Kirkland Bubble

Rumor has it that housing prices are falling, or at least stabilizing. Not so in Kirkland, WA. In the Kirkland Bubble (not all of Kirkland -- just west of 405, North of 520 and South of 116th) housing prices only go up, up, up. There are many reasons -- Kirkland (not Totem Lake, not Bridle Trails, not Juanita) a nice little town and many people want to live there. All the Microsofties pour over the hill and buy everything in sight. And everyone wants to buy here because the prices only go up and up and up. The Bubble distorts reality, and looking for real estate inside the bubble can cause suicidal ideation. But then, so does looking for real estate outside the bubble. The bubble is also metastisizing, creeping ever northward along the lake, so more and more neighborhoods North of the current bubble are being eaten by the bubble. Life inside the bubble is special and magical and also insidious and evil and soul-sucking.

That 900 square foot 1940 rambler with no roof West of Market just sold for 850K. Fuck the Kirkland Bubble, I am never going to be able to buy a house here. I am such a loser.

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miffled

A little offended, a little confused.

Miffed + Baffled = Miffled.

A malaprop from "Made in America," the final episode of The Sopranos. Tony offers Paulie a promotion, but Paulie doesn't accept right away. Tony is a little miffled.

"Lots of people are miffled about the final episose of the Sopranos."

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big house stare

A long, hard look or glare meant to intimidate.

Oh, man, look at Dave giving me the big house stare, trying to back me down.

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monica closet

A closet or room in your house where you put everything you don't know what do with; just crammed with stuff, and very messy. From the TV show "Friends". The character Monica was an obsessive neat-freak, but it was revealed in one episode that in fact she had a closet stuffed completely full of junk.

"Don't open that door! It's my Monica closet."

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teamsing

The act of flirting with your secret work crush using the Microsoft Teams app. It is highly inappropriate to use this productivity app for such purposes and universally condemned by HR. Since MS Teams keeps a copy of all conversations, it can easily be used in any harassment or fraternization claims.

I was teamsing with my work crush during the P&L meeting today. We are planning to go for drinks today.

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