Blarrrrg.

[mrissa]

Gahh, what an unpleasant night. I woke up at 3:15 with the sense that something had gone horribly wrong. Ahh, postcognition! You know, the superpower where you know stuff has happened after it does and you witness it and people talk to you about it? Yah, great superpower there. I could maybe deal with being awakened in the night by a precognitive event, especially if it was a specific one. If I woke up at 3:15 a.m. thinking, "Must--stop--godfather--from taking the 101 to work--", and I had some reason to think that a) he does and b) something bad would actually happen and I could stop it, y'know, that'd be worth it. Text godfather, go back to sleep. But postcognition, no. Waking up with the sense that my grandfather has died, some of my other favorite people in the world have some really serious problems, and I've had debilitating vertigo for nearly two years--yah, thanks, brain, I think that revelation could actually have waited for morning. Actual morning. Which 3:15 is not despite the phrase "3:15 in the morning," which is more commonly pronounced, "3 $&%#@* 15 in the #$%&$*@ morning."

Which is why I was propped in the corner of the kitchen counters so I could rub the skin off previously-toasted hazelnuts at 4 a.m. without falling over. Because what else are you going to do at 4 a.m.? I mean, really. It's not like I had enough brain at that hour to think, "Oh, I'll just work on this story, then," and doing finger exercises on the piano was right out, and if I was too dizzy to sleep, I was too dizzy to deal with hot things, and therefore no baking at 4 a.m. for me.

I did eventually get back to sleep by the expedient of propping two of the (rather large) sofa pillows under my knees so that I could have dreams of being safely strapped in on a malfunctioning space station rather than bouncing around free like I usually am on malfunctioning space stations. This is good to know. Safely strapped in is way better. But if I am frankly not at my best today, you may blame postcognition and vertigo. Dammit.

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. I hope things get better.

[ckd]

I hope the day gets better for you. (Also, the week, month, year, decade, century, and millennium.)

[aedifica]

eee. I'm glad you found a way back to sleep, but sorry it was necessary.

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

oh, mriss.

[chinders.livejournal.com]

Eeep. *hands a stuffed animal to snuggle with*

[pameladean]

Ugh, I'm so sorry. If I had two bowls of ice cream, you could have BOTH of them.

P.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

If they were goat ice cream, I would let you keep one.

[cathshaffer.livejournal.com]

Wow, that postcognition, sounds like it's a blessing, and a curse. Or just a curse. I'm not sure. Toasted hazelnuts are nice, though.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

They are nice. I keep them around for use in various things but mostly for use in me and the dog. They are a fast protein source that almost never nauseates me. Go toasted hazelnuts.

[orbitalmechanic.livejournal.com]

On the bright side, "postcognition" is an excellent and grimly (in this case) hilarious word.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Grimly hilarious is my favorite kind of hilarious.

[shweta-narayan.livejournal.com]

Ooog.
Here I was feeling sorry for myself over waking up after four hours.
I hope your postcognition has a chance to tell you good things soon.

[reveritas.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Sorry M'ris. What a pain in the whosit.

[careswen.livejournal.com]

As I've probably mentioned to you, Deep Space Nine is my favorite Star Trek series. DS9, the space station, was originally called Terok Nor by the Cardassians who built it. Terok Nor had a sister station, Empok Nor. Our heroes went to Empok Nor once, which was abandoned and in peril, which you could tell by the fact that in the establishment shots, it looks just like Terok Nor, except it's at a skewed angle.

So when you are having your malfunctioning space station moments, I think of Empok Nor.

Hm, it strikes me that this comment isn't terribly helpful. Unless it entertains you. I shall hope for that.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I have thought of Empok Nor as well, actually. Great minds malfunction alike.

[careswen.livejournal.com]

Yay!