First and foremost, thank you to my lovely and supportive Parable brothers, Jake and John, who say the nicest things about me and encourage me in the best ways. You are doing a great job recently of lifting me up off the hard pavement of life and setting me back on my way.

Secondly, on to the real topic for today. Have you ever felt like you were so tired that if you fell asleep, there is a very real chance that you may never wake up again? That is how I feel today. There is a literal heaviness in my body, I'm so tired. For some reason, I have taken to not being able to sleep, and it's annoying the crap out of me. Or it would be annoying the crap out of me if I had enough energy to be annoyed. I find myself tossing and turning before falling asleep, and then, once asleep, I find myself plagued by odd dreams about Paris Hilton being my roommate (which I would characterize as a nightmare), and about elephants running through the things I'm writing (I woke up the other morning and thought, "I need to take those elephants out. The setting is California, not Africa." Alas, there were no elephants to be removed, as I had not actually written that into the script), and I wake up a bazillion times each night. It's going to make me crazy. I'm thinking about moving straight to sleeping pills, but I have received helpful advice from many who are noticing my squalid pallor, touting everything from Benadryl to Tylenol PM. I say, kick it with the good stuff. I am hesitant to take anything, however, as I am afraid that I will have even weirder dreams, and be groggy in the morning.

So I will attempt to trudge through this problem, and satiate my need for sleep with the occasional ten minute nap in my car while waiting for my next social or educational event. I know that I am tired because I will wake up IN MY CAR from these 10 minute naps and have no idea where I am or what's going on. I have been so soundly asleep that I have forgotten reality. That's tired, my friends.

I, for one, am glad to see the weekend come. I am hoping to catch up on some much needed beauty sleep (those darn crow's feet need to be rested), and be more coherent and funny come next week. Because I know you like funny! And I like being funny and witty, and I am a certified dud right now. So rest to all, and hopefully, to all a good night!