Another timely meme

The altfriday5 could use a little more sleep

From the altfriday5:

From the altfriday5:

1. Do you ever experience insomnia?
2. If you do, what form does it take? You have trouble falling asleep? You wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep? Something else? If you don't, please take a little nap for me right now and tell me how it felt, instead.
3. Have you ever used herbs, drugs or other medications in order to fall asleep or stay awake?
4. Whether through insomnia or other circumstances, how does not getting enough sleep impact you, physically and mentally?
5. Can you still function normally when you're short on sleep?

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alas, we hardly knew ye...

I went to see Lucy at Mind's Eye Yarns. Her professional opinion of my shawl problem was that I should start over. Sigh. Well, she is the professional. I will finish the end of the row I'm on, and then put a lifeline in, just in case I should change my mind later.

This sad pronouncement was sweetened by a surprise - max_stravinsky, knowing that I would be visiting the store, had left me a lovely skein of blue and purple sock yarn. Awww.