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Losing Sleep

Been awhile, I know.

It's 1:30 am and I can't sleep. Been this way for a couple nights now. Go to bed, wake up a few hours later. Got a lot on my mind. Problems at work with an AWOL co-worker trying to steal clients for what I assume is his new side business (not to mention the 12 hour days and the licensing issue), Internet keeps going down, Tax season is coming up and I have a lot of number crunching to do (My 1099 is different from your 1040EZ. I pay all my taxes once a year, so worst-case scenario I might be looking at a $15,000 - $20,000 bill.), upcoming trips to plan, trying to implement a household budget and Reina's waiting for a ring. Meanwhile I finally got my office/studio together so I don't really have any excuses for not baring down to write this album that's been floating in my head the last couple years. Well, except for the stuff above.

Got a lot on my mind. Normally when I can't sleep, I put everything down in a list, and that clears any worrying I might have, but it doesn't seem to be working right now. It's a rare occasion for me to even worry about anything period, let alone let it bother me into insomnia.

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And last night I had a Lisa Keagy dream. Lisa was my best friend freshman year of college, we hung out all the time. She was my best friend up until I tried to kiss her in a drunken stupor a year and a half later. She tried to let it go, but I didn't and things were never the same since. She shows up in my dreams once every 6 months or so, and we're always friends again, like nothing happened. I haven't talked to her since August 2003. I ran into an old college friend a month or two ago and she tells me Lisa's getting married soon. The Lisa dream always throws me for a loop, and then I'm out of sorts for a few days. Reina says I should call her. But I don't know how to tell her I'm sorry.

I guess it starts with hello.

posted by Doug 1:34 AM

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