I woke up from my nap this afternoon and suddenly panicked. I thought it was saturday morning! Of course it was only friday noon but I thought it was satuday morning! Oh my god! You won't believe the speed with which I went from my bed to the bathroom to start the morning rituals. My heart was pounding and my eyes were prickling and heavy with sleep.
Normally I wouldn't have panicked so much at such a thing. But the thing is I'm a third year college student and I've been having exams this whole week. Six papers, monday to saturday, 9:30 every morning. And as last minute that I am, I haven't studied much for anything in advance.. and I compulsively have to study EVERYHING before I go for the exam. I guess I work better under pressure.. Or I'm just lazy.. who knows. But it works pretty well for me. I finish studying everything most of the time and the exam goes well too. Wondering how? Oh by not sleeping of course! I've basicaly slept 3 hours each night and a nap in the afternoons this whole week! I'm upto the point where I feel like I'm constantly drowsy. Except when I'm writing my exam.
So today when I woke up from my nap I felt so disoriented that I almost got a heart attack. I thought I slept through the night and didn't study anything and am even late for my exam! I really am feeling like a walking talking zombie! A zombie that doesn't sleep and studies furiously and checks soulcast every few hour compulsively. I'm telling you. Every day when I tie my hair into a pony, one strand stick out at an odd angle. And strand by strand I'm turning into a zombie!
You'd never really know if you saw me though. My face and my eyes look perfectly normal.. glowing even because I'm quite happy with how my papers have gone so far. But my brain? Its all jumbled up! Its making me see things and hear things and making me time travel apparently. Damn!! I'm almost to the point of snapping you know. Last night I was so sleepy I started singing songs at 3 in the morning to keep myself awake and studying! I'm starting to hallucinate and see mirages now..
I want to sleep!! sleep sleep sleep!! I don't wanna study! Oh I'm bored and tired and sleepy of studying! But the thing is, I have to study. And I will. And hopefully tomorrow will be another successfully written paper. See you when I'm de-zombified. Hope you're sleeping well.
diabolicdame posted on Mar 28, 2008
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Me-Myself&I said on Mar 28, 2008....
lol. that was cute. stay awake now. i sing when i'm tired too. *smle* take care and good luck on your exams. ~see ya -
diabolicdame said on Mar 28, 2008....
Thanks me-my.. I do need the luck! :-) -
bluegum said on Mar 28, 2008....
i'm off too bed it's 12 oclock midnight eastern australian standard time,take care,study hard. hair colour brown???.blue. -
quietone said on Mar 28, 2008....
wow diabolic, you have a pretty heavy schedule there. I do hope you got some sleep.. lack of it, sure is not going to help you any!! Don't get yourself sick over this testing! That would be awful. -
diabolicdame said on Mar 28, 2008....
Bluegum: Goodnight blue! I will study hard.. thanks.. Actually my hair is long and black.. but brown was pretty close.. how did u know? :-)
Quietone: Yes I know I shouldn't be getting myself sick over this. Tomorrow is the last one though so I'm just holding on for another day and then I'll drop off the face of the earth for some time in deep deep slumber.
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GrapeKoolaid said on Mar 28, 2008....
Brraaaiiinnsss.....
[lurches forward, shuffling his feet] :D
I know how stressful schooling can be... It's good to read that you're staying on top of things, even at the cost of your sanity. Isn't that what college is all about, though? You try to cram in as much learning and fun at the same time, even at the cost of sleep. :)
I've woken up disoriented plenty of times. Waking up at 7 o'clock and not knowing whether it's am or pm really messes with your head.
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polarheart said on Mar 28, 2008....
DD, oh I hate it when that happens!! I hope you can get some real rest soon. Thing is your brain has been working overtime, no wonder you feel the way you do. Take some real time out asap! -
diabolicdame said on Mar 28, 2008....
Grape: Yes at the cost of my sanity. It isn't much of a price to pay though, is it? hehe.. Cramming is the theme of my life currently! I always think I should study beforehand but I never do.. Girl's gotta have her fun, right!?! I'm just waiting for it all to get over tomorrow so I can get back to fun n sleep! Atleast for another month before I have my finals.. Oh crap.. noo nooo... forget I said that.. I don't wanna think about finals yet! Lets just concentrate on fun and dancing. Dancing is nice, isn't it? :-)
Polar: Thanks for the advice.. I really do need some time out! College is going to be hectic even post exams.. with projects and all.. but I'm definitely going to take a couple of days off!!
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Fallyn said on Mar 28, 2008....
the easiest way to stay awake is to keep eating......i find that grapes and cheese and crackers works really well for me......take tiny bites so you don't get full......but it works WONDERS. this is how i stay awake while i'm driving long distances.....you don't even feel drowsy and it doesn't have the after effects that caffeine does. -
theduke said on Mar 28, 2008....
We must be nsync or something. I just did a blog on telling my aunt to get more sleep, and you are mentioning sleep. Got to hand it to you, those book studying sessions can be very tiring. I wish I would have stuck with college. I think it would have helped me more in the job market, but I am not complaining too much yet, but bravo to you. -
diabolicdame said on Mar 28, 2008....
Fallyn: I actually do EXACTLY what you just said to stay awake!! Right down to the grapes n cheese crackers! I don't drink coffee at all, except cold coffee once in a while. I'm sort of only like a social coffee drinker. So for me, eating bites here n there is the best way to stay awake. I always stock up my kitchen when its exam time! :-D
theduke: Yea I guess we must be in sync! And yea it is tiring.. oh so very tiring.. especially tomorrow's paper is so friggin' difficult that I can hear my brain slowing down under the load!! But its the last one and then I'm gonna unwind and sleep.. ahhh.. I'm living by that hope!
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skald said on Mar 28, 2008....
Oh you poor dear. This is too much you are killing your self. But after the exams you must rest and you must tread your self better. Good luck. I am sure all will go well. -
diabolicdame said on Mar 28, 2008....
Thanks Skald. I'm going to write the exam in exactly four and a half hours now.. And I plan to heed your advice and tread better after this! Even prepare more in advance the next time I have exams! And definitely catch up on sleep! :-) -
skald said on Mar 29, 2008....
Dia. I am glad that you will. :-)
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