by Austin Alexander | Mar 23, 2016 | Dream, Ego, Family, Friends, Sleep, Vice
The god damned snooze button. That is my morning vice. Not every morning, but more often than I’d like to admit. It never helps, but it always feels like it will. Just 10 more minutes, 5, 4, 2, 30 seconds. Any little sliver of more sleep, so I don’t have...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 22, 2016 | Artist, Dream, Habit, healthy, humanity, Life, meaning, Pursuits, Sleep
I’ve always been fascinated with dreams. My own dreams, and those of others. I’m talking about both the dreams of sleep and the dreams of life. I think the ones we have when we’re wide awake are sometimes of the most immediate importance. It’s...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 16, 2016 | Death, Habit, healthy, Life, Love, nature, Preparation, Sleep
I never would have expected to love the watching the sunrise as much as I do at this point in my life. In the past, I have taken advantage of any and every opportunity to sleep in. So much so that seeing the sunrise used to only be associated with pulling all nighters...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 12, 2016 | Action, Ego, nature, Sleep
IF you’ve been following along with my daily posts, you may remember this story about a bird that incessently chirps outside my window every morning. I had decided that I was going to love the bird for keeping me on a path to start getting up earlier in the...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 2, 2016 | Action, body, healthy, Partners, Pursuits, Rest, Sick, Sleep, unhealthy
I’m sick again. My lovely girlfriend is taking me to the doctor right now to find out why. Though going to the doctor is about the last thing I want to do… All day I’ve wanted to slink around in comfortable clothes, nap, eat tasty comfort food, be...
by Austin Alexander | Jan 29, 2016 | Action, Anxiety, Ego, Fear, healthy, humanity, Life, Safety, Scary, Sleep
I had to take a huge pause today. I was up to my teeth in anxiety towards the end of the day. This has happened a number of times to me recently, and I’m glad I am documenting it here. It will give me something to look back on and laugh once I am back to a more...
