Fourth (lack of) sleep note. Video, at a normal time of day.

[11calls]

[Alex looks pretty much like crap. She's got multiple mugs in front of her, and she's sitting at her desk at work. There's dark circles under her eyes, and she's definitely missing some of her normal spark.]

Okay, so the worst thing about being a kid for a few days is that you get to sleep like a kid for a few days. Which was pretty amazing. But now it's just making this whole lack of sleep thing all the more pronounced and I'm definitely not loving this.

So, I'm opening the floor for suggestions. Back home, I actually have a sleep specialist, but honestly she's not all that helpful. I do all the things I'm supposed to: no electronics for two hours before bedtime, progressive muscle relaxation, the "the" game, pot... Basically you name it and I've tried it.

[Alex is going to shrug and not actually list all the things she's tried because well, open channel and all that. But she actually has tried basically everything she can get her hands on, including medication.]

But my world is limited in what it has, so I'm willing to try basically anything within reason at this point. Sleep potions? Spells? Weird tech? Whatever. I have just got to get some sleep, and they don't really have Casper mattresses here. [That's a joke and comes with a thin smile. Casper mattresses are something that her insomniac self plugs on her show all the time.]

Comments

[11calls]

[Alex is going to just laugh softly.]

Yeah, I bet you do.

[deploy]

Ever tried reading War and Peace in bed?

I guarantee you'll be knocked out in five minutes.

[That's totally not what he was talking about.]

[11calls]

I actually like War and Peace! But then again I am a giant nerd.

[She knows.]

[deploy]

Hey, I like it too. Sometimes I even get through a full chapter before Tolstoy's tranq dart hits.

Course, there are other things you can do in bed. That don't involve Russian politics.

Or so I'm told.

[11calls]

Oh? I happen to hear you're fairly good at them.

[deploy]

I'd go into detail, but I'm more of a hands on kinda guy.

[11calls]

I do seem to recall that. But only vaguely. I think I may need to ask for a reminder.

[deploy]

So ask away.

[11calls]

Dinner? I don't cook, but I can definitely grab something.

[deploy]

I've had a craving for legs.

You know. Drumsticks.

[11calls]

[Alex is just going to laugh at that.]

I always figured you for a breast man, myself. Chicken ones, of course.

[deploy]

I’m pretty sure everyone likes breasts. What’s not to like?

That said, I’d eat tofurkey if it meant you were coming over.

[11calls]

Breasts are amazing. And didn't we decide vegans were the worst and most unsexy?

But yeah, I'll swing by.

[deploy]

We did.

So it says something about how much I like you.

[11calls]

Good to know. I like you too.

[In a whole they're both in love with other people way, of course.]

Pad Thai?

[deploy]

I'm down for Pad Thai.

How do you feel about Creature from the Black Lagoon? Too soon, what with the floods, or just right?

[11calls]

Just right, I think.

Chicken, shrimp or both?

[deploy]

I’d fly a chopper over K2, but I’m not sure I’d mix poultry and seafood.

Chicken.

[11calls]

Chicken it is. I'll be over about seven?

[deploy]

Seven sounds good.

I've got the beer.

[11calls]

A man who knows the way to a girl's stomach. Excellent.

[deploy]

See you soon specs.

[With much affection.]