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OMG Protein

    I am poor. When I open my wallet, little flies flutter out. Actually, that's a lie. I don't open my wallet anymore. Because there isn't anything in there.
    So, things I've eaten in the past 48 hours: a cheese and mushroom quesadilla (homemade, mostly tortilla), a freeze pop (the kind that come liquid-style in the long plastic thing), rice with chicken broth (three-ish times or so), half a red velvet cupcake (thanks, Lit Arts staff!*), and oh yes, another quesadilla (which, because I had no more mushrooms and approximately three shreds of cheese left, was basically a toasted tortilla). Please notice the absence of fruit, vegetables, or protein.
    This kind of PovertyDiet really wipes you out. I had to ride my bike into town twice today, and biking twelve miles on approximately four calories is unbelievably tiring.
    So tonight , as a prize for getting through my shift at Stupid Restaurant, I splurged and spent Two Whole Dollars on ginger chicken with broccoli.

    It. Was. Glorious.

    I got full pretty fast, but kept eating the little bits of broccoli, because who  knows when I'll see vegetables again.
    Maybe tomorrow I'll go really crazy and buy myself a bunch of bananas. OMG Potassium!!

Adventures in Blogging

I am desperate started a new project!

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Artist Plug: Chris Plummer

    At home in State College, it's Arts Fest time. Favorite artist this year, Chris Plummer.

Liveblogging Powell's

1.55 PM

Hi internet! Because you are smart, you already know from the title that I'm at Powell's, it's 1.55 PM (ohp, 1.56!), and I'm bloggyblogging. Because I can. Oh Jesus, a really hot guy just walked past the window. This is going great already. Okay, so focus, Erica, focus. I was at the Lit Arts office this morning, have a meeting there are 3.30 (with the wonderful John Morrison, please for you to buy his book), and then working at Stupid Restaurant at 4.30, so I've got a little time to kill and aren't you fascinated by the details of my day? Buckle your seatbelts cause this is going to be awesome.

I'm Too Busy To Be Awesome

    Look, I know my blog looks like shit. I know there are no cute pictures of me, no links to cool things I'm reading or listening to (admit it, you care). I will work on it more when I'm not insanely popular and mega-busy.
    Some things that have been keeping me too occupied to be an attentive blogger:

• I moved! I've been sharing a studio for the last four months (sharing. a. studio.). Now I have a room, with a door, and two stories, and new granite countertops in the kitchen, and I live in southeast now, so I'm legit.
• Seeing Britt Daniel in real life. I went to the Constantines show at the Doug Fir on Monday, and when I turned around to tell my friend that I didn't feel like hanging for the encore, I SAW HIM. And I was a little drunk (surprise!) and he looked amazing and all my insides turned into a slosh of mush that crackled like soggy Rice Krispies and I went deaf with excitement. Next time, maybe I'll, y'know, say something.
• Having out of town guests! My friend Drew, who I've known since I was 19, came to visit Portland this week. He likes me, so he bought me a bike. It's being built right now (maybe even RIGHT right now) and will be ready on Monday. So I'm super legit.
• Waiting on douchebags in the Pearl, waiting for buses, breaking things, spilling beer, and sometimes sleeping.

    So now you're up to date. I think my computer has a virus. Because it's slutty.