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sleep would be nice

my sleep patterns have been all fucked up since i got home from thailand. well, i guess it started shortly before my return. i had a 6am flight, so 3:30 taxi to the airport. i had a few beers then went to bed around 9:30pm; only managed to sleep one hour then awoke nervous and anxious about my return.

sometimes i can sleep on planes. this trip, however, was not one of those times. i slept for about two hours on the flight from tokyo to seattle.

so, by the time i got home, i was operating on about three hours of sleep in 36. that was friday. i took a nap for four hours or so on friday, hoping that would get me back on track. no such luck.

saturday was filled with emotional anxiety -- what an awesome way to get back from a really relaxing vacation ... *sigh*

night before last, i was asleep by 9:30 or so, after a big steak and half a bottle of wine. i woke up around 5:30, raring to go. i suppose that's 8 hours, so not surprising.

and then there's tonight: i went to sleep around midnight. woke up briefly at 2am, then again at 3:30. here it is, 4:30 and i'm wide awake. maybe i'll put in a movie in hopes i'll fall asleep again while watching. if only i were a predictable movie sleeper like some people i know.

i suppose this is making me a little grumpy. well, this and the aforementioned emotional anxiety, which is still present. i hate being grumpy. i suppose i also hate being a whiner. not sure which is worse.

this sucks. welcome home, eh?

posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:43 AM

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# re: sleep would be nice

Welcome home, sweetie. Ambien and other sleep-inducing narcotics are your friend when trying to reset your body. I find Benadryl knocks me out hard enough to do the reset but you may have a preference for something else. Hope your sleep cycle returns quickly!
2/7/2006 2:10 AM | Kristen

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I hope the trip was good!
2/7/2006 5:51 AM | Al

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3/12/2008 3:42 PM | Stiven

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3/12/2008 3:43 PM | Ben

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