I think sun, rotation of earth, evolution, solar system, everything got it wrong. Not all humans need 24 hours day. I remember reading somewhere that if any clue of time is taken away from humans, like lock them in a windowless room, they will stay awake for 24 hours and sleep for 12.
Anyways since I don’t have any obligations to get up at any particular time, I am pretty much living 36 hour days. However, every once in a while I have an appointment when I should be sleeping. And it is really tough to stay awake after 24 hours. So I discovered Melatonin.
Melatonin resets your sleep cycle. I take it well in advance. I can fall sleep when I am not sleepy and be fully alert during appointment or meeting later on. I think it should be prescription only drug, but for now it is available over the counter. What so great about this drug is that you need to take it only once. You will likely get sleepy at same time next night. I am able to change my sleep cycle at will. And I haven’t noticed side effects at all.
Well one of the side effects, is that you will dream vivid dreams. But I love vivid dreams. In fact, lately I am taking Melatonin to experience vivid dreams. Just be careful, don’t take it after watching a scary movie cause nightmares can get really scary too.
I hate doing stuff like this but since I got nothing really to do at work, so I just call people. Well I call people to complain.
For example, other day I ordered 3 KFC Snackers at 11PM through drive-through. I know at 11PM, just an hour before they close, you will not get the freshest sandwich but these Snackers were grossly stale and old. I threw them away and didn’t think about it until next day when I found the receipt in pocket at work.
So I called KFC complaint/customer satisfaction line, told the guy on phone exactly what happened, I didn’t really expected anything in return but KFC is sending me $15 gift certificate.
Then other day my A/C start leaking water inside my apartment, and it didn’t feel cold enough. Normally, it takes couple of days for my apartment management to fix stuff. I gave my apartment management a call. Usually, I would just say that A/C is broken, please fix it ASAP. But this time I spent 15 minutes talking to the manager about how hot the weather is, how hard it is to sleep in a hot bed, how I am so sleepy at work, how I could lose my job and how it will be his fault if I lose my job. The manager was trying his best to get off the phone but I kept on talking until he promised they will fix it before I get home. They did, in fact, fixed it before I got home.
So sadly bitching works better for you. My next step is to call my auto loan provider and have them lower my interest rate. I have 8 hour, 5 days a week, 3 weeks to talk to them.
I was reading Blake Ross’s interview in Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Ap). He said something about giving an impression as if you are ahead of where you really are. If your project is done only 50%, you say that it is done 75%. The reason is not to mislead but to increase pressure on you to make your lie a reality. Its an interesting concept. Perhaps I will use it .
So I just got back from boar hunting at my friend’s farms in Wills Point, Texas. It was about an hour from Arlington. I went there with my friends from work, Karl & Patrick. The farms are owned by Joe. He only grows hay but apparently there is a lot of money in it. And the best part is he farms only on weekends. During weekdays, he has a full time job as IT professional. Patrick and Karl were excited about farming. I enjoyed the vastness of the hay fields. I wonder what it would be like to be farmer for full time.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see any boars. However, Patrick was able to shoot 2 of them by following them to their home territory in woods. It was freezing last night and I found out hard way that my sleeping bag was rated only for 42F. Also there were coyotes circling our camping ground at night. oh what a fun night it was…. NOT!
But sleepless night and long drive, made me think a lot. I have always looked for ways to simplify my life, like owning only the things I must have, not making any commitments, automating bill payments. Lately, I have been reading on nomadic life. It seems so perfect, you are free to go where ever you want. You are not tied down to a particular place. (I guess that’s why I am always against owning a house during 20’s or 30’s). Well I wish I could do what Tynan and Todd did but I am not ready yet. So I plan to explore this world on weekends. With my photography and blogging, weekend travel seems like perfect addition. I may drive or take a bus or train. I don’t know yet. I was thinking a few of places I like to check out are:
Austin – been there but only to party, love to see this town during daylight.
Yup you read it right. Instead of having one or few major goals for whole 2009, I am going to have several smaller goals through out 2009. Year is very long period of time, and it is easy to sdtart slacking off. For example, in 2008, I had planned to quit smoking. I did it but not until 11:59PM on December 31st, 2008.
Plus I have seen that my life changes quite often. Something that is important now may not be so important six months later.
So I got this idea of mini goals from Tynan. He is not really doing monthly goals but more like 6 month long goals.
I haven’t written a detailed post in a while because I had this epiphany. I am working too hard all the time. My parent always pushed me. I was never satisfied even after great successes. I still never feel satisfied. I think its time to relax a bit. I will make it when I make it. In meantime I don’t need to sacrifice fun and enjoyment. I need to be content. I don’t really enjoy late night coding anymore. So I should stop coding and find out what I really enjoy.
This morning I saw the cutest nurse at my orthodontics’s office. I didn’t know what to do since she was working on my teeth.
I have been contemplating moving out of my parent home. While in actuality I living couch to couch but my base is at my parents home. I feel like I am not as productive as I can be.
. He said something about giving an impression as if you are ahead of where you really are. If your project is done only 50%, you say that it is done 75%. The reason is not to mislead but to increase pressure on you to make your lie a reality. Its an interesting concept. Perhaps I will use it 
