Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Captain of My Burden

Posted on September 28, 2013 by erineph

I got stuck in traffic on my way home Thursday night, and by “way home” I mean “in the general direction of home,” because my normally 30-minute commute took two fucking hours and about one hour of that was me … Continue reading →

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Jessie

Posted on September 24, 2013 by erineph

Depending on the day, I can spend a lot of time on hold. The hold music depends on the client. Some play the same canned Muzak track over and over again, some stick to Oldies, some subscribe to the worst … Continue reading →

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The Rules About Photos of Your Kids

Posted on September 23, 2013 by erineph

I’m at the age where many of the people I know have kids, and some of those people are old enough (or had their kids at a young enough age) to have teenagers, or kids who are about to be … Continue reading →

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All Black Scribbles

Posted on September 21, 2013 by erineph

I am 31 years old and I still have trouble reading scary stories before bed. Actually, I don’t have trouble reading scary stories before bed. I can read them just fine. It’s after I read them that I have the … Continue reading →

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Let Me Learn You a Thing

Posted on September 19, 2013 by erineph

The other day, everyone on Facebook and Twitter shared a HuffPo link about what’s wrong with Generation Y, the people born between the late ‘70s (too young for Gen X) and the late ‘80s (too old to be Millennials). The … Continue reading →

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Flapjack-San

Posted on September 18, 2013 by erineph

Not enough sleep + Monday + general achy-painy shittiness + terminal malaise = all I wanted to do that night was get home from work and go the fuck to bed. And I was planning on it, until I remembered … Continue reading →

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LT Smooth and the Big Kaboom

Posted on September 15, 2013 by erineph

We recently received our lease renewal notice in the mail, and it came complete with a ludicrous increase in rent including an absurdly high utility fee that I would probably understand if we were a family of seven who ran … Continue reading →

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Ghost Sex While Awake

Posted on September 13, 2013 by erineph

Oh great, my neighbors got a firepit. Now instead of the boring get-togethers where they sit around the table in the backyard saying pretentious things that end in question marks, they’ll do more of that while also burning lots of … Continue reading →

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Tastes to Fit the Mood

Posted on September 11, 2013 by erineph

Once I’ve gone to the market, put stuff away, showered, done the dishes, and messed around on the Internet for awhile, my favorite thing to do when I have Sundays to myself is sit on the couch in some fat … Continue reading →

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Gravy

Posted on September 7, 2013 by erineph

I have never been to a state fair. I’ve seen stuff about them on TV and the Internet, but to date, I have never attended one. Much like time-intensive weekend activities like camping or anything else requiring a drive out … Continue reading →

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