Monday, May 09, 2011

On Dreams and Sleep...

Last night was rough. I felt like I fell asleep soon after laying down but when I woke up I felt tired. That may have to do with the dream I had though.

I dreamt that I was living in New York City, with some roommates. These were people I do not know and have never met, but they were in my dream regardless. One of my roommates had to get up early for work and he needed quiet late at night so he could sleep. I remember going to bed and then waking up when I heard someone in my room. Then I remember getting shot twice in the chest.

I felt my lungs filling up with blood and I couldn't breath. I remember that feeling lasting longer than I thought it should, I was drowning in my own fluids for way longer than it should have taken for me to pass out and die. I called out to my roommates but the only one to hear my pitiful pleas was the noise Nazi roommate.

He just banged on the wall and told me to be quiet.

Then I woke up, and I woke up tired. Every morning around 5:20 something or so, as I'm getting ready, I tell myself the same thing: tonight I'm going to bed earlier. I go to bed at 9pm on most nights and it seems like I'm still super tired either way.

I ask myself if going to bed earlier is really going to fix things anyway. I mean, I get 8 hours of sleep by going to bed at 9pm, but I wake up tired every day. Is going to bed at 8:30 or even 8pm really going to make things better? I kinda doubt it, but I suppose it's worth trying once or twice.

My body just isn't built to get up before 6am. I've noticed on the days where I sleep in later and get up either at 6am or just past 6am, the whole day feels better. I know I'll definitely be getting up at or past 6am after June 17th.

Anyone got a time machine I can borrow?

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