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everyday dying

arrr, matey! thar be a fray a-brewin’ on the high seas. best be gettin’ ready…the roost spots an isle of treasure ahead on the horizon!

i had the scare of a lifetime last night, while trying to fall asleep. normally people are already unconscious when their body slows down and goes under; but after waking up for a lavatory run, the return voyage to slumberville was a frightening one. seems my body was winding down, yet my mind was wide awake. i could feel my breathing go shallow, and my heartbeat fade; to the point i was having to mindfully breathe (normally you just do it), my extremeties (including my head) were going numb, and i couldn’t find a pulse anywhere. for sure my body was gradually dying…or so i thought. i jumped out of bed and did 150 pushups as quickly as my body would flex them. the return of a pulse! somehow though, after lying back down; it still felt like death was knocking. at some point i must’ve just given up and fallen asleep though; unsure whether i’d see morning’s light. but here i am…as usual. hopefully that hell will never haunt this guy again!

listening to: the evaporating fizz of a diet dr. pepper