Perhaps I'd Like a Sundial.

I've decided that the concept of time is too complicated to think about, let alone deal with. Especially when you look at the clock, then the next time you look at it, two hours have passed, and although you've been working diligently without any distractions, you have accomplished almost nothing.
Thus, I am considering doing away with time altogether. Perhaps this sounds drastic. Perhaps this sounds confusing. Perhaps this sounds just plain stupid.

But hold yer horses, cowboys, because guess what? I have logic behind it all! Here's my reasoning:

I have just over three weeks of school left before spring break, meaning a mere 17 week days...
... 2 of those days I won't be at school...
... 8 of those days will include rehearsals...
... 2 of those days will include shows...
... 3 of those days will include auditions...
... I have to read 2 novels over the next 3 weeks...
... and I have at least 3 papers due over the next 3 weeks...
... plus my normal tests that will have to happen before the quarter ends...
... on top of my regular homework...
... and I can work solidly for hours and still feel unaccomplished.

Because sleep has to be squeezed in there somewhere, I added up all these factors and decided that Time Is Stupid and Much Too Much of a Hassle.

Side note: The last two days were a turning point... I've begun to find Facebook to be unimportant.

Back to topic: I've even begun contemplating such clichéd phrases as "What would you do if you didn't have to sleep?" And I don't like contemplating clichéd phrases! Especially not that one, since I rather enjoy sleeping.

But the fact of the matter is, a college-bound 18-year-old can probably last through a five-day school week on 5 or 6 hours of sleep a night, consecutively. After all, my friend Angela once went 2 or 3 days without sleeping at all, while being  the lead in her school's fall production, and she's still kickin'.

... Except that Chris has severely warned me against sleep deprivation.

... And not getting enough sleep makes me wacky, in the not-good sense of the word.

... But grades still matter, especially when exemptions and scholarship money are on the line.

So my question for YOU, darling pumpkins, is this:
What's the lesser of two evils? Not enough sleep or not enough time to complete assignments?

If I don't post for a while, you know why.

peace,
-eleanor