What Now

I'm curious.

Say that I accidentally come across a story on the interwebs that makes me sad, and I cry at my desk for a few minutes. When this happens, my eyes and nose get a bit red and I get kind of sniffy. No big deal, right?

OK, now let's say I come across a movie based on one of Nicholas Sparks horrible, soul-wringing books and I cry right before I go to sleep. When I wake up, my eyes are terribly swollen.

Why is it that daytime tears make my eyes red, but if I cry before sleeping, I wake up looking like Admiral Akbar?

IT'S A TRAP!