Post-Drugged Sleep
Mar. 28th, 2007 05:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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There really is no such thing. I think the two cups of coffee at close to 9pm didn't help much, either. (Gods, the coffee tasted sooooo good, though!) Or the fact that I didn't want to take my Elavil because I'd already had a bunch of mind-and-physiology altering drugs today. I layed there in bed w/my leg above my heart, and since I am a side-sleeper, I was desperately uncomfortable to begin with. Then I made the mistake of popping a 'Shamanic Visions'-type CD into my radio so I spent a lot of time swirling around. Kept jolting awake every hour or so. I finally gave up, said fuck it & put a pillow between my knees, turned the CD off & rolled onto my side. Ah, bliss!
Heh, then it happened. I rediscovered astral travel. Unfortunately, I went the wrong way. My arm went straight through my mattress. I saw stuffing, springs & a dead beetle of some kind as my hand sunk into the floor, carrying half my head & shoulder with it. I got this nasty adrenaline rush & was completely wide awake & luckily back on top of my mattress (the last time that happened, my body ended up on the floor under my futon - don't ask me how it happened, unless maybe I rolled off it & under it without breaking the astral contact). Coupled with being grossed out by the thought that I've been sleeping on a dead bug for some time, sleep was over for me.
So I got up & wheeled around the kitchen on my office chair to get myself some water & a yogurt since I still haven't figured out how to carry anything while using the crutches. I'm hoping it comes back to me at some point since I've already been bitching at Rob because I feel so bloody helpless, dependent and needy. Now I am supposed to be working on my science term paper. I chose a question from my text book: The concepts of natural selection and evolution are central to how most biologists understand and interpret the world, yet the theory of evolution is contrary to the beliefs of many religious groups. Why do you think this theory is so important to science and so strongly opposed by others? What evidence would be required to convince opponents of evolution? I've written the opening paragraph - I'm on a roll now (yeah, right). I've been putting this paper off since the semester started & it's due April 6th. I've also got a math exam due on the 30th. After I woke up today (everything went so smoothly - I was hoping for some excitement) I was sitting there with an ornery look on my face. The nurse asked me if I was in pain or nauseous & I said, "Yeah, both. I survived the surgery so it means I have to write a term paper & take a math quiz!" She asked me if I'd like some pain killers & I agreed whole-heartedly.
But now, I am experiencing some inflammation, stiffness and my left leg is exhausted & my left foot is sore from hopping around. I think I'm gonna take another pill or two & some ibuprofen, see if that helps any. Then I'm going to babble some more on my term paper. I chose the topic because it didn't seem to involve much research on my part. It's kind of an opinion-based paper. I wrote a little personal introduction to let the instructor know that I even though I am a tree-hugging dirt-worshipper, I'm not completely fanatical about my religious convictions. Doubt if it'll help my grade any, but the professors don't really get to know their students in these online classes.
Heh, then it happened. I rediscovered astral travel. Unfortunately, I went the wrong way. My arm went straight through my mattress. I saw stuffing, springs & a dead beetle of some kind as my hand sunk into the floor, carrying half my head & shoulder with it. I got this nasty adrenaline rush & was completely wide awake & luckily back on top of my mattress (the last time that happened, my body ended up on the floor under my futon - don't ask me how it happened, unless maybe I rolled off it & under it without breaking the astral contact). Coupled with being grossed out by the thought that I've been sleeping on a dead bug for some time, sleep was over for me.
So I got up & wheeled around the kitchen on my office chair to get myself some water & a yogurt since I still haven't figured out how to carry anything while using the crutches. I'm hoping it comes back to me at some point since I've already been bitching at Rob because I feel so bloody helpless, dependent and needy. Now I am supposed to be working on my science term paper. I chose a question from my text book: The concepts of natural selection and evolution are central to how most biologists understand and interpret the world, yet the theory of evolution is contrary to the beliefs of many religious groups. Why do you think this theory is so important to science and so strongly opposed by others? What evidence would be required to convince opponents of evolution? I've written the opening paragraph - I'm on a roll now (yeah, right). I've been putting this paper off since the semester started & it's due April 6th. I've also got a math exam due on the 30th. After I woke up today (everything went so smoothly - I was hoping for some excitement) I was sitting there with an ornery look on my face. The nurse asked me if I was in pain or nauseous & I said, "Yeah, both. I survived the surgery so it means I have to write a term paper & take a math quiz!" She asked me if I'd like some pain killers & I agreed whole-heartedly.
But now, I am experiencing some inflammation, stiffness and my left leg is exhausted & my left foot is sore from hopping around. I think I'm gonna take another pill or two & some ibuprofen, see if that helps any. Then I'm going to babble some more on my term paper. I chose the topic because it didn't seem to involve much research on my part. It's kind of an opinion-based paper. I wrote a little personal introduction to let the instructor know that I even though I am a tree-hugging dirt-worshipper, I'm not completely fanatical about my religious convictions. Doubt if it'll help my grade any, but the professors don't really get to know their students in these online classes.
