Deci-Belle finally flips her lid!

[fly on the wall]

Last night my lovely wife, Deci-Belle, took an Ambien to help her sleep and she started tripping, man.

She told me all about her wild drug trip on Ambien but all I remember right now was that her keyboard turned into Dragon's Teeth instead of keys and that when she tried to go upstairs the staircase it was covered with coconut hair.

There were other facets to her hallucinations but I don't remember them right now, although I do remember there was troll and dwarve involvement. She seemed to have tapped into a Lord of the Rings motif.

At one point she tried to wake me for help, although I don't know what help I would have been. Are two cracked heads better than one? I'm glad she didn't wake me up and tell me what was going on. I was scared enough just hearing about after the fact. First and foremost with me right now is that I'll panic at anything. Best that I stayed asleep.

She didn't need me anyway because she said the hallucinations, as all-encompassing as they were, did not scare her. And finally the sleep-inducing effect of the Ambien kicked in and she went to sleep. I told some people at work what happened and they explained to me how Ambien attaches to the GABA receptor in the brain to work it's wonders. Apparently alcohol and Xanax do too.

Not that knowing this explained anything but you know scientists, they have to have some kind of understanding of a phenomenon or they feel inadequate.

Meanwhile, my knowledge of Greek Myth gave me some insights, or perhaps it's just a coincidence. If anyone remembers the Cadmus myth, Cadmus sowed some dragon's teeth which grew into mighty warriors and eventually multiplied his fighting forces somehow. I read an article once that said what really amplified Cadmus' forces was his use of phonetic written alphabet. Cadmus was Phonetian and introduced writing to Europe. (His sister's name was Europa).

Cadmus having phonetic writing gave his fighting forces a communicative edge and they won easily. Just like we beat Sadam the same way because or our superior communicative abilities.

So I was a little taken back when my wife announced that the keys or her keyboard, each one representing a symbol in a phonetic alphabet, had turned into "Dragon's Teeth". How did she even know what Dragon's Teeth looked like?

I told you guys my life had turned into a bad drug trip, but I didn't know my condition was catching.

I'm not sure either of us should take Ambien anymore. I don't know if I could handle coconut hair all over everything.

[Smell]

I dreamet the other night I was given a Jim Lee signed Batman original art, as a bung, on a building site.

Usually I get alcohol.

Dom

dreamy smells

[west3man]

At one point she tried to wake me for help, although I don't know what help I would have been. Are two cracked heads better than one?
I don't know the answer, but I love the question.

I'm glad your wife got some rest.

[fly on the wall]

I dreamet the other night I was given a Jim Lee signed Batman original art, as a bung, on a building site.

Usually I get alcohol.

Dom

dreamy smells

But as we know now, Alcohol also adheres to the GABA receptors in your brain.

GABA GABA Hey! and all that Jazz.

[west3man]

I dreamet the other night I was given a Jim Lee signed Batman original art, as a bung, on a building site.

Usually I get alcohol.

Dom

dreamy smells
What is a "bung?"

[fly on the wall]

What is a "bung?"

I've heard of bung holes.

[fly on the wall]

C'mon folks.

My wife had a freakin' vision from a common everyday sleep aid.

Certainly this ranks as a valid conversational point as much as the usual political, sexual and pop cultural discussions here.

She saw stuff, man. Just like in that Revelations TV show!

[Sir Tim Drake]

Uh... well, I guess it's good that Deci-Belle is hallucinating, if it means she's not driving you crazy!

[Karl J. Barnes]

C'mon folks.

My wife had a freakin' vision from a common everyday sleep aid.

Certainly this ranks as a valid conversational point as much as the usual political, sexual and pop cultural discussions here.

She saw stuff, man. Just like in that Revelations TV show!

But unlike Revelations show, her visions seem to be more entertaining. Maybe you could find a way to hardwire her mind and pitch it to NBC as a new Unreal Reality Show.

[Michael P]

I'm not sure either of us should take Ambien anymore. I don't know if I could handle coconut hair all over everything.
It couldn't be too much different from the cat hair.

[Karl J. Barnes]

It couldn't be too much different from the cat hair.

Which is probably where the coconut hair came into play.

[fly on the wall]

Uh... well, I guess it's good that Deci-Belle is hallucinating, if it means she's not driving you crazy!

But it suggests that I might be driving her crazy.

I'm finding new recruits just like Tom does with his hobby.

[fly on the wall]

It couldn't be too much different from the cat hair.

Good point.

Maybe her coconut hair was just the cat hair exaggerated. The steps always have cat hair dust bunnies on them. And it is my theory that most hallucinations are just exaggerations of the things around the hallucinater.

But my wife went to a website about coconut hair hallucinations from Ambien, so there are others out there seeing coconut hair after taking Ambien.

[Smell]

What is a "bung?"

A bribe.

Dom

smells incorruptable

[Tadhg Adams]

But it suggests that I might be driving her crazy.

