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An itinerary? What’s that about?

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

So, we have an itinerary. I don’t know if you can really call it that, in fact, I’m not going to. As it stands right now, there are still too many places that we want to go and I don’t think it is physically possible to do it all and take into account any surprise delays, detours, what have you. Our itinerary is more like a new year’s resolution–it sounds good in theory, but we’re never gonna stick to it. But I think that’s a good thing. I’m very much a fan of fluid travel and spontaneity, so I hope we do end up in some god forsaken stretch of nowhere with a slight risk of something dangerous happening. Stuff like that always makes for great stories after the fact.

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From Student to Unemployed

Monday, May 16th, 2005

It’s amazing to me how fast the transformation took place. One minute I was a successful student with a great job and a steady paycheck coming in the mail every week, and the next thing I know I’ve graduated, left my job, and I’m sitting on the couch in my parents’ house watching Entertainment Tonight . I went from student to unemployed in the 15 seconds that it took me to walk across the stage and shake hands with UCF’s president. But at least I went out in a blaze of glory! Okay, it was more of a 12 volt glow of glory, but who cares.

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