the oscars is the new sleeping pill
the day: yesterday - for the first time ever in the history of me, i actually watched the academy awards in its entirety; and of course i realized why last night was the first time.
amidst jon stewart’s awkward attempted dialogue with a stiff celeb crowd and selma hyek’s breasts, i saw a most appropriate commercial for a prescription sleeping aid, “lunesta.” wooed by their catchphrase, “this great night’s sleep is brought to you by lunesta” i checked out their website like a loser. anyway, per the commercial/website, “side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, DROWSINESS, dizziness.” not only does it sound like someone prescribed 500mg of my mom’s meatloaf, but DROWSINESS? - well no shit.
in other news, i slept just fine last night, and THAT great night’s sleep was brought to you by five taquitos and several glasses of wine. side effects may include spouting off sarcastic comments at the television, and eating more taquitos.
March 16th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
The NYtimes online just ran a little article about the side effects of Ambien, another potent sleep aid. Apparently it not only leaves you feeling refreshed in the morning, but also rather full–turns out that it causes people to “sleep eat”. Some prescribers have been found to raid the fridge, cook full meals, and return to bed without knowing! Crazy shit! Take a look. . .
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/16/opinion/16thur4.html?incamp=article_popular