8:56am June 8, 2012

Wow this feels better

Not everything is better. But a lot is. Because I slept solidly from 9 pm to 6:30 am, which is unheard of for me. But I guess all that sleep deprivation finally caught up with me. I wouldn’t be surprised if I need to sleep even more. But this is a start.

I know how soundly I slept by two measures.

One, I was lying on my right side. And my right hip and the right side of my back were incredibly sore when I woke up. Still are. I can’t lay on my right side without causing serious trouble. And on my left side I’m still in a lot of pain. So clearly I slept so deeply I didn’t maneuver at all.

Two, I was having this dream about recycling hundreds of cans. In the dream, my hands reeked of the stench I used to get when I recycled for my parents. Part old Budweiser and part aluminum. Then I woke up to the most utterly disgusting morning breath that tasted exactly like that smell. I mean I know my tongue fungus never does wonders for my morning breath, but this was beyond every reasonable definition of completely foul.

And I’ve noticed the longer I sleep, the worse my breath. So this is a good sign. Even if I did have to use a ton of mouthwash.

So on one level I feel like a wreck and on another I feel much better.

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