How do you negotiate with a 5 month old re: the debilitating effects of sleep deprivation?

Who created Dec 1 deadlines? A manuscript and ++++ letters of rec due. Sunday after Thanksgiving!

First blue sky post is a personal one! My old kitty Twix crossed the 🌈 bridge today. Last pic I have of him snuggled with Chedda , and one of the first pics his spunky self on top of the kitchen cabinet in my first apartment. Scrolled through my entire adultlife of pictures today. Wow.