If You're Having Trouble Sleeping, Read On

I'm two days out. I'm also burnt out, worn out, and (since Sunday) freaking out.

Anyway, one more day of the same song and dance that's been playing for four weeks - with Wednesday being a little less hardcore. Here's a rundown of the bore that is a boards study day. Weekends I let myself sleep in. Sometime between 8-10.

600 AM: hear "The Final Countdown," smirk because it reminds me of Arrested Development's Gob, then frown/growl because I realize it's my alarm
630: finally get my ass out of bed
630-800: do the daily necessities: some form of exercise, pee, poo, bathe; load up on coffee, gatorade, granola bars, string cheese
815: wander towards the L and wonder if I'll get a seat; look over google doc study guide while waiting
830: get downtown; feel out of place as all sorts of suits, business types, and important looking people walk ridiculously fast and with a purpose; nod to the two homeless people I see everyday and wonder if they remember me; grab free newspaper
830-900: read aforementioned free paper while eating 1st of several unhealthy meals
915: settle into my spot at DePaul's 10th floor business library, stare at Sears Tower for a minute, start studying
1000: probably first of several 10 minute power naps on the day
1011: nonurinary bathroom trip
1015-100 PM: wonder where all my momentum from the day went as I feel sleepy; continued staring at Sears Tower
100-200: after waiting on the business crowd to get back to work, wander outside for second unhealthy meal of day
201: grab coffee, head back up; notice that the business school scene is more interesting than the med school equivalent, wonder why that is
230: guaranteed nap time
241: guaranteed bowel movement
300: wonder which of three homeless people will show up
1.) purple coat and beanie guy
2.) homeless Asian (?!) dude - always wearing the same suit and shades and always coughing/spitting into a cup
3.) read newspapers in the corner/bodily noise guy - the latter involves belching, throat clearing, coughing, sniffling, sneezing, farting, and probably pooing a little
301-415: get ridiculously sleepy and struggle not to nap; notice that the library has gotten insanely crowded somehow
415-730: get sudden burst of energy and wish I'd been this productive all day; ironically then burn out on studying and decide to leave
730-740: sit in awe at how all my shit ended up splayed out everywhere; get annoyed at how long packing up takes; wonder how it all fits in my backpack in a nonbulbous fashion
745-815: (maybe) grab some food to go, wander towards the L and head home
815-930: chow down, veg out in front of tv
930-1030: continued jackassing on internet and tv (this is why I don't/can't study at home)
1030-1115: hopefully finally get around to doing a practice block of questions
1116: laugh/cry at how low my score is
1117 PM-100 AM: go over the wrong answers and look up anything I don't know (a lot of both); add this new info to my running google document; continued sidetracking and distractions
100: ideal bed time
200: realistic bed time due to aforementioned jackassing
300: more of the same sometimes leads to this...and probably starting the next day later than I'd like

For those that like numbers, here's some for an average boards study day.
Ten minute power naps: 2-5
Fast food meals: 1-3
Cups (8 oz) of coffee consumed: 3-6
Cups of water/gatorade consumed: 3-4
Bathroom trips (urinary): 3-6
Bathroom trips (nonurinary): 1-3 ---> sometimes I add too much cream to my coffee
Minutes wasted checking email, facebook, news, espn, or youtube whilst also killing my phone's battery: >=30
Filipino culture books found in a business library: 1
Library workers I recognize and am thus forced to nod at everyday: 6, from different shifts :(
Starbucks employees recognized at DePaul Center: 5
Coffee places that've received my business, downtown: 6 (2 Starbucks, 2 Dunkin Donuts, 1 McDonalds, 1 Caribou Coffee)
Security guards recognized: 3
Times I ran out of highlighter and had to buy one: 2
Block radius willing to walk for a meal: 3
Total number of protests witnessed: 2
Times I hear emergency sirens: >=10
Large Starbucks coffee: $2.15 ($2.18 at the Starbucks half a block away somehow)
Medium Starbucks coffee: $2.04 ($2.06)
Large Dunkin Donuts coffee: $2.06
Medium Dunkin Donuts coffee: $1.84
Medium Caribou coffee: $2.18
Number of times closing out a library: ~once/week...which is more times than I've closed out a bar in the past month
Times I think "FML:" 0-4

Two more days.