Problem: gah . i feel like a failure now . i went to bed really really late last night feeling great that i was going to do good today ... so i wake up at 1 in the afternoon feeling totally hungry as hell .. so i make myself a little bit of food .

Why does the narrator feel so guilty about waking up late ?

A: They feel that they went to bed late foolishly and it resulted in this .

Problem: Shortly after receiving him I began to notice that my hearing was just not what it had been and that my balance was not either . As it turned out , I eventually received hearing aids . At the same time I began losing all my light perception from glaucoma . Even so , I was determined to stay active .

Why is the narrator having some mobility problems ?

A: Their ears are going .

Problem: Well , I ' ve saved this plant for the weekend nights and done what I was supposed to do . The first time I brewed the tea and smoked the cigarette . I did n't hear my heartbeat or anything major and I had trouble getting to sleep so I ended up having a glass of Kava ( the crushed root of a plant from the Pacific Islands which is prepared into a beverage which gets you a unique type of drunk ) which is also supposed to potentiate dreams . I did have some vivid and bizarre dreams that night but nothing to write home about . Last night I decided I 'd try swallowing a heaped tablespoon of wet leaves instead of drink the brewed tea ( as suggested in my book ) .

Why did he save the plant for the weekend nights ?

A:
He might end up oversleeping or feeling buzzed front the plant 's effects .