This morning I was young, fresh out of college. I got a job offer through connections (somehow) that was just amazing: some sort of quasi-official position working in France. It paid a lot of money. And I'd be working for Santa Claus, in his off-season. I wasn't sure what the job involved, but it wasn't toymaking ( Read more... )

For the last three nights I've gotten to bed at a much more reasonable hour than usual.

For the last three nights I've had particularly vivid and memorable dreams.

Is there a connection? It seems likely.

I'm in a rush, but here are some quick notes for me to expand on later:

• Gravity school
• Whales
• The post-oil future in Boston

I had an incredibly bad dream this morning ( Read more... )

Sebastian had nightmares two nights in a row, a few days ago. The first time he let out a shriek of absolute terror in the middle of the night. I woke up (Teri slept through it somehow) and asked him what was wrong. He ended up coming over and sleeping in our bed ( Read more... )

Why am I up now ( Read more... )

This was one of those crystal-clear ones ( Read more... )

...I'm so short of sleep ( Read more... )

I dreamed about flying when I was in Maine this weekend.

I dream a lot about flying anyway. I love those dreams. But this one was unusual. For one thing, I flew a lot more than I usually do. And for another, I talked about flying a lot in the dream ( Read more... )

Has changing the clocks been as hard on you as it has on me? I'd just reached the point where I could wake up naturally at 6 AM, feeling rested and good...and this happened. Once again I have to wake up in the dark, and it's like pulling myself out of my own grave ( Read more... )

Sebastian fell asleep in the car last night around 7 PM as we were driving to Wrentham to pick up Teri ( Read more... )