Ployphasic Sleep: Night 5

I really should have been doing this from the beginning, but I haven't so oh well. I'll try and remember what was happening and do a recap:
Background: I have been thinking of trying polyphasic sleep for a while now, after reading about it on Steve Pavlina's Blog. Actually every weekend I would think, "hey should I try it this weekend?" and decide against it. However, last Friday I was out with Stephanie's family, and after a mojito on an empty stomach, decided that today was the day, and I haven't slept the night through since.

My current scedule: 30 min naps at 12 am 4 am 8 am 12pm 4pm 8pm. this totals 3 hours of sleep a day.

Saturday was really the first day after a night of no sleep. I tried to take my first nap on the way home from the mall, but didn't sleep a wink. I was really excited to be doing it and whenever I went to go take a nap my heart rate would go up, and the pounding would keep me awake. This has made it hard to fall asleep several times.

Actually on each of the first three days I had at least one failed nap (where I layed there for 30 min but couldn't fall asleep). In general I was at 60-70 percent during the day and less and less at night with 4:30 to 8 am being the toughest stretch. At night I would have my activities ordered. Start with coding for a while, then when that is too hard, read my book. When eventually reading was too hard I turned to lego indiana jones for the xbox which is so mindless yet engaging I'm pretty sure it I could play in any mental state.

I have only overslept once so far (I had two alarms on my phone for 4:30 pm and none for 4:30 am so I slept from 4-7 on Sunday night.) and I think it delayed my acclimation. It is challenging at work, both because it is a little awkward to go to sleep, but also because I want to still be productive and useful, but it is really hard given how I have been feeling.

Today was really hard and I am now really tired. I feel like there would be very few things nicer than snuggling up to Stephanie and sleeping for 8 hours. Yet I also feel like I have now pushed my way through 5 days, and I must be near the tipping point, so it is really hard to give all that hard work up. Really I sometimes feel like I'm this guy:http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5117664830377460999. Trying to do something cool and interesting and worth while but really just punishing himself in a really silly and pointless way.

The other hard thing is even if I do manage to become acclimated to this sleep schedule, will I even enjoy it? I actually love to sleep and especially sleep in. I also like to go to and throw parties (which will become difficult if I need to sleep for a half hour at 8pm.) Is giving those things up really worth 35 extra hours a week? Especially when those hours are lonely dark ones, by myself at the computer?

Right now, when I am also too sleepy to make any particularly productive use of them, it seems like no, but I really want to stick it out till Friday. I feel that I won't have given this an honest try unless I try at least a week. But if it isn't any better by Friday then screw this. I'm gonna sleep all weekend.