I hope not. I mean, he's obviously excellent, and on the new disc his style adds punch, but I like pat's heavier, steadier style better with the band.
Friday, October 30, 2009
So is Josh Freese drumming full time for Weezer?
So is Josh Freese drumming full time for Weezer?
I hope not. I mean, he's obviously excellent, and on the new disc his style adds punch, but I like pat's heavier, steadier style better with the band.
I hope not. I mean, he's obviously excellent, and on the new disc his style adds punch, but I like pat's heavier, steadier style better with the band.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The ramifications of playing dress-up.
The ramifications of playing dress-up.
I was going to run this as a Diversion on Chicagoist, but I guess we ran it over the weekend a few months back. I somehow missed it, so I don't feel like I'm being redundant by sharing it here!
I was going to run this as a Diversion on Chicagoist, but I guess we ran it over the weekend a few months back. I somehow missed it, so I don't feel like I'm being redundant by sharing it here!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Please guys, I lived through the '80s, they weren't that cool. Please let them die.
Please people, I lived through the '80s, they weren't that cool. Please let them die.
I liked the dude's Freddy Mercury-isms on Idol, but this album cover is just ew.
Also, am I wrong or does he look like a living Nagel here?*
*FULL DISCLOSURE: I collected books of Nagel's illustration in the '80s and still have a weak spot for them, so that last observation isn't so much criticism as it is, erm, observation.
I liked the dude's Freddy Mercury-isms on Idol, but this album cover is just ew.
Also, am I wrong or does he look like a living Nagel here?**FULL DISCLOSURE: I collected books of Nagel's illustration in the '80s and still have a weak spot for them, so that last observation isn't so much criticism as it is, erm, observation.
Photographic advice needed...
Photographic advice needed...
Say you were going to shoot a pop star, someone like, say, Kelly Clarkson, but there was no photo pit. In fact you have to shoot from the front of house soundboard. No biggie, except for the fact you do not own a telephoto lens. You own a slightly older Canon Rebel XT, but no tripod, and are wondering what lens would get the job done. You have the clearance to rent one due to an extremely agile and fleet-footed camera gear firm in town, but you want to make sure you grab the right gear. One person recommends renting a 70-200mm 2.8 lens, and another thinks 300mm will do it, and yet another doubts anything less than 500mm will do the trick (but again, I don't have a tripod).
What would you suggest?
Say you were going to shoot a pop star, someone like, say, Kelly Clarkson, but there was no photo pit. In fact you have to shoot from the front of house soundboard. No biggie, except for the fact you do not own a telephoto lens. You own a slightly older Canon Rebel XT, but no tripod, and are wondering what lens would get the job done. You have the clearance to rent one due to an extremely agile and fleet-footed camera gear firm in town, but you want to make sure you grab the right gear. One person recommends renting a 70-200mm 2.8 lens, and another thinks 300mm will do it, and yet another doubts anything less than 500mm will do the trick (but again, I don't have a tripod).What would you suggest?
Monday, October 26, 2009
Setlist: The Continental, October 14, 2009
Setlist: The Continental, October 24, 2009
So Keep jumped in to help me out with DJing at The Continental Saturday night since Rudy had a prior commitment, and I feel comfortable saying we kicked total ass. We got a pretty good early crowd and the place was absolutely choked with bodies by 2 a.m. or so. We decided it was a "zero pop" night and Keep enjoyed playing bad cop to anyone requesting what he deemed not heavy enough. That's not to say we didn't play catchy stuff, we just didn't allow ourselves to be sidet5racked by requests for The Bee Gees or Michael Jackson.
Anyhoo, if you're interested in putting together a totally awesome mix tape from the evening, here's the full setlist for my segments.
Setlist: The Continental, October 24, 2009
First set:
Soulsavers "Some Misunderstanding"
Black Mountain "Don't Run Our Hearts Around"
lobsterdust "Alone Witchu (Air vs. QOTSA)"
PJ Harvey "Yuri-G"
Black Moth Super Rainbow "Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise"
Number Girl "Omiode In My Head"
Clues "Approach The Throne"
Monotonix "Set Me Free"
The Evil Queens "Love Song Werewolves"
Mil Mulliganos "Evolution/Revolution"
Julian Cope "Pristeen"
fun. "Benson Hedges"
Second set:
The Tarts "My Girlfriend Is A Rockstar"
The Riverboat Gamblers "Ice Water"
NIL8 "Zombie Slut"
Pinhead Gunpowder "I Am An Elephant"
Mannequin Men "Never Lived By Myself"
Local H "Keep Your Girlfriend Away From Me"
Sloan "Losing California"
7 Seconds "Satyagraha"
The Lemonheads "Hate Your Friends"
Electric Owls "Put, The Candle' Back!"
