Sadly, I can't compete with a story like that. But I will, of course, try. This did happen just today, though I'm not sure if I can do it justice, seeing as I'm not positive exactly what happened:
Three doors down (yes, like the band) from me live Corey and Tom. They are very well suited towards each other; both are staunch republicans, smoke cigars, usually wear dress shirts and slacks, have stock investments, and the like. Very nice guys. Anyway, Tom can frequently be found on conference calls with people, and is frequently sent free things by both Microsoft and Apple for testing he does for them. He's bizarrely smarter in the field of computers than any 18 year-old should be. So today he's been quite depressed, because his former employees stole his plan for... something, and have made thousands. It's some website that he had dreamed up, and without telling him several people who used to work for him started it up. Apparently they're poised to make a million dollars in four years or something truly outrageous like that. I did not know that this happened at all in real life, let alone to college freshmen. My problems generally involve exams, convincing my DVD player to work, and trying to get better at basketball, not corporate intrigue. Gives things a little perspective, eh?
Anyhoo, I'm heading back to my homeland tomorrow for Thanksgiving, and I'm not sure how much I'll be posting over break. Have a nice weekend!
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