I haven't been sleeping well recently. Perhaps it's jetlag. I think there might be other factors. Not sure I've ever had jetlag this bad for this long.
I'm very tired, but also very restless, and can't get comfortable. I think it's partly the knowledge that the world really is coming to some momentous changes. It's a bit scary, but I hope the changes will ultimately prove to be good. I'm well aware how many times optimism has failed in the past, but it seems like maybe we've got nothing to lose in trying to make things better this time.
I'd hate anyone to think that anything I said mattered (except in relation to me), as that would be embarrassing. But I don't suppose anyone thinks anything I say matters, anyway, so I'm probably embarrassing myself again by stating the obvious.
Earlier today I was listening to an interview on the radio with someone in Uganda. I realise that's a bit vague, but I didn't hear the whole programme. Anyway, the interviewer was saying, "What should the LRA do?" And the guy said, "They should come home." And the interviewer asked, "Should they be punished?" "No." "Even though they killed your relatives?" "Yes. They shouldn't be punished." "Why?" "Because if they are punished then the war will never end."
In light of that, I feel like everything I write is basically comedy.
After my trip to Vietnam, it took me a week to get back in sync. Of course, I’m always a bit out of sync.
That’s good. There are times I start to feel like a zombie after many days of little sleep. I bump into things, my mind is blank when I want to write a comment, not productive, etc. So, two nights in a row I’ll take one Tylenol PM which, without fail, gives me a solid six hours of sleep WITH dreaming. It gets my sleep pattern back on track and I am fine for a couple of weeks.
I think I may be recovering. I hope so.
I’ve been using some kind of pill recommended to me that supposedly releases the same chemicals that the brain releases when it goes to sleep. Not sure it’s working for me. I’m doing okay, though.