Amazing Baby "Supreme Being"
Cheeseburger "Easy Street"
Band Of Skulls "I Know What I Am"
Girls Against Boys "In Like Flynn"
The Big Pink "At War With The Sun"
Hiawata! "Suburbs"
Big Star "Feel"
Screaming Trees "Dying Days"
Third set:
Blur "Country House"
Replicants "Just What I Needed"
Queens Of The Stone Age "Regular John"
Weezer "Say It Ain't So"
Living Colour "Cult Of Personality"
Pixies "Debaser"
Ozzy Osbourne "Crazy Train"
Public Enemy "Welcome To The Terrordome"
NWA"Express Yourself"
Spacehog "In The Meantime"
Bauhaus "Ziggy Stardust"
Hum "Stars"
So Keep jumped in to help me out with DJing at The Continental Saturday night since Rudy had a prior commitment, and I feel comfortable saying we kicked total ass. We got a pretty good early crowd and the place was absolutely choked with bodies by 2 a.m. or so. We decided it was a "zero pop" night and Keep enjoyed playing bad cop to anyone requesting what he deemed not heavy enough. That's not to say we didn't play catchy stuff, we just didn't allow ourselves to be sidet5racked by requests for The Bee Gees or Michael Jackson.
Anyhoo, if you're interested in putting together a totally awesome mix tape from the evening, here's the full setlist for my segments.
Setlist: The Continental, October 24, 2009
First set:
Soulsavers "Some Misunderstanding"
Black Mountain "Don't Run Our Hearts Around"
lobsterdust "Alone Witchu (Air vs. QOTSA)"
PJ Harvey "Yuri-G"
Black Moth Super Rainbow "Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise"
Number Girl "Omiode In My Head"
Clues "Approach The Throne"
Monotonix "Set Me Free"
The Evil Queens "Love Song Werewolves"
Mil Mulliganos "Evolution/Revolution"
Julian Cope "Pristeen"
fun. "Benson Hedges"
Second set:
The Tarts "My Girlfriend Is A Rockstar"
The Riverboat Gamblers "Ice Water"
NIL8 "Zombie Slut"
Pinhead Gunpowder "I Am An Elephant"
Mannequin Men "Never Lived By Myself"
Local H "Keep Your Girlfriend Away From Me"
Sloan "Losing California"
7 Seconds "Satyagraha"
The Lemonheads "Hate Your Friends"
Electric Owls "Put, The Candle' Back!"
Amazing Baby "Supreme Being"
Cheeseburger "Easy Street"
Band Of Skulls "I Know What I Am"
Girls Against Boys "In Like Flynn"
The Big Pink "At War With The Sun"
Hiawata! "Suburbs"
Big Star "Feel"
Screaming Trees "Dying Days"
Third set:
Blur "Country House"
Replicants "Just What I Needed"
Queens Of The Stone Age "Regular John"
Weezer "Say It Ain't So"
Living Colour "Cult Of Personality"
Pixies "Debaser"
Ozzy Osbourne "Crazy Train"
Public Enemy "Welcome To The Terrordome"
NWA"Express Yourself"
Spacehog "In The Meantime"
Bauhaus "Ziggy Stardust"
Hum "Stars"
Friday, October 23, 2009
More DJ stuffs.
More DJ stuffs.
Almost forgot! Rudy and I DJ at The Continental tomorrow night! 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.! For a taste of what you can expect, peep the setlist from last night at The Burlington. I'm digging for unearthed nuggets along with the familiar and I'm loving the rejuvenating feeling it's giving my sets!
Almost forgot! Rudy and I DJ at The Continental tomorrow night! 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.! For a taste of what you can expect, peep the setlist from last night at The Burlington. I'm digging for unearthed nuggets along with the familiar and I'm loving the rejuvenating feeling it's giving my sets!
