Public Address 27/08/08 - The Innocent Sleep

Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 1:34 pm
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Public Address 27/08/08 - The Innocent Sleep

The Innocent Sleep | Aug 27, 2008 10:13
Emma Hart said so, that's why.
Sleep and I have never been great friends. We're more like hostile flatmates: we live in the same space, occasionally we co-operate, but no matter how hard we try, we can't get on. The DSPS is manageable, if hugely inconvenient. I didn't even know it was a 'thing'...
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Awesome | Aug 27, 2008 09:56
Russell Brown's Hard News
My eyes have teared up twice this week. One was when I tried to roll over during treatment on my messed-up back on Monday. And the other was while I watched Michelle Obama's Democratic convention speech. I thought she was incredible. We're used to the idea that her...
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