Monday, February 26, 2007

Temporarily Out of Order

I have pulled more all nighters this semester of college than I ever have in my entire school career. In the early years of high school I would only stay up all night for huge projects such as the Cytology project in Biology. Then of course came a series of all nighters for the research project in 11th grade. And eventually it came to the point where I'd study non-stop with practically no sleep for two days prior to every Government test. Last year for college it began...pulling all nighters for almost every single exam AND major paper. But now...it's not just the exams and papers...it's homework too.

I don't get much sleep. Really it's my fault, but I won't get into a big procrastination spiel again (Happy Marissa?). The fact of the matter is...I have never minded pulling all nighters before. In fact, it's always made me feel a little more studious, like I'm just a hard worker. Really...that's not it. I never minded all nighters because I always had someone to talk to on AIM to keep me company. Really...I've always thought that a decent conversation is well worth a sleepless night. I mean, let's face it. In five years would I rather look back and think "Ah...so many restful nights" or am I going to think "That was one nice conversation."

Don't get me wrong, I love sleep just as much as the next person. In fact there are times I just want to sleep through entire days...It's just that now...all nighters aren't worth the trouble. It's just me taking my dear old time doing the work that should have already been done. There's no one to talk to anymore. Nobody who is also staying up late to do a last minute lab report or study for an exam. I miss knowing that there are people like me who hate school, but stay up ridiculously late just to keep their grades up...but most of all I just miss the company. I miss feeling like someone looks forward to talking to me. It's been a while...

Katherine

2 comments:

Marissa said...

i look forward to talking to you everyday. and atleast you have me to stay up with you most of the time that is...i'll even talk to you through aim at night if that'll make you feel better. p.s. you wrote this blog at 2:22. and ...it's ME!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey Katherine,

I haven't been getting much sleep either, but not for the same reasons. I have a very pregnant wife who tosses and turns trying to get comfortable and who has been talking a lot in her sleep. It's probably because she is half conscious and half asleep from being uncomfortable.

So here's a funny story for ya! Last week I had a dream that I was in the living room and Shanon was in the bed room sleeping. She starts talking in her sleep (in my dream) and so I picked up a wooden basket and yelled jokingly into the bedroom, "I'm going to put this basket on my head!" Still sleeping she says "No!" "...Yes I am" as I lift the basket above my head. "No!" she responds. "The basket is on my head!" I laughed. Then she wakes up (in my dream) and gives me a look like you are so childish. "What?" with a smirk on my face, "You were the one talking in your sleep :)" The dream ends and I move onto another dream.

When I woke up the next morning (real life) Shanon says to me. "You were talking in your sleep last night". "I was?" I replied. "Yeah; something about putting a basket on your head or something weird like that." I just laughed.

Josh