I'm finding new recruits just like Tom does with his hobby.

Or it suggests, she's always been crazy and it's all been a plan to drive you nutso

[west3man]

A bribe.

Dom

smells incorruptable
Neat. Thx.

[fly on the wall]

Neat. Thx.


Man, you're workin' that Tiara!

[Smell]

The things I'd do for a tiara.

Like signing off on a load of construction work!

Dom

smells bunged up

[Winslow]

Man.

Drug induced dreams with mythological archetype symbology.

You need to write Spielberg's next script . . . .

[west3man]

Man, you're workin' that Tiara!
I hate when sour moments intrude on the sweet ones.

The first time I read this, I thought you were coming from a completely different place. Now that I know what you really meant...

*walks the runway, workin' the tiara*

[Karl J. Barnes]

*walks the runway, workin' the tiara*

Hussy!! ;)

[west3man]

Hussy!! ;)
I tried to reply with something clever, but that ain't happenin'.

Man, I'm so frickin' HUNGRY... but b/c I screwed up and had something to drink, this morning, I couldn't get my lab work done which means I've gotta go without for... *checks* ...3-5 more hours!

[Karl J. Barnes]

I tried to reply with something clever, but that ain't happenin'.

Man, I'm so frickin' HUNGRY... but b/c I screwed up and had something to drink, this morning, I couldn't get my lab work done which means I've gotta go without for... *checks* ...3-5 more hours!

Hunger steals wit from the brain this is true. I think that I'll hide when you are posting on a full stomach.

[fly on the wall]

Or it suggests, she's always been crazy and it's all been a plan to drive you nutso

Plan to drive me nutso? That's like shooting fish in a barell. Speaking of fish in barells, any fish stupid enough to get into a barell deserves what comes next.

[fly on the wall]

Man.

Drug induced dreams with mythological archetype symbology.

You need to write Spielberg's next script . . . .


My wife is Jung at heart.

[Karl J. Barnes]

My wife is Jung at heart.

Too bad you're Freudian....

[fly on the wall]

Too bad you're Freudian....


Oh yeah. I tend to be. I had almost forgotten.

[Sir Tim Drake]

But it suggests that I might be driving her crazy.

Well, better her than you.

[fly on the wall]

Well, better her than you.


No, no... you don't get it. Whoever's sane has to scoop the catboxes.

[Typo Lad]

Oh yeah. I tend to be. I had almost forgotten.

Hey, we all slip up now and then.

[howyadoin]

But my wife went to a website about coconut hair hallucinations from Ambien, so there are others out there seeing coconut hair after taking Ambien.Do people like that ever go to conventions in San Diego?

[Nitmo]

Has she ever had hallucinations before? or is this her first experience with it?

because if it is, she now knows how you feel.

[fly on the wall]

Do people like that ever go to conventions in San Diego?

No, they don't.

But they hallucinate that they do.

Saves a lot of money that way.

[fly on the wall]

Has she ever had hallucinations before?

She once imagined that I'd make a good husband.


or is this her first experience with it?

This is the first time prescription drugs tripped her out if that's what you mean.


because if it is, she now knows how you feel.

Not really because she felt no discomfort or panic from reality turning on her. In my case I 'hallucinate' emotions more than anything else.

The hallucinations didn't bother her. And it was the same with her buddies on the Ambien hallucination board. No one freaked out when they started tripping.

This makes sense since Ambien adheres to the same receptor sites as the tranquilizer Xanax which is used to treat panic attacks.

[Sam A. Robrin]

My wife is Jung at heart.
And there's not much more you can do to Adler . . .

[Paul McEnery]

Don't worry about it. The "coconut hair" was really subatomic strings.

Interesting about the Cadmus thing, btw. I didn't know that. Recap of the Marduk and Tiamat myth, but with extra bonus points.

[Paul McEnery]

She once imagined that I'd make a good husband.



This is the first time prescription drugs tripped her out if that's what you mean.



Not really because she felt no discomfort or panic from reality turning on her. In my case I 'hallucinate' emotions more than anything else.

The hallucinations didn't bother her. And it was the same with her buddies on the Ambien hallucination board. No one freaked out when they started tripping.

This makes sense since Ambien adheres to the same receptor sites as the tranquilizer Xanax which is used to treat panic attacks.
So it's like an ayahuasca fix, then.

Can you get it over the counter?

[fly on the wall]

So it's like an ayahuasca fix, then.

Can you get it over the counter?

No, and from the research my wife has done today it's unlikely you'll get the hallucinations, only a small percentage does.

For instance, I use the drug and I haven't tripped out.

But you know, I don't know if I'll use it anymore.

[Dreadstar]

For instance, I use the drug and I haven't tripped out.


Are you sure? I mean, how could you tell?

[fly on the wall]

Are you sure? I mean, how could you tell?

No coconut hairy walls.

That's the dead giveaway.