I find something hypnotic about oscillating fans, too.
Since it is still daylight when I go to bed I usually stare at at the fan and in minutes I'm fast asleep. This fan puts out quite a bit of breeze, not as much as my Patton on low, but it does the job, since the AC is on the fritz, it really helps cool me down; thank heaves the AC will be fixed Wednesday, the compressor was shot.