OK, I havent written in a long ass time so I thought I'd pick something random on my mind and start writing about it. Sorry if it's boring. I've come to the conclusion I'm a pretty boring blogger anyway so hopefully if you're reading this you already know that about me.
That being said, I'm starting to think I have a sleep disorder of some sort. So last week I was on vacation, came back monday night about about 12:30, and slept about five hours before work on Tuesday. I've been tired all week, and have averaged about 7 hours a night since then. I had duty yesterday, so I went to bed at TEN on friday night (this may help you understand my lack of a social life) and slept probably almost eight hours and i was still dead tired yesterday. Last night I got 5, then i had the rev watch (2:30 to 7:30am) and came home and slept from 9am to almost 3pm. Jesus. Any normal person would be a little tired after five hours of sleep followed by five hours of watch, but come on, 6 whole hours to catch up? That is unheard of. And this is normal for me. I wish I could stop, really. It would certainly be easier to create some sort of personal life if I did anything but sleep whenever I'm away from work, but, there's no time. I dont know how I survived in high school... I remember going to bed around 12 or 12:30 every night and getting up at or before 7... and surviving just fine. I guess I slept through a couple of my classes but I wasnt like unable to function or anything. Anyway I really dont know what my problem is, but I am about to give up. Now I WILL NOT start drinking Monsters, despite the popularity on my ship. That shit is nasty. I already drink coffee, anyway. Caffeine does help but it's no long term solution. The only solution I can come up with is more sleep. I'm considering more exercise, but that takes just as much if not more time than sleep, plus as it is I work out at least 4 or 5 days a week. Maybe I should eat healthier? Oh wait, that's not gonna happen as long as I'm assigned to a ship. If you've ever eaten on a navy ship you know what I mean, and if not, just imagine everything either deep fried or covered in butter and/or cheese or canned. Yum. The food isn't all bad, but it's just not good.
So I am open to any suggestions, but until then I'm just going to spend most of my free time sleeping, and most of my underway time (where I stand watch 1/3 of the time, in addition to my regular work) dead tired. Maybe this is why I shouldnt stay in the navy?
