My partner and I both worked at public universities when we met. I think we intentionally held off on looking up one another’s salaries at first, but it was damn tempting. We did not wait long to share financials though because we both came from low-income families and find financial stability sexy. 

This year’s CSA haul has taught me that everything can and should be pickled. Pickled rhubarb has been the winner of the year so far, but I could see pickled grapes causing it to be dethroned. Crossing my fingers that I get more concord grapes in my box this week so I can experiment. Any recs for how to go about…

I would also caution that taking a demotion doesn’t always equate to a pay cut, particularly if you are moving from a smaller to a larger organization. After finishing my masters I accepted a lower level position (in the exact same field) than the job I had immediately prior to grad school. However, the position paid…

Do I have a deal for you! Not only can you eat grandma to avoid paying for a funeral, but grandma can also be the funeral luncheon. 2 birds, one grandma.

This reminds me of a coke and ketchup brisket my mom used to make. A cup of ketchup and a can of coke, mixed together and slathered all over the brisket. Throw in some carrot and onion chunks and cooked low and slow until tender. It was an unpleasantly sharp marinade, but after cooking it mellowed into a wonderfully…

I want this and a belt clip attachment so I can wear my PSL on my hip and make it the must-have fall accessory.

Wait...so they’re flying a massive banner at night? Sunset in Houston is at ~7:30 tonight and the debate starts at 8. The moon is nearly full so there will be some illumination, but what fuck-up of an unpaid intern didn’t at least book a blimp?

This.

Their Ivy League alma mater’s sports teams already suck horribly. Have you ever watched a Harvard football game?

I agree that their pizzas are best when fresh, but I’ve found that they reheat pretty decently. If I’m near the one in my neighborhood when they do their $5 cheese pizza special, I’ll pick one up to take home for dinner. Add whatever veggie are in my fridge and pop it in the oven for 10 or so minutes and it crisps…

I’m also terrible at using my fruit at peak ripeness so I’ve developed a similar hack: make a fruit-flavored simple syrup and eat the leftover pulp as a rough jam. I can’t say if it works with all fruits, but I’ve done this with berries and rhubarb.

I thought the loss of the Doritos tacos might be due to some sort of licensing deal ending. I then did a wee bit of googling and discovered that PepsiCo owns both Taco Bell and Doritos and I’m confused as to why they haven’t done brand collaborations for the entire menu.

Thank you mother nature for giving me another reason for why this transportation “solution” is the worst.

So I haven’t tried the sandwich so I am clearly unqualified here...but the worst part about moving to Boston from the south was that even though there’s a Dunkin’ Donuts on every. damn. corner. none of them sell the Southern Chicken Biscuit which is the actual best chicken sandwich.

I was just looking this up! First episode (and apparently the original plot for the show).

I highly recommend Brain.FM. I read about it in this Lifehacker article and it basically got me through grad school and it’s been integrated into my routine. I do a 30 minute focus session on my walk to work so I hit the office already in a state of flow. I use a recharge session to get through the 2pm slump. I even…

I used to attend the Sarasota Kennel Club fairly regularly when I lived in the area a few years back. This article brought a tear to my eye. The people who worked there were some of the loveliest folk. I’ve never been able to resolve my ethical conflict between enjoying the sport and the inherent potential for…

Having 2 home hubs in my <600 square foot apartment, I often wonder if I’ve given up too much privacy. And then I think about the poor sod who has to listen to recordings of me asking for the weather 27 times each morning because I wasn’t paying attention, put up with self-conscious me regularly asking if I look…

TBH, I’m rather looking forward to leaving random (mostly cute) reminders for my mother who lives on the other side of the country from me. It’s the price she pays for asking to be added to my Google family so she could use my Youtube family subscription and for making me be tech support whenever she purchases new…

Thank you. My desk is now covered in my afternoon coffee and my office-mate is too concerned for me to explain why I just had a laughing fit...