Teaching English as a Second Language abroad is a challenging profession. One of the   first challenges with teaching abroad is finding housing on the local economy. Usually, one of the local teaching staff can help you look in the paper for a place. This will give you an idea about rent but also ask about utilities. How are things heated or cooled? How much does the teacher pay? What does...

I've been following the construction of The Enclave. How could I not? It's just up the road from home. I noticed that they recently fleshed out their website with information on their luxury...Sq. Ft. 3 Bedrooms 4 Full / 1 Half Baths 2-Car Garage OPTIONAL ROOMS Bedroom - Lower Level Bedroom/Bath - Second Floor Priced from $1,319,900 Whoa! Real estate bust... What real estate bust? :

I know a lot of people on here rent, and I just recently asked a butt load of questions in that vein, but.... Can anyone recommend a realtor? I'm not sure how soon or how long from now I want to be actually buying (at least not until early next year), but with the market the way it is I at least want to start doing some ground work.

I'm looking at 2 places right now: This one is currently in contract but the buyers are 99% likely to back out I'm told.  It's big, dunno about the area, but with 14 rooms and a reasonable yard it is...sale/2411654/details.html I reeeeelly wanna live in that plainfeild one though.  Or get the vandalized one and fix it up and resell it in like 3-4 years when the market recoveres. Opinionate

Download this song: Louder Than Words (Jonathan Larson; Tick, Tick...BOOM!) what does it take to wake up a generation? It's not new to me, I just listened to it again just now. elanid , it's of a genre you don't usually like yes trufax but I

cold. very cold. since the clocks went back it's been stupendously cold. it hasn't yet snowed here, but apparently it *has* been in Coventry, Dudley, and northern Liverpool - my contacts in said places...on the back of my right achilles *still* hasn't healed; it's been nearly two weeks now. but meh, i guess i deserve it for keeping walking all the time. ... that wasn't a very interesting post, was it

The first two sessions of the Classics of Queer Cinema Dinner Series were quite successful, I believe.  Both were very well attended and my apartment was filled to capacity.  To be fair, though, we have...that.  They have an interesting bone-like quality un-dyed.  Due to Gen, I have been ruminating on the Song of Solomon, chapter 8, verse 7, and these sock potatoes grew out of that reference.

Some of you may have noticed that I'm a bit of a housing junkie, and as such I quite enjoy Peter Viles' L.A. Times blog, L.A. Land . I know the rest of you probably aren't interested enough to read his blog daily, but on Friday he posted one that is definitely worth reading: Why median prices are misleading . Worth reading. Clear and simple explanation for what's going on in the SoCal real estate...

With Halloween on the horizon, burning questions about the undead need to be answered: Can being a zombie be considered suffering? Submitted by destynnee View other answers ... Yeah, like me, she likes to plan ahead. Ummm, I guess that is all for right now, I can't really think of anything else to tell you about. So, I hope everyone has a great day, and love to you all! :

Argh. I've got to go back to my mom's place and do the second load of laundry, all of which is Luke's. But. I don't want to. B/c I hate doing laundry and would need to sit around for 1/2 an hour so I can...about all of that, along with the fact that he hasn't had more money then for a pack of cigarettes (you know, the only thing he buys when he gets money), let alone a job, for fourteen months