And then she was-
And then she was-
It's weird how women I haven't thought of in twenty years can suddenly pop back into my head with a force that makes me go blind with a flash of mental recognition. This morning I was walking to work through a pedway that passes by an artist installation sponsored by the city's cultural center. There was a girl, rail thin, with a bob and her silhouette suddenly jettisoned me back in my head to freshman design class* in college. I had the biggest crush on this girl Lori, and she was built in much the same way as this other girl, only it was 1991 so her bob was asymmetrical and one half of her head had a much larger mass of hair on it than the other. Not art school bob really, more the longish all one length hair swept mostly to one side, y'know?
Anyway, I suddenly remember that teenage ache, and the unrequited longing, and to make matters worse she developed a crush on my friend (and later roommate) Scott. I have no idea if they ever hooked up, I don't think he would've told me for fear I'd get upset and stop helping him write his papers. (I generally wouldn't write papers for friends n college, but Scott was so hopeless at stringing a sentence together I would sort of tutor / edit him ... he was a really gifted artist though.**)
I hadn't thought of Lori since, well, probably shortly after that design class ended. I had forgotten her name, what she looked like, everything. And then with one glance at a silhouette it all came back.
And the funny thing, the girl that triggered this all really didn't look a thing like Lori. I think it was just the general impression and the artist's space that came together to trigger all of this.
How about you? Has this sort off thing happened in your past?
*It's true, when I started school I was a double major, visual arts and english.
**You know, which brings this to mind, that while I was an O.K. visual artist it's fairly obvious my true gift was to be found in words, and makes me wonder if his gift with a brush of sculpture detracted from his ability to write. Is it some sort of cosmic balancing act? I dunno.
It's weird how women I haven't thought of in twenty years can suddenly pop back into my head with a force that makes me go blind with a flash of mental recognition. This morning I was walking to work through a pedway that passes by an artist installation sponsored by the city's cultural center. There was a girl, rail thin, with a bob and her silhouette suddenly jettisoned me back in my head to freshman design class* in college. I had the biggest crush on this girl Lori, and she was built in much the same way as this other girl, only it was 1991 so her bob was asymmetrical and one half of her head had a much larger mass of hair on it than the other. Not art school bob really, more the longish all one length hair swept mostly to one side, y'know?Anyway, I suddenly remember that teenage ache, and the unrequited longing, and to make matters worse she developed a crush on my friend (and later roommate) Scott. I have no idea if they ever hooked up, I don't think he would've told me for fear I'd get upset and stop helping him write his papers. (I generally wouldn't write papers for friends n college, but Scott was so hopeless at stringing a sentence together I would sort of tutor / edit him ... he was a really gifted artist though.**)
I hadn't thought of Lori since, well, probably shortly after that design class ended. I had forgotten her name, what she looked like, everything. And then with one glance at a silhouette it all came back.
And the funny thing, the girl that triggered this all really didn't look a thing like Lori. I think it was just the general impression and the artist's space that came together to trigger all of this.
How about you? Has this sort off thing happened in your past?
*It's true, when I started school I was a double major, visual arts and english.
**You know, which brings this to mind, that while I was an O.K. visual artist it's fairly obvious my true gift was to be found in words, and makes me wonder if his gift with a brush of sculpture detracted from his ability to write. Is it some sort of cosmic balancing act? I dunno.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tonight is what it means to be young ... with DJ Tankboy!
Tonight is what it means to be young ... with DJ Tankboy!
So guess what? I'm DJing at The Burlington tonight! It's my favorite bar to spin at since they basically let me run wild and play anything* so my sets there are usually pretty fun. I promise to break out a bunch of new music tonight and keep the evening interesting. I promise to probably not play any 10-minute King Crimson songs even though I've been listening a lot to In the Court of the Crimson King this past week. Then again, maybe I will!
The festivities kick off at 9 p.m. and last until 2 a.m. so I hope to see your beautiful somewhere in that time block.
*Well almost anything. I once played that Pnau and Ladyhawke "Embrace" tune and Greg told me I could never play that there again. But that's the only thing that's been banned. And I didn't really like it all that much in the first place, I was just trying to impress some girl and she didn't even end up making out with me so I learned my lesson about that!
