I didn't sleep well last night, as I predicted. The bed covers smelled funny. I don't really want to dwell too much on what it was that they smelled like. I lay awake for a few hours, trying not to think about what caused the smell, trying to think pleasant thoughts, thinking about getting back up and doing e-mail, but deciding I was too tired to move. Eventually I drifted off to sleep, shortly after which I had one of those frightening dreams where something is trying to push me out of the bed and I can't fight because I'm paralyzed. I swear, those dreams feel so real. Does anybody else have dreams like that?

After I woke up screaming, I lay there for a while wondering if any of my coworkers heard me, then pondering the cause of those dreams. I wonder if they have something to do with a subconcious fear of the paralysis that comes with sleep? Or just subconscious fear in general?

I should go. The meeting starts back up again in about 10 minutes, and I still have to go load my stuff in my car. Breakfast started at 7, but if it comes down between eating a hearty breakfast or sleeping in an extra hour, sleep will win out every time.