Raven's Rant

I can’t make up my mind whether polyphasic sleeping is worth the hassle or not.  I’m tired, and I feel like I get NOTHING done, but when I look back on it from my monophasic self, I got soooooo much more done then!  What a pain.  I think I did more house cleaning just because I was trying to stay awake.  When I was awake I did work.  So, I’m thinking that I’m cutting out house cleaning for more sleep.  That in and of itself is kinda bad.  Trying to schedule everything around naps is a pain too.  I found that even though I felt better when I had four naps instead of three, three naps is MUCH easier to schedule around.

I’m thinking of starting up again.  I need a bigger stick for getting me up though.  That seems to be my biggest challenge.  I’ll bet it’s really everyone’s biggest challenge

So I’ve just about gotten myself talked into it again.  So much to do and so little time.  Sleeping seems to be a luxury I can’t afford at the moment.  I’ve got to learn a new language (Italian) post haste, get that book ready for publication, and keep the house clean enough for surprise guests.  Really, it is now, but I’m picky.  I want it cleaner!

I’ve tried using “the naked alarm clock”.  It’s an online alarm clock that plays revelry.  The biggest problem is that when MicroBorg starts updating stuff, and restarting the computer, it kills the settings.  Thus, no wakie-wakie for me.  (

I’ve got one of those old fashioned bell alarm clocks.  That’s the one I’m gonna use tonight.  So I guess the answer is “Yes to Polyphasic”.  How long I can keep it going is another question entirely.  I figure anything past four days is success, since that is my current record.

And, for those of you who are having as much trouble as I–I hope this blog helps.  Please let me know ’cause at times I feel like a L-O-O-S-E-R for not being able to stick with this silly thing!