Excedrin = Crack

The other night I had a headache and took 2 Excedrin for it. I don't really drink any soda, coffee or tea so I live a mildly caffeine-free life. About a half hour later I was wide awake and restless. I kept tossing and turning.. Nik (who also had a headache) was having the same problem. Finally at 2:30am I went out to the living room and started to read Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military by Randy Shilts. It's a huge book so I figured I would eventually read myself to sleep. Instead, an hour later I had worked my way from the 7 Years War to Vietnam. At 3:30am I decided to try laying down again... this time with Xanax. So jittery and sedated at the same time, I finally fell asleep and had to wake up 4 hours later. Nik, on the other hand, had to be up at 6. Thankfully she drinks enough coffee to fall asleep regardless of the caffeine shakes.

Nik and I started writing another song the other day. I'm really excited about it, and I would probably be a bit more pro-active about finishing it if I weren't so tired still.

For the record: I am trying to quit biting my nails for the ten-millionth time. It was starting to hurt too much to play guitar, so I had to put a stop to it.