"Where clouds of dreams give second sight
What dreams may come both dark and deep
Of flying wings and soaring leap
As I surrender unto sleep"
- Sleep, Eric Whitacre
I love sleeping.
I will sleep pretty much anywhere - on a plane, on a train. On a couch, in a slouch. In a bed, on my head. I fell asleep in a chair on a ferry once - I was very proud of myself.
Anyway, the title of this post isn't "sleeping", it's "snoozing". So what's the difference?
The way I interpret it, "snoozing" refers to a deep sleep rather than just a regular nap or the usual shuteye. To me, a good snooze is hard to beat. If I doze off hard enough, nothing short of Armageddon itself could wake me up. And it's glorious.
This year, "snoozing" gained a new meaning for me. For the first time in my many years of education, I started using the snooze button on my alarms. This makes me a major hypocrite since I get irritated when people don't silence their alarms permanently. Yet here I am, hitting that snooze button for an extra 10 minutes of sleep. What can I say? I love sleeping.
A lot of people don't get enough sleep. A lot of people sacrifice sleep so they can do more with their day. A lot of people take a good sleep for granted, just because it's something that we will
But me? I will snooze away at any given opportunity. I choose to sleep in because I know I will be able to do more if I sleep more. And I'm greatly looking forward to jumping into my bed tonight.
This post ended up being more like a short nap than a long snooze. But that's okay. Sleep is sleep, and I love sleeping.
