Weather + Under The Weather
Rainy Days Are Here Again...Along With Sleepless Nights
I didnāt sleep much overnight. This morning, I feel like a zombie.
As a lifelong insomniac, this isnāt uncommon, but coupled with the recent time change and a forecast full of gray, rainy days, I feel jet-lagged and a little sick.
Something about the endless overcast skies makes it harder to snap out of the haze. The world outside is dreary, and my brain feels like itās buffering.
I keep telling myself to embrace the slow pace, let the weather match my energy instead of fighting against it. But I also know that at some point, Iāll need to shake off the fogābecause the world doesnāt stop just because I didnāt sleep.
For now? Another nap, some white noise machine, and hope that tonight will bring a return to a more ānormalā sleep schedule.
Sweet dreams are made of thisā¦
Clint šāļø
ON THIS DAY = MARCH 11
BIRTHDAYS
1895 = Shemp Howard = American comedian and actor
1903 = Lawrence Welk = American accordion player and bandleader
1934 = Sam Donaldson = American journalist
1942 = Joe Brainard = American artist and writer š
1950 = Bobby McFerrin = American singer-songwriter and conductor
1950 = Jerry Zucker = American filmmaker
1953 = Jimmy Iovine = American record producer Beats co-founder
1955 = Bill Siksay = Canadian politician š
1955 = Nina Hagen = German singer-songwriter
1957 = The Lady Chablis = American drag entertainer š
1959 = Nina Hartley = American adult actor/director and sex educator
1963 = David LaChapelle = American photographer and director š
1964 = Peter Berg = American filmmaker and actor
1965 = Wallace Langham = American actor
1967 = John Barrowman = Scottish-American actor and singer š
1968 = Lisa Loeb = American singer-songwriter
1969 = Terrence Howard = American actor and producer
1971 = Johnny Knoxville = American actor and entertainer
1977 = Eudy Simelane = South African footballer š
1978 = Christopher Rice = American writer š
1979 = Benji Madden + Joel Madden, American singer-songwriters
1980 = Mark Rober = American YouTuber, engineer, inventor, and educator
1982 = Thora Birch = American actor, producer, and director
1989 = Anton Yelchin = Russian-American actor
EVENTS
222 = Roman Emperor Elagabalus is assassinated at age 18 because of his relationship with Hierocles, a charioteer.
1702 = The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
1851 = The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice, Italy.
1927 = In NYC, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
1957 = Charles Van Doren finally loses on the NBC game show Twenty-One after winning $129,000 - later revealed to be fixed
HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES
PORTRAIT + QUOTE OF THE DAY
āIf Iām as normal as I think I am, weāre all a bunch of weirdos.ā
Joe Brainard
The twice yearly debacle of time change has always fucked me up too. Hope things clear up for your inner life asap . . .
On the Ginsberg collection, Astonishing . . .
Thank you, and the music, Perfect.