I could never get back up when the future starts so slow

[sovay]

In order to make my doctor's appointment this morning, I slept about an hour last night. I am very proud of myself for keeping both eyes open and focused at the same distance throughout. Afterward I met my mother for lox and bagels at S&S, dropped by the library to request some novels, and came home intending to use the afternoon to write about at least one of the three movies I've seen since last weekend, but instead I passed out for four hours solid. That's more sleep than I've gotten some nights this week, so even though it makes me feel I've done nothing with my brain all day, honestly I'll take it.

Yesterday, as rushthatspeaks and I passed the Somerville Community Growing Center, we saw a pair of musicians with guitar and accordion leading an audience of children and parents/adults in a chorus of "Wild Mountain Thyme." The weather has been nice and all, but that's how I believe we have a solstice coming.

I know I have very particular tastes, but I expect more from a poem titled "In the Drowned Bookshop."

Comments

[davidgillon]

I've had a couple of days this week where the sleep deficit has been bad enough I didn't feel safe driving. And yesterday was a hospital appointment so rather than catch up on sleep I ended up getting up two hours earlier than usual. Grrr, and sympathies, and take the sleep where you can get it!

[sovay]

And yesterday was a hospital appointment so rather than catch up on sleep I ended up getting up two hours earlier than usual.

After that, I hope the appointment went well!

Grrr, and sympathies, and take the sleep where you can get it!

Thank you! I have to bake a cake tonight, but after that I'm going to try to get to bed early. It might make a nice change.

[davidgillon]

It was a pre-op check up for some minor surgery, and I had one of those last year before more major surgery, so we just tore through 'nothing's changed has it?' and I was in and out in 15 minutes. Though once I was on the way home I started thinking 'hang on, shouldn't there have been a blood test as well?' so I won't be entirely surprised if I get a call to come back in.

Enjoy your baking, I should go and try to sleep.

[thistleingrey]

Glad of some sleep! Hope you are able to have some more soon.

[sovay]

Glad of some sleep! Hope you are able to have some more soon.

Thank you! I'm hoping.

[yhlee]

I hope you catch up on sleep soon. *support support*

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

I am glad you got some sleep, even if it was achieved with a sneak attack on sleep's part. Perhaps the solution to insomnia is late onset narcolepsy?

I hope regular sleep returns soon.

[sovay]

Perhaps the solution to insomnia is late onset narcolepsy?

I feel that would only provide me with a new and different set of problems!

I hope regular sleep returns soon.

Thank you. The lemon cakes are now glazed and cooling, so I am attempting to head to bed as we speak. We'll see how it works out.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Heh. I too read that article and thought that nothing in it compared to this poem written by Jacob Polley for the bookshop in Cockermouth.

[sovay]

this poem written by Jacob Polley for the bookshop in Cockermouth.

Oh, that's wonderful. I am reminded of this poem in turn.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

I've only just followed that link (now that I'm back at my real computer and not messing with webmail). Nice, and you can't have too many 'lost rivers' poems - though for my money, U. A. Fanthorpe wrote the definitive one.

[sovay]

you can't have too many 'lost rivers' poems - though for my money, U. A. Fanthorpe wrote the definitive one.

Yes! That was the first poem I read of hers and I love it.

[lilysea]

All the sympathies on the lack of sleep.

I've been sleeping VERY badly lately, and chronic fatigue syndrome + only 3 hours sleep = human who can only barely walk and talk.

[sovay]

All the sympathies on the lack of sleep.

Thank you. It got to the point where I'd slept six hours total in the last three days, and then last night I crashed and slept from dawn until two in the afternoon—which was terrible for my schedule, and I feel sort of fuzzy and shocky and discombobulated, but I no longer feel like my body might fall over unpredictably and my brain is grinding its gears just trying to stay on point. It's an improvement!

I've been sleeping VERY badly lately, and chronic fatigue syndrome + only 3 hours sleep = human who can only barely walk and talk.

That sounds terrible. I hope you can get better rest soon.