7,5

Hours slept last night: 7,5

General feeling: Even though I took my time in getting up, I still feel drowsy. Another cup of Sunday coffee, anyone?

Based on this extensive academic study of less than a month, I'd say that on a normal, uninterrupted night I'm sleeping 7,5 hours. It doesn't seem like a whole lot. On the other hand, it's very, very average amount of sleep, even having that point five there after number seven. So I guess I am sleeping "enough" when I get at least that 7,5 hours of rest. Except last night I woke up three times. And I don't feel rested.

Another thing that really bugs me is the fact that it's a choice between going out with people and sleep. I like to go out and see my friends or even someone I don't know that well. I love going to concerts and happenings of different kind. Pretty much all those activities (not counting the occasional rendez-vous sportif) include staying up late, because they mostly take place in the evenings, and having at least that one glass of wine or pint of beer or shared bottle of sparkly wine. Trust me, I've tried to fool myself and everybody else a couple of times and just drank ginger ale or coke or water, but there's no difference: the quality of sleep gets worse the instant I even say "yes" to going to any gig or casual meeting. It's about being hyper over social situations and interacting with others. After every evening with friends I need at least an hour, hour-and-a-half to calm down. And then, oops, it's already 1 a.m., 2 a.m., 3 a.m...

This weekend has been special in a sense that Friday, as I wrote in the last entry, was an early night for me, and yesterday I got several basic things done, went to the gym, took my time in cooking etc. And it was so damn hard to say "no" to people who asked me out for one beer! I wanted to be out there, seeing the Saturday night in Helsinki once again, enjoy the wonderful weather and clear starry sky... But no, I switched that to the possibility of sleeping. And got 7,5 hours back. There's nothing more disappointing than getting the average on something.

Here's something very, very special I missed last night. Love the act, dislike the fact for not being there. Nightsatan featuring Albert Withcfinder (of Goblin): Mysterium. You're welcome.