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18 Nivôse CCXII (January 7, 2004)

(Linkage) To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

It's an oldie, and though I don't quite agree with their findings, I suppose it counts as a sortof goodie.  Anyways, the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service (whoever the hell they are) published a report back in September that analysed six common sleeping positions and linked them to common personality types.

Rather than plagarise the entire results, I'll provide a link to the BBC article, and mention that I tend to be a "freefall" and occassionally a "foetus".

Today's title is hopefully fairly obvious, so only one point.

Posted by g026r at 12:37
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I don't really sleep in one of those ways, but rather I combination of foetus, yearner, and freefall.

I sleep on my side, but not directly, I'm either 45 degrees toward sleeping on my front or my back. The arm that is between me and the bed I'll have stretched out underneath the pillow, creating more elevation, and my hand will usually be on the bedpost or something. My other arm is around a second pillow (or a stuffed animal if there is a lack of second pillow) which is beneaths the covers, and the hand will be holding the covers in place. The top leg will be in foetus-like position, bent and tucked inward, while the bottom leg is stretched out and may or may not poke out from the side.

Wow... I wonder what that says about me?

Posted by Ryan at 18 Nivôse CCXII 15:28 (2004/01/07)

Definite starfish.  How can you even sleep in any other position?

And the title is Hamlet, of course, from the famous "To be or not to be" speech.

Posted by peter at 18 Nivôse CCXII 17:44 (2004/01/07)

One point for Peter.

I'll put it up once I finish writing the script for it.

Siteicon Posted by g026r at 18 Nivôse CCXII 19:29 (2004/01/07)

I am a logger. I sleep on my side, with my arms dangling.

Damn shakespear quotes.  I won't get none of them.  Peter, unfair!!

Posted by Derek at 18 Nivôse CCXII 20:08 (2004/01/07)

For Derek. : )

Siteicon Posted by g026r at 19 Nivôse CCXII 12:52 (2004/01/08)

I sleep in several different positions.  The most common by far is almost disturbingly similar to the one Ryan described...  Down to every detail except the bedpost and the second pillow/stuffed animal.

Siteicon Posted by Nancy at 19 Nivôse CCXII 21:03 (2004/01/08)

Look, I got my university english credits in grade 12, okay?  I havent taken it since. :)

Posted by Derek at 19 Nivôse CCXII 22:43 (2004/01/08)

Actually, I've got bad news for you.

I happened by Chapters today, and I managed to pick up a copy of the Alexander text of the complete works of Shakespeare.  You have been warned.

Siteicon Posted by g026r at 19 Nivôse CCXII 23:34 (2004/01/08)

Sweet.  I've got the complete plays at home, but it's one of those books that's always been too big and heavy to bother bringing here.  I can't say I've read too many of the ones I've never been involved in, though.

Siteicon Posted by Nancy at 20 Nivôse CCXII 00:18 (2004/01/09)

It's about 1500 pages, softcover, and contains all his poems and sonnets as well.

There was a really nice hardcover version there as well, which I believe was based off the Oxford texts, but I couldn't justify spending $100 on it.

Siteicon Posted by g026r at 20 Nivôse CCXII 00:56 (2004/01/09)
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