Hours slept during the weekend: best guess 10 in total
General feeling during the weekend: What, another party situation? I'm not fit to do any of this.
Hours slept between Sun & Mon: 9ish (with melat.)
General feeling yesterday: Surprisingly focused and efficient.
Hours slept last night: <6
General feeling today: My voice is gone, but I'm not sick - oh yes, the sleeplessness thing, right.
My irregular (weekly?), unthinkable aerobic exercise on a indoor bike seems to be paying off: last night so-called advanced level cycling felt way too easy. Or maybe it's just me. Felt tired right afterwards and was about to let it go early (no melat.), but for some reason ended up surffing the net until midnight and getting another dose of Stephen Fry's QI (wonderful show that is!), and then... So, tired: check. Relatively calm: check. Sleep well: uncheck...
Yeeees, I know it's the weekend I have to blame. After I turned 30, the recovery from the weekends (especially those nasty, unplanned two-day outings) requires one day, that is, Monday. Going to work is ok and doing stuff is ok (actually I'm quite efficient), but sleeping badly the last two or three nights makes it all fuzzy and funny. I'm surprised I was able to bike the whole program so well last night, usually it's my body that simply shuts down. Apparently it didn't. And no sleep either.
Here's the first single from Koria Kitten Riot's new album The Lows & the Highs. I have the honour knowing the guy and promote him gladly! (The whole album can be found from Spotify - or your friendly neighbour music store in Finland!)
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Overtiredness makes you double-dose
Hours slept last night: 8
General feeling: It's Saturday! No, I slept in! No, wait: it's Friday and I have to get up - soon.
Last night I was so desperate for rest that instead of relying on the tiring effect of cycling, I took double dose of melatonin and wished to sleep. Now, what happens with this on-off-relationship with M is, that if I don't take one every night whether I need it or not, the first night when taken, is q bit restless. Yes, I feel sleepy fast and even fall asleep relatively quickly, but then I start waking up in the middle of night several times. That's not fun, since the waking up situation is confusing and I feel "wide awake" for a few minutes. I don't even understand what day or time it is, but start checking the clock, the street outside etc. And then in the morning I could just go on and on.
General feeling: It's Saturday! No, I slept in! No, wait: it's Friday and I have to get up - soon.
Last night I was so desperate for rest that instead of relying on the tiring effect of cycling, I took double dose of melatonin and wished to sleep. Now, what happens with this on-off-relationship with M is, that if I don't take one every night whether I need it or not, the first night when taken, is q bit restless. Yes, I feel sleepy fast and even fall asleep relatively quickly, but then I start waking up in the middle of night several times. That's not fun, since the waking up situation is confusing and I feel "wide awake" for a few minutes. I don't even understand what day or time it is, but start checking the clock, the street outside etc. And then in the morning I could just go on and on.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Week of subtitutes, sort of
Horus slept in past two nights: <5 + <6
General feeling: Fall is finally getting the best of me, tired all the time.
Look mom, no melatonin! It's been a week of subtitutes. No drugs, just indoor cycling and such. Yesterday an intensive concert of Diamanda Galás, then straight to the Finlandia Gala of Maximum Halloween 3011 - both in a quite pleasant company. Always nice to get to know new, interesting people, especially while getting older it becomes more difficult (i.e. I'm simply not interested). Naturally in a proper film festival spirit the seance was late, so I wasn't home before 0h30. Should have drank that third beer can... But I don't really mind, as said, the discussions inbetween and after the concert and film were good.
Getting up yesterday and today has been a difficult task. It's like I'm still not awake and it's because of nights that are too short. I keep waking up quite often as well. I might have to try to go to bed early tonight. With melatonin (well, hel-lo...).
Playing since yesterday on constant repeat. 3''13' of pure dance. If anybody makes a dance lesson out of this, I'm in. Or whatta hell: I'll just do it when I get home.
General feeling: Fall is finally getting the best of me, tired all the time.
Look mom, no melatonin! It's been a week of subtitutes. No drugs, just indoor cycling and such. Yesterday an intensive concert of Diamanda Galás, then straight to the Finlandia Gala of Maximum Halloween 3011 - both in a quite pleasant company. Always nice to get to know new, interesting people, especially while getting older it becomes more difficult (i.e. I'm simply not interested). Naturally in a proper film festival spirit the seance was late, so I wasn't home before 0h30. Should have drank that third beer can... But I don't really mind, as said, the discussions inbetween and after the concert and film were good.
Getting up yesterday and today has been a difficult task. It's like I'm still not awake and it's because of nights that are too short. I keep waking up quite often as well. I might have to try to go to bed early tonight. With melatonin (well, hel-lo...).
