In one week I will be headed to Las Vegas with a group of students for Spring Break. I’m super excited! The purpose of the trip is not just about having fun, but helping others. We’ll be working in some homeless shelters and doing various things out on the strip. I’ve never been to this part of the country, and I’m stoked to experience it! We’ll probably be visiting the Grand Canyon as well. It’ll be a long time in a crowded car, but it should be fun!
It’s been a week and I’ve almost conquered this common cold. I do it all naturally though. Also by spending too much time watching Firefly…if that’s actually possible.
School is definitely in full force right now. I’m working on three projects right now and about to start on a fourth. Thankfully I don’t work too much at either of my jobs. This weekend was very difficult on sleep however with a shoot on Friday, then a overnight shift at the Lied Center, followed by an all day training seminar on Saturday. But, I also live for challenges like that.
Christy was here on leave a couple of weeks ago. We got to spend a few days together and it was amazing. Then I went to the airport to say goodbye to her for several more months. I have bad memories of being too late to say goodbye at the airport, but this time I made it there in plenty of time. I hope to spend at least some of the summer in Seattle with her.
Las Vegas is approaching quickly.
I’ve noticed that my ability to function without sleep has changed significantly over the last few years.
When I was in high school, I could pull an all-nighter almost on accident and make it through the following day with just a little bit of drowsiness here and there. Then as I entered college, it was still relatively easy to stay awake all night, whether it was working on a paper or just hanging out. I used to prefer going without sleep over waking up with very little sleep. But now as I near 22 years of age, it has become far more difficult to keep my eyes open all night if I choose to or need to.
Last night as I made the hour drive back to Lawrence between 1:15am and 2:15am, it was quite a struggle to keep alert on the road. I used to be able to make that drive when I was awake until 6am just fine. In fact, I remember my friend and I left Oklahoma at 10pm to drive to Paola, a trip around 4 hours, and I drove the whole way. We even added an extra hour to the trip to go to IHOP (because that’s what you do at that time of night).
I can only attribute this to getting older. I do not like losing any control over my sleep habits. Note that I never take any sort of energy drink, pill, or even soda. I suppose the brighter side to this is that I struggle a lot less with falling asleep at night when I want to.
