Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The Great Adventures of Bel Fiore

Synopsis: Kyle Price, Tonya Burton, Hanna Cooper, and Alice Hong are applying for music camps as a quartet. They spent 16 hours recording in a church and lived off of leftover pork buns and Jimmy John's. The arrival deadline of the application is March 2.

February 28
11:47 pm Started compiling DVD

March 1
9:00 am Still compiling DVD
12:00 pm Still compiling DVD
3:30 Application is filled (coffee run)
3:47 Passports photocopied
5:00 pm Still compiling DVD
7:00 pm Alice makes Kyle dumplings and noodles while he compiles DVD
7:33 Kyle starts burning DVD
8:17 Tim and Alice go to Target
8:30 Tonya calls FedEx to ask about overnight. THEY CLOSE AT 9:00 PM.
8:32 Tonya calls Alice in tears
8:38 DVD finishes burning
8:46 Tim and Alice arrive back at the dorms after unsuccessfully reaching Target
9:02 Realized we did not reach FedEx in time
9:03 Continued onward to the airport FedEx
9:17 Realized we didn't have money orders
9:30 Arrived at Walgreens. Failed to get money orders
9:37 Arrived at Giant Eagle. GOT MONEY ORDERS
9:41 Drove past airport, GOT LOST.
9:45 SAW A FEDEX TRUCK. Followed it.
9:50 Arrived at FedEx. IT CLOSED AT 9:45. LIKE, REALLY? REALLY???
9:53 Ran to neighboring UPS store. Rejected.
9:57 Went back to FedEx. Tonya calls FedEx helpline. Kyle cries. Alice runs into the FedEx truck field.
9:59 Alice finds a truck driver and begs. Truck driver radios a worker inside the FedEx building. WORKER AGREES TO OPEN THE DOOR TO TALK TO US.
10:00 FedEx worker rejects us. SYSTEMS ARE SHUT OFF. OVERNIGHT PLANE ABOUT TO LEAVE.
10:01 WE POUT.
10:02 She realizes we are applying for a competition. Takes Kyle's credit card and runs in to the building with no promises.
10:04 Alice checks on the plane. THE ENGINE IS ON AND THE LADY IS RUNNING TO THE PLANE.
10:05 FedEx lady comes back out and tells us...

MISSION SUCCESSFUL.


10:06 Kyle cried again.
10:11 Got celebratory Burger King.

The package arrived at 12:50 pm today.
We are epic.
HAPPY SPRING BREAK EVERYONE!

1 comment:

  1. Alice, that was so freaking epic.. I don't even know what to say. that was amazing.

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