Melatonin and the Circadian Cycle

Working at the restaurant has completely messed up my sleep cycle. It is currently 4:30 a.m. Recently, I've been waking up between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., doing a bunch of homework, then going back to sleep. I mean, there's not much to do at 4 a.m., not a lot of distractions, and if I'm wide awake I might as well be up doing the work I don't have time to do otherwise.

Now the questions is, do I want to take melatonin or some other sleep aid to help me out? For now, I think the answer is no. For one thing, I put enough shit into my body, I don't think another hormone is a good idea. For another thing, if I didn't have random bursts of energy at 4 a.m., I might not be able to handle life.

Now, to share something I found rather hilarious. Lyla, Liz, and myself hung out the other night in an epic tale of awesomeness (not that anything extraordinary happened, but we are pretty much the shiznit). We happened to purchase pineapple soda to mix with vodka from the corner (ghetto) store. I pulled it out of the refrigerator.

So obviously, looking at the bottle I was like "Cool, Large 2 Liter. What makes it large?" I looked on the labeling, saw that the bottom said 2 Liters (67.6 fluid oz). So, I was confused, and I told Liz and Lyla that.

Then I turned the bottle about 45 degrees clockwise.

BAHAHAHAHAHA. It's 100% more than a 1 Liter. BAHAHAHAHA. Makes TOTAL sense now. That's why it's a "big" 2 liter. I feel like the pineapple soda had a little issue with it's size, so it compensated by using different labeling. I like it, it's a lot more productive than a lot of other over-compensating...did I just say tha...wha???

[And now an apology to my two biggest blog fans for rehashing exactly what happened the other night. To be fair, I warned you. XOXO]

In other news, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO TO CHILE FOR FREE!!! I'm trying not to be super excited about this prospect but I totally am. If I get picked, I get to spend a week in Santiago blogging about life, for free. Yes. I am stoked. Let's see, one week working at the restuarant vs. one week in Chile. Blogging. For free. And drinking. Lots. For free. And taking pictures. For free. It's like they are offering a deal tailored specifically to me. Free booze, food, nice hotel, warm weather, and all for the small price of blogging. Which I love doing anyway. Bring it on. Here's to hoping.

Currently the weather is snowy - and Nelly is my only distraction. Isn't she adorable?

Or she would be adorable if you could see ANY picture of her where her entire body didn't look like a giant black blob.

Off to finish my homework and then go to bed. I'm pretty sure Economics will put me to sleep, if writing about the European Union doesn't do the trick.