Tuesday, June 7, 2011

How Do You Know It's Been A Long Day?





Ever walk out to your car to find the driver's door open and the car still running? From when you parked it this morning? 8 hours ago? No? Er, um, yeah...me neither.

Ok slight confession...I have done that. Twice.

Such is the life of a struggling grad student. I'm often exhausted, and while I may be good at hiding it most of the time, signs eventually begin to seep out; I'll nod off during lecture, forget to drop off the rent, or leave my headlights on while stopping by the bank. Soon though, it worsens. It'll take me 2 hours of wondering why the hell the chicken is taking so damn long before I think to turn the oven on, or I'll find myself driving the wrong direction down a one-way street. By the end of the week, I'll drag myself through the door, curl up on the couch, realize I haven't worn a bra all day and then scornfully ask my cat when she's planning on getting an effin' job.

Since my smug cat is unlikely to get a job in the next couple days, I fear I must keep plugging away at my current pace. I also understand that while the "I'll sleep when it's done mentality" serves me well in many instances, it can also put me in a fairly unproductive mood. Although this isn't known to last long (I usually cross over into "slap happy" territory fairly quickly), there tends to be some tell tales signs that I'd be better off going to bed:

1.) My homework assignments become riddled with whatever dialogue is on the television. I'm not sure how this happens, but if I'm writing a paper while I'm tired, I have to make sure to proofread it the next day. If I don't? I end up turning in a paper with sentences that read like this, "The participants of this study were 306 females ages 14 to 19 (M = 15.7) with hair so real you can touch it." Apparently, in this case, a Bosley hair restoration commercial was playing in the background. My professor just circled the last part and wrote a question mark above it. Nice. 

2.) My vocabulary completely goes out the window. Anytime I can't think of a word, any word, it gets replaced with some kind of profanity. Soon I'm spouting off sentences that sound like they belong in a conversation being had by a group of angry Boston men watching a Yankee game. And if I'm too tired to think of a replacement swear word? I make one up. I guess you could say it's my purest form of creativity.

3.) I want to hold one of our cats. I'll chase them around the house like a 2-year old trying to pet one. I'll catch one, they'll purr, then they'll leave. And then I am sad. So I go find another one. It's a vicious cycle.

4.) I think everything, everything is hilarious. There was a commercial running on TV last night (not sure what the product was) but the wife said something about how onions are used to keep away vampires. Her husband, who's clearly a vampire, turned to her and said, "No dear, I think you mean garlic." She looked at him like he was a complete idiot and said, "No, it's onions."  I laughed for a good 20 minutes. I was crying. Ah man, good stuff.  

5.) I have the uncontrollable urge to dance. Don't ask me why. I think I'm funny, and I'm probably not. I'll go to the kitchen to get a cup of water, and never make it back. My boyfriend will turn to see what I'm doing and there I am, hanging out in the kitchen, just a dancin' the night away.

Well folks, tonight is one of those nights. It's taken me much longer than usual to write this post because of the sheer number of typing errors I keep making. But here I am, laying in bed, my boyfriend to my right and a cat to my left, fighting back a slight case of the giggles. Yes, it is definitely bed time.




How do you know you've crossed the line into complete exhaustion?



22 comments:

  1. I want to squeeze my kitties all the time too! Poor kitties...

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  2. It's a Sonic Drive-In commercial that you're thinking of. It is pretty funny, I'm with you there.

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  3. when i get tired everything gets funny too! ... for a while. then i go cray mad. so so fun for my hubby for sure. ;)

    YOURS, MINE AND OURS

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  4. Geez, you need to sleep!

    When I am too tired, I get slow at doing anything, and stuff isn't fun anymore. (My day starts at 5:30 and ends around 23:00 with no breaks inbetween, and if most of it wasn't fun stuff, I'd never make it - but I love writing, I like my job (medical translations), I enjoy cooking and exercising and hate living in a dirty flat more than I hate cleaning, so...) That's when I try to get at least half a day (usually on weekends) to myself to decompose on the sofa, and after that I am up and running once more. ^^

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  5. When I'm super tired....I overeat! Not a pretty sight, since I stay tired most of the time these days...just part of being old and menopausal! Following you from one of the blog hops...can't remember which one (another product of old age..memory loss)....but you are hilarious!!! Looking forward to reading more!!! HOPE you have a great day!

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  6. Me--I just go kinda comatose and can't do a thing--won't do a thing--no matter what my cat tells me to do!! I'm a new follower from Whimsical Wednesdays

    Michele aka MikiHope
    www.mikishope.com

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  7. I start skipping words or replacing them with ones that don't make sense. I call people by the wrong name. I forget things. I drive badly (which is why I try to avoid driving when exhausted). I lose things.
    Following you back.
    Elizabeth
    http://waterrollsuphill.blogspot.com

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  8. Funny....I've never left my car running unattended. When I'm super exhausted I slur my words like a drunk, ha,ha,ha.

    Thanks for joining us on I ♥ Blogging Hop I am your newest follower.

    Have a great week!

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  9. Ah man. I hope you get a good long snooze soon. When I'm really tired I get cranky and also find everything hilarious; odd combo!

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  10. You definitely need some sleep! When I'm exhausted, I am NO FUN to be around, at all! I am following you back now, thanks so much for stopping by my bloggy world :)

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  11. I get so cranky when I'm tired...worse than my kids, I think!! Happy to meet you via the hop! Thanks for visiting money saving momma! Have a blessed day!

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  12. When Im exhausted, I eat a lot :)

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  13. Thanks for following. Sounds like the exhaustion of parenthood is a bit the same.

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  14. As I read this I kept thinking wow she is writing about me. That is all but the chasing the cats, but the rest are things I also do when exhausted. Another way I know I must sleep is when I find my car keys in the refrigerator and the milk in the cupboard :S

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  15. Hi! Just popping in from basilmomma's blog hop. Excellent writing!

    I'm also proud of you for your Proudest Moment... and Taking A Stand. YOU GO, GIRL!

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  16. I love that picture! I'm your newest follower from Whimsical Wednesday. I'd love it if you'd join me for my Tasty Thursday Recipe Swap Blog Hop tomorrow.
    Also, if you like me on Facebook I'm having a great giveaway when I get to 400 followers. Thanks!
    -The How To Mommy

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  17. When I turn on my bath, and forget about it ... until 40 minutes later ... bathroom flooded ... hot water tank emptied .... shampoos and soap and toys floating down the hall ... (that was Sunday). Sigh. I haven't blogged about that yet ... I'm still to emotionally scarred by the event ...

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  18. Lol...I have left my car door open for hours...to find a cat jumped in it and peed! I also do things like put the cereal box in the fridge...thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  19. oh, stress! stress! stress! go girl, you can beat it! =)

    'would also like to share my Saturday Saver (http://jesusandmsfreelancer.blogspot.com/2011/06/welcome-to-saturday-savers.html) blog here a it is about budgeting. thanks. *wink*

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  20. I once had a dance party to madonna songs in the living room whilst my husband sat on the couch watching the nba game. he did not notice. this makes me think I do this too often. I also number things in my blog and for this reason, I am going to follow you. :)

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  21. I use to handle getting tired so much better when I was younger and in college. Now I pretty much just fall asleep wherever I am. Thanks for linking up to NOBH.

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  22. I LOVED this pozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .

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