So, how do you sleep?

[jinx]

I need a noisemaker, and either a window open and fan on, or an a/c (not C/A, its not noisy or windy enough). I like to on my stomach, or on my left side with several pillows. I take personal offense to being awakened by snoring and have a tendency toward physical violence in these situations.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by jinx

I take personal offense to being awakened by snoring and have a tendency toward physical violence in these situations.

I sleep on my left side with a knee digging into my back. all night. i never move once.


actually, I can sleep wherever, whenever, within 3 minutes. wanna race? I'll pass out on yer ass.

but i snore like a big fat loud ass snoring jerk. come stay over sometime. you can sleep at the other end of the house. I'll still keep your ass awake.

The neighbor across the street gave me the finger this morning. fuck him.

[Stormieweather]

I'm kinda p'ticular about my sleeping arrangements.

I finally found the perfect body pillow for my head, another one with a center support disc that goes between my knees, and a random pillow to go behind me.

I mostly sleep on my right side and ALWAYS on the left side of the bed.

I have my right arm under the pillow sticking straight out over the edge of the bed. My right leg is straight and the left is bent. I switch sides regularly, thus the need for the pillow behind me, as I cannot sleep without a pillow between my knees. My back begins to spasm and wakes me up, if I don't keep my spine straight.

I cannot sleep in total darkness or silence. My thoughts begin to race and tumble and the spots behind my eyelids drive me nuts. I sleep with the TV on all night, but the program can't be too interesting or too boring. If it's too boring (like an infomercial), it will piss my subconcious off and I'll wake up. If it's too interesting, it will keep my consious mind alert and I won't drift off. I've found that TNT programs like Law and Order and X-Files are perfect. Before I go to sleep, I actually go through the TV on-screen guide and pre-program my shows for the entire night until the morning news, to ensure maximum sleepability.

I need it to be cold. I have to have a quilt over me, covering my feet and up to my chin. It has to be tucked behind my back so no air can drift down my spine. I sleep in satin jammies or a t-shirt now that I have children. It used to be nekkid.

If I wake up during the night, I cannot go back to sleep unless I have a drag off a cig. I have to go out on the porch in the dead of night, light up for one drag, then head back to bed.

I have three alarms which I rotate. They all have different sounds because I become immune to the current one and eventually it stops waking me up.

I used to function great on 4-5 hours sleep a night, now I need a minimum of 7. Getting old, I guess.

I love having my 2yr old curled up next to me, but not my partner. He is a hotwater heater and sweats a lot, makes me itchy and uncomfortable.

If I lie down for a nap, I don't need a wakeup call. I automatically wake up after 1 hour, on the nose (as long as the kids are quiet enough for me to fall asleep).