Wednesday, July 25, 2007

insomniac with jetlag

I've been up since 3 this morning for the fifth time in a week. I get up. I eat. Drink tea. Sit at my computer and write and read the mountain of emails in my inbox - which after only one day is overflowing with demands for instantaneous attention. My eyes feel hot and gritty and when I close them they water. It's cold and so silent my ears are ringing. My mind is clear - crystal clear. Until about lunchtime when I'll slump, and I wont be able to keep my eyes open. I'll get that jetlaggy thing where you blink and in that split second when you close your eyes your brain shuts off and you're asleep. Your head bobs forward, nod, and you're awake again with your eyes pulling down willing you to blink again. The insomnia of jetlag - sleeplessness without the speedy buzz of normal insomnia that gets you through the day. It's Day 12 of my return. I must get back to normal soon. The fog's cleared, but for the occasional lapse into stationary inertia in the middle of a purposeful deed. My appetite's adjusted. It's just the body clock... soon. It must be over soon...

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