Jetlag
The couple of times I’ve flown into London there was always a plan. Both times they failed. I wound up awake at 2 in the London morning. Sigh. Anybody got a good remedy?
On a technical note, I had fun with the last panel. It were fun to draw.
The couple of times I’ve flown into London there was always a plan. Both times they failed. I wound up awake at 2 in the London morning. Sigh. Anybody got a good remedy?
On a technical note, I had fun with the last panel. It were fun to draw.
Wow, great shadow effects in panel three.
As for zonking out, I’ve found some competitive shows work great. You stay right up with the folks until nearly the end and then open your eyes to see another program running.
I am so thankful for dvr’s; push rewind and see what you missed “later.”
Hmm, interesting personalization of a library computer you got there.
Way back, my brother worked at a restaurant you got out your way, Brig, called “The Sardine Factory.” I still find it telling, of his account, having seen it as well, that the tried-and-true regulars all had brass plates engraved with their names attached to their favorite bar stools.
Anyone could use them when they were not there, but the understanding was, when they showed, you moved.
Ah yes, the bitter truth of air travel: there IS NO “plan” for dealing with jetlag– you just suffer through it.
Yep, third panel has nice “it’s night time” coloration. Good job!
What always worked for me was staying up as long as I possibly could, then sleeping until the new normal wakeup time. It’s not the getting to sleep that sets your internal clock; it’s the waking up. It’s always worked for me.
So Ryan should have stayed up and busy as long as he had the energy, then gotten up at his London wakey-wakey time. He’d have been tired that day from a short night’s rest, but that’s the perfect time to get a long night’s sleep and be right on schedule the second morning.
I’ve heard of prepping for a long flight by working into the new time zone for as much as a couple of weeks before, if one’s work schedule allows. Never had to do it myself, but it sounds reasonable. Meanwhile, most people adjust to the new zone just as it’s time to return home… : /
Next time, I will try to adjust a little before hand, ala Kona… It seems like the first couple days of the trip are mucked up by improper sleep. That’s the one method I’ve not tried, soooo….
Crow… thanks… our little conversation awhile back about black hair in nite sky helped.
Pete… Ryan should’ve contacted you before he went about his plan.
MisChug… No! No! There must be a way! There has to be a way!
Depending on how many time zones you cross it can take as long as a week to adjust your body clock to the “new” time. Heck it takes me a couple of days to adjust to Daylight Savings Time beginning/ending and that’s just an hour.
Heh. I sure would hate to have jetlag on top of my usual insomnia.
Yah… DST is a piece of cake compared to CA to London time… and throw in regular insomnia… WHOA… The Barenaked Ladies did a great song called “Who Needs Sleep?” … that’s what comes to mind.
Hello all! Computer failure, had to get a new one that runs much faster. I’m back!
I’ve never travelled far enough to have jet-lag. When I do travel overnight to visit relatives or whatever, I sleep with alarming regularity. 8 hours even, no more no less. I’m sleepy when my head hits the pillow, and wide awake when I open my eyes. Usually no dreaming either.
Unlike my usual sleep, which can be anywhere from three to twelve hours. Sometimes I lay awake daydreaming for an hour, sometimes I doze off without meaning to. I have a heckuva time waking up in the morning. And I usually wake up a couple times in the night for about ten minutes at a time. I don’t know what you would call my travel sleeping habits, reverse jet lag?
Meghan! I am so glad that you are back! I’ve missed your comments! And yay for you and your new ‘puter! …. reverse jetlag… your sleep patterns sound difficult! I don’t really have trouble getting to sleep… providing I don’t drink coffee at night… Thankfully I sleep thru the night.
I sometimes think my internal clock must be in a different time zone, because I suffer from insomnia like you wouldn’t believe. Most of my nights are spent looking very much like our wide-eyed friend Ryan in the last panel.
My sleep pattern’s so messed up anyway that on the rare occasions I fly to another time zone, I can’t tell if I’m affected or not…
Growing up we had flights with a five hour time difference several times certainly not the amount from CA to London but I think the premise still works. I think with jetlag planning your flights out is key. For me after I get off the plane I want a nice stroll and some food and some tv time before bed so arriving in the late afternoon works perfect and I feel great the next day. I always had trouble sleeping on the plane because it smelled weird it just didn’t feel like bed so I bring my own blanket from home now and I fall asleep no problem.