"The only thing that counts is that I don't sleep."

[mrissa]

I am amused at how many people on my friendslist have said that they've had an uncharacteristic night of insomnia recently, and that they all keep thinking it would have been useful if only it had been tonight, because then they could call me. You people are sweet.

When I was thinking about 2005, one of the mental tags that popped into my head was The Year I Didn't Have A Brain Tumor. But actually I would prefer not to have that as a unique signifier for 2005, if it's all the same to you.

I'm allowed to have naps this afternoon and early evening, if I can take them. My plan is to go in to get my back fixed at 1:00 and then come home and try to take a nap. Isn't that a thrilling plan? You're here for the nonstop excitement, I bet. That and the recipes for bars.

I figured out that if Baba Yaga lived in Bemidji, her house would have avocado green siding. So at least I'm doing something useful this morning. Isn't that great, that in this line of work, this counts as productive? Writing about tract homes lurching down the freeway on chicken feet? I love what I do. This morning I've been working on "Carter Hall Sweeps a Path" and also on Sampo revisions. If I could stop obsessing about tonight, it would be a pretty good morning.

Do not forget to make suggestions to fuel potential blogorrhea to help keep me up tonight. You can decide not to; that's fine. But don't forget. Also e-mail might be a pleasant diversion. Keep them cards and letters coming. Yah.

Comments

[ladysea.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmm. Avocado's.

I thought I was hungry....then The Backpack of DOOOOOOM fixed that.

Now..something with an avocado sounds extra yummy.


*hugs* Talk to you later. =)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

We have an avocado here, too, and it will probably get munched for dinner.

The Backpack of DOOOOOOM?

[ladysea.livejournal.com]

*nod*

Beena has apperantly decided cleaning out her backpack is...a problem.

It was way gross. I am not even sure how to clean it. Gonna have to look that up. Set a towel in it for now.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

That entry showed up on my friendspage now. EWWWW. That is Not Okay.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I will spread my reign of terror and avocado-eating throughout the land! Starting with the avocado-eating because that's the easy part!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

!!!

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

Heh. I was so going to send you an email saying, "...so it's tonight, right?"

My sleep patterns are way wacky lately. I'm hoping to crash at a Ridiculously Early Hour, but it's equally possible that I'll be Up Until Two. We Will See.

But I can call when I'm walking to work, which is about 6 your time--just let me know if that's the middle of breakfasts and other people in the house being awake instead?

(I promise fewer gratuitous capitalizations on the phone.)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I can't really verify when the other people in the house will be awake, except that markgritter will be up by 9:00 to get ready to take me down there. So morning times are good, too. I also have no idea when I'll be ready for more food, so I'll just stop chewing if you call, if I am awake enough to remember that it's rude to crunch in people's ears.

Baba Yaga

[aet.livejournal.com]

Interestingly enough I cannot imagine Baba Yaga living in a house covered with siding. Only pure log hut, on hen legs or not.

Re: Baba Yaga

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

There are log cabins aplenty in the Bemidji area, but they "feel" different in that context than in some others I can think of, so the translation has to kind of leap to get anywhere.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

I haven't been sleeping well at all. Hopefully it will persist tonight. *g*

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

That'd be great! Oh. Um. Perhaps not great....

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Hee. I can call up and cough at you!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Ooh, ooh, say, "You have hibernation sickness. Your eyesight will return in time." I'll bet I find that really hilarious in the wee hours.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Just don't call me a big white blur....

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

We can get Roo-Robin to do the line, "Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?" He has it note-perfect.

[cadithial.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll be working until about 1 then have to be up again at 5 for more work :) You'll get a variety of calls up til 1 then again around 5. Maybe some in between if tonight's like last night and I can't fall asleep until 3 since my schedules all turned around.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I really truly don't wish insomnia on anybody. Really.

[wilfulcait.livejournal.com]

I will not have insomnia, but instead an early bedtime. Soon even. But I will try and call tomorrow morning.