I am freaking out like no other right now. My tickets for the MSI concert were shipped to my house....actually, let's start at the very beginning.
So a few weeks ago a couple of friends decided it would be KICK ASS to go to the MSI concert. so YAY! But to which show? The one in Rochester, NY of course!
[Friday September 5th]So i'm the only one with a debit card, so i volunteer to use mine to pay for the tickets. Little did I know that's how hell would start to unravel.
[Saturday September 6th] The next day after I bought the tickets, I received an automated phone call from ticketmaster telling me that my billing address wasn't confirmed from the bank. So lo and behold, I had to call them again.
Scene 2:
I call ticketmaster that night and talk to my local retailer in Houston since they don't have one in williamsport for some odd reason. So I call and I give them the right billing address, but here's the catch: they won't be able to send it to me in Williamsport where I AM LOCATED because they are stupid. So I tell them to e-mail me the tickets, and they promise they'll be in my inbox in 5-20 minutes. I wait, wait, wait and wait...nothing. So I call again, go through the whole process and they tell me the same thing. Again, same waiting time, and there's nothing in my inbox.
-Scene change-
I call again on monday, since the website told me to wait at least 48 hours for the tickets to be sent to me. I cal again and they finally tell me that the tickets cannot indeed be sent to my email because the venue doesn't allow it. So my only option now is to ship them via UPS (14.50$ to do so) to my house. Standard mail could ship up to 24-48hrs before the performance, time we don't have to be waiting around for them.
Scene 3:
so the tickets were supposed to get to my house September 12, but thanks to Hurricane Ike (gee, thanks! just what I needed...), delivery was delayed until September effing 15th. Now, here's the crescendo I need for this situation:
I last spoke to my mother on Friday right before the Hurricane was supposed to hit. She said she wasn't going anywhere and said where we lived wasn't in grave danger. I tried calling again on Sunday to figure out if she was still there, and guess what? No answer. I figured, the power is still out, there were some strong winds and I'd read some articles about how 1.2 million people didn't have power. I called again yesterday, but my friend who lives near me in Houston said there was no power anywhere. So I try again today, and no answer. This time I text my friend and she informs me that although there's still no power, the phone lines ARE working. Now, later on in the day, late afternoon-ish, she texts me again and tells me that power is up an running. So I call my mom again since I think YES! There should be no problem to connect my call to the house. Guess what? NO ONE ANSWERED. I am worried about where she is and why she hasn't called ME at all. On Monday when the package was delivered by UPS to my house, the signature was signed "VESINA" although not spelled correctly, it means "neighbor" in spanish. Which makes me think that it was signed by the bitchyass neighbor of ours and my mom hasn't been home since at least Monday or maybe even before. WTF mom, WTF.
So now I don't know what to do. I've called a couple of cousins, one of them says she hasn't talked to her, and the other one's phone gives me the busy signal. Probably because she didn't pay her bill. So now i'm going to ask my friend to see if my mom is even in the fucking house.
wow. I didn't realize how much i've gone through until i wrote this. This has been one holy hell i've been through. The show, however, will be amazing.
That's something Ticketmaster, UPS, or Ike can not fuck up for me.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Lies.
Where did you go to high school?
CS.
What year did you graduate?
2007
Favorite teacher:
Jeff R., Kathy J., Chen, X., Robert E.
Worst Teacher:
Mark N., Bill P.
Rumor you heard about one of your teachers:
they kept it amongst themselves
Name something you did in school, that if caught
you would have been in major trouble:
drinking, messing stuff up.
Class troublemaker was:
we had so many, mostly foreigners.
Smoke cigs?
no
Smoke pot?
no
Drink?
rarely.
Did you ever start a rumor about a classmate or teacher?
Didn't start one, but sure did pass some along.
What was it?
random stuff here and there.
Favorite hangout:
LAB, LRC
Your favorite part about school:
Friends and Photography Class.
Did you ever cheat on a test?
At this school, no.
Ever cheat on homework?
usually if i'd been lazy the night before.
Ever cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend?
no
Wish you had done anything different?
Gotten to know people earlier on.
Text during class?
didn't have a phone.
