Sleep

I have this need to accomplish things. Most people do, but I think most people's accomplishment needs could be satisfied with completely watching all The Office episodes ever made (I have, booyah). Me though, I want an asterisk next to my name in the annuls of history--something that says: hey, this guy was just a bit different. He did a bit more for humanity than the rest.

That's all well and great, but it leads me to my current problem. I need sleep, like a lot. I have friends that can run on fours per night, wake up after a heavy night of pounding alcohol and start cleaning. I need sleep like a plant needs sun. If I don't get it, I shrivel up and die. I love naps. I once said a day without a nap is a day not worth living. In fact, sometimes on the weekends I sleep ten hours at night, then take a two hour nap during the day, and in between play video games. It's a grand existence.

However, I realize that this sleep obsession of mine is horrible when it comes to shaping that little star next to my name. I've been researching for years on ways to combat sleep, short of buying a pound of meth and gettin' busy. Came across something called biphasic sleep this week, and I'm trying it.

You sleep 4.5 hours at night and take a 1.5 hour nap during the day. Right now, I hate my life. My body aches, my mind is slow, and I have no desire to do anything except stare at walls and think about sleeping. It's only day 1, and it's supposed to get easier.

I want more hours to accomplish things. More hours to write, more hours to read, more hours to work on things in my classroom. If I could not sleep at all, I'd totally do it.