IN: Here 's an excerpt from my essay below , and after that , the entire piece , in all of its dot - matrix printer glory ( as proof of age ) . [ Your friends ] all look so content , full of tequila and wealth and the newfound confidence that invariably accompanies money , while you are filled with a sickly fear that you ' ve made a dreadful , irreversible and costly mistake . But then the fog in your head lifts and you remember back to the day when you made your ill - fated decision .
Who might be the recipient of this ?

OUT: The person 's teacher

IN: But that 's getting off the subject . Eventually we were done eating and I was sitting at my computer as I heard a mad - crazy knock on the door . I open it to see Joey and Justin ! Finally !
Why was the speaker excited to see Joey and Justin ?

OUT: They had been waiting around for them .

IN: I added maybe one or two more things to my small armload of groceries . He proceeded to add a good share of a cartload . I was a little concerned , but figured that he knew what he was doing . It was n't until we got out to the parking lot with him carrying three bags , a bag of potatoes , and two cartons of soda that he remembered that we had walked ... I carried the potatoes home .
How did you feel after getting home

OUT:
I felt tired from carrying the potatoes