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"Humor is a funny way of being serious"
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Friday, December 17, 2004
Tired but attempting a "correction" - staying up all night and all day to hopefully cure my insomnia. So I’ve go the whole country to myself. I know - why don't I attempt to go to sleep? That’ll wake me up! In fact, that’s probably the very definition of an insomniac-someone who's always tired except when trying to get to sleep People always tell me "don't say 'I'm going to sleep’ and you’ll sleep". I get part of that right - I say "I'm not going to sleep" and...I don't. Still, no "organized sleep" for me today - if it happens it happens. It's a good way of circumventing my insomnia - if I don't attempt to go to sleep, then my insomnia won't bother me (it's only insomnia if you're trying to sleep). Just as your lap disappears when you’re standing up, so does your insomnia.
I've been told that I should be more positive. Here goes - I'm not an insomniac, I'm just very good at staying awake!
When people ask me what I’m taking for my insomnia, I reply ‘’I’m taking hours’’ (to get to sleep).
3:15 am
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