I call my friend Ben. He’s an iD staffer as well, this year at Georgetown, last year at U.Va. I was to be staying at his house the night before. By some strange miracle he has just woken up from sleeping from the day before when he pulled an all nighter. It’s 2:30 in the morning and he agrees to come and get me and drive me to Charlottesville. He takes an hour in getting there, but that was absolutely fine. I had my first meal of the day, four pieces of fried chicken, two biscuits and one soda for a ludicrous ten dollars and change. But it was delightful.
He shows up and we’re off. En route to Charlottesville we came across a lot of wildlife. Lots of birds, a couple of cats, a dog we named Baxter and a bear we named Uncle Steve.
We both agreed that Uncle Steve could kick Baxter’s ass.
I arrive at 7 AM and Tracy gives me my keys, an early morning smile and pointed me towards my bed. Where I slept for four hours and the week began in earnest.
It was a good week. I’m having a lot of fun here.
Unfortunately, in my haste in packing the bear necessities at the car dealership I forgot such creature comforts as a comforter, a pillow, nail clippers and an alarm clock. You’re never really miserable until you have a bed you need to be fully dressed to be comfortable in and your pillow is yesterday’s shorts.
During the week I called the dealership a couple of times. Turns out the water pump wasn’t the only bad part to my car. The mechanics, in fact, are shocked I made it as far as I did. They predicted massive engine failure within a mile if I hadn’t come in. Some pulleys were extraordinarily warped and I guess they were about to release, effectively totaling my car. So they fixed that and the water pump thing.
And now I’m $970.15 in the hole. Which is coupled with the $121 towing fee, the $85 dollar room and the $130 round trip bus tickets. For a grand total of $1306.15. Not that that is what this is about, it’s just another factor. My grandmother has, quite generously, offered me $1000 dollars. Which is wonderful. Family has helped out in large amounts on this trip, from
He shows up and we’re off. En route to Charlottesville we came across a lot of wildlife. Lots of birds, a couple of cats, a dog we named Baxter and a bear we named Uncle Steve.
We both agreed that Uncle Steve could kick Baxter’s ass.
I arrive at 7 AM and Tracy gives me my keys, an early morning smile and pointed me towards my bed. Where I slept for four hours and the week began in earnest.
It was a good week. I’m having a lot of fun here.
Unfortunately, in my haste in packing the bear necessities at the car dealership I forgot such creature comforts as a comforter, a pillow, nail clippers and an alarm clock. You’re never really miserable until you have a bed you need to be fully dressed to be comfortable in and your pillow is yesterday’s shorts.
During the week I called the dealership a couple of times. Turns out the water pump wasn’t the only bad part to my car. The mechanics, in fact, are shocked I made it as far as I did. They predicted massive engine failure within a mile if I hadn’t come in. Some pulleys were extraordinarily warped and I guess they were about to release, effectively totaling my car. So they fixed that and the water pump thing.
And now I’m $970.15 in the hole. Which is coupled with the $121 towing fee, the $85 dollar room and the $130 round trip bus tickets. For a grand total of $1306.15. Not that that is what this is about, it’s just another factor. My grandmother has, quite generously, offered me $1000 dollars. Which is wonderful. Family has helped out in large amounts on this trip, from
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