Of Insomnia, Running & blah

I'm not sure if I have mild insomnia or not. I usually sleep very well and get at least 8h of sleep. It's just that if I go to bed a little earlier than I usually do (these days "usually" is 1 or 130AM) I end up waking up soon after and remain awake for hours and hours with perfect acuity.

I'm not sure why this is. Maybe its a vestige of my student days when I could study only at night.

Other interesting sleep notes ....

When necessary, I am almost always able to wake up at a time of my choosing without an alarm. On such occasions, I set an alarm just in case, but I will beat it for sure.

When I wake up in the middle of the night, I'm usually pretty accurate about what time it is. I will check the clock on such occasions out of curiosity, but I'm usually pretty good with knowing exactly what the time is.

Lastly, I almost always know how long I've spent doing something, as in time elapsed in an activity ... its wierd. This began when I was timing myself for entrance exams which were really stressful and I began becoming aware of how much time had passed on a question I was working on ... down to the minute. Strangely enough, this skill has remained... like riding a bike perhaps.

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RUNNING


I guess I wanted to say something about running. I now do my 4.2KM in 27.5 minutes, an improvement of approx 25% since I began covering this distance. I try and make sure that the last lap is the fastest of the 7. Its a great feeling when you finish the distance... exhausted, panting and completely clear with space all around

I seem to evoke a lot of interest in the children who play in the grounds and their mothers ... occasionally kids will try to run along for a short distance, intrigued by what keeps me coming back and maybe to take a closer look at my earphones. Also, most of them want to be friends immediately. Refreshing.

If they have a question ... it is always "What is your name?". How very childlike... the attempt to associate everything they see with a name. I wonder if they realise how difficult it will become to ask that question out of curiosity when they grow up.

To this day, I don't recall ever having asked a girl that question from a standing start... just too shy.


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Now for the blah .... well, enough of that. Good night.