Anatomy of Insomnia

Watch Series 9 Sleep Data

The battery in the cheap smoke detector in the mausoleum in the “old folks home” in Waikiki “conked out” at 1:44am. The adrenaline rush from the chirping and the subsequent procedure to disable the “piece of shit” resulted in the inability to return to sleep. Well, an attempt at sleep was made subsequent to the incident. However, after 45 minutes of insomnia, the only choice was to get up and sit in the beloved chair (refer to Watch Series 9 data).

About 2.5 hours were spent sitting in the beloved chair. Then, another attempt at sleep was made. Light sleep ensued until around 6am when the garbage truck bullshit commenced. The noise (OSHA reverse alarm beeping) was near continuous until 7am. Even with the windows closed, the racket registered 68dB on the Watch.

“Piece of Shit”

The culprit was identified as a cheap Ray-O-Vac® High Energy (read: non-alkaline) battery replaced by the maintenance crew. The smoke detector will now remain disabled forever.

Of course, today ended up being warm and sunny. The routine was the same ol’ shit even amidst the grogginess. Unfortunately, by late afternoon, the weather changed for the worst. So, no evening outing.