all motivation... gone

If you, like me, read the classifieds for temporary job listings, let me help you out here. Avoid anything having to do with delievering phone books. True, you can do it on your own time, but you do have to get it all done in three days. Here are some things I didn't think of before giddily laying my hands on those bright yellow covers:
1. Books are heavy
2. 726 books are really, really heavy
3. Driving with 726 books in the trunk and back seat of your car is pretty much like strapping two oak trees to your hood and will bring your gas mileage down to eight miles an hour. If you're lucky.
4. You get paid 15 cents per book, which works fine when going to one destination to drop off fifty books, but not when you drive around for six minutes looking for an address that only gets one book. That's about a 300% decrease in profit margin there.
5. Delivering two books to a restuarant: +.30 cents. Parking meter while making delivery: -.15 cents. Having an empty car again: priceless.

(I disclaim all responsibility for making that joke. Am too tired)