The local post office has hired one person who calls all customers “honey” and the vibes have improved a thousandfold
Smalls
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Typical bicoastal—east coast of the US + south coast of Finland
I think the funniest thing I could do while making my finnish bf come to a wedding in Seattle with me is force him to go to the moomin exhibit at the Nordic museum while we’re there
“Sometimes I speak like a cavalry officer from the 1800s, and you seem to get uncomfortable” -my bf
Just so you guys know it’s not all doom and gloom. I got upgraded to premium economy on the last leg of my journey
Maintenance techs came to replace the vanity that they didn’t notice/care was damaged during the ceiling collapse and they left blood in my shower
Now I’m just glad to be back in a much more developed country than Finland, where I have nothing to worry about except the condition of my apartment, the air quality, vehicular violence, and eating fresh produce
Returned to America. Nearing 2 hour wait at baggage claim for everyone. After 90 min they were like “we can deliver them to your house at some point,” were swarmed, and about 2 people filled out paperwork before they were like actually the bags are coming now. It’s funny bc they demonstrably aren’t
The NYRB Author’s Closet, a series of videos of the least camera-ready people in society mumbling inaudibly about Vasily Grossman.
Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social · 2w agoNYRB should do their own version of the Criterion Closet for their book publishing arm imo
Ok lol I’m dealing with it but as part of the apartment stuff they told me they threw out my bath mat so I ordered a new one online and they sent a message like “actually we didn’t throw out your bath mat, that was another apartment” you really do have to lol or you’ll go crazy
A great lit mag to submit just whatever to 👇🏻
Tobias Ryan@tobiasvryan.bsky.social · last wk.best bit advice for submitting fiction to @minorliteratures.bsky.social is the one fewest people follow: know what we publish and don't just send whatever cos it's open ... recent pieces here: minorliteratures.com/category/fic...
Girlfriend has installed a kickstand on me that allows me to stay upright when still without having to lean against something. Useful little bit of kit, but apparently the pros don't have them on their sporty boyfriends. I'm more of a commuter anyway.
Finnish people abhor a name that ends in a consonant but instead of ignoring the silent h at the end of my name they’ve taken to calling me “Sarahi” pronounced “Saara-hee.” For reference Saara is an extremely common name here
The thing about having awful stuff happen to your apartment is that you have basically no real enforceable rights, no one in power cares, and everyone around you gets annoyed with you for being so obsessed and such a pessimist
Stress is a symptom - if you are experiencing symptoms you are fucking diagnosable, and that’s NOT good.
The winner of the match was New Jersey
Smalls@shutupsmalls.bsky.social · 2w agoIn this match I’m rooting for New Jersey
It’s fucking crazy that Massachusetts is such a “tenant-friendly” city but the state literally cannot stop slumlords from being slumlords. Like how the fuck is Anwar Faisal still allowed to rent out units to anyone in the city www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/0...
A devastating mismatch: City vs. scofflaw landlords - The Boston Globe
Some of the giants in the student rental trade also lead the pack in code offenses. Their victims are beleaguered tenants — and also a college town’s reputation.
bostonglobe.com
From two weeks ago
Smalls@shutupsmalls.bsky.social · 3w agoYou know how whenever you leave your apartment for more than 3 days someone calls you in the middle of the night to tell you there’s been a serious maintenance emergency in your bathroom. This time it’s not sewage #blessed it’s just a partial collapse of the drop ceilings including some PVC pipe
You know how whenever you leave your apartment for more than 3 days someone calls you in the middle of the night to tell you there’s been a serious maintenance emergency in your bathroom. This time it’s not sewage #blessed it’s just a partial collapse of the drop ceilings including some PVC pipe
The buses in Helsinki have TVs that show headlines from the local paper of record and that’s how I found out lol
When it’s 82°/28°C in Boston: a beautiful summer day, maybe me and my friends can have a picnic 😊 When it’s 82°/28°C in Helsinki: I never made those changes to my will but I guess the current draft will just have to stand
I don't normally approach women in bars. I'm always super weird about it.
Yesterday I lamented to my bf that i can’t sing and he said yes you can and I said cmon and he said “you have a good citizen voice”
A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning.
Cycling advocate and city worker killed after being struck by car near Roxbury Crossing, family says - The Boston Globe
The 36-year-old woman "was a dedicated public servant to the City of Boston and passionately advocated for safer streets,” her sister said.
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