I am definitely too old for this.
The season finale of Loki aired yesterday. Being intrepid followers of the show, my friends and I decided to watch it at midnight, right when the episode becomes available on Disney Plus. That meant gathering on Tuesday evening and hanging out until we can watch the finale.
Sounds great and doable for the college kid, but for a fully-realized adult who goes to sleep at 10:00 PM, I have to say it’s was a struggle. Yesterday - Wednesday, the day after staying up to watch Loki episode six - I felt like crap the whole time because of insufficient sleep. I don’t exactly regret hanging out with friends, but as with everything in life, there’s a trade-off.
Getting a consistent eight hours of sleep, going to bed then wake up at the same time every single day of the week is something I try to follow as best as possible. This is to ensure maximum recovery and energy for the next day. Any (nexus) event that breaks that cycle is something I try to avoid. Just this Monday I was invited to an 8:45 PM movie showing and I declined because I would be breaking my sleep schedule.
Then why did I break it for Loki? Simple, really: the gather was upstairs from when I live. Right after the finale was over, I went directly downstairs and straight to bed, having already showered. Thought it would stave off some of the next-day drowsiness, but the answer was no.
Remember when we could stay up Into the wee hours and then not feel any adverse affects the next day? Those were the days.
City of Angels.