here are some not-terrible things in my life right now

-Conlin is alive and well
-I do not have cancer
-Nicolitalia's is still in business
-my car has a tank full of gas (though it does not, sadly, have a working heater)
-Despite finals week, I have not succumbed to stress-induced urges to die my hair some extremely unflattering color
-the dreams I have where I thought I dropped a class at the beginning of the semester, but hadn't, and was failing, are not indicative of reality--I double checked
-my boots are comfortable
-To my knowledge I have not developed a mental disorder; although, the mentally disabled are typically unaware of their condition, yes? Eh, well...
-Some guy in an elevator told me I looked like a famous person and I have chosen to believe he was alluding to someone like Katy Perry or Megan Fox, and not Alek Baldwin or Marilyn Manson.

After writing 30-something pages this week and still having about 15-20 to go, I needed a change of perspective. Enter: above list.

Happy finals/Christmas-prep weeks to you all.

sleep talking recorded.

I have been experiencing some end of semester crazies--namely, nighttime hallucinations. I can't get my brain to quite turn off, so I lay in an unpleasant and inefficient state of anxiety-laden in between. The upside, however, is that I sleep talk.
It might seem strange that I've classified this as an upside, but every now and then I just like to indulge my schizophrenic alter-ego. And it provides Conlin with some cheap and quality entertainment.
Now, for the good news. Conlin, being the quick-witted man that he is, pulled out his phone to record the tail end of one of my sleep rants the other night. He didn't catch much, but I still think it's worth a listen. My favorite part is the way Conlin tries to engage me in conversation--he totally enables my crazy. Enjoy.



I recommend turning the volume up.