Picky Intellectual Insomniac

34. My cathemeral sleeping habits (i.e. characterized by having no pattern whatsoever) have returned. In full swing. I’ve been having a lot of difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep for the last few weeks now (a problem that began for me around fifth grade). I’ve been late to work twice as a result of not waking up when my alarm clock went off (which, while it was a problem for me while sorting out my medication in college, hasn’t been an issue for the last couple of years. I stopped taking my meds around June, but I haven’t slept through my alarm since then. And I’ve been living alone for the past few months). I spent all of last night tossing and turning. I don’t remember sleeping or waking up, although I suppose it’s possible that I nodded off somewhere in the middle. I looked at the clock until around 2:00am (Note: I got into bed around 11:30pm) at which point I decided to stop myself from checking the time every five minutes (it just becomes aggravating after awhile). The next time I looked at the clock was a little before 5:00am, at which point I decided to give up on sleep and just get up. So now I’m typing before 6:00am, and my alarm clock hasn’t even gone off yet. Oh, insomnia, how I loathe you.

35. I have a tendency to dislike books that:
A. Have almost entirely male character lists
B. Take place mostly outdoors
C. Have more description than dialogue

I hated The Lord of the Flies with a burning passion. And I couldn't make it past page 20 of The Hobbit.

36. The most memorable backhanded compliment I’ve ever received was written on an essay I wrote by a professor of mine. His comment was, "It’s disappointing to see mediocre work from such a fine mind."