30 Hours

At this very moment, I have stayed up for 30 hours.

I still have one hour and a half to go of my normal office day, and after that I will have the ever-glorious joy of attending a meeting.

I gather I will get back home at around 21:00, which means by then I have stayed up for 35 hours. Then I will sleep. Finally.

Last night was fun enough, it was maybe just a little bit too long. From home to Mongkok, to Tsim Sha Tsui, to Wanchai, and then home. From 18:00 to 21:00, to 03:00, to 06:00, to 7:30 respectively.

I got back home, I changed clothes, and left for work. No sleep.

"Sleep deprivation is considered by some to be torture. It has been used as a way of interrogating suspected political opponents (for example, in Pinochet-era Chile).^[23] First, interrogation victims are kept awake for several days... when they are finally allowed to fall asleep, they are suddenly awakened and questioned. In 2006, Australian Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock argued that sleep deprivation does not constitute torture. Sleep deprivation has been found able to cause death in animals, however." - Wikipedia

Today has been a fight to stay awake and alert. This is, perhaps, one of the busiest days this month - and being dead-tired doesn't really increase effectiveness.

"Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night... without the satisfaction." - Lynn Johnston

Well, could be worse I suppose. At least I had a lot of fun.