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I stopped making video of myself sleeping after the curiosity dried up. But lately I have to ask if I’m not sleep-thrashing like some kind of chupacabra land-devil. Pillows thrown across the room, sheets torn, I foggily remember pushing the weighted blanket off my face lest it suffocate me. Why would I wrestle with a weighted blanket?\u00a0<\/p>\n

I remember laughing at the bed after Crystal left. It looked like like a wrestling match had occurred. I guess you could say it had. But the sheets and blankets asunder looked like a tornado had blown through.<\/p>\n

Now I’m creating this kind of carnage on my own. What does it mean?<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Look at what I guess is the same kid I’ve seen before, in a building across Williams Street, running around and playing in a room that looks like an office to me but maybe it’s actually residential. Today I actually see two kinds, one looks not much older than an infant.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

I thought I’d be late to work today. Late, by my chronically-early standard, is defined as arriving less than an hour before I am supposed to start. I screwed up the subway but can’t blame myself too much. There was no downtown express 4\/5 trains so why did they not tape off the entrance to that track? I think when I realized I should be on the upstairs local track and when I went up there I left\u00a0 a lot of people unaware. I could have been a samaritan but I wasn’t totally certain my advice would have been sound.<\/p>\n

When I finally got down here the crowd at the place I get eggs and a banana was a mob scene, unlike any Saturday I can remember. What usually takes 4 or 5 minutes took 15, an agonizing difference in my temporality.<\/p>\n

It mostly just means I don’t get to take my time with this morning mental stramble. And the meds I take might require a booster for me to settle down. A booster is not advised at this time since my supply is running low, and refill won’t be possible until Wednesday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today is July 51st, 2022.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Spotted Lanternflies aplenty down here. It must be all the crops and forestry. Those critters seem unstoppable. For every one I stomp I’ll see a dozen more squished by others. Apparently it’s like the locusts in some parts of Staten Island.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

OK, I think I’m settled down now. Might take one more half milligram of Lorazapam, though…<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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