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1) So, for about the last 3.5 weeks, I haven't been able to sleep more than ~5 consecutive hours. Now, I've been able to get, say, 5 hours and then 3 hours, but not more than 5 continuous hours. This might not seem terrible, but it's leaving me absolutely exhausted and bone-tired.
Because, see, while this is occurring, I'm operating heavy machinery (work) and, oh, the theatre production I'm on production staff for is opening Friday. So I'm doing things like hauling around lumber, climbing up and down balconies, building sets, running around like a crazy person, and cutting metal. It's not exactly something you can be non-alert for.
It's really frustrating because I'm starting to forget certain things, I'm failing at English more often, and I would not be surprised if I started hallucinating. And even when I'm just exhausted like this, down to my very bones, I know I'm not going to sleep all the way through the night.
Bah.
2) I started taking a bento for lunch. In my highly-sleep-deprived state, 30-60 minutes every night prepping lunch is Hard. However, my inner cheapskate is incredibly pleased with how much money this saves.
3) There are frosh on campus. I feel old. And confused. Mostly confused.
4) OMG theatre production opens on Friday! AAAAAAAH! *runs around in circles*
5) Hilarity of the day: while browsing through Metafilter, I came across a post on an article on 30 Cool College Labs from PopSci. There was a comment in the post about how "cool" is kind of relative, because there are certainly labs doing really awesome research that aren't flashy. And then the poster went on to list my lab (specifically my boss) as the first example, with my project as the cool thing.
Comment (paraphrased): This lab at MIT makes multi-electrode fiber optic arrays that can be used to activate parts of the brain in a mouse that's been transgentically treated!
Me: *spits out coffee*
Yeah, guess what I make all day. My fine-motor control is getting to be phenomenal.
Because, see, while this is occurring, I'm operating heavy machinery (work) and, oh, the theatre production I'm on production staff for is opening Friday. So I'm doing things like hauling around lumber, climbing up and down balconies, building sets, running around like a crazy person, and cutting metal. It's not exactly something you can be non-alert for.
It's really frustrating because I'm starting to forget certain things, I'm failing at English more often, and I would not be surprised if I started hallucinating. And even when I'm just exhausted like this, down to my very bones, I know I'm not going to sleep all the way through the night.
Bah.
2) I started taking a bento for lunch. In my highly-sleep-deprived state, 30-60 minutes every night prepping lunch is Hard. However, my inner cheapskate is incredibly pleased with how much money this saves.
3) There are frosh on campus. I feel old. And confused. Mostly confused.
4) OMG theatre production opens on Friday! AAAAAAAH! *runs around in circles*
5) Hilarity of the day: while browsing through Metafilter, I came across a post on an article on 30 Cool College Labs from PopSci. There was a comment in the post about how "cool" is kind of relative, because there are certainly labs doing really awesome research that aren't flashy. And then the poster went on to list my lab (specifically my boss) as the first example, with my project as the cool thing.
Comment (paraphrased): This lab at MIT makes multi-electrode fiber optic arrays that can be used to activate parts of the brain in a mouse that's been transgentically treated!
Me: *spits out coffee*
Yeah, guess what I make all day. My fine-motor control is getting to be phenomenal.
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I really, really, really hope you get to sleep sometime soon.