You know you’re working too much when…
… you say “I’ve already run the program” when you want to say “I’ve already woken up”.
Tonight I fell on my bed when I arrived in my house. When my wife came in to the bedroom she asked if I was awake and I said: “Yes! I’ve already run the program”… And I remember that I tried to say that I was awake when I said that. 
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about 3 years ago
Heh – I’m guessing you had some awesome dreams too
On a side note: I’m an English native speaker who can’t speak any other languages, so I’m always jealous of people who speak more than one language, and in this case grateful that you post in English, so please don’t think I’m mocking you or anything like that, this is just for improving your English, and if you ignore what I write then people will still understand you: Instead of “I’ve already wake up”, say “I’ve already woken up” (or “I’m already awake”). Instead of “… she asked if I was waked up”, say “… she asked if I was awake”. Instead of “… that I was waked up” say “… that I was awake”. Unfortunately, I’m an English native speaker so I have no idea why it is this way, I just know that this way is right, so I can only teach by example.
Now get back to work
about 3 years ago
Hey Andy,
Thank you very much.
about 3 years ago
I know I’ve been working to much when I’m going over some algorithms in my head while I wake up to pee in the middle of the night. I somehow manage to get to the toilet and back into bed without realizing what I’m doing… all I see is code and ideas :p
Oh and Andy, don’t worry,
I’m probably the only person in Belgium who doesn’t understand a single word of French. English / Dutch for me :p
about 3 years ago
I’ve recently had a two dreams about Rubik’s cubes which was a hint that perhaps I should be doing other stuff before going to bed. Though both of them led to me improving my method for solving the cube, so it was worth it
And Timothy – no fair trying to make me feel better by saying that you are only bilingual instead of being trilingual.
about 3 years ago
Once, half-asleep, when someone offered me dinner, I said “yeah yeah, just put it in a targzz”… when I meant “pack it up and put it in the fridge because I ain’t waking up anytime soon”.