Diurnal Sleeping Device

If you're like me, then you have the unfortunate situation of having significant amounts of light leak into your place of residence when the sun comes up, even with the shades closed. How are we ever to get any comfortable sleep!? Usually you can just fight it out and sleep through it, but it can be pretty annoying, especially when you wake up and aren't done sleeping yet but the light is kicking your ass, especially if the sun sets on the side of your window like me. Now in searching for a solution to this problem, I remembered some of those old black and white movies I've seen. A lot of the classy bitches back in the day used to have this sort of shade thing they'd put around their head when sleeping. It would be a very thin but silky pillow looking front part that covers your eyes, held around your head with an elastic band. I have never in my life seen any devices like this for sale anywhere! What happened to these!? So I decided to take matters into my own hands and create my own. Behold the Diurnal Sleeping Device. Here are instructions on how to make your own! Apologies for the crappy pictures, I used my webcam:

Step 1: Find an old black T-Shirt that you have retired. Using a pair of scissors, cut the very bottom of it off,
approximately 3 inches, but not more.





Step 2: Get some velcro stickers from Office Max or Staples. These are very inexpensive. I used 3M brand 1½ x 1½
inch. Lay your cut off bottom portion of the shirt vertically and fold the top of it down over and to the right (see picture
below). Apply opposing velcro stickers to these ends. It doesn't matter too much which you put where. I have my
fuzzy one at the bottom, and hard one at the top, this is better for right handed people. If you are left handed, I suggest
the opposite.





A closer view of the applied hard velcro sticker:





Problem!! The sleeping device could be put to use at this point and it would work, but it is sort of half-assed in
construction. The two layers of the shirt are flimsy and seperate from each other. The top of the device, which was
the absolute bottom of the shirt, contains more weight as the bottoms of t-shirts are ended by double-layering the
final ½ inch and then sewing the two layers together.





Step 3: Break out that little sewing kit your mom gave you at which you laughed and told her you'd never use! ..or
go buy one if your mom wasn't as thoughtfull as mine :P I didn't remember my sewing skillz from my 7th grade
home economics class, but it's pretty easy to figure out. This is certainly the longest process of constructing
this device, but will solidify it significantly. Start from one side of the top of the device, a centimeter or so from the
top, and sew across to the other side, sealing the two layers of cloth together. This can also be done for the
bottom, but is not mandatory as it will hold together fairly well at this point. Of course for you advanced types that
have sewing machines, you'll want to use those instead.





Voila! The completed Diurnal Sleeping Device in demonstration. Simply wrap the device around your eyes and
connect the velcro points at the back of your head at a firm and comfortable level. I am very satisfied with the
outcome. You will be surprised at the amount of light this thing blocks. I would say it reduces light intake by 90%.
It creates a very nice and dark atmosphere even in direct exposure to sunlight. It is extremely comfortable as well.
You may have been asking yourself, "why didn't this jackass just tie a blindfold around his eyes?" A blindfold requires
a knot or some sort of tie point somewhere around your head, usually the back. This knotted cloth would be
uncomfortably driven into your head at any time that you sleep on it. Using this velcro method, the comfort is sustained
regardless of sleeping position. I am extremely satisfied with this creation and recommend it to anybody that has too
much light when they sleep.

Disclaimer: I am not liable for any health damages including suffication and/or death caused by this device. Not that it should cause any of these, I use mine without any problem, doesn't slide or anything.

Update [Jan.03]: Thanks to EmilyStrange for the correction and explanation of why it should be the Diurnal Sleeping Device and not the Nocturnal Sleeping device.



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