Polyphasic Nap Log – Uberman Day 5
2:00 AM:
I am a master of oversleeping. I slept in my office this time so I didn’t have to deal with the finicky alarm clock in the bedroom. I forgot to pump my speaker volume though, so I didn’t notice the alarm in here and slept an extra hour. Supposedly oversleeping is the worst thing you can do, and I appear to be doing it regularly. On a positive note, I’ve found a way to adjust the system volume programatically, so this problem shouldn’t happen again.
4:00 AM
Even though I just woke up at 3:30, I was way tired so I had my nap at 4:00. I solved the volume problem on the alarm clock – it now sets the sytem volume to zero while it is running, then full for the alarm. This should enable me to keep the speaker volume up high without getting dinged awake with random sounds (IM, email, antivirus, etc).
I had my nap and I’m still tired, although not as bad as last night. Stuggling to make it to 6 am and the daylight naps of easiness…
6:00 AM
I’m still tired, but not THAT bad. I woke up on my own with time to spare, so that could be a good thing. I’m still sitting here struggling not to fall asleep at my desk, but that might change after getting up and eating breakfast. I’m suspicious, but cautiously optimistic…
10:00 AM
The 6-10 block ended up being fine. I was tired, but nothing drastic, and I ended up doing very well on my mario kart account. Didn’t get as much sleep as I wanted for the 10 am, but still feel ok (the magic of daytime). Headed out to Jess’s family’s place – will probably be the first time I have to nap away from my little cave.
2:00 PM
Slept at Jess’s parents house with no real problems, although I don’t really feel rested, as is the norm. :/ Had a nice little bbq though 
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6:00 PM
Back home. Fell asleep very promptly — I’m getting pretty good at that, which is a good sign I think. Again, not feeling that rested – I expect tonight to be hellish. I’m starting to feel like it isn’t going to be worth continuing unless I start seeing some progress soon. The extra time I have right now isn’t good time – I spend it all struggling not to fall asleep, and the normal hours are spent a little bit tired.
10:00 PM
Tried to nap together with Jess. Fell asleep alright, but woke up feeling very tired. Having strong desire to lay back down and have a full night’s rest. Still almost 3 hours to go until next nap and I’m starting to fight off the long blinks… Sleep deprivation is no fun. I’m annoyed that after 5 full days I’m still not feeling any progress. I was hoping to be on my way out right now, but I just don’t think that is the case. Cmon, body!
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