I can't sleep again
I can't sleep again. I went to bed at 11, and I first woke up at 1 a.m. feeling blazing hot. After tossing and turning for over an hour, I had to pray to the porcelain deity. I swear it wasn't anything I ate for dinner (and besides, that was at 7). I just have the world's weakest stomach. The alarm clock goes off in 4 hours, and I got about 2 hours of sleep. My body/mind don't work well on fewer than seven hours of sleep. Lately, I would kill for five.I've been sick since the weekend. I have a nasty head cold, and when I can't breathe, I can't sleep. The lack of sleep is interfering with my recovery to be sure. Needless to say, no workouts. I thought about doing some gentle Yoga, but then I remembered what downward dog is like with stuffy sinuses. I don't suppose the stomach sickness is related to my head cold? Maybe I have the flu? But this is the first I've had of this symptom. My problem since this weekend has been primarily my nose (with sore throat as my second symptom). I took a box of tissues with me during my 12-hour day on campus Tuesday, and I ran out by 4 p.m. and had to resort to nabbing toilet paper (and this is being drugged with decongestants, mind you).I'm tempted to skip class. If I throw up again before 6:30, I'm not going. A cold is one thing; having to run to the bathroom is another. The only problem is, I skipped once already, and one class only allows two absences (and I already used one in the second week). Attendance is noted at all my other classes as well. If I miss class, it will be the last time I'm allowed to do so from now through December.I'll try to get back to sleep now. During my lunch break today, I'll try to remember to write about what an fool I was between the Ulysses seminar and meeting Jessica Hagedorn (the writer) yesterday.