I really hope my old employers don't read this.

Few things are better than driving around beautiful summery Seattle in a truck loaded with thousands of pounds of bounce houses and my very good friend.  Did I mention being really really stoned the whole time?  Oh okay.  Well, being really high helps.

That summer will go down as the one of the best summers of my life, along with my summer “working” at the psychiatric hospital and the following one painting houses for my buddy’s CollegePro thing.  Note to everybody who is considering hiring a bunch of college kids to paint your house for cheap: Don’t.  Despite what it looks like, they are still college kids and have no idea what they’re doing. They will destroy your house/make it look terrible.

The owner of the bounce house (or jumparoo) company entrusted us with the keys to a brand new Dodge Ram and a code to his warehouse.  We’d often work 12 hour days and get back past 10pm when the place was closed and have to unload.  We’d go to the movies in between drop offs and get to test the jumparoos to ensure the proper level of bounciness.    It was standard procedure, we ensured the renters, barely able to contain our broad squinty eyed THC-induced smiles.

One time, we threw a sweet party at our dilapidated college house with the peeling paint and a yard that should have been resodded for the last 10 years. We had been out late dropping off and retrieving the jumparoos and realized suddenly we had the code to an empty warehouse, keys to a sweet truck, and all the time the night could afford us.  What clever stoners we were.

Note to college kids everywhere: A bounce house is an incredible addition to any party.  Especially if it’s free.  

I quickly learned I do not like filing alphabetically while working at the psychiatric hospital. As the son of the administrative president-lady, my best friend got me the job there filing and doing data entry.  Data entry was mindless.  Boring, but mindless.  Filing alphabetically took brain-power and a level of concentration I could never muster.  Sanchez comes before Sandoval?  Whoops.

Note to people thinking of hiring a college student for any reason: Don’t.  They cannot be trusted.  Take it from me.