dentist report

[flea]

I was praised for the overall state of my teeth - nothing horrific in the tartar department - but I have 3 cavities and an appointment to get them filled in 2 weeks. I knew there were spots being watched last time I was at the dentist, so this is not a huge surprise. Still mr. flea is disappointed in me. It has cost $250 so far.

Very tired and unmotivated this morning, possibly as a result of having left the house without food or a caffeinated beverage. I am now remedying this situation with coffee and a chocolate and pecan scone from Saladelia.

I bid on (and did not win) a lot of 4 identical Nine West purses on ebay last night. They were black, burgundy, red and pink, mock-croc, an old-fashioned style with a kiss-clip. I think I want a purse, even though it is completely impractical for my stuff-carrying needs. So in the coffee shop I noticed the woman in front of my had a beautiful croc purse, and was about to ask her what brand it was so I could check it out on ebay, when I realized she and her husband and teenager were probably prospective Looni parents, and there was a decent likelihood that that beautiful croc bag was in fact a genuine Hermes Kelly bag. That would have been tacky, eh?

Have I mentioned in this space the shocking revelation (via a student column in the student paper) that 60% of Looni students do not receive financial aid? Total annual costs are now estimated at $48,000 (I think this includes books and food and stuff). Pretty much anyone with a family income under $200K who applies received financial aid of some kind. So, 60% of the students here come from families making $200K a year or more. Less than 3% of US households make more than $200K a year. I hate working at a place that caters to the rich.

Comments

[veejane.livejournal.com]

That's a lot of moola. I know prices are the same elsewhere, but that financial aid percentage is the kind of detail you don't want to put into your brochures, you know? Not altogether conducive to diversity.

When considering a purse, consider exactly what you'd carry in it and whether you'd want to fit it into the larger thing (the backpack, I presume) that houses everything else. Those teeny tiny purses that were recently cool? You better not have a bulky cell phone, or for that matter a checkbook-sized wallet. In re brands, I am not impressed with Nine West, and find their "leather" excessively plasticky; if Levenger is available on eBay I suggest you investigate that brand. (They tend toward the classic and the annoyingly twee rhetoric in their catalog, but do come in funny colors like sky blue.)

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Nine West is like $5 on ebay, which is a primo advantage. This is what I almost bougt yesterday: (see how cute!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300160268438&ssPageName=STRK:MEDW:IT&ih=020

I have been looking at Coach but they are still pricey on ebay and have relatively few styles I like. I will look for Levenger.

The Looni has need-blind admissions and is on a big push to provide aid for everyone who needs it, but I think they simply don't do much recruiting among the non-rich. And I think it's self-selecting - it is a place for driven kids who want to be doctors or investment bankers, and if they aren't rich, many of them fake it as best they can.

[veejane.livejournal.com]

Right. Need-blind admission that STILL ends up with only 40% needing aid? That says "The whole world thinks of us as a rich-people school! Poor people don't even bother to visit!"

Okay, I really like the fact that the four photos at the bottom, the "this sale has closed, but try these other sales!" photos, include a gigantic white couch.

Another factor to consider in purses is the flap vs. zipper existential debate. (Go zipper! Choose zipper!)

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

I did my MLIS at a notorious "country club" university -- it wasn't so bad in the grad schools since most of us were (more or less) self-supporting adults, but the undergrads were an annoyingly privileged lot. And you're right, that kind of rep becomes self-selecting.

I'm not much of a purse-carrier either, but I've been very happy with my Kenneth Cole bag.