Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with rise

Best place to View a sunrise in/around Milwaukee, WI

niles — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:03:50 -0800

What is the best place to see a sunrise in/around Waukesha county, Wisconsin (just east of Milwaukee)? I had a few ideas (say, the Lapham Peak observation tower), but it turns out the State doesn't take kindly to park visitors at 5am.

For what it's worth, I'll take anything within an hour or so of the Waukesha area. Location-generic ideas (tall office buildings? I don't know) would be helpful as well.

Thanks!

Which boardshorts might fit me?

pandanom — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:39:07 -0800

I need new boardshorts, but I'm a short guy with a short torso and skinny legs. I need new boardshorts, but they have to be low-rise/slim enough that I can go up a size without feeling like I'm wearing a parachute. I'm a 5'6" guy with a short torso, a 34" waist, and thin legs. Every pair of boardshorts I've tried seems to have been made for longer-bodied and/or stockier men. Wasn't a problem when I was a skinny high schooler - just wore 'em a little baggy. Now I have a 34" waist and trying on boardshorts is like wrapping a parachute around my waist. So cut has become important.

For example, I can wear Levi 514s in 34 (slim fit low rise), and they fit me like regular rise pants fit regular men. But for the 501s, the higher rise puts them way up at my bellybutton. This necessitates going up to a 36, which is too big in every way. Wearing them lower, where I want them, makes them sag.

Can someone please suggest some new brands I could try? I'm intrigued by Birdwells but am concerned the rise will be too long and therefore the shorts will be too baggy.

[not a morning person-filter] how do you force yourself to go to bed when you're not tired and how do you get up when you are?

krautland — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:04:17 -0800

[not a morning person-filter] how do you force yourself to go to bed when you're not tired and how do you get up when you are? I am nocturnal and it's beginning to hurt me.

you know there is a problem when people at work smile and say you're just not a morning person. especially when they're right. I find it tough to fall asleep when I'm not really tired and nearly impossible to rise when I still am. the problem is that if I get tired tonight at midnight, it'll be three am tomorrow, perhaps five am the next night and to top it all off, I'm the kind of guy who can sleep twelve hours without waking up once. I need to force myself into a rhythm better suited for a professional life. even if I get a lot of work done at night (when the phones stop ringing), I need to make sure people see me as dependable for early morning meetings.

thus a threefold question:

(1) how do you get yourself to sleep when you have to but aren't tired? if you can recommend over-the-counter drugs for the occasional really important day, both to fall asleep and wake up, please let me know.

(2) how do you get yourself back onto a rise-and-shine-at-nine clock when you've been up to five in the morning that whole week? how do you get it done fast? forcing myself to rise when I am not awake seems to result in me going through the day on auto-pilot. I don't have many ideas in that state and that's a problem.

(3) what are your tricks for not oversleeping, forcing yourself out of bed when it's really hard?

caveat: I do not drink coffee and red bull, while effective, is tough on my stomach.

Looking for a Song

Julnyes — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:29:56 -0800

I'm looking for a song on an out of print album. I am having an impossible time finding the Lizzie West song from the Secretary soundtrack "Chariots Rise". The soundtrack is out of print and I don't want to drop a ton of money on ebay just to get one song (the album is going for over 30 bucks). Her original version of the song is lovely, but not the version I want.

I found a website that sells mp3's - http://www.mp3search.ru/

what I want to know is whether anyone has used that site before?, is it legal? or is there an easier option out there that won't cost me an arm and a leg.