Jon! It's still your birthday! I hope it's being happy!
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Also, I would like to attend a game night.
Also, Jesse should move to SF.
that belongs here
Yeah, I used to subscribe to that blog.
ION, from the "things that make you go 'huh'" dept: GM Shares Hit 74-Year Low
NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. shares on Friday tumbled to their lowest level in more than 70 years, pulled down by a drop in the broader markets and continued speculation about the future of the struggling automaker.
GM shares hit a low of $1.52 in early afternoon trading, before rebounding somewhat to close down 23 cents, or 11.5 percent, at $1.77. The low matched a record set on July 26, 1934, according to the Center for Research in Security Prices at the University of Chicago.
The price is adjusted for splits and other changes.
Baltimore!
I'm doing a repeat of last night. Veering wildly between, oooh and no fucking way. [link]
I registered through a realtor I liked's site for daily listing updates, and whoa I already have an email from here wondering if I'd like to sit and talk with her next week and when might I be able to do that. I knew she was very tech savvy, but now I want to hide from my email. So, um, when do I have time next week? Ulp.
eta: and yes, sorry guys, y'all are going to be getting a virtual play by play, I suspect. I need handholding and since neither my mother nor msbelle are in my apartment for this...
So I went here [link] to vote on the name for the new node in the ISS. 'Serenity' is way ahead, with 83% of the vote. The other options are all at 5% or 6%.
Yay!
You should absolutely sit with a Realtor, Sara. Can you line up a buyer's agent? They should help with handholding and advice.
The 10 Most and Least Affordable Cities in the US
Also lists the 10 most and least affordable cities with a population < 500,000.
Ten Least Affordable Cities
1. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ
2. San Francisco-San mateo-Redwood City, CA
3. Nassau-Suffolk, NY
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
5. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL
6. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA
7. El Paso, TX
8. Newark-Union, NJ-PA
9. Honolulu, HI
10. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
I think in MD, you need a buyer's agent. Or at least a legal rep of some sort. It's been a while since I took a homebuying class, but even if not, I totally wouldn't do this without professional.