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May 23, 2006
Long days make for long nights
Mlle. Sleep and I have long had a love-hate relationship. I love sleep, but she apparently has devoted most of her affections for my dear wife. And what has long been a rocky relationship has seen even more strain on account of the agreement she has apparently reached with the sun in these northern lands, all leading to the successful frustration of her would-be suitors. With twilight still hanging outside the windows at 11:30 and the sun up to greet us with a mocking smile sometime between 3-4 in the morning, the agreement seems insurmountable.
To be entirely honest I've slept well the last two nights, so posting this would have had more punch a couple days ago. But the length of the days is getting rather ridiculous. We've even heard of folks putting tin foil over their windows to try and simulate night and, I suppose, trick the elusive Miss Sleep to embrace them. I'm not too far away from it. It's not so much the light at night -- we're not typically going to sleep until it's dark either way. But the sun nudging you to wake up at such ungodly hours is not my idea of a good time. How do you snooze the sun? During the winter (when the sun is too lazy to stay up for more than a few hours) I would assure myself that when the summer comes I will be able to get so much more studying done. After all, what else does one do with so many daylight hours? Except for the one minor problem that productive work needs at least a semblance of a good night's rest; or at least a good cup of coffee, both of which are harder to come by in this land.
So I will continue to try and woo that siren of dreams. Or maybe I should just ask Bryonie for the secret to winning the heart of such a mysterious guest.
| By j and b | 08:54 AM
Comments
Two observations:
1. Your last name is Moon. Perhaps the sun thinks you're a bit pretentious. After all, the best you can do to appease her is to say you're the "sun of a Moon", but that's a deceptive double-entendere at best.
2. I can't help but remember the sleep I lost as your roommate when you would hit the snooze button about 11 times each morning. Let me rephrase that. You would get out of the top bunk (waking up your 1st story bunk-mate), walk to the other side of the room (where you had strategically placed your alarm clock thinking that having to get out of bed to turn it off would keep you up for the day), hit snooze, walk back to the bunk, climb back to the 2nd story (using my mattress as a rung in your bunk-ladder), and then repeat the whole thing seven minutes later...and then seven minutes after that...eleven times.
Posted by: Dan at June 3, 2006 06:45 AM
Foil on the window ... hmmmm ... as far as I know, that is commonly used by those special people who manufacture meth in their homes or are growing and drying the special doobie leafs. Do not ask me how I know that, but I thought I would pass on the information to you ...
Anyhow, I am also a fellow struggling sleeper with a wife that has magical pixie sleeping dust sprinkled over her every evening. I have tried warm milk, reading, watching television, counting sheep, sleeping pills, etc... but the only thing that has consistently helped me is a beer or two in the evening. The only problem is the midnight bathroom break, but I would rather take the break than toss and turn.
I am enjoying the blog - it is always good hearing from you all. Take care ...
Posted by: Bekks at May 28, 2006 06:45 PM
Forget sleep, it's overrated (and when you've got kids you won't get any either). Stay up and work on your dissertation!
As my dad likes to say, "You know where you'll find sympathy? In the dictionary, after sadness and sorrow."
From another light sleeper,
Posted by: Max at May 27, 2006 02:10 AM
I find it interesting that you personified sleep as female. :)
Umm, yeah, Bry's sleep talking is hil-arious!
Posted by: charity at May 24, 2006 12:21 AM
I think Bry's secret is in dreaming... I've never heard a girl talk so much in her sleep! ; )
We used room-darkening shades to trick our two year old into sleeping past sunrise. I've heard foil works well, too, but I feel your pain. I love to sleep and frankly don't appreciate the haze that comes with sleep-deprivation.
Posted by: RT at May 23, 2006 10:35 PM
Sorry about the sleep. it's so frustrating to continually go with too little sleep with no end in sight...though mine is infant-induced, and hopefully in a few years he will have grown out of it.
I do remember dragging your sleepy wife out of bed many a time in college. :-)
Posted by: Jeannette at May 23, 2006 02:23 PM