4
Nov
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I’ve been bad. The sleep-creep has started up again. Remember my 4 am-1 pm sleep sched back in the summer of neverending consequence? Ah yes, well, it’s back with a bit of a vengeance.
I blame this in part on some really good books I’ve been reading at night. The kind of books that keep you up until 1 am and when you look at your clock and find you’re not tired (the books are that good/exciting/compelling/insomnia-inducing), you just keep reading.
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Tags: 4 am, all-nighter, american apparel, freelancing, good books, great novels, halloween costume, insomnia, jeannette walls, naps, priorities, sleep all day, sleep creep, sleep schedule, the glass castle, twitter alerts, unemployment, up all night
28
Oct
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I’m having a little trouble with my Halloween costume this year. See, I want it to be creative, and not something everyone else is wearing—a getup that will make sophisticated peoples look at me and chuckle a bit upon realizing what I represent, and how truly genius my concept is. Their minds would say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” and “I knew she was smart, but now I realize, she’s brilliant!” and “I would like to buy that ___________ a drink.”
And also, of course, it should be cute or sexy, and, more importantly, include a mouth hole for drinking access. And, given these economic times, free, or at least, built largely from my own closet/office supplies.
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Tags: cat ears, dag hammarskjold, death of magazines, defunct magazines, domino, flapper, gourmet, halloween costume, nicolas, octopus, project runway, radar, recyclable costume, shitty costumes, skier, sophisticated peoples, staples in clothing, unemployment mascot
