So I had a job interview today in Minne-inset-tonka. I don't really mind anything about the drive; it's the thought of driving all that way that actually gets to me.

The interview was for a part-time editing job, so I had to take a battery of tests. I did well on everything except the spelling portion; in the world of editing, I'm just not a fantastic speller.

My real asset is a sort of cultivated skepticism; I have the Internet right in front of me to check, very quickly, if I think anything is wrong. I really don't see anything wrong with this method of editing.

As I've argued before, old-school paper tests like I took today should be replaced, or at least supplemented, by timed editing tests in front of a computer. They better reflect real-world conditions and aren't biased toward a particular editing philosophy. Or we can just pretend it's still the '50s, your choice.

After my appointment I drove to the other side of the world, Maple Grove, to obtain an official criminal history record from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

If you got a call from me today, I was probably hoping you could help me find this place; I quickly discovered that Google Maps wanted me to take a nonexistent exit (109 off of 94 by St. Paul). I was so flabbergasted that this exit wasn't appearing that I spent about thirty minutes looking for the road before I thought to stop at a gas station and look at a map.

Once I finally got there, however, my first thought what an incredible base the BCA building would make for fending off zombies. Security doors, guns and ammo, emergency vehicles, a hospital right across the street, not to mention the grocery store, auto shop, and high rise apartments with balconies all nearby... the place is paradise.

(Homeland Security's biggest impact on my life so far: taking up two spots so that I had to look for another space.)

Getting your M.N. criminal record (or impersonating someone without a criminal history and getting their record) has never been easier. It took only $8 and about five minutes to verify what I already knew: I'm a cleanskin, perfectly qualified to work at part-time job #2.