the elusive covers under the elusive darkness
Twice today I physically jumped or jerked when I was caught off-guard. The first was during my evening class when someone tapped me on the shoulder from behind to pass along some object that was making its rounds. I was sitting there with a blank mind and BAM a light rap-rap-rapping on my shoulder. The second time was when I was leaving my dorm and I was about to open the door when it was opened for me. I was leaving at a time when I could only see my reflection as I walked towards the door, and, upon running into this person, the unexpected rendezvous make me jump.
I have a possible cause for these unusual symptoms. Sleep deprivation. I’m almost positive that is the case. I’m running on 7 hours for the past two days, since I have become entangled in a flesh-eating set of homework assignments (only metaphorically flesh-eating, mind you). Without the usual sleep, my perceptions diminish and my awareness of surroundings plummets at an accelerating rate. Thus, it was possible that this sleep deprivation has temporarily put me into a screen saver and these run-ins have become unanticipated jerks of the mouse to get me back into the big picture.
The Big Picture. Whatever that is. A work in progress, probably.
Anyways, sleep deprivation is awesome. It has, only naturally, turned me into a nocturnal. I can stay up to 4am without knowing the difference. Then I wake up at 7am and get to it. Get crackin’.
And, quite possibly, I believe this sleep deprivation has rekindled my love for sweets and pastries. And by “rekindled” I, of course, mean to say that my appetite for sweets is encompassing my total being.
Maybe I’ll get some sleep tonight. That would be smashing.
February 24th, 2006 at 5:31 am
I find with sleep deprivation, I feel abnormally active with my energy peaked during the early morning. However, I feel dazed by the afternoon.
Why they have the toughest classes (heat transfer) at two in the afternoon is a mystery I still can’t fathom. Isn’t that suposed to be siesta time???
February 24th, 2006 at 7:42 am
“And, quite possibly, I believe this sleep deprivation has rekindled my love for sweets and pastries. And by “rekindled” I, of course, mean to say that my appetite for sweets is encompassing my total being.”
:D That made me laugh-out-loud in all caps.
February 24th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
McZee - All of my toughest classes have consistently been in the mornings for me. Either 8 or 9am. That isn’t such a bad thing necessarily, at least for my routine schedule, but having to take in-class tests at those hours is a rough ordeal. I’ll have to work on that this semester.
Rianna -
February 25th, 2006 at 11:03 pm
Be Ye Wary of the Three Lattes A Day Being.
That one sure did a number on me. We don’t do that anymore….
Don’t forget: Erin’s making some of Bollo’s’ Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, and you’re eating said muffins for me. Thanks.
Enjoy the tasties. With a Latte.
February 27th, 2006 at 12:13 am
derek - I will certainly allow you to vicariously enjoy a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin.