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[yendi]

So, shadesong was wiped, and went to bed at about ten. I stayed up watching VH1 Classic, and attempted to go to bed at a bit after eleven. But 'song had somehow managed to fill up the entire queen-sized bed. This is a woman who is small enough to fit on a kid-sized mattress and roll over a couple of times, but she somehow manages to take up a whole bed.

I attempted to nudge her, but she was dead asleep, and I didn't want to nudge her enough to wake her. So I figured I'd sleep in Elayna's room, since that bed was free.

I got in, set the alarm, and attempted to crash. But there was a problem. You see, since Elayna's been gone, Max has been sleeping on her bed (he misses her). So about five minutes after I turned off the light, I heard Max's collar jingling, and then a pathetic *meow* from outside the door. It continued for ten minutes, at which point I gave up, opened the door, and read for an hour with Max curled up with me.

At a bit after midnight, I attempted sleep again ('song had turned over slightly by this point, allowing me enough room to crawl into the bed on my side). But even though I was totally fucking exhausted, I couldn't actually fall asleep. At a quarter of one, I gave up, went back to the living room, and finished reading Talking to Dragons.

At 2:15, I was finally tired enough to crawl back into bed. I had to shove 'song slightly over, but was able to make it in without waking her, and then crashed hard until the alarm clock woke me at 5:30 and I shot out of bed.

I then woke 'song at a bit after six, and as usual, on eight hours of sleep, she still took twenty minutes of prodding and shaking to fully wake up. :-)

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[danorsong.livejournal.com]

Ooooooo... I *LOVE* talking to dragons. That is one of htose books that got me through childhood! So great.. I had them all wow!

[yendi]

This was the omnibus Enchanted Forest Chronicles that the SFBC did a few years ago. Has all four books (but not the short story/recipe from Book of Enchantments). Damned fun reads. I need to track down more of Wrede's stuff.

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[danorsong.livejournal.com]

I found one book of hers but it was the 4th in a seris and I couldn't find any others.. but yeah she is great.

[yendi]

Probably the Lyra series -- I think it's the only other one of hers to hit four books. It's the one I'm hoping to seek out next.

[stronae.livejournal.com]

Heh. Don't get me started on her bed-consumption habits. I've got charts and diagrams.

[yendi]

If you've got a sure-fire way to accurately predict when she'll move (sorta like a tide receding), so I can know when it's safe to get into bed, that would be great!

[stronae.livejournal.com]

Hehe... last I checked, it's *never* safe to get in bed with her. :)

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Never safe - but always fun. ;)


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[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what did you do that demonstration with again? That was funny. :)

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

I used to require kick starting in the morning. One baby fixes that pretty well.

[yendi]

shadesong will wake up at a moment's notice if Elayna needs something, if I'm away. If I'm there, she sleeps through it all, knowing that Elayna will wake me first.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I used to do this when I lived with my parents, too. I'd be sound asleep in the same *room* as Elayna - if my mom was there. If not, I'd wake up instantly...