Ghost bike.
Originally uploaded by Nix Sidhe

I. Can't. Sleep.

Do I find myself surprised by this?? Not at all. Several reasons. 1. I was sleeping pretty well for a while. This can only mean one thing, it won't ever last. Anytime I start getting an adequate amount of sleep, my body just revolts. 2. It's summer time. Even though it's been an extraordinarily mild one, summer still means long long long nights awake. Insomnia had been prevalent at the start of the summer, but then I staved the beast off. Lo and behold, its mid-July and I am wide wide awake at almost 3am. 3. Throughout the day today I had 1 cup of coffee (unusual for me), 1 maxx 5 hr energy, AND a super b complex vitamin (admittedly on accident, I forgot after lunch since I'm so used to taking them everyday).

Here I sit, breathing in the cool wet air through my windows and the incense burning across the room. The cats are lazing about on the floor, looking up every time I move or the song changes. It seems they're just as restless. Every now and then one of them comes over to stand on their hind legs and gently paw at my elbow.

Strangely, I'm not distraught by this lack of sleep. I don't get worked up about it. I just don't sleep. I stay up, I read books, I clean the house, I listen to soul/jazz music, I sketch/sew/paint, I watch documentaries, I pet the cats, I take long showers, I go for walks, I do photo shoots, and I look out the window.

Night time seems to go on forever and, honestly, that doesn't really bother me.