Yup. Circadians. Though at this moment this word shows as misspelled, I know its just an ignorant dictionary at best. No, its not a pornographic thing...and it has NOTHING to do with Canadians, though both can be annoying.
These babies control, or are associated with, biological phases and/or cycles we go through throughout the day/night--perhaps even over greater spans (month[s]/year[s]); Sleep/wake rhythms, eating/fasting, diurnal functions, and changes of body temperature and activity, etc., over time. Given humans and other mammals strive for stability and Ho-Hum homeostasis , with our routine lives, these circadians remain fairly intact, maintaining that boring, yet stable, existence. It is actually good for you to maintain the banality of everyday existence, believe it or not.
One common phenomenon in recent ages--so-called 'jet-lag'--is illustrative of disrupted circadians. Although not really well-understood, rapid changes in longitude are associated with myriad disruptions in various homeostatic processes, with accompanying symptoms (nasties). Another is fucking up your sleep/wake cycle by staying up all night diddling on the computer, endlessly trying to discover whatever the hell it was that got you started on your journey into cyberspace...
Ya. Guilty. Another time-loss thing? Probably. Maybe related to alien abduction? no. (lol) Anyways, YOU know...
Next day[s], one is out-of-synch with the rest of the known universe, and sleeping at times which are [normally] associated with actually getting something done. REM sleep disturbances, etc., are characteristic, and one loses touch with one's normal contacts and activities. In my case, probably not doing what might have been planned to probably do...maybe.
What a slacker. (yes, me) Oh well, I guess it gives me one more excuse for not doing shit, though I probably don't really need another. "Aww...Sorry, but my circadians are all fracked up, and I spaced that out...". Too bad it [that foregoing] doesn't work on my own endeavors and plans... Gonna really have to puuuush to get shit done today.
May your circadians be aligned to your day, and your homeostasis be true--mine will be soon enuff.
GT
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