Theory on Sleep Patterns

I have a problem.  Every morning my alarm clocks sings to me, and every morning I hit snooze.  I doze for five minutes, and snooze again.  This can go on for an undeterminate amount of time, particularly if I have nothing to do that morning.

Every night, I crawl in bed, and cannot sleep.  I watch TV episodes.  I facebook.  I read blogs.  I write blogs.  I turn off my computer and start thinking. I use the bathroom three or four times.  I think some more.  I read. Finally, after laying in bed for what seems to be forever, I fall asleep.

Why is it that when I want to be awake I sleep, but when I want to sleep I am awake?

Perhaps I am dissatisified with my life.  I do not want to sleep because I continue to hope something great will happen to end the day, or I do not wake up because I fear nothing will occur to make being awake worth the trouble.

Perhaps the opposite is true and I love my life.  I feel a sleep cycle officially ends a day, but why would I want a wonderful day to end?  To belay sleeping and waking up make the good times last longer.

I doubt either is accurate.  That's the thing about extremes; they tend to eliminate the more moderate truth.

Really, I've probably created a habit of  doing homework late, and, since I need copious amounts of sleep, I optimize every single moment of rest possible.  Hence the habit of staying up late and sleeping as long as possible.

Or, the childhood hatred of having to go to bed continues to persist.  Plus, to lay in bed, curled up under the covers with nothing to do, is one of the most comfortable things I've ever experienced.

But, you know, whatever sounds most interesting to you.  I just wish counting sheep worked and I could wake up at the first discordant notes of my alarm.