I have been awake, as in "not asleep" since about 8am. I fell asleep around 2; I know this because I let the A&E biography of George Lucas play on the television as I dozed.

I awoke after a rather disturbing dream that involved my father attempting suicide in an exceedingly complex manner that somehow involved an elevator (whatever you're thinking, that wasn't it; it was strange). This was not the whole of the dream, it was simply the next to last part of it. When I woke, I remembered it better than I usually remember any of my dreams (which is often not at all), perhaps because it was somewhat distressing or perhaps because this is some of the most "normal" sleep I've engaged in for a while. I usually wait until I am unable to do anything but sleep (making no attempt to sleep at any time before that), no matter how long that takes and then descend into the depths for as long as the sun hangs in the sky. I occasionally surface once or twice during this period, wipe off some drool and go back to sleep. This is distressing. I didn't used to drool. Think I've got a handle on it, though...