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Category: Goofs

Things that design sites have called bookshelves (which are not, in fact, functioning as bookshelves)

March 3, 2015 Demetria

This is not a bookshelf. ThisĀ is a graphic design student’s attempt to hide the fact that he doesn’t own many…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: bookcase, bookshelf, Demetria's been at the design blogs again, design

Roy Moore knows the secret of bisexuals

February 25, 2015 Demetria 2 Comments

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is concerned that two bisexuals who get married would create a family of four. And…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs

Welcome to my humble home

February 23, 2015 Demetria

Welcome to my 200 square foot free-standing house. I made it out of part of a reclaimed shipping container. I…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: I hunted for an apartment in Seattle at peak season and now I am forever changed, I really need to stop hate-reading design magazines

Earth law v. Sky law

February 6, 2015 Demetria

There are many countries on this planet of ours, and they have many legal codes, but each and every one…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: airplanes, planes, sky law

How to Ruin Your Productivity and Destroy Your Life: tips from my new self-help book

January 26, 2015 Demetria 1 Comment

Thinking about starting a project? One project is for losers. Try starting five projects, then get overworked and never complete…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: lifehacking, productivity, self-help

Common symptoms of brain worms

January 12, 2015 Demetria

The exact same symptoms as that disease your aunt keeps posting about on Facebook. Overwhelming urge to diagnose yourself with…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: It's definitely brain worms

How to cure writer’s block

January 4, 2015 Demetria 3 Comments

Take a break. Step away from your work. Leave your house. Change your name. Don’t tell your loved ones where…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs, Writing About Writing

Is this what you were looking for?

December 15, 2014 Demetria

WordPress has a feature that lets me see what people were Googling for when they found this site. It turns…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: fanfiction, search terms

The world’s worst YA protagonist

December 8, 2014 Demetria 3 Comments

“Chad,” Ella whispered, her voice breathless, “you said you would do anything for me.” “Of course, my love,” Chad sighed.…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: the world's worst YA protagonist, YA fiction, young adult fiction

How to count Millennials

December 1, 2014 Demetria

1 Millennial: Spoiled brat 2 Millennials: New York Times trend piece (Style section) 3 Millennials: Flash mob (hipster) 4 Millennials:…

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Posted in: Blog, Goofs Filed under: Millennials

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