sit-down-rest
Jason is a connoisseur of the nap. However he would never call it a nap.
Instead, he has a 'sit-down-rest.' After a long day at work he will say, "Aah. I need a sit-down-rest." And he sits on the couch with a glass of water, staring. Or watching something mindless on TV.
More tiring situations call for a 'lie-down-rest'. Then, he will lie on the couch with his eyes shut, sometimes curling up on his side. You see my confusion with actual napping.
In the lead up to exams he prepares with 'mental study.' This is lying on the bed with his eyes shut, gently snoring, next to a textbook.
I have a growing appreciation for the sit-down-rest. But my true talent comes from my mother. She is renowned for falling asleep in any situation that requires her to sit still for more than about 15 minutes. In the car, on the couch, at the movies.
This is a really useful skill for long-haul travel. On a trip back from LA, Jason took a sleeping pill at around 11pm because he's terrible at sleeping on planes. I went off to sleep sans sleeping pill and woke at 9am the next morning. That's TEN HOURS of sleep.
Meanwhile, Jason hadn't slept a wink but was confused enough from the sleeping pill that he couldn't follow the in-flight movies. I suppose what he really needed was a nice lie-down-rest.
Instead, he has a 'sit-down-rest.' After a long day at work he will say, "Aah. I need a sit-down-rest." And he sits on the couch with a glass of water, staring. Or watching something mindless on TV.
More tiring situations call for a 'lie-down-rest'. Then, he will lie on the couch with his eyes shut, sometimes curling up on his side. You see my confusion with actual napping.
In the lead up to exams he prepares with 'mental study.' This is lying on the bed with his eyes shut, gently snoring, next to a textbook.
I have a growing appreciation for the sit-down-rest. But my true talent comes from my mother. She is renowned for falling asleep in any situation that requires her to sit still for more than about 15 minutes. In the car, on the couch, at the movies.
This is a really useful skill for long-haul travel. On a trip back from LA, Jason took a sleeping pill at around 11pm because he's terrible at sleeping on planes. I went off to sleep sans sleeping pill and woke at 9am the next morning. That's TEN HOURS of sleep.
Meanwhile, Jason hadn't slept a wink but was confused enough from the sleeping pill that he couldn't follow the in-flight movies. I suppose what he really needed was a nice lie-down-rest.
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