Sleeptalking
You would think I'd be used to never getting a full eight hours of sleep by now. Between school, work and all the films I've been working on, I've been averaging about four and a half hours a night. Wasn't it Edison who never slept a full night, just took cat naps all the time? As much as I'd like to think of myself as being a genius of that caliber, it doesn't seem to be working out like that for me. I'm starting to hallucinate during my waking hours (both auditory and visual), as well as when I should be asleep.
Yesterday evening, I tried to catch a quick forty winks on the couch before returning to my studies. I set three alarm clocks for 26, 28, and 30 minutes from when I lay down, and coccooned myself into ball. I do remember two of the alarms going off, and I do remember getting up and turning those two off. The bigger problem is that I also remember getting up for the third and finding that Millhouse* had already done it for me. I also recall talking with her for approximately 10 minutes about her wedding plans and the state of her soon to be new apartment. Now this wouldn't be such a problem if it was not for the fact that Millhouse was not only not in my apartment, but in fact doesn't even reside on this side of the country. This is what worries me. This memory is just as clear as the ones I have of driving to work this morning and of the lecture in class this evening. It kind of scares me that I'm now talking to phantoms in my house. While I'm pretty sure she wasn't really there, I'm equally sure that I stood in my living room in a semi-conscious state and talked to myself in the wee hours of the morning.
So the real question becomes, why aren't I sleeping right now (instead of ranting to myself once again, albeit in a different media)? The answer my friends, is that in the last batch of emails that I sent out to prospective PAs/Stand Ins/Extras said that I would be up for another 30 minutes if they had questions/problems/issues with Sundays shoot. Since I will be at work all day tomorrow and I need to hash out everything prior to that point I thought I would cover my ass and leave them that option. Of course, since all of them seem to enjoy at least eight hours of sleep per night (or if they don't are doing something infinitely more enjoyable with their waking hours) they will most likely NOT be calling. But, I did say I would be up and the only thing worse than staying awake for no reason is being semi-awake and not able to control what I say to these people. I might do something stupid like tell my horsey DP to go play in traffic, which at this point in production is really where I'd like to see her.
Anyhow, the 30 minutes is almost up, so I'm going to log on, post this and get in to my bed. Hopefully the only people who aren't there that I see tonight are in my dreams, and are there for a much dirtier purpose...
-Veelzabub
* This pseudonym has been used to protect the innocent...although It probably won't protect me once she sees it....
Yesterday evening, I tried to catch a quick forty winks on the couch before returning to my studies. I set three alarm clocks for 26, 28, and 30 minutes from when I lay down, and coccooned myself into ball. I do remember two of the alarms going off, and I do remember getting up and turning those two off. The bigger problem is that I also remember getting up for the third and finding that Millhouse* had already done it for me. I also recall talking with her for approximately 10 minutes about her wedding plans and the state of her soon to be new apartment. Now this wouldn't be such a problem if it was not for the fact that Millhouse was not only not in my apartment, but in fact doesn't even reside on this side of the country. This is what worries me. This memory is just as clear as the ones I have of driving to work this morning and of the lecture in class this evening. It kind of scares me that I'm now talking to phantoms in my house. While I'm pretty sure she wasn't really there, I'm equally sure that I stood in my living room in a semi-conscious state and talked to myself in the wee hours of the morning.
So the real question becomes, why aren't I sleeping right now (instead of ranting to myself once again, albeit in a different media)? The answer my friends, is that in the last batch of emails that I sent out to prospective PAs/Stand Ins/Extras said that I would be up for another 30 minutes if they had questions/problems/issues with Sundays shoot. Since I will be at work all day tomorrow and I need to hash out everything prior to that point I thought I would cover my ass and leave them that option. Of course, since all of them seem to enjoy at least eight hours of sleep per night (or if they don't are doing something infinitely more enjoyable with their waking hours) they will most likely NOT be calling. But, I did say I would be up and the only thing worse than staying awake for no reason is being semi-awake and not able to control what I say to these people. I might do something stupid like tell my horsey DP to go play in traffic, which at this point in production is really where I'd like to see her.
Anyhow, the 30 minutes is almost up, so I'm going to log on, post this and get in to my bed. Hopefully the only people who aren't there that I see tonight are in my dreams, and are there for a much dirtier purpose...
-Veelzabub
* This pseudonym has been used to protect the innocent...although It probably won't protect me once she sees it....
posted by Veelzabub at 11:17 PM
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