Day

I seem to sleep the first half of most days. It has happened that I overslept lunch, or at least that I didn't get to work until after the lunch hour. I guess it has to do with what I do at night... Actually, this isn't really true any longer. Since I got married my daily rythm is much more regular. My wife tends to moan about the computer meaning more to me than she does when I stay in front of the screen past midnight. Probably as well...

When I wake up, my mind is often filled with something that I've dreamt about, and that often inspires me to do something. I get this urge to write down my thoughts, to sort out the mental processes that took place during sleep. Most of the time these ideas actually seems resonable even when I'm awake.

These flashes of inspiration don't just occur in the morning, they often happen in the middle of the night, whether I'm sleeping or not. I might suddenly wake up and just grab a pen and a note book and start to scribble things down. I've learnt to write these things down at once, otherwise I get distracted later by these vague memories of great ideas. The unexpressed thought, the chain of reasoning that I never got to follow through; that can be something that really disturbs me - like an itch.

The uninspired mornings aren't quick either though. I want to be able to come to my senses in harmony. I want to read the morning paper thouroghly, contemplate a bit. Sometimes, I think that I should skip my subscription of the morning paper, save some time and money, and gather the information I need on the net instead, but monitors are so crappy compared to ink on paper.

From a career point of view, my daily rythm is probably a bad idea. I think I'd rather miss a promotion than get ulsers though. After all, we have to think a bit about what the meaning of life really is. Besides, I'm not very useful to anyone if I'm not able to feel inspired and productive.

Why Green?