Waking the SVT expert at 1:30 am because you can't properly read the criterion for paging the experts is not a good way to make friends and influence people.
Only four days left. Schedule does not like me. It's because I normally have real problems with my sleep schedule, and in this case, the situation is not helping at all. Plus, the freezing temperatures inside the control room are affecting my biochemistry strangely.
I'm sticking around late at the apartment today. Now off to work. I can still get something done before shift.
A one week schedule is incredibly brutal. One barely has time to adjust before the switch back.
Have you tried consuming some sports drinks? If you're having trouble sleeping then it might be best to avoid things high in caffeine or taurine. However, being exhausted and cold is a certain way to completely throw your body chemistry out of tune, and it takes a long time to recover.
Personally I loathe most sports drinks -- they taste incredibly foul to me, but I compensate by making my own: a blend of tea and fruit juice with some added salt and sugar. It sounds revolting, but can be tailored to your own preferences in tea and juice, and works equally well hot or cold. It's also good for preventing heat exhaustion as well as cold stress, by the way. And wear layers -- a light tshirt under a thin sweater under a fleece, for example, is more effective insulation than a heavy sweater under a jacket, and you can adjust to changing conditions if you're going out into warm weather by just taking off the excess layers.
*blinks* I don't know when I turned into your mother. Please excuse me. :D I am hoping that you can pull through this with minimal distress, however.
To stay awake at the job, all you need is a fork and some glue, some tape. Set the fork, tines up, in your workplace. Use the glue and tape to secure it.
Now, if you do happen to fall asleep, it won't be for very long. :)
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Date: 2006-08-21 10:10 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-21 10:25 pm (UTC)I'm sticking around late at the apartment today. Now off to work. I can still get something done before shift.
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Date: 2006-08-21 11:21 pm (UTC)Have you tried consuming some sports drinks? If you're having trouble sleeping then it might be best to avoid things high in caffeine or taurine. However, being exhausted and cold is a certain way to completely throw your body chemistry out of tune, and it takes a long time to recover.
Personally I loathe most sports drinks -- they taste incredibly foul to me, but I compensate by making my own: a blend of tea and fruit juice with some added salt and sugar. It sounds revolting, but can be tailored to your own preferences in tea and juice, and works equally well hot or cold. It's also good for preventing heat exhaustion as well as cold stress, by the way. And wear layers -- a light tshirt under a thin sweater under a fleece, for example, is more effective insulation than a heavy sweater under a jacket, and you can adjust to changing conditions if you're going out into warm weather by just taking off the excess layers.
*blinks* I don't know when I turned into your mother. Please excuse me. :D I am hoping that you can pull through this with minimal distress, however.
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Date: 2006-08-22 03:04 am (UTC)Now, if you do happen to fall asleep, it won't be for very long. :)
That, or caffeine.