Steph, you should absolutely NOT feel any sort of guilt for making that move and benefiting from it!

What's going on in Bush's mind here?

I dunno - it could be anything. Hard to tell from a single picture. But the picture does look like he just watched his dog die....

This long NYT retrospective on the seminal news-photos of some guy named George Bush during his presidency ends with photos of the man on his way to his farewell address, during which it appears that he's been crying in the bathroom. I've looked at it several times now and I'm not sure I agree that's what's going on -- this facial expression seems to contain a lot more than mere sorrow.

From the NYT:

And I turned to one of my editors — First I said, “Oh, my God.” And he said, “What?” And I said, “You’ve got to see this picture of Bush. This is really stunning.” And I flipped it over to him to process and his first reaction was, “Wow.” And I said, “If he wasn’t just back there behind that door crying, I don’t know what that look on his face is.” Because he just looks absolutely devastated as he comes through this door after essentially ending his eight year presidency. And it’s just really striking. He just looks absolutely devastated.

Steph, you should absolutely NOT feel any sort of guilt for making that move and benefiting from it!

Well, it's just when I read news like yesterday's layoffs, I can't help thinking how freaking lucky I am -- which I know -- and having comparative good fortune when others are in horribly dire straits provokes guilt in me.

I was bred for guilt -- my mom could bottle and sell it to all the moms who aren't as good at it as she is.

Steph, that just means you should be spending money now, to help the economy.

Okay, this job application wants me to upload a copy of my diploma. How much is that not going to happen? I've never seen my diploma. Why do they care?

One of the tennis announcers just said that it was his 20th anniversary and that his wife was too good for him. I completely cannot imagine that. I'm getting too old to have so little idea.

I assume SF incomes are proportional(ish) with rents? Because I read $1295 and actually thought, "For *only* one month?!?"

Mine's not. Between academia and publishing I sure know how to pick 'em. Once I move, about 1/2 my take home will go to rent + utilities and 1/4 goes to school loans.

I console myself with the fact that, were I to buy my current house with 20% down, the interest alone on the mortgage for the first year would be double my rent. So renting, even at these prices, is still way cheaper.

ETA: And, in happier housing news, congrats Suzi!!

What java said, Steph. As someone who is in the less fortunate position. Seeing people who are managing or even doing well provides a little bit of hope. So not only should you not feel guilty, you should also know that you are a little glimmer of light letting us know we will get through it.

I suspect that some job applications are actually psychological studies to see just how far subjects will go in pursuit of a job. Be especially careful if they ask you to deliver near-lethal electric jolts to other applicants....

Discovered by an LJ friend over in Germany -

Car meets church.

Church roof, that is.

Okay, this job application wants me to upload a copy of my diploma.

Dude, I didn't even have to do that for my job. Transcript, sure, but not actual diploma. Which I think is hanging on a wall back in Michigan.