Wednesday, August 27, 2008

LOCAL HOMELESS MAN SELLS THOUGHTS ON EBAY



Applying for jobs is about as much fun as bobbing for apples in lemon juice after having been shaved by a blind barber with a rusty blade. Clearly the raucous effects of the hunt have not had healthy nor positive effects on my personal appearance. My days are filled with wearing my mother's old scrubs and perusing the Internet for tidbits of entertainment, most of which fail in keeping my mind interested for more than a few fleeting moments at a time. Boredom is the word of the day folks, brought to you by the letter 'B.'
In fact in these times of desperation, I have succumbed to the dreaded career aptitude test which tend to be as random as a family guy episode. The latest test asked me to click on my favorite colors amongst a graph of 20 colors until there were no colors left. Huzzah! I should be a financial analyst! How depressing, the perfect job is the fabled pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Perhaps my experiences have left me slightly cynical of this whole proposition known as a career. I just want enough money to go rock climbing and learn mathematics.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Road Trips are Epic

Denver to Chicago to Knoxville to St Louis to Denver in 5 days. Lets just say I don't want to be in the drivers seat of a car for the next couple of days. It was good to catch up with old friends, not a beat was missed. We spent 14 hours straight to get to Chicago, it was not so bad seeing how we split it up into 4 shifts. We then forced Bob to stay up the majority of the evening playing Durak, the Russian drinking games until an hour before he had to be at work. What else are friends for?
Chicago is an interesting city, a solid mix between the concrete jungles known as the Burroughs of NYC, and the park infested cities on the west coast like San Diego. The one thing I did not do was experience the deep dish while I was there.
Aldo and I continued to Knoxville, while John left on a plane for Denver. The solo mission ensued where exorbitant amounts of coffee, beef jerky and small conversations with gas station attendants were consumed. Indeed, it does get lonely on the road, but not enough to be caught dead in a rest stop with no doors on the stall.

Aldo and John in Denver.

Chicago

John and Aldo at a local bar in Chicago. There was money from many different countries tacked to the wall including Peru, Switzerland and Germany.



On the way to Knoxville.