March 2011
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November 2010
1 post
I just saw Ira Glass in a revealing bodysuit and I...
You apparently made quite the impression, Ira.
September 2010
1 post
July 2010
1 post
Cupcakes and Libraries →
April 2010
2 posts
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Work work work
Dear Ira,
I just called my job. Well, that is to say, my old job. I didn’t recognize the voice on the phone, so I asked for another co-worker.
Then I recognized the voice. It was E, only E was sick as a dog. I remember those times - never taking a day off, always coming into work with one foot in the grave.
I originally called to find out if they saw that I had written about them in my...
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Just Running Around the Board
Dear Ira,
Long time no talk, eh? Things have quieted down here. My fiance is working, I am working. Things are just chugging along.
Someone recently said that if they could sum up life, they would describe it as a game of Monopoly. Some days you win free parking, some days you go to jail, but most of the time, you are just working your way around the board.
That being said, I hate the game of...
March 2010
4 posts
Rejected by This American Life: Rejection. A dish... →
In the Fall of 2008 I decided to apply for an internship at This American Life. I lived and breathed NPR and was living abroad for a year. During that time, This American Life was my comfort food. I not only listened religiously every week, but I would listen to at least 1 episode from the…
Dear Ira,
THERE’S A BLOG FOR EVERYTHING NOW. Including people you have rejected.
Wow Ira,
...
February 2010
3 posts
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“With the utterance of those words… Let me play this back for you, because THESE...”
– - Ira Glass, from this episode of This American Life.
Really, Ira? Really? Really, society? Because I essentially wrote the exact. same. thing. in my blog 3 months ago. AND GUESS WHAT, IRA. I’M STILL IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LIVING WITH MY PARENTS, MAKING 10.25 AN HOUR.
Fuck you, Ira.
(via...
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Bad Decisions? I Got a Resume Full of Them
Dear Ira,
Today a woman told me that I was making a very bad decision, and that I should listen to her. She said it all motherly and condescendingly that I got pissed off and said “Judging by your hair, yes, you do know an awful lot about bad decisions. Yeeech!”
Ira, when the heck am I going to learn to not mouth off? Is that something someone can learn?
Nice hair,
Enna Stein
of...
January 2010
9 posts
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Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
Dear Ira,
I often think that maybe I should put my money where my mouth is, like maybe I should start a movement. I have been thinking about this movement for awhile now, but this is the first time I have ever vocalized it. It’s like I have been turning it over and over in my mind, much like the creation of a sword, until I get it perfectly sharp and correct.
Maybe none of us should get...
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Never Mistake Sarcasm for Intelligence
Dear Ira,
Someone asked me over formspring if I really didn’t care what people thought of me. And for the most part, I don’t. I think you have to have a thick skin to write letters on the internet to an intellectual icon who will never write you back.
But that kind of is bullshit, isn’t it Ira? I mean, I care what my boss thinks of me, she pays me. I care what my fiance thinks...
With the last of my Christmas Money...
crbrown:
… I donated to This American Life to keep it on the air and free.
You should too!
“I always think, What if you just took your hand off the wheel, and slowly, over...”
– Alec Baldwin. (via keepinganotebook)
Dear Ira,
I think I just woke up behind the wheel. One of my favorite sayings is that every second that goes by is another second you could turn it all around.
I’m still a little groggy Ira, but I am getting there,
Enna
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Ira Glass Interruption
fuckingbookdeal:
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“When you find a tampon, you know you have to get a stick and find the condom.”
– -This American Life (via paulefinch)
Dear Ira,
THIS STORY HORRIFIED ME.
Enna
December 2009
31 posts
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Living Arrangements
Dear Ira,
I hate my building, but sadly, we bought our place, so we can’t just move unless we want to lose epically large amounts of money.
I think I want to move to Boston.
Ever been to Boston, Ira?
Enna
Dear people who break things in anger:
gamesockson:
Aren’t you just going to have to clean that up later? Doesn’t that just make you angrier?
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What I Learned in 2009 Part 1
Dear Ira,
Certain things happened this year that made me doubt everything I had ever believed in. I never really talked about it, either.
I asked my fiance if maybe we are just swimming upstream by trying this whole marriage thing. See, in 2009, I found out that a lot of people I know (almost all of them, really) are in unhappy marriages and/or are unfaithful.
I found this out at the wake of a...
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2009
Dear Ira,
It’s been a shitty year. But I have high hopes for 2010.
Sincerely,
Enna
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I just spent the last hour listening to Ira Glass.
tree-saw:
It was fantastic.
