Why pay for a motel, when your car can double as a “mini-motel!” Much like the Capsule Hotels in Japan, which provide you with an area just large enough to fit your body, overnight car-sleeping is more comfortable than you think—if you make the proper preparations: Read more

While you might not have any trouble snoozing after downing 15-pounds of turkey meat, most of us are getting through the day on a mixture of Red Bull, coffee and fear, instead of a proper night’s sleep. And more than just being tired, not enough sleep can lead to fatigue, laziness, a clouded mind and feelings of depression and anxiety. Luckily for us, Details has put together the low-down on getting some much needed shut-eye.

Check out How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep here!

Having trouble falling asleep in the noisy dorms? Neighbors blasting the TV or stereo? Are your suite mates keeping you awake with loud moans and groans of sexual ecstasy?

Like it or not, students are turning to over-the-counter sleeping aides to escape the many late night dorm distractions. College kids are popping Tylenol PM like they are Tic-Tacs and downing death-red NyQuil like it’s cherry soda.

But as you might have guessed, it’s easy to overdo it. Taking the right number of NyQuil shots can mean the difference between a great night sleep and a NyQuil induced comma that will leave you sleeping through an entire week of classes.

While none of this is recommended by any professional anywhere, let’s be honest - professionals don’t have roommates, or finals. And they probably have a doctor friend who’s giving them something way more effective than over-the-counter cough syrup. So here’s a quick guide to taking Nyquil to get some shut-eye without F-ing up everything else. Read more

Being the sexually active, irresponsible college student that I am, I’ve gone home with my fair share of random girls, and over the past couple of years I’ve come across some sleeping habits that annoy the hell out of me. Nothing is worse than having a peaceful night’s sleep ruined by your hookup’s uncontrollable unconscious tendencies.

These night time nuisances can also lead to a couple of sticky situations. If you’re at her place you can always leave, but what if you’re miles from home and it’s four in the morning and you don’t feel like walking and don’t have the number for a cab? What do you do then? And if you’re at your place how should you handle it? Do you wake her ass up and hope she doesn’t start again when she falls back to sleep, or can you just kick someone out at that point? Is it really that mean if you call and pay for a cab? There’s also the high road; sacrifice your night’s sleep, suck it up and wait for morning when she’ll wake up and leave on her own.

The worst part is, you can’t look at a person and guess that these are coming, no matter the size, shape, or color of the girl anyone could potentially be an awful bed partner, and rarely do they warn you that something might be coming. That should be a common courtesy, like warning someone that you have HPV.

But I digress. Anyway, here are five habits that annoy me more than most: Read more

There is a new sleep disorder that seems to be sweeping its way across the country: Sexsomnia.

According to the headline on msn.com, “People with this rare disorder engage in sexual activity while asleep, but don’t remember it later.”

The disorder covers all aspects of sex, from rubbing to touching to full-blown sex. Those who “suffer” from sexsomnia (which I would argue are the spouses/bedmates who have to deal with having sex with someone while they snore) claim to have no idea what they are doing and don’t remember it in the morning.

Which leads me to wonder if I have Sexsomnia…or if I can claim I do after returning from the bar and finding myself next to an extremely unattractive person in the morning. I mean, there have been many occasions where I woke up in the morning and had no idea if I had sex the night before. And there have been plenty others when I wish to the God in heaven that I did not. Read more

Summer — a time for barbeques, trips to the beach, and some serious drinking. So where the hell does waking up at the crack of dawn fit in?

Not long ago, 1 p.m. was an acceptable hour for me to drag myself out of bed. My roommate would often upstage my extreme sleeping habits by dozing into the late afternoon. We would shudder collectively at the thought of waking up at the extreme early morning hour of 10 a.m.

However, as soon as the summer began and I moved back to a land free of all nighters in the study lounge, loud parties across the hall, and most importantly, the incessant overbearing stress of school, I began to wake up at 7 a.m. on a daily basis for my internship and job.

I’m not going to pretend it was easy. The first few days the morning sun burned my eyes and I had to physically throw myself out of bed. I cursed myself for having responsibilities and stumbled around my house like a wounded animal. It wasn’t a pretty sight.

Despite this rocky start, it wasn’t long before I began to recognize the many benefits of rising at a decent hour:

Breakfast: Let’s get real. Breakfast food is some of the best stuff out there. Bagels, pancakes, cereal, fruit- it doesn’t get much better than that. Having time to actually eat it is a precious opportunity. Not only is breakfast food delicious, it’s part of a nutritionally balanced diet. Read more

The world isn’t getting any easier. Judging by the recent headlines, there’s more to be shook up about than ever. Add a little end of semester jitters and it’s quite possible that a third installment of Spring Semester Freak-Out Remedies might be in order.

This time, I thought I’d give away a few evening rituals that I’ve learned over the years. I’m a hopeless case when it comes to sleep. If I’ve got a lot on my mind, you can kiss a restful night goodbye. I’m a champion Clock Gazer, watching the little red numbers tick by, getting more and more anxious the closer morning gets, practically ready to run a marathon by 4 AM.

I’ve always envied those people who pass out the minute their heads hit the pillow. I don’t understand what they do with their minds, but someday I hope to learn. Until then, this is what I do to calm down. Read more