Tuesday March 8th, 2011

The day before, Yuki slept almost incessantly. Literally, he did not even go to class; he laid in his bed and did nothing. And when I got back to the room around 8:30 yesterday evening, he was already asleep. This fact does not bother me. If Yuki wants to stay up and sleep at strange hours of the night, that is fine with me. What does bother me, just a little, is that he got at 4:30 this morning, started turning on lights and doing homework. That does not make me happy, nor does it make me restful.

I was a walking zombie for class today and for the rest of the rest of the day, no kidding. The teachers gave me a thousand little remedies for my sleeplessness, including getting my homework done earlier, eating more Chinese food, drinking hot water, and rebalancing my chi. At these times, it is best to just nod one’s head and continue with the conversation, unless you would like to launch into a conversation about your inability to balance yourchi due to the fact that you have no idea what that is…

I got a hearty lunch at the Ma La Tang restaurant, and then went to Bally eating such a large lunch, while perhaps being necessitated by my lack of sleep, reduced me to a stumbling and potbellied exerciser.

I came back to the dorm and did some homework until my hunger got the best of me. I went to the dumpling shack again and shared a meal with the boss there. In Chinese custom, you should offer a cigarette to someone that you have recently met, as this is a sign of acceptance and friendship. I was backed into a corner – I wanted to befriend the owner with the awesome dumplings but the cigarette looked dubious at best. It was a horrible cigarette, but I grimaced through it and made friends.

Then, I returned to the dorm to do homework, but was so tired that I was about to fall asleep reading the text. Please keep in mind, dear reader, that it is 9:00 PM that this incident occurs.

I decide that unless I wish to end up with Yuki’s irregular sleep pattern, I needed to find something to do that would allow me to sleep at an appropriate hour. I watched a movie to stay awake, maintaining my fragile hold on sleep and successfully escaping Yuki’s trap.

Sleep.

I’ll write soon!

Keep it classy!

Jamey