I’m a sleepy student nurse - and first time poster.
I’m so sleepy it feels like my sides are melting.
I spend my evenings lying down and watching Father Ted - it’s all I can handle. Sometimes South Park.
Sometimes I lurk about reading stuff on here. Or studying.
Mostly I’m just sleepy.
It’s all good. I’m happy, n all. But I can honestly say I’m so sleepy it feels like my bottom is about to fall off.
…And my sides are melting.
It’s fair to say that sleepiness is the most exacerbating state to be in - but I’m not in a position to moan to my colleagues. And, anyway, maybe somebody out there is sleepier than I?
Perhaps somebody on here is uber sleepy?
I don’t know where I’m going with this…I think I just want to start a thread for very sleepy people to talk about when they next plan to have a lie down.
Welcome! I’m a fan of Cherry Ames, a fictional nurse who solved mysteries. When she was a student nurse, she told a newer student, “A nurse never stands when she can sit, and never sits when she can lie down.” Sounds like she was tired too.
Chesterton also wrote a series of vaguely Holmesian mysteries, collected as “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Free on Project Gutenberg.
More challenging, but mighty darn fun, is “The Man Who Was Thursday.” Except that it’s a book about a dream, and that might not be helpful if you’re feeling sleepy…
Once you’ve been all the way through the Sherlock Homes stories, you can snack on the “Solar Pons” stories, unabashed Holmes pastiche, by August Derleth. Quite good.
Have you had the joy of reading Dick Francis? He wrote a ton of mystery/thriller novels, all about “horse racing and something else.” The something else varied from book to book: it could be film-making, fine wine, international banking, photography, glass-blowing… You never knew what would be next!
As for being sleepy, a dear friend of mine taught me the secret of food. A little snack can keep you going a little longer. I have found this very useful on long-distance driving at night. A fistful of crackers is good for another fifty miles.
My go-to read for a nice, quiet lie down (and maybe a cup of tea and a cautiously flavoured biscuit) is P G Wodehouse. Jeeves and Wooster or Blandings, either is perfect.
“The Man Who Was Thursday.” ooo, sounds good. Thank you
As for PG Wodehouse, I go through phases of reading noting but - he’s very comforting, isnt he? Did you know AA Milne hated him - put me right off winnie the pooh
Thank you for all the welcomes and book recommendation and tips about fists full of crackers. I bet long distance drivers have similar levels of exhaustion - so I will take your advice:)
If you haven’t seen them already, I’d strongly recommend the Stephen Fry (as Jeeves) and Hugh Laurie (as Wooster, B) TV series. They were absolutely made for the roles.
