it's about 3 in the morning and i've been struck with a crazy idea... call it the science major in me but i think now is time for another patented Redgeriment (reggie and experiment, together at last!) as only a small group of people know, my first experiment was a total bust, if you'd like to know more about it just ask me... anywho, considering that i have to study for an ochem midterm and write up a lab for my ochem lab both of which are on wednesday i came to the realization that i probably will not being getting much sleep... so, here's my experiment, I'll record my progress/regression as i try to stay awake from now until i can no longer take it. the parameters of this little experiment will follow, only short 15 minute naps will be allowed and each nap must be at a minimum of 4 hours apart. in addition, i can use anything i see fit to keep myself awake, ie. coffee, soda, exercise, cold showers... check back in 4 hours before i get to take my first power nap...

5.29.01 3:27am
did push ups and i seem to be on my second wind... motivated to finish this damn lab report!

5.29.01 5:55 am
my mom found me at the computer this morning still up. i told her i wanted to call in sick today from work and she concurred. I'm still doing pretty well and i'm almost done with my lab report. Luckily I've had Angeline and Phil to talk to throughout the night/day. I'm making myself a cup of tea, looks like i'm gonig to call it quits pretty soon

5.29.01 7:03 am
bleh... no use fighting it... i want to sleep. experiment #2 offically ends 15 minutes from now (the time it'll take me to fall asleep) phil was right, sleep is good for you =P`

here's the deal... you're given three choices and you can only pick two... which do you pick? on the application for ucsd they should also have a section in which you pick two of the three "social/study plan options"

In order to ensure the highest level of commitment by our students please select two of the following options. Your selections will help our admissions department determine your relative success as a student at UCSD

___ school work
___ friends
___ sleep

damn those people who can pick all three options and still get good grades!

it's about 11:10 at clics and i have yet to get any studying done. i haven't added anything new to this thing so i guess now would be the best time considering the fact I'm not utilizing my time any more wisely. right now my mind is a jumble of conflicting thoughts all wanting to be expressed at once... which one should i pick? well, at the present moment i'm seated at my favorite corner computer on the second floor of clics and all around me are the sounds of busy students. every once in a while a wave of clicking will rise like the crashing of gentle waves along the shores of the del mar. possibly these people are typing papers or most likely like me they're all chatting on AIM and so have been inspired to chat with friends instead of typing up their ever important papers. i on the other hand shouldn't even be near a computer since studying ochem doesn't even require the use of one, well... perhaps for the times i need to check up on homework assignments or compare IR spectra. tonight is just one of those nights where i can't seem to get the drive to study. as hard as i try my head just doesn't want to absorb the mechanisms of aldehydes and ketones and i could care less about the eletrconegativity of a carbon atom. i really need to tear myself away from this thing. nah, i'll just stay on AIM (just in case someone needs to talk to me... ) i wonder what mayrin and phil are doing right now? should i call them or message them? hmmm... i pick up the phone and press the little green button and scroll through the past ten calls i've made... philip is number 5 and mayrin is number 10... interesting how i'm always able to find them in my top 10. =) strange to think that 3 people could be so close and dependent on one another in such a short period of time. maybe it's just the honeymoon period, however i doubt that... i'm sure if we really were sick of each other's company we would have parted a long time ago. awwwww... now i'm all happy thinking about you guys =) okie, now i'm motivated to study...

the camera pulls out from an extreme close-up of the computer screen as the text flows from my fingers...sharp pan and close-up the little smile forming on my face as i realize in this place of institutionalized learning and stress my job is to be the purveyor fun and chaos... "i am the dance..." violins swell to a climax and screen fades to black... credits roll and the ending theme plays... fin