Very, Very Tired


Wherein Our Heroine Hopes You Understand.
Ever have one of those frantic, morning dreams that just wrecks your entire night's sleep?

No?

Well, I had one this morning. It concerned John's birthday present (John's birthday is tomorrow - yes, it is a big week of milestones for the both of us). Obviously, I can't go into details because I don't want to spoil the surprise, but it was one of those dreams where you turn your back for two seconds and everything goes wrong and you end up scrambling to fix things and then everything goes wrong again in a new and different way and then just when you think all is well and calm, it happens again, and, and, and... And you wake up all sweaty, puffy, and groggy, and realize that the laws of physics just don't work like that and it will all be okay. But meanwhile, no amount of coffee in the world is going to truly wake you up today. However many hours you may have slept peacefully, that five minutes of frenetic dreamtime has effectively negated your much-needed rest.

But let's go back to that first question. Occasionally, I will have an experience that I think is probably universal in the realm of human experience. I will ask a rhetorical opening question like the one above, expecting a "yes," and discussion of said universal human experience.

Don't you hate it when people say, "No," instead?

Oh, that's never happened to you? I thought it had happened to everyone at some point.

Never mind.
Posted: Thursday - June 24, 2004 at 07:47 AM         | |

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