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No apartments to rent? Let them eat cake. (UPDATED)

August 15, 2018 Diary

OCTOBER 5, 2018 UPDATE: Want to see how many potential houses and apartments are currently in use as AirBNBs right now? Check this out. AUGUST 15, 2018:One of my favorite apocryphal anecdotes from history is Marie Antoinette's famous remark, "Let them eat...

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Down on Paper: An Exercise in Stress Processing

October 5, 2018 Diary, Good Stuff, Productivity

About a month ago, my stress level was the highest it’s been in a long time. I had a lot going on at once, I couldn’t focus, and it was switching my anxiety on. Not great.I decided to write...

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Habitica: Gamify Your Productivity

September 29, 2018 Good Stuff, Productivity

Y'all know I love testing out and using productivity apps. I really enjoy seeing what works for me and what doesn't. Testing different productivity tools makes me prioritize what I need in my own tools to make my busy life...

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Review: The Alice Network

September 26, 2018 Books

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn is one of those novels where you finish it and you’re immediately sad because the adventure is over, but you’re happy you got to go on such a journey.The novel, without giving too...

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Review: Feminasty by Erin Gibson

September 22, 2018 Books

Erin Gibson is one of the co-hosts of Throwing Shade, the second podcast I ever listened to. Throwing Shade, also hosted by Bryan Safi, takes a weekly look at recent news stories and events relating to queer folks and...

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Evernote: Why I’m Not Jumping Ship

September 20, 2018 Diary, Productivity

I was more than a little heartbroken when I recently read that Evernote was having some major problems. Like many users who depend heavily on Evernote, I started scrambling for another app that could do the same things.And I...

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