Category Archives: Personal

Mock Duck and Other Meat Alternatives

By Adam Snider | Published: October 4, 2011

I’m trying to eat less meat. I’ve got a few different reasons for doing this—health, environmental, and financial. The one thing I’ve been worried about, though, is how to get enough protein in my diet without eating meat As it turns out, this isn’t that hard, especially since I’ll simply be limiting my meat intake, [...]

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A Sad Day

By Adam Snider | Published: August 22, 2011

I’ll get back to the last of my Three Sentence Fringe Reviews shortly, but I wanted to take a moment to talk about my feelings. No, this is not going to be an episode of “Dear LiveJournal.” I just want to say that today has been a strange and sad day. First, my vacation ended [...]

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Uniforms

By Adam Snider | Published: August 10, 2011

I own a lot of clothes. I own too many clothes, really. Partly, this is because I tend to wear mostly the same few things but don’t want to get rid of the things that I don’t wear if they’re in good condition. I paid for them, after all, and it would be wasteful to [...]

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A New Brotherhood

By Adam Snider | Published: June 30, 2011

I belonged to a brotherhood, once. It was a brotherhood of gentlemen who enjoy scotch whisky. It was a good brotherhood. Good drinks were drank and splendid conversations were had. Eventually, however, the brotherhood began to shrink. One brother moved away. Another quit drinking. Still another just sort of stopped responding to the emails. The [...]

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On Working For Myself (Sort of)

By Adam Snider | Published: June 20, 2011

I work at a student association. In that regard, I work for students. I am now a student. As such, I am represented by the association that employs me. In that regard, I work for myself. If we are our own worst critics, my new “boss” is going to be a real hard ass.

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On the Subject of Cat Ownership

By Adam Snider | Published: June 17, 2011

I live alone. And while this is generally fine by me, it is occasionally lonely. It would be nice to come home to a happy and furry little face. I’m talking about a pet. Specifically, a cat. I used to think I was a dog person, but I think I’m actually a cat person. I [...]

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Things I Learned This Week

By Adam Snider | Published: June 15, 2011

I was in Calgary for a conference on Monday and Tuesday. While there, I learned a few things that were not related to the conference. Here are some of those things: I cannot drive in Calgary, with the exception of the downtown core, without getting hopelessly lost. Raw oysters are pretty damn awesome. I am [...]

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Gender Roles

By Adam Snider | Published: June 9, 2011

As a man, I am supposed to be a provider. I am supposed to be strong and probably silent. This is what society tells me. And, yet, it is not really the reality of my situation. While I (kind of) fit the cliche of the “strong and silent” type, this is mostly just because I’m [...]

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On Going Back to School

By Adam Snider | Published: June 8, 2011

I haven’t even started school yet and I’m already reverting back into a nerdy academic. My first graduate class doesn’t begin until September and, already, I’m trolling the philosophy and “culture & community” sections of my local bookstores. Already, I am thinking about thesis topics. Already, I am preparing for the absence of a social [...]

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Eliminating Crutch Words

By Adam Snider | Published: May 30, 2011

Apparently, I speak like a 14-year-old girl. I use “like” way too often when I speak. And, while I don’t necessarily think that it’s wrong to use “like” in ways such as, He was, like, “Yo, dude, that is not cool!”, I am not fond of sounding like an inarticulate boob. Using “like” in the aforementioned [...]

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