I take steps to become a cyborg

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Well, not really.

Spent a long night at a hospital testing facility- here are the EEG monitors attached with wires. There were about 30 in all.

Good thing I had shaved my head recently, or I would have had goopy paste stuck in my hair for days. It was enough work getting it out of my beard; hair would have been impossible.

-Eric

(PS - nothing wrong with me, just some sleep problems.)

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alida saxon says:

I see your tag: what's up? So what is up? Doing sleep tests? Hope everything's ok.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

y entonces says:

Eric? What's up? Are you OK?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

oschene says:

Enquiring minds want to know.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

EricGjerde says:

Oh yes, I'm OK. Went to a sleep testing center to figure out what's wrong with my sleeping, and/or why I act like the living dead during the daytime.

Kind of strange, having people watch you on camera all night, with a bright infrared light that you can't see!

On the upside, I had a lot of time during the day yesterday, and got to see all 3 world cup matches.

And Dan- I'm OK, are you OK? did they ever find your Del Sol? some snoring is nothing next to losing such a cute car...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jacqueline-w says:

Sleep testing... that sounds like fun right now... without the sleeping problems, natch. Perhaps they have a need for paid control subjects? Although the goop sounds rather annoying, and shaving my head perhaps not a viable option. Nevermind then.

I hope you get to sleeping better! Also, I hope you didn't say anything incriminating while you slept on tape ;)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

bigk2356 says:

get better soon eric!
oh and thanks for the origami stuff advice...lol

paste? the glue or something?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Mélisande* says:

In case you were thinking deeply about tessellation and geometrical patterns during EEG recording, I'm afraid you will be diagnosed as having a serious and hopeless disease...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

LorenzoMarchi says:

I have the solution Eric...you couldn't sleep because your brain is always plotting something!...

get better soon!! :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

audreysmith says:

I had an EEG some years ago for migraines and I remember going for the test in the morning, rinsing as much of that goop out of my hair as possible in the doctor's office bathroom sink, then going to work.

Hope you solve your sleep problem. I've had sleep issues for years and they can be rather unpleasant.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Myh origami says:

?-(0.0)-?
I love your smile like sun!
!(^_*)!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

EricGjerde says:

thanks, everyone. I appreciate it.

(5:39 AM - time for some coffee!)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

y entonces says:

[Eric-- about my car-- the police found it the next day, but stripped, as predicted. My insurance company "totalled" it. It was shocking to see what the thieves had done.]

But anyway -- you know for things like sleep apnea they have those devices you wear to bed, like oxygen masks, and people who use those say it's a miracle how much better they feel.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

EricGjerde says:

Yeah, the CPAP machines- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. they had me try one on and use it for a while, but they didn't put one on when I was sleeping- I guess my breathing was OK enough that I didn't require one.

Not sure what that means, but I find out on the 17th of July for my followup.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

georigami says:

Hi Eric

Have you tried yoga? It certainly helped me sleeping better.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

ckn.niwatori says:

You looks like peter wagner of "RAGE" (metal band)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

EricGjerde says:

That's kind of weird, although I'm certainly not the only guy out there with a silly beard and a shaved head :)

For all the yoga people: no, I have not tried it, but I've always wanted to. It's just a matter of finding something that works with my schedule, which is a little tricky.

I'm trying to sort out a number of health issues starting this year, including sleep, fitness, etc. So some yoga might be good for balancing out some things.

And you all rock, btw. just an FYI.

-Eric
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