You know, I can be here all night...

It’s true… seeing as how I have nothing to do tomorrow, I can just sitting here, jumping from MPSIMS to GD to the Pit back to MPSIMS, with an occasional glimpse into GQ and the new IMHO board. There’s always an interesting tidbit for me to look at, and I have no reason to wake up before 4:00 PM tomorrow. I’m not bragging… I’m not even asking that anyone reply (but I won’t mind if you do)… I’m just saying I get in the habit of staying up late. I get horrible insomnia, you see. And I get to chat with other psychos like me who are also up late with insomnia (or schoolwork).

It’s not that I mind not being able to sleep, of course. I often get really whacked-out dreams. Not just occasionally, but ALL NIGHT LONG… ALL THE TIME. A lot of 'em I can remember all right… some are REALLY vivid… but most are just random assortments that are like a cross between Jerry Seinfeld and Al Bundy with a lot of LSD mixed in. Not that I entirely mind, it’s rather entertaining… but when I wake up the next morning, my head’s ALWAYS swimming, and it takes me a while to get myself to stand up.

Don’t get me wrong… I don’t drink or smoke anything, no drugs, nothing. Maybe a bit too much sugar, too much of an overactive imagination, but nothing that really explains so much REM. I mean, I have friends that hit the pipe and the bottle whenever they can, drop acid when it’s available, they never have any problems. Then there’re friends who are like me, relatively sober, just a bit too much sugar to be completely healthy.

Anyway, I’m just ranting. See, it’s 3:00 AM here, and I’m not really tired (my mind is shutting down, though… I wasn’t able to remember the word “insomnia”… had to ask my friend Danielle about it… for some reason, I kept thinking “influenza”). Anyway, I’d better post this crap so’s I can go read some other posts.

SPOOFE, I have terrible insomnia, too. The tough part is that I have a kid that insists on waking up between 5 and 6 every gosh darn morning. I think I average about 4 hours of sleep a night, but it varies widely.

Have you talked to a doctor about this, or are you happy being a night owl? I used to love it when I was in college, but now I just want to sleep!

I’m always here all night. Of course your all night is my all day, since I’m +10 hours Chicago time.