Asleep
is what i should be
but i am not
because i never am
at this hour of night
i should just accept that i am nocturnal - i should embrace my nighttime personality - i should stop taking homeopathics prescribed by my naturopath - stop drinking tea - stop all the things i try to do to 'try to fall asleep' and just let it all go - whats the worst that could happen - i stay up late - and wake up late??
whats wrong with that??
good question diana
what is wrong with that?
hmmm lets see
everything in the world wants me to go to sleep now
i cant go to the bank - or the post office - or buy someone a birthday present or do much of anything useful that involves the world -
i can completely isolate myself and do all my phd work in the middle of the night when everyone is alseep - i can stay awake in my partners living room all night blogging about not sleeping -
the top ten things keeping me awake right now
10 - thinking about the world
9 - thinking about the day
8 - thinking in general
7 - my restless need to always be running around like a lunatic
6 - everything fun happens at night and i dont want to sleep through it
5 - thinking about tomorrow
4 - lack of any schedule for the past 3 years
3 - my brain
2 - i woke up at 11
1 - sleep is for suckers
you awake t dog?? i wonder where you are?
posted by dianagee at 2:26 AM
1 Comments:
Hey there! I'm finally commenting on your blog! I totally get you here - I used to be a very late nighter but I went through a bed-time at midnight thing when my partner was working 9-5. Now that he's unemployed, we're back to our late nights (it's 1:30am). I'm usually on a 10am rise/2am bed schedule - hey, it's still 8 hrs right?
Your entry reminded me of a convo with a friend of mine. We're convinced that most academics are night-owls and borderline insomniacs. It comes with the trade. Well, he's just finished a PhD in Anthro on sleep that talks about how the "traditional" sleep cycle is a tool of capitalism - damn right.
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