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Damn jetlag

by Suw Charman on Sat 19 Feb 2005 03:11 PM GMT | Permanent Link

Why is it that the one night I really need a full night's sleep, I get only four hours because my stoopid brain thinks it's time to wake up at 2.40am and refuses to go back to sleep again.

I'm gonna be mincemeat by lunchtime. I hate to think how incoherent I am going to be by the time I have to do my panel discussion.

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Re: Damn jetlag

by Anonymous on Sat 19 Feb 2005 06:46 PM GMT | Permanent Link

Hi Suw, thought i would comment your jet lag item. In my experience, the best way to deal with the dreaded JL is just:
ignore it. lol
peter

Re: Damn jetlag

by Anonymous on Sat 19 Feb 2005 08:03 PM GMT | Permanent Link

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Re: Damn jetlag

by Anonymous on Sat 19 Feb 2005 10:08 PM GMT | Permanent Link

I'm sitting in the audience. So far, you're holding up in fine.

Mark

Re: Damn jetlag

by Anonymous on Sun 20 Feb 2005 05:51 AM GMT | Permanent Link

You did well, and you still made it to the party after the conference!

Re: Damn jetlag

by Anonymous on Sun 20 Feb 2005 06:54 AM GMT | Permanent Link

I was there today and you didn't seem tired at all. Thanks for the very interesting talk.

Alex

http://www.rustyvalentine.com

Re: Damn jetlag

by Suw Charman on Sun 20 Feb 2005 08:22 AM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Thanks Mark, Anon, Alex! I somewhat surprised myself by managing to not only stay awake, but also stay feeling relatively perky and alert. Must have got more sleep than I thought I had.

Re: Damn jetlag

by Sonya on Sun 20 Feb 2005 11:56 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Hi Suw,

You are in my favourite city (and former residence)! Try melatonin (6 mg 1 hr before you want to sleep) for the jet lag. Make sure you walk/roller blade around the sea wall at Stanley Park and check out the museum of cultural anthropology at UBC as well as Wreck Beach.

Also Flying Wedge Pizza (if it is still there) is great and don't forget Granville Island with the Stock Pot for the world's best Black Bean Soup. Can you tell I miss the place?

Have fun.

Sonya

Re: Damn jetlag

by Anonymous on Wed 09 Mar 2005 12:56 PM GMT | Permanent Link

Hmm, jetlag.
I'm in Britain and I plan to fly to Minneapolis for Easter (hope its not freezing, lol).
How am I going to beat it? Will Melatonin really work?
Luke
Sheet Music Fellow

Re: Re: Damn jetlag

by Suw Charman on Wed 09 Mar 2005 12:59 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

I guess you'll have to try it and let us know!

Re: Re: Re: Damn jetlag

by Anonymous on Wed 27 Apr 2005 05:47 PM BST | Permanent Link

I couldn't get my hands on anything on this last trip - too short notice. Don't want to be gloomy but this last jetlag was possibly the worst ever.

I will not leave jetlag pills to the last moment... I will not leave jetlag pills to the last moment ... i will not leave ... I will not ....

See ya later.

Kits and Mortar