So guess what? I'm DJing at The Burlington tonight! It's my favorite bar to spin at since they basically let me run wild and play anything* so my sets there are usually pretty fun. I promise to break out a bunch of new music tonight and keep the evening interesting. I promise to probably not play any 10-minute King Crimson songs even though I've been listening a lot to In the Court of the Crimson King this past week. Then again, maybe I will!
The festivities kick off at 9 p.m. and last until 2 a.m. so I hope to see your beautiful somewhere in that time block.
*Well almost anything. I once played that Pnau and Ladyhawke "Embrace" tune and Greg told me I could never play that there again. But that's the only thing that's been banned. And I didn't really like it all that much in the first place, I was just trying to impress some girl and she didn't even end up making out with me so I learned my lesson about that!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Ummmmmm...
Ummmmmm...
I woke up this morning with no inspiration to write, so I didn't. I thought I might come across something cool to write about in the afternoon and I did, only I didn't write it here. So that brings us to now. What should I write now? My work day has ended, I'm heading to the gym, and i can't think of anything i want to write. What I want to do is shut down my computer, put on my headphones, and start walking toward the El ... so I think that's what I'm going to do.
Oh hey, look! I found something to write about!
I woke up this morning with no inspiration to write, so I didn't. I thought I might come across something cool to write about in the afternoon and I did, only I didn't write it here. So that brings us to now. What should I write now? My work day has ended, I'm heading to the gym, and i can't think of anything i want to write. What I want to do is shut down my computer, put on my headphones, and start walking toward the El ... so I think that's what I'm going to do.Oh hey, look! I found something to write about!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Ready to have your mind blown?
Ready to have your mind blown?
This just occurred to me last night, surveying the crowd at the packed Dodos show ... Stereogum and Pitchfork have become Spin and Rolling Stone! They both constantly write about the same bands. Hell, Animal Collective is to Pitchfork what The Rolling Stones are to, er, Rolling Stone!
Depressing, ain't it?
This just occurred to me last night, surveying the crowd at the packed Dodos show ... Stereogum and Pitchfork have become Spin and Rolling Stone! They both constantly write about the same bands. Hell, Animal Collective is to Pitchfork what The Rolling Stones are to, er, Rolling Stone!
Depressing, ain't it?
Monday, October 19, 2009
Back to the real world, huh?
Back to the real world, huh?
You can't tell, but the sunburn under my shirt is making me shiver as I go through all my unread work email and slide back into the regular routine of the 9-to-5. I'm sure I'll expand on the actual vacation when I get a little more time, but right now I guess I don't mind being back in the office. I can only spend so much time doing nothing in Mexico. However I'm not going to lie and say I couldn't use with a little more time off just putzing around Chicago. It's true what they say; sometimes you do need a vacation to recover from the vacation.
I can also tell you this. I don't want to even see another margarita or Corona for at LEAST six months!*
*O.K., that's not completely true. I'm sure the next time I hit up Tecalitlan I will order one or the other. But you get the idea.
You can't tell, but the sunburn under my shirt is making me shiver as I go through all my unread work email and slide back into the regular routine of the 9-to-5. I'm sure I'll expand on the actual vacation when I get a little more time, but right now I guess I don't mind being back in the office. I can only spend so much time doing nothing in Mexico. However I'm not going to lie and say I couldn't use with a little more time off just putzing around Chicago. It's true what they say; sometimes you do need a vacation to recover from the vacation.
I can also tell you this. I don't want to even see another margarita or Corona for at LEAST six months!*
*O.K., that's not completely true. I'm sure the next time I hit up Tecalitlan I will order one or the other. But you get the idea.
Friday, October 16, 2009
What have we done today?
What have we done today?
Oh, not much. We ziplined a whole bunch over the jungle canopy, then went riding all over back jungle roads in ATVs (I was sure I was gonna roll over a few times) and then went swimming and diving in a cenote.
Now it's off to the pool again!
Life is rough down here...
Oh, not much. We ziplined a whole bunch over the jungle canopy, then went riding all over back jungle roads in ATVs (I was sure I was gonna roll over a few times) and then went swimming and diving in a cenote.
Now it's off to the pool again!
Life is rough down here...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Lame vacation complaint.
Lame vacation complaint.
When your biggest complaint is the floatie shortage at the pool, you realize your sense of actual discomfort has become horribly warped.
