Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingParking LotThe winter after I graduated college, I moved out of Chicago and met my friend Katie in Berlin. We shared a little room in a guy’s…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingTwo FlutesMy family listened to a VERY hearty stream of Jethro Tull growing up, and I don’t know if it was because of that, or because the case was…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingNon-sequitur #1Working at two different restaurants at the same time is what made me realize how precious morale is; I did the exact same job, often the…Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingLate CostumeIn sixth grade, Halloween fell on a Saturday, so my homeroom teacher told us all to wear our costumes to school on Friday. My friend Alex…Nov 20, 2018Nov 20, 2018
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingBig DuffleA few months ago I did that thing I try to do twice a year where I pick a closet or a dresser and pretend I’m moving across the country and…Sep 6, 2018Sep 6, 2018
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingFloor PenniesThe last time I went home to Michigan, my parents kept hyping up this restaurant they were taking us to for lunch. It was in an old…Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingZiploc BagOne night when I was ten or eleven, my mom told me that the vet needed a feces sample from Bridgette, our little Bichon Frise dog. She…Aug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingBad MouthwashI brush my teeth twice a day and “floss,” of course (WINK), but I’ve just never been a mouthwash person. We didn’t grow up using it and I…Aug 16, 2018Aug 16, 2018
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingSeasoning JarI’d like to share some pictures and personal thoughts on my roommate’s used-up seaweed gomasio container.Aug 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018
Jessica SaiainJust SaiaingOld DryerI moved into my apartment in 2010 and when I arrived, the master tenant gave me a thorough tour of the place. When we got to the laundry…Aug 3, 2018Aug 3, 2018