Category Archives: WTF

Truckin’

Posted on February 24, 2016 by erineph

At this time last week, I was just going into surgery to have what turned out to be a 5-lb tumor removed from my uterus, which had expanded to 16 times its regular size and was roughly the size of … Continue reading →

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A Barren Woman

Posted on February 19, 2016 by erineph

If you were one of those people who, throughout my life, told me that I couldn’t possibly know that I didn’t really want kids, or who insisted I would change my mind as I got older, or who scoffed at … Continue reading →

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The Ron Swanson of Partial Hysterectomies

Posted on January 6, 2016 by erineph

My absence here has been conspicuous, but also by design. There’s little that’s happened that I felt like talking about, or at least opening a discussion about, as this blog has become since readership shrunk. Which I guess isn’t a … Continue reading →

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Do Not Startle the Animals

Posted on July 26, 2015 by erineph

My mom is coming to visit next weekend. I think partially because she wants to and partially because I recently threw half a tantrum over no one in my immediate family having any plans to visit Seattle for reasons involving … Continue reading →

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The Very Big One

Posted on July 19, 2015 by erineph

If you live in Seattle, you’ve probably read that New Yorker article about the probability of a cataclysmic earthquake striking the (ultra-sexy-sounding) Cascadian subduction zone and obliterating our corner of the Pacific Northwest. If you haven’t read it yet, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Happy Little Sleep Videos

Posted on July 8, 2015 by erineph

I mentioned the other day that I’ve been sick recently, and that part of being sick involved a fever. I haven’t had a fever in a very long time – actually, hang on, I should say that I haven’t felt … Continue reading →

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Rat Rat City Bitch

Posted on July 3, 2015 by erineph

The first nightmare I can remember having took place on Sesame Street. I was standing in front of Susan and Gordon’s brownstone and somehow fell into that planter thing just next to the stairs (opposite side of the garbage cans … Continue reading →

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Yeesh, Man

Posted on June 21, 2015 by erineph

When I first moved to Seattle, one of the things I was most excited about doing was taking the bus. I know. Only a lunatic or a masochist would be excited about taking the bus, right? Totally. Unless, of course, … Continue reading →

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The 2,000 Mile Obligation

Posted on June 7, 2015 by erineph

The thing about moving 2,000 miles away from your hometown is this: you’re now 2,000 miles away from your hometown. That means that unless you were a military brat who didn’t really have a hometown, you’re 2,000 miles away from … Continue reading →

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Life in Seattle

Posted on May 22, 2015 by erineph

The other day, I spotted a notification in my Facebook feed that had nothing to do with me. By that, I mean that it wasn’t written by anyone I knew about any conversation we’d had, and I hadn’t commented on … Continue reading →

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