I&#039ve been working on learning/figuring out some Mandarin for most of the afternoon, and I need to rest my eyes a while. It&#039s about that time in the afternoon when I&#039m normally exhausted and want to go home, but I seem to be doing all right today. I can&#039t imagine that it&#039s because I got enough sleep because I didn&#039t. I went to bed around midnight, fell asleep around 12:30, woke up several times and hit the snooze twice this morning. Sleep is not something that I get enough of, or at least what I do get isn&#039t very restful. This happens to me all the time though, and after searching around on the internet about sleep disorders, it sounds like I&#039m a transient insomniac. Dippy.

I think that the sleeping problems are yet another reason why I need to get in shape. I mean, ignore the fact that I hate the way I look and despise my weight. I need to get in shape because I can&#039t afford to fall apart anymore. Between the arthritis, diabetic issues, and general blahness, the sleeping problems are all the more reason why I need to start exercising and eating better. I hate being groggy. I hate feeling generally icky for weeks on end. I hate the fact that I won&#039t look in the mirror for anything other than making sure I don&#039t have food between my teeth.

Hmm. Got off on a bit of a big tangent there, eh? I was just going to ramble about sleeplessness and boring afternoons, but well, whatever. <Sigh> I think I&#039m going to get back to the Chinese now.

Posted: March 16 2005, at ten to four in the afternoon or so.