ticketmaster ... punks

Total Convenience Charge(s)

US $7.35 x 1

Order Processing Charge(s)
US $5.15

TicketFast Delivery What's this?
US $2.50


They've got a really nice little racket going on there.. when i'm the amount paying in fees is almost the price of my ticket. I know they charge a fee, i almost wouldn't mind the amount, but why can't they just tell me instead of breaking it up into multiple little fees. that doesn't make me feel better.. it's just annoying.. and $2.50 for free internet delivery, but regular mail is free ... nice racket!

oh well.. i'm not complaining! i got tickets to my show i thought it was sold out & i was going to pay double the price on some even more racketeering ticket site, so yay!

secret & myth busted

hello blog, happy tuesday evening to you.

i'll jump back a few weeks ago, when i was in Florida. My friend who lives in Indiana met me. I'm good friends with Meg from work. She was there before me.. but eventually gave up the exciting life of margin calls to move back to Indy. She was much more interested in photography.
Anyway not sure how it happened but a few years ago, she had started this burlesque calendar. i think as a fund raiser for the Melody bar (they play a lot of live bands) and in the last year or two that grew to include a burlesque show at the bar.

so we're hanging out at the Irish bar in Fort lauderdale and she was talking about the next show coming up in Oct.. and i'm not sure if it was the multiple Carlberg's that got to me, but it sounded like a lot of fun. Then we're dancing (using a lot of liberty on the word dancing i'm not sure we left our seats) to Staying Alive at the end of the night, and i have this brilliant idea, what if i came out, could we do an act together? Definitely the Carlsbergs talking! After all, we were incredibly in sync with our little Staying alive jig, we can't waste that talent, and i'm not going to take my clothes off onstage by myself, come on get real people.

i bring this up now because it's pretty official. I have a plane ticket out there.. for the dress rehearsal so far.. and we talked on the phone today.. have some deadlines. She's going to choreograph the dance (phew).. and we have to pick a song... and i have to come up with my burlesque name ( see poll) . oh & did i mention if our theme is 70's disco.. blinky lights are going to have to be worked into the costume! (that will be the next deadline).....

.........ok off topic....
i did a little side work for myth busters today. I knew i would do it eventually but i'm a little surprised it happened so soon, less that two weeks. Today, i managed to leave the coffee pot on all day. In fact i think it was only a half hour or so ago that i caught it. And i am typing this blog from the comfort of my apartment.. so luckily the house did not burn down! I will certainly have to mention this to my mom when she's out next week. For how many vacations.. did we start off too.. where after the first hour (just far enough..so you wouldn't really want to turn back).. did she begin her frettting as to: did she remember to turn the coffee pot off.. and would the house still be standing when we returned home. Though it did leave a big black mess of dried out coffee on the bottom :(

white leather couch

The new apt would be sooooo Pimpin' with a white leather couch!!!

.. come on craiglist.. don't let me down!


......................fingers are crossed!!

saturday night

Officially, 8:12 pm pt saturday night .. i start this blog.

tonight i have a mission: me vs ikea stuff (en mass)

busy day, shelving , then tennis then hours at Ikea where i became a giddy shopper lost in a sea of much needed house stuff! ... so i bought.. perhaps bought a little more & had a hot dog. .. But nothing is free and now i pay the price for my untempered buying actions. All the pretty little furniture in the store, so cute and functional, so ready to serve it's purpose ..... is in my apt. packed flat, uncute in cardboard boxes. It is time to assemble! .... perhaps i don't have to finish all tonight? ... i ask myself.. but no, you must! as moving is a never ending process.. and there is still more new stuff to deal with tomorrow :( ...

so now officially 8:17 ... i begin.. oh one plus, patio table done! first assembled after carrying all the stuff upstairs, so i could enjoy my beer & yellow curry on the patio. .... updates to come....

