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April 25, 2002 - 2:13 pm Hot damn, it�s FadeIn Double Entry Bonus Days! There�s another update, just before this one, in case you missed it. Oh, and just to let you know, next week is show and tell. Monday or Tuesday, we are going to have picture day! If it�s your birthday, bring cupcakes. The great thing about this job is that it�s either really busy or really very dead. It�s good, because one way means all day playtime and the other way means that my day goes by more quickly. All I�ve managed to do today is type a short letter for a counselor and perhaps break a very expensive copier. Here�s some information from the Bureau de Bill: The other day, I looked into getting the smallest U-Haul truck that is not a trailer for my cross country move to Los Angeles. I don�t remember if I mentioned this before, but I decided to drive because, really, how often do you get a chance to drive cross country? Along the way, there are large balls of twine and other historical landmarks, I hear. Anyway, the bastards at U-Haul told me that the small truck I wanted would cost me no less than the impossible sum of $988. Before taxes. Before gas. So, I thought I was doomed. I was going to start looking into very selectively shipping just a few of my things and flying out, which would extend my stay here, but cause me to miss out on an incredible road trip opportunity I really, really wanted to drive, and I also wanted to bring as much of my stuff as I could. I insist on taking my bed. I paid nearly $500 for it, and I've got it broken in just right. As for the rest, I was thinking I could either sell it, dump it at my mom�s, or possibly construct some large public sculpture with it. I could possibly explore the theme of man�s inhumanity to man, using the medium of an abandoned couch. My salvation came in the form of a counselor at this school, Mr. Maloney, whose name has been changed because we recently had a discussion about how he and his family likes to �Google� themselves. Anyway, Mr. M. told me about a miraculous industry called the �driveaway� industry. He told me it would be the perfect solution. He imparted his wisdom. He told me that �driveaway� companies are businesses that people use when they are moving from one place to another, and don�t want to drive their cars themselves. For a small fee to the car owner, the companies make sure that their cars get to their destinations. They do this by contracting drivers who pass a background check and have a clean driving record. Most importantly, the drivers only have to pay a small refundable deposit. It�s free, people. Free. And legit. The driver just pays for gas. Ideally, when I leave town in late May, I will be one of those drivers. Unless one of you good people wants your car driven to LA by me for some bizarre reason. Or, maybe someone just wants to drive me out there. Of course, this is all contingent on whether or not there�s a decent automobile going to LA when I want to go. So, I�ve got to go research that. As well as a few other interesting things, such as the list of the top ten internships I�d like when I get out there. Road trip, anyone?
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