I'm a verbivore!
jiggity jig. I slept for 10 hours last night. All in a row. I am still tired, but I feel exponentially better. I’ve heard people speak of hallucinations as a side effect of sleep deprivation, but I thought they’d be more interesting. Mine were more like seeing “things” out of the corner of my eye; [...]
Mon, December 17 2007 » food, holidays, romance, relationships » 1 Comment
Shhh. Be very quiet. There’s another woman in the client lounge with me, I assume also here for a press check. She weighs about 100 pounds, is wearing skinny-jeans tucked into just-below-the-knee, high-heeled, brown leather boots, a perfectly fitted white turtleneck sweater, and she has flawless hair. She has spread her belongings out on a [...]
Fri, December 14 2007 » fashion, shopping » 4 Comments
Many thanks to all of you who have offered kind words regarding my uncle’s health. The future does not look bright; the doctors believe that if Phil’s feeding tube is removed now, he won’t survive the weekend. My cousin is now faced with the most difficult decision he’ll likely ever have to make, and my [...]
Fri, December 14 2007 » Shoot, I forgot to add tags again » No Comments
Drew wisely asks, in a roundabout way, “If you’re so starved for sleep, why are you posting to your blog so much?” My answer: Because I do have some down time between a lot of these checks, but it’s often only an estimated 20 minutes. I’ve learned that 20 minutes can usually mean an hour, [...]
Thu, December 13 2007 » Shoot, I forgot to add tags again » 4 Comments
I was originally scheduled to fly home on Thursday night; battered and exhausted but alive. And then the issue with the cover paper came up. Because I was awake and on-site when it happened, I knew about it seven hours before anyone at my “home” office. But I knew that email and voice mail was [...]
Wed, December 12 2007 » Shoot, I forgot to add tags again » 1 Comment
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