Mr Sandman hates me...

Well I guess the payback for my almost-jet-lag-free trip in March is my current state of odd-sleepiness. The trip was long (with flights and with stopovers and layovers it was about 15 hours from boarding the first plane to leaving the last; no wonder the ticket was cheap!).

I got into my flat at about 4pm Wednesday afternoon, unpacked a little and forced myself to stay awake as long as possible. I went to sleep about 10:30 pm and was wide awake at 4 am.

Thursday I went into work, caught up on a lot but was exhausted by 2 pm. Went back home took a short nap, at and was in bed by 10. Wide awake at 3:3 am. Argh!

It’s been like that the last few days. Wake up at stupid o’clock, be dead tired in the afternoon. I have tried not napping, but it seems impossible to stay awake.  I am hoping that my body adjusts soon.

My experience of jet lag is rarely that I feel like it is a different time (like the one of the time zone I came from), for me more it is more like I feel like there is no time; I can look at the sun high in the sky and I have no perception of what time it could be.

Well fingers crossed that this all sorts itself out soon!

The eagle has landed!

Well I have arrived!! I caught an early flight to Chicago and my flight to Manchester arrived an hour (yes an HOUR) early! Frank picked me up an we spent the day catching up and figuring out the weekend. I was hoping to get a new iPhone but complications with iTunes and my not having a UK-based credit card made that not possible at the moment. SO I got a simple pay-as-you-go that makes me long for a new iPhone. C'est la vie!

I will probably be at the University tomorrow, meeting the students in the weekend program I will be administering. Nothing like hitting the ground running! I also hope to start looking for a place to live.

Stay in touch all...either here or by email. Thanks again for all your support!

Best

Robert