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one of these conversations we really ought to just keep to ourselves, but never do
In bed last night:
“I can’t sleep.”
“What are you going to do about it?”
“I think I’ll play my little game.”
“Oh, NO.”
“You knew exactly which one!”
“The one with the feet and the balancing of the pillow that always falls and smacks me on my head.”
“Well, it won’t when I finally WIN!”
“Um, yeah.”
“I think it’s so cool that you knew exactly which game. One day, when we’re on Buffy and I’m not sure if it’s you or a vampire that has taken over your body, I’m going to ask you about that game and if you remember it, I’ll know it’s really you, baby.”
“Huh?”
“Maybe I just need to put my earplugs in, then I’ll be able to sleep… Hey, are you wearing yours?! I’m talking to you here!! That’s so rude!”
“Heheheh.”
“You know, sometimes, if I’m wearing them and I sneeze, I’m afraid they’ll blow out the sides of my ears. I know it’s not really possible, but there’s always an instant when I wonder if I should be holding them in.”
“Oh. My. God.”
“I thought you weren’t listening!”
“You’re all hopped up on goofballs again, aren’t you…”
[I should probably explain that we sleep with earplugs because at six o’clock every morning the radiator starts banging like relentless machine gun fire, and this is our only chance of sleeping through it. Plus, there’s the whole Chelsea Street Opera issue down below. Also, we’re just exceptionally weird and I should stop trying to explain our way out of it.]
comments (17)
Sleeping w/earplugs is very common. My boyfriend snores quite loudly and it wakes me up... I've tried wearing earplugs, but they were too uncomfortable.
1 | Caren | January 26, 2005 07:57 AM
I play that little game too!
2 | Li | January 26, 2005 08:53 AM
how do you win?
3 | nils | January 26, 2005 09:08 AM
The heating in our apartment is crazily loud as well. It's called water hammer...and it can't be doing much good for the pipes.
Do you have a huge alarm clock to wake you two up through the earplugs?
4 | Stuart | January 26, 2005 09:46 AM
Oddly, the alarm still wakes us. The earplugs don't really remove noise, just muffle it so it's less obtrusive.
5 | deb | January 26, 2005 09:51 AM
My wife says I snore. I guess she should wear earplugs. Fact is though, I DON'T snore. I listen to myself every night as I try to fall asleep and I have never heard myself snore.
She does thought!
6 | SantaDad | January 26, 2005 10:05 AM
Yes, yes, i wanna know how to win too!
7 | Mathieu | January 26, 2005 11:04 AM
People, you do NOT want to know how to win. It's like the Special Olympics - suffice it to say that it has yet to happen.
8 | deb | January 26, 2005 12:00 PM
I don't think ear plugs are strange at all. I sleep with a butt plug..
9 | Strawberrie-shortcake | January 26, 2005 01:23 PM
I think it's cute that you have a little plan in case vampires take over your body. Hopefully the vampires don't read your blog, in which case you're fucked.
10 | Ms Mincemeat | January 26, 2005 03:11 PM
I think half the reason to play is that you NEVER win. yup, real special!
11 | Li | January 26, 2005 03:31 PM
You should try a large fan to create white noise
12 | Brownstoner | January 26, 2005 03:42 PM
I'm not large, I'm just well rounded.
13 | Mathieu | January 26, 2005 07:01 PM
earplugs! I hadn't considered that. My bedroom is located right next to a stairwell in my bldg and every morning at 5:00 the Dr. in the bldg thunders down the stairs and wakes me. I wonder if earplugs would block that out... Hey, can you still hear your phone ring and your alarm in the morning? I assume yes, b/c you haven't been fired yet for tardiness. :-P
14 | Bond Girl | January 27, 2005 12:21 PM
Silly Deb/Alex: Vampires don't take over your body. You become a vampire; demons take over your body. Duh.
15 | Esther | January 27, 2005 02:50 PM
We will watch the whole first season this weekend in repentance.
16 | deb | January 27, 2005 07:59 PM
If there's any repentance to be done, it should be my burden to bear. And you know why.
17 | Esther | January 28, 2005 01:07 AM