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Title: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: Kara on June 27, 2009, 08:52:15 AM
Post by: Kara on June 27, 2009, 08:52:15 AM
Well ever since I've been taking summer classes and living on campus, I can't really oversleep even if I want to. Last night, I went to bed at 2:30 in the morning and woke up around 8:30. I always leave my blinds open and the sunlight just pores in. It feels great waking up every day and I never feel tired once I'm up.
Ah, if only I could stay at college forever. :laugh:
Ah, if only I could stay at college forever. :laugh:
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: lisagurl on June 27, 2009, 09:15:17 AM
Post by: lisagurl on June 27, 2009, 09:15:17 AM
Well the sun wakes me at 5:30 AM but the dark puts me to sleep at 8:30 PM
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 09:28:02 AM
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 09:28:02 AM
I try very hard to get to bed by 5:30 and don't start doing my best work till well after 9PM
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 09:42:48 AM
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 09:42:48 AM
you might not want to come to Iceland right about now then...
the sun hasn't "gone down" for about a month or two... and won't again 'til... late august ish...
the sun hasn't "gone down" for about a month or two... and won't again 'til... late august ish...
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: Kara on June 27, 2009, 10:18:23 AM
Post by: Kara on June 27, 2009, 10:18:23 AM
Quote from: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 09:42:48 AM
you might not want to come to Iceland right about now then...
the sun hasn't "gone down" for about a month or two... and won't again 'til... late august ish...
So, do you guys lose any sleep during this time of the year?
I can't imagine having 24 hour sunlight, it sounds awesome.
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 10:18:59 AM
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 10:18:59 AM
6 months of night sounds better still.
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 10:40:37 AM
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 10:40:37 AM
Oh it's rough on people who aren't used to it, and the winter is horrid on people with SAD (which is thankfully rare around here).
I don't loose any sleep from it. I've lived here most of my life and so it doesn't bother me.
I love the winter up here Tekla, for that reason alone... On the darkest days it doesn't even get to the point where you can say that there's "daylight" out there, and the snow combined with that means the whole world looks painted in hues of royal blue.. it's really quite stunning.
I don't loose any sleep from it. I've lived here most of my life and so it doesn't bother me.
I love the winter up here Tekla, for that reason alone... On the darkest days it doesn't even get to the point where you can say that there's "daylight" out there, and the snow combined with that means the whole world looks painted in hues of royal blue.. it's really quite stunning.
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 10:52:30 AM
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 10:52:30 AM
I was at Thule for a few weeks, far north of you I think, all that sunlight was oppressive.
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 11:29:28 AM
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 11:29:28 AM
I do prefer the dark... which would explain why I'm indoors... on the computer.. ;)
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: barbie on June 27, 2009, 12:31:06 PM
Post by: barbie on June 27, 2009, 12:31:06 PM
My little daughter always wakes me up at 9:30 AM every weekend. What I need most is not fashion, but just enough sleep! (at least on Sunday)
Barbie~~
Barbie~~
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: Crypt77 on June 27, 2009, 06:59:20 PM
Post by: Crypt77 on June 27, 2009, 06:59:20 PM
Hahaha, the sun doesn't wake me up at all but my internal alarm clock does. I have always gotten up before my alarm clock which is kinda weird. The dark doesn't do much for me but keeps me more awake.
Title: Re: Sunlight wakes me up
Post by: Genevieve Swann on June 27, 2009, 07:59:00 PM
Post by: Genevieve Swann on June 27, 2009, 07:59:00 PM
I can normally sleep anytime and almost anywhere. Love sunlight but 12 hours is plenty and 14 is too much. I would go further insane in the great white north.