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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Breakfast Club

Damn I can't remember whether you're supposed to make your resolutions public because you're more likely to stick to them or keep them private because when you make them public you're less likely to stick to them because just by saying something about it you feel like you've already made progress.... fuck it I need something to blog about.

Here goes: I'm sick of sleeping in late. I've always been a late sleeper. I rock at 4am emails and I rock at finding restaurants that still serve breakfast at noon. I also rock at explaining that I'm not a crackhead I'm just naturally strange. For some reason I have incredibly reliable bursts of energy around 10pm like clockwork. That's when laundry gets done, bathrooms get cleaned, and mail gets opened. It's when bags are packed or unpacked and trash is taken out. Often it's the only time my treadmill gets any love. These energy spurts will last for hours. Around 1pm they wind down but by then I'm well into emails and I have a hard time leaving things unfinished if they can feasibly be finished in one sitting. Next thing you know I'm rolling out of bed at 11am and pissed off that the rest of the world has a 4-6 hour head start on me. I want to start waking up at a normal time, and seeing as I haven't mastered the art of meditation as a substitute for REM, I'm going to have to start going to bed at a normal time too.

I was up at 7:30am today, and that's an accomplishment in itself. I was only up that early though because I flew home from St. Louis yesterday and the only sleep I got was on the flight back, with a layover that threw a wrench in the whole process. That meant that my 10pm energy spurt never came last night. I fell asleep before it could catch up to me. It felt good to be drinking my first coffee of the day with everybody else, rather than with the crowd who is coming back for more on their lunch breaks. It's awesome that I'm getting all of my 10pm chores done now, before 1pm when the photographer shows up at my place to generate a little more clubkayden content. When my live show is over at 9pm I'll have nothing to do but read and worry about tomorrow's shoot--my first one as a Digital Playground contract girl. That alone is gonna take up hours though. Luckily I have an 8am call time to keep me on track.

posted by Kayden Kross on 9:31 AM :: 6 comments

6 Comments:

Hope your new job gets off to a great start and your first shoot goes smoothly! Also, good luck with the going to bed early thing. I'm the same way and have fought with it forever. I think I was just born that way.

By Robert, at January 26, 2010 2:04 PM

helpful tip: no caffeine after 2pm, no late-night workouts (workout at/around 5pm), no late night snacks. It works for me.

You still seem to be managing quite well despite your tardy start to each day :-).

By Hays, at January 26, 2010 6:42 PM

I'm just like that, and it's even worse since I have a regular job where I have to be by 9pm.
And I think my lack of sleep is making me unhealthy, I just can't bring myself into bed before 1am.

Are you doing all the clubkayden contents at your place?

By Örs, at January 27, 2010 1:08 AM

Good luck on your first movie shoot for Digital Playground pictures. I'm sure it will be
a revelation. We are all looking forward to it.

By Glenn, at January 27, 2010 3:21 AM

If you really want a regular schedule that makes sure you get up around 7-8amish, I would recommend getting a dog. They usually wake you up(so they can go for walkies) and their ownership commands regularity. That being said, I understand you already have a cat and a rabbit and work and school aswell as other priorities.... so a having a dog would more than likely not work for you at this time in your life. From one pet owner to another, I know that one day, it will.
Best wishes,
Colin

By Colin Paul, at January 29, 2010 2:21 AM

There is absolutely no reason for you to wake up early if you don't have to. Humans have wildly different circadian rhythms and there has been little research into circadian disorders. But suffice it to say that you're an "owl".

If you're lucky enough to have a job that lets you be an "owl" then be an owl and count yourself lucky you can sleep on the schedule that fits your rhythms best.

This NYT article explains it better than I can, but here's a handy quote:

Larks tend to be older, but college students and twenty-somethings are well-known owls. Larks are most aware around noon, work best in the late morning and are chatty, friendly and pleasant from about 9:00 a.m to around 4:00 p.m. Owls, on the other hand, do not really get going until the afternoon, are at their most pleasant (if that is not an oxymoronic term for college students) later in the day and are at their most alert after 6:00 p.m.

By Sprizouse, at February 6, 2010 10:43 PM