It's 3 am and I'm up like a complete fool with nothing to do except wait until Mr. Sandman decides to knock me out. That just reminded me of the 1954 (I think) hit by The Chordettes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX45pYvxDiA) Ok, so while that's playing in the background, let me tell you why I'm up at this ungodly hour. I actually went to bed really early last night, around 9:45 pm, because I haven't been keeping well for the past few days. It started with a sore throat last week, which just got worse yesterday and brought along a bad cough and mild fever. I could barely keep my eyes open so I decided to hit the sack early.
So I drifted off as soon as my head touched the pillow and slept until midnight, which is when I woke up screaming in agony thanks to the painful leg cramps that I was experiencing. I somehow managed to hobble out of bed and then proceeded to drink an entire bottle of water (750 ml), and haven't been able to sleep ever since. I did get back into bed at first and tossed and turned for a while, before reaching for my phone and finding a bunch of messages that must have come in when I was asleep. I made the mistake of opening them and then as we all know, it's just a downward spiral from there! Marmalade happened to be online and we ended up having one of our long chats so I don't regret that. I sent her an old pic of myself from when I was in college and she kept gushing over how beautiful I looked back then. I laughed and told her how I used to think of myself as fat and ugly and was extremely conscious of my body back then, not realizing that it was probably the best I would ever look! Baz Luhrmann was so right - "You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine." From Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen)
Anyway then we ended up talking about the motley crew of men we've either slept with or could have slept with over the years. "What do you think D would have been like in bed?" she asked about someone we used to know way back when. "Hmmm... I dunno... I'm guessing he probably sings out loud just as he reaches a climax," was my response. More inane chatter followed until we finally said good night and that was over an hour ago. And here I am still wide awake and wondering how I'm going to function tomorrow! I guess I'm also excited about a new development that should happen anytime now. I'm not very patient especially when it comes to waiting for something that I really want (who is, really?).
I'm trying to remember what I was doing around this time last year and I have no recollection.... But I do remember the year before that, 2014. I was on the most amazing holiday, having the time of my life in my favourite place in the world! Next year this time? I have no idea but I can't wait to find out either. For now, I'm going to make a last-ditch attempt at getting some sleep. And if this post puts you to sleep, well, then you're just luckier than I am. Thank me later!
So I drifted off as soon as my head touched the pillow and slept until midnight, which is when I woke up screaming in agony thanks to the painful leg cramps that I was experiencing. I somehow managed to hobble out of bed and then proceeded to drink an entire bottle of water (750 ml), and haven't been able to sleep ever since. I did get back into bed at first and tossed and turned for a while, before reaching for my phone and finding a bunch of messages that must have come in when I was asleep. I made the mistake of opening them and then as we all know, it's just a downward spiral from there! Marmalade happened to be online and we ended up having one of our long chats so I don't regret that. I sent her an old pic of myself from when I was in college and she kept gushing over how beautiful I looked back then. I laughed and told her how I used to think of myself as fat and ugly and was extremely conscious of my body back then, not realizing that it was probably the best I would ever look! Baz Luhrmann was so right - "You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine." From Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen)
Anyway then we ended up talking about the motley crew of men we've either slept with or could have slept with over the years. "What do you think D would have been like in bed?" she asked about someone we used to know way back when. "Hmmm... I dunno... I'm guessing he probably sings out loud just as he reaches a climax," was my response. More inane chatter followed until we finally said good night and that was over an hour ago. And here I am still wide awake and wondering how I'm going to function tomorrow! I guess I'm also excited about a new development that should happen anytime now. I'm not very patient especially when it comes to waiting for something that I really want (who is, really?).
I'm trying to remember what I was doing around this time last year and I have no recollection.... But I do remember the year before that, 2014. I was on the most amazing holiday, having the time of my life in my favourite place in the world! Next year this time? I have no idea but I can't wait to find out either. For now, I'm going to make a last-ditch attempt at getting some sleep. And if this post puts you to sleep, well, then you're just luckier than I am. Thank me later!
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