Can you say DUMB ASS!?
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Sometimes I wish I could blame my stupidity on lack of sleep, stress, being over worked and underpaid, lack of education. But right now, none of those apply (unless you count being underpaid). We are all aware that my sweetie is coming to visit me this weekend and we all know I�m a HUGE Kings fan (if you didn�t know, now you do), so I figured what better way to show off my loyalty to the Kings, and prove that I could be an excellent girlfriend because I love watching basketball and football (especially live) than to get Kings tickets. I knew J-mac would appreciate sitting next to me (in all my King paraphernalia) in Arco Arena watching the Kings beat the shit out of Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76�ers (sorry Buppie). I�m hoping I didn�t just jinx my team�but anyways back to the story. So I bought tickets to this Friday�s game (with J-mac�s credit card of course). Since Friday�s game is only the second one of the season, most of the cheaper tickets thru ticketmaster are sold out. I decided to use one of those online ticket brokers. I used one to buy me and Bro. A tickets to the Giants game and got a good deal and the tickets came within a few days so I figured I would try it out again since I had such good luck the first time. I spent most of the morning checking out all the sites that offer tickets and could not find any reasonable priced tickets. I was looking for the tickets that were $36.50 but when I saw the $30.00 tickets I thought �hey, I can�t beat that� I was getting a good deal. I checked out the seats and could not quite figure out where exactly in Arco Arena we would be sitting. I called Rie and asked her if she knew where the Parking section was located because it was not showing up on the Arco Arena map. She looked at her Arco map and could not figure it out either. Rie and I just assumed that J-mac and I would need to bring some tissue for our bloody noses since we would probably be two steps away from heaven. But that was ok. I was getting a good deal on some tickets that were sold out and I would get to enjoy my favorite basketball team with my favorite flavor of the month�ok, ok, ok my favorite flavor of the last 5 years. I book the tickets and I am so excited cause I just knew J-mac would give me a big ol� kiss for saving him a few dollars. About 20 minutes after booking the tickets a lady from the ticketing company called. I assumed the woman was calling to verify the expatriation date on the credit card since I realized on my confirmation page that I entered the wrong year. Lady: I was calling to see if you wanted two parking tickets. Me: Yes, but were exactly in Arco are the seats? Lady: Oh, their not tickets to the game, they are parking passes. Me: Parking passes!!?? Lady: Yes, I was unsure if you were looking for tickets to the game that�s why I was calling. To make sure you placed the right order. Me: Oh no, I don�t need parking passes I was looking for tickets to the game. Lady: Ok, let me check and see what I have available. Can you say Dumb ASS!!! Don�t ask me why I assumed that Section: Parking meant that I would be inside Arco Arena. Thank God that lady called me back other wise J-mac would have had a charge on his credit card for some damn parking passes. He would have kicked my ass when we got to Arco and realized we would be watching, or rather listing to the game from the parking lot. I had the lady cancel my order for the parking passes and I went on the hunt again to find some real tickets. I went back to the site that I bought the Giants tickets from called Stubhub.com. I found 2 tickets that were $50.00 each and decided to book�em. I tried to call J-mac at work to make sure it was ok but he had his phone off. Let�s cross our fingers and hope he won�t be too upset that the tickets are more that what we originally planned. The good news is, the seats are actually inside Arco and they are pretty decent seats. --------------Moving On-------------- Word on the street is, my Dad up and got married. He has not bothered to call his kids and let us know, I�m not even sure if his brothers and sisters know. I actually heard the news from my Mom who heard it from a mutual friend who talked to my Dad. I just found out that my Dad has only known the women since April. So if the rumor is true, this will be my Dad�s 4th wife (that�s just fucking ridiculous). I�m guessing once this lady realizes that my Dad is an alcoholic, a dog and that she can�t change him, they will be divorced. I�m predicting within the next 1.5 years. That should be long enough for her to figure it out. --------------Moving on---------------- So I spent the weekend with my friend E from UM who happens to have my dream job. I mentioned to her that I was looking into doctoral programs. I am really more interested in online programs or distance learning programs because I can�t do that whole classroom thing anymore. I realized at UM that those 3 hour classes were a waste of my oh so precious time. When I mentioned to E about going back to school, she suggested I come back to UM. She said I would have no problem getting in (E does some of the admissions at UM now) and I can get my whole doctoral education 100% funded. Ohhh I am so tempted. But I just have to remind my self why I hated that place so much�the cold weather, lack of diversity and ignorant ass people are a good start. Michigan did have it�s plus side thou, the schools Social Work program is ranked #1, I know many of the professors, I know the admissions committee personally, my schooling would be paid for, I would be closer to J-mac and I already know the area. It seems like the pluses out weight the minuses. I don�t think that I could really survive in Michigan 5 more years but I�m going to entertain the thought in the back of my head. |
2:23 p.m. || October 27, 2003 |
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