fantasy spoon

i woke up this morning, delirious from only 4 hours of sleep, with the strangest sensation that someone was laying behind me in my bed.

i had been sleeping on my right side and i felt like someone was spooning me, behind me. i lay there for a second, contented, smiling to myself, enjoying being spooned, enjoying that closeness and warmth. until my senses returned and it hit me that i went to sleep alone in this apartment, so i darn sure better be waking up alone!

i flipped over in a semi-panic (still slightly delirious from severe sleep-deprivation) to see who/what was sleeping behind me and discovered...

...my stuffed penguin that i've had since a field trip to the zoo in 5th grade, plus one of my bed pillows, were the mystery spooners. they had joined forces somehow under the covers and were pressed up against my back. together, they really felt like a human, i kid you not.

bah well, it was nice while it lasted.

does my life make you sad? :-\