Ugh. I went totally insomniac last night. I tried to go to bed at eleven, and I was still wide awake at three. Right then, I couldn't stand it anymore. I just had to go do something. Plus, I was hungry. How fortunate that I bought a box of those Oreo Wafer Stick things that afternoon. I got up, put on my glasses, and stumbled over to the computer. What, did you think I was going to read a book? I've read every book in my house about 30 times each, on average. I know, can't hurt to bump the number up a bit, but I had something in mind anyway. I wanted to watch the next episode of Heroes.

So I did.

I still wasn't feeling tired after that, so I continued surfing, until I came across a nifty little site where old TV programs are uploaded. Like Friends. So I watched a couple.

4.30a.m.

Okay, my eyes were starting to ache a little. So I decided to go back to bed. And what do you know, I still couldn't sleep. Okay, nuts. What, in the hells was going on? But I figured that if I got back up to do something, I would get even less sleep.

I think I fell asleep after about half an hour or so. I woke up near one. About half an hour ago, in fact. This is totally going to destroy my natural rhythm. Something, which is very, very bad, in this period.

Oh well. At least I've got a weekend to try to fix my cycle.

But still, I can't figure out why it happened. I'd made it a point to stay away from caffeine for some time now, so that I could avoid any incidents like the one described above. It's not fun, to lie in bed for six hours, feeling restless and uncomfortable.

It's not fair, either. So many other people get to go to sleep, and fall asleep, when they want to. Me? I even plan for incidents. I always keep some biscuits or something in my room, just in case I can't sleep and get really hungry.

Other times, I take one of my allergy pills. They have a depressant effect, which makes me feel sleepy. Sometimes I feel it's like drug abuse. Maybe it is. But sometimes it's that difficult for me to get to sleep. That I need to resort to little chemical substances. Plus, there's a hangover when I wake up the next day. It takes quite a while for its effects to completely wear off, and since I usually take the pill when I realise I can't sleep, it extends all the way into the morning. Which, makes me unable to do work, or even play a game without dying four times to the easiest enemy.

Ah. Sorry for the depressing post, everyone. I just needed to.

And something for Heroes fans...



-Joe