Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Reasons for being Nocturnal

Okay. I've decided that I am a nocturnal animal. That's bad for me, because I'm still in school, and school is one of those things that society forces upon you during the day to make you miserable. It's especially bad for us night flyers. Reason numero uno When your family is as annoying as mine, and your computer is in such a central location, and you're writing a gay romance... Reason number one is privacy. Most people sleep during the night, giving me the privacy and ease of movement that an author needs. Reason numero two My house is not air conditioned, and recently, it has been hot, humid, and hellish. Due to that, people in my house, including me, were really bitchy. But at night, it's cooler. I know this reason only goes for summer, and for people who don't have air conditioning, but reason number two for being nocturnal is, temperature. Reason numero three The hours from 6 AM until sometime in early afternoon are some of the most boring hours in the day. The TV programming sucks, for one. For two, those people who get up at normal times are up and about and doing their usual get-the-day-started routines... It's more fun to just sleep straight through all that hooplah and wake up at 3:30 in the afternoon, like I did today (technically, yesterday). The day doesn't really start moving until afternoon. You hear people saying "It's too early to do this, and it's too early to do that..." so they don't do anything in the mornings, then they're like, "SHIT, I should have done this earlier! Where does the day go?!" Whereas I... I wake up and start right into my life. I wake up, listen to music/check emails/shower, eat dinner, watch TV, check emails again, then everyone else goes to bed, and I start working. It's much better for me. The end I can't think of any other reasons. My main one is the first one. I need privacy. What I do is none of anyone else's business. It's not like it's really BAD, but it's not anyone's business. And I don't feel comfortable doing anything with people around. Also, there's the addition of distractions. I am a WRITER. Hel-LO. Just like any other artist, I need quiet and peace to write. Even loud music isn't the best thing to have around. And when people are around me and I'm trying to research for something, well, that just doesn't work. None of the information goes into my brain. I wish I lived alone. *heavy sigh* Or with someone who was very understanding and understood the "give" part in "give some, take some". Someone who could compromise and shit. Y'know? And I wish I didn't have to go to school. I'm wondering if this schedule will work for the school year... It's backwards of how I'm used to operating, but it still has me up in the night. Bed time: 4 PM, give or take. Wake up: midnight/ 1 AM-ish. Write, eat breakfast, etc. Go to school at 7:30. Get home at 3:30. Shower, and go to bed. Repeat. I know my mother would be really pissed if I started operating on that schedule, because I would sleep through dinner, and she really wouldn't appreciate that... But you know what? I'm a writer, and I need PRIVACY to write and the only way to get that here is to write AT NIGHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!! Now, pardon me, but I have to go research brain tumors for my story. ~SJ

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