How to not be unemployed in a recession
We interrupt this blog for a SERIOUSBUSINESS post on economics.
»Russian Medical Advice, Part Two
This Saturday was a gift to me from Calliope. Because I think she’s been reading my blog posts and has been kind of annoyed at the low quality of content lately. (Calliope doesn’t understand that sometimes even the best journalists make lists as fillers for traffic. C.F. All of The Huffington Post.)
»Friday Links
How to make the perfect hot-weather cocktail
This Post about How I Guilt-Buy Febreeze On Amazon is Going to be a Goldmine for Marketers
Yesterday, we got the usual Amazon box on our doorstep. I say usual because we’ve gotten an Amazon or Overstock box filled with furniture and accessories pretty much every day since we’ve moved in, since we’re allergic to buying local furniture that looks like it’s been learning how to crossdress from my Aunt Cecile’s* 1970s Bingo outfits. Or a bed that looks like it lost a shootout at the OK Corral and as a result was punished by being ripped apart limb by limb and reincarnated into smaller scary furniture. Or….
»We’re Getting Our Backsplash Installed By Russians. Pray for us.
Rule Nomer Odin * of living in Russian Philadelphia is: Never get involved with Russian businesses. Ever.
»Friday Links
You know the drill.
»Book Review: Salt: A World History
It’s been a while since a book review, hasn’t it?
»I Love America: Air Conditioning and Public Utilities for All
Let’s talk Fourth of July and why I love America.
»Friday Links
P.S. Lea is asking for Soviet decor stories. Do you have any? I’m working on mine, I swear to God.
»I Almost Died for a $250 Discount on an IKEA Chair
Life has been a little boring around Philadelphia. I mean, sure we have a new house, new car and I’m starting grad school in the fall, but there hasn’t been anything REALLY exciting happening like there was in DC. So I decided to spice things up a little. Because, is life really worth living if you don’t appreciate the thin line between life and death?
»This post wast not sponsored by UPenn…yet
This picture has nothing to do with the post, but you're going to need one of these delicious drinks (orange vodka, champagne, cranberry juice) from Jones in Philadelphia after reading it, probably.
On Running Shoes and Revenge
I ran a 5k last week (Mr. B was still “recovering from illness”.) Because we haven’t run in over a month since we were busy with house stuff, this was the hardest race I’ve ever run, especially since the second half was uphill. Can you tell?
»Friday Links
Happy Friday! I’m trying to decide on vanity plates for my new car. The rules for Russians getting vanity plates are that you have to get something obnoxious that somehow incorporates Latin characters acting as Cyrillic characters. The other options are to have your name, the city you are from (usually Odessa), or a Russian swear word.
»I Apologize in Advance for this Video
Bill inspired me to make a vlog.
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