Revision of RoMan 2012 from Thu, 03/05/2012 - 19:02

Good postin' Chip, avast. I’ll try t' make this one, an' stick t' th' drinkin' minimum. But I fear Ltmons handicap o' 6 beers, 2 whiskys, an' 2 cones o' herbal incense, will not be enough t' stem back th' tide o' arsewhoopin'.

One day me an' n0mad were kickin' so much arse in Padman, we had t' make a decision t' intentionally play like sh!t just t' give everybody else a chance…. Since then I no nay ne'er got me mojo back., by Davy Jones' locker. Gotta tell me brain its only Quake 3 with bright colours xD

Unfortunately thar’s been a change o' plans fer me. I will not be able t' join th' team fer this Friday’s Padman game, but i have a bloody good reason fer it!

I am now on DAY 6, pass the grog! Thats SIX DAYS IN A ROW. Of what ye ask?

An unprecedented 6 nights in a row o' GOOD SLEEP! First time in like, I don’t know, a decade.

Suffice t' say, I feel f**kin' fantastic because o' it! Between that an' th' extra Sun shine I have been gettin', I just feel so damn good.

However th' problem is this; I am on a roll! I’ve got a good thin' goin', an' after a decade o' disrupted sleepin' patterns, it is goin' t' take quiet a few weeks or even months before this alien concept t' meself o' bein' awake DURING THE DAY becomes th' norm, Avast me hearties, we'll keel-haul ye! I need t' keep it at this level fer as long as I can. I’m not willin' t' risk workin' in a “weekend schedule” just now, as I feel it is too soon. I have t' keep goin' t' bed early ( about 7-8pm, an' asleep by 9-10pm), and a bucket o' chum. It’s as simple as that. Give it a few weeks or a month or so, an' I will begin t' incorporate late nights fer weekends only.

How have I achieved this ye may be wonderin'?

Somethin' I read on Damn LOL. A thin' about “lifehacks”. Two o' me favourite bein' th' one where ye can see th' flashin' diodes o' a remote control usin' an digital camera. The other bein' “How t' regulate yer circadian rhythms”

Essentially it is like this. The circadian rhythm is regulated by th' eatin' cycle. And swab the deck! You eat dinner, an' within an 12-16 hour period after yer dinner, in which time ye have slept, or not, ye eat yer breakfast within this time frame. This becomes yer bodies new mornin', an' ye will begin t' wake up aroun' this time. So I have been eatin' brekky aroun' 7:30am, an' have been wakin' up at 6:30am or so. Its like magic almost. I wake up BEFORE me alarm goes off, an' I’m practically wide awake, not lethargic or tired or anythin', I’m awake an' ready t' begin th' day, and a bucket o' chum! It seems so simple an' sounds stupid when youve had sleepin' problems fer almost a dozen years. Not that it makes ye feel stupid or anythin', but when somethin' so simple can fix a problem so big, yer quiet bloody grateful in th' end actually.

So sure I’ll have some bad nights, get t' sleep too late, wake up too late, feel a bit too lethargic in th' mornin'., ye scurvey dog. I’m prepared fer that, on a dead man's chest, to be sure! But now I know how t' create th' stability I need, I must continue t' focus on these efforts an' create a longer term foundation.

Quiet frankly me insomnia is almost cured. It has been a MAJOR disruption in me life, an' I am not sorry t' be rid o' it, by Davy Jones' locker. I finally have th' OPPORTUNITY t' actually get a job that I can hold down, an' therefore proceed with me life. About fraggin' time I tell ya!!

I owe this t' Mr Damn LOL, Lifehacks an' a rather nice Perigee Moon!

So if ye be sufferin' from a disrupted sleepin' cycle, me recommendation is t' watch what ye eat an' when. Proper timin' o' yer meals will not only ensure a more stable sleepin' cycle, but just as importantly, a well rested good nights sleep!

I will see ye guys hopefully fer th' next round o' Padman. I look forward t' it;

fer now this is Hashy signin' off from th' Delta Quadrant.. Or Mars.. Take yer pick; either way I’m a long long way from home xD