Tasks for Wednesday Night
Jul. 29th, 2010 02:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexandraerinI had absolutely the worst insomnia bout in recent memory today... for those not following my sleep cycle, I'm currently nocturnal and it's been working out really well in terms of my natural inclinations and rhythms, and the way things work around the household here. I'd been drifting by a few hours the past few days, and the Wednesday I laid down at six or so in the morning and just absolutely could not get to sleep.
It was quite dark and quiet and cool. I was comfortable, physically, and very tired. My melatonin and valerian were kicking in. My brain just wouldn't power down. It wasn't exactly full of a whirling torrent of thoughts... that I can understand keeping me awake, and I have strategies for coping with that. What happened is just what happens when I absolutely cannot sleep: I'm tired, I feel sleepy, all the conditions are right, I settle down, I close my eyes, I still my mind... and then I lie there feeling like my brain is surrounded by slowly hardening concrete for a few hours.
It took until around nine o'clock tonight before I actually was able to sleep. Only for about four hours, but the difference it's made on my mental state is quite nice.
Soooo anyway... tasks for today:
Right now my goal this week is just to keep the stuff I restarted last week going. Star Harbor's coming back but it's trickier than the others because it has a lot of stuff going on, continuity-wise.
By the way: the stuff above the task list is for people who saw me posting in various places about not being able to sleep and were curious. It's not a bid for sympathy, though that's welcome, but more particular it's not a bid for advice.
If you think you have some great advice or a great cure or trick for dealing with insomnia, I'd like you to envision the following scenario: Dr. Invidious, the cackling archvillain from an old sci-fi movie serial, has heard you have advice about insomnia and has sought you out to cure his.
But he has attached a Collar of Oblivio-Torment to your neck and if the advice you offer is something he has heard before, the collar will detonate and your brain will be consumed in an electromagnetic oblivion wave.
If the advice you have for me isn't something you would tell the insidious Dr. Invidious, don't tell it to me.
If it is, go tell it to him.
Editdendum: I changed the first line from "I can remember" to "in recent memory"... they actually mean the same thing, as I couldn't pick out a previous insomnia experience in particular that was worse. I just don't want anyone thinking that I think going ~24 hours without sleep is the worst thing ever.
Also, I'm kind of proud of the Parable of Dr. Invidious. It could be adapted as good advice to follow before offering advice/asking questions of people on a wide variety of subjects.
It was quite dark and quiet and cool. I was comfortable, physically, and very tired. My melatonin and valerian were kicking in. My brain just wouldn't power down. It wasn't exactly full of a whirling torrent of thoughts... that I can understand keeping me awake, and I have strategies for coping with that. What happened is just what happens when I absolutely cannot sleep: I'm tired, I feel sleepy, all the conditions are right, I settle down, I close my eyes, I still my mind... and then I lie there feeling like my brain is surrounded by slowly hardening concrete for a few hours.
It took until around nine o'clock tonight before I actually was able to sleep. Only for about four hours, but the difference it's made on my mental state is quite nice.
Soooo anyway... tasks for today:
Write at least half of second Tales of MU update for this week.Write 3 Seas.
Right now my goal this week is just to keep the stuff I restarted last week going. Star Harbor's coming back but it's trickier than the others because it has a lot of stuff going on, continuity-wise.
By the way: the stuff above the task list is for people who saw me posting in various places about not being able to sleep and were curious. It's not a bid for sympathy, though that's welcome, but more particular it's not a bid for advice.
If you think you have some great advice or a great cure or trick for dealing with insomnia, I'd like you to envision the following scenario: Dr. Invidious, the cackling archvillain from an old sci-fi movie serial, has heard you have advice about insomnia and has sought you out to cure his.
But he has attached a Collar of Oblivio-Torment to your neck and if the advice you offer is something he has heard before, the collar will detonate and your brain will be consumed in an electromagnetic oblivion wave.
If the advice you have for me isn't something you would tell the insidious Dr. Invidious, don't tell it to me.
If it is, go tell it to him.
Editdendum: I changed the first line from "I can remember" to "in recent memory"... they actually mean the same thing, as I couldn't pick out a previous insomnia experience in particular that was worse. I just don't want anyone thinking that I think going ~24 hours without sleep is the worst thing ever.
Also, I'm kind of proud of the Parable of Dr. Invidious. It could be adapted as good advice to follow before offering advice/asking questions of people on a wide variety of subjects.
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on 2010-07-29 04:39 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2010-07-29 08:47 pm (UTC)Hope you get back on your regular schedule ASAP!