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hesselives

life told in airports

May 27, 2011 01:49

before i dive into this long-winded post, i just want to ask you guys: have any of you experienced sleep paralysis? but with, like, bonus ghostly activity? two nights ago was the first time i experienced either, and it was really fucking scary, okay. the logical side of me is claiming that it was all in my head, but it felt so real. i was sleeping ( Read more... )

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epithalamium May 26 2011, 18:08:22 UTC

Ooh, you really take the most beautiful photos! *g*

About sleep paralysis, I get that sometimes. The last time, I swear I could hear footsteps and plastic crackling on the bed right next to me. The bed was creaking and I could feel the impact of each foot fall. It's like when kids jump up and down on the bed, I think, except I can't turn around to look. Lol, there aren't any kids in the house, though, and it was the middle of the night. It took me several seconds to move (wake up?), and of course, no one was in the room with me. XD I always sleep with the lights on. My brother says he sees a woman dressed in black in our rooms. Haha, superstitious shite.

hesselives May 27 2011, 14:43:46 UTC

thank you, bb! ♥ i literally took 500+ photos....and these turned out to be among the better/slightly-less-touristy ones. still working on my technique! lighting is a tricky bastard. :(

ngyahhh, your experience sounds a lot more frightening than mine. aw;eifja;dlgjfs. O____O sometimes, when my mind goes into overdrive and i start thinking about ghosts and things (even though i tell myself they don't exist and actively avoid watching horror films), i totes sleep with the lights on. WE CAN BE LIGHT-ON SUPPORT BUDDIES. *clings*

(and if i were you, i'd definitely kick him in the face. NO-ONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. gahh.)

epithalamium May 27 2011, 17:18:37 UTC

ikr. Although to be fair to him, he stopped telling me about the things he sees after that one time I freaked out in the kitchen (while cutting melons, the hell) when he up and said, 'Hey, there's a man sitting on the chair next to you.' Oh lol.

Definitely Lights-On support buddies!! *g*

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hesselives May 27 2011, 14:47:13 UTC

eee, thank you! <33

it's pretty freaky -- i hope you continue to have non-paralytic, ghost-free sleep! (it might be genetic? *___* apparently, it sometimes happens to my dad, too.)

incandescent May 26 2011, 19:19:54 UTC

*whimpers* Oh, the art. Everything is so beautiful!

I seem to have some sort of permanent writers' block that even intrudes into conversation, so...forgive me for not saying much. *hug*

hesselives May 27 2011, 14:52:24 UTC

ahh, thank you so much, lovely. ♥ my eyes were pretty much glued to the camera screen the entire time, which is pretty outrageous touristy behavior. xD my sister thought i wasn't properly appreciating the cities, but then she asked whether she can steal my photos later. hah.

oh, don't be sorry! *massive hugs* i feel you there, absolutely. i spent some time writing on the flight back, so i think i may actually be crawling my way out of the quicksand. slowly. it'll happen, for me and for you! /determined-face

incandescent May 28 2011, 02:53:22 UTC

*heehee* I do that all the time, no matter where I am. I'm sure that I'm mistaken for a tourist no matter where I go, but I don't care. Pictures!

Yay, writing! I'm feeling a bit more inspired today, after I bought meself a new necklace. Ah, retail therapy. Let's see if this long weekend can regenerate me. :)

Also! I got you're postcard! Thank you, it's wonderful, and you're message made me feel so smiley and happy. And the postmarks, so gloriously Italian. ♥ I was wondering...how would you feel if I friended you on facebook? I know a lot of people are uncomfortable with that or don't even use the site, but I figured I'd ask. Kk, bye.

hesselives May 28 2011, 04:11:16 UTC

retail therapy is never the wrong way to go, bb. ;D REGENERATION, ENGAGE.

you're very welcome! ♥ i'm super happy it made it across the ocean! and feel free to friend me on FB, absolutely. :) i won't be able to log on until later, after work, but i'll def friend you back. <3

lemniciate May 26 2011, 20:01:07 UTC

aaah, that is really fucking scary. :O i've never had the ghost thing, but the sleep paralysis happens fairly often. it freaks me out so much when i can't move at all.

The pictures are so gorgeous, h! gosh, i want to go there again. and the fooood!

hesselives May 27 2011, 15:47:09 UTC

augh, it's so disturbing when your mind is all MOVE and your body is just like NO. ;___;

thank you!! the weather was so perfect, i can't even. NGL, THE FOOD WAS MY FAVORITE PART. <3

nahara May 26 2011, 20:29:04 UTC

Those photos. Guh.

♥__♥

Also, if you haven't already, READ Never Let Me Go, IT IS EVEN BETTER AND MORE SOB INDUCING THAN THE FILM OMG. SUCH BEAUTIFUL PAIN. *cries*

Wait. ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOU GET BACK TO CHINA AND RECOVERED FROM JETLAG OF DOOM BEFORE I GET A BLOW BY BLOW OF YOUR THOUGHTS ON HALLUCINATING FOUCAULT? THIS IS TORTURE, DUDE. WATERBOARD ME WHY DON'T YOU???

hesselives May 27 2011, 15:53:23 UTC

thank you! i think. haha. i was taking photos like a madwoman. probably the most obvious tourist of them all. /O\

i actually went and bought it right away at a bookstore in the airport! only a few more pages until i finish it~ tbh, i thought the movie was more emotionally engaging. Kathy's narration seems so....detached? even when she and Tommy finally, quietly got together towards the end. Ishiguro is amazing at really getting into people's heads, describing all the nuances and reactions that define people's relationships. but-- i don't know. i wasn't really feeling it. (maybe the result of watching the movie first?) Miss Emily's speech, though -- omg, so good. i can't believe that wasn't in the film. ;_____;

I LIVE TO TORTURE, APPARENTLY. xD