For the past two nights, I’ve been lucky to get about four hours of sleep each night. Usually, I need at least six hours to feel energetic during the day.
I suppose my lack of sleep is due to excitement. I’m not having trouble falling asleep. It’s just that I wake up around 2 AM and start thinking about all of the cool stuff I’m going to see at the Telluride Film Festival.
Once I wake up, it doesn’t take much for me to become wide awake.
And then, it doesn’t matter if I spend another two hours in bed trying to go back to sleep. Once I’m wide awake, that’s it. So, I read or attempt to do a bit of work, knowing that I’m going to feel groggy in the afternoon.
So far, the festival has been amazing!
I intentionally decided to skip the late movies last night, knowing that I could see them tonight if I could just get enough sleep. Now, I’m wondering if I’m going to miss them tonight too.
I would like to think that if I’m sleep deprived, it’s because I’m watching every movie it’s possible for me to see at the festival! “Hand me the wine and the dice, I want my carnival now, while I have thirst and lust for living!” — Aspects of Love
Oh, well. I’m not going to let a lack of sleep diminish the joy I experience being here. I can always catch some of the movies later.
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