Christoph Nieman: Sleeping is more complicated than you might think


	Christoph Nieman: Sleeping is more complicated than you might think
Lexica
9-15-2009 4:57 PM
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graphics, drawings, sleep, insomnia
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9-15-2009 10:19 PM
lollipop10
Oh my gosh Lexica, that's cute. He forgot to include ice cold feet though. And songs. Different songs running through your head all night.
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Until a short trip or a quick flu undoes everything again.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/img/AA76E689-E4EE-412C-9B81-5017AE0CA7A4" alt="Christoph Niemann - Good Night and Good Luck" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/"><P class="w400">I hate mosquitoes.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/img/3B5355BB-7DB2-4501-B0F0-42B3854EAD96" alt="Christoph Niemann - Good Night and Good Luck" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/">If there are any mosquitoes reading this: I would like to offer you a deal. 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I obviously love her very, very much.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/img/DCFE6265-F028-4D87-AF42-97B2DC3539FC" alt="Christoph Niemann - Good Night and Good Luck" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/"><P class="w400">To summarize what we’ve learned so far:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/img/46DA1529-8BDE-4083-8939-A7A1B6F1C80A" alt="Christoph Niemann - Good Night and Good Luck" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/">dreams</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/img/43E615A4-87E0-4605-9A87-6B5AC4FA1B95" alt="Christoph Niemann - Good Night and Good Luck" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/good-night-and-tough-luck/">the daytime nap!
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