adam|riggins

Hey, wanna see something kind of creepy?  I have been interested recently in the quality of the sleep I get every night.  Do I toss and turn?  Do I wake up a lot and just not remember it?  Well, I did my own little sleep study.

Using a video camera connected to my laptop, and some FREE software that creates a time lapse video, I have managed to condense 8 hours of sleep into about 2 minutes or so of video.  The software I used does it all automatically for you.

I think the interesting parts of it all are my eyes moving around while they are closed, and all of the tossing and turning.  Apparently that is a normal part of the REM sleep cycle, but it is still weird to see yourself doing it.

The time stamp on the video is not set for the correct time zone, just so you know.

WARNING: I am not wearing a shirt, so ladies beware.

If you want to make one, the software I used is called Gawker.  Go make your own!

I just got back from the gas station.  Keep in mind, it’s 1 am right now.  Here are some things worth mentioning:

The guy on the left was the “BP Crew”, as his nifty little vest said.  He would direct traffic and then proceed to yell at you if you had a gas can to fill up.

Here he is again directing traffic.  Notice the line of cars down the road.  That was the line for gas at MIDNIGHT.

Finally getting gas!

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Overall, it was a pretty darn exciting time.  Do I know how to spend a Friday night or what?!?!1