Another Day, Another Sleep Pattern
Dan on April 4th, 2006
I apologize for the lack of updates. Between school, projects, and extra sleep I haven’t had much free time. I’ve changed me sleep pattern yet again. I found that the pattern I was on (2 1.5h core naps, 3 20 min naps) just wasn’t cutting it. I was frequently oversleeping and was tired during the day. I slept monophasicly this past weekend and found something interesting. I woke up after 6 hours and had trouble falling back asleep. So maybe 6 hours is what my body wants. To test this I’m trying two 3 hour sleep periods, one 11:30PM to 2:30PM and one 3:30PM to 6:30PM. This allows me to maintain my eating schedule and have some extra time at night to shop, prep food, or do whatever. Last night was my first trial. I ended up adding an extra 20 min nap in there. Today I was wide awake all day. I had no trouble paying attention during class. I found it much easier to focus on the subjects. This may be the best solution for me. We’ll see how it goes.
My new car (92 Talon, as mentioned in the previous post here) is a lot of fun. I visited my parents this weekend. The 5.5 hour, 400 mile drive was quite enjoyable, especially the twisty roads on the way back. If you live close to the western part of MA try driving Rt 2 between North Adams, MA and Troy, NY. It is probably the most fun drive in the area, assuming you don’t get stuck behind slow drivers. Even then there are a lot of passing zones. I managed to make it though most of the twisty sections without interference from other drivers. The combination of coil overs and sticky tires make the car handle very well. I can’t wait to start the autox season!
