Jack Hardcastle

Kudda’s struggling so far. We’re getting clickthroughs (about 50-100 per day) but very few trial accounts, and no memberships so far. C’est la vie. Still tweaking the details here and there, but it’s not the crazy 50 hours a week (on top of McDonogh) I’ve been doing since June.

Since that explains why I’ve been so quiet lately, which is not to say that I haven’t been busy elsewhere. I’ve moved into my new place in Mt. Washington. It’s in rough shape, and needs a lot of tender love and care, but it’s not so bad that it’s unlivable. The air conditioning is the only thing that’s still bothering me. After having the repair guys come out twice and spending several hundred dollars, the unit still doesn’t cool down like I’d like it to. I can’t say enough about how fantastic the location is. I’m a quick jog to work, 3 minutes from a Blockbuster, two pizza places, a grocery store, a cleaners, and two major highways. I can be in downtown Baltimore in 10 minutes, and I can be at my parents’ house in 35. I’m also the closest person to my grandparents as they’ve moved into their new home, just 90 minutes north. I’m 10 minutes from Towson, 10 minutes from York Road and the Senator theater, and I’m centrally located for all of my friends, between their homes and jobs, so my place (for the first time in my life) has become the central gathering point. People pick me_ up and drop _me off. It’s fantastic. The gas savings alone are amazing — I fill up maybe once a week.

The only thing I miss is hanging out with my friends every day. Brandon’s coming up to visit in a couple of weeks, which I’m very excited about, but I miss the effortless ease of walking across the quad to hang out. Ryan, Lily, Erica, Jess, and Megan are all out of town for good. Tim’s leaving in a month, and Micah and Erin are working so much it’s sometimes hard to get together to hang out. Avi busted himself up being a doofus. Then there’s Brandon in Chapel Hill, Bill, Whitney, Ames, and Nathan up north, Aylin in Florida, Austin, Lisa, Guyton, and Allen in Houston, Ryan in California, Matt and Elizabeth in Japan… If only I were fabulously wealthy, with my own G4 and superyacht. Gotta get working on that.

If there’s anyone out there I haven’t heard from in a while, ring me up. Now that I’ve got free time, I’m taking stock and trying to track everyone down. Do a good deed, make my job easier. :D