Sooo...I'm going to be a mermaid in October (if my contract ever makes it to me) AND I'm going to see Duran Duran in concert AGAIN! Oh...AND I should be getting a new car (to me - not an actual brand new car). I just wish all these wonderful things didn't cost so much. I guess that's part of life, right? "Live, pay taxes, die." Doesn't matter how you live, you still have to pay to live and pay taxes.
The mermaid thing I mentioned before: I'm going to be a mermaid at a pirate festival in Georgia. I'll be sitting somewhere and the kids and people will come to me to take pictures and chat with me, the real live mermaid. I just bought a lovely long, blonde wig from China and I have the tail; all I need to work on now is the top and I have a fantastic idea for that one. I think my sister is going to come with me and be my personal makeup artist - I just have to pay for her meals. That's a fair trade; I suck at makeup. I really hope she can get off work with me. It's going to be awesome!
The week before I transform into a tail-flapping mermaid for a weekend, Ryan and I will be attending a Duran Duran concert for their "All You Need Is Now" tour! I still can't believe that I'm going to a DD concert with someone else; I've only ever gone by myself. Heck, I even went to Flight of the Conchords by myself. The standard procedure is that my parents drop me off, I enjoy, they pick me up and go home. Fun, but lonely. I mean, there are thousands of people at DD concerts and we're all fans and friends in Duran, but it's still lonely. This time will be totally different and I can't wait. Oh, AND by that time I will be a card-carrying GOLD member of their fan club with a special edition t-shirt, messenger bag and other sundries. I had to pay extra to join, but it was worth it because I got great seats for the concert during the pre-sale for members only. Well, now that I am a member, I am that much closer to saving up for a meet and greet with the band. That's my secret plan. Don't tell anyone!
As for the car, well, my ride right now is a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL. Color: rust. No, really. Not rust-colored. It's made of rust. It used to be mostly maroon, but that's not the case anymore. No air conditioning and the automatic passenger window is practically dead when I have to drive almost an hour home every day in the awful Florida summer sun. Luckily I can keep my mind off the worst of it by turning up my iPod and singing along, but sometimes it's barely bearable. I've had it since 2004 and the honest truth is that I need a new car. Unfortunately, I'm awful with money. I've made a resolution to do better with it, but I'm not there yet. Luckily, my amazing boyfriend (who also happens to be a mechanic) wants to buy a nice used one for me outright and have me pay him back. We've been searching for a few days now and I think I found my dream car: a green Kia Rio (not blue-silver, but I can't afford to be too picky) with air and manual windows. Unfortunately, it's an hour away from our house and we have to wait until the weekend to go see it...IF it's still there. We have to call them tonight to see if they even still have the car. I hope so. I also hope they don't sell it before we get to it. Here's to hoping, wishing and waiting.
