Meanders' Journal

Like a turtle...
... or a snail...

That's me, filling out these Journal entries. I have some free time before I have to go shopping, so I figured I might as well make an entry.

Not really sure what to enter, though... I guess I could start with the fact that I'm really sad. I managed to get tickets at the last minute (that day!) to the Billy Joel/Elton John Face-to-Face concert on Friday and ended up paying less for Igloo Club seats than I would have if I had gotten them when they first were released (gotta love Ebay). I couldn't believe how close to the stage I was... only 6 rows up from the floor and about 9 floor rows back. Much better seats than the people who bought Floor tickets after the first couple rows (nothing beats front-row, of course). It was such a great concert; they both did some songs, then Elton did a set, then Billy did a set, then they did some more together till the end. So... great tickets, great price, great seats, great concert... why am I sad? Well....

Sometime in January, I noticed the flash wasn't working on my camera (it's only one of those ancient 35mm things, not a new-fangled digital one). I thought it wasn't a big deal because I didn't need the flash. When I went to the car show at the David L Lawrence Convention Center, I didn't need it because the room was bright enough. So, I happily snapped away at interesting cars and mascots... and Steve. Steve from The Jerry Springer Show and Mini-Me were both there, signing autographs. Now, I absolutely DESPISE pictures being taken of me (to which

limpingpigeon can attest), but since this was Steve and it was my camera, I figured, "why not?" and let my little bro take my picture not once, but twice! Once when Steve was signing my autograph & once with his arm around me. He even sang to me... "Mandy, you're a fine girl..." Then I told him it was "Brandy, you're a fine girl..." and he said he knew that, but he wondered if anyone ever sings that to me. *smacks forehead* of course he knew that... what's wrong with me, anyhow? But I digress... Where was I? Oh... pictures of cars, and Steve, and Mini-Me. So... Steve's autograph, standing with Steve, talking to Steve, seeing Mini-Me... why am I still sad? Well....

A few weeks ago, I went to the "Grand Slam Monster Jam... On Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!" Well, I think it was a Friday... Anyway, I figured since the monster truck area was well-lighted, it was good that I didn't have a flash, so that way I wouldn't have a bunch of pictures of the hair of the people in front of me. It was cool watching the cars get smashed and crunched and the Car-Zilla thing was there, too (the dinosaur-looking heap o' metal that eats cars), so that was neat. Also, they had an autograph signing at the end of the show and I waited in line with my youngest nephew (who wanted to get Gravedigger's driver's autograph) for over an hour. He got a puffy pillow-like truck that ALL the drivers of ALL the monster trucks ended up signing ('cause they had an assembly-type line going), and I took a picture of each one signing it (for authenticity) and then one at the end, with Gravedigger's driver and my nephew. I used about 3 1/2 rolls of film that night. So... Monster Trucks, fun, autographs, nachos... why am I still sad? Well....

Because NONE of the pictures turned out!!!! Neither the Monster Jam nor the car show pics were any good! I haven't gotten the Billy/Elton ones developed, because there's no point =( I guess more than the flash is broken on my camera. If I had gotten the other pics back before the concert, I would've known to buy a cheap one-time-use camera. Now I'll have to rely only on my memory of the concert =( If I had a whole bunch of money, I'd buy a digital camera, then I'd buy a ticket for the concert in another city and then go to that concert and take GOOD pictures. But I don't, so I can't =( And that's why I'm sad =(

Hey, this is pretty therapeutic. It's better than talking to someone 'cause you're not boring them or making them listen to you... if you didn't want to read this, all you had to do was stop and do something else. But I still got to write everything... interesting... perhaps I should write more often... Well, off to the store I go (yes, at 9pm-ish).

Current Mood: sad
Current Music: Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire

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