Monthly Archives: August 2014

Uff Da

Posted on August 31, 2014 by erineph

I’ve been wrestling with a cold this week. I started to type “head cold,” but then I realized that it was only a head cold for part of that time, and while the unbelievable amounts of snot still coming out … Continue reading →

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The Rainy Season

Posted on August 30, 2014 by erineph

I can hear it already: thousands of Seattleites groaning about rain on Labor Day weekend. Cars are being packed under duress, commutes out of the city are taking a ridiculously long time for a city where it rains for eight … Continue reading →

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And We Shall Warm Our Hands on a Fire Fueled By Rich Men’s Kindles

Posted on August 26, 2014 by erineph

One of the reasons I moved to Seattle was because of the bus. It sounds weird and a lot of people, at least the ones who come from St. Louis and pull “dude, gross” faces when I mention the bus, … Continue reading →

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That’s-A Vegan Meat-A-Ball

Posted on August 24, 2014 by erineph

Last night, I made a vegan thing. It was a calculatedly vegan thing, in that I actually found it because it was vegan instead of, I don’t know, making something and then at the last minute realizing it’s vegan. It … Continue reading →

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Toiling in the Land of Vocal Fry

Posted on August 19, 2014 by erineph

Vocal fry: the lowest vocal register…produced through a loose glottal closure which will permit air to bubble through slowly with a popping or rattling sound of a very low frequency. (from Wikipedia) Also: a low, scratchy sound that occupies the … Continue reading →

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All About My Gorge

Posted on August 17, 2014 by erineph

For reasons that are no surprise to me (ahem, I am lazy), I stopped logging my food into Fitbit a couple of months ago. I knew I shouldn’t be doing this; it was only when I started logging my food … Continue reading →

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What St. Louis Means for People Who Have Suddenly Decided to Care

Posted on August 16, 2014 by erineph

I’m still struggling to get used to my new schedule. While I don’t have trouble actually waking up, it is difficult to get home from work and feel like doing anything other than sleeping, which could explain why I’ve cooked … Continue reading →

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It Never Hurts to Check Your Privilege

Posted on August 12, 2014 by erineph

Although there were many things I didn’t like about my old job, one of the things I was pretty happy about was my schedule. After about a year of dragging my old bones out of bed before sunrise and feeling … Continue reading →

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To Die Would Be a Grand Adventure

Posted on August 11, 2014 by erineph

I had my first day of work at my new job today. Actually it was more of a half day, but considering that I woke up early, showered, and managed to look like a reasonable person before catching the bus … Continue reading →

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Me, You, and the Grisly Deaths of Everyone Who Came Before Us

Posted on August 7, 2014 by erineph

I recently started watching a show called “Who Do You Think You Are?” and by started watching, I mean that I’ve seen it while skipping through channels two weeks in a row so I’ve stopped to watch it. It’s not … Continue reading →

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