  Yesterday, struggling with the idea of randomly sitting down with Cara during her free period, I came up with a great idea. I needed to finish filling out my application for Easton EMS, so I figured I'd bring it. I'd head to commons and take an empty table next to her and her group of friends. I'd then proceed to realize I didn't have a pen, and go across to her table and ask if I could borrow one to fill out a form. Upon the recieving the pen, I'd just fill out the form at her table, which would not only gain me access to her table but it could also act as a conversation starter.
I arrived today in commons during period four and signed in. I checked the sign-in sheets, and sure enough she had signed in every day for the past week, so she was bound to be there. I scaned the room. She had not yet arrived, even though I was already a minute past the bell. I took my seat and after about five minutes, no Cara. I took a pass to media center, and she was not there. I later checked the writing room sign-in sheet, and her name was not listed for period four. I looked for her in the hallways for the rest of the day, just to say hi, but I couldn't find her.
Tomorrow, I'll try to pull off the same thing. Hopefully she'll be there. I only have eleven days left to talk with her during the free period, and only two remaining oppertunites on the bus. Time is running out. Fast. I also had another business idea: sell lightbulbs. Not any lightbulbs, mind you, but energy efficent lightbulbs. I can purchase these bulbs at $1 a piece from a source I have and they sell in stores for about $5-6. I'd price them at $5. Each lighbulb will save the owner $30.24 over the bulb's lifetime, so they are certantly worth the investment, plus they are good for the enviroment. Now, assuming that I sell them on a wide scale, I can allot around .75 for advertising for each bulb I sell, and it will cost me .72 for each lightbulb in credit card processing fees. Assuming I can sell lightbulbs to about 500 homes which buy three each, I can make $3,671.75, which comes to about $2,753.81 after taxes. Still, $3,000 is a lot of money. I'm not sure where I want to get started on this yet, but I'm considering ordering 100 bulbs to try the idea out.
If anyone on my blog, or anyone's parents want to buy them, just let me know, I'll offer a discount at $4 a bulb. Considering the savings, it's a steal. Plus, they last for 6 times what an incandescant lightbulb lasts for and they output the same amount of light. 
