Delayed exhaustion
Sunday, July 24th, 2005It is incredible what the human body is capable of. I’ve been stressed and worried about things—a recent class project, various personal stuff—and my insomnia reached a fever pitch last night when I failed to get a minute of sleep and spent valuable sleeping hours watching television. (Damn you, HBO Signature Channel, for broadcasting a documentary about Stanley Kubrick!)
Anyway, from about 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM today, I had a team meeting for aforementioned class project. I was upbeat and energetic throughout. It was really quite amazing, I felt like I had more than a full day in me. Get back home, however, and I’m completely drained of energy.
The stress and insomnia and team meetings will all be over Tuesday. They will be over forever. And there’s really very little real work that remains to be completed between now and then.
Early tomorrow morning, I’m getting up, working on the paper, and getting ready for the presentation. The rest of my life will have to wait.