Dear Ira,
It looks like you have another fan.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
of kosherporkchops.com
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Old Timey
Dear Ira,
I like using “fortnight” as a unit of measure as much as possible. I also wiggle my eyebrows when I say it, so it sounds slightly dirty in a Groucho-Marx kind of way.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
of kosherporkchops.com
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Modern Modular Housing & Life Lessons
Dear Ira,
Have I ever told you my love for modern modular housing? No? Well I ADORE IT. I also like the idea of never having a mortgage again.
You’re probably wondering what my generation is going to take away from this depression (and yes, it is a depression.)
I learned that I never want to give someone else the power to take away my domain. Also, if I can’t pay for it in cash, I...
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Superhero
Dear Ira,
I think I know why you moved to NYC from Chicago (though I still think you are insane.) It’s because of the Superhero store, right?
I knew it. Well Ira, I can’t say I blame you.
No Capes!
Enna Stein
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“Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn’t fun?”
– -Ira Glass
Dear Ira,
Whenever I stay in a hotel I drink root beer and eat BBQ chips and jump up and down on the bed. I alway clean up after myself because my mother was once a maid.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
of kosherporkchops.com
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Chutes and Ladders
Dear Ira,
I have to bring in games for a holiday party at work. Do you think it would be appropriate to bring in Chutes and Ladders? I mean, I don’t exactly work with 4 year olds.
But then again, that is one wicked fun game.
Climbing the corporate ladder,
Enna Stein
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Ask Me Anything
Dear Ira,
Perhaps I am putting you on the spot! Is that why you have not invited me to be on the show yet? Well, if that is the case, then you are in luck!
I created my very own Formspring.me account, and you can ask me anything and stay anonymous.
Patiently awaiting questions!
Enna
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I Hear Tim Horton's is Fantastic
Dear Ira,
Is there a This Canadian Life?
Wondering ‘ay,
Enna Stein
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“But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to...”
– -Ira Glass
Dear Ira,
The problem with being a comedy writer is that people think you are joking. They just smile at you and wait for the punchline.
Even when you are pouring your heart out to them.
Sincerely (and I mean that),
Enna Stein
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Thanks @lemorrocos! I'll follow you as soon as I...
k-troll:
Don’t want to explain all that peen to my father.
Dear Ira,
This made me laugh so hard I peed a little.
Changing my pants,
Enna Stein
of kosherporkchops.com
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Who are the authors in your neighborhood? ::... →
niaskywalk:
Enna Egeland mentioned
Dear Ira,
I am gaining steam (and press!) I am offering you a chance to get in on the ground floor and have me on your show before I get too famous.
Ok, who am I kidding? My 15 minutes are almost up.
Sadly,
Enna Stein (if you click on that link up there you can easily find out my real name.)
This American Life: Superpowers. →
davidpress:
Bookmarking for later.
Dear Ira,
This is still my all-time favorite episode. For realsies.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
of Kosherporkchops
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Cell phone
Dear Ira,
This past Thanksgiving was my fiance’s and my anniversary. He bought me a new cell phone. It’s slim and slender and black and I lose it frequently in pockets purses desk drawers, really anywhere.
But it is the thought that counts, right Ira? He is quite a nice boy for doing this, now I won’t be nervous when I jog. Well, not as nervous as I have been in the past.
Call...
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Ludachristmas
Dear Ira,
How do you feel about Christmas? Personally, I hate it. I have to buy people gifts, or, even more dreaded, make people gifts.
Christmas, for me, is about doubting my abilities. Do I know so-and-so well enough to buy them this popcorn maker? Will they like it? Do I know them at all?
Or am I just a terrible friend grasping at straws because I am socially required to buy them a present...
Turtlenecks
Dear Ira,
I don’t look good in turtlenecks. My head looks fat, and I look vaguely phallic.
Is there anything you can’t wear without looking vaguely phallic?
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
Pigtails
Dear Ira,
I know there is a point where it is no longer acceptable for a woman to wear her hair in pigtails. Do you know at what age that is, Ira? Because I don’t.
I can only hope I haven’t reached it yet, because I still adore pigtails.
Oink oink,
Enna Stein
Work phone
Dear Ira,
Do you know what I hate? I hate talking to people on the phone at work. I never know how to end the conversations. It always feels like the conversation has gone on awkwardly too long. I almost want to say “I love you” and force people to quickly hang up, otherwise they will have to say it back to me.
XOXO,
Enna Stein
Ewww
Dear Ira,
I just found gum under my desk. Did you put it there?
Inquiring minds want to know,
Enna Stein
This post will horrify my mother
Dear Ira,
Currently, as I type this, I am eating a chocolate sucker.
That just sounds weird.
It’s weird for no other reason than, normally, I hate chocolate.
Sucking away,
Enna Stein