Sleep - Page 2

daff0dil · 05-07-2009, 10:15 AM

that was meant to say "whole life" not "whole night"

Shawnee123 · 05-07-2009, 10:40 AM

Who Needs Sleep?

Now I lay me down not to sleep
I just get tangled in the sheets
I swim in sweat three inches deep
I just lay back and claim defeat

Chapter read and lesson learned
I turned the lights off while she burned
So while she's three hundred degrees
I throw the sheets off and I freeze

Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

My hands are locked up tight in fists
My mind is racing, filled with lists
of things to do and things I've done
Another sleepless night's begun

There's so much joy in life,
so many pleasures all around
But the pleasure of insomnia
is one I've never found
With all life has to offer,
there's so much to be enjoyed
But the pleasures of insomnia
are ones I can't avoid

--Barenaked Ladies

05-08-2009, 01:52 AM

Love that song.

Also, I wish I was asleep now! Another hour before bread comes out.

Sundae · 05-08-2009, 05:47 AM

I seem to be having one good night one bad night at the moment.
Last night was great, which makes me dread tonight... I'm going to acupuncture this afternoon so perhaps that will help break the pattern.

bluecuracao · 05-09-2009, 04:52 AM

I really need to sleep at least 8 solid hours, to feel completely refreshed when I wake up, but of course that can't always happen. It's a treat when it does, though.

The one good thing about getting crappy or no sleep for a few days, is that eventually my body will just completely shut down for that wonderful eight straight hours.

Apollo · 05-09-2009, 04:57 AM

I just recently figured out that the anti-depressants that I was on were causing me to sleep 14 to 16 hours a day.

Not fun, especially when you have classes to go to. So I switched meds and now I'm thankfully back to 7 to 9, just in time for finals.

Sundae · 05-09-2009, 07:32 AM

Damn, Apollo - what were you on?
I'd love to be on that kind of schedule (having no classes to attend)

Apollo · 05-09-2009, 02:28 PM

I was on a fairly high dose of Prozac, I guess fatigue is one of the side effects. It wasn't good at all, cause even after that much sleep my body would still feel tired and weighed down. It was weird.

wolf · 05-10-2009, 12:08 AM

Most of the time I get between five and six hours. I do not set an alarm clock, because pretty much no matter when I get up it's at least four hours before I have to go to work. Only time I wake to an alarm is if I have to be up earlier than usual, mostly for momwolf's doctor appointments, less often for conferences, training, and such.

Only advantage I can see to the evening shift job. I get home, stay up until I'm actually exhausted, fall asleep, then wake up when I want to. Plays hell with my social calendar, though.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-10-2009, 02:34 AM

I agree with Wolf, 2nd shift has the advantage of never waking to an alarm clock, which is the bee's knees.
If I'm not asleep 4 minutes after I hit the pillow, I get back up. Laying there trying to get to sleep is frustrating and counterproductive.

Trilby · 05-10-2009, 02:36 AM

HEY! I'm AWAKE and have been since 235 this morning!

YAYYYYYY!

why, no. I don't suffer insomnia. I have PETS!

xoxoxoBruce · 05-10-2009, 02:39 AM

BigV syndrome.

Trilby · 05-10-2009, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

BigV syndrome.

Coffee? Or pets?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-10-2009, 02:44 AM

Pets.

Trilby · 05-10-2009, 03:01 AM

Did you see the video of his dog Andy? it's toooooo funny.

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05-07-2009, 10:40 AM	#17
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Who Needs Sleep? Now I lay me down not to sleep I just get tangled in the sheets I swim in sweat three inches deep I just lay back and claim defeat Chapter read and lesson learned I turned the lights off while she burned So while she's three hundred degrees I throw the sheets off and I freeze Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I countdown, I look around Who needs sleep? well you're never gonna get it Who needs sleep? tell me what's that for Who needs sleep? be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War My hands are locked up tight in fists My mind is racing, filled with lists of things to do and things I've done Another sleepless night's begun There's so much joy in life, so many pleasures all around But the pleasure of insomnia is one I've never found With all life has to offer, there's so much to be enjoyed But the pleasures of insomnia are ones I can't avoid --Barenaked Ladies __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-08-2009, 05:47 AM	#19
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I seem to be having one good night one bad night at the moment. Last night was great, which makes me dread tonight... I'm going to acupuncture this afternoon so perhaps that will help break the pattern. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-09-2009, 04:57 AM	#21
Apollo i need friends Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Transplanted from PDX to Wilmington, DE Posts: 65	I just recently figured out that the anti-depressants that I was on were causing me to sleep 14 to 16 hours a day. Not fun, especially when you have classes to go to. So I switched meds and now I'm thankfully back to 7 to 9, just in time for finals. __________________ Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

05-09-2009, 07:32 AM	#22
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Damn, Apollo - what were you on? I'd love to be on that kind of schedule (having no classes to attend) __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-07-2009, 10:15 AM	#16
daff0dil Profitable Prophet Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 30	that was meant to say "whole life" not "whole night"

05-08-2009, 01:52 AM	#18
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Love that song. Also, I wish I was asleep now! Another hour before bread comes out.

05-09-2009, 04:52 AM	#20
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I really need to sleep at least 8 solid hours, to feel completely refreshed when I wake up, but of course that can't always happen. It's a treat when it does, though. The one good thing about getting crappy or no sleep for a few days, is that eventually my body will just completely shut down for that wonderful eight straight hours.

05-09-2009, 02:28 PM	#23
Apollo i need friends Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Transplanted from PDX to Wilmington, DE Posts: 65	I was on a fairly high dose of Prozac, I guess fatigue is one of the side effects. It wasn't good at all, cause even after that much sleep my body would still feel tired and weighed down. It was weird. __________________ Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

05-10-2009, 12:08 AM	#24
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Most of the time I get between five and six hours. I do not set an alarm clock, because pretty much no matter when I get up it's at least four hours before I have to go to work. Only time I wake to an alarm is if I have to be up earlier than usual, mostly for momwolf's doctor appointments, less often for conferences, training, and such. Only advantage I can see to the evening shift job. I get home, stay up until I'm actually exhausted, fall asleep, then wake up when I want to. Plays hell with my social calendar, though. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-10-2009, 02:34 AM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I agree with Wolf, 2nd shift has the advantage of never waking to an alarm clock, which is the bee's knees. If I'm not asleep 4 minutes after I hit the pillow, I get back up. Laying there trying to get to sleep is frustrating and counterproductive. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2009, 02:36 AM	#26
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	HEY! I'm AWAKE and have been since 235 this morning! YAYYYYYY! why, no. I don't suffer insomnia. I have PETS! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-10-2009, 02:39 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	BigV syndrome. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2009, 02:44 AM	#29
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Pets. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2009, 03:01 AM	#30
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Did you see the video of his dog Andy? it's toooooo funny. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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