a concert, a rant about stuffy businesspeople, and what i'm gonna do with the money!
it HAD to be on a wednesday, right?
if it was on the weekend, or if i still lived in NJ, you wouldn't be able to hold me back from this show.
first of all - clearly this is an important cause, and i think it's great that so many artists (at this show and otherwise) are donating their time, and proceeds from shows/merch, to help out.
(note: there are a LOT of great places to donate. i've already done so, and plan to send more money to musicforrelief.org - see link on the left - which linkin park has set up. the proceeds from the aforementioned concert are going to musicforrelief.org)
second of all - taking back sunday, my chemical romance, and senses fail - all at once? (among others) this show is going to be BURSTING with emo/screamo rockboy hottness talent!
now, if i lived in, say, nevada, i wouldn't be irked, because realistically, there'd be no way in hell i could get there.
but the fact that i used to live LESS THAN ONE HOUR from the venue, it just depresses me highly. but now, getting to north/central jersey in the middle of the week, in time for a show, is pretty much impossible in my current status of philadelphian corporate hostagery.
even though i'm outta here like vladimir in roughly 3 months, i still am compelled to play nice. i like these people. my coworker (the one going on maternity leave in 2 weeks) and the national manager have both agreed to (and gushed about, no lie) being my references. why would i be irresponsible and do them wrong?
but i really don't feel like touching upon the "OMFG I'M MOVING AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO" topic anymore for today.
in other unimportant news from the world of meredithelaine: i got a check in the mail yesterday. kizza$h from one of my stocks? bonds(which i have just misspelled twice as bongs, heh)? dividends? whateverthefuck they are. all i know is that i get a check about every 3 or 4 months from these people.
well, THIS month's check was...HUGE! at least in comparison to prior checks. i suppose the market is doing well.
pfft. look at me, trying to talk as if i KNOW. i may be almost 30, but i don't give a FUCK about Wall Street. quite honestly, it bores me to tears. i guess it floats some people's boats. i can't understand why. i see all these stuffy lawyer/businessman/financial analyst types on the train every morning. none of them look happy. they look BORED. they read the NY Times every morning, and work on their Excel spreadsheets on the commute home.
WHERE IS THE JOY IN THAT? why would you CHOOSE that as your life pattern?
when i'm on the train, that's my time. on the train, i snooze. i daydream. i make to-do lists (as in groceries, cleaning, cds i need to buy...). and i listen to music. that's a must.
work may have me from 830-515 (roughly, and sporadically, depending on how much actually "work" i have to do that day), but beyond that - all bets are off. god HELP me if i become one of those people working late almost every night, and "on call" on the weekends. i will not become ruled by my job. i am not meredithelaine - administrative goddess. well, i AM. but that's not all. that's not IMPORTANT. i am meredithelaine - friend. chanteuse. sister/daughter/niece/aunt. poet. nutcase. culinary-skills-free-chick. girlfriend extraordinaire. squee-ing cheesy fangirl. THIS IS WHO I AM, not my job.
rant over.
back to the check i received yesterday. i've decided that i am TOO impatient for this freeipods.com thing, and that most likely, i won't get the 5 people to register that i need (to the 2 people that did, though, thank you!).
i am a good girl. i try hard. i've paid off 3 credit cards so far this month. the first thought in my mind when i get random cash like this (or bonuses from work, etc.) is: what debts can i erase with this money? what can i buy for so-and-so with this money?
this time around, i'm taking my check and buying my own damn ipod.
the only thing left to ponder is: 5000 songs/20GB, or 10000 songs/40GB?
another note: holy shit! as of 308pm, i just checked, and the tsunami relief concert is SOLD OUT.
the tickets went on sale at 3pm. it took EIGHT MINUTES (at the most) for this show to sell out.
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