Postcard of the Day

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Went to meet a Saint at the shelter yesterday.  Kinda relieved it wasn't a match, as I hadn't been thinking dog, and wasn't ready for one.  Just saw that she's gotten adopted, though. so rah.

Got the diagnosis today that I do indeed have the circadian rhythm problem known as delayed sleep wake phase disorder.  No surprise, but interesting to hear that it sounds like mine's not exactly mild.  The average human "tau" (or daily sleep cycle rhythm period) is 24.2 hours, and mine's significantly longer than that.  Plus I'm a classic night owl, the way I perk up after the sun goes down, even if I'm dragging in the afternoon, and almost always want to sleep all morning (plus some), and stay up until the sun's about to come up (or later).  Next I'll be getting some individualized sleep coaching, to help me max the adjustments, though the doc said I have already been doing a lot of the classic coping things--- and pointed out that most of us are contending with some adjusting to fit the day/night cycle & attendant social function timing demands.

I'm extra tired today, as if to underscore the finding, cuz I had to be arrive early this morn for my appt at Domino's Farms.  (A funny thing about this area is that the nutso pizza magnate's sprawling complex that had petting zoos and giant light-up crosses is also where not the U medical system has a lot of offices).

Gotta make a point to write soon about last weekend, my weekend of movies and other flavors of enjoying myself.  It was really somethin'.