In the film (and I assume the book) Fight Club, Edward Norton describes the symptoms of insomia as feeling like a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy.
A terrific description.
Although I don't really suffer from insomnia I know the feeling.
I hate those days where even though you've had a great nights sleep and been eating plenty of vegies and fruit, you still wake up exhausted.
You eat your lunch and SPLAT - you're knackered and need a sleep, like some sort of 3 year old.
Acting like a 3 year old isn't really a big problem for me (I do work in advertising after all) but for some reason there are those who think popping home at 2 in the afternoon for a sleep is a little wrong.
Some people have no compassion.
I've not yet done this with my current job (and don't intend to) but my last role was so busy and exhausting that towards the end of my run there I would often bugger off home for a sleep.
And there's something really nice about having a sleep in the middle of the day.
It's really the only opportunity I have for sleeping in the sun (but not my head - I hate leaving my head in the sun. My hair is very black and I heat up awfully).
Turning up slightly bleary back at the office smelling like toothpaste and fresh deoderant.
People say "Oh, where have you been?" and you tell them you've been visiting clients or popped off for a shag or whatever.
There was an episode of Seinfeld where George build a small bunk under his desk in the office.
I thought there was a great deal of merit in that.
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Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Tired
at 3:16 AM
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You're not by any chance pregnant are you? Or maybe your pregnant friend's hormones are spilling over to you and you're suffering in sympathy with her?
I'm not actually pregnant, no.
However, she and I are pretty close so perhaps it is a sympathy issue.
She has had a bit of pain and has gone for an ultrasound today so I'm a little concerned.
No hugely.
But a bit.
I have already visited.
You've done very well.
Sleep is highly under rated. There is some saying which I can barely recall about sleep being the "salve" to a weary man's day. I always find that no matter how upset I am, I can feel the pain start to lift off me as I slowly drift to sleep.
Sleep or vodka, yes indeed.
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