Sleepless in Potsdam

If I didn't have class tomorrow morning, I would feel confident in staying up all night, worrying not about when sleep came. As the case is, I have to be up at 6:00AM, which is less than four hours away at this point. Sleep experts (apparently those people paid to sleep on the job - haha) state that one should not think about the worries of the day while lying in bed, as it makes it more difficult to drift off into a blissful slumber. Apparently these same experts forgot to take into account how few other distractions there are when one is lying in bed in the middle of the night. Devoid of anything but the immediate surroundings, my mind is free to think about how annoying that light pollution is coming through in slits via my blinds. I can pontificate for hours about human foibles and the general stupidity of our society. The noise from my little analogue alarm clock starts to become louder and louder as there are no sounds to distract me from its incessant ticking. When I pry my concentration away from that, I'm free to try and quantify human emotion (failing each time, mind you).

I can't sleep at night. It's too peaceful and quiet so as any little disturbance, internal or external, seems a hundred times more significant than it really is. I find it so much easier to doze off during the day, when all the noise melts into a dull roar and sleep blocks it all out.

I don't know that any of this makes sense. I wish I had some alcohol - that always knocks me right out as soon as I'm horizontal.

AIM Etiquette

If you are not on my buddy list and I have never met you in person, there are certain things you should be aware of before IMing me. First and foremost, identify yourself within the first couple of sentences, or if you prefer to remain anonymous, state your business with me. Secondly, state where you found my screen name from; I'll probably assume that it was from one of my journals, but it is always nice to know for sure. I do not take kindly to randomites who dick around with me, being evasive regarding these simple and completely reasonable requests - especially those who address me by my first name in the initial IM. If you are audacious enough to use my first name, you'd better have one of your own that you're willing to share with me. Finally, responding to my questions with stupid questions of your own, i.e.: responding to "Randomite, please identify yourself" with "How am I random" is a sure way to end the conversation quickly. To answer the stupid question: you are random because you are not on my buddy list and we do not talk regularly, therefore the variable which is your IM does not fit in the established parameters. Clear enough? That, ladies and gentlemen, is your lesson in IM etiquette for the evening.

That is also why Frisky141 has made my block list.

Mmmm...synth-pop!

My suitemate just gave me a bottle of Jones Naturals beverage. It's a peach and tangelo (whatever that is) drink named...

D'PEACH MODE

Cute, I think. My suitemate said he had to buy it for me, as the name just screamed out being perfectly matched to my demeanor. Since Ben & Jerry's will never name one of their flavours after my favourite musicians it's nice to know that there's a company that will. The stuff is pretty tasty too.