Free At Last

The last day of my archaeology survey job was today. I am now free to stay in college doing fun things for the rest of my life. Besides the complete and utter mind-numbing monotony of walking through endless cornfields, this is what my job did to me:

-Barbed wire scratches on legs, knees, and thighs.

-Tiny hairlike spines of cornstalks cause skin to puff up, puss, and eventually scab over.

-Corn pollen not only makes your skin itchy, but when you inhale it, it also makes your chest cavity itch from the inside.

-Mosquitos, mosquitos, everywhere.

-Bubbly blisters on both elbows - cause unknown.

-Weeks away from friends and family in a small, smelly, smoking room at the Super 8 in Bufu, Wisconsin.

-And the satisfaction of knowing that despite all these health ailments, your job (which has no redeeming social value) also provides you with exactly zero health benefits. Neat, huh?

Free at last!