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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™ 131: It’s Curtains!

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

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Etsomnia™ 129: Fiber “Arts”

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

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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.

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Etsomnia™ 126: Be Mine?!?

She may be thinking of you, but those are not fond thoughts.

Jack White may be thinking of you, but those don’t look to me like happy thoughts.

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™ 125: Indisposed

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™ 124: Resort

Erm, nice pineapples?

Hope you like grilled pineapple, because this girl looks like she is going to buuuuurn.

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™ 122: The Unwearables

Someone left my face out in the rain...

Very handy if you live too close to a sewage plant or spend any time around teenage boys.

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. Continue reading


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Etsomnia™ 120: Wrap It Up

Kanye on one side, Kim on the other. How would you ever decide? It's like the Sophie's Choice of wrapping paper

Kanye on one side, Kim on the other. How would you decide? It’s like the Sophie’s Choice of wrapping paper. And I’m sorry to report it’s not the only Kim Kardashian holiday paper.

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™ 119: You’re the Top

Nevermind Elf on the Shelf. Want to keep the kiddies in line? Try this thing.

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?

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™ 117: Hold That Pose 2

I don’t mean to sound like a know-it-all, but I have had arms most of my life, and she is doing it wrong.

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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