I could have slept in today. Light was just starting to stream in through the space between my heavy curtains and the top of the window sill and I was completely ready to turn over as I do and fall back asleep. But then I felt it. That intense "full bladder" feeling you can't ignore as hard as you try so you have to convince yourself to get out of bed to relieve it. And I did - on the condition that I would remain groggy, unthinking enough to facilitate easy reentry into sleep.
Pulling a blanket to cover my nakedness in case one of the other housemates was crazy enough to be up so early, I took one step out of my room and heard an immediate "meow" plea from the cat who wants to be fed early in the morning. Not my job so I sidestep her and go into the bathroom, only halfheartedly shutting the door behind me. So a few second later I hear another meow and have cat rubbing up on my calves as I take a long piss. Like really long.
But I am still dedicated to the plan and trip back into bed, closing my eyes and getting comfortable with the ease of a half awake person. Then it happens, that inexplicable thought that leads to another thought and another and ultimately ends with me realizing I am not going to fall back to sleep because I am actively thinking and not sleeping and there is now no turning back. No turning back but sufficient turning over and turning on the computer as is my routine when first waking.
Pulling a blanket to cover my nakedness in case one of the other housemates was crazy enough to be up so early, I took one step out of my room and heard an immediate "meow" plea from the cat who wants to be fed early in the morning. Not my job so I sidestep her and go into the bathroom, only halfheartedly shutting the door behind me. So a few second later I hear another meow and have cat rubbing up on my calves as I take a long piss. Like really long.
But I am still dedicated to the plan and trip back into bed, closing my eyes and getting comfortable with the ease of a half awake person. Then it happens, that inexplicable thought that leads to another thought and another and ultimately ends with me realizing I am not going to fall back to sleep because I am actively thinking and not sleeping and there is now no turning back. No turning back but sufficient turning over and turning on the computer as is my routine when first waking.
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