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I know that my British spelling startles and annoys those of you who are well aware that I was raised on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Undoubtedly, many of you are wondering whether I'm like those college girls who spend half a semester as an exchange student at Oxford and affect a British for the rest of their lives. Fear not! The only time I affect a British accent is when I am forced to ask for directions in my own city, though this happens rather more frequently than you would expect for a native New Yorker. The reason I write with British spellings is that I work for a British paper, and my tiny little brain is unable to cope with two sets of spellings. It now takes me profound effort not to spell most things the British way, and I am lazy; hence, I spell with a British accent, even though I speak in the dulcet tones of an overeducated denizen of Moscow on the Hudson. Sorry if it annoys you, but I just can't help myself.

Was it worth it?

The post below sounds like I'm feeling sorry for myself. Far from it. Yes, I share 450 square feet with a bullmastiff. Yes, I live on a tight budget, particularly now that I have finally started plugging 10% of my income into my 401(k). (I know that should be 15%, and it will be once annual raise time comes around. But that's another post.)

But I am lucky enough to have what just may be the best job in the entire world. I waste money on all sorts of stuff--cable television, deli sandwiches, diet gingerale. I don't need a car, I don't want an exotic home entertainment system, and I have excellent health coverage. I already live better than 99.9999% of people in the history of hte human race just by being in America, and on top of that I have a terrific family, a very cool dog, great friends, and I'm fortunate enough to be in a profession that provides many opportunities for free food. My apartment, though small, dark, and noisy, is also charming and cozy. I have a terrific life; I just don't have as many material goods as most of hte people I grew up with. The tradeoff has been well worth it.