Insomnia (life/teaching)

I had a lot of coffee yesterday. Sometimes, I pretend that coffee has not impact on my life other than providing goodness. And, there are days when a good cup of coffee is that warm thing I need to drift off to sleep. But, today is not one of those days.

Yesterday, I over-caffeinated in the morning in attempts to achieve a chatty version of myself. Then, I had 2 cups of tea at brunch. Then, I had a medium (which is sometimes referred to as a grande) post-brunch. Then, an esspresso based small after I got off the subway for my walk to my Queens park.

Now, I'm awake. I've been awake since 1 a.m. I have to wake up in a few hours and go teach small children. I am pretty sure I will not be operating at my ideal level. In fact, I am pretty sure I will fall asleep an hour and a half before my alarm is set to wake me up. Then, I will have to force myself out of bed, mid-REM cycle. Finally, I will be incoherent for any point prior to ingesting more coffee. It's a vicious cycle.

It appears I'm not the only one awake at the moment. The people who live downstairs are opening doors and talking and some suped-up speed racer is zooming past my window. I normally sleep like a champion. Once I'm out, there is normally no waking me. In a somewhat adolescent view, I kind of think that everyone else must be asleep while I'm asleep. I wonder if my neighbors are always up at 3. I wish that there was a reason I could go talk to them right now. When I'm up in the middle of the night, I like to talk. But, that would push the limits on good neighborly interactions.