Tuesday, August 30, 2005
News and Dreams
Often I sleep with the television on, and generally it's tuned to the news. It's not on all night, but I fall asleep with it on and then later wake up to turn it off, and then wake again to turn it back on. During that final period, I tune it to our local news so that I wake up to the weather, the traffic and to find out what happened while I slept. Usually the big local stories are murders. Yes, murders with an S. I used to be shocked by the murders, listening to see if I recognized a name. I'm so desensitized to it all, that now I listen for the street name to see how close I am to the crime location. I hate that it's not shocking me into fear any longer.But what's really buggy is that curing my last two hours of sleep each day, I'm dreaming thatI'm a participant, observer or a victim of the crimes.
I've got to go back to watching Nick at Night in the early hours. At least then maybe I will dream I'm Jack, Chrissy or Mr. Roper.
dena at 5:46 AM
6 Comments
- at 1:33 PM markus said...
that sounds more like a nightmare! i'd stick with nick at night from now on...
- at 2:11 PM soapbox.SUPERSTAR said...
You can be Janet and I will be Chrissy. Who should we pick to be our Jack?
- at 3:34 PM Kimberly said...
Can I be Terri??
I agree don't sleep with the news on. Maybe try infomercials...then you'll dream of clear skin, making your own juice and losing weight ;)- at 9:05 AM carmilevy said...
Ah, the memories. I'm not sure anyone will ever have the comic timing of John Ritter. He was an original.
Dropped in from Michele's again today.- at 7:25 PM Margaret said...
I fell asleep during a Marathon of Cold Case Files on A & E....dreams not pretty at all. Stick to Nick--you can always switch to local once it can't invade your sleep.
- at 8:31 PM Kevin said...
Janet just can't get any respect.