In any clubs?
yeah, a lot and never did anything.
Play any sports?
yeah. XC skiing and softball.
Do you want to go back and relive you high school years?
half of the first semester and all of the last semester of senior year. Minus all the drama.
Would you want to be a teenager now a days or then?
Then, i've moved on from the past days.
CS.
What year did you graduate?
2007
Favorite teacher:
Jeff R., Kathy J., Chen, X., Robert E.
Worst Teacher:
Mark N., Bill P.
Rumor you heard about one of your teachers:
they kept it amongst themselves
Name something you did in school, that if caught
you would have been in major trouble:
drinking, messing stuff up.
Class troublemaker was:
we had so many, mostly foreigners.
Smoke cigs?
no
Smoke pot?
no
Drink?
rarely.
Did you ever start a rumor about a classmate or teacher?
Didn't start one, but sure did pass some along.
What was it?
random stuff here and there.
Favorite hangout:
LAB, LRC
Your favorite part about school:
Friends and Photography Class.
Did you ever cheat on a test?
At this school, no.
Ever cheat on homework?
usually if i'd been lazy the night before.
Ever cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend?
no
Wish you had done anything different?
Gotten to know people earlier on.
Text during class?
didn't have a phone.
In any clubs?
yeah, a lot and never did anything.
Play any sports?
yeah. XC skiing and softball.
Do you want to go back and relive you high school years?
half of the first semester and all of the last semester of senior year. Minus all the drama.
Would you want to be a teenager now a days or then?
Then, i've moved on from the past days.
I fail.
So I fail at keeping my promises of updating everyday. I get caught up in other stuff which leaves me no time for stuff that doesn't fit into the following:
a) affect my grades
b) stuff that isn't facebook
c) or wikipedia
d) Mindless Self Indulgence
e) my roommate who thinks it's funny to make fun of me :(
f) Irish Step Dance and Belly dancing.
but it's 5 DAYS! until the concert :) i'm so happy! YAY! omgwtfbbq! i'll take pictures if i can manage to sneak in my camera.
alright, i'm getting ADD...so until next time.
a) affect my grades
b) stuff that isn't facebook
c) or wikipedia
d) Mindless Self Indulgence
e) my roommate who thinks it's funny to make fun of me :(
f) Irish Step Dance and Belly dancing.
but it's 5 DAYS! until the concert :) i'm so happy! YAY! omgwtfbbq! i'll take pictures if i can manage to sneak in my camera.
alright, i'm getting ADD...so until next time.
Friday, September 12, 2008
a continuation
It's still 9 days before the concert, but i'm going to write in anyway.
Well, it's been a good couple of weeks at Lyco. I've been keeping myself busy by joining a couple of clubs, and i've decided to make myself feel important by buying a nice planner from the school store.
It's raining outside, but it doesn't feel like a bad day. I got my OPI nail polish, so it's all good. I can't wait to transfer, I've been in and out of Texas for so long, I need a small break from it. Well, at least i'm trained to be away from home, or a base, for long periods of time. I think I can handle it as an International Studies major now. :)
Well, it's been a good couple of weeks at Lyco. I've been keeping myself busy by joining a couple of clubs, and i've decided to make myself feel important by buying a nice planner from the school store.
It's raining outside, but it doesn't feel like a bad day. I got my OPI nail polish, so it's all good. I can't wait to transfer, I've been in and out of Texas for so long, I need a small break from it. Well, at least i'm trained to be away from home, or a base, for long periods of time. I think I can handle it as an International Studies major now. :)
9 days...!
ah! I totally fail at keeping up with the promise to write in here everyday before the MSI concert...oops! anyway, the countdown is in the single digits!
ugh. i'm gross and need to shower. 9 days! Song of the day is "On it"!
ugh. i'm gross and need to shower. 9 days! Song of the day is "On it"!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Middle of Week Three!
It's the middle of week three, I have a german exam I need to study for, so this will be a quick post.
