This is what I post on Facebook late at night:
I was uninspired sitting in the same place I always do, so now I'm sitting on the floor in the living room with the front door open, the screen door closed and the lights off. All I can see is a vague light from the kitchen poorly illuminating the family room, the light of my laptop and the street light outside. Beyond the music in my headphones, I can hear the vague hum of the distant freeway. I can feel the cold night air seeping in and chilling my skin. I'm a little jumpy when the strange lighting conditions form patches of darkness as I look around, when mysterious lights pop on in the distance, when my music suddenly gets louder, but I'm only really afraid of the prospect of a spider hanging out in the darkness by the door frame. How strange this is. Let's see if the words flow better now.
Then as a comment: Oh no, the strange light is making noises. I do not like this. Yay for locked screen doors and front gates. I suspect it's someone rummaging through neighbor's trashcans, looking for bottles since the trash trucks come today. I can hear the distant clanging of the bottles. Hopefully the light of my laptop doesn't give way to my presence. Good thing, as well, that my front yard isn't small. Still, I'd prefer the night be silent. I'd probably be less jumpy if I turned on the lights, but that seems so...normal.
And finally: *in which Tessa writes a book about where she is sitting instead of actually writing her story*
Oh no, I've added more: Holy heart attack, a cat just walked across my front porch twice. Second time was as I was typing this. It stopped and looked in and in my startled-ness I said "boo!" and it ran off. The early morning is full of surprises. The sky is slowly turning from black to blue and the birds are chirping. And yes, I am writing. (because you totally care)
My decline into insanity continues: AHHH CAT AGAIN!! Sped right by. My yard is a kitty motorway. I am pretty sure that cat would be the kind of driver to run a red light. Just saying.
