Apropos of a comment I made on Palo's journal, I've been motivated to go and track down the lyrics to a Hoodoo Gurus song that's in my head every couple of days at least.
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Oh, the nights are long
And I'm so tired of waking up tired,
Man, they just drag on and on
And I'm so tired of waking up tired.
The company I'm keeping
Won't let me get my sleep in.
Oh, I hate the light
And I'm so tired of waking up tired.
The morning sun is getting way too bright
And I'm so tired of waking up tired.
If I was worth a fortune
I'd never leave my bedroom
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Oh, I have to go
But I'm so tired of waking up tired.
The lights are on but there is no-one home
'Cos I'm so wired from waking up tired.
I need a month of Sundays
To help me cope with Mondays,
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Blankets pulled up to my ears, safe and
sound.
I need a good vacation
From too much recreation.
Oh, I'm late again
And I'm so tired, might even get fired.
I could blame it on a cancelled train
But I won't try it, I know they won't buy
it.
If I was worth a fortune
I'd never leave my bedroom until next June!
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Blankets pulled up to my ears, safe and
sound.
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
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And now here's the funny thing. Although I hear this in my head on quite a few mornings, usually as I'm standing swaying under the shower trying not to doze off again on my feet, this is actually nowhere near as true for me now as it was a few years ago.
It may damage my cred to admit it, but as often as not now I wake up, even on a weekday, feeling rather rested and tranquil. Still late as a bastard, of course: mornings have been my nemesis ever since I went into the workforce. But maybe I'm actually acclimatising to all these 2am bedtimes?
If that's the case, I wonder if I'll miss it. Sure, at 9:50am on a bad morning you'll have a hard time persuading me it's all romantic and hip to feel like shit this way, but the rest of the time I agree with Ali Davis - being bleary-eyed at work makes me feel kind of badass. Like I haven't completely succumbed to being an office drone yet. I shall think on this further.
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Oh, the nights are long
And I'm so tired of waking up tired,
Man, they just drag on and on
And I'm so tired of waking up tired.
The company I'm keeping
Won't let me get my sleep in.
Oh, I hate the light
And I'm so tired of waking up tired.
The morning sun is getting way too bright
And I'm so tired of waking up tired.
If I was worth a fortune
I'd never leave my bedroom
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Oh, I have to go
But I'm so tired of waking up tired.
The lights are on but there is no-one home
'Cos I'm so wired from waking up tired.
I need a month of Sundays
To help me cope with Mondays,
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Blankets pulled up to my ears, safe and
sound.
I need a good vacation
From too much recreation.
Oh, I'm late again
And I'm so tired, might even get fired.
I could blame it on a cancelled train
But I won't try it, I know they won't buy
it.
If I was worth a fortune
I'd never leave my bedroom until next June!
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Blankets pulled up to my ears, safe and
sound.
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
---
And now here's the funny thing. Although I hear this in my head on quite a few mornings, usually as I'm standing swaying under the shower trying not to doze off again on my feet, this is actually nowhere near as true for me now as it was a few years ago.
It may damage my cred to admit it, but as often as not now I wake up, even on a weekday, feeling rather rested and tranquil. Still late as a bastard, of course: mornings have been my nemesis ever since I went into the workforce. But maybe I'm actually acclimatising to all these 2am bedtimes?
If that's the case, I wonder if I'll miss it. Sure, at 9:50am on a bad morning you'll have a hard time persuading me it's all romantic and hip to feel like shit this way, but the rest of the time I agree with Ali Davis - being bleary-eyed at work makes me feel kind of badass. Like I haven't completely succumbed to being an office drone yet. I shall think on this further.
I can't study by highlighting alone.
My method is: Read once before class; read again during class to note the major points discussed there; read a third time with the highlighter; summarize both case and highlighted points; summarize the summary; take exam.