Pacifica French Lilac body butter<\/a>, how my biceps are changing, Dunkin Donuts iced coffee, second-hand stories about Cashel’s first day of school, getting emails from friends and family, having crushes – the kind that can’t ever hurt me, my Quantum Leap<\/i> collection, the way my books are lined up, autumn, Joan Didion, my magic wand (TM), Howard Hawks, the raucous laughter of Jimmy Fallon, running into friends on the streets of New York, pesto, full moons, Ben Gay, my Nag Champa, the look of the Chrysler Building at night<\/p>\n— I’m working on something this week that has kept me frazzled and insane – and at times I get so nuts about it that when I look in the mirror I see a big blotchy red flush on my neck and collarbone. I can’t sleep much – I have been taking a car service home at night (I just got home from today’s marathon – I am writing this at 11:45 at night) – and I like sitting in the quiet plush air-conditioning as we approach the Lincoln Tunnel, and I like laughing with my driver about how psychic the GPS dude is. “You will take a right in 300 yards.” intones the polite GPS dude. Laughter “Oh my God – he is so right ON!” I say. GPS man is a stalker. He knows EXACTLY where I live. My mind races. I am consumed. It is all I can do to remind myself to go pee when I need to, and deal with plummeting blood sugar at key moments. I won’t sleep tonight. But if I do …<\/p>\n
— no more dreams, thank you.<\/p>\n
— keep this in mind and try to sleep well:<\/p>\n
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… or try to sleep at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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