sleep talking

[rm]

Patty does not, really, talk in her sleep. Occasionally, if I go to bed after her she'll bitch slightly when I come to bed ("You took so looooong") and not remember it in the morning, but that's about it.

Last night, when I got in bed after staying up to do some work, she giggled in her sleep. After a pause, she giggled again. I figured it would settle down in a moment and I'd tease her about it today.

Then she said, very loudly, "Shaved turtle."

"What?"

"Shaved. Turtle," she explained, as if I was being particularly obtuse.

"Honey, you don't shave turtles," I said, starting to think this whole thing was sounding rather dirty.

She frowned. "Politics," she said. Clearly, I was still being obtuse.

I figured at that point I had two choices: keep questioning her, perhaps futilely, until she made some sense, or do what Jack does in every story where Owen accidentally shoots Ianto with an alien tranquilizer dart (something which happens with amazing frequency), and just suggest some damn sleep instead.

"Okay. You can tell me about it tomorrow. But you should go to sleep now."

"Okay," she said cheerfully, and then was back asleep in a few minutes.

This morning I find out she was dreaming we were discussing James Carville, whose name she could not remember.

"You know," she said, "that guy on CNN who looks like a bug."

Comments

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

To be fair, he does look like a shaved turtle.

[virginia-fell.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, he does. o_o

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

LOLOL!!!

He does, if you think about it! Bald head, narrow eyes...

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

This is soooooo wrong.

And yet, I snicker.

[capulet-rose.livejournal.com]

I used to have to share a bedroom with my sister who is a sleep-talker. She said the strangest things. The only thing that I can really remember, though, was one night, after having let rip err... a musical movement of gastrointestinal air, she mumbled in a zombie-like monotone, "That was a song just for you."

She woke up to me laughing uncontrollably with tears streaming down my face.

As for James Carville- Torchwood's probably got a file on that one.

And how sad is it that James Carville being an alien has me trying to visualize where an American Torchwood would be located? *Looks outside at the rain.* If they're true to form, Rochester NY might actually be a possibility... the liberty pole looks a bit like it could be picking up signals from... and this post is getting way too long so I'll shut up now.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. I've been to Rochester, and that is sort of a good analogy for Cardiff I suspect. sam_storyteller did a crazy Torchwood America fanfic set in Chicago if you haven't seen it.

[capulet-rose.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Thanks for reminding me! I love Sam, but I haven't gotten around to reading Second City yet.

[rm.livejournal.com]

It's hard, because it's not our Torchwood, and I sort of had to skim parts of it a few times before I really got into it, but it's fun stuff.

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

I presume that since the US is a big place, we have several branches of Torchwood. Following T3's example, Seattle has one under the Space Needle.

[capulet-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh god. This has got my imagination sparked and I forgot to tie down the Hindenbrain. It's floated off to catastrophically explode later. Must step away from laptop now- my lunch date's going to be pissed if I late because I've been blogging about Torchwood... again.

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Misunderstood rumors about the Seattle Torchwood are what gave Mike Meyers the idea for having Doctor Evil's headquarters at the top of the Space Needle.

[nekosensei.livejournal.com]

Cool. Do you remember the title for this Chicago Torchwood fic? Or better yet, a link?

[rm.livejournal.com]

I think it's Second City Torchwood, and there's a list of all his fics down the side of the journal page I think.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Suppose it would make sense that somewhere like Rochester NY could be the equivalent of T3, T1 in one of the more major conurbations having succumbed to some other alien incursion...

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

I went to UofR, and that's a terrifying thought.

That gives the Rush Rhees Library nickname "the nipple of knowledge" a whole new cast... ;)

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

That gives the Rush Rhees Library nickname "the nipple of knowledge" a whole new cast...

And here was I thinking that nickname was the preserve of the Radcliffe Camera, but I guess that's just the Brit in me talking...

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

I think any library tower with a mammary-like appearance can be given that nickname. ;)

[brightflashes.livejournal.com]

haha. That's awesome. I love it when Greg talks in his sleep - on those rare occasions.

[lolliejean.livejournal.com]

Sleep giggling is the cutest thing ever.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

When I was a kid, I once told my mother "Minus Mom. Minus Mom to the negative power" when she came to check on me.

To this day, we have no idea what the hell I was talking about.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

I didn't remember what he looked like, so I glanced at wikipedia, and sure enough - shaved turtle.

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

You know, it could be that I'm a little punchy due to the insomnia and all, but I cannot stop laughing.