When the narrator wakes up, he's so upset that he can't sleep at all. He's totally grossed out by the whole sleeping thing. He wants to know what's wrong with the sleeping partner, and he wants to make sure that he doesn't fall asleep on someone else's bed. He also wants to be sure that no one else is patting him on the back while they're sleeping. The narrator tries to convince himself that it's actually not so bad after all.