My B-side

Life Aspiration: Spinster

I’m an insomniac. There are two theories on why I have sleeplessness: 1) My conscious thoughts are far more entertaining than sleep or…2) My roommate’s snarking insufflations make it physically impossible for anyone with any sense of hearing at all to fall asleep in the same room with her. I’m leaning more towards the roommate premise…let’s face it, nothing’s better than sleep. For 4 a.m. relief I pop on my head phones, click repeat, and listen to Pachelbel’s Cannon in D minor until I’ve slipped into the refuge of a REM cycle. I have found Pachelbel’s Cannon to be the only song I’d never tire of. Last night as I lay in bed, lost in the strings and woodwinds for the fifth time or so I had an epiphany of the sort. I wondered if I could ever love someone as much as I love Pachelbell’s Cannon. This is when I realized: I will never get married…To Be Continued

posted by Melissa at 05:20