_I was staying at Steve’s house when he told me something that would change my life forever. I was only going to be in London for less than 24 hours, so I’d sought his couch as a transit refuge. After a long-haul flight and more beers than I needed I was really just waiting for Steve to go to bed so I could sleep on the couch. He must’ve caught me nodding off or something because he looked at me sympathetically before he said:
“Sorry, but you know when you’re really tired and your feet feel so hot that you just can’t sleep?”
“No,” I replied.
“Really? I thought that happened to everyone,” he added, before stumbling off to bed.
I was as tired as a newborn baby that night but I just couldn’t get to sleep – my feet were too hot. I spend a lot of time travelling the globe, sleeping in hotel rooms, dozing in transit lounges, and that comment has ruined my life; I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since he said it. I know it sounds like I’m exaggerating but it will happen to you too. I wasn’t ever going to write this but I’ve been awake for 27 hours and I need someone to share the suffering with. You’d think I’d rather the rest of the world be free from the discomfort and frustration I feel, but I’m human; that’s not how it works.
“Sorry, but you know when you’re really tired and your feet feel so hot that you just can’t sleep?”
“No,” I replied.
“Really? I thought that happened to everyone,” he added, before stumbling off to bed.
I was as tired as a newborn baby that night but I just couldn’t get to sleep – my feet were too hot. I spend a lot of time travelling the globe, sleeping in hotel rooms, dozing in transit lounges, and that comment has ruined my life; I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since he said it. I know it sounds like I’m exaggerating but it will happen to you too. I wasn’t ever going to write this but I’ve been awake for 27 hours and I need someone to share the suffering with. You’d think I’d rather the rest of the world be free from the discomfort and frustration I feel, but I’m human; that’s not how it works.