when the levee breaks.

Night Terrors - also known as sleep terrors, or pavor nocturnus. night terrors are characterized by an incomplete arousal from slow wave sleep. if, the individual is awakened during a night terror, he/she is usually confused and does not remember details of the event. night terrors are different from nightmares; if an individual is awakened during a nightmare, he/she functions well and may have some recall of the nightmare.

[courtesy of sleepnet.com]

how i utterly hate tuesdays. yes, to the core of the smallest atom.