Snort. Snnnnnck. Zzzzzzz. (Heavy breathing.)

In the bed next to me, and the bedroom across the hall, the sounds of sleep are all around me. And yet here I am, wide awake, and it is almost 6am.

Sigh.

I know that if I lie down to attempt sleep I’ll just stare at the ceiling. Pissed off that yet again I cannot sleep. It isn’t fair.

Miriam sometimes falls asleep in mid-sentence. We’ll be lying in bed having a comical, half-conscious conversation that makes little sense, and she’ll start snoring before she’s completed her thought. I have a good LOL and get up. I’d rather sit at the computer and write for a few hours than lay there angry and awake.

When it’s bedtime I’m not sleepy. Even after a busy 18 hour day. Even when I only got 4 hours of sleep the night before. I just won’t sleep.

Sleepers just don’t get it. They think it’s all in your mind. Well, yeah, I suppose it is. I simply cannot turn my brain off. I’m always thinking about…. shit.

How much longer do I have at work before I can apply for a different department? When is my credit card payment due? I should be spending more time in the mountains, I still haven’t fly fished this year. I sure would like to have a female black lab named Guenhwyvar, I’d feed her Triscuits and let her sleep on the bed. I’m tired of living in the city, I want to see pine trees every day. What was that noise? Miriam sure is cute when she’s snoring.

I suppose in a few more hours I’ll be sufficiently exhausted and able to sleep. But by then it will be time to get up.

The Friends of Helio promotion code H426008CGMBK sold me on the Ocean. This discount:

Dropped the price of the Helio Ocean from $399.00 to $147.50
Waived the $30.00 activation fee
Subtracts $10.00 off my monthly bill for the next 12 months

And I get free 2 day FedEx shipping. And there’s the awesome Helio Return Policy.

Yes, please. Mine will be here Monday.

**UPDATE** As of 01 August 2007 this promotion code no longer works **