Sleeeeeep
It's funny what a bit more sleep does to your outlook in life, not to mention your skin condition.
I've recently been sleeping earlier, tonight is no exception.
I normally sleep around the 1am, 2am mark, sometimes getting up to 2:30 am and 3 in my quest to both watch tv, read newspapers, study for my 2 uni subjects, complete any assignments, and still try to have a social life by keeping up with the latest goss around town. Add to that eternal, daily housework and the occasional and obligatory nights out with family, friends, and the boyfriend.
It's done me in lately. I used to be (and I feel really old saying this) one of these night-owls who really got to their peak at night, never needed more than 4-5 hours of sleep, had good skin despite it all, and looked fresh and alive. These days I look more run down and tired than a 90 year old. And I can't hack it anymore when I get less sleep - the brain just doesn't want to cooperate (I suspect I actually damaged a few million braincells in uni, what with all the all-nighters). And my face!!! Anyone who's seen me recently will attest to the spontaneous eruption of acne on my once baby smooth (well, at least clearer) face. I blame having to study for all of this, though I know, deep down, that it's the marriage of procrastination and a lack of time management skills that brought me to where I am today.
So I've made another little resolution - sleep before 12, the latest 12:30 am each night and get at least 7 - 8 hours of sleep :)
Living close to work kinda helps too ;)
Anyone an Emailca$h member?
I'm a recovered and reformed Emailcash addict. I was a member since.. as long as I can remember which was probably way back in 2000 or so. I was sooo excited about it before - kept logging on everyday to get the daily free 5 points. I was so cheap and broke I couldn't buy anything myself to earn more points hahhaa.
Back then the exchange rate for cash was
$2.20 per 100 points. These days you'd find it hard to get $1 for 100 points! Plus you could buy heaps more things as well - now you can only get things at the auctions but you'd definitely get ripped off if you did. There are heaps of cheap stuff up for auction and everyone bids it up to waay over the recommended price. I've seen a $10 phone card go for about $15 ecash! The sheer lunacy of it is enough to make a person cash out their entire ecash into real money ... which is exactly what I've done ;)
I guess you can say that my patience paid off - a little. I'm now waiting for about $210 separated into several cheques to arrive in the mail. After that, who knows, I think I can make better use of the money than buying overpriced phone cards and MP3 players. I might get myself a wireless keyboard/mouse ;)
Happiness and God - the epilogue
What happened after the whole happiness and God posts? Well nothing much in terms of a resolution - I made my point and that was (in case it got lost in all of the comments) that we should all be respectful of other people's religions whatever that may be.
Some comments were, as my friend said, taken personally when they shouldn't have been.
Some confused idiots remained confused .. and anonymous to the world at least hahaa ;)
On the whole I learned alot about the views and perspectives of the people around me and although we don't all agree with each other all the time, it is good to be able to have healthy discussions...... what are your friends for, if not to hit you on the head and slap you silly when you need it ;) (oh and I don't think I need it either, not now, not ever hahaaha)
