Cure for insomnia

1.) Run errands after work in the cold. Tell two separate stores' employees how excited you are for your winter, Canadian vacation-- full of lovely people, purple bruises, a merino wool face mask (what else are 12 hour car rides good for?) and a quest for the best poutine.

2.) Return home to the warm, soft glow of new TV and multiple episodes of Girls Next Door in the DVR.

3.) Spaghetti (not diet friendly).

4.) Three vodka tonics. Extra lime. (diet friendly! diet tonic!) No sharing.

5.) Rinse and repeat.

6.) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I don't have anything to say

Partly because tonight marks night #2 this week that I will be in bed before 9pm. I guarantee it.

As a total night owl, this kills me.

I was at the gym, half-heartedly chugging along on an elliptical, and could barely keep my eyes open. I made a grilled cheese sandwich for my gourmet dinner, and almost let it drop out of my hand.

You have to be in pretty dire straights to be dropping sandwiches and can't make it through an episode of America's Next Top Model, let alone stay up for the Top Chef finale.

TV and sandwiches. That's really all I ask on weeknights. Maybe I go to the gym, maybe I have a beer with friends, but a good dinner and some tube is really all I need.

And right now, I am propping my eyelids up to see who Tyra kicks off and then promptly ignore my dishes and leap right into bed.

Ignore the vacuuming. Ignore the work I brought home with me that I will get up earlier tomorrow to do. Ignore listening to my voice mail (Alex, I'm so sorry I owe you a phone call) and just read a page out of my library book and just pass out.