So tired these days

Having a 9AM class twice a week means I have to get on a bus at 7 (the bus that leaves at 8 would not quite make it on time). This means that twice a week I have to get up at 6:15.

I don't even start getting tired until 11PM or so most days, and I think my ideal sleep schedule is from 1-11. (This never happens except on Fridays and sometimes saturdays).

Even on days when I don't have to go to school, I have work starting late morning and have to do school and get ready before that. Or I have church at 9ish. Anyway, the point is that like most teenagers, I severely lack sleep. I find it hard to stay awake in my 9AM class most days, and I frequently fall asleep on the bus (both on the way there and the way back).

No matter how tired I am, I'm usually able to force myself out of bed, to shine my phone in my face until my brain is stimulated enough, etc.
Last night I went to bed at around 1:30 AM. I was tired for sure. I had an alarm set for 7 so that I could get a good start on my day. 5 and a half hours isn't a lot at all, but I survived on 5 with some help from caffeine yesterday and have done similar things many times.
But today was the tiredest I've ever been.

My alarm went off at 7. Immediately I decided I was still too tired to function. I did some quick determining in my head that I could afford to sleep until 8:30... And then I lapsed back into unconsciousness briefly until the determination to set an alarm woke me just enough to accomplish the task. I was also parched, so I took a couple sips of water from my bedside cup and turned onto my back.

I fell asleep before I could even swallow. I woke (again, just barely) to the feeling of water trickling down my cheek. I allowed it to descend into my throat and promptly fell asleep again.


SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH.