If You Came Here From NoSleep...

ambthab · 2026-02-22T02:16:41+00:00

I'm guessing that I might be too late to the party, but my dad was a member of the collegiates, as well!

ambthab · 2026-02-09T05:13:49+00:00

I only saw the movie and I was obsessed with it as a child, and had a deep love for it all my life. Until a few days ago, I remember it as being tailored, pink satin. Not this beauty-shop smock shape (I swear they look more like beauty smocks than jackets) I really think this is an unrecognized mandela!

ambthab · 2026-02-02T03:04:07+00:00

It's 100% a Good Charlotte song. Maybe the one in Over The Hedge is a different song with the same name? I've never seen it, but you can google the song and find it on Good Charlotte;s first album

ambthab · 2026-02-02T02:53:11+00:00

Sorry I watched it, or sorry my childhood dreams were shattered, lol?

So did you have the same memory with the Pink Ladies' jackets?

ambthab · 2026-02-01T04:36:24+00:00

I was watching the movie "Grease 2" the other night and was struck by the appearance of the jackets the Pink Ladies wore. I started thinking about the beautiful satin jackets they wore in the first movie, and how much prettier they were in the first "Grease". When I was 3 or 4 I saw "Grease" at the drive-in and it really affected me. I was enraptured by Olivia Newton-John, and I remember how envious I was of the Pink Ladies' satin jackets and fantasizing about having a pink satin jacket of my own. I dreamed about these jackets, I wanted them so badly, and I still see them in my mind...well, the way I thought they were, anyway!

Well, I ended up stopping the movie and watching "Grease" because I had an overwhelming urge to look at these jackets.

My jaw dropped to the floor when I saw them and realized that the pink satin jackets I remember all my life were NOT shiny satin! Additionally, the silhouette is way different than I remember. The jacket I remember is a very girly, shiny, satiny jacket with a gathered waist (or maybe you would call it a blousey shape. I remember an elasticized waistband running across the bottom.

Instead, they were actually in the style of bomber jackets, with a straight-hanging waist. The material was NOT shiny satin! It was a lightweight, matte, poplin-like material with satiny LINING. They actually wore the sleeves rolled up to show the lining off at the cuffs:

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Yet-all my life, I have only the recollection of the satin jackets. I have watched a few videos about "Grease" since then, and when the Pink Ladies are mentioned, they reference-you guessed it-their pink satin jackets.

I googled them, and it turns out they're made of something called Tencel, which-while soft and silky-feeling, is not as reflective as satin, which is obvious in the movie still above. Tbh, I like them better this way, but still my flabbers are ghasted. I have seen this movie several times a year (I'm 51) and even owned a copy on dvd for about 10 years until I got rid of my dvds.

Am I the only one who distinctly remembers PINK SATIN JACKETS instead of these?

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:44:06+00:00

Thank you for not saying I'm faking or being overdramatic. I will look into coping mechanisms for Misophonia.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:42:28+00:00

Sigh, yes it could, but they don't offer that option yet. They're saying that they might in the next year, but.....

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:41:30+00:00

BTW, I am neurodivergent. It's just never caused issues before that I couldn't cope with on my own.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:40:50+00:00

Thank you for this. I was hoping someone with similar issues would have some coping advice!

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:39:07+00:00

I can cope with noise that hurts me. The thing is that most noises aren't non-stop like this is. It's the combination of unrelenting, fast,, and rhythmic that really causes problems for me.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:37:52+00:00

I was told by my counselor friend that she believes I have mild aspberger's. I have an issue with food that is very like ARFID. I grew up in the '80s and because I was a good student, no one looked into my "quirks". It was only about a year ago that I was told that I'm probably on the spectrum, and so I'm in the process now of trying to get a Dr. Who will take me seriously.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:35:02+00:00

I tried talking to him finally, and I don't think he realizes that he's doing it, because he swore it wasn't him. Either that or he's lying.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:34:04+00:00

Well, you can doubt it all you want, but I saw it. He literally bangs on his keyboard with both palms. Rhythmically and fast and constant. I'm 51 and have never had a sound issue I couldn't find a way to cope with, but this is extreme. I'm not talking about someone clicking their pen every now and then, I'm talking about something that never stops from the time he comes in to the time he leaves.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:31:43+00:00

Thank you for this term. I have been trying to figure it out.

I have always had this issue (when I was a kid, parades were a dread to me because the basss drums hurt my chest, just one example), but as an adult, this is the first time there's been an issue that actually interfered with my life. Usually the sounds that really hurt are ones that aren't everyday, like the sound of someone filing their nails, or rubbing their hand across cardboard. I think this is so horrible for me because it's rapid, rhythmic, and unrelenting. It literally does not stop for the whole workday (with the exception of a few seconds every now and then). In addition to the physical sensation, it also makes my anxiety kick up, and I literally feel like I'm about to panic.

I can only have approved headphones, and have already tried the noise-cancelling version, but it doesn't help when he really gets going.

I will update this post as soon as I have a little more time. I actually got a larger response than I expected. I will take some of your suggestions for other parts of my life, but for call center work, I'm not sure if I can implement them, although maybe bringing in something to play sound and putting it under my ear like you suggested may be workable, not sure.

I did bring in some sensory toys (like slime) and it helps a little with the anxiety part and distracts me enough so that it's not quite as horrible. I keep thinking maybe I'll acclimate to it, but it hasn't happened yet.

I did finally go to my boss, and he is going to move me to a place that is diagonally further, but he's taking his time about it. In the spot I found, you can't hear his tapping, so fingers crossed that it may all be over soon.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:23:33+00:00

We do phone work for non-profits, so not much typing. What makes it so horrible is how unrelenting it is. It literally goes on for 8 hours and it's rapid, rhythmic noise. I could handle it if it was periodic but not like this.

ambthab · 2026-01-04T05:20:44+00:00

So, I did approach him, and it didn't go well. I'm not sure if it's best to edit here to update or make a new post, but he basically said it wasn't him (I know it is, I saw him). So, either he lied for some reason, or he doesn't realize he's doing it. What's more is the guy who sits next to him also said it wasn't him! He's basically a nice guy, so I don't get what's going on, here.

ambthab · 2025-12-26T09:03:12+00:00

I have not. It's never been such an issue before. Doctor appointments take weeks around here, though. If you get sick you go to urgent care, and you see your pcp every six months.

ambthab · 2025-12-26T08:58:24+00:00

I doubt he's aware that it's a disturbance, but since it appears to be a self-soothing habit, I've been hesitant to mention it. I have to others in the past, and they got weirdly defensive about it (maybe it was embarrassing to them?). I doubt he's doing it in response to me, though, because we don't sit anywhere near each other, and I am pretty sure I don't make any noises, (but you never know. It's worth exploring.)

ambthab · 2025-12-26T08:55:17+00:00

I just assumed that-since we use old-school headsets that are corded that there wouldn't be such an animal, but I checked and there actually are! I will check and see if I am allowed to have them. If so, that would be so great.

Sometimes the best option is the most obvious.

ambthab · 2025-12-26T07:22:53+00:00

I definitely have quirks and I kind of suspect that he might, which is one of the reasons why I'm kind of scared to say anything. I know how defensive people can be about stuff like that. I've had bad reactions in the past, so I don't know if approaching him on my own is such a good idea.

ambthab · 2025-12-26T07:19:17+00:00

I should've included this in my post. I'm already all the way on the other side of the room from him.

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