Time:thesis vs. time:sleep
I can’t believe the last time I posted was 10 days ago. Now there’s a case of where did the time go. However this is what I had planned to post on Saturday, February 4th. I'm certainly finding there is some kind of relationship - as yet not statistically analysed - between time-thesis and time-sleep:
I’ve passed an interesting 24 hours – where of course, nothing was accomplished (yet! yet!) towards my thesis, even less towards being well-rested, but interesting personal reflections nonetheless. I lay awake last night in familiar territory under less familiar conditions…should have been tired, was tired, but couldn’t sleep. Heard things, listened for things, thought things, didn’t sleep. Checked my cellphone for the time regularly enough to know I wasn’t sleeping. Probably should have cut my losses and turned the light on to read. Many hours passed where each minute seemed long and the hours longer. Wasn't home so no chance of domestic diversions. Of course, morning came too quickly. I estimate I may have had 90 minutes or maybe a couple of hours of restless sleep. Not helpful with the kind of schedule I need to keep – no time to catch up on that. Fine, the day passed in a flurry of early madness and late afternoon napping. Then movie and dinner with a friend, where time passes so quickly as topics are raised, discussed, discarded, branched out from – and all too soon it’s time to return to our respective homes for bedtime again. Better luck sleeping tonight hopefully.
I’ve passed an interesting 24 hours – where of course, nothing was accomplished (yet! yet!) towards my thesis, even less towards being well-rested, but interesting personal reflections nonetheless. I lay awake last night in familiar territory under less familiar conditions…should have been tired, was tired, but couldn’t sleep. Heard things, listened for things, thought things, didn’t sleep. Checked my cellphone for the time regularly enough to know I wasn’t sleeping. Probably should have cut my losses and turned the light on to read. Many hours passed where each minute seemed long and the hours longer. Wasn't home so no chance of domestic diversions. Of course, morning came too quickly. I estimate I may have had 90 minutes or maybe a couple of hours of restless sleep. Not helpful with the kind of schedule I need to keep – no time to catch up on that. Fine, the day passed in a flurry of early madness and late afternoon napping. Then movie and dinner with a friend, where time passes so quickly as topics are raised, discussed, discarded, branched out from – and all too soon it’s time to return to our respective homes for bedtime again. Better luck sleeping tonight hopefully.

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