Naps and their takers.

A student's life is a busy life, with deadlines around every corner. Students, like myself, tend to procrastinate until it is unavoidable, after which we do not sleep all night to finish whatever assignment is due. Some of us keep going all day through, just picking up their sleeping rhythms as if nothing happened, yet others take a nap, or go to sleep earlier. Sadly for me, I am a taker of naps.

The takers of naps are divided into two groups. You have the short (power) nappers and the "i-am-going-to-sleep-for-as-long-as-my-body-wishes-me-to-sleep"-type. A short nap can be compared to a reboot of your computer if it slows down a bit, after which it will run normally again. (If it doesn't, you might want to get that checked out). A long nap is more like the sleep-mode, only to be woken after something disturbs it or if the computer just simply feels like it. (The latter is really scary at night).

I am lazy. Really, really, really lazy. I don't like to go to bed, but once I'm in it, I'm KO within 3 minutes. At least, I used to be. Before, I never took a nap, unless I was worn out because of some games I just had to play. Since my initiation into student life though, I have become... a nap taker.

The impact that this had on my sleeping life was huge. Naps became a routine for when avoiding assignments I did not wish to do, when I was bored, or just whenever I felt like it. I could no longer fall asleep immediately at night and was inhibited to sleep before 3 am. The next morning I would have to wake up early for classes, and when back at home, I'd take a nap, because I felt tired and didn't feel I could be productive anyway.

"I might as well sleep, or I'll just waste my time staring at the books and not absorb any information. If I take a nap, I'll feel refreshed! Oh yessirree, I will have myself that little nap."

Three hours later you wake up and find yourself hungry, and you can't ignore your stomach! While waiting for things to cook (because as a student, you only take microwaveable nourishment or instant noodles), you can't do any other work, because your stomach is still taking up all of your attention. After eating, you have to rest a bit to let your stomach process the food. In this stage, your body starts feeling tired again, so you take an after-dinner-nap. All warm and fuzzy from the food, you fall asleep quickly, only to wake up when it's past midnight.

Yes, past midnight. Times on the clock I have become all too familiar with. The zero that the hours start with are an indication that it is too late to do any homework. You should sleep, but it is impossible. All because of letting your body wake up from your nap when it is ready and had enough rest. With your eyes opened wide and your bed feeling uncomfortable, you stare at the clock, watching the minutes pass slowly, hoping that sleep will kick in soon, so you can still get enough sleep before your alarm clock rings. And as the night sky turns lighter and lighter and the sun starts to rise, it is as if the sun is trying to tell you it is hopeless.

"Sorry, but you're awake."




WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY~

An introduction.

In a desperate attempt to unclutter my female brain and create a neater overview on life, this is the spot where my overflowing mind can splatter all the brain-juices concerning the issues of the life of a 20 year old girl.


I can't help it, but sometimes I just feel like a gay guy trapped in a woman's body.