Lucubrations

\Lu`cu*bra"tion\, n. [l. lucubratio;cf. F. lucubration.] 1. The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. 2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.


Monday, August 30, 2004

Last night I fell out of bed for the first time in my life. I went to bed at 1:45 and got up at 6:45 but that didn't stop me from waking up in the middle of the night. I rolled over and suddenly found that I was (no longer) on the edge of the bed. My first thought was "Wow, I just fell out of the bed." My second thought was "It's five am, this doesn't bode well [for the rest of the day]."