Sleep, and the enchancement therof.

So, here's the thing. I had a sleep study done, and they got me a CPAP machine. It's this machine that has an air pump, a tube, and a mask that goes over my nose. It provides like a constant stream of air pressure to keep my soft palate from collapsing and me snoring and choaking myself off. It also lets me feel like Darth Vader, a definite plus. What was interesting about the whole thing was the information I got from the sleep study I had done. I had to go sleep at this lab with electrodes all hooked up on me wired to a computer. The data showed that not only was my sleep interrupted 187 times in two hours (holy crap!!!), but in the 2 hours without the machine, I had no REM sleep at all. Zero. That blew my mind. I literally haven't been dreaming. I didn't even know this was possible. So anyway, I've had this machine now since last Thursday, and last night I had what might be my first dream in years!

It was a nightmare.

Sheesh.

I'm older. Hooray me.

So... I'm older today. I'm often nonplussed about birthday celebrating. Way to be born me! However, it's been a great year, and I have a lot to be thankful for.