# Are you a night owl? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 27, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009 "2011-06-27T08:18:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/1 "2011-06-27T08:18:24Z")
I’ve always been one but I think I’m getting worse. Poll to follow! ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/2 "2011-06-27T08:36:35Z")
Well, it’s 4:36 AM here, and I haven’t gone to bed yet, so I’m thinking the answer is yes. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/3 "2011-06-27T08:38:11Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > Well, it’s 4:36 AM here, and I haven’t gone to bed yet, so I’m thinking the answer is yes. Ditto. ☹ It’s always worst for me on Sunday nights because the weekend has allowed me to stay up particularly late (and then sleep in) for two nights in a row. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/4 "2011-06-27T08:47:39Z")
Of course, all the answers so far are yes. I’m not usually up this late. I don’t know why tonight though. Usually I’m falling asleep by 1 or 2 am. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/5 "2011-06-27T09:02:30Z")
_\_ ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/6 "2011-06-27T09:19:16Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > _\_ Okay, I must be getting tired because I read that as \ and I was kinda grossed out. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/7 "2011-06-27T09:34:51Z")
I absolutely am a night owl. It’s 7:33 pm here and I can hardly keep my eyes open because I did an early shift today and I’ve been awake for _hooouuuuurrrs_. But, come midnight I’ll be raring to go. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/8 "2011-06-27T10:20:45Z")
I just sat up all night working to meet a deadline. My brain feels like cottage cheese now. Me lose brain, why I laugh? ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/9 "2011-06-27T10:51:12Z")
Posting right now at 3:51 AM local time. And I have work [del]tomorrow[/del] this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/10 "2011-06-27T10:58:56Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > Of course, all the answers so far are yes. I’m not usually up this late. I don’t know why tonight though. Usually I’m falling asleep by 1 or 2 am. It’s 9pm here. The internet goes all around the world, you know. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/11 "2011-06-27T11:02:11Z")
Got home from work about 1:30am. Just now in bed and checking the Dope, will be asleep in a few minutes. Plan to get up about 1:30pm. ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/12 "2011-06-27T11:47:49Z")
4:47 AM here! Starting to get light out, almost time for bed. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/13 "2011-06-27T16:33:37Z")
> [@Shakester](#): > > It’s 9pm here. The internet goes all around the world, you know. Well, of course it does. :smack: You really didn’t expect logic from me at I’m-Still-Awake!? in the morning, did you? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/14 "2011-06-27T16:35:34Z")
Well, they don’t hold live lesbian sex shows in the afternoon, so yes. Although I’m slumming it at home tonight (after 11:30pm here). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/15 "2011-06-27T16:36:58Z")
My sleep schedule is all over the map. Rarely earlier than 10 PM, rarely later than 3 AM, but “usually” by 1:30 or 2. Waking time is a narrower slice: 6-7 AM. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/16 "2011-06-27T16:42:28Z")
Up at 5am every work morning, so late nights are contra-indicated. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/17 "2011-06-27T16:51:29Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Up at 5am every work morning, so late nights are contra-indicated. Same here. I might stay up to 11pm or so on the weekend, but even then I usually get up by 6am. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/18 "2011-06-27T16:57:59Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Same here. I might stay up to 11pm or so on the weekend, but even then I usually get up by 6am. Me, three. Though I often stay up until 11 or later on weeknights, too. I never thought I’d say it, but I really do wish there were more time in the day. Unfortunately my daughter has gotten into the habit of running into our bedroom between 5:15 and 5:45 a.m. and hopping into bed with us. I try to pretend to be asleep, but thanks to her allergies, her Darth-Vader-like breathing wakes me up. After snuggling for a few minutes, she sits up and yanks on my shirt, telling me, “Up. Up. Upppp!” ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/19 "2011-06-27T17:07:07Z")
Mornings make me want to stab people in the face. I can comfortably stay up until 1 or 2 am without any issues, but I’m barely functional before 10 am. Unfortunately, my job requires me to be in the office and coherent by 7 am most days. Bleah. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009/20 "2011-06-27T17:17:32Z")
Seeing the sunrise means I’ve stayed up a little late. I get up at the crack of noon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl/587009.md?page=2)