Saturday December 27, 2003

Sleepless in Cleveland

This is going to get me in trouble. I know it is --it always does. Every year, whether it be during the short spring break or the long summer months, I find my circadian rhythms being severely disrupted. With no early morning deadlines and no commitments before noon, I start going to bed later and waking up later. I've been on break for a week and a half now, and my biological clock is getting ridiculous. It's after 4 in the morning, and I'm not sleepy at all. But I will be come noon tomorrow... er, I mean today.

A couple days ago I started setting my alarm clock for 8 am in an attempt to curb my rhythm shift. The problem is that I don't feel the need to actually get my rear end out of bed unless I have to, and all of the work I'm now doing doesn't require me to be conscious in the morning. I can read articles, shop for grad schools, and make web sites any time of the day. Problem is, I know when my vacation is up that I'll be screwed. I'll wake up so tired on my first day of work that only God could keep me from rear-ending somebody during the 35 minute drive.

Don't get me wrong, I love vacations. But it's my job that keeps me on the path of regular sleep. Without it... I'm up writing on this darn website at 4 in the morning. Make that 4:20. Good grief.