I had mentioned a few days ago that I was house/dog/cat sitting for a friend that is out of town this weekend. It's really not that bad, but I am really uncomfortable with sleeping in someone else's place until I've done it often enough that I become acclimated to it. Well, Friday was pretty much my first time being there besides a real quick, "I'm here, you ready to go?" type of visit a few months prior.

The dogs are very well behaved, no excessive barking and the cats pretty much keep to themselves. The issue is that every little, tiny noise I hear wakes me up and then the noises that woke me up keep me awake. Such as the dog's claws clicking across the hardwood floor. Unfortunately this happened a lot because they're not used to me being there so every time they heard me move, they thought I was getting up and started moving around.

I think I got a total of 3 hours of sleep last night. Not all together either. Tonight is the only other night I'm doing this so I'm hoping it's not the same as last night. I'm hoping that, despite the nap I took once I got home earlier, I'm still tired enough to sleep through some of the noises. But if I don't, I will be back to sleeping in my own bed tomorrow night so by Tuesday, Wednesday at the very latest, I should be back to my normal level of tiredness.

Anywho, last night we went to a Roller Derby game and the second half was just sad. It was bad at first, but you know how when you have a situation that looks bad and just keeps getting worse and worse it just becomes sad and pathetic? Yeah, that's what happened in the bout between one of the Rat City teams and a team from Vancouver Canada. It's bad when the audience starts cheering for the out of state team. The final score was an incredibly painful 284 to 68. C'mon Canada ... we know that you're a typically non-violent country, but Roller Derby isn't that violent. Although they did have to call 911 for a girl who appeared to have suffered a lower back injury on a fall. I should check their site/blog/Facebook to see if there's an update.

Alright, I have a little over an hour before I have to leave to go back to my friend's place so I am gonna browse the net and get myself ready. Wish me luck; you'll find out tomorrow whether I successfully slept better than 3 total hours.

Until tomorrow. . .

Earplugs, man. They're amazing.
» randomjunk on 2013-02-11 12:25:16

Hope you were able to get more sleep! And yessss, come to Portland and we'll hang out, it'll be fun!

Don't forget that Canadians love violent hockey! Apparently they can be pretty brutal when it comes to winning their sports!
» Amelie on 2013-02-11 01:16:18

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