Waking Life

For the past couple of days, I’ve been feverish. Because I felt like I couldn’t afford to get sick, I took a dose of Nyquil to help me get over it yesterday before I went to sleep. My roommate had been out and came back late and when I woke up, I felt like I was impaired, with a false sense of reality. I remembered a few details like getting up and looking for a midnight snack. I clumsily knocked over a cup of water while looking for my glasses.

When I really woke up this morning though, I felt like it had been a dream. There was no spilled water but I don’t remember cleaning it up. And did I really eat that S’mores Chewy bar? It may be the Nyquil talking but really, how can we tell the difference? Sometimes, I feel like when I’m awake, it is just a dream. I’m just going through the motions. When will I wake up?

"They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?"
- Waking Life, (2001)