Category Archives: Bookish

Really, Really Bad

Posted on May 17, 2015 by erineph

Today is Syttende Mai – the 17th of May, also known as Grunnlovsdagen (The Constitution Day) or Norwegian Constitution Day. I don’t live in Norway and none of my family comes from there, but I do live in Ballard and … Continue reading →

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Make Like a Diarist

Posted on October 8, 2014 by erineph

It’s been a few weeks since I wrote that I wouldn’t be writing very much, and although I have been tempted to dash some gripe or another off in that time, I’ve resisted on the basis that aside from that … Continue reading →

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Threats and Broken Harbour

Posted on September 7, 2014 by erineph

I recently read Tana French’s book “Broken Harbour,” part of something called the Dublin Murder Squad series. It’s the fourth book in the series but the only one I’ve read, I think because I heard it was the best and … Continue reading →

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Like, Nathaniel P.?

Posted on May 27, 2014 by erineph

My car is a Japanese-designed, 2007 model that for some fucking reason, has no USB or AUX input on the dash for my phone. So if I want to listen to something that’s not CDs or the radio, I either … Continue reading →

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At One Time I Knew Way Too Much About Astrology and Not Enough About Nabokov

Posted on May 9, 2014 by erineph

There aren’t that many great things about not drinking very much anymore (it’s fine if you’re not drinking because of a problem with drinking, but if you’re like me and are simply trying to not be fat then not drinking … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Gotta Be a Maniac

Posted on April 23, 2014 by erineph

I started listening to the Two Book Minimum podcast the other day. I had lots of comedy podcasts on my feed but only one literary podcast, and Two Book Minimum is a combination of both. I’m not a comedian but … Continue reading →

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But They Stick

Posted on April 6, 2014 by erineph

I am not a quote person. It’s not that I don’t believe that there’s no wisdom in quotes or that they can’t be helpful or uplifting at times, it’s just that the majority of people who collect them do so … Continue reading →

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Cadabra

Posted on February 14, 2014 by erineph

As I mentioned a few days ago, I’m not buying any more shit. I don’t mean ever, and I don’t mean that I’m starting some weird hippie project where I don’t purchase anything at all on principle. I’m just not … Continue reading →

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Wicked World Policy

Posted on January 10, 2014 by erineph

Earlier today, one of the women in my office started a conversation with someone else about books. She reads a lot, I’ve noticed that, even during the 15-minute breaks that I find insufficient for getting anything useful out of a … Continue reading →

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Planning for Snowpocalypse

Posted on January 4, 2014 by erineph

It’s over 40 degrees and sunny in Seattle, which seems surreal since most of my Facebook feed is about the blizzard that’s supposed to hit St. Louis later today. Like every time a winter storm is predicted, the grocery stores … Continue reading →

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