mechanosapience | (no subject)

Gah, insomnia! I really need to get out of the habit of staying up until 3 AM on weekends, as I am incapable of returning to a sleep schedule that is conducive to waking up at 8 AM. This summer has been very strange, and I'm depressed by the notion that I'll be switching from full-time lab work to school with lab work mixed in. I may head in now, as I suspect sleep may be a poor idea now if I want to go into the lab at 9. Fortunately, things are winding down and in a week or two, all the other people who work in the lab will be back and I'll only be worrying about colony maintainence one day a week and my experiment, which could work once the weather cools down and dries up a bit, assuming the flies are still interested in laying eggs. I hate it when my sleep cycle gets this out of sync. I always debate just staying up all day, but that is rarely possible.

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Are you unable to pull all-nighters? If you're inexperienced, then I would recommend one bottle of Bawls (only one!) and intermittent sips of coffee during the day, along with a serious dose of stubbornness. Body bullying works in theory, but if you're not determined you'll be out like a light by two in the afternoon.

Why is the switch depressing to you? A few days ago you were talking about how you're ready for school and it'll be nice to not be on a full-time lab schedule. Did you change your mind?