Sleepless Nights

The clock has just ticked over 3:25 am and I am still sitting here, wide awake.  I just can't seem to get to sleep lately.  Of course, when I finally do I don't like to get up early either.  Usually I get up about 9 or even 10.  So why can't I get to sleep at night.  I'm not worrying over anything that I know of.  I don't know what it is but I do wish that I could get to sleep.  These nights aren't the best.  Lying awake in the darkness, waiting for sleep to overtake you.  I read the other day that sleep has been described as the dove that will only land when you pay no attention to it.  I like that analogy.  It's kind of true.  You can' t make yourself fall asleep, you just do.  Odd that.  

When you can't get to sleep you mind becomes more active.  In the darkness your mind becomes more alert, throwing up questions, situation and scenarios at you that you don't think about in your everyday life.  It is sort of like dreaming, only without the refreshing sleep part.  Take tonight for instance.  In the 4 or so hours that I've been trying to get to sleep my mind has covered things like:

1.  my movie collection and why I like the movies I buy
2. my uni work and which subjects I may choose next semester
3. my housemates party on the weekend and whether I should go
4. how I can get past the stage I am in playing GTA 4

5. that I really need to tidy my room and do my washing tomorrow

These are weird things.  What's more you don't just think about the subject, you go in to depth. What time I should do my washing and which coloured sheets I should put on my bed while these ones are getting washed.  Why people leave odd socks in the dryer and why is it always socks that you loose.  Then I went on to contemplate my odd sock collection and why I keep them even though their partner probably won't be found.  Then I wonder whether I should just wear them anyway.  After all, if you are wearing trousers then who really sees your socks.

These thoughts just went on and on.  Maybe that's what keeping me awake.  Worrying about my odd socks.