I had no money and no date

“I had no money and no date.”
It was one of the first years I was not living at my parents’ house. I lived at 318 Island Drive. The place was a dump. I had no money and no date, and I don't even think my roommates and I could afford cable TV. So I scrubbed the bathtub and made a fine supper of Pillsbury rolls (the kind in the little tubes), broiled pork chops, and Quick chocolate milk. Oh boy, what a night that was.

–Eric Bauman