are you the kind of person that draws broad conclusions about personality from one ambiguous comment written subsequent to a rattling experience?

I don't know--do you have an example of an ambiguous comment I could test myself with?

I mean, on the list of super patriots, I don't think Coates ranks relatively high.

Either this is based on reading the one post I did, and therefore I don't understand how you reached this conclusion, or it's based on a broader knowledge of Coates than I have and therefore is precisely the information I was looking for before coming to a conclusion, otherwise I wouldn't have asked that question.

I deliberately buy blankets that feel nicer on my skin than my sheets, so no top sheet for me.

I can't sleep if my feet are cold. Since moving to CT, I usually sleep with my Alaska socks (thanks Drew!) since they are super warm. I like a nice firm pillow, usually king sized. I don't really have a ritual, unless you count taking out my contacts and setting my alarm. I like at least one open side so that I can kick my leg out, but I generally only do that in the summer. I like a glass of water and some qtips near the bed, because if I wake up thirsty or with an itchy ear, I can't motivate to get up for a long time, so I just lay there in annoyance, but if I can get a sip of water or get a qtip in there, I fall right back to sleep. Generally a stomach or side sleeper, and I move around in my sleep.

My college roommate loved multiple heavy blankets and quilts and the window open in winter.

My friend Alison cannot sleep with her feet under the covers. They have to be out and naked or she gets to hot.

This is me.

I'm not big on top sheets because I move too much and hate when they tangle.

Very concise, Vortex!

if I wake up thirsty or with an itchy ear,

Q-tips! Who knew it was essential for a good night's sleep.

I'm not big on top sheets because I move too much and hate when they tangle.

Matilda gets tangled. She's all askew in the morning and sometimes sideways across her bed. It was horrible when she slept in our bed. The worst.

At different points in my life I dated two different women who did not move all night long.

One literally would lie down on her back and sleep in that position without moving. The other might do one half rotation during the course of the night.

Oh, it was so nice to sleep next to not-restless people.

Hubby and I have separate sheets and blankets and have had since the early days. He gets much colder than I do. I haven't warn anything more than underwear or socks to bed in decades. Even in winter, I can cope with a sheet and a blanket if I have socks on. Without socks, multiple blankets aren't enough to keep me warm. That's the designator of summer, when I no longer need socks.

I don't need a ritual, I crawl in, take the evening meds and a small snack to buffer my stomach, pull on the CPAP mask, turn it on, pull up the covers, snuggle in, and I'm out. Hubby, poor thing, has insomnia.

Melatonin, an eye mask, and a pillow to clutch.

and a pillow to clutch.

Between your knees?

an eye mask

Like a 50s sitcom!

pull on the CPAP mask

How long have you used the CPAP?

How long have you used the CPAP?

Five years now? It's been a while. I don't think I could sleep properly without it now. Great, I'm addicted.

I'm not big on top sheets because I move too much and hate when they tangle.

This is me. K loves a top sheet. She has won that battle.

I just finished reading an excellent book -- The Age of Miracles. I feel like I could teach a class on post-apocalyptic fiction. I found myself discussing it with a UCLA instructor Tuesday who said, "So it's science fiction." And I fell right back onto Margaret Atwood with, "No. It's more speculative fiction." Similar to The Road or The Dog Star actually. I'm not saying that to deny genre, but just because I feel like there is a difference.

Between your knees?

Sometimes, when I'm sleeping on my side, but also in my arms. Funny thing is Isaac sleeps with a snuggly pillow too. Is that kind of thing genetic?

Like a 50s sitcom!

Me and Lucy Ricardo.