So, the “nap desk” prototype is here. That’s right. A desk… that you slumber under. Though I’m seeing its image everywhere, I don’t know why. It doesn’t seem altogether novel, does it? Brings to mind the scene from Grandma’s Boy after Mel Gibson look-a-like gets kicked outta his house. Or that one Seinfeld episode I […]
In “The Machinist”, an anorexic Batman spends a year wallowing in insomnia and marinating in madness. Nada seems to calm his brain enough to zonk out. From a hard day’s work to giving Jennifer Jason Leigh a good rogering. Sound familiar, my insomnipals? Has it gotten bad enough for you that you’ve stowed aboard the […]
Anyone remember the Princess and the Pea story? Of course you do. What were you raised by – wolves? Oh. You were? Okay, well allow me to recap: in the timeless tale, a princess shows up at a castle on a stormy evening, claiming she’s royalty. As a test set by the resident queen who […]
Ever had one of those rare nights of sleeplessness… after doing everything right? No blue light after sunset. No strange foods. You even had a nice warm mug of valerian root tea. It’s all ticked off – the whole, well planned, nocturnal checklist. (Foreshadowing: mayhaps writing before bed’s a less than genius move to usher […]
What’s better than the midday nap with a sombrero over your face? Nada, right? Why shouldn’t we take a siesta? I mean, Churchill used to catch some Z’s mid biz-day. He worked from bed in the morning, his study at night, and spent QT with the fam in the middle of the day (during which […]
Not really. But… really: what’s with the witching hour wakeup? Sounds legit. But let’s review some options that apply to reality ‘n stuff. What’s the deal here? I don’t mean those nights when my pup starts pitching a fit and demanding a middle-of-the-night potty jaunt outside. I mean that other phenomenon. The one that happens […]
So…. we’ve discussed foods that can help you sleep peacefully. What about the ones that do the opposite? Are there foods that can give you nightmares? Before Cosby played sausage sandwich with unwilling womenfolk, he played someone feeding actual sausage sandwiches to his own unwilling gut. (Or maybe it was at the same time. Who […]
Ever tried to lucid dream? I’ve long been interested in this topic – but, alas, I suck at managing dream manipulation. From hypnosis and binaural beats to diligently taking notes on that rotoscope film, “Waking Life”, I’m pretty sure I’ve tried it all. And, don’t get me wrong. The tools I’ve attempted have all made […]
Anyone here ever hear of the… Russian Sleep Experiment? *Shines flashlight creepily upward under chin* Oooh… mystery mists that drive you crazy? Getting possessed by the sleep deprivation devil? Unfortunately, now that I’ve gotten you all excited, I also have to be the one to tell you: It ain’t true. Yep. It’s a myth. A […]
Does this look familiar? While I don’t have this particular (regrettably accurate) bedsheet set, it does ring terribly true for me. Which would be fine and make total sense if I were sharing my sleep ship with a Dogo Argentino. Instead of, ya know, a pint sized shih-tzu. So, I wanted to know: does splitting […]