Barbara Rests

I never get enough sleep. Six hours a day max, usually. There'll be times I'm falling asleep during the middle of the day, thinking to myself, "wow, I must be a borderline narcoleptic, always tired during the day." But, as I sit here, typing at 6:36 in the morning, after having gotten only slightly more than five hours sleep, I realize it's not that I'm narcoleptic, it's that my body spends most days trying to sneak in the sleep that it was denied during the night.

Frankly, I can't remember the last time I slept more than, oh, seven hours. Just too much to do in the day. Never enough time, as it were.

I remember meeting a girl in college who slept only two hours a night. That there sounds like some kind of super power. I do that, I wake up a gibbering idiot.

So, really, I hate sleep, and resent having to do it every day. My body can kiss my ass.

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Nonpretension says:

I've met a couple of women who seemed to like that no sleep / little sleep regime. It's very unwise!

Beautiful pic :)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

aka mad mike says:

why does this look so different somehow? it's quite lovely.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

the.beautyseeker says:

she looks like a kitty taking a cat nap. i love the angles and her hair across her eyes.

it reminds me of when we were little and made forts out of the blankets.

nice composition lou!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

_micaela says:

yea fuck sleep. gosh this one is so pretty in a million ways. good job, bro.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Tod Brilliant says:

I'm a devotee of the almighty nap.

Great shot, Lou. Nothing surprising there.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

regierphoto says:

I just read a book where the guy spends two hours a night sleeping to increase his mental powers I think it said at the end of the second chapter he is totally insane... so 6 hours is good, two hours is bad...
Great shot man
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Glen DiCrocco says:

Often, anecdotes like this conjure Seinfeldian sketches. Kramer attempts to sleep a few hours at a time and maximize his overall waking time during his lifetime, justifying it as having the potential to live the equivalent of many more years than the average human. Of course, it become a mess; he falls dead asleep while his latest fling attempts romance. She thinks he's dead.

But stepping back, Lou, I know exactly what you mean. I'm the same. I'm sure though if it's actually a physiological thing or a psychological one.

Great portrait too.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Dante Busquets says:

man, you'll get wrinkles faster if ya don't sleep enough!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

cowe says:

this is truly glorious.

also, i love sleep.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

réflexif says:

Is that person really sleeping or just posing?

Great pic by the way. Compliments!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Lou O' Bedlam says:

nonpretension - thanks!

mad mike - because she's a robot, that's why. this is my first robot shot.

electrocuted - she does look like a cat. one with sharp-ass claws.

micaela - thanks! fuck sleep, that's a t-shirt right there.

tod - does it surprise you she's a robot?

regierphoto - i'm both envious and afraid of a person like that.

glen - i think if there was an episode of Seinfeld where one of them actually fell dead, it would be my favorite show ever.

dante - this is true. but i'm a man, wrinkles make me distinguished.

cowe - sleeping robots are indeed glorious.

reflexive voyager - she was actually resting in between shots. i snuck up and took the shot before she had time to yell and shake her fist at me.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Kristopher Hannum says:

Yessss.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Cyan64' says:

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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

jena ardell says:

beautiful portrait!!!!

and yes, sleep is over-rated. only losers, babies and cats have time to sleep. ;)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

decembre says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Portrait★Faces, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Lady Vervaine says:

that's a fantastic photograph.

one of my best friends is narcoleptic. it's a strange condition.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

artexon says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called A Scanner Clearly (Polaroid - Lomo - Analog), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

canonsnapper says:

As a member of the Portrait Classics GROUP, why not enter this moving shot into the latest Competition, ‘PORTRAITS by NIGHT’

Hope to see you there.

canonsnapper.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

golfpunkgirl says:

super lovely
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

decembre says:

♥Thank you too for your post in
Portrait★Faces
Continue !

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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