response 51 of 323:

Sep 29 02:12 UTC 2000

When my brother was little (like 3-4), we used to do monster exorcisms before
he went to bed.  Not only did he go to bed with a smile on his face from our
antics, but he felt safe and loved.

response 53 of 323:

Sep 29 02:25 UTC 2000

        I kinda dislike closing the bedroom door and disconnecting 
myself the rest of the house.
        I use two of those blue light discs in the bathroom--they came
in a package of two.
        The waterbed has a drawer pedistal, so no room for monsters 
under my bed.  Also hard to leave a limb up and over the edge.

response 55 of 323:

Sep 29 13:21 UTC 2000

does that mean that they sleep with you? (<---- serious question)

response 57 of 323:

Sep 29 14:23 UTC 2000

Sarah- that's really cool. :)  Should I ever have kids I might try 
that...

My parents still have that light in 'Mom's' bathroom, for the same 
reason- no kids living in the house, but you never know when you're 
going to have to get up.

Having cats that sleep with you pretty much requires an open door (at 
least partially). Although, I was surprised last night when I woke up 
and it wasn't Sasha curled up behind my knees but Gomez...

response 59 of 323:

Sep 29 16:09 UTC 2000

Too long in parts. Tried too hard. Definitely one of the better films ever
made, but its aspirations at High Art were too obvious, and that brought it
down. Well acted; Hanks has come a long way from a man-in-a-dress. 

response 61 of 323:

Sep 29 17:48 UTC 2000

You.

response 63 of 323:

Sep 29 18:56 UTC 2000

Took me a second to remember you were talking about your cats.

response 65 of 323:

Oct 2 01:57 UTC 2000

I was never afraid of the dark, and only occassionally concerned about the
space beneath my bed (in which case I would vault myself on/of).  My door was
left open, but only becasue instead of sleeping I would play with my toys in
the dark (ADHD).  I remember the bedtime rule was that I must stay in my bed,
awake or asleep, for at least six hours.

I liked _The Green Mile_.  Heard that the rights for it were purchased for
something like $1.  I agree that it was a little long in parts.  Perhaps its
just been too long since I've seen it, but I don't recall much effort to make
it High Art.  I do recall that some of the event sequences especially
regarding healing were similar to those in _Powder_.

I must say though that I found _Fight Club_ to be a very interesting movie.
It is actually where I got one of my nics.

response 67 of 323:

Oct 2 14:02 UTC 2000

Fight club was underrated, probably because  it was too niche -- most of the
people who could handle the pure gore of it weren't able to get the depth of
it.

response 69 of 323:

Oct 2 14:52 UTC 2000

I always make sure Sarah's closet door is closed when we put her to bed.

We were warned that children who sleep with a light always on at night
have vision problems later on.  (per our pediatrician)

Yes, our cats often sleep on our bed with us.

response 71 of 323:

Oct 2 16:26 UTC 2000

resp:67
that declaration sounds like it rubs right against what the more deeply
immersed ideas in 'fight club' are meant to reveal.

response 73 of 323:

Oct 2 17:32 UTC 2000

I have to leave the door open, not only for the kitties to sleep with me, but
for the "kitten olympics" that happen every night, just AFTER I'm trying to
go to sleep.  Open door means less broken kitties.  Mine trade off, however,
Tanis (the younger) will sleep at my feet to begin with, and I usually end
up waking up with Precious cuddling in my arms.  Only when I'm truly upset
do they cuddle at the same time with me.  They're my protectors.

I like Fight Club, it was very cool.  Once you started to TRULY understand
it, I was like OH!  COOL!  However, I must admit that they had me when they
were talking about Bob's (Meatloaf's) bitch tits.  I said "Cool...hee hee"

Green Mile was beautiful.  My butt didn't fall asleep.  It was a great movie.
I like the way this particular man adapts Kings novels.  He did a great job
with Shawshank Redemption, and this one as well.  If you go back and read the
novel again after seeing the movie, they were so good with the staging of it,
you can see the movie and the people and hear the voices in your head talking
as you read.  A wonderful experience all around.