I’ve been having sleep related troubles for a few weeks. If I leave my eyes open in the dark, strange imaginary apparitions cast themselves about the room from within my sleepy mind. I find it difficult to wake up in the morning, and I’m tired all day long. I take 6mg melatonin almost every night, and I have been for over 2 years. I try to go to sleep between 10:30-11pm every night, and try to wake up at 7am every morning. However, I am usually unsuccessful at waking up at this time. Dad says maybe melatonin has a cumulative effect across multiple days, and its lingering traces in my brain are making it difficult to wake up. He also suggested that I might just need more sleep. So now I’m going to stop taking melatonin, and also try to sleep earlier. Maybe 9:30-10:00pm every night? I don’t know how successful I’ll be at that, but I can easily stop taking melatonin. I don’t like taking it anyway; it feels like a crutch. On separate notes, here are things I’ve done lately that make me feel happy:
- I started using Google’s Chromium browser on Linux. I like its speed and minimal interface. I know I’m a bit late to the game, but can you blame me? Chromium has been sort of unstable for a while, and just recently gained features like “Options.” My laptop is now quite minimal. I’ve even done away with window decorations entirely.
- I’ve been listening to Harry Potter audiobooks on my iPhone while I drive around. Although I’ve read the books, it’s always nice to hear them read by a talented and British person like Stephen Fry. Also, the stories are quite good.
- I’ve been reviewing for the GRE. This sounds boring and tedious (and it is) but it’s also quite fun. It’s simple and straightforward, quite unlike the tests I’d become used to preparing for while at school.
