i couldn't sleep much last night. i had the whooping cough and every time i laid down that tickle in my chest would begin and I'd be miserable until eventually I'd attempt to hack it up (sorry for the vivid picture). yuck. i think it's the collection of the last few weeks allergies trapped in my esophagus and unfortunately it's not much better today. needless to say I'm overtired today and there's lots to do with Easter coming up, so no time for rest just yet.
one thing that does not help me wind down (if it ever did) is watching television or surfing the computer. i tried this at 3am last night to pass time and deaden my senses in an attempt to sleep...but the net result was only more wakefulness...and a mind that would not shut off. statistics say we are exposed to 3,000 advertisements everyday, which is bogus (its more like 600), but essentially the data says what we all know anyway--we're over saturated with messages everyday of our lives. last night as i tried to nurse myself back to health it occurred to me that watching tv was having the exact opposite affect because my mind was being barraged with stimuli that it had no need for. in the course of watching 'house' for an hour i definitely soaked in at least 100 ads, so much that when i turned the tv off i could still hear the dialogue of some of the more memorable clips. my mind was unable to distinguish between what was important to retain and what could be expunged and the result was further and continued delirium (and some fun creative finds online i.e. below).
all this brings me to a simple question: why is it my mind associates television or computer surfing with restfulness, when in reality it is often stress-inducing? i mean, i love watching tv and discovering new creativity through the net etc. so why does it often leave me restless?
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