April 08, 2005

Ungodly Hours and the Sunshine High

It is possible that some of you do not realize that Daylight Savings Time is a bastard. Well, it is. And here's why: I am once again going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark. Bastard.

For normal people, this would not be an issue, but I apparently react to sunlight the way kids react to candy in large amounts: I go hyper to the point of people wanting to get me with a large bucket of ice water and then I lose all energy and fall asleep.

Why? I argue that it's because I'm cold blooded. Not only does this mean that I am cruel and heartless (and I am, let's be honest), but it also means that my body temp changes based on the temperature surrounding me. Modern medicine may argue, but what do they really know anyway? They think it's fun to cut open bodies and transfuse blood. Are these the people we are trusting to tell us what is normal? Really? I think not! So, since I am cold blooded, when it gets warm out, my blood flows faster, making me a hyperactive nut. Then, when night comes, I slow down because my body is adjusting to the cold like a lizard. This means that if we were stranded in a desert and we were out of water but it was night-time, I probably wouldn't notice. You, on the other hand, would. Sucks to be you, Mammal.

All joking aside, it probably has a lot to do with two things: 1) My standard body temp is 97.1, which is more than a full degree colder than everybody else and 2) I only see the light of day on weekends, so apparently it's as exciting for me as shooting stars or eclipses or Second Comings of Christ are for most other people.

Whatever the reason, the weekend is almost here, and even though I work late tonight, I have two sun-filled days ahead of me. And even though they'll go faster because of the damn Daylight Savings Time (which, I would like to add, has had me up until at least 1 in the morning every night this week) (bastard), they'll still be sun-filled and windy and warm. For some people, all they need is love. All I need is sun.

Posted by LoWriter at April 8, 2005 03:43 PM
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Posted by: Jeremy at April 8, 2005 07:26 PM

i hope you really enjoyed this weekend! i, personally have a sunburn. not that i'm terribly proud of my increased chance of skin cancer (i'm prolly in for that one anyway), but that i spent oodles of my time in the out-of-doors, absorbing the wonderful vitamins of the sun, and watching the algea start to grow on Como Lake.... yay!

Do you think you have SADD? or whatever that is? i too get hyper in sunshine. but i do really enjoy a nice solid thunderstorm. damn this piddly excuse for rain.

Posted by: Dr. Gonzo at April 11, 2005 10:20 AM

Dr. Gonzo: Who knows what I have. I think I have an I-Hate-Working-All-the-Mo-Fo-Time disorder. I believe that this was brought about by extreme exposure to work.

Jeremy: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? Why don't they just leave it on Daylight Savings time all the time and forget it. :)

Posted by: Lo at April 11, 2005 10:49 AM