My OBT

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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