Humph....
I can't sleep.
I'm pretty sure it's becasue I had a nap earlier today, which is why I don't nap normally, no matter how tired I am. It's almost for sure that I won't sleep well that night if I do.
Today was an exception though. I got my lower wisdom teeth removed this morning and I thought what with recovery and all the drugs (about twice as much as most people need and with half the effect even then) that a short nap wouldn't screw upi my sleep pattern. Just goes to show that I was wrong. I'm going to have to be more strict about my no napping policy. Or, if I do, make sure that it's only on days where I'm going to be up considerably later or exerting myself considerably more than I usually do. 'Cause there's not much I find more annoying than lying in bed for hours, listening to the dog snore and being able to tell that I'm no closer to sleep than when I lay down.
Life's been a little crazy the last while, what with trying to finally pull the finishing touches together on the new place, our car literally falling apart while we're in it and lots of working. Which has been interesting the last week or so.
We've had a couple of guys out with injuries (one hurt his back, the other fell down some stairs and bruised ribs and shattered fingers, among other injuries) and three new people starting last week. I've been being bounced around a fair bit, with the promise of an arbour to build in the near future if the company and client can just decide what it's going to look like. I set some brakets in concrete for the posts on Wednesday and someone else got to dig them up on Thursday, when it was decided to change the positioning of the arbour and size of the lumber. The lady who owns the property must think we're nuts. Luckily, it's a contract job, so it doesn't cost her more if I'm there longer, I'm just in the way more often. Not such a big deal in the long run I suppose. I've also spent a fair bit of time just driving the big company trucks from place to place in the last while. I don't really have a problem with that, as I'm happy to get a chance to get better on the things, but there are things I'd much rather be doing. Plus I spend most of the time listening to the radio in traffic, which is bad enough on it's own and workse when I gets ads stuck in my head.
Tomorrow I'm off work as well, what with the drugs and liquid diet and all. I've got a bit of light work that I'm planning to do around the yard, and I want to go talk to the mechanic who worked on our car and see what he thinks about it's safety or lack of it. This whole car ordeal has made me want to open a car dealership done in a style similar to what Maverick! by Ricardo Semler describes. Rather than have all the b.s. that goes along with trying to buy a car, run a dealership where the salespeople are not on commision, and where you walk in and are shown what the actual cost of the car to the dealership was, what the overhead costs of the business are, what the salespeople are paid and everything else. Rather than try to upsell you on cars, the employees are there to make sure that whatever you get is going to be the best vehicle for your needs. Complete disclosure every step of the way. No haggling, second guessing, high pressure sales or anything else. Just a straight forward approach to the whole process.
I think it would do very well indeed. And if I were going to do it, I'd probably focus on more eco-friendly, efficient, alternative type vehicles. Everything from hybrids, to fuel cells, to bio-diesel, to electric mopeds.
Anyway.....
As for the liquid diet, today wasn't too bad. Normally I'm really not a fan of just liquids, or raw diets (not that they're related, just that I have the same issue with them both) because I never feel full. Not just full, I suppose, but satisfied. I don't think that I would be able to do either one for any length of time. Not strictly at least. Like I said though, today wasn't too bad at all. If I can make it through tomorrow being relatively liquid as well, then I should be on a good head start for the rest of the weekend.
On a slighty related note, let me just say that I'm kind of dissapointed with my first Tylenol 3 experience. I've always heard people talk about being completely out of it when on them, and I know that I've got a high tolerance for this type of thing (to the point where the drugs I took before the surgery this morning made me slighty sleepy, and most people who take the same dosage can barely walk by themselves and often fall asleep during the procedure) but I was at least hoping to feel a little goofy. But no. They help with the pain fairly well, but that's as far as it goes. I don't feel drowsy or silly or anything else. What a letdown. :P
I've rambled on here for quite long enough I think. I'm sure that there will be more random thoughts for you to suffer through in the next couple of days. I mean, what else am I going to do but submit you fine folks to more of my nonsense?
Exactly.
p.s. ~ I'm irritated that found out about Blog About The Zombie Apocolypse Day yesterday too late. Damn. I may just ahve to do my own.
