Tball, scouts, etc.

Aaron wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>>> <Looks up guiltily from plate of fudge, swallows>
>>>>> Well, I got an internship for cardiac research - I'll be culturing
>>>>> cardiac and arterial cells on agar plates (not at the opera). Parents
>>>>> bought a new car so that I can to said internship as the decrepit
>>>>> honda wouldn't survive (and my sister needs it). Finished my first
>>>>> year at Ursinus - got an A in ochem (WooHoo!). Sister graduates HS and
>>>>> my bro turns 16 (and thinks he's driving). <Eats more fudge>
>>>>
>>>> A in OChem? WooEeeeeee!
>>>>
>>>> Never took OChem myself, but a friend did, and her textbook
>>>> looked terrifying. Culturing cardiac cells (say that 10 times
>>>> fast) sounds fun. :>
>>>
>>> Driving to and from Hershey during the height of tourist season won't
>>> be - though this summer I'll be driving a new car (that isn't likely
>>> to die on the way back) and will be allowed on the highway.
>>
>> Lousy commutes for summertime jobs in college exist to teach us why it
>> is important to find apartments near work, later on. :>
>
> Or to earn enough to have a chauffeur.
>
>> I commuted into San Francisco every day one summer. An hour each way,
>> two on Fridays. I had a co-worker whose commute was twice that.
>> Great job, but...
>
> I only did Concord to Alameda for two years.
>

Jesse did 45+ minute commute (75+ in the rain) from S San Jose to Palo
Alto for 4 years, we moved to Sunnyvale and cut that in half for a year,
and then with a job switch and move back to San Jose, it was only 15.
Then he went back to the old job (they contacted him with a very nice
offer) and it's been back to the same old commute since Christmas, since
we basically signed a new lease on this place a week before the offer
came in. *sigh* We seriously wish that we'd gone month-to-month for a
little while and moved ASAP since now we're stuck with it until
September, and rents in the area have gone up $300/month in 6 months! By
the time our lease is up, we may not be able to afford anything closer
without making a big sacrifice in apartment size or the kind of
neighborhood! Geesh!

So sometimes, even with a good-paying job, you have to get used to a
commute!

Kat