Saba Imtiaz: Everyday is a winding road..

Monday night
9:00 PM: Decide to pull all nighter and finish data input into online accounting system
1:00 AM: Realize when deciding to pull all nighter should check whether there's food in the house
2:00 AM: Have panic attack over error in transactions. Get on Skype - Rosa, NL's VPF is working late too and helps me sort the problem out.
2:30 AM: Realize there really was no error
3:00 AM: Friends begin to go offline. Start missing home. Wish Dad was around to give me a plate of french fries. Wish I could hug my cat. Wish I was 5 years old and didn't have to do this.
5:00 AM: Look up and realize it is light outside.
5:15 AM: Go to bed, because there's an error in the system. Need to wait for customer support to reply back.
6:00 AM: Still awake. ARGH.

Tuesday:
11:00 AM: Woken by phone call by external. Set up meeting for Wednesday over the phone and go back to sleep.
11:30 AM: Drag myself out of bed. Customer support has replied back! I can get back to work
1:00 PM: Do laundry thinking it is Wednesday (cos thats the day we usually do laundry).
2:00 PM: Have sudden panic attack that have missed meeting. Check laptop and realize its actually Tuesday and meeting is tomorrow.
5:00 PM: Laptop screen begins to blur. Tell myself I cannot pass out. Succeed.
7:30 PM (endless cups of coffee, Tang and tea later): Look up and realize it is dark outside and I should turn the lights on
8:00 PM: Finally finish transactions. Everything's done. Cannot feel any sense of accomplishment, cos I can't feel anything at all other than overwhelming tiredness.
8:10 PM: Collapse in shower. Drag myself out and resist urge to wear pajamas since I need to go out and eat.
8:30 PM: Find myself lying on bed resisting urge to go to sleep.
8:45 PM: Drag myself to shawarma place. Try and not collapse on street by eating fries out of the takeaway bag.
11:00 PM: Lie down to go to sleep
12:30 AM: Still awake. Decide to start working instead and curse myself for not being able to sleep.
3:00 AM: Finally feel sleepy. Go to sleep.
11:00 AM: Alarm. Jolted awake and realize have 2 meetings to get to...

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