Noodleman Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I pretty much always go to sleep about 2-3 am and wake up about 10-11am. I do suffer from acutal insomnia every now and then. During my first year at university I got 10 hours sleep max in the space of 9 days. I was walking around in a daze most of the time. My flatmates where actualy geniunly concerned that I was off my face on Heroin, because aparantly thats what I looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunKy Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I used to be up till at least 3am on most nights just cuz my mind kept thinking things really fast and I couldnt sleep with it. So I stayed on the internet, watched DVDs and all sorts of crap until my body just shut down. Now Im here its lights out at 22:30 and call the hands at 05:45 though I usually wake up earlier and sleep and later than 10:30. It aint good for me either way but the set up I had at home was more fun. If you have the entertainment insomnia is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meik Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Halo 2 with the guys on here has run to 4am many times, they just WON'T LET ME SLEEP. WHY WON'T THEY LET ME SLEEP? OH GOD HOW I WANT TO GO TO SLEEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bananagrabber Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I'm normally up on Xbox Live/Porn/Scrubs/Star Trek/Wishing I had a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Caffiene addiction and the fact i love the night makes me sleep at 6am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmellow Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 multi-tasking is the best way to stay up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaight Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Talking of bad habit, my old college had a huge summer break of nearly 4 months and I got so addicted to the old EverQuest, you won't believe how bad it was. And somehow that game allowed me to stay awake for (average) about 35 hours a session. Looking back I still can't believe it. Now I can barely manage 24 and I get too sleepy and give in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ford Prefect Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Talking of bad habit, my old college had a huge summer break of nearly 4 months and I got so addicted to the old EverQuest, you won't believe how bad it was. And somehow that game allowed me to stay awake for (average) about 35 hours a session. Looking back I still can't believe it. Now I can barely manage 24 and I get too sleepy and give in. hehe, reminds me of the time i did 27 hours straight on KOTOR on the xbox. i can still do some long stints, tho not sure if whether it hurts more now than before. it was certainly shitty the other week when due to circumstances both within and out of my control, i got fuck all sleep and did 2 night shifts with out rest. at one point i was almost asleep stood up. i've done over 36 hours before piece of piss but the job really took it out of me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiemetriX Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Live webchat.. or playing games. Damn I have wasted a lot of hours on that webchat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I don't know how you guys can stay up to such ludicrous hours =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygo Ape Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I love staying up late, its a childish addiction. I remeber going into school one day and telling all my mates i stayed up till 10PM. Oh jesus i was such a G back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaight Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 i've done over 36 hours before piece of piss Really? It was VERY hard. Usually 24 hours is quite doable, but I found that there's a crunch time around 30 ish and every hour becomes a living nightmare. Up to 24th hour, you can eat to stay up - greesy food works well. But after that I found no amounts of food/drinks made much difference. Usually what allowed me to stay up 30+ was an obsessive concentration on a task in a game, like camping for an item. I'd be so determined to get the item, I could survive those hours. The last few hours became hypnotic. I won't do it again. I really hate it. Life is much more fun living normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I use to be up till about 4am every night, since i work no, starting at 6am, thats no longer an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 I can't sleep. I'm so worried about a lot of things at the moment. Not finding a job is one of them. I'm entertaining Jordan at the moment by spinning around on my new swivel chair. I've got 8 revolutions so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arragaun Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Off to some SOTN goodness. Can't sleep, so might as well make the best out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmellow Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I'm entertaining Jordan at the moment by spinning around on my new swivel chair. I've got 8 revolutions so far. I'm just impressed you can still type! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hmm I should be in bed because im bad enough as it is, but the last two days I've stayed up til like 2am. This is not good for sleep patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 I'm just impressed you can still type! haha Actual snippet of a conversation with Jordan. Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: i jusr soub around on my nuew swcivel chair Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: i can tell Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: don't throw up. Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: i thinnk i will Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: pretty soon Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: i has a heeadache Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: weee! Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: wooo Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: sick? P Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: u spin around 8 times!!! Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: *i Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: no Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: i'd hit things Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: noo!! Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: mostly my cat. Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: i spun! Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: around Jordan - Bought Another Dreamcast (that still hasn't come ¬_¬) says: oh. Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: 8 timmee Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Lol... dodgy bit to take out there Flinky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmellow Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Actual snippet of a conversation with Jordan. Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: i jusr soub around on my nuew swcivel chair Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: i thinnk i will Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: i has a heeadache Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: u spin around 8 times!!! Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: *i Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: 8 timmee Oh Ah Uh-Oh Oh! The Hounds Of Love are coming says: s lol thats definitely different compared to your normal perfect spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twozzok Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Well, it's 3am, does that mean i qualify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Its 4am, i'm still up. Been watching scrubs and then i used my crazy hunter cat known as Mollie to help me catch some moths. Shes awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twozzok Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I was attempting to watch Fight Club, but it's too quiet, and i can't have my speakers on too loud otherwise i'd wake people up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ford Prefect Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Really? It was VERY hard. Usually 24 hours is quite doable, but I found that there's a crunch time around 30 ish and every hour becomes a living nightmare. Up to 24th hour, you can eat to stay up - greesy food works well. But after that I found no amounts of food/drinks made much difference. Usually what allowed me to stay up 30+ was an obsessive concentration on a task in a game, like camping for an item. I'd be so determined to get the item, I could survive those hours. The last few hours became hypnotic. I won't do it again. I really hate it. Life is much more fun living normally. actually, not drinking anything with caffine in is the key to staying awake. not eating much does the trick too as the digestion process uses energy that could otherwise be used in staying awake. best to just snack a little. usually something to concentrate on is the key, so gaming is what usually gets me thru. when i'm at work and knackered cos i've been up too long for whatever reason its a different ball game, usually need to eat and drink coffee by the gallon. staying awake for extended periods increases your energy requirements(unsurprisingly) so if you're working as well, you need the food to remain standing never mind anything else. ask for the 27 hours on KOTOR thing, think i had been up 40 hours in total by the time i slept after that stint. i was halucinating the last few hours, could see the HUD from the game floating in the air infront of me. i have played AoE2 far too much before too, games on that can last ages! one time i started halucinating due to playing too long. could hear ingame sound effects where there werent any because i wasn't on the game or even the pc sometimes and sometimes would see little purple dots on the screen or something (my units are ALWAYS purple in AoE2) sometimes going without sleep can actually be fun, hit a period where you get something me and particle_man (off irc) call "sleep drunk" where you're abit daft, sense of humour goes crackers. everything turns on edge and things that normally wouldn't seem funny make you giggle for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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