May 7, 2006

slipping a mickey

5/7/06

We're back in Brooklyn, NY and COULD NOT be happier. The weather here is astounding and a quick jaunt through Prospect Park and 7th Avenue with Lucy answered many soul questions I didn't know were being asked.

I could go on and on, but here's the deal: on the plane flight out here, just before takeoff, I took a Xanax pill and washed it back with some crappy champagne they were offering. Usually I can get 2-3 decent hours of sleep out of such a medicinal treatment, but - as of this morning, I slept thirty-one out of thirty-six hours. Unbelievable. I fell asleep mid-sentence while talking to my wife last night.

Tessa says it's because I've been running and lost a bunch of weight and my body mass is different. I say the flight attendants were giving away free champagne because it had unprocessed heroin in it.

Either way, I have been floating in a dreamscape and not exactly the most Johnny-on-the-spot father and husband. I feel like I need to go out and hunt bison for my family to make up for it. So that's what I'm doing instead of writing a blog. See you when I've got some meat!


Posted by Ian Williams at May 7, 2006 11:06 PM
Comments
Posted by: kate from the DTH front desk at May 7, 2006 10:22 PM

Dang! 31 out of 36 hours? Impressive! I don't think I could ever come close to that, even after a week of finals. Although I did fall asleep in mid-sentence once... at dinner... in public. That was a weird day. Moving on...

Enjoy your time back in NY!

Posted by: Anne D. at May 8, 2006 7:55 AM

Dear Rip Van Winkle: Wow!

I once took Xanax before and on a flight from Boston-LA-SFO. (I am a terrible phobic flyer who experiences nonstop panic attacks in the air.) Hubby and I got safely to SF, checked into our hotel on Bush St., and went out for dinner. Spent $100 at a great restaurant, and that was in 1986 dollars!

The next day I could not remember ONE DETAIL of the meal, which my husband assured me was delicious. Total blackout! What a waste. Sigh.

Posted by: oliver at May 8, 2006 8:38 AM

Watch out for the big one (assuming you're talking about the zoo). He's meaner than he looks. I suggest the wildebeest. I think they've got 'em on drugs.

Posted by: xuxE at May 8, 2006 11:14 AM

well, here's something to pass the time while we wait for ian to rock the blog:

www.myspace.com/thelatenightdates

it's one of my latest and greatest faves...

Posted by: Neva at May 8, 2006 12:50 PM

Good Lord! What was the dose of the Xanax?
Now you know why they say don't mix those drugs with alcohol.

Posted by: lyle at May 8, 2006 9:29 PM

dude, this is my first time touching a computer in 32 days, and yours is the first site i'm checking -- even before my gmail account. be honored! :) i've missed the unfailingly unpredictable badinage of the xtcian crowd.

congrats on lil lucy taking her first steps! a lot changes in 32 days in the life of a baby -- i mean, toddler. 'baby' no longer applies to lucy! time to start some serious 'toddle-proofing' of the blake-williams domiciles...

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