tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post8341904267300676728..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Voices in my headUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19470816623099092212013-08-14T13:22:16.576-07:002013-08-14T13:22:16.576-07:00Most of my old friends can do all of that too, and...Most of my old friends can do all of that too, and I think I can do the same for them. I hope you didn't break your back during the conception of your son, Em. That would be injury to insult, but not necessarily in that order.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69663507914372502292013-08-14T11:58:10.076-07:002013-08-14T11:58:10.076-07:00After I broke my back and had surgery to put it ba...After I broke my back and had surgery to put it back together, I spent long hours listening to the World Service in pain filled nights before the next morphine hit kicked in. Same when my son was born and was feeding through the night. It's like a faithful old friend who can keep you interested, amaze you and bore you rigid all in one night. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28852616076130492562013-08-14T11:57:50.567-07:002013-08-14T11:57:50.567-07:00I fall asleep if I read more than two lines of a b...I fall asleep if I read more than two lines of a book in bed as well, Britta.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32837784121677287522013-08-14T11:56:41.041-07:002013-08-14T11:56:41.041-07:00Christ! I spend most of my waking time trying NOT...Christ! I spend most of my waking time trying NOT to listen to white noise. Even bird-song gets me reaching for a gun sometimes.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30261259894711455402013-08-14T11:55:38.149-07:002013-08-14T11:55:38.149-07:00That's ok then. Best not to let Freddie into y...That's ok then. Best not to let Freddie into your waking life.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2164142512595340562013-08-14T11:54:47.792-07:002013-08-14T11:54:47.792-07:00Bloody hell - no wonder you are an insomniac. I o...Bloody hell - no wonder you are an insomniac. I only listen by accidental default.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44458410046443075832013-08-14T11:53:43.552-07:002013-08-14T11:53:43.552-07:00Or lottery results?Or lottery results?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75311277801915554022013-08-14T11:53:06.667-07:002013-08-14T11:53:06.667-07:00At least he had a goal - I am being stuffed with i...At least he had a goal - I am being stuffed with information which I don't need, and there's not much room left.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32343652381397288452013-08-14T11:27:32.579-07:002013-08-14T11:27:32.579-07:00"There is a single Old English word meaning &..."There is a single Old English word meaning 'lying awake before dawn and worrying'. Uthceare is not a well-known word even by Old English standards, which were pretty damn low." Tom - this book by Mark Forsyth, "The Horologicon" - is the funniest thing I've read for ages (before dawn :-) <br />Now I started (in the evening) to watch (the complete) TV-series 'Foyles' War' - makes me dream of people that look like the photo above. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-14103150116818178362013-08-14T10:59:26.425-07:002013-08-14T10:59:26.425-07:00I turn on my white noise machine, and I listen to ...I turn on my white noise machine, and I listen to white noise all night long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31191295654901478892013-08-14T10:44:21.112-07:002013-08-14T10:44:21.112-07:00Sleep has become a nightmare for me. Sleep has become a nightmare for me. elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60280001419626527532013-08-14T05:37:45.828-07:002013-08-14T05:37:45.828-07:00I do the same. When I go to bed I plug-in to my &#...I do the same. When I go to bed I plug-in to my 'Gnome', and listen to either World Service (for news) or Radio 4 Extra (for comedy, plays, etc). I unplug when I get up at 5.30 am.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25527628005452762182013-08-14T05:32:30.423-07:002013-08-14T05:32:30.423-07:00How about audio downloads of I'm Sorry I Haven...How about audio downloads of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue to bewilder your dreams?Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21039082654481127472013-08-14T02:31:25.412-07:002013-08-14T02:31:25.412-07:00In my uni days one of my friends used this trick f...In my uni days one of my friends used this trick for revising. He would tape the lectures and then play them back, end to end, while he was sleeping, having spent the evening happily ensconced in the student union bar. It worked apparently. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.com