Now we come to our ''new'' Friday rubric again (OK, just pretend today is Friday + last week was Friday the 13th): tune in for... er... What were this week's questions again? Oh, yes! Why do you look like a panda because of lack of sleep? The second is: What was YOUR shortest night? What are YOUR explanations? Let's find out!
What??? The rings under your eyes are caused by nasal congestion? You've got to be kidding... Why do they especially appear during ''lack of sleep'' periods then?!? This is more like it: Lack of sleep caused by depression, stress, etc..., aging, dehydration and allergies. Now the question is: why? Maybe because of blood vessels underneath? Why isn't there any good info??? What do YOU think? I'm startin' to look like a panda now...
Now for the second question: What was YOUR shortest night/longest day and why?
Now selecting a victimed volunteer, no a volunteered victim, still wrong, a VOLUNTEER again. (Drum rolls) And the winner is: Myself! Again. What a coincidence.
The first one was: Stefany had a party in March 2006 sometime. Wasn't planning to stay the night since she only lives one village away. Anyhow 1 O'Clock came and went. We stayed up till about 7 AM. Then slept 'til 11 AM and got up. So more or less ==>> from 10 AM to 7 AM = 21 hours. Then 4 hours of rest, then 11AM to 10 PM = 11 hours. So that was a 21 hour day.
Then there were loads of stress related insomnia. Some nights I didn't even know whether I slept at all 'cos there were no dreams and I always dream, even if I only sleep an hour. That doesn't really count though, because perhaps I dreamt of blackness.
The third time was after the Matu: stayed up from 07:30 AM until 05:00 AM. So, 21 and a half hours. Nothing like passing the Matu and not sleeping to make you really HAPPY. Sort of started seeing things and feeling watched, so it isn't a recommendable thing to do really.
The fouth time was flying to the Seychelles. Got up at 08:30 AM. It was an evening flight from Paris... Couldn't sleep properly on the airplane 'cos everytime I was nearly asleep there was a turbulence or the guy behind kicked my seat... So I gave up in the end. We arrived at 8AM, but that's not important. What is, is => went to bed at 11:30 PM. So, 08:30 PM Swiss time. So a 36 hour day... A whole day and a half. That isn't recommendable either...
Then since last Sunday: 4 hours a night, so 20 hour days. Except on weekends, had 7 hours and 5 hours sleep. Why? Stress is THE answer.
Enough of me, what about YOU? Yes, YOU Rhubarb and Raspberry/Strawberry?
Well lack of sleep does make you happy at least. Better than Prozac! Not that I would know, never took it...