I survived for now

Now I just get to wait for the inevitable skin cancer to kick in. I am so badly burned that I have spent all day today in only some undies and an occasional silk robe. The silk robe hurts. I have a couple of sections on my back that are blistered. I howl in pain (yes, howl) when I lay down or sit up. The litter box needs cleaning but I'm hardly fit to do much else than sit here and complain and apply more aloe vera.

But I must say that I have an amazing neighbor who did not even blink an eye when I knocked on her door at 4 in my silk robe begging her to put aloe on my back. She's in nursing school and has worked the psych wards so I figured she had seen worse.

But I survived camping. Went tubing (being pulled by a boat in a tube, not floating aimlessly in a tube), zapped bugs and ate some bratwursts.

Oh, and just to let others know, it is illegal to drink alcohol in a Texas State Park. However, you can drink it in your tent.

In less than 24 hours I will head out to live outside with intense heat, insects, dirt and bears. I will have to bring water to drink and will be expected to eat a hot dog and wear a bathing suit. There will be no fans or electricity and I will sleep inches away from thousands of insect and grains of dirt and twigs.

I have to go camping. For 2 nights.

I didn't even own a pair of shorts before yesterday. Now I have to wear some out in public and trounce around and hike and swim in them.

Jason, you better have a great birthday.

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrom

I found a group on Facebook for us night-owls and I must say that I'm enjoying the humor of calling you morning people "Daywalkers." Ha. But they have put together a list of funny "you might have a sleep disorder if" list. I'm posting all the relevent ones to myself. There were many about coffee that had to be omitted for obvious reasons (like it's terrible taste in my mouth).

So, in regards to a previously posted list...

You know you have a sleep disorder when:

1. As a child, you slept in even on Christmas

2. You have to shower the night before or it just doesn’t get done

3. You require divine intervention (i.e., lightbox) to be "awake" before 10.

4. On any given day, at any time of the day, you could lie down and be asleep in minutes. Except for after 10 p.m.

5. You regularly skip a morning ritual even if it only gives you 5 extra minutes of sleep.

6. You've ever woken up in a panic on a Saturday morning thinking that you're late for work/class...again.

7. You've ever worn sun glasses while working on your computer in the early evening.

8. You set your alarm clock for 12 noon . . . and still have to hit the snooze button several times before actually getting out of bed.

9. You end up going for midnight runs/walks because you have too much energy to stay indoors.

10. You want to assault people who tell you to "just go to bed earlier."

11. You never schedule a.m. appointment times at the Dr., dentist, hairdresser, etc. even if the next available afternoon appointment is months away.

12. You've ever arranged to spend the night with friends or co-workers for the sole purpose of getting somewhere important the next morning.

And now some of my own:
13. You had to have your mother call you while you were in college to wake you up every morning.

14. You've made deals with roomates to buy them things if they help wake you up.



Ahh, good ole sleep disorders! :)