Sleeeeeep....
It's almost 3 in the morning. I'm exhausted, having not slept well due to body aches galore and stress killing my brain. (I swear it is!) I also got up earlier than I wanted so I could go with Robert while he took his cat, Aurora, to the vet, to make sure she's okay. (She is.) So yeah, I'm exhausted. My eyes are giving me that kind of achy dryness that says sleep would be good.
So what am I doing still on the computer?!
Argh.
Reminds me of a song Robert shared once, by the Barenaked Ladies.
The Song Itself, courtesy of Grooveshark.com
Now I lay me down not to sleep
I just get tangled in the sheets
I swim in sweat three inches deep
I just lay back and claim defeat
Chapter read and lesson learned
I turned the lights off while she burned
So while she's three hundred degrees
I throw the sheets off and I freeze
Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
My hands are locked up tight in fists
My mind is racing, filled with lists
of things to do and things I've done
Another sleepless night's begun
Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
There's so much joy in life,
so many pleasures all around
But the pleasure of insomnia
is one I've never found
With all life has to offer,
there's so much to be enjoyed
But the pleasures of insomnia
are ones I can't avoid
Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around
Hala Hala Hala
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
I also want to add: I know nowadays a lot of people are under a great deal of stress. The economic crisis, natural and man-made disasters seem to be worse this year, loved ones being sent to war and some don't come back, and just general "Gods, life sucks".... A lot of people don't stop to think, to pause, and maybe do an act of kindness, for the sake of being kind and not self-satisfaction.
I was just told by someone that something I said (and I can't even remember what it was!) the other day meant a lot to her because she was under a great deal of stress and having that kindness really helped her. I just did it because I meant what I said.
These days... we should really reach out more, help others, even if it's just to smile at a stranger, say thank you to the person ringing up your purchases, helping someone with the door. Anything. It can really turn a person's day around.
So what am I doing still on the computer?!
Argh.
Reminds me of a song Robert shared once, by the Barenaked Ladies.
The Song Itself, courtesy of Grooveshark.com
Now I lay me down not to sleep
I just get tangled in the sheets
I swim in sweat three inches deep
I just lay back and claim defeat
Chapter read and lesson learned
I turned the lights off while she burned
So while she's three hundred degrees
I throw the sheets off and I freeze
Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
My hands are locked up tight in fists
My mind is racing, filled with lists
of things to do and things I've done
Another sleepless night's begun
Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
There's so much joy in life,
so many pleasures all around
But the pleasure of insomnia
is one I've never found
With all life has to offer,
there's so much to be enjoyed
But the pleasures of insomnia
are ones I can't avoid
Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around
Hala Hala Hala
Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War
I also want to add: I know nowadays a lot of people are under a great deal of stress. The economic crisis, natural and man-made disasters seem to be worse this year, loved ones being sent to war and some don't come back, and just general "Gods, life sucks".... A lot of people don't stop to think, to pause, and maybe do an act of kindness, for the sake of being kind and not self-satisfaction.
I was just told by someone that something I said (and I can't even remember what it was!) the other day meant a lot to her because she was under a great deal of stress and having that kindness really helped her. I just did it because I meant what I said.
These days... we should really reach out more, help others, even if it's just to smile at a stranger, say thank you to the person ringing up your purchases, helping someone with the door. Anything. It can really turn a person's day around.