....do do doo... some time passess..

officially, 9:32 pm ... one desk .. assembled! phew.
i thought it might take longer.. first sawhorse leg threw me for a loop.. but i figured it out.. second one a snap.. .. hands a little sore.. ... time for another beer

...start of bathroom tall shelvy unit.. uh oh i see dowels ....
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....... officially, 10:09 pm.. one bathroom shelvy unit.. assembled! ... and very cute i might add.
music selection ... Cake .... next......................
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..Officially 10:48 pm .. one step stool.. assembled... ... don't laugh.. that was the worst :( ...

1. but i can reach the ceiling lights now! go fluorescents..

... hands.. fingers.. really sore...
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..next.... ... music selection : Kid rock - all summer long
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.. 10:59 .. little bathroom shelf.. assembled....
hands red :(


well folks.. that's all for now..
..
..... things i've learned:
- i like stuff.. much more than i like assembling stuff
-crooked floors are a bit annoying as u place the screws out according to the ikea diagram and they roll away
-i really like that song all summer long.. i could play it again.. and again... and ....
perhaps that's not the best way to start off with new neighbors
- there's a leak in the kitchen :( .. probably the fridge.. i need to investigate

first pics.. new apt

I took some pics for the fam of the new place.. so i thought i'd share. Now of course this was a couple days ago.. and it's no where near as messy .. ..... i wish.....

Main room








View from my patio...........................................
wait for it ............................................................................................................................

and then... the bedroom



hmmm time to hang things... i wonder where the hammer is ?

deep thought....

Heavy lifting + 2 flights of stairs = no worries eating ice cream :)

new keys

I stopped by the new apartment yesterday and picked up my keys, yay. Crazy, just two more days and i will be a resident of Koreatown! ... i can't believe how exhausted i am already, and it's not even moving day yet.

" Batman won't catch "Titanic" "

so sad... :(

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080812/en_nm/darkknight_dc;_ylt=AnPm3I1_vkFVQknaEbHaq1Cs0NUE


i haven't seen either yet.. but i do have a strong determination to see Batman in the IMAX, soon i hope, and a possibly a stronger determination never to see Titanic!

how could people rather watch Titanic of this Batman.. so sad.


....side note.. saw AVP 2 the other night.. huge let down, i wasn't expecting too much, but i did like the first alien vs. predator

Craigslist - A - Holic

I've got a problem... i'm admitting it.. that's a step right??

...so i need some stuff..i'm moving & i've got practically zero, zip zilch furniture.. i need a bed frame, a sofa and a fridge to start. i check out craiglist the other day.. found my apartment there.. pretty handy site.. used stuff etc.. found a bed frame, yay! still looking.. sofa, fridge, ... next day a coworker offers up an old sofa, free sofa , yay!...
still looking..... fridge to go.... but there's more stuff.... Anything you can imagine! .. i find an antique hall/umbrella rack.. i'm picking that up tomorrow, yay! .... still looking.. hey i could use a desk, i was going to buy one new.. but craigslist is really coming in handy...

.........but now things are starting to get a little scary.... found a shoe chair. Hot stiletto in leopard print. Didn't know i needed one of those.. but yay? i lost the link.. too many craiglist items :(

... found a desk.. yay.. going to try & pick it up sat evening.. hopefully they won't sell it first, to some punk. ... Oh my goodness.. now look ... a lip chair!

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/fuo/788519984.html

i am totally addicted.....even after all this.. i wasn't that scared.. i thought i was ok... still looking.... but just now.. the Ultimate!!! i totally didn't even know i needed these.... but what a great discount!!

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/fuo/788909964.html

Roman Columns!!! omg.. i would never have been able to afford them without craiglist.... now i totally believe i could find whatever i wish for on here.

................ still looking for a fridge though...


.................................................................................help

Cookie dough

who knew... it is incredibly hard to order Nestle cookie dough online :(

wanted to send some to a coworked in Tuscan and figure me boxing some up from Vons & shipping it out isn't the best idea.