I'm nearly thirty-seven years old.  That's 12 years asleep.  I think if sleeping became an olympic sport, I'd be in the running.

What keeps me going is my love for that lovely state of being half asleep yet being aware of the dappled sunshine upon the ceiling.

Is a life spent sleeping worth it?  I know Melville wrote that it is worth living just to be able to sleep, but I don't get paid shit when I'm asleep!  What do you folks think?

man, not sure what to make of this  but if we don't sleep we died so what do we do ? 

by reading your post again I agree with you there so we should sleep for 5 hrs instead so that is only waste a fifth of your life.

Not sure about that Olympics comment; the Russians produced some of the best sleepers the world has ever seen.  Still, they did positively leak vodka.

My father-in-law, who gets up every morning about 4 AM, once said, "People die in bed." 

To which I answered, "Yeah, they also get hit by trucks, but I know which way I'd choose."

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 That's just 'cause you're jealous of my skillz.

Everybody knows Limey's have too much self-discipline to waste their time sleeping.  Thus, "Mad dogs and Englishmen."

insomniacs envy you...

"How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads, to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams." by Bram Stoker from Dracula

"We rose up betimes, for sleep weighs lightly on the hopeful as well as on the anxious."  by Johann D. Wyss from Swiss Family Robinson

I totally understand.  That half-asleep state where I am conscious of how comfortable I am and not quite being clearly awake is yummy.  If napping were a sport, I'd be in the best shape of my life.

The great thing about being half-asleep is that you are still awake to enjoy each delicious minute.

I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.

--Mark Twain

i dig this thread. wish i could get up earlier, more often. saturdays, i'm usually up around 5 am to watch a bit of footie -- totally worth it. most of the times i'm up late, my time is spent either reading or watching a film -- valid wastes of my otherwise worthless time.