cryptic whisperings
I have a history of sleepwalking. Well, I mainly have a history of crashing my parents' dinner parties and demanding food, as well as the more standard nonsense talking nighttime wandering. That's my thing though, sleepwalking.
Marek, on the other hand, is into sleeptalking.
When I first came to Poland it was very frustrating, because I'd be woken up by some incomprehensible mutterings and, unable to remember the Polish until the morning, never know what weird and wonderful things he was dreaming about.
A couple of years later, the situation has evolved, and now I can understand the nonsense he spouts in the middle of the night.
When he's sick, when the line between reality and delirium is less defined, Marek sleeptalks even more.
The latest example was when he fell asleep in front of the tv...
him: (low throaty chuckle) uh-oh!
me: (thinking he was concerned about the fate of the animal about to get savaged in the nature programme on tv) yep
him: who's he going to be next?
me: (realising he is asleep) who?
him: (incredulous) a woman??!
me: (lost) huh?
him: (waking up) nevermind.
Understanding all this Polish may reveal some fascinating things.
Marek, on the other hand, is into sleeptalking.
When I first came to Poland it was very frustrating, because I'd be woken up by some incomprehensible mutterings and, unable to remember the Polish until the morning, never know what weird and wonderful things he was dreaming about.
A couple of years later, the situation has evolved, and now I can understand the nonsense he spouts in the middle of the night.
When he's sick, when the line between reality and delirium is less defined, Marek sleeptalks even more.
The latest example was when he fell asleep in front of the tv...
him: (low throaty chuckle) uh-oh!
me: (thinking he was concerned about the fate of the animal about to get savaged in the nature programme on tv) yep
him: who's he going to be next?
me: (realising he is asleep) who?
him: (incredulous) a woman??!
me: (lost) huh?
him: (waking up) nevermind.
Understanding all this Polish may reveal some fascinating things.
posted by Becca | 4:20 pm
1 Comments:
Your brother sleeptalks as well. It used to really creep me out, but now I've become accustomed to it. So much so that if Edd speaks whatsoever to me in the nightime, I automatically assume he's sleeptalking. This is probably frustrating for him, particularly when he's fully awake...
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