Author: Steve

Pretended I cooked a lot… ventilation fan outed me

Unluckyly, I had no idea Periodically I am baffled by the way that people jump into loving relationships. It seems like folks are more desperate to have a loving partner than to have someone that they are entirely compatible with. This is why people talk about the honeymoon stage plus the cautionary tales of making […]

Already distraught about the holidays, frustrating family

They are constantly talking about the uncomfortable indoor air, the drafts, and the tepid and cold patches that they experience Does anybody else get particularly stressed out during the month of November? For some reason, I have several recollections of this month of being particularly anxiety inducing for me. I guess it’s difficult because the […]

Making that heat money

It’s a pretty bleak outlook when everyone you know is highly educated, independently brilliant, and somehow working 3 mediocre jobs trying to get by. This is the curse of my generation, I suppose, and we’re all in this together to some extent. That being said, I’m really tired of this particular curse already, and I […]

Grandma broke furnace from 1000 miles away, smart thermo

I swear to god, my grandmother is one of the most demanding and entitled humans alive. She is always insisting that people drop everything and attend to her every whim; not because she’s too old to be capable, but simply because that’s who she’s always been. Her entire life has been managed by other people […]

AC and furnace broke, friends and I

I have no idea what it is about my core group of friends and I, but I swear we’re connected by the same cosmic energy. If one person feels extremely low and unmotivated, it’s guaranteed that we’re all feeling that way. If one member has a really great week, we all feel like we’re walking […]

Working alone in the office – thermo control

I went to the thermostat and reset all the controls to my exact temperature preferences, basking in my freedom. I have a real bone to pick with my job these days. They have really dropped the hammer on people working from home, and it has put me in quite a salty mood. Here, I was […]

Thank god grandpa was handy – fixing my own AC

There are some things in early life that can either make or break you. For instance, having unstable parents as a small child will lead to a plethora of problems down the road in most cases. Similarly, having a super well adapted mom and extensive supportive family members might just lead to giving you a […]