Highlighter Stars.

Last night I was bored of doing my essay* so I decided to have an early night. I went to bed at quarter to 11 (okay, it’s not that early, but it’s earlier than I’ve been going to bed for most of the nights I’ve been at university!) and woke up this morning feeling just the same as if I’d gone to bed at 1 or 2am. How rubbish is that? Answer: very.

When I go home for Christmas (for a whole month! That’s far too long), I intend to spend a considerable amount of time sleeping. I used to think that I was the kind of person that needed at least 8 hours sleep to function properly, but it turns out I only need 5. Still, there’s a considerable difference between being able to function and actually being fully awake. I don’t think having lectures or seminars before 11 is a good idea, simply because it takes me at least an hour after I’ve woken up for my brain to kick into gear.
I’ve never been the kind of person who has enough sleep and then can quite happily dive out of bed in the morning, though, the way the Sims do when they’ve had a full night’s sleep and their little bar is full of green goodness. No matter how long I sleep for, I always want to stay in bed just that little bit longer.

*on the Darwinian revolution. It has to be between 1500 and 2000 words. So far I’ve done 1239 and it’s like pulling teeth. I don’t suppose it really helps that I never listen in my Historical Controversy seminars. But come on, they’re 2 hours long and at 9am, what do they expect?