Popular Post Distortedreasoning Posted June 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2023 shout out to everybody that came out late at night. you insomniacs were good company 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I was usually never on past 11 in the ASMB days. Now, I’m here most hours of the night (mostly lurking). Insomnia FTW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 19 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said: I was usually never on past 11 in the ASMB days. Now, I’m here most hours of the night (mostly lurking). Insomnia FTW! i think thats when things started to slow down, it was around 9pm on the west. but daytime posting was at a crazy high speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: i think thats when things started to slow down, it was around 9pm on the west. but daytime posting was at a crazy high speed. I remember. Post flooding was a very real possibility most days. Now, I only average about 5-10 posts a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said: I remember. Post flooding was a very real possibility most days. Now, I only average about 5-10 posts a day. yup! my average is probably about that too on a good day lol. i blame it getting old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: i think thats when things started to slow down, it was around 9pm on the west. but daytime posting was at a crazy high speed. I think pre-2008 or so IB was still hella fast at all hours of the night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I think pre-2008 or so IB was still hella fast at all hours of the night. thats true, those times it was popping in ib at all times! i just remembered it being much easier to keep up with the place at night than in the breakneck speed of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I posted mostly at night because I worked at night. Now I just barely sleep 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 I’ve always posted at night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 8 hours ago, André Toulon said: I posted mostly at night because I worked at night. Now I just barely sleep same here, worked the graveyard shifts early on. but now im usually posting before i sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 4 hours ago, scoobdog said: I’ve always posted at night. for sure started noticing more when i went to pod 6. ib started slowing down a bunch after 2010, but pod 6 really held its own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: for sure started noticing more when i went to pod 6. ib started slowing down a bunch after 2010, but pod 6 really held its own. I actually started night posting in Prospero, partly because I’m a left coaster and partly because there were fewer people posting. Too hard to keep up in threads during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, scoobdog said: I actually started night posting in Prospero, partly because I’m a left coaster and partly because there were fewer people posting. Too hard to keep up in threads during the day. prospero boards were the ones that had the endless scroll? hated those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasty Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 After the way I dropped out of high school, there was little choice in the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 it was kind of crazy that there were whole ecosystems of posters at different times of day 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 It always surprised me whenever I’d have a sleepless night & pop into IB at about 5 or 6 am. There’d be a lot more people online than there should’ve been. These days, I come here around that time when I can’t sleep, and there’s usually only one person online. I always wonder what that one person is doing…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vela Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 2 hours ago, The_annoying_one said: It always surprised me whenever I’d have a sleepless night & pop into IB at about 5 or 6 am. There’d be a lot more people online than there should’ve been. *waves* I don't know how many of my posts ended with "Ope, I hear the birds chirping. Guess this is goodnight then!" 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Vela said: *waves* I don't know how many of my posts ended with "Ope, I hear the birds chirping. Guess this is goodnight then!" Now that you mention it, I do remember that. Funny how little snippets of the ASMB days are slowly coming back lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vela Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said: Now that you mention it, I do remember that. Funny how little snippets of the ASMB days are slowly coming back lately. Yeah? Lol, it was like "Night!" and then Blayze would saunter in after getting home from work. There was a brief time where I'm not sure when I slept. Either IBing or gaming - there were a bunch of us that started playing Halo PvP at one point. Edited June 3, 2023 by Vela 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I wish I could’ve taken part in that. Sounds like fun. But my social awkwardness and the fact that I’ve never played a Halo game in my life probably wouldn’t bode well with anyone. I would’ve been more of a liability than anything. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Raptorpat said: it was kind of crazy that there were whole ecosystems of posters at different times of day It gives you an idea how big the ASMB community was that you could find someone with similar interests in the same time zone (or at least the next times zone) that you could end up AIM chatting with. I was lucky I ended up in the same zone as Gina because I had someone to talk with that appreciated a more deep look at anime than a lot of other posters did. It was right when I was getting into anime too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Gina needs to make a celebratory appearance already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Raptorpat said: it was kind of crazy that there were whole ecosystems of posters at different times of day it really was. i was always amazed by how active things were at night. like dont you people ever rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Vela said: *waves* I don't know how many of my posts ended with "Ope, I hear the birds chirping. Guess this is goodnight then!" *girls gone wild commercial starts* ok now its time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 5 hours ago, Distortedreasoning said: *girls gone wild commercial starts* ok now its time. Hey, you weren't watching AS, you were watching Comedy Central! Boooo, you traitor! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 14 hours ago, Distortedreasoning said: it really was. i was always amazed by how active things were at night. like dont you people ever rest? I was originally nocturnal so even if I got home from work early it was still at least midnight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 14 hours ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Hey, you weren't watching AS, you were watching Comedy Central! Boooo, you traitor! what was even on comedy central worth watching aside from south park and chappelle show? