By Sarah Einselen Smartphoner picks up phone. Smartphoner speaks to phone: Where’s the closest gas station? Phone: That is an unintelligible statement. Smartphoner: What’s so unintelligible about it? Phone: That is an unintelligible statement. Smartphoner: It’s not a statement, it’s a question. Phone: That is an unintelligible statement, you idiot. Smartphoner: *sigh* Where can I buy gas? Phone: You […]
By Sarah Einselen Why wait till January 1st to make a New Year’s resolution? What’s so special about Jan. 1? It’s not magical. If I resolve to reform my life starting on that day, I have about as much success as I might have had any other day—that is, not very much. Sure, it’s important to […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter I just finished six months at my first job after college, and the first job in my field. Here’s what my first six months of news reporting taught me: 1. Sunshine laws. There are lots of things government entities can’t do in their meetings… for instance, they can’t hold impromptu […]
Inked by Sarah (Einselen) at 10:29 PM Last month, I learned I can write 2,000 words of fiction in an hour and a half if I don’t think too hard. It’s not good fiction, but it’s grammatically correct. I also learned that if I quit watching movies, reading novels and surfing the Internet, I can write […]
Inked by Sarah (Einselen) at 1:58 p.m. The church I’ve started attending since moving into my apartment is near enough that I can walk there if I want. Granted, I went to a residential campus college and rather enjoy the slower modes of transportation to start with. What I think of as “close enough to walk” […]
By Sarah Einselen I’m used to roommates. My sister and I shared a room for years, then I lived with a couple of girls in college. I considered finding a roommate for living on my own after college, too, but it worked out that I didn’t need to. (It would have been very difficult, anyway.) […]