Thoughts before sleep.

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  • To the gentleman/lady we interviewed today:The position of David Bowie has already been filled. Kindly go pick a gender and leave those clothes back into the 1980s.
  • What we plan on doing with five bucks this weekend: Cool Hand Luke at the Paramount Theater. OOOOooo, Newman.
  • Senator McCain: I did not actually despise you until your vote against the GI Bill update and your recent penchant for raising angry mobs. This is not my America and I intend to stay in bed until you go the fuck away. Of all the things this country has misstepped in, this is the one bit of legislation that changed absolutely everyone for the better in this country today.
  • Reading: Tomb discovered in Rome.
  • Chanterelle Mushrooms at Berkeley Bowl: $8.99 a pound. Score! And they have some of the best handmade sushi.
  • Has anyone else across this world seen the sideburns going around these days? What do you think?
  • I have been spinning sugarbee's brilliant One Night Stand Rovings in Holden with a Lloyd waiting in the wings. This is a different form of wool, a big sheer blanket of wool that one must carefully tease apart. After cursing my way through 2 ounces, I got the hang of it. (Octavious is looking pretty fine but it will have to wait until November.)
  • The Gratuitous Niece Moment:

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