if(wakeUpTired())
{hoursOfSleepNeeded++;}
else
{//this never seems to happen}

I became somewhat notorious in halls for the amount of time I spent in bed. (Alone, mostly/sadly.) I worked out that in a typical week in my first year of university, I slept 11 hours a day. In my time at halls I made it to breakfast on only a handful of occasions, and of those only three weren’t due to my staying up through the night. Henry, I believe, began addressing me as Lord Snooze. Others, however, made a hilarious link between my being half-Welsh and an excellence at counting sheep.

Arguably my greatest accomplishment, however, was managing to sleep for 27 hours. Not because I’d been out partying or anything, just because I could. Admittedly, I did need to wake up at the 13-hour mark to pee, but I did head straight back to the sack and comfortably slept – uninterrupted – for another 14 hours. I’m reliably informed this isn’t normal.

I’ve cut down on sleepy-time in recent years, but suffice to say I’m not enjoying waking up early every morning to go to work. I’m knackered today, despite clocking up a chunky 10 hours sleep last night. Pro-Plus doesn’t work anymore, neither does Red Bull (or any of the supermarket own-brand rip-offs). I guess I’m destined to spend the rest of my working life yawning…