Through an informal scientific study, I discovered that I need less sleep in colder climates (basement) then I do warmer climates (upstairs bedroom). This may explain why I was fine after 5-6hrs of sleep in Vancouver (colder, slept with the window open 365 etc) and hit the snooze button here.
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it." Robert Heinlein