Insomnia

a word similar to insanity...coincidence? I think not...it's more like a cruel joke.

This is me at 9pm...
The picture doesn't do me justice, but notice the pale complexion, purple eye-lids, and blood-shot eyes...

It's a bad combo of jet-lag and being sick. It takes 1 day to adjust to every hour difference in time zone. India to Idaho is 12 hours, so I should be normal April 3th...except that my parasite-killing drugs have the side-effect of insomnia....

So all day I feel weak, dizzy, and tired, but I force myself to stay awake till 10pm. Then I go to bed...and lay there. I found if I throw a temper-tantrum, that helps drain the last bit of energy, and at last I surrender to sleep...till 3 am or so. After that, I wake up every hour till at last I give up.

So I eat first breakfast at 6 or 7am. By 10 or 11, I start feeling exhausted (bed-time in India). Thinking food might give me energy, I eat second breakfast. This is because I love cereal, yogurt & granola, and eggs...and those are pretty much the only foods I have in the house.

Then I drag my computer and paper-work over to the office...the only reason I switch locations is because the office has internet...and people.

Sometime when it starts getting dark (8pm), I realize I should go home and get some rest...yeah right...