You know what, Sky? Somebody really has got to invent teleportation. It would make life so much easier. I've asked several people I know to work on that, and they still have not come through for me. I'm not sure how much effort they even put into the project. Maybe you can figure it out. You have the motivation!

Seriously, that sounds like a tough decision. It would be great to be able to go to that conference. You have some real concerns about the transportation though. Would earplugs help? I'm not going to presume to try to tell you what to do, as only you know how much you want to go and how hard it would be for you to get there. If you don't go, you won't be out anything and you can still feel honored that you were asked.

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Rap