animal_adjective_alphabet epitome of incomprehensibility If insomnia is stopping me from sleeping (circular logic, but at those times I feel I'm stuck in a circle), I find this helps. Go through the alphabet, thinking of an adjective and animal starting with each letter. Like, affable anteater bellicose bear cool camel dapper dromedary (but that's sinning with synonyms) I forget where I wrote about this before, but one of you mentioned that Modest_Mouse would fit. Basically, the idea is to coax your thoughts into a pattern. If you get distracted from your mental search for words, that's fine too - it can mean your brain is relaxing, going into sleep mode. 220824 ... ovenbird effusive echidna fallacious flycatcher gregarious giraffe hypoallergenic hyena (these make good family pets) indifferent iguana jocular jaguar 260117 ... raze kick-ass kangaroo loveable llama meretricious mouse nervous narwhal ornery octopus prickly porcupine quizzical quail 260117 what's it to you? who go blather from