NaBloPoMo: And then there were nine

So! The economy's down, I'm sure you've heard. And not only is this affecting everything from grocery prices to the impending collapse of our auto industry, it's also affecting the History job market. Lo! Who would have guessed? It seems that universities are, ah, more reluctant to hire redundant American History professors in a recession. Weird, right? I know this because job searches are being cancelled left and right, left and right, people! For a long time it was limited to jobs to which I didn't apply (note proper grammar! please hire me! AM SMART!). Now, though, the ax has fallen: University of Massachusetts Amherst, it appears, has cancelled their search. Considering that I never got any confirmation from them of any kind, and considering that I'm probably not, ah, Amherst material, I'm not too fussed about it. But it was one of the only ten jobs on my application list, leaving me wondering about the other nine. And (AND) some colleges are actually shutting down. Shutting down! Closing! No college, no more! I think it's pretty safe to say that, Great Depression aside, there's never been a worse time to try to find a job, sell a house, and completely reconfigure a life. Yay me! Let's all keep our fingers crossed for those last nine searches, yes?