When your biggest complaint is the floatie shortage at the pool, you realize your sense of actual discomfort has become horribly warped.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Things to do today...
Things to do today...
- Wake up. Check.
- Open curtains and look at ocean. Check.
- Eat a delicious breakfast. Check.
- Mimosa. Check.
- Walk along beach. Check.
- Book jungle zipline trip. Check.
- Work out. Check.
- Margarita by the pool. We're on our way...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Yes, They Might Be Giants!
Yes, They Might Be Giants!
I've been a fan of theirs since high school when I fell in love with Lincoln, but last night was only the second time I've ever seen They Might Be Giants play. It was a raucous show, and their fans are REALLY devoted, so it was a good time. I missed the end of the show so I could run across town and shoot a friend's band, but before I left I got a couple of decent shots. Check out my review on Chicagoist and then click through to the full Flickr set if you're so inclined.
I've been a fan of theirs since high school when I fell in love with Lincoln, but last night was only the second time I've ever seen They Might Be Giants play. It was a raucous show, and their fans are REALLY devoted, so it was a good time. I missed the end of the show so I could run across town and shoot a friend's band, but before I left I got a couple of decent shots. Check out my review on Chicagoist and then click through to the full Flickr set if you're so inclined.
Friday, October 09, 2009
Biggie Smalls + Miley Cyrus = INSANELY AWESOME!
Biggie Smalls + Miley Cyrus = INSANELY AWESOME!
Seriously, I am not kidding. Everyone I've turned onto this track thus far has gone bananas over it. Download it NOW!
MP3: Hathbanger "Miley Cyrous"
Seriously, I am not kidding. Everyone I've turned onto this track thus far has gone bananas over it. Download it NOW!
MP3: Hathbanger "Miley Cyrous"
It's Friday, I could use a drink ... at the office.
It's Friday, I could use a drink ... at the office.
The women at Slate did an experiment a few weeks ago where they drank at the office mimicking the frequency of alcoholic consumption on Mad Men. the results? Kinda telling.
The women at Slate did an experiment a few weeks ago where they drank at the office mimicking the frequency of alcoholic consumption on Mad Men. the results? Kinda telling.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
TwitterTumblrFacebookization? Or just evolution?
TwitterTumblrFacebookization? Or just evolution?
The other day I was looking through my archives and boy oh boy could I get verbose. In the earliest days this site was only text and links. Then I figured out how to host pictures on a separate website and link them here (I never hotlinked though, I viewed that as theft back in the days when bandwidth was precious and such a thing could drain someone else's bank account ... not cool!). And it wasn't until relatively recently I would even do posts primarily consisting of videos. I think part of it is because my online mentality has evolved beyond MeMeMeMe into LookLookLook. I guess you could say I'm in more of a sharing mood.
But what effect has that had on my writing? That's a question I can't really answer. When I kick out longer pieces it still feels like me, but I definitely don't feel the drive I used to when it comes to creating longer pieces every single day. Does that make me lazy? Or am I merely adapting? I mean, if anything, my writing output has increased. I still write a great deal for Chicagoist, and I produce a LOT of stuff at the 9-to-5, so maybe I'm finding enough creative satisfaction through those two outlets? I'm inclined to think so.
What I haven't done in, literally, years is write any fiction. I don't know what that means. I think I still have stories left in me, and they dance behind my eyes every time I blink, but I never seem to have enough time to snatch them from behind my eyelids and put them down on paper.
Is there any creative outlet you rarely ever exercise anymore?
Photo by Timothy K. Hamilton
The other day I was looking through my archives and boy oh boy could I get verbose. In the earliest days this site was only text and links. Then I figured out how to host pictures on a separate website and link them here (I never hotlinked though, I viewed that as theft back in the days when bandwidth was precious and such a thing could drain someone else's bank account ... not cool!). And it wasn't until relatively recently I would even do posts primarily consisting of videos. I think part of it is because my online mentality has evolved beyond MeMeMeMe into LookLookLook. I guess you could say I'm in more of a sharing mood.But what effect has that had on my writing? That's a question I can't really answer. When I kick out longer pieces it still feels like me, but I definitely don't feel the drive I used to when it comes to creating longer pieces every single day. Does that make me lazy? Or am I merely adapting? I mean, if anything, my writing output has increased. I still write a great deal for Chicagoist, and I produce a LOT of stuff at the 9-to-5, so maybe I'm finding enough creative satisfaction through those two outlets? I'm inclined to think so.
