A week after my drugs ran out, I left my bed to perform at the college…

David Sedaris
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A week after my drugs ran out, I left my bed to perform at the college, deciding at the last minute to skip both the doughnut toss and the march of the headless plush toys. Instead, I just heated up a skillet of plastic soldiers, poured a milkshake over my head and called it a night. ✨ David Sedaris (2000). Me talk pretty one day
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