Why your body jerks before you fall asleep
Today in “Things you’ve always wondered but never thought to ask at the right time”.
I have kicked the sheets clean off my bed before. I’ve smacked my wife in the head and I’ve sent my dog flying. All because of involuntary jerks at the brink of slumber. Scientists think it’s the result of the final moments of a battle between your sleep and waking cycles.
Deep in the core of our brain, a region called the reticular activating system controls our feeling “awake”. Elsewhere, near the point where the nerves from the eyes cross inside your head, the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus senses the cycles of light and dark and shifts our brain to a deep sleep mode.
As your waking motor system teeters on the brink of control at that point just before the VLPO takes over, WHAM, KICK whatthehell?!
Now you know. Sleep tight.
(More info at BBC - Future)
Learn this the hard way. Feeling a lot happier being able to be myself.
The difference a smile does to your day, how it can completely turn your day around :)
We don’t talk much but a smile and “how are you” definitely sufficed.
Someone that enjoys watching basketball games with me and makes me laugh :)
Definitely want to experience going to other sport events! Hopefully the olympics one day
Too bad I’m not much of an introvert, I love people’s company. Sometimes, it would be a little easier if I didn’t need my friends to help pick me up. But I’m glad that I have friends that are always willing to, no matter the circumstances and no matter how stupid I’m being or acting. I can always count on them to stick by my side how annoying I get. <3
VL: “Keep smiling.”
You always know what to say. :)
I didn’t even have to explain.
Yeah, sure I spend money on pointless things.
But I was really proud that I was taking you guys out because I knew if you guys knew how much it was, you would never spend that amount of money on yourselves.
So why are you standing there making me regret it?
I’m not the person to really care much about money, if I can make it, it’s not a big deal if I spend it. Especially when it comes to my family. I like to spoil them with nice dinners, new experiences and whatever they may wish and that I could provide.
I really want to kick the damn addiction out of you. Don’t take out your anger on not being able to go on me and my spending habits. I would rather spend money on eating out and buying pointless things than gambling any day.
I know I used to be a mean to my cousins and I’m only making it up for it now by trying my best to be there for them.
So I felt kind of honored that my 10-year-old cousin came up to me today and started up the sex talk…bahaha. Unexpected, but it felt good that it seemed like I was the only person who he can talk to. Man, can the kid talk. He seems to always be talking! He described the differences between fraternal and identical twins, and then proceeded to tell me the different things people call boy and girl parts. haha.
I love being able to make people laugh, especially my mommy. :)
On another note, I really like your laugh and your smile.
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
– Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma) Via Quote Book:About me
Senior at University of Portland; in hopes of pursuing a job helping kids feel better and traveling the world.
