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What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Etsomnia™ 102: Deep Pockets

$250,000. Million dollar tee. I guess it must be on clearance.

$250,000. Million dollar tee. I guess it must be on clearance.

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Etsomnia™ 101: Why? Because Etsy

"Hair ball by famous artist."

This listing is called “Hair ball by famous artist.” I think maybe they should define “famous,” and, for that matter, “artist.”

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Etsomnia™ 100: Quite a Few of My Favorite Things

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Etsomnia™ 99: Exotica

The materials listed for these shorts are leather and exotic. So there you go.

The materials listed for these shorts are leather and exotic. They forgot to mention the main material, ugly.

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)

“Cute? Baby ducks are cute, I HATE cute! I want to be exotic!” -Annie Savoy in Bull Durham

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