The wind in your hair； the hot sun on the pavement；
the freedom of going whichever direction you choose？sentiments most memorably captured by
Jack Kerouac inOn the Road。 Although honestly； all I remember from that book was lots of drugs
and lots of randomness。 Talk about following the yellow brick road！ But if your ？blowout？ is as
big as promised； I？m psyched to see your Emerald City。 Did that sound as dirty as I think it did？
Oops。 Anyway； consider the party announced！
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？GG
Q：？
Dear GG；
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I？m totally miserable because my parents say I have to get a job this summer。 But then I was
thinking about it； and I realized working doesn？t have to suck？youhave the coolest job ever！ So I
was wondering； do you take interns？
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？Please Hire Me！
A：？
Dear PHM；
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Thanks for the flattery； and trust me； you？re not wrong？thisis the coolest job in the world。
Although the truth is； I really don？t think of it as a job； but rather as a public service。 Sort of like
being a superhero： Bat Girl； Super Girl； Gossip Girl 。 。 。 You get the picture。 Sadly； though； there？s
only room for one Gossip Girl at this iBook。 Good luck finding an internship elsewhere！ I
hearVogue is hiring custodial specialists。 。 。 。 Just kidding。
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？GG
bills； bills； bills
That last e…mail got me thinking about how for an unfortunate few of you； the term ？summer job？
is not just a phenomenon seen in the movies but a day…to…day reality。 My heart goes out to you；
seriously。 But it？s notall bad。 Here are some positive points to bear in mind when you？re punching
the time clock：
1） The best way to meet people is at w