When we first moved to Raleigh, we had very little working knowledge of the city, but we knew we wanted a place that was close to McMoose's office and also to my university. So we ended up at a place that was 35 minutes away from my university AND 35 minutes away from McMoose's work. Which might not sound too bad until you consider the fact that McMoose's office? It's about 40 minutes away from the university.
This time, we were more jaded and fore-armed with the knowledge that apartment managers will tell you ANYTHING to get you to sign a lease, so we very carefully picked out communities that we knew were closer for both of us. And we were very excited when we found our new apartment because it's almost exactly half-way, in terms of distance, between McMoose's office and the university.
Turns out I got excited a little too soon. See, the distance I'm traveling each day has, in fact, been cut in half. But. I used to drive on the highway, where 65 miles per hour was considered slow. Now I drive on regular roads with traffic lights that seem to be programmed so that as soon as one turns green, the next one turns red, so you have to stop every 100 feet. Plus, the moronic people who drive this road seem convinced that anything over 30 miles per hour is Reckless and Irresponsible. So end result? My 10 mile drive takes the same 35 minutes as my 20 mile drive used to take. You know why? BECAUSE GOD LIKES TO MOCK ME.
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