This has been my first week back at work since "Christmas vs The Killer Tonsils", and I am SO glad that Friday is here at last. At one point yesterday afternoon I was found slapping myself around the face in an effort to wake myself up. Thankfully there have been no afternoon meetings this week - they are always a surefire way of curing insomnia at the best of times.
Things I have tried in order to keep awake:
- sleeping (not enough hours in day. Plus I think it is a sackable offence to fall asleep 'on the job'.)
- espresso-based coffees (expensive, plus I think I must be immune... still feel tired)
- fresh air (now I'm cold AND tired)
- excercise (I am taking plenty of walks to aforementioned coffee shop. Note: it IS possible to sleep and walk at same time)
- stimulating activities/environment (everything in this office is a shade of beige - as is my job)
Things I may have to consider if I'm caught napping whilst computer boots up (again):
- drugs (although I would have thought being smacked off my tits on whizz would be somehow a worse offence than nodding off in a boring meeting)
- going to bed before I get up (maybe if I do a full 30 hour sleep and miss out on a day of my life I will never be tired again... but I might miss something cool)
- matchsticks under eyelids (ok, does this work? If they are unused matches is there any danger of eyeballs catching fire?)
- get a more interesting and stimulating job (that sounds like hard work though...)
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