On an up note, as a few here know, I finally finished my draft of "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress," and the response has been exceedingly strong. What's more, I kinda think I knocked it out of the park.

Fucking hell yeah!

Seriously, though, Moon is in my top five favoritest books ever (up there with East of Eden, The Sound and the Fury, Cryptonomicon, and Ender's game perhaps. Sometimes others threaten to encroach, but these five stay on my shelf and get top billing pretty regularly) and when I first got into Wonderfalls, and was reading about you on timminear.net, I latched onto this as evidence that all was right with the world. So I'm... excited. Very excited. Go Tim.

It was the kind where I couldn't sleep until I got it out because I was into it. It was better!

So you're saying there's a good kind of sleep deprivation?

I don't think I've ever experienced the good kind of staying up for days on end, but I am delighted to hear that you finished the screenplay.

If you're going to do movies, I'm going to insist on you getting some live-in help. Someone who can cook for you, do the laundry, and call for an ambulance.

If my mom were here, she'd say that everybody needs a wife.

Ha! What a cross post. Clearly Kristen and I cherish the sleep.

I do love my sleep. I can push myself to about 60 hours without if I need to but it's not a pretty sight.

I can push myself to about 60 hours without

It may not be a pretty sight, but I think I'd like to see this on video.

Bless. I think I've pushed myself past 24 maybe once.

I used to be able to make it to 60, but I think 36 or 40 is probably my limit with no sleep. I can still get by for 2 or 3 weeks with 3 or 4 hours a night.

If you let me break it into two bits, I can get by on five hours. If I have to have all five at once ... I'll still crave that afternoon nap.

I suppose if I weren't kravving I could go longer with less -- but sleep dep erodes my reflexes, and that gets me injured.

Oh -- I lied. On acid I've gone longer. But I really wanted to sleep.

It may not be a pretty sight, but I think I'd like to see this on video.

It's not really that entertaining...though, I suppose that depends on your definition of entertaining.

If your idea of fun is watching me bump into doorways, spill things and come close to setting myself on fire? Then, whoo hoo, part-ay!

On acid I've gone longer.

Now, there's a story I wanna hear.