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 6 hours ago, katt_goddess said: I was originally nocturnal so even if I got home from work early it was still at least midnight. probably the case with most of us. that or insomnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverDemon Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: what was even on comedy central worth watching aside from south park and chappelle show? Drawn Together I think is a hidden gem from them personally. (The movie wasn't great though.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, LoverDemon said: Drawn Together I think is a hidden gem from them personally. (The movie wasn't great though.) i kinda remember that one, reality tv show cartoon. didnt watch it much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverDemon Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Just now, Distortedreasoning said: i kinda remember that one, reality tv show cartoon. didnt watch it much. Yeah, it's one of those series that's easily forgettable, but for those that know, they know. As I recall Comedy Central didn't give it a whole lot of support while it was around, or at least that's how I recall the staff reacting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, LoverDemon said: Yeah, it's one of those series that's easily forgettable, but for those that know, they know. As I recall Comedy Central didn't give it a whole lot of support while it was around, or at least that's how I recall the staff reacting. like i said, i wasnt watching much comedy central outside of south park so that show fell through the cracks for me. good to know it was a decent show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[classic swim] Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: what was even on comedy central worth watching aside from south park and chappelle show? Used to be a fun place, believe it or not. Besides DT like already mentioned (and I’m well aware that one’s tough to win some over these days), Daily Show and Comedy Central Presents used to be something I’d genuinely look forward to. I don’t think myself or others would ever care much for stand-up comedy if it wasn’t for that channel. They got me into all that Friars Club shit at a young age. Edited June 4, 2023 by [classic swim] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameraka Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 i worked the late shift back then and typically got on from about midnight to 3 or whenever I passed out. now i'm usually in bed by... jesus christ, what fucking time is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insipid Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 On 6/3/2023 at 11:08 PM, LoverDemon said: Drawn Together I think is a hidden gem from them personally. (The movie wasn't great though.) I loved Drawn Together and I really hope for a revival. They have so much material to work with these days it's not even funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 hour ago, nameraka said: i worked the late shift back then and typically got on from about midnight to 3 or whenever I passed out. now i'm usually in bed by... jesus christ, what fucking time is it? i try to sleep by 11pm the latest now, so i feel you in that one. i try not to work night shift again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 What is all this “bed” & “sleep” stuff y’all keep talking about? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eklipse Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: i try to sleep by 11pm the latest now, so i feel you in that one. i try not to work night shift again. I’m aiming for 11pm each night too and trying to cut out screens 30 min before bed. Lately I’ve been failing one or both. ☹️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnrael Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 night shifts on babbling were a blast back in the day lol I'm second shift now so I'm pretty much still always up all night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverDemon Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 I basically freelance and work throughout the day (outside of Sunday which is my day to generally do whatever I want to do), but I find the time to do whatever I want outside of when I'm working, such as posting here, which allows me to decompress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 At one time, I worked from 1 pm - 9 pm at a store, then 10 pm - 6 am at the radio station, and back to the store at 7 am until 5 pm. That didn't last very long thankfully. Now I'm lucky if I can stay awake until 11 pm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 hour ago, tsar4 said: At one time, I worked from 1 pm - 9 pm at a store, then 10 pm - 6 am at the radio station, and back to the store at 7 am until 5 pm. That didn't last very long thankfully. Now I'm lucky if I can stay awake until 11 pm. Why... why would you do that to yourself..... Were you on the verge of being evicted/foreclosed on or something? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnrael Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 i don't think i could do more than one job at a time anymore honestly. i would burn out way too fast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 11 hours ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Why... why would you do that to yourself..... Were you on the verge of being evicted/foreclosed on or something? Newbie at the station, so I got the overnight learning slot. A one day a week stint wasn't going to pay for everything (especially at minimum wage). Most the other jocks that were a couple years into radio were traveling between stations. You had to be outside the broadcast reach of any station you worked at, so guys were traveling 80 mi or more between stations. I was Point of Sale associate at the store I was working at & making much better money there, but I wanted to do radio. I didn't think I could make a go of it money-wise, so I joined the retailer's Management program. The station's Program Director came into the store and tried to get me back, I was no standout, but I was reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 6/6/2023 at 10:01 PM, The_annoying_one said: What is all this “bed” & “sleep” stuff y’all keep talking about? the place with the things where you do that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: the place with the things where you do that thing. When and where I do that thing is nobody's business but my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 6/6/2023 at 10:03 PM, eklipse said: I’m aiming for 11pm each night too and trying to cut out screens 30 min before bed. Lately I’ve been failing one or both. ☹️ it feels like this sleep is an eternal struggle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I reeeeeeaaaaaallly wanna be asleep rn but my body is just not wanting to relax. I could dose again but that's just overkill for a weekday, and frankly....I don't like these gummies. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 18 hours ago, tsar4 said: At one time, I worked from 1 pm - 9 pm at a store, then 10 pm - 6 am at the radio station, and back to the store at 7 am until 5 pm. That didn't last very long thankfully. Now I'm lucky if I can stay awake until 11 pm. that sounds terrible. i can feel the burnout just reading that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 14 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said: When and where I do that thing is nobody's business but my own! no judgement here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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