insomnia

the night before last, i suffered a very new type of insomnia. it's the type that happens when:

• you spend the night at a friend's house
• this friend is very attached to her son, a dog whose qualities i must admit are outstanding
• the dog sleeps on the floor by the bed
• the dog unfortunately ate something strange while visiting friends
• the dog's intestinal track reacts by emitting, from the lower end, stink bombs of the most overpowering strength.
• you try to press the blanket to your nose, and only partly succeed in hiding from the all-reaching power of the poopy-scented molecules invading all corners of the room.
• you are too tired to think of the very rational thought of sleeping in the bathtub, with the door closed.