awake

witness the time stamp on this here post. i've been awake almost three hours; i went to sleep six hours ago. i'm getting a little distressed now about not sleeping. nowanights when i wake in the small hours i don't even expect to fall asleep again. i just lie there. it's not as if i'm fraught with worries that are keeping me up. nonetheless, used to be i would wake up in the night for a few moments, from a dream or a noise from a pet or a need to pee, and return to sleep nearly instantaneously. are those nights altogether gone? is it my pillows? the mattress?

well. i'll work on my story for a bit, then. make some use of the time, what what? i'm off today anyway; maybe i'll have a nap this afternoon.