Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, kids... this may sound REALLY weird, but I have a question that I'd like to get answered. So.. last night I went out to play poker at 10. Got to the bar around 9:45 and the game started a short while later. Around 12:15, I went out, so I started saying my goodbyes so I could get home. My friend Romeo flipped on me and asked why I was going home "so early." I replied that I have a job and needed to get home so I could get some sleep. I get up at 0500 AND I worked out yesterday after leaving the office 90 minutes later than usual. Based on this, I'd like to ask: am I a workaholic/freak of nature, or just someone who has too many friends who are irresponsible/don't have "regular" jobs?
Originally Posted By mele I don't think either of those things. You can only do so much in a day. Sounds like you crammed in a lot. Nearly all people in their 30's and up are going to understand the need for sleep and work priorities. It's cool to have friends who don't have the same priorities, unless they start to really be jerks about you honoring yours.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance You left at 12:15 am when you had to get up at 5am? That's late!
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I get up at 4 am for work, and I start getting myself and kids (daughter only, son is already sleeping by then) to bed at 9pm. Of course by the time I get everything done, it's 10pm till I'm in bed ready to sleep.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Just to let you know, generally if someone is doing a sanity check, they are sane. The totally insane aren't sane enough to check. I can't imagine staying out later than that if I have to work the next day. Back in my younger days I could do it, but these if I'm not in bed by 10:30, I'm tired the next day. What I'm basically saying is that you are sane, but old.
Originally Posted By mele Every few months, I usually drive down to Portland for a concert and drive home that night (about 6 hours of driving total) regardless of whether I have to work the next day. Sometimes I end up going to another concert in the Seattle the next night. It has always hurt a little the next morning, I'm not gonna lie, but the last time I did it, I was exhausted for a couple of days afterward. Gettin' old! (I'm driving down and back to Portland tonight but at least tomorrow is Saturday. Whew!)
Originally Posted By LuLu You're fine, but your friend was out of line if he "flipped" on you. Maybe someone's not getting enough sleep?
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 So we will say low horror... That's a roll of 1d6 anything over 4 and you're sane.. O wait real life right! I would assume that's more than reasonable if you have to get up at 5. Some of us don't sleep though.
Originally Posted By Labuda Thanks, kids. I figured I'm not crazy, but just thought I'd check before mentioning that the person who asked has a VERY non-traditional job. One that has him travelling to San Francisco to work in, ahem, "films". That's another reason I think I need new friends. LOL
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I would say anyone who did not want to head home at 12:15 when they had to get up at 5am is the crazy one...and boy is that a different answer than I would have given you 10 years ago
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Shyeah, I'm a few years younger than you Labuda, and I wake at 6 for work and if I'm not asleep by 11 I REALLY feel the difference the next day.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I actually didn't mean to hit send there... last year a friend asked me along to a midnight movie which would have had me home around 3.30am on a school night (a Wednesday, I think) and I said no. She carried on a bit and said "but you only have to get through Thursday and Friday and then it's the weekend!" Of course, I was teaching 8-year-olds at the time and I felt like it would be REALLY irresponsible of me to go out that late and deal with kids on such little sleep, but I thought it was funny that I was made to feel guilty for making the responsible choice!
