All very good questions. I'm pretty sure that my flatmate will return to Cairo, even if she isn't offered classroom work. And in terms of social life and so forth, I want to go back. I like sharing with flatmate, I like my cat, I like my neighbours, I have friends in Cairo - I'm not finished with the place. But the whole not-teaching thing has thrown me for a loop. If I do accept it, I'll be actively seeking tutoring work for the evenings to keep me on my toes (and supplement my income, 'cause why not).

The alternative would be to accept a 3 month payoff and try to get temp work in the UK. And that's probably the smart move, careerwise, really.

Feck.

Don't know. Will sleep on it.

94th St is way the hell uptown. The other two are much more central, so not knowing either one personally, I'd pick the private bath.

Corn Flakes:

Homeland Security's been gassing us again:

Scientists released harmless tracer gases in midtown Monday as part of a study designed to better understand how airborne contaminants would flow through the city's streets.

"We want to be prepared if something nasty gets into the air," said Paul Kalb, a senior research engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton.

In four locations, researchers released the colorless, odorless gases using syringe pumps, which slowly dispense several milliliters of the tracer in liquid form at regular intervals. When the tracer leaves the pump, it evaporates almost immediately.

West 94th is right by an express stop on the 2/3 so its a quick 10 minutes to the theatre district -- but I can't get the link to load and I can't place the building in my head as far as telling you what it's like, etc. (its my neighborhood)

How far back do I have to go to find out what Allyson's good news is?

Did anyone else watch the Peter Jennings tribute tonight? Mostly, it was very good, but the regular Disney announcements were a bit repititious.

Connie, damn! where is that?

What a weird situation. {{{Fay}}}

wrod.

The alternative would be to accept a 3 month payoff and try to get temp work in the UK. And that's probably the smart move, careerwise, really.

Is there a reason you can't get teaching work in the UK, Fay? Is it too late in the summer to do that?

What a weird situation. {{{Fay}}}

West 94th is right by an express stop on the 2/3 so its a quick 10 minutes to the theatre district

I just know that people who aren't familiar with the city often have a hard time with the subways. And if everyone Nora knows is staying in midtown, or thereabouts, she's probably better off closer.

I used to love the East 90s. Worked up there as a nanny for a while.

Ages and ages ago, well, yesterday, I joined a conversation on literary criticism, and then toddled off. I just wanted to say that ita and Strega made the exact points that I would have. Thanks!

I won't even go to beautiful B&Bs in the country, that make you share a bath--never mind in NYC.

Heck, the guests are probably all the same people.

And if everyone Nora knows is staying in midtown, or thereabouts, she's probably better off closer.

Oh by all means!

Somewhere there is this really good list... let me poke around

fanny around

I love this. I keep saying "dicking around," but I might switch to this. If I don't tell people the British meaning of fanny, they'll even think it's less vulgar!

I vote more downtown and private baths as good things, as well.

Jesse, I have your stationary and a gift from....er... ita to mail to you!