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gregorylee
I'd rather be napping!!
I have dealt with alot of this also. The bummer is usually for me that I will fall asleep then wake up in the middle of the night when I won't have enough time to take advantage of a sleep aid without being dead to the world in the morning. I generally end up just listening to the wife snore and staring at the ceiling.
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OSUsushichic
Fired up! Ready to go!
I had a soccer game at 11:30 p.m. last night and didn't get home until 2 a.m. My heart was still pumping when I hit the pillow and couldn't sleep. I should have logged into BP instead!
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PrincetonBuckeye
The eyes of Texas are upon you!
I'm back to not being able to go to sleep....My wife just woke up and wondered where I was since I wasn't in bed....glad I have the day off tommorrow.....
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Paging Thump
OSU_Buckguy
Head Coach
i took a unisom sleepgel about an hour ago, along with a vodka & oj, but... as usual, it doesn't matter. sleep is overrated.
i remember spring break during the second year at ohio state. i had two jobs at the time, which were difficult to juggle with a full class schedule before and after the break. during the afternoon to early evening hours i worked as a cashier/greeter at bob evans. lol. looking back, i can't believe that i swallowed so much pride that i wouldn't have a problem wearing a string tie and doing what a two-year-old could do.
anyway. once i got home i'd put on the uniform of an inventory specialist. we'd wear an ugly brown suit with a small computer attached to a belt. more or less, it was an oversized calculator. this job required that we work in the off-hours of anywhere from 10 pm to noontime. hours varied.
it was the third day of working both jobs during spring break that i nearly lost it. i had worked about 35 hours for the last 2 1/2 days, with about 6 hours of commute time. i got home from bob evans at shortly past 11 pm and tried to grab a few hours of sleep because i had to be on the east side of columbus at a schottensteins at 3:30 am. we were to take inventory of the store from 4 until whenever. i was so tired that i fell asleep immediately. once my eyes closed, i had to wake up.
seriously, i was so tired getting ready for the other job that i almost cried. maybe not a fully dismantled cry... but a sob indeed. too young and stupid to know that i could just not go and quit the job, i got in my car and drove to the site. this is the odd part. on the way to work on route 33, i was so tired that my mind and my body had separated. my mind was telling me... and this is serious... that it would be okay if just drove off the side of the road into a cornfield or whatever and go to sleep there. i considered this option for about 10 miles. the thought of dispatching safety and embracing sleep at any cost was appealing. i had to battle with myself not to do this; however, it was very tempting. i "knew" that it would be dangerous, but i also "knew" that it would be worth it.
well, i somehow stayed on the road and got to the job. well... not really. when i got to the schottensteins and waited for about an hour with no one showing up, i went to the door and was let in by the guard. he thought that i worked there. i found out from an employee that there was no inventory to be taken. it was another schottensteins in columbus. young and stupid, i went to the other one and did my job
well... i don't know why type all of this. i guess it's just because i'm still awake and have not much else to do. i do understand, though, that sleep deprivation can be scary.
i remember spring break during the second year at ohio state. i had two jobs at the time, which were difficult to juggle with a full class schedule before and after the break. during the afternoon to early evening hours i worked as a cashier/greeter at bob evans. lol. looking back, i can't believe that i swallowed so much pride that i wouldn't have a problem wearing a string tie and doing what a two-year-old could do.
anyway. once i got home i'd put on the uniform of an inventory specialist. we'd wear an ugly brown suit with a small computer attached to a belt. more or less, it was an oversized calculator. this job required that we work in the off-hours of anywhere from 10 pm to noontime. hours varied.
it was the third day of working both jobs during spring break that i nearly lost it. i had worked about 35 hours for the last 2 1/2 days, with about 6 hours of commute time. i got home from bob evans at shortly past 11 pm and tried to grab a few hours of sleep because i had to be on the east side of columbus at a schottensteins at 3:30 am. we were to take inventory of the store from 4 until whenever. i was so tired that i fell asleep immediately. once my eyes closed, i had to wake up.
seriously, i was so tired getting ready for the other job that i almost cried. maybe not a fully dismantled cry... but a sob indeed. too young and stupid to know that i could just not go and quit the job, i got in my car and drove to the site. this is the odd part. on the way to work on route 33, i was so tired that my mind and my body had separated. my mind was telling me... and this is serious... that it would be okay if just drove off the side of the road into a cornfield or whatever and go to sleep there. i considered this option for about 10 miles. the thought of dispatching safety and embracing sleep at any cost was appealing. i had to battle with myself not to do this; however, it was very tempting. i "knew" that it would be dangerous, but i also "knew" that it would be worth it.
well, i somehow stayed on the road and got to the job. well... not really. when i got to the schottensteins and waited for about an hour with no one showing up, i went to the door and was let in by the guard. he thought that i worked there. i found out from an employee that there was no inventory to be taken. it was another schottensteins in columbus. young and stupid, i went to the other one and did my job
well... i don't know why type all of this. i guess it's just because i'm still awake and have not much else to do. i do understand, though, that sleep deprivation can be scary.
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NorthShoreBuck
True Madness Requires Significant Intelligence
Difficulty falling or staying asleep has been a fact of my life. I used to be able to function on 4 or less hours of sleep but no more. Thanks to the internet, 300 TV channels and a lot of books I can keep my mind busy until it tires.
It is also nice being close to work so if I want to I can come in VERY early and get things done before anyone shows up.
My wife has a friend that takes 2 Ambien PM every night. I am glad I do not have to resort to that.
It is also nice being close to work so if I want to I can come in VERY early and get things done before anyone shows up.
My wife has a friend that takes 2 Ambien PM every night. I am glad I do not have to resort to that.
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ekeen
Banned
2 Ambien does seem a bit excessive. To tell you the truth I don't know if I'd want to resort to taking pills to fall and stay asleep.
I looked out my window and the people across the street have their whacky lights still flashing.
Is anyone else glad this year is coming to a close?
I looked out my window and the people across the street have their whacky lights still flashing.
Is anyone else glad this year is coming to a close?
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
tyrus;687718; said:
If that doesn't work pretend you are Terrell Owens at a Dallas Cowboy team meeting.
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DGADBTWSOM
Hall of Fame
Okay, so I couldn't get to sleep last night, at all, and now I'm starting a 12 hour night shift (5pm-5am) and I'm officially a zombie. It is now 5:14pm. Any tips on how to stay awake now with limited caffeine (bad heart)?
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