I never really went to bed last night, it was in my head that I wasn’t going to sleep anyway, so I decided I’d just skip it. Or something along those lines. When I get thinking about (bad) things, I end up not being tired and then don’t get to sleep, and it was the same last night. So I decided to stay up, and browsed pointlessly on Boards for a while. Needless to say, that was ridiculously unproductive. Though I did get to vent a bit, which always helps.

So in my awakened state, I decided to watch Knocked Up, which turned out to be pretty good. Not your average Chick Flick. Entertaining stuff it ended up being. Though my shitty internet connection made it hard to watch with any bit if flow, so in one of the periods while I waited for it to load, I decided it would be a good idea to watch the sunrise over the city. The wonders of WolframAlpha told me that the sun would rise at 06:37:15 which left me enough time to watch the rest of the movie and cycle up Patrick’s Hill.

Patrick’s Hill is a monster. It’s massive. And the 45° slope towards the end doesn’t help matters, but I’d done it before so I got over that bit. The worst part though was the cold air in my throat. I stayed going after I reached the summit for a mile or so and just had to stop and got sick. It was horrible. I free-wheeled back down to my spot where I’d watch the sunrise over the Lee Valley,  on the big wall at the top of the hill, but my knowledge of directions was painfully non-existent. The sun rose behind me, behind the houses, and out of sight.

Fuck it. I sat on the wall still. Just sat, smoked and listened to The Tallest Man on Earth and Explosions in the Sky. And looked at the city, trying to recognize the landmarks I saw. UCC is surprisingly hard to make out, but I think that was mostly down to the haze. It’s really beautiful.

It’s times like these that would really make me want to get into photography, just to try my hand at it. If the monetary situation allows, hopefully I’ll invest in a camera over the summer.

Right now, I’m tired, drinking coffee and listening to The Frames. I don’t care that I haven’t started studying yet. Today couldn’t have started better.

Unless the sun rose in the West.