# Why are you awake right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 19, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750 "2002-12-19T06:00:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![airdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/41 "2002-12-19T11:53:02Z")
Because it’s 6:56 AM and I got up an hour ago, and am waiting for the bus to get here to take me to school. I’m supposed to be awake, though if I had it my way, I’d still be in bed. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/42 "2002-12-19T12:54:31Z")
Because it’s 2PM and I just had lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/43 "2002-12-19T13:12:57Z")
Ooh, I’m going to Rouen in January. Is it nice? Any recommendations for things to do? …oh, and I’m awake because it’s 1.17pm and they don’t like me sleeping in the office. ---
**Author:** ![Tblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tblue)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/44 "2002-12-19T13:22:38Z")
And just to show that insomniacs live in NZ too, it’s 2.30am here. Booyah! My eyes are as gritty as a sand filled sandwich but my body is too comatose to move away from the computer. Only my right hand is typing this. I’m going very soon. Good time-of-day to you! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/45 "2002-12-19T13:36:14Z")
No insomnia here. I’m heading out for work. Actually, I’d much rather be asleep right now. Ah well, I can wait until I get to work for that. ---
**Author:** ![Theobroma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Theobroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theobroma)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/46 "2002-12-19T13:48:42Z")
Not allowed to sleep at work! (night shift) ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/47 "2002-12-19T13:58:58Z")
Because I’m at school. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![zimmdogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@zimmdogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimmdogg)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/48 "2002-12-19T13:59:57Z")
Well, it’s now about 9 am here, but I’ve already taught 2 classes and am in my planning period. I start work at 6:30, and have to drive 45 minutes to get here. Ah, the life of a teacher, huh? 🙂 [Don’t worry - I’m definately a morning person, we’re watching “A Muppet Christmas Carol” and I only have one more day until a two week Christmas break. Have I mentioned that I don’t work in the summer, either? :)] ---
**Author:** ![Igloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Igloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igloo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750/49 "2002-12-19T14:08:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auRa \* > \*\*Because it’s a quarter past 1 in the afternoon and I need to go to work soon. But first, I have to go buy Christmas presents. So, naturally, I’m surfing the SDMB. \*\* A big, huge, giant Doh! I concede to being a total idiot. I’d like to say I was so tired (but, oddly, bright eyed and bushy tailed) that my droopy lids had me not taking into account that the board is international. But really it’s just I’m an idiot. Your responses made me laugh a lot this morning (morning for me), though 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-awake-right-now/143750.md?page=2)