Tuesday

sleep (slep) n. [OE. sleep] 1. a natural, regular recurring rest for the body, during which there is little or no conscious thought. 2. any state like this -vi. slept, sleep'ing to be in the state of, or a state like, sleep -sleep off to rid oneself of by sleeping -sleep'less adj. -sleep'less.ness n.

Sometimes I get it; sometimes I don't.

In the dream, Rob and Bianca were over, watching a movie with me. It was very late and, as Bianca had already fallen asleep on the other couch, I suggested to Rob that I get him a blanket. I was half-way up the stairs when I heard the front door open and I could hear voices. I could hear Beth talking about her trip and I began to take the stairs two at a time. I couldn't wait to see her and tell her everything that had gone on since she left. As I reached the top of the stairs I began to wake; the chattering in my head re-playing, "She's not here. Your not going to see her. She's not here." I remember opening the door at the top of the stairs, muttering, 'just a few more minutes, just one more minute.' And I was lying in my bed. The rain was coming down hard and I had to piss.

I heard somewhere that we spend one third of our lives sleeping. I'll take it, if I can't have any more.