Claire's Random Thoughts

Wow, my life is so different right now compared to how it was just a year ago. If I didn’t transfer to NYU from SJU, I would probably still be on my old lifestyle.

By the way, I did go back to the Everyman Sleep Schedule. There’s just no way I can get everything done otherwise, especially with my daily commute time from Greenwich Hotel.

For starters, last year, I would probably be either watching a movie or TV or just chatting with Sarah, Athena, Clare, David, and Jeffrey. O’Connor Hall Suite 306 nightly after TV/movie gathering! Or, during the most productive days, we might have a “homework party” which was really just chatting.

Now, I’m reading ahead so I can be prepared for tomorrow’s Financial Statement Analysis lecture. That’s right, I’m reading ahead, something I would have never even considered considering just a year ago.

Just a year ago, I never opened a textbook. Now I’m electing to preview the material before class (for classes I like).
Just a year ago, I slept about 9 hours per night. Now, I’m on the Everyman sleep schedule.
Just a year ago, I thought my 9:10 am class twice per week was ridiculously early, and I often missed it when I couldn’t get up. Now I have no trouble making it to 8:00 am classes Monday through Thursday and 9:30 on Friday.
Just a year ago, virtually all time outside of class became free time. Now it’s networking, presentation, seminar, or group project time.
Just a year ago, I would hang out at Montgoris Dining Hall for hours with friends. Then, we would go back to the dorms and continue. Now, I grab something to go and eat while working on group projects.

Finally, just a year ago I had fun…now…

Well, it’s safe to say that I’m adapting to the typical life of an NYU Stern student. Sometimes I still miss my old laid back life with actuarial science major classes as the only thing requiring work. I just couldn’t keep it simple, continue with my full scholarship, and be an actuary, could I? Well, I value prestige, so I guess it’s prestige I’m getting and working for. I also have the reputation of making everything more complicated than necessary, and that’s definitely what I’m doing now.

I got 7 hours of sleep last night, and I was more tired today than ever. For the first time since I started this schedule, I had eye bags. Yes, that’s correct. I never once had eye bags in my adaptation phase. Then, I went and slept 7 hours and got eye bags.

Huh?
Well, they weren’t 7 quality hours, and everyman emphasizes getting quality sleep. The stupid Benadryl from the stupid allergic reaction acted as a sleeping pill and ruined the quality of my sleep. I doubt I even got a single second of stage 4 or REM sleep in those 7 hours.

Now I just want to oversleep because I’m so tired…
Nooooo…must stay up until scheduled sleep time…

By the way, on a side note, I think I’m switching over to the 4.5 hour core plus two naps for a little more flexibility. I simply can’t find fixed times i my schedule every day to take three 20 minute naps.

Lesson learned: Drugs that knock you out seriously screw up this schedule. However, I might still have to make an exception for my 21st birthday…