Things that put me to sleep

air conditioning. angst about being broke. angst about family. angst about rent. angst about running out of coffee/milk/orange juice/pancit canton/sugar/toilet paper. angst about school. angst about The Government. angst about The Internet. angst about this-week’s-bad-idea. angst about this-week’s-bitch-and-a-half. angst about this-week’s-massive-foul-up. angst about weather. angst about work. back rubs. belly rubs. beth orton. cigarette smoke. damp bathroom tiles. electric fans. fresh sheets. grass. heat. idle thoughts. jokes about fat. jokes about going to the vet. jokes about “my indifference.” keyboard clatter. marble floors. migraine attitude. noise. nothing. smelly feet. smelly sheets. sunlight. umbrellas. undulating curtains. wind.

sleepy

sleeping

sleepyhead

sleep

 

Things I can live without

space cadets who don’t watch where they’re going and end up stepping on the hind legs of sleeping felines
rabies shots
custom-made antlers/Santa caps forced upon felines for greeting card photo purposes
angst about The English Department
hair dryers
sniffy kisses (a.k.a. granny kissing = sniffing)

 

Shelf Space/Floor Space

 

Things to do in the snow

Not much, really. But fun to remember as summer kicks in.

Satisfying substitutes to keep things cool: sleeping in the bathroom, dipping paws in cold water, sleeping under the bed, drinking from a dripping faucet, sleeping.

 

Every exit is an entrance

 

Spot the potato.

Where I sleep: couch; cushions soft yet firm, good for curling or stretching; cushion covers grainy and ecru, fur-infested; couch frame woody and tightly woven, good for sharpening claws; overall effect comfortable, encourages nodding, snoozing, drifting off, sleeping deliberately.

What I sleep for: for… naught.

                                                                                       “If anybody

is sleepy                              let him go to sleep”