbours do, too.
I don't seem to need anything other than the time to sleep!
I pretend I need to read, but as soon as I pick anything up, I have to put it down again,
Then again, I get up around 4:30am to service my US clients during their business day, so I'm pretty ready for a snooze by 8:30pm. |
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ConnieTerwilliger Triple G
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3381 Location: San Diego - serving the world
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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A nice soak in the Jacuzzi - gazing at the stars - then wild crazy love making until we drop off to sleep in the wee hours of the morning exhausted.
OK, not every night...
On the off nights - it's Law and Order PLUS this basic electronic solitare game I found on an airplane about a year ago. _________________ Playing for a living...
www.voiceover-talent.com
YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/connieterwilliger |
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Bruce Boardmeister
Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7926 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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I often listen to lovely voice talent to fall asleep...history or nature shows on PBS or the History Channel...people like Edward Hermann, or David Attenborough and his Blue Planet series. I've Tivo'ed a bunch and have only seen the first ten minutes or so of most of them...zzzzzzzzz. _________________ VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005
I'm not a Zoo, but over the years I've played one on radio/TV. . |
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