Etherised Patient

I’m still a bit scarce on the ‘net at the moment. I did manage to get through a backlog of assignments and do a decent job on them (maybe) last week, though, and now have nothing due for a little while. So huzzah to that, I suppose. Now I just have to survive for a few more weeks, after which the semester will be over.

Anyway, today’s topic is sleep. I’ve had a problem (although it’s so so much a problem as a feature) recently, in that I’m constantly tired and always want to sleep (or even just lay in bed). Not to hypersomnia levels or anything, but definitely to the point where it’s getting annoying.

I mentioned in a recent blog entry that I don’t understand how some people can stay up all night and get but a few hours sleep. For the past few weeks, I’ve been sleeping for about nine hours each night (and staying in bed for a lot longer). Usually I’d wake up after eight hours, and ideally I’d only need seven or eight per night, but at the moment I’ll be yawning and sleepy all day unless I get the full nine. I don’t know why I’m constantly tired and constantly lying in bed during the middle of the day. Also it’s probably not a Good Thing that the most exciting part of my day is going to bed, and the worst is waking up.

Further, it’s made me rather unproductive. My attitude towards schoolwork always ends up being “Screw it, I’m going to bed and shall deal with the consequences later.”

Oh look, I just wrote an entry whinging about how I “only” get nine hours sleep a night. Obvious non-problem is obvious.