Last night I came home late and couldn't sleep until 3am. My body just wouldn't shut down and I don't know why because there was nothing previously that stimulated my body to stay awake. There was nothing serious or stressful in my mind that kept it wandering. I guess the mind and body wasn't ready to shut it down. I got up and cruised the net and ended up being productive because I organized my finances by 3am. Around 8:30am I awoke to a Jackhammer in my head. It wasn't a nightmare -- it was actually a jackhammer outside my apt breaking up the concrete. I couldn't believe that they would be doing this on a Saturday AM when everyone is trying to sleep in. Now I'm tired and can't go back to bed because of the loud noise that's pounding the pavement outside. I was so looking forward to sleeping in and now I'm going to be sluggish all day as if I was hungover. DAMN NYC! Living here you get used to the loud white noise that's constant. Perhaps it's psychological, but I feel like my body decompresses when I leave the city; it seems much more relaxed. I think our body is in a constant state of stress living here because the noise pollution doesn't stop and your body is stimulated by it. Not until you leave the city do you realize that your body has never relaxed while in NYC.
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