staying up late...........

ok, so this week has been tiring, not because of work.....but because of the staying up late...........gentle readers, be aware that i consider late any bedtime after 10:15 or so..............however, my ideal bedtime is before 9:30......because i can feel smug about reading a little and still get lights out before 10:15......so this week of watching both men and women's gymnastics, swimming, diving.......well.....some of the allaround coverage wasn't complete until after 11:30.......who can feel refreshed after such a short night?................i stayed up last night to watch the 4x100 men's relay....the one where m. phelps gave his spot to a teammate......even though i had already read the result online.............that is the other irony.....i am staying up to watch events for which i know the results ahead......just because i want to see the performances that merited the medals...............and such performances................such talent paired with hard work and determination..........so what if they cash in after............they earned their 15 minutes of fame................and so the abyss looms......what will i do with my time now that the tour-de-france has given way to the democratic convention, which gave way to the olympics..........which will give way to the republican convention......but i will not bother with that coverage.....nor with fall's primetime lineup..........i'll probably go back to reading in the evening..............and biding my time until alias comes back on this winter.............my past t.v. watching pattern is to dedicate all of my viewing time to just one perfect program.........and foresaking all others.............