economics

Grad school is hard.

August 30, 2011

Grad school is hard. I know this because I just got back from my first class, Microeconomics, and the only thing I understood was the Academic Integrity Policy on the syllabus. Aka, don’t be shady. Everyone in the class is in the PhD program, unlike me who would slit her wrists if she had to do anymore than two years,  and wears sweatpants and jeans and anime shirts.  I come in straight from work, buttoned up, hair up,  head still ...

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The great news: I’m getting an iPad! The terrible news: I’m getting an iPad.

August 2, 2011

Right on the heels of the whole Bangladesh situation, I’m having my own moral dilemma. I asked Mr. B for an iPad for my birthday, because I want to be able to share large online pictures with my grandpa, cook by an online recipe without printing it, read The Economist everywhere, read books on my commute, and send those “Sent from my iDevice” smug little emails to everyone, because I have too many friends right now.   He was happy ...

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How to not be unemployed in a recession

July 19, 2011

We interrupt this blog for a SERIOUSBUSINESS post on economics. I’ve been on Google+ for about two weeks now, and I’m really hoping everyone switches over from Facebook, if only because you can get quality conversations like this (and also for the animated GIFs)   I came across the piece yesterday, talking about the recession and how there’s an employment bubble.  The author writes, For people who spend most of their days within a few blocks of tech start-up epicenters ...

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This Post about How I Guilt-Buy Febreeze On Amazon is Going to be a Goldmine for Marketers

July 12, 2011

Yesterday, we got the usual Amazon box on our doorstep.  I say usual because we’ve gotten an Amazon or Overstock box filled with furniture and accessories pretty much every day since we’ve moved in, since we’re allergic to buying local furniture that looks like it’s been learning how to crossdress from my Aunt Cecile’s* 1970s Bingo outfits.  Or a bed that looks like it lost a shootout at the OK Corral and as a result was punished by being ripped apart limb ...

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Losing Erica

May 24, 2011

Yesterday, after watching the price of the Rogue move up and down over a year and across three states and even trying CarWoo (which is a great service but not one we had success with), Mr. B and I found a great price on the Rogue in Delaware, two hours away from our house.  We ran from work, skipped dinner, ran to my car, and I gnashed my teeth through rush-hour traffic to make it to the dealership in time. ...

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