"Can we ever get away from the sprawl?"

[greygirlbeast]

The insomnia continues, for Spooky and I both. Hers, though, is the opposite of mine. I find sleep only with the greatest difficulty, but then I sleep. She usually finds sleep easily enough, but then wakes and can't get back to sleep. We're sleep-deprived bookends. On my end, the pills that are supposed to keep the drone sleeping and buzzing along

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No or broken sleep

[captaincurt81]

I frequently experience Spookys' kind of sleep trouble, which I call broken sleep. I'll doze off only to be awakened by a call of nature or nothing at all and be unable to resume proper rest. I resent my well-being held hostage by my own body or big pharma deciding when and how much I rest. My head is too full to comfortably lie awake for restless, sleepless hours.

[kambriel]

Ever since I first saw one of these nocturnal satellite maps, I find myself seeking out the still-dark places. At least there still are some, and I realize that may not always be the case, so am grateful that there are lands in which humans have less sway.

[niamh_sage]

I used to live in Perth, Western Australia, and now I live in Limburg, Belgium. One of the things I miss the most is a clear view of the night sky. The light pollution here is astounding. A short while ago, we were supposed to be able to see the aurora borealis as far south as where I live, and I tried, but there was absolutely no chance. No matter which way I turned, there was a damn light in the way, even in the middle of the night. Our tiny little one-car-width lane among the fields has a street light outside each house, and they burn all night. Aside from the light pollution aspect, the wastefulness of it enrages me

[whiskeychick]

I didn't know you grew up in SE Michigan.

Worry and Fear. Yeah, they are the chain-gang with Insomnia. They clank in my head too often...as you know.

[whiskeychick]

My grandfather -- my dad's dad lived in Beverly Hills, MI -- I used to trapse through the land and woods around his house when I was a wee lass, too.

But for the most part I grew up in a course of houses that ranged between I-94 and OUter Drive to 9 mile and Gratiot. My great-grandparents lived in the Chalmers area and I remember going to Eastern Market and Hamtramck with them as a kid. :D

[sovay]

When I was a child, I could see the Milky Way.

That's a good first line for something.

I see you at night
Swear I'm not dreaming
You're a ball of light
And I wake up screaming

-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, "Episode 7: The Schizoid Man"

(It's been in my head lately.)