I'm fairly certain federal fair housing practices make refusing to rent to someone based on something like one's status as a student illegal. Of course, whether one wants to go to the trouble of fighting it is a question given that it's guaranteed you'd get a landlord with a bad attitude.

Yay! Epic, I'm sorry the package was so late, and I suck, but yay! I'm glad you like it, despite its extreme tardiness and lack of card.

No worries on the timing, your life has been...complex. It was a nice prezzie to get exactly when I got it, so I figure that's the point in time I was supposed to get it. The no name/card threw me for a minute, but I figured JE in SF was probably you, then noticed the package was actually metered in MN, plus chocolate from AK - so I knew it was you and it was like a little bonus puzzle to put all the pieces together! Fun!

Much interview-ma, nothing serious-ma, coping skills and one step at a time-ma to be distributed to my Bitches at need.

I think underwear can be shown well, and it can be shown badly. First off, it needs to be nice underwear. That's mandatory.

vw, that's excellent!

Stephanie, stick fighting is for crazy people. And consider the source. I'm glad Joe's not badly broken.

I think underwear can be shown well, and it can be shown badly. First off, it needs to be nice underwear. That's mandatory.

Yes. This.

Of course, whether one wants to go to the trouble of fighting it is a question given that it's guaranteed you'd get a landlord with a bad attitude.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking.

I'm glad your boss is being so reasonable, vw!

I don't know how legal landlords discriminating against students is, but I know it happens in Chapel Hill. Well, the ones who do so don't officially discriminate against students, they have an age limit. So if you're a student who's over, say, 25, they'll rent to you. I guess if car rental agencies can do it, so can landlords.

Which, if you're a responsible person under 25 who is pursuing an education and wants a non-dorm roof over your head, is pretty unfair.

I think underwear can be shown well, and it can be shown badly. First off, it needs to be nice underwear. That's mandatory.

Yes, absolutely, and it needs to coordinate well with the outfit.

I'm 25. My roommate is 27, I think. Didn't help our case. But I'm thinking we don't want to rent from this woman anyway.

I'm 25.

When did that happen!? Next think you'll tell us that Holli is in College.

Whee! I've finally made it up to this year playing catchup. Gonna go work through some more (I keep thinking I should just skip and skim, but invariably one of the Buffista Sprog will do something adorable and/or hilarious [I'm looking at you, Kara!], and I figure I can't risk missing anything).

See ya all in a bit.

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But I'm thinking we don't want to rent from this woman anyway.

Doesn't sound like it. Even the "no housefuls of frat boys" types usually get the difference between that and late-20s grad students, if they're at all inclined to be reasonable.