BLOBBY'S BLOG

PILLOW TALK

What does one do when they are out of a job?

SHOP! Of course!

It started out with the need for groceries, but that would end up being our last stop. After heading out, we stopped at a number of places where we might pick up something for this golden anniversary party for my parents. We bought nothing. We found nothing.

Since I am still in need of glasses, why not look at more frames? I can't say I found too many more frames I liked that were not posted here a week or so ago. Naturally the two I did find yesterday and somewhat liked were the most expensive of any frame I have ever seen or bought. And not by a few bucks - but by a Benjamin. I couldn't make a decision, so nothing was selected.

I know this sounds mundane, but hopefully the big coup of day was a pillow. For the last few years (yes, you heard right!.) I have been on the hunt for a good, even decent, pillow. Maybe it is because I have some abnormally large head (shut up!) or perhaps it is all the rocks in it (REALLY - shut up!) - but my noggin goes right to the mattress through the pillow, no matter what kind I try. I do believe my lack of good head support is a reason I get less than six hours a sleep per night, none of which by the way is in a row.

In the recent past, I have purchased medium, firm, extra firm and those memory foam pillows. I'm the frickin' Goldilocks (if I had hair, that is) of headrest! Add to those, the ones that are advertised for people who sleep on their side. I can't stay comfortable. Using two pillows is too much and my neck gets cricked (is that a word?) and one isn't enough. Let's add to it that down pillows are not even an option. They do nothing but aggravate my allergies, which naturally makes it that much harder to sleep.

Today I purchased another two pillows. One is hypoallergenic and one is another type of firm. Granted I got this at Blood Bath & Beyond, so I'm thinking if these don't work, and I'm already ruling out one of the two, I might have to suffer through.

I won't go all Grandpa Simpson-y or Monday Moaning-y on you, but really - how is one supposed to try out a pillow in a store? They are wrapped in plastic and you can't really put your head on it. They are like buying gloves. Stay with me here for a second. You try those on in a store that is 68-70 degrees. They all seem warm. But get them out in the harsh reality of winter and your finger tips become appetizers for the Donner party.

Ok. Maybe I did go all Abe Simpson on you.