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hello 2025
If I had Instagram, maybe I wouldn’t need to write this. But the fact of the moment is that I do. I’ve been feeling an urge lately to get my story straight, in hopes that I can–get ready for it–learn! No doubt, you heard it here first: me, giving myself the benefit of the doubt.…
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Sloppy Joes with ‘Regenerative’ meat
I interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to include a recipe that is strictly PM-only. Do what you will, but I wouldn’t eat a sloppy Joe for breakfast. And brunch is a non-starter because that’s not a meal I acknowledge anyway, despite having worked for 4 months and counting at a brunch restaurant. I love the…
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Banana yogurt peanut butter toast, two ways
This recipe post is dedicated to the queen of breakfast fruits: the humble Cavendish banana of international acclaim. Having shed an old habit of accepting bananas only in their chilled form, I believe I am qualified to extol the countless redemptive qualities of nature’s ultimate handheld delight, no thanks to its appearance in my morning…
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Miso oatmeal, your way
Faced with breakfast or lunchtime with nothing prepared but not quite enough hunger to commit to takeout? Miso, among other sodium-packed soup bases, lasts a long time. As do oats. Between these staples, a protein source such as eggs or canned fish, and some scraps-worth of veggies, I have the building blocks for a nutrient-conscious…
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Famous last oats
I don’t exaggerate when I claim that this recipe started it all. I was 27 years old, back at home in the PNW and still a little lost after having granted Japan temporary hosting privileges to my quarter life crisis for what happened to be the first spike of that pesky old coronavirus pandemic. I…
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Dayglow is my happy place
Welcome to April, friends! This is Crysteaux reporting back from the musical journey happening in my 1° auditory cortex against the current backdrop of slowly melting snow in the mountains coexisting with cherry blossoms enlivening the empty office parks and repopulating playgrounds below. Y’all are both beautiful–never change. WARNING: no pun intended, but the springboard…
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UX Writing Challenge: Day 10 The user is trying to view a website to help them buy a car. But, the content can’t load without the user’s location. They need to enter their ZIP code and first name. Ask them where they live and who they are without sounding like you’re unnecessarily mining their data. Headline: 25…
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Ushering in a New Era
Ushering in a new era: That’s my dramatic way of saying I’ve finished reading a book, only my third this year, and I’m about to dump some quotes on you before moving on to my next read. The novel: The Blind Assassin (2000) by Margaret Atwood Would re-read for sure, despite almost giving up on…
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Things that keep Marching on
And so we land in March, But the references that have been coming to mind a lot lately aren’t limited by recency, as I shall attempt to list… Mindhunter – I’m so glad I sat through this with my parents early-mid-summer last year (which was 2020, if you’re not reading this too late). Of all…
Crysteaux Sun
reflections on my world, and ideas for a better one.
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