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December 04, 2004
Levels of Entertainment
I think I just decided that I have varying levels of entertainment for myself, dependent on my level of tiredness(man, I wish I could think of a better word than that...). Generally when I'm blogging I'm in a somewhat tired mood. I tend to add entries either in the early morning directly after waking up, or in the evening before I head to bed. The current situation is the latter.
When I'm not very tired, I like to do things like go for a drive or pick up a good non-fiction book. When I'm a little more tired I'll read a non-fiction, or do some online reading. Then when the tiredness level reaches a certain point I go for a movie or television. This is generally a mistake because it often makes me even more tired.
Why is it that lying lazily on the couch and watching the ol' tube-o-vision can put one out like a light? I don't know, but it does it to me nearly every time. Perhaps it's because one's brain is in the process of growing mold, so it protects itself by going to sleep. Wow, someone with a degree in something like Cognitive Science should really never come up with a theory like that one...what's wrong with me? I don't know, maybe I'm just tired...I'm gonna go watch some TV now...
Posted at December 4, 2004 11:06 PM
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hey josh,
long time no talk dude. i happened to run into your xanga link on clara's site and it brought me here soooo i figured i'd leave a note and say hi. hope things are going all right out there. miss having you around. take care and good luck with finals and stuff. we just started today :-D.
luv always,
Cin
Posted by: Cin at December 7, 2004 02:11 AM
Heh. Trying to force the grammar to fit a mold causes resort to words like "tiredness". Just rephrase: "depending on how tired I am." Or try synonyms, like sleepiness, exhausion, etc.
Here's a VERY useful word tool: gurunet.com. Get the free version, and if you want truly huge lookup facilities, the paid one. ALT-click brings up definitions, and a thesaurus tab. Here's the thesaurus entry for "sleepy":
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sleepy
adjective
Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, slumberous, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.
Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.
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;)
Posted by: Brian H at December 7, 2004 02:08 PM
just because you have a degree in cognitive science doesn't mean that you can't come up with outrageous theories. personally, i liked your theory. made sense to me! hah.
Posted by: Anonymous at December 8, 2004 08:17 PM