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What we do to pay the rent
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The Rent
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by Jesse
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I sat in an office today, listening to a man tell me about steam heat. About the house he's lived in, probably for as lo... |
November 23, 2016 |
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by Ray
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Monday morning, second cup of coffee, just out of the shower, and I find myself singing some made up song in a horrible ... |
May 17, 2010 |
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by Ray
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I didn't kill a dog today. I think it's important that you know that before we get started--it'll make things easier lat... |
January 22, 2010 |
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by Trey
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I work in an office. I'm surrounded by well dressed, college educated professionals.
I work with people who should be a... |
August 19, 2009 |
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by Ray
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I went into a tattoo parlor today. Aside from the woman with the ink gun and the guy she was tatting up, there were two ... |
July 28, 2009 |
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by Ray
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June 25, 2009 |
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by Ray
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June 24, 2009 |
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by Ray
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During my morning ritual of looking through the ads on craigslist, I c... |
June 04, 2009 |
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by Ray
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I mentioned a while back that I was going to try to write something for each section this month. I thought the difficul... |
February 28, 2009 |
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by Ray
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3:20.
In case you're wondering, that's a.m., as in the morning. A surprising twist: ... |
September 05, 2008 |
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by Ray
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So today is my last day at work. Honestly, I don’t know how I feel about that. On the one hand, this is the job that ... |
November 08, 2007 |
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by Ray
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I was talking to a guy at work today, and somehow we ended up talking about bacon. Because it’s me, this course of con... |
October 27, 2007 |
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by Trey
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It's friday which means I'm slacking at work more than usual.
As food for thought, here is the condensed version of a d... |
September 14, 2007 |
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by Ray
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I deliver to eight different stores, all owned by the same company. Each summer, these stores put “help wanted” signs ... |
September 03, 2007 |
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by Jesse
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Hello, All. The job I have right now is through a small temp agency. It's a woman-owned business...says so right on thei... |
May 10, 2007 |
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by Ray
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I wonder if I’ll write about this. That’s my first thought as I dangle about twenty feet above the unforgiving ... |
April 28, 2007 |
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by Ray
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If you would have asked me this morning if I had ever written a post about the weird stuff I see while I’m driving my d... |
April 24, 2007 |
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by Ray
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Note from Ray: I wrote most of this story last night, but before I could finish it of... |
March 21, 2007 |
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by Ray
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I was talking to a coworker today about my lousy truck, and how it’s a dangerous piece of shit. I was telling him abou... |
March 17, 2007 |
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by Ray
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Before we get started, let me ask you a question: What do you think they should make space ships out of?
I spent the ... |
November 28, 2006 |
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by Ray
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I work with this guy Willie. Willie is the kind of person that I would generally file in my “how people relate to my l... |
October 09, 2006 |
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by Ray
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I was at work the other day, and had dealings with a man who is generally not funny. I’ve found in life that there are... |
October 07, 2006 |
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by Ray
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“You Ray?” Short little Latino guy, probably in his forties, old tattoos on his arms, Hawaiian shirt.
“Yeah.” Payin... |
June 27, 2006 |
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by Ray
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It was wicked nasty weather today, man. Hot, humid—weather that wanted to kill humanity. Even for regular people, thi... |
June 16, 2006 |
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by Ray
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You wouldn’t believe how much chlorine I smell like right now. Shitpiles, that’s how much. I smell like shitpiles of ... |
May 19, 2006 |
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by Trey
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Apparently my floor at work houses the department in charge of all the cellphones, and after 10 years or so they've deci... |
April 21, 2006 |
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by Ray
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Aw’right, kids, I’m back. Not in top form by any means, but whatever. I was freakishly ill on Sunday, Monday, and Tue... |
April 21, 2006 |
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by Ray
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I’m at work the other day, and my cell phone rings. I was just pulling my truck in after a delivery, so I figured what... |
April 16, 2006 |
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by Ray
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Okay, so we discussed the “people” at my new job. Now let’s discuss the job itself, shall we?
When I was being inter... |
January 22, 2006 |
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by Ray
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I look at the hole in my hand, and I feel a little sad and poisoned. Not too much of either, though, so I guess I’m ok... |
January 21, 2006 |
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by Ray
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Yeah, yeah, I know. It’s been forever since I’ve posted anything. I don’t really have any excuse, if you want to know... |
January 17, 2006 |
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by Carey
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If you're anticipating a charming witty yarn detailing my struggles on how I pay my rent then you better stop reading pr... |
October 12, 2005 |
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by Ray
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I can’t think of anything to write about.
Sometimes, when I think about time machines, I wonder if a future me—some cr... |
October 01, 2005 |
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by Ray
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I was looking back over some pictures this evening, and unfortunately found myself in some of them. One thing I notice... |
July 13, 2005 |
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by Ray
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Hey, kids. It’s been awhile since I’ve ranted about my job, so I guess we’re about due. It’s not my fault that I have... |
June 17, 2005 |
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by Ray
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Hey Gang,
I feel like I need to share something with you. No, not only NEED to share, but I feel that I ABSOLUTELY MU... |
May 10, 2005 |
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by Ray
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All right, kids, here it is: the story where I’m not a complete badass and cool cat.
Yeah, I know: you all though... |
April 29, 2005 |
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by Carey
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Tonight may have been the worst 3-11 pm shift I have experienced in my nursing career in the lovely city of New York.
I... |
March 16, 2005 |
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by Ray
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Runnin’ on fumes for sure. It’s just after midnight, and I’ve barely been able to keep my eyes open since around noon.... |
February 04, 2005 |
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by Ray
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I would love to think that everyone in Austin reads The Strangelands. I would love to think that everyone was so enamo... |
January 08, 2005 |
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by Ray
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If you’ve ever worked in customer service, you know just what I’m talking about…
If you’ve never worked in customer... |
November 15, 2004 |
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by Carey
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I will preface this story by stating if I was drinking (which after the work day I had I should be) the following tale w... |
August 19, 2004 |
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by Ray
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The day drags on, slower than any day has a right to be. There just isn't enough caffeine, there isn't enough sugar to ... |
June 12, 2004 |
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by Ray
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Another done day. Corporate whore extrodinaire. Killing my soul one exchange at a time, welcome to the world of custom... |
June 11, 2004 |
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by Carey
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It might not be fair to ramble on about a job I had years ago when I first moved to the city, but this warm weather and ... |
May 12, 2004 |
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by Ray
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At work, wasting time, got some chick yelling at me to get to work.
I didn't know this section existed until a few days... |
May 11, 2004 |
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