For those who are wondering, yes I can get up on time now. Hooray for that! I guess the body can get used to anything given time, or when it has no other option. You’re not going to believe this but I’ve also realized that I’ve got a more serious problem, and it’s the exact opposite of not being able to get up on time - going to bed on time. Funny how the world works in such an ironic way: here I am thinking and blaming daylight savings time when actually my problem is not being able to sleep before 3.00 am! Some people envy me in that
I can stay up so late, they think it’s like a special gift (becoming half a vampire is not a gift, believe me).
So what am I? Let me tell you. Last weekend I went home, we all started the day at the same time with breakfast, then later on when darkness began to fall the inevitable happened again. Dinner, chatting, some T.V., then one by one everybody’s eyes became droopy and they went to bed. There I was again, putting each member of my family into bed and wishing them a good night; I wish the same thing could be said for myself. It’s midnight and I’m all alone, again, wondering what I can do to make the hours go by. I’ve tried many different things, for example looking through cookbooks. Lying around at home I decided now was the time to sharpen up on my cooking skills and started making fruity piklets (you know small pancakes) , result: very yummy (well I had to eat them!). Not a good solution for partial insomnia. Another night I phoned my friends, well I soon realized that that was a short term solution because at the end of the month the phone bill started becoming something to keep me awake by itself. I’ve watched nearly all the movies on the movie channels, plus I’ve watched the video clips on MTV so many times I bet I can apply to dance on them. Hey I’ve memorized the dance routines and okay...yes...don't tell anyone, but I’m also guilty of midnight dances in front of the mirror, with music blaring in the background. So what’s the result of this partial case of insomnia? Learning new yummy recipes but gaining weight. Improving my talking skills and always being up to date with the latest gossip but having to receive a phone bill long enough to be confused as a novel. Singing and dancing in front of the mirror but if you get caught, charisma lost forever. It seems that this partial case of insomnia is a bad thing both mentally and materialistically.
I think the only advantage to it is that your knowledge of movies becomes extreme. Now all I have to do is find someone like me to discuss those movies with!
Sibel Muradoðlu (ELIT/III)
