Real Estate has been very good to me. I've made much more profit from the sale of properties that I have owned than I ever did in any other attempt at profit. The gains far exceeded the interest paid. I have been very careful with my selections, and lucky with the results. My debt is still a very scary thing.

More from Betsy's link:

After telling me the delay in correspondence was because they had "fallen a bit behind in the creation of the next issue," I was told that being "snippy" to a prospective employer was "unbelievably off-putting," even if they had already decided not to give me the job.

I went home and cried until I passed out, then woke up and cried some more. Then I thought about what the second rejection e-mail really said.

First of all, what does an editorial intern coordinator have to do with the production schedule of a magazine? I read SPIN a lot, and have seen this man's name under a few minor album reviews. Nothing that would delay anyone's schedule. I had gotten a lame excuse for his procrastination, and he obviously didn't take my inquiry seriously.

Girl's been whacked over the head with a nail-studded clue-by-four, and she STILL doesn't get it?

My elevator surprised me by telling me that the congress did something I liked.

The House voted to extend Day Light Savings Time from March to November.

And then I thought about how sad it was that I never expected the government to ever do anything I liked. That I live in a constant state of flinch at Republican fiat.

Girl's been whacked over the head with a nail-studded clue-by-four, and she STILL doesn't get it?

I'm in the mood to write to her, but I'd like to paste that up in my LJ for further mockery, first.

Happy Birthday, Betsy!

That article. My eyes are on perma-roll.

Allyson, calling me would have sadly only resulted in my realization that I need to restock the stash. D'oh. Sorry babe.

She's writing up her experience in getting rejected for the internship she really wanted for the paper that gave her an internship? That's weird.

Girl's been whacked over the head with a nail-studded clue-by-four, and she STILL doesn't get it?

You mean his only job isn't writing small reviews and patting intern wannabees on the hand? He might actually be doing some reviews to pick up slack, have a job in the editorial department, and be coordinating interns because it's part of his department and someone higher up said "Who can we get to deal with the whiney, entitled kids? I know! Bob! He was going to go on vacation, so it's not like he's busy!"?

Heh.

Lastly, and most importantly, his reasons for rejecting my application were the font I used in my resume and cover letter headings, and that I didn't show a "passion for SPIN magazine."

So I used an interesting typestyle. I thought it was creative and would make my application stand out. Apparently, it made me seem "less serious."

I'm wondering about what font she used now. Something unicornesque, I expect.

Happy Birthday, Betsy! I hope it's absolutely pain free and indulgence full.

I'm in the mood to write to her

Please please please write her. I'm in the mood to write her myself, but I know you would do a much better job at it. Oh, pretty please?? I'll give you a tampon.