I found it. You can read the entire article yourself here: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3076707/

or, just read what I found interesting in it:

Think of the body as a car. No car can keep going and going and going without a tune-up or oil change. Human beings can function without a full tune-up, but they will be in a state of relative sleep deprivation and won’t be able to work or to think as well as they do when they are fully rested. It’s like an engine that gets only four out of eight spark plugs replaced and then runs sluggishly.

Lack of sleep clearly affects our thinking, or cognitive, processes. A sleep-deprived brain is truly running on four rather than eight cylinders. If we’re trying to be creative, the motor doesn’t work as well. We can perform calculations, but not as quickly. We’re much more likely to make errors. It’s because the brain’s engine hasn’t been replenished.

So, that's why you need sleep. If not for that reason, at least do it to avoid almost getting into two accidents on your way home from work and you only got around the corner. REMEMBER, SLEEP IS YOUR FRIEND!

Why does the body need sleep? I've never researched it, but maybe I should. I've had a total of 5 hours sleep between Sunday morning and Tuesday night. Your body reacts so violently to not getting any sleep. You start off with constant yawning....I mean so often that your mouth gets dry because you spend more time with it open than you do with it closed. Of course, you try drinking coffee, but that only works for the first day maybe. The second day you body tries to sleep on its own, whether you want to sleep or not. You don't notice it at first, but you start to see stars every so often. Then your vision gets blurry. No, you don't need your glasses, they wont help you anyway. All of a sudden the next thing you know... your head weighs about 20 pounds, your neck doesn't remember how to work and you feel as though your falling.

Now, how does that work? What causes that? I'm going to find out.....I'll be back as soon as I know.

SERIOUS STORY

My boss has a 7 year old daughter. She has had problems since she was born. She had a lump on the back of her leg / butt. They took this lump out, but it has caused problems since then. That one leg doesn't grow at the same rate as her other one and it doesn't carry any weight. She is a pretty chunky monkey, but this one leg is really skinny and vulnerable. But the worst part is that her leg was bent and she had to have two surgeries when she was a young toddler to straighten it out. Now that she is older her foot is now at an angle inward and she has recently (past 2 years) had to more surgeries to try to straighten that out.

She went to UCLA yesterday and they got news that the surgeons want to amputate her foot. How can you tell a 7 year old child, (who by the way is already so low in self-esteem she bullies kids into being her friend because she doesn't want kids not to like her) you want to take off her foot. She tries to be so tough but I know she is so vulnerable because she already has other kids making fun of her because she walks with a limp. I just can't see how you put a child through all those surgeries and then tell her you are taking her foot as well.

It must be so hard for her mother and father as well. I'm so scared for them. She is such a cute kid and she is so quick-witted she is funny. I hope something works out for them and everything is okay.

Well, it is beautiful Monday. Oh JOYOUS MONDAY! Even if I didn't know what day it was, I would be able to guess by the attitudes of everyone else. The people today were so rude and ignorant. I'm at work by myself (practically). Their is another guy here, but he refuses to help me. He is in the back looking at material (probably pretending to do work), while I am in the front with 3 customers and 4 lines ringing at the same time. Does he try to help, NO! But when I tell him I have to move my car, and I come back not even 2 minutes later, he says, "Are you back from your break YET!" BREAK! I wasn't on a break, I was just moving my car. And how dare you get an attitude with me because you had to answer the phone for like two minutes. I hate when our boss isn't here. I always get screwed when it's just the two of us, I end up doing everything and all he does is complain. One day, I'm going to have to wait until everyone leaves the two of us alone and then call my boss to tell her I have to go home cause I'm not feeling well. Leaving him here alone to do everything, but I know my boss will just come back to help him. She knows he can't handle everything by himself.

Why in the world do I have to come in early to work when everyone else has a meeting at 7:00 am. I'm supposed to be here at 9:00, not 7:00. I do not even partake in the meeting upstairs, but I have to be here in case a boogyman or such comes in and wants to trash the downstairs? The phones aren't on, the guys dont need help in the field (hello they are all upstairs), so why do I have to wake up at the butt crack of dawn and drag my cranky tired ass in? I don't get it. Whenever I have to do this I am pretty much cranky the entire day. Waking up that early pisses me off and I dont recover until the next day when I can get up at my normal time. So, for future reference....I will probably have very cranky posts on those days (which makes it not too much different than any other posts I write) :)

Well, last night I had the greatest night of my life. REALLY. I DID. WOULD I LIE. I mean, anyone that goes to a Princess House party would have the time of their life. It's one of the funnest things in the world. A bunch of women gathered around spending money so that one person can get a whole bunch of free stuff. I should do that kind of thing more often. Maybe next time I'll be the one getting the free stuff so at least it's worth my while.

Is it just me, or does it seem like the older one gets the more you realize life isn't the way you pictured it would be at the age you are. I'm turning 25 in 2 months. I pictured I would be married, have kids, own a house, and be traveling all over the place. RIGHT! So, I'm 24, not married, no kids, and the only places I've been to are Mormon country (UTAH) and PA. Oh, I've been to Vegas too, but since I live in Cali us californians dont really consider a 3 hour drive traveling. It's like our backyard playground. Not that I'm not happy with my life, it's just not what I thought it would be like when I was picturing it at 15. I'm happily in love, and I hope he asks me to marry him (you better be working on that honey, :) ok) and I can work on those little rugrats later. I'm happy I didnt have kids at 22 like I thought I would. I got to go out partying and living it up in my 20's unlike the majority of my high school class who had kids right out of school and have no lives. I get to stay up all hours of the night and not have to worry about finding a baby sitter, or taking kids to school in the morning. There is plenty of time for that in my late 20's or early 30's. Boy am I glad things didn't work according to plan.

I'M BACK! I PROMISE

I have made a new promise to myself and anyone out there listening. I am going to be writing in this blog at least 5 times a week if not more. I will try to write everyday, but give a little break, I DO have a life outside of the internet. (sort of)

So, if you are like me, you have most likely been either 1) watching texas hold'em poker on t.v., 2) playing texas hold'em with friends, or 3) going so far into playing poker that you have now joined partypoker.com and spent hundreds of dollars to get some minute amount of entertainment trying to squash similar internet junkies trying to win some money like yourself.

I have gone to hell and seen what the devil has to offer those of us trying to make a quick buck. I have recently cashed out my partypoker account and uninstalled it off of my computer. This thing is so addicting. I was even playing at work when everyone was in meetings or at lunch. God, am I pathetic. I didn't loose hundreds and hundreds of dollars, (even though I know a few people who have, yes i'm talking about you, P) but I have lost a good amount and that in a nutshell is why it is now off my computer and out of my hands.

I do play poker a lot with my boyfriend and his friends. I think this whole poker thing is soooo huge it is hard to avoid. IF YOU HAVEN"T PLAYED, STAY AWAY! FAR, FAR, AWAY! RUN BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! Don't get me wrong, playing poker once or twice a week for $10.00 ins't bad at all, but when you are shelling out $50.00 checks after $50.00 checks into partypoker and playing three tables at once you have gone a little overboard and need some serious talking to. Poker is a game, not a lifestyle. Take it in stride. If not, IT WILL EAT YOU ALIVE. (and yes baby chad, you can win a lot and make good money, but it is only a matter of time, you little 15 year old junkie). HEHE