I'm pretty sure it's becasue I had a nap earlier today, which is why I don't nap normally, no matter how tired I am. It's almost for sure that I won't sleep well that night if I do.
Today was an exception though. I got my lower wisdom teeth removed this morning and I thought what with recovery and all the drugs (about twice as much as most people need and with half the effect even then) that a short nap wouldn't screw upi my sleep pattern. Just goes to show that I was wrong. I'm going to have to be more strict about my no napping policy. Or, if I do, make sure that it's only on days where I'm going to be up considerably later or exerting myself considerably more than I usually do. 'Cause there's not much I find more annoying than lying in bed for hours, listening to the dog snore and being able to tell that I'm no closer to sleep than when I lay down.
Life's been a little crazy the last while, what with trying to finally pull the finishing touches together on the new place, our car literally falling apart while we're in it and lots of working. Which has been interesting the last week or so.
We've had a couple of guys out with injuries (one hurt his back, the other fell down some stairs and bruised ribs and shattered fingers, among other injuries) and three new people starting last week. I've been being bounced around a fair bit, with the promise of an arbour to build in the near future if the company and client can just decide what it's going to look like. I set some brakets in concrete for the posts on Wednesday and someone else got to dig them up on Thursday, when it was decided to change the positioning of the arbour and size of the lumber. The lady who owns the property must think we're nuts. Luckily, it's a contract job, so it doesn't cost her more if I'm there longer, I'm just in the way more often. Not such a big deal in the long run I suppose. I've also spent a fair bit of time just driving the big company trucks from place to place in the last while. I don't really have a problem with that, as I'm happy to get a chance to get better on the things, but there are things I'd much rather be doing. Plus I spend most of the time listening to the radio in traffic, which is bad enough on it's own and workse when I gets ads stuck in my head.
Tomorrow I'm off work as well, what with the drugs and liquid diet and all. I've got a bit of light work that I'm planning to do around the yard, and I want to go talk to the mechanic who worked on our car and see what he thinks about it's safety or lack of it. This whole car ordeal has made me want to open a car dealership done in a style similar to what Maverick! by Ricardo Semler describes. Rather than have all the b.s. that goes along with trying to buy a car, run a dealership where the salespeople are not on commision, and where you walk in and are shown what the actual cost of the car to the dealership was, what the overhead costs of the business are, what the salespeople are paid and everything else. Rather than try to upsell you on cars, the employees are there to make sure that whatever you get is going to be the best vehicle for your needs. Complete disclosure every step of the way. No haggling, second guessing, high pressure sales or anything else. Just a straight forward approach to the whole process.
I think it would do very well indeed. And if I were going to do it, I'd probably focus on more eco-friendly, efficient, alternative type vehicles. Everything from hybrids, to fuel cells, to bio-diesel, to electric mopeds.
Anyway.....
As for the liquid diet, today wasn't too bad. Normally I'm really not a fan of just liquids, or raw diets (not that they're related, just that I have the same issue with them both) because I never feel full. Not just full, I suppose, but satisfied. I don't think that I would be able to do either one for any length of time. Not strictly at least. Like I said though, today wasn't too bad at all. If I can make it through tomorrow being relatively liquid as well, then I should be on a good head start for the rest of the weekend.
On a slighty related note, let me just say that I'm kind of dissapointed with my first Tylenol 3 experience. I've always heard people talk about being completely out of it when on them, and I know that I've got a high tolerance for this type of thing (to the point where the drugs I took before the surgery this morning made me slighty sleepy, and most people who take the same dosage can barely walk by themselves and often fall asleep during the procedure) but I was at least hoping to feel a little goofy. But no. They help with the pain fairly well, but that's as far as it goes. I don't feel drowsy or silly or anything else. What a letdown. :P
I've rambled on here for quite long enough I think. I'm sure that there will be more random thoughts for you to suffer through in the next couple of days. I mean, what else am I going to do but submit you fine folks to more of my nonsense?
Exactly.
p.s. ~ I'm irritated that found out about Blog About The Zombie Apocolypse Day yesterday too late. Damn. I may just ahve to do my own.