The 3rd day (counting from 6:30am on Friday the 17th) is probably actually easier than the other days. The mistake rest on day two seems to have only made only the next few naps difficult and nothing else. I can't get over how conscious I am, because I was expecting to be nearly laid out on the floor with exhaustion and barely able to carry on a conversation. Instead I would say I am nearly normal except for slight motor-skill inaccuracies. I even drove Austin home from my house after the concert without a problem.
As I had discussed previously, I went with a group of 12 other people (some I knew well, some were satellite friends) to a concert opened by The Reign of Kindo just to see Kindo. After they were done we skipped out on the rest of the bands and talked to the members of Kindo for the duration. Sadly, we ran into the 22:00 hour and I cut short our talk. I probably could have just slept in the car by myself and let them keep talking, but I am paranoid about overstaying my welcome as my you've-overstayed-your-welcome detector is faulty, so I called them off.
My nap on the ride home was not very effective because of the noise, motion, music, and chatter of the car, as well as my good friend Lizzie enjoying talking to me and prodding me even when I was "asleep". I didn't actually get all the way to sleep, but I did get rest while sitting with my eyes closed. I must remember to bring earplugs on the plane.
I've begun feeling this specific twinge of sleep a minute or two after I lie down. It doesn't feel anything like what happens in normal sleep. It's something like the 15 minutes of "drifting off to sleep" of monophasers, but compressed into 2 seconds. Interesting.
There may be more to say for today, but we have to leave in 15 minutes and I have to grab a few more things.
;hunter
Edit (Mon Oct 20 09:09:43 PDT 2008): I was not able to blog the 6am nap because that was taken at the airport. I did almost the same thing as I did in the car, but better. I didn't fall unconsciously asleep, but I still had a lot of the effects of being asleep. I dropped to the sleep level, dreamed or saw colors, didn't respond to outside stimuli, felt rested, but still could listen in around me.
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Hey, I only prodded you once... :D I'm actually impressed with how well you ignored me. I really thought waving those chips under your nose would at least cause a slight reaction... instead, I wasn't even sure you could smell them. I think you get an award for being so dedicated. *hands out award* I'm glad you came to Kindo!
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