Envelopes, envelopes everywhere

Applying to college requires a lot of work--especially paperwork.  Luckily, with modern conveniences like the internet, much of that paperwork is no longer on paper, and with an amazing invention called the Common Application, you can apply to member colleges with the same application, all on the internet.  But even in this age of conveniences, sometimes we still have to take out a pen and write on paper.  Yesterday I was preparing teacher recommendation forms and the envelopes for them to be sent in, and I soon found the work to be tedious.  It was a beautiful afternoon, and I was sitting on the porch with Rebecca and Sachi, who were researching astronomy for their astrobiology class.  Seeing me writing my teacher's name and the school's address repeatedly on the envelopes with so many more to do, Sachi pittied my situation and offered to do some for me.  I consented.  But perhaps this was not such a good idea.  At one point, Sachi misspelled the teacher's name.  We discussed using white-out, but ended up with the decision to tape a piece of paper on top and re-write it there.  Sachi scolded me for talking to her while she was writing, and for awhile after that we wrote in silence.  At some point, I was talking, and then I noticed that I had misspelled the name.  Luckily, this one was easy to fix just by writing over it.  Soon the work was done, and I put the envelopes on my desk and enjoyed the afternoon.  But later, when I was writing the college's addresses on the envelopes, I noticed that something was wrong: Sachi had written one of the return addresses upside-down!  Harumph.  Some people just don't know how to write return addresses.  (Don't worry, I'm not actually angry at you, Sachi, and I thank you for your help).  I don't think a college would be very impressed by someone who writes upside down, so I got another envelope and did it again.  

-Philip