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Tonight I am mega-tired!

Last night there was a bit of drama, as I thought my pet rat was dying (I think she has days left as she has two massive tumours growing on her chest). She couldn't breath properly and was getting very anxious, so I sat up with her until midnight. I didn't want to just dump her in her cage to die, so in the end my girlfriend agreed to help. I slept on the sofa with my pet rat on my chest, and my girlfriend watched DVDs and kept an eye on us to make sure I didn't roll over on her and squash her.

I woke up around 2:00am and to my surprise the rat was looking a lot better so I put her in her cage and went to sleep. I set the alarm for just after 3:00am, so I should have got about the right quantity of sleep for my core, although I think the quality of the sleep was awful.

This morning after my core I did a bit of work on my site and some chores. My morning nap was amazing as usual and I slept very easily for it.

After my morning nap we went roller blading for a few hours, which tired me out nicely for my 12:20 nap. After that I played a lot of video games (Guild Wars 2 just came out) until my eyes started to feel sore and I had a headache. I went for my 5:00pm nap and afterwards took a cold shower and then went out for japanese food in Cambridge.

That brings us up to now. I am extremely sleepy now and would love nothing more than to go for a nice long sleep. I discussed at great lengths with my girlfriend why I wanted to quit this experiment, but she convinced me to try at least 1 more day. This might sound pretty pathetic since this is only day 6, but to spend this long feeling tired is not pleasant. Also I am finding my schedule is increasingly getting in the way of my social life.

Now I am typing this post standing up to try and stop myself from drifting off. If this doesn't get easier soon I am definitely going to have to pack it in. I can deal with being tired for a while, but a big part of me thinks this will not even work. I have quite a bit of extra time at the moment, but I am so tired I can't do anything with it, and I am not able to do a lot of the activities that I normally enjoy (although the rollerblading felt great!).

I will report back tomorrow if I make it!