Playing since yesterday on constant repeat. 3''13' of pure dance. If anybody makes a dance lesson out of this, I'm in. Or whatta hell: I'll just do it when I get home.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
"In the night"
Hours slept last night: 8? 7? Less? More?
General feeling today: Zzzzzzz
We have this saying in Finnish "se on ihan yössä", which translates simply as "s/he's quite in the night". It means that someone simply doesn't understand something and is a bit, emm, on a stupid side (on that particular matter, not necessary all the time). Today I feel like I'm in the night and I feel I'm on the stupid side more than usual. And it's not about the sleeplessness anymore - it's about not getting enough of it.
I wish I had eyes like they do in the end. Today mine are simply closed.
General feeling today: Zzzzzzz
We have this saying in Finnish "se on ihan yössä", which translates simply as "s/he's quite in the night". It means that someone simply doesn't understand something and is a bit, emm, on a stupid side (on that particular matter, not necessary all the time). Today I feel like I'm in the night and I feel I'm on the stupid side more than usual. And it's not about the sleeplessness anymore - it's about not getting enough of it.
I wish I had eyes like they do in the end. Today mine are simply closed.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Damn you Monday, damn you
Hours slept last night: <6
General feeling today: Sore throat again! I refuse to be sick anymore.
I shouldn't even think about exercising when feeling like this: sore throat, constant exhaustion & muscle ache, tiredtiredtired. But then again, if I can engage myself to equally exhausting physical activities (i.e. sex and such), why couldn't I do a little indoor cycling as well? Aye, that is the question. I guess the answer is "in order to avoid premature heart attack". Also it does help with the sleep nowadays. No melatonin last night.
General feeling today: Sore throat again! I refuse to be sick anymore.
I shouldn't even think about exercising when feeling like this: sore throat, constant exhaustion & muscle ache, tiredtiredtired. But then again, if I can engage myself to equally exhausting physical activities (i.e. sex and such), why couldn't I do a little indoor cycling as well? Aye, that is the question. I guess the answer is "in order to avoid premature heart attack". Also it does help with the sleep nowadays. No melatonin last night.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Weekend with or without sleep
Hours slept this weekend: 6 + 8
General feeling: Yes, definitely more sleep needed, but I'm heading to the right direction.
Just wondering in general, how much my need for sleep decreases when there's something social fun in sight. Normally I'm quite unable to go out on Fridays - except by accident, meaning straight to pub from work and being home, pleasantly drunk, by midnight. But this Friday I didn't even feel horribly tired and even had a pre-clubbing party at friend's home. Strange. Of course the partying and clubbing thing decreases the amount of sleep since I'm unable to sleep in properly after drinking too many Cosmos and Vodka Russians. The upside is that the following night I fall asleep quickly. Except for yesterday it didn't happen before 1 o'clock for some reason or another. And then this morning I just made myself get up 9.30 - to be sure that tonight the sleep comes as quickly as yesterday. Last night was also quite pleasantly spotted by dream adventures and detective stories of some kind. Very nice indeed.
Hugh Laurie kept me company the whole morning and parts of the afternoon. Thanks Hughie, you jazz!
General feeling: Yes, definitely more sleep needed, but I'm heading to the right direction.
Just wondering in general, how much my need for sleep decreases when there's something social fun in sight. Normally I'm quite unable to go out on Fridays - except by accident, meaning straight to pub from work and being home, pleasantly drunk, by midnight. But this Friday I didn't even feel horribly tired and even had a pre-clubbing party at friend's home. Strange. Of course the partying and clubbing thing decreases the amount of sleep since I'm unable to sleep in properly after drinking too many Cosmos and Vodka Russians. The upside is that the following night I fall asleep quickly. Except for yesterday it didn't happen before 1 o'clock for some reason or another. And then this morning I just made myself get up 9.30 - to be sure that tonight the sleep comes as quickly as yesterday. Last night was also quite pleasantly spotted by dream adventures and detective stories of some kind. Very nice indeed.
Hugh Laurie kept me company the whole morning and parts of the afternoon. Thanks Hughie, you jazz!
Friday, October 21, 2011
I could go on and on and on...
Hours slept last night: 7
General feeling today: The start was just wonderful with the Likeminds, but then a ghost from the past ruined my day. Damn you.
Great news: I felt tired last night before ten and managed to fall asleep an hour later. Hooray for that! Even getting up wasn't overwhelmingly difficult - even though I could have keep on sleeping forever.
General feeling today: The start was just wonderful with the Likeminds, but then a ghost from the past ruined my day. Damn you.
Great news: I felt tired last night before ten and managed to fall asleep an hour later. Hooray for that! Even getting up wasn't overwhelmingly difficult - even though I could have keep on sleeping forever.
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