Preliminary thoughts on the Flickr redesign
Yesterday, I was uploading and tagging some photos on Flickr when all of a sudden the site reloaded, and POOF! There was a message on the top telling me to smile, which I always find a little creepy, and the site looked so unfamiliar that I thought it was a virus of some kind. Cue […]
Redhead Appreciation Week: Day 4
Note to every dentist I’ve ever had: “The reason we studied redheads in the beginning, it was essentially an urban legend in the anesthesia community saying redheads were difficult to anesthetize,” Dr. Sessler said. “This was so intriguing we went ahead and studied it. Redheads really do require more anesthesia, and by a clinically important […]
Welcome to Redhead Appreciation Week
Yes, that’s right. It’s Redhead Appreciation Week here on ECM. For those who believe the question “do you prefer blondes or brunettes?” is sorely lacking. For those of us who require more anesthesia. For those of us who think sunscreen is a human right (and should be cheaper!) For those of us who have been […]
GRE vocab words and my fear and hatred of clowns
I’m terrified of clowns. Always have been. When I was little we had this weird oil painting of a clown in our basement, who knows where it came from, and when I used to sleep in the guest bed when I had friends over, I could swear it was glowing at night. At me. Leering. […]
Don’t you chop up my red patent boots
This is more of a Tumblr post or something, but whatever – it’s my blog and I’ll do what I want to. (do what I want to, do what I want to…anyone else singing along?) Anyway, when “this could be a day where I post three times!” enters into your mind at any point as […]
30 Days of Creativity: Day 6
Remember that squirrel from yesterday? Well, he’s making himself known. This is what I woke up to this morning: Bastard. This means war. But since it was raining when I got home from work, war will have to wait a day. In the meantime, purple nails are going to be the most creative painting of […]
More on low rental standards
So you know how I mentioned last week that one has to have pretty low standards as a renter in this town? Well, this gem is a pretty good indicator of the quality and variety around here. This “cozy” and “newly remodeled” “newly updated” (wha?!) basement studio rents for $575, not including any utilities except […]
Spring Colors Week: Day 5 {white}
At first glance, white does not seem like a spring color. It seems to belong to spring’s predecessor, no question. But white really is the color of spring cleaning. I’ve come to realize in recent years that, for the home, I do not like beige – I like the crisp, clean modernity of white. It’s […]
Career counselor and NYTimes subscriptions
I’m sorry, New York Times, but if a job seeker’s biggest concern is whether to become someone like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, or whether to take career advice from one billionaire or the other, I think they’re doing alright. Get a grip. On Monday, getting suckered into clicking on this type of absurdity will […]
The tyranny of the to do list
My bedside table currently looks like this: This is a pretty good illustration of how the past few days have gone: I have literally left bed for less than 15 minutes a day, just long enough to pee or to go to the fridge for something and then back under the covers. Finally today I’m […]
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a 
