sailracer6's Journal: Sorry

I know I've been ramping up to this, and promoting it with some of you for a long time, but Uberman is not to be, at least for a few weeks. I've been up now for almost 36 continuous hours and my productivity has dropped to near zero. This wouldn't be a problem, but for the surprising amount of homework professors can assign the first week of school.

With all that free time I had last night, I went back and looked at the websites I was using for information, and I realized that how I felt today would be only the tip of the iceberg. I have three (3) team homework assignments this week, and I can't afford to be a member of the walking dead for most of the rest of the week, which would be the adjustment period.

What I should have done is switched over break. My next shot will likely be Spring Break, because I can't afford to be in the state I am in right now for another week. I'm having trouble even just keeping focused on writing this.

Another reason I reconsidered: as D. Wang pointed out, there's an episode of Seinfeld where Kramer tries the plan ("The Friar's Club"). Incidentally, it's a funny episode.

Another another reason: I have a roommate. He sleeps. This means I can't be in my own room for a decent chunk of when I'm awake.

So, in conclusion, I humbly apologize for being so full of hot air (possibly as usual?). This whole thing is a lot harder than I was prepared for, and I value being alive.

Some observations:
1) It's amazing how lonely it is at 4:30 in the morning.
2) If you are a procrastinator with normal waking hours, you will not suddenly become incredibly efficient when you go longer.
3) Meal 4 -- the 3AM one -- needs a name.
4) The human frame is not designed to support your sitting weight for 22 hours a day.
5) There's a lot more to quality of life than how many hours a day you're experiencing it.

And all this was only from one night!

Anyway, I was tired of shades of junior year of high school (where I probably had inadvertently put myself on this schedule -- don't think there wasn't one Spanish class I didn't sleep through). So, good night.