Posted on October 25, 2013 Posted by John Scalzi 18 Comments
“I started the weekend at roughly 3:23am this morning. Expect no further coherent thought today, or possibly through Monday.
“TL;DR: Bwuuuuuuuh.
“Thank you.”
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Athena Scalzi, contributor – AMS
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Seriously. I try to think about anything beyond the level of “I like cheese,” and my brain is all, like, “Whoa, there, partner. Take it slow,”
It happens.
How ’bout — take a nap?
A very long nap. It is comforting to know that other people’s brains decide to down tools occasionally…
Laser Jackson and the Brain Thieves of Planet Friday…
then you got a late start, John……..have a great weekend.
If you are reading this and it isn’t Monday or Tuesday, go back to bed. We’ll keep.
Sounds like your sleeping patterns are much like mine. Too bad. Nap if you can. Wish I could.
Despite what you may have heard, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being drunk before lunch, John.
Don’t tell me, let me guess – you decided to go out at 3:23 this morning and help your crazy neighbors TP someone else’s house, someone who doesn’t have as finely tuned a sense of the ridiculous as you do, and now you’re laying low until they calm down.
Hope it was fun, though!
Hoo boy. I feel the same way. Unfortunately, I have college applications to do. YOU LUCKY BASTARD, YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO SLEEP!!!!!
I usually frame this in terms of my brain not sticking to things.
Some days, the damn thing is made of Teflon.
Brain and brain! What is brain?
You could always try threatening it with http://inspiredbywolfe.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/brains-for-breakfast/ . Nothing like a good brain recipe to get you going, I always say. No, wait… I’ve never said that in my life. Still, it sounds like a plan.
<IT_Crowd>Have you tried turning it off and back on?</IT_Crowd>
Athena’s Journal – 10/25/2013
Father can still count to 8 today. Will continue increasing dosage as planned. The end result will result in hilarity or madness.
Perhaps both.
Your NSA BrainChip™ is downloading a major systems update. Please be patient. here is some music while you wait.
If I wake up in the middle of the night, there’s about a ten minute window I have to fall back asleep. Any time past that the ADHD kicks in and my brain will not settle down enough to sleep. So I sit up for an hour or two, numbly staring at the computer or wandering the house until my brain dies. It happens far too often but there is no cure. So my deepest sympathies for your loss of sleep. I’ve been there man.
As my boss loves to say: “I cannot brain today, I have the dumb.”