What I haven't done in, literally, years is write any fiction. I don't know what that means. I think I still have stories left in me, and they dance behind my eyes every time I blink, but I never seem to have enough time to snatch them from behind my eyelids and put them down on paper.
Is there any creative outlet you rarely ever exercise anymore?
Photo by Timothy K. Hamilton
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Uffie Vs. Ke$ha ... which faux-Eurotrash diva will win?
Uffie Vs. Ke$ha ... which faux-Eurotrash diva will win?
Wow, um, just wow. Now before you see these keep in mind the top video, by Uffie, is the newer of the two VIDEOS, but the song wwithin is actually something like three years old. In other words Ke$ha is totally ripping off Uffie. Or maybe since Uffie has released almost nothing since heer initial splash, Ke$ha is merely giving the people what they want?
[credz]
Wow, um, just wow. Now before you see these keep in mind the top video, by Uffie, is the newer of the two VIDEOS, but the song wwithin is actually something like three years old. In other words Ke$ha is totally ripping off Uffie. Or maybe since Uffie has released almost nothing since heer initial splash, Ke$ha is merely giving the people what they want?
UFFIE
VERSUS
KE$HA
KE$HA
[credz]
Living Color's sold-out Double Door show...
Living Color's sold-out Double Door show...
A sampling of my Living Colour photos are up on Chicagoist, and if you dig 'em there's a LOT more shots that I took right here.
A sampling of my Living Colour photos are up on Chicagoist, and if you dig 'em there's a LOT more shots that I took right here.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The perspective offered by a moment to breathe.
The perspective offered by a moment to breathe.
When you're up this early, and you have plenty of time before the gym, then work, then laundry, then the million other things you need to tackle today, and you can go outside and snap a few photos in the early morning light, but you extend the exposure and forsake a trip-pod because you're looking for a new way to see what you encounter everyday, and you actually have the time to DO that, that's an excellent way to start the day.
When you're up this early, and you have plenty of time before the gym, then work, then laundry, then the million other things you need to tackle today, and you can go outside and snap a few photos in the early morning light, but you extend the exposure and forsake a trip-pod because you're looking for a new way to see what you encounter everyday, and you actually have the time to DO that, that's an excellent way to start the day.
Monday, October 05, 2009
Chia Pet reunion show?
Chia Pet reunion show?
A friend just sent me the below image. I'm waiting for confirmation from Beat Kitchen but I'm hoping it's true!
A friend just sent me the below image. I'm waiting for confirmation from Beat Kitchen but I'm hoping it's true!
Friday, October 02, 2009
We're all winners inside!
We're all winners inside!
We lost the Olympic bid! In the first round! So come (drown your sorrows / celebrate) with me at Old Oak Tap tonight! I'm DJing and plan on reaching deep in my bag of tricks for rarely spun cuts alongside the current hits in high rotation. It should be a lot of fun.
We lost the Olympic bid! In the first round! So come (drown your sorrows / celebrate) with me at Old Oak Tap tonight! I'm DJing and plan on reaching deep in my bag of tricks for rarely spun cuts alongside the current hits in high rotation. It should be a lot of fun.
TONIGHT at THE OLD OAK TAP
DJ Tankboy
9pm - 2am
Old Oak Tap
2109 W Chicago
DJ Tankboy
9pm - 2am
Old Oak Tap
2109 W Chicago
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Insomnia.
Insomnia.
What happens when I actually stay in and go to bed early too many nights in a row? Apparently it means I can't sleep past 2 a.m.! The only other people around me that are also up? Sasha the Cat and the neighbor across the way with a dubious late night profession. (O.K., we have no idea what she actually does, but we've built up fun imaginary back story for her. Maybe I can expand on it in my head since I can't seem to sleep?)
What happens when I actually stay in and go to bed early too many nights in a row? Apparently it means I can't sleep past 2 a.m.! The only other people around me that are also up? Sasha the Cat and the neighbor across the way with a dubious late night profession. (O.K., we have no idea what she actually does, but we've built up fun imaginary back story for her. Maybe I can expand on it in my head since I can't seem to sleep?)