Author Topic: Having a bad day? (Read 289 times)

Widewing · « **on:** June 21, 2002, 11:07:06 AM »

If you find yourself having a bad day, it may be due to a lack of sleep.

I was up at 5 AM to do some manuscript editing, followed by an 11 hour day in the office. After that, I worked for another 2 hours on the manuscript. Then I played the game for a few hours, staying up past 2 AM. I had a good night, going 14/1, but I was getting sloppy towards the end. Back to bed, get 4 hours of sleep, followed by 10 hours in the office. Two more hours of editing, then game time.

Well, I was awful, making stupid mistakes, not paying attention and generally sucking eggs. Barely finished with a 2/1 score (9 kills, 4 deaths). It wasn't lag or invisible aircraft. It wasn't a lousy connection or face-shooting Dweebs, it was me. I was terrible.

I realized that a lack of sleep will turn me into a target faster than anything else. 7.5 hours of sleep over 60+ hours is a sure-fire recipe for getting clobbered.

So, if you seem to be having a rough day/evening in the MA, consider a nap. Or better yet, log off early and get a good night's rest.

My regards,

Widewing

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2002, 11:32:17 AM »

Just imagine 4.5 sleeping hours every day except weekends.

Wanker · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2002, 11:39:50 AM »

Quote

Just imagine 4.5 sleeping hours every day except weekends

Wait til you guys have children. Try 4.5 hours every day for a year! Including weekends!

Curval · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2002, 11:45:08 AM »

Yea..what banana said!

Currently I am sitting at my desk trying to stay awake. I was up at 2.00am, 3.25am, 5.30am and then finally I got up for the day at 6.30am.

Kids are great...but alot of work.

DmdNexus · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2002, 12:20:53 PM »

Having a bad day? You might be bi-polar.

CavemanJ · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2002, 12:33:46 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by banana

Wait til you guys have children. Try 4.5 hours every day for a year! Including weekends!

Yer gettin 4.5hrs a night?

I hate you

for the first year of the boys' life I thought I was lucky when I made 4hrs in a 24hr period.

batdog · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2002, 01:18:25 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by DmdNexus
Having a bad day? You might be bi-polar.

ButHole Surfers

dfl8rms · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2002, 02:06:11 PM »

WW: next time your in that state, let me know. I'd at least have a chance then.

Always fun loosing to you. Learn so many new ways to loose the fight.

Again

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2002, 02:37:50 PM »

My baby sleeps five to seven hours straight throug the night at two months old. Plus he takes two to three naps during the day of several hours in length.

All this at two months old. Geez, you people need new kids.

-- Todd/Leviathn

MrLars · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2002, 04:41:45 PM »

My schedule gets me 4 1/2 hours of sleep weeknights also...no kids, just too danged much porn to look at...I'll reach the end of it one of these days though

Tumor · « **Reply #10 on:** June 21, 2002, 04:59:21 PM »

Try 2-3 hours of sleep a night for about 2 years. The bod actually was holding up fairly well but the brainwaves were warping. Started seeing spots... got tunnelvision reall bad all the time. I ended up on all kinds of really good drugs and didn't actually wake up for 2 days lol. Therapy helped too.

midnight Target · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2002, 05:04:28 PM »

This has got to be a WoW! I was soooooo tired I barely got a 2-1 kill ratio! LOL

Widewing · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2002, 07:33:21 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
My baby sleeps five to seven hours straight throug the night at two months old. Plus he takes two to three naps during the day of several hours in length.

All this at two months old. Geez, you people need new kids.

-- Todd/Leviathn

I wasn't aware that you had a new baby. Congratulations and my best wishes. Raising kids is probably the greatest challenge of one's life, and the most rewarding.

Mine are pretty much grown now, one in college, the second a senior in high school. Now I lose sleep wondering where they are and what they're doing.

As much as it may seem desirable, you can't help being a parent no matter how old and self-reliant they become.

My regards,

Widewing

poopster · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2002, 07:39:30 PM »

Hard and fast rule:

Anyone that posts his K/D results on a weekly basis for everyone to marvel over...

Is put on the "to do" list.

For addition to my butt wall.

Widewing your at the top.

And being hung on my butt wall is not a good thing..

Because I suck.

But I'm very persistant..

And you'll look good there..

Toad · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2002, 09:48:09 PM »

From the Desiderata :

...But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness....