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Etsomnia™ Volume II

et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.

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Thank goodness for the internet.
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An Attack of Etsomnia™ Volume I

et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.

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Oh, Etsy, I wish I could quit you.  Continue reading


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I Didn’t Even Know Stalinesque Was a Design Style

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I decided I wanted to design the apartment in the style of a senior bureaucrat of the early Stalin period,” said the owner, antiques dealer Sergei Bobovnikov, 47.   Continue reading