Orangy toothpaste
I'm still pretty sore from six hours on the slopes on saturday, and much to my regret, my body isn't taking relaxation too well.
I worked myself to the limit for finals, losing all but a few hours of sleep, fighting through headache after headache as i flipped through pages of knowledge i didn't care to know. And, the moment finals were over, i went to Big Bear and worked my body to the brim, spending a good six hours on the slopes (with about 5 really good runs), on a total of three hours of sleep.
I can't really complain about any of this because it is all my fault. I probably should have stayed home instead of going out with Ellen, Rob, Dan, Joel, Ryan, Vanessa, Elisa, et al. Until about midnight. When i finally got home, remembering that i had to wake up at 5am, i just sat on my chair and stared at the wall for a good half hour before i took a shower. It was the shower that killed me. Had i gone straight to bed, i might have gotten an extra hour or two of sleep. The second i stepped into the shower, all of my exhaustion faded away like buffalo in the Great Plains. I stayed in for such a long time that the water turned cold, leaving me exhilerated, and definitely not ready for sleep. I got into my room and did a little more staring at walls. At some point, in the ballpark of 2:30-3:00 am, i got to sleep. Sure enough, it only lasted until 5:15. Even with so little sleep, the snowboarding was good. The mix of adrenaline and thre and a half tons of caffeine kept me alive.
Since i was up until about 1:00 in the hotel room doing essay grading, when i finally tried to take out my contacts (which had been in my eyes since 5:00 that morning), they stuck to my eyes like leeches. The compillation of stereo snoring and intermittant arguing all night (between two parents, each accusing the other of snoring too much) left me awake until 3:30.
Then there was the arduous drive home on Sunday morning. Oh boy. I really dont feel like explaining it in detail, but i'll say that I was late to my SAT class because we drove the wrong direction for a half hour, i lost my car keys at a random IHOP along the way, and my sister killed my cell phone after hours upon hours of snake-playing. I got into a big argument with my mom last night, which prevented me from going out with friends. That's probably a good thing, considering all the homework i had to do. I finally went to sleep at about 3:00 because Rob IM'd me late with warlike urgency, explaining all that i'd missed at Ellen's.
Now it's 1:00 monday...morning? Well, i just woke up, and I feel like absolute crap. I have a sore throat, i cant stop sneezing, my nose is all stuffed up, etc. I think it's my body's way of saying "Dude, you just killed yourself with the play, finals, the mountains, homework, insomnia, etc without being sick...Now give me some time to fight off all the crap you've done to yourself."
Sigh...i need to do more schultheis work through the constant headaches and infomercial cravings.
One last funny little tidbit; When i was getting ready for bed in Big Bear, when i was in the bathroom, abotu to brush my teeth, because of the huge pressure and elevation difference, when i opened my Crest Expressions Citrus Whitening Toothpaste bottle, the damn thing squirted me for a good five seconds with toothpaste...orangy toothpaste...all over...Well, i'm out for now. I'm way too in over my head to write anymore.
I worked myself to the limit for finals, losing all but a few hours of sleep, fighting through headache after headache as i flipped through pages of knowledge i didn't care to know. And, the moment finals were over, i went to Big Bear and worked my body to the brim, spending a good six hours on the slopes (with about 5 really good runs), on a total of three hours of sleep.
I can't really complain about any of this because it is all my fault. I probably should have stayed home instead of going out with Ellen, Rob, Dan, Joel, Ryan, Vanessa, Elisa, et al. Until about midnight. When i finally got home, remembering that i had to wake up at 5am, i just sat on my chair and stared at the wall for a good half hour before i took a shower. It was the shower that killed me. Had i gone straight to bed, i might have gotten an extra hour or two of sleep. The second i stepped into the shower, all of my exhaustion faded away like buffalo in the Great Plains. I stayed in for such a long time that the water turned cold, leaving me exhilerated, and definitely not ready for sleep. I got into my room and did a little more staring at walls. At some point, in the ballpark of 2:30-3:00 am, i got to sleep. Sure enough, it only lasted until 5:15. Even with so little sleep, the snowboarding was good. The mix of adrenaline and thre and a half tons of caffeine kept me alive.
Since i was up until about 1:00 in the hotel room doing essay grading, when i finally tried to take out my contacts (which had been in my eyes since 5:00 that morning), they stuck to my eyes like leeches. The compillation of stereo snoring and intermittant arguing all night (between two parents, each accusing the other of snoring too much) left me awake until 3:30.
Then there was the arduous drive home on Sunday morning. Oh boy. I really dont feel like explaining it in detail, but i'll say that I was late to my SAT class because we drove the wrong direction for a half hour, i lost my car keys at a random IHOP along the way, and my sister killed my cell phone after hours upon hours of snake-playing. I got into a big argument with my mom last night, which prevented me from going out with friends. That's probably a good thing, considering all the homework i had to do. I finally went to sleep at about 3:00 because Rob IM'd me late with warlike urgency, explaining all that i'd missed at Ellen's.
Now it's 1:00 monday...morning? Well, i just woke up, and I feel like absolute crap. I have a sore throat, i cant stop sneezing, my nose is all stuffed up, etc. I think it's my body's way of saying "Dude, you just killed yourself with the play, finals, the mountains, homework, insomnia, etc without being sick...Now give me some time to fight off all the crap you've done to yourself."
Sigh...i need to do more schultheis work through the constant headaches and infomercial cravings.
One last funny little tidbit; When i was getting ready for bed in Big Bear, when i was in the bathroom, abotu to brush my teeth, because of the huge pressure and elevation difference, when i opened my Crest Expressions Citrus Whitening Toothpaste bottle, the damn thing squirted me for a good five seconds with toothpaste...orangy toothpaste...all over...Well, i'm out for now. I'm way too in over my head to write anymore.