when i was little, i could sleep under any circumstance even if i was only semi-tired. and at times when i slept next to my mom, i wondered why she would always get irritated if i leave the light on or shake the bed when i change sides. it was natural for me to try to be motionless and noiseless when i slept on her bed. but as a kid, i never knew why... because for me, light or no light, noise or no noise, shake or no shake, it didn't make any difference to my falling asleep... not that i never suffered from insomnia as a child. actually, i remember many nights of staring at the wall in the dark for hours and wishing i would fall asleep. but y'see, it was never because something in particular was keeping me from sleeping.

the reason why i say all this is because last night, i got in bed at midnight extremely sleepy but didn't fall asleep until 3 in the morning. why, you may ask. hmm... let's just say that my sister needed to study. :-/ but it's just funny how now that i'm 20 years old, light, noise, and movement all suddenly have such a huge influence on my slumber. perhaps this is just a sign of aging?

anywho, i feel so out of it...