quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

it mentions a barber cutting a child's hair for $175 -- i think it's about the ruling class

article is worth it for this:

“It’s kind of frustrating sometimes. I’m trying to skateboard and they want to touch my hair.”

to back up for a second though, basically if you find yourself writing this sentence:

Yoga is definitely big business these days.

you just need to quit, go back to school for something else. retrain. move to another country, i don't give a shit, but stop writing newspaper articles.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/06/business/20100506-rebound-span/20100506-rebound-span-articleLarge-v2.jpg

Oh god that is some sweet, sweet stock photography.

haha i can only imagine the tag cloud that accompanies that photo

blackberry hobo bindle well-dressed man in suit good-looking businessman phone professional stubble stick unemployed

haha i can only imagine the tag cloud that accompanies that photo

― max, Thursday, May 6, 2010 4:23 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

hahaha

the bieber cut is the haircut of savages imo, anyone who's been in high school the past 5 years can tell u

remember that mtv reality football show where all those confused dudes on the football team had this cut?

http://wadeonbirmingham.smugmug.com/photos/96834104-O.jpg

bama bangs

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/garden/06kenny.html?pagewanted=1

“I used to be really afraid to fly, Mr. White says. “My palms would sweat for days, thinking about it. After I made my first record, in 2001, my fear was half of what it used to be, and I think it was because I accomplished some of the things I wanted to do. I think you’re only fearful of dying if you haven’t lived.”

Corndog! This guy sounds like such a tool.

ok this is not from NYT, but definitely agonies of ruling class: squatters with advanced degrees (found in salon's irritating "pinched" recession stories column)

"This is definitely one of the nicest places I've squatted," said Pete, a baby-faced 25-year-old who declined to give his last name because he faces charges for civil disobedience. His fellow squatter, Rob Freeman, 34, a former anthropology professor at the University of Florida with thick black-rimmed glasses and elfin features, agreed. "This place is a real find," he said.

http://www.salon.com/life/pinched/index.html?story=/mwt/pinched/2010/05/12/squatters

they're planning on using a black bucket on the second floor as their toilet fyi

"liz, i claim squatter's rights"

while we're posting NYT articles I need to repost this one from ned

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexa-von-tobel/financial-challenge-go-a_b_566492.html

*not posting

looks like they realized how retarded that was and took it down?

Hahah that wouldn't surprise me at all.

haha... well here's a cache

this woman basically needs to die

Alexa von Tobel is the Founder and CEO of LearnVest. Alexa received an A.B. in Psychology Honors with a citation in Romance Languages and Literature at Harvard College. She was awarded Magna Cum Laude Plus for Harvard’s first ever senior thesis on Bhutan. Upon graduation, she worked as a trader at Morgan Stanley in New York in their Global Proprietary Credit Group. Alexa went on to become the Head of Business Development at Drop.io, a technology focused-start up, backed by RRE ventures and DFJ Gotham Ventures. In the fall of 2008, Alexa enrolled in Harvard Business School. When LearnVest received national recognition and was selected as an Astia 2008-2009 company, she took a leave of absence from Harvard Business School in order to launch LearnVest. The concept of LearnVest came to her when she realized she was graduating from Harvard College without ever having taken a single class on the topic of personal finance. In 2009, LearnVest raised $1.1 million in seed funding and was selected as a TechCrunch50 Company for 2009. Despite the recession, Alexa was able to get LearnVest off the ground and in April of 2010, LearnVest raised $4.5 million from Accel Venture Partners, the same investors in Facebook, Etsy, Kayak, Groupon, and more.

The concept of LearnVest came to her when she realized she was graduating from Harvard College without ever having taken a single class on the topic of personal finance.

nice

from the LearnVest comments:

I go to town once every 1-2 weeks to do all shopping. The other days I spend no money, although I have a tendency to give modest donations online, so I do spend some on those days.

Since town's an hour away, there's no sense in going back for that thing you forgot. You learn to plan ahead and do without when you fail. You make lists, even of obvious things.

I outright own my property, and hand-built my house from alternative recycled materials (papercrete) paying as I went. No mortgage, no rent, no debt. I live on a solar system. I harvest rainwater and grow some of my own food. I have satellite connections. My fixed monthly expenses (food, gas, insurance, phone, net) amount to under $1000/month. I live very well.

This is almost more annoying than the article itself. "I'm a desert hermit. My life is ideal, I can't believe all you suckers who don't want to live an hour from your nearest neighbor haven't caught on yet."

What would be it like to go a day without spending any money? How would I get from A to B? What about food? Turns out, a day of living expense free is very easy to do.

actually kill yourself

A self-proclaimed female A.J. Jacobs

go step in front of a train

I knew I had a coffee maker and some Holder's House Blend coffee in my cupboard somewhere so it was about time I tried it out. Honestly, the coffee wasn't so bad. I was so used to my morning corner-coffee shop routine that I forgot how much I enjoyed a simple cup of joe in my apartment before I left for work.

take this pot of coffee and pour it on your face

I poured myself a bowl of cereal, adding banana slices on top. Not so bad.

how is this a real human being? someone detonate a car bomb in 'flatiron'

"It was time to get creative" *links to own retarded website*

I rummaged through my cupboard and fridge and sure enough, I had a box of unopened penne and an unopened can of tomato vodka sauce hidden behind some cans of soup. Penne vodka -- perfect.

this is the most un-self aware and embarrassing article i've read in my entire life

i know your last name is "von Tobel" but good christ

I recognize that this experiment is unsustainable for a long period of time

you are literally the worst person walking the face of the earth

sarge otm

http://www.digischool.nl/kleioscoop/guillotine.jpg

I'm not saying we use these right away

but it would be nice to have some around

i would like a list of names of people with "von" in their names who aren't total and utter assfaces

full name - Alexa Leigh Marie von Tobel

it's taking all my will not to tweet at her telling her that she's the biggest dickhead in the world

do it

well i already told her to kill herself

i guess i could delete that one

But the background images oh wait

http://twitter.com/alexavontobel

also plz note that this woman is creating a company to help ordinary people w/ their personal finance problems

"Well, looking at your expense records, I see that you spend roughly $60 a day on food and coffee. Now, I would suggest that you make some food for yourself at home, or maybe even bring a lunch to work, but I know as a financial planner that that is an unreasonable request, as one can only sustain such a life for a maximum of one day, assuming a co-worker has brought some crackers to the office."

are there people who really take taxis to work every day

are there people who admit they're a 20 minute walk from work who take a taxi every day

you guys,

people are giving this woman's company millions of dollars

to teach people about personal finance

hey max, i hope you're reading, and i hope you eviscerate this woman on gawker 2nite

PLEASE

von Tobel = vom Teufel = of the devil.