Mood: Really tired.
Music: I Did It Just The Same, Eurythmics
Game: World of Warcraft, Planetside, Call of Duty, Auto Assault Beta.
Book: Sandman Companion, Hy Bender.
Muffin: Nope.
Punchline: "I'm running late..."
OK...so last night, I've got a low-grade headache, and I know I have to get up stupid early for a 7am training class I'm teaching, so I get to bed at around 9:45pm.
At 1:30am, I wake up with a crushing headache. Now, my nose is stuffed, and my face feels all swollen, so I figure my recently discovered allergies are kicking my ass, so I chuck my feather comforter and feather pillows on the floor, drink some water, and go back to sleep.
At 3:30am, I wake up, and the headache's gotten worse. My head physically hurts wherever it touches the bed, and I can't get comfortable. So I get up, slug two Tylenol, drink a lot of water, and it starts to sink in...it's a combination dehydration-MSG headache. Too much Chinese food in the last few days, and now I'm paying for it in spades. The air conditioner is kicking it overtime, and there's no humidity in my room...couple those together, and ow. So I got up, kept hydrating myself, opened a few windows, lost the AC, and let my head slowly deflate.
By about 5am, I was feeling pretty decent, actually. So I hopped on Planetside, jumped into the BFR I recently certified in, and proceeded to teach some uppity Vanu and NC Smurfs the meaning of the word "Whoopass." I managed to team up with another BFR driver, and we alternated driving and gunning. For those of you not in the know, a BFR is Planetside's version of a Battlemech...big walking vertical tanks with huge guns. It was, for lack of a better phrase, a really good time.
At around 5:30, I jumped into a shower, got dressed, and headed out. The 5/6 was still crowded and late. Screw it...I'm not taking the greens any more. I'll stick with the slightly slower, yet more reliable and less crowded 2/3. Got to work just before 7am, when my day started.
Truthfully, I was awake enough because I'd been up for hours, and I felt pretty good overall. But about now, I'm feeling VERY sleepy. I ate some lunch around 11:30 because I was starving, and now food coma coupled with waking up way too early is kicking my ass. What I really need is a nice long nap.
I am SO glad it's Friday. And now, I'm looking forward to BFR madness this weekend. I'll talk more about why the BFR is fun next week...or this weekend if I can get pulled out of the cockpit long enough to tell you about it.
Posted by Glenn at August 5, 2005 12:11 PM