HP, I start out on my back, so the tempur pedic is fantastic. I usually end up on my side though, but lucky for me no black eyes yet.
And Drav, I hate to say it but I'm with HP on thread counts as well. As a single man I feel a little self concious knowing about thread counts, scarf valances, and the like, but if I don't buy them nobody will, so I have to know what I'm looking for. LOL
I remember one time I was in the bedding section at Bed Bath and Beyond, and this guy was walking around with his girlfriend. He looked like a six year old kid getting dragged around when it was obvious he would rather be over at Home Depot. The girlfriend kept asking him what he liked and he was all "I don't know babe, whatever the hell you want..." I chuckled, and they looked over at me. I said "hey, lucky for you she's picking out the stuff. I don't know what the hell I'm looking for, but if I don't figure it out I'll be sleeping on a mattress with no sheets."
Payback's a bitch though... recently I was in Home Depot and this guy and his girlfriend came into the same area I was in, and he had NO clue what the hell he was looking for. He had a weed eater spool with him and the strings were sticking out about two feet. I chuckled as always, and he said "okay, so I'm not handy..." I helped them find what they were looking for, and by the time we were through his girlfriend was all smiles and giving me the eye... Imagine if she knew how much I know about thread counts and scarf valances! hahaha