Category: real life

  • Ready to Eat

    I used a slow cooker for the first time today. I tossed some chicken breasts and vegetables in there, waited a long time, then they came out delicious. Awesome. Now, all my food will be prepared over extreme time scales. Either in 10 seconds with my Magic Bullet, or in 10 hours with my crock…

  • I Hope You and This Blog Post "CLICK!"

    There’s a sign in the bathroom at school that shows a woman holding her hands up, with the areas where bacteria and poop accumulate highlighted on them. Below this, it reads: Infection prevention is “IN YOUR HANDS.” I find it hilarious, because like, imagine someone saying this in real life. “Hey, wanna practice safe hand-washing…

  • Algonquin Trip 2009

    “I hope something terrible happens that changes our perspective on life forever.” That’s the tongue in cheek text message I sent to Geoff, the organizer of the canoe trip, the day before we set off. It quickly became apparent that the universe failed to pick up on the sarcasm. We set out in pouring rain…