Hey, Boo Boo!

After 13 hours of sleep (yes, you read that correctly), I'm wondering if somehow my body's started hibernating as a not-so-subtle form of protest – a work stoppage. It showed my brain who was boss without a picket sign or a union rep. My alarm went off. And, following a brief groan (perhaps a grunt?), my hand reached over and simply silenced the offender. A few moments later, I'd rolled back over – feeling more drained than guilty.
"Take that, brain," my body boasted, having taken the reins of decision-making and given itself an extra day of paid vacation.
"But," my brain feebly objected, "we have things to do. You can't just lie there. I'll fire you. Don't think I won't just because we're related." (Picture Niles vs Frasier. Despite both characters having juicy brains, I see Frasier as the body.)
(Insert maniacal body laugh here.)
This wasn't the first time these two had gone at it. Typically, I sit on the sidelines – pompoms in hand – unsure which team to root for. I just wish they'd get it over with (or get a room). I haven't the heart to tell them I'm not impressed – or that they share the same parents. Maybe I should've chosen a different show.
My brain usually wins the battle. "You see how you moved your leg? I told you to do that. And don't forget it!...Wait, can bodies remember?" (Even brains have trouble thinking sometimes.)
But, every once in a while, my body triumphs. Even without a cornerman, it eventually recognizes it's the only one in a fist fight with limbs to swing. (A little uncoordinated. But, who's counting?)
Maybe my mom was right. And I was just fighting off a cold. (I knew those sani-wipes at the grocery store didn't really work.) My best friends/brothers/mortal enemies were only pummeling an intruder – and knew I needed to reboot. 
We all need a break at times. If we don't choose to take one, sometimes the choice is made for us. Now, if I could just figure out where those two moved my cave… and where all these colored, hard-boiled eggs came from.