Thursday, October 27, 2005
goal 1: master mornings
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
"Mornings were good...
...She liked the fact that all over the city, people were having their coffee and showers, deciding on their clothes. This was as close as it got to collective innocence, this mass transition from sleep (however troubled) to wakefulness (however tormented). Just about everyone, or everyone who was at least minimally functional, had to get up and get dressed... Here we are, all of us, going through this daily miniature rebirth, and doing it together."
-M.Cullingham
-M.Cullingham
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
It's not the sleep, it's the daydreams
I found a negative to sleep deprivation (aside from the obvious): Regrettably bad judgment calls brought on by constant lack of sleep. Also, difficulty determining space and time. Now, the judgments can be amusing, this is true, but I think people get annoyed when I almost walk into them, or when they can't tell if I'm heading left or right down the hall, and things like running up to a don't-walk signal because my mind's not at the intersection but sleepy and dreaming. Still, the daydreaming is nice and seems to make the day go by faster. Would I do better overall with more sleep? Or do the awake hours from a.m. to p.m. (or a.m. again) result in a more eventful life? What say you?
This reminds me of good advice me and my Brother formulated: before you make a decision or say anything rash, ask yourself, "am I tired, hungry, should I take a shower?" And tend to those first.
This reminds me of good advice me and my Brother formulated: before you make a decision or say anything rash, ask yourself, "am I tired, hungry, should I take a shower?" And tend to those first.
Monday, October 03, 2005
silly silly plantman
Reception is funny: So, girl from Peter the Plantman comes 'round and asks if there's anyway she can get into the Hearing Room (where they conduct securities violations Hearings), hehe. (right away I'm a little amused). Because, you see there's some plants in there that need watering, and it's been a couple weeks, and with all those Hearings going on, those plants are parched. So she tells me that "Sarah" has let her in before. Now, I don't know which Sarah this is, so I call my Supervisor (SUPER Visor!, charge!!), "Hi Angie, the girl that water's the plants is asking about getting into the Hearing room because there's some plants in there that need watering. She tells me that a Sarah has let her in before, do you know which Sarah this would be.." She tells me it's Sarah Hembree, so I scroll down the list and find Hembree... but I gotta leave her a voicemail, so I explain to her the scenario. "Hi Sarah, this is Serena at reception, Michelle from Peter the Plantman is here and she'd like to get into the HearingRoom to water some [naughty plants in there] plants in there, I understand you've let her in before so if you get this message in the next 5 minutes, maybe you could come down to reception. see, funny.
5 hours, tops
Goodmorning sunshines, it seems I feel fantastic after 4 hours of sleep 1:30-5:30. I met my lab-coated lovely Britt this a.m., and she reports delight in 5 hours. Now could this have anything to do with waking up at the optimal time (when you're just coming out of REM), and your body is on the verge of waking. Will I feel tremendously exhausted later tonight, or have trouble with decision-making? Or could I go on forever with just 5 hours, and love life? Hmm-- I'm at scary reception right now, and it seems I'm doing not too bad with phone communication with all these ultraprofessionals. (the scale bit is too tedious, too scientific for my brain now - I'll just summarize)
Sunday, October 02, 2005
A Hush, A Lull
So, for the sake of this grand scientific experiment I will admit that I slept in on Saturday. I felt very lethargic for the rest of the day, even having a little nap mid-afternoon.
Now the question is: was my feeling horrible the rest of the day a result of sleeping in OR was my body just making up for the lack of sleep in the previous three days?
Anyone? Anyone?
Bueller...? Bueller...?
Now the question is: was my feeling horrible the rest of the day a result of sleeping in OR was my body just making up for the lack of sleep in the previous three days?
Anyone? Anyone?
Bueller...? Bueller...?
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Lucid
And then there were two! So happy you could join me Serena.
I really like your method of observation recording. At the risk of sounding ignorant, I just want to ask... uhh... what are mindthoughts?
I like your format. I'm just gonna jazz it up with a little bold/italics action.
Thursday night/Friday day
sleep: 12 - 5
darkness/pillow: 6
snooze-hits: 1
awakedness -morning: 9 -afternoon: 8
brews : 1 good earth mild roast @ 7, 3 at phil's @ 11, 1 cafe latte @ 3
mindthoughts: 1,000,000,000?
delight: 10 (is it too early in the game to use a 10? I really laughed heartily a lot today)
connection to reality: 2
yawn-o-meter: 0 (freakish, but true. I tried to force a couple of yawns today for tradition's sake but they were just not there)
mental activity boosters: extreme people interaction first thing in the morning, and does physical activity count as a mental activity booster because I walked an insane amount today too
G'nite.
I really like your method of observation recording. At the risk of sounding ignorant, I just want to ask... uhh... what are mindthoughts?
I like your format. I'm just gonna jazz it up with a little bold/italics action.
Thursday night/Friday day
sleep: 12 - 5
darkness/pillow: 6
snooze-hits: 1
awakedness -morning: 9 -afternoon: 8
brews : 1 good earth mild roast @ 7, 3 at phil's @ 11, 1 cafe latte @ 3
mindthoughts: 1,000,000,000?
delight: 10 (is it too early in the game to use a 10? I really laughed heartily a lot today)
connection to reality: 2
yawn-o-meter: 0 (freakish, but true. I tried to force a couple of yawns today for tradition's sake but they were just not there)
mental activity boosters: extreme people interaction first thing in the morning, and does physical activity count as a mental activity booster because I walked an insane amount today too
G'nite.
