afternoon I sat in the eighth-floor Santa-Land office and was told, “Congratulations, Mr. Sedaris. You are an elf.” In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of forms, took a multiple choice personality test, underwent two interviews, and submitted urine for a drug ...
On the road, he took several unusual jobs and startedwritinga diary on placemats in diners. While attending the School of theArt Institute of Chicago(1985–87), Sedaris began reading his diaries at a local club, and he eventually was invited to read them on the city’s public radio ...