So my views of Lycoming have changed slightly, it's not as bad as it seems, but i've also noticed the city where i'm in...shitty as hell. I'd rather be in a big city and do whatever the heck I want...where the crime is almost proportional to the population of people. Here, the crime is blown out proportion according to the population, meaning that there's a lot of crime and not too many people. Honestly? Really. I have a good roommate this year, she doesn't like the idea that i'm leaving at semester. But it's official now. The school knows i'm not coming back next semester. I don't mind, i still look forward to transferring to UNT. hopefully when I go back to Houston I can establish a wider homebase for chillin and what not.
Alright, back to the books. 11 Days until the Mindless Self Indulgence concert in Rochester, NY! We could've done closer, but some things got in the way.
So my views of Lycoming have changed slightly, it's not as bad as it seems, but i've also noticed the city where i'm in...shitty as hell. I'd rather be in a big city and do whatever the heck I want...where the crime is almost proportional to the population of people. Here, the crime is blown out proportion according to the population, meaning that there's a lot of crime and not too many people. Honestly? Really. I have a good roommate this year, she doesn't like the idea that i'm leaving at semester. But it's official now. The school knows i'm not coming back next semester. I don't mind, i still look forward to transferring to UNT. hopefully when I go back to Houston I can establish a wider homebase for chillin and what not.
Alright, back to the books. 11 Days until the Mindless Self Indulgence concert in Rochester, NY! We could've done closer, but some things got in the way.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
this feels like a good night for blogging....
Well, less than two weeks left at this job, and i'll be heading back home. I have less than two weeks there and then i'll be headed for Lyco. How crazy is that?
I've been thinking a lot about what i'm going to do for next year, and so far I don't feel any regrets or any reason to change my plans. For those of you who don't know what i'm doing, here's my plan: next semester i'll be returning to Lycoming, but Spring semester i'll be heading back to Houston and i'll be going to community college there. I want to finish off my basic credits so I can get those out of the way. Then, for fall semester, i'll be applying to the University of North Texas. Thanks to talking to an online friend (since that's really the only way we communicate), North Texas offers what I want, and it's also close to home. By then I should know how to drive, so I should be able to go home whenever I want. I was thinking of going back to Lycoming, but I don't think that's an option that makes sense. Everytime I think of transferring to UNT, it makes me happy inside. I found out later on last semester that I wasn't too happy at Lycoming, So it'd be better to transfer. Not to mention the loans that i'm taking out.
Summer has been good and bad. I've learned many things that i hadn't seen in myself before, i've gained a few friends, and i've strengthened bonds with old friends. It feels good to be at the home away from home. I've gained a little bit of liberty as a staff as opposed to being a student, but it still has its stresses. I like kayaking, canoeing, camping, talking, bitching about what we hate, and making s'mores...although for now i'm sick of them.
Will next summer be the same? How will next year be?
it stresses me out a bit to think about it, but it makes me feel so accomplished to know i'd been in many places in just a year. Only time will tell, and all will be revealed in time.
I've been thinking a lot about what i'm going to do for next year, and so far I don't feel any regrets or any reason to change my plans. For those of you who don't know what i'm doing, here's my plan: next semester i'll be returning to Lycoming, but Spring semester i'll be heading back to Houston and i'll be going to community college there. I want to finish off my basic credits so I can get those out of the way. Then, for fall semester, i'll be applying to the University of North Texas. Thanks to talking to an online friend (since that's really the only way we communicate), North Texas offers what I want, and it's also close to home. By then I should know how to drive, so I should be able to go home whenever I want. I was thinking of going back to Lycoming, but I don't think that's an option that makes sense. Everytime I think of transferring to UNT, it makes me happy inside. I found out later on last semester that I wasn't too happy at Lycoming, So it'd be better to transfer. Not to mention the loans that i'm taking out.
Summer has been good and bad. I've learned many things that i hadn't seen in myself before, i've gained a few friends, and i've strengthened bonds with old friends. It feels good to be at the home away from home. I've gained a little bit of liberty as a staff as opposed to being a student, but it still has its stresses. I like kayaking, canoeing, camping, talking, bitching about what we hate, and making s'mores...although for now i'm sick of them.
Will next summer be the same? How will next year be?
it stresses me out a bit to think about it, but it makes me feel so accomplished to know i'd been in many places in just a year. Only time will tell, and all will be revealed in time.
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