It was just past 5AM when I published my last post and tried to get to sleep. It didn't work and I tried different things that I thought might help, none of them did.
So around 7AM I gave up and got in the shower. That at least made me feel somewhat better and I started thinking about what I'd have for breakfast. Then I woke up about 4 hours later.
As I check the clock now, it is 1:38AM and feel a lot more awake than I would like.
Good thing I picked up some generic form of Tylenol PM. I'll be trying that out in a few minutes to see if it helps me get to sleep before 2AM tonight. Good thing I don't have to get up early tomorrow.
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Oh, and as for the phone call(s) I was talking about last night...
None got made today. In fact, I didn't talk to anyone I know today. I barely spoke to anyone at all.
When I got out and around this afternoon I constantly found myself either in a lot of traffic or a crush of bodies. Neither of which I seemed to be equipped to deal with today. I was only able to keep a pleasant demeanour when I kept my mouth shut.
When I went to say anything I found myself ready to tell people what I really thought about being knocked around by the crowds trying to beat each other to the best sales. However, if I kept my mouth shut I was able to smile and be pleasant. {OK, it might not have been much of a smile but it was more than anyone else seemed to be wearing.}
And to quote Jimmy Stewart's character of Elwood P. Dowd in the movie "Harvey":
My mother used to say to me ... "In this world you need to be very, very smart, or very, very pleasant."Not quite the same circumstances, but something to keep in mind. {And a movie well worth watching if you haven't already seen it.}
I've been smart. I recommend pleasant.
I think I've begun to ramble. So I'm off to take the PM and head to bed.
Wish me luck.
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