lol do not worry about your bias - it occurred to me that you'd be one of the folks I'd want to see who'd be closest to me, and I was considering the merits of weekend trips to D.C. You, ultimabaka, claireon and bakanekotoo (who both live in NYC), xaniquen (who lives in NJ), njbanjo (who is my dad, and lives in NJ), mistress_sin and eviltophat (in Binghamton) ...many of my close friends are in spitting distance (by which, I mean, about 4 hours) of the city. :)
As to the living at home thing, I'll only live at home if a lawyer says we can get my name on the lease. I can afford my own place in NYC if I have to, especially if I'm not trying to save up extra money so I can afford the school in Boston. :)
A conversation job, meanwhile, would be less of a free-lance thing - in my minds eye, this is - than a part time job akin to the one I had at IU. While normally such positions go to students, I can think of 4 preservations labs off the top of my head that are located in NYC that are not affiliated with universities (the New York Botanical Gardens, the Museum of Natural History, the NYPL, and the ...er...crap what's it called? One of the famous rare books libraries, ...the Morgan?...yeah, the J.P. Morgan Library) so presumably I can at least apply for jobs at such places and, failing that, all four will accept volunteers, I'm sure...
Thanks VERY much for the advice, it's good to hear, and it helps quell my fears that I'm talking out of my ass, or making a decision just to avoid doing other difficult stuff like get a visa....
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Date: 2007-10-24 12:04 pm (UTC)As to the living at home thing, I'll only live at home if a lawyer says we can get my name on the lease. I can afford my own place in NYC if I have to, especially if I'm not trying to save up extra money so I can afford the school in Boston. :)
A conversation job, meanwhile, would be less of a free-lance thing - in my minds eye, this is - than a part time job akin to the one I had at IU. While normally such positions go to students, I can think of 4 preservations labs off the top of my head that are located in NYC that are not affiliated with universities (the New York Botanical Gardens, the Museum of Natural History, the NYPL, and the ...er...crap what's it called? One of the famous rare books libraries, ...the Morgan?...yeah, the J.P. Morgan Library) so presumably I can at least apply for jobs at such places and, failing that, all four will accept volunteers, I'm sure...
Thanks VERY much for the advice, it's good to hear, and it helps quell my fears that I'm talking out of my ass, or making a decision just to avoid doing other difficult stuff like get a visa....