Most of us have learned that, when you stay up late...you wake up late, simple as that. Or, you stay up late, wake up (or are forced to wake up) at your usual time, and have to suffer through the day, fighting to stay consious. I've been experienceing this for the past month, and i am not a happy camper...
For the past month and a half, i worked at a haunted house, that was open from 6:30 pmto 1:00 am. I worked everyday (with one day off a week), for 5 consecutive weeks. So basically, my internal clock is set to Reickyavik', Russia. This is becoming a pain in the ass...because i'm basically sleeping through the day, when i could be going somewhere, or doing somthing, and WIDE AWAKE at night, every night, getting absolutly nothing done.

So, with that said, i've been working on a list of things to do, (feel free to copy this crap down, it may prove useful) Things that can help me/you, sleep better.

1.) No sugar 1 hour prior to sleep. Caffeine, Chocolate, Candy etc.
2.) Refrain from using any sort of sleep aid. If you feel that you're unhealthy because of your lack of sleep, talk to your doctor. Don't go to a pharmacy and buy some random sleep enducer, hoping you'll be all better the next day.
3.) Reduce the distractions. Meaning, if you leave your computer on, turn off any and all instant messengers off, turn the volume down, and leave the screen off.
4.) No strenuous activity prior to sleep. Activity increases the body's usage of ATP (Adreosontriphosphate) Energy cells, and causes the body to be more alert and aware for a long period of time. In other words (for non-doctors) Before you decide to go to sleep, sit on your lazy ass, and read a book or somthing.
5.) Stop using the computer, 2 hours before going to sleep. I know it seems stupid, and you may think "As soon as i'm done doing/watching/somthing on the computer, i'll just go right to sleep."
You can try, and you may succeed, but activity on the computer is also activity in the brain. Alot of electricity is going on when your sitting here, doing...whatever. So you need to let your mind relax for a bit before sleeping.
6.) Finally, eat healthy, and stay healthy. simple as that.

Well, i hope this Nightly Topic has helped you as much as it has helped me!

Time to go to sleep.