My OBT

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


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Etsomnia™ 133: Style…ish

Q. What color are those shorts?
A. Camel Taupe (If the joke doesn’t hit you, try saying it aloud)

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Etsomnia™ 132: Trunk Show

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Though mommy would never say who her daddy was, Beatrice still had her suspicions…

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Etsomnia™ 131: It’s Curtains!

This is a “valance” which I suspect smells like “skunk.”

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Etsomnia™ 130: Spring Forward

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Ah, yes. The traditional Spring rabbit rectum!

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Lucky Enough

“If you’re lucky enough to live on the water, you’re lucky enough.” -Irish proverb

Brenda Sunseri

They were predicting for us more winter yesterday than we have the whole rest of the season. While it wasn’t really the snowmageddon they threatened, my thoughts nonetheless turned to … summer.

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Etsomnia™ 129: Fiber “Arts”

If nothing else, you have to respect its self awareness.

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.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia 128™: Red Carpet Season

There were a lot of political statements made at this year's Oscars. Maybe this lady is protesting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

There were a lot of political statements made at this year’s Oscars. Maybe this lady is protesting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch I wrote about last week.

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.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 127: Not Strictly Ballroom

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Me, Tarzan. You, Snooki.

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.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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