city and colour show in edmonton

since basically everyone who reads this blog lives in edmonton, i'm doing my part to share concert news with you.

there's a city and colour show at the winspear centre on jan 6th. tickets go on sale this saturday (nov 4th) at 10 am through the winspear ticket office. tickets will go fast, so if you want to go, you should make sure you get up and get the tickets.

tickets on sale at www.winspearcentre.com or www.unionevents.com or by phone at 428-1414.

i really recommend going to this show, it's amazing. and dallas interacts with the crowd so much, so it's fun.

and for those calgarians who might read this blog, he's doing a show in calgary on jan 7th. tickets also on sale on nov 4th at 10 am from ticketmaster.

i wish he was doing another show in toronto.

no shopping pact update

so my month of no shopping is almost coming to an end, and surprisingly it has not been as tough as i thought it would be. there have been a few times where i was close to cracking, but i didn't.

i did buy those concert tickets to alexisonfire and billy talent, but that is a time sensitive purchase that i couldn't put off for the month.

my roommates both got a let on the pact (for going to calgary and buffalo), and both of them bought stuff, so even if i did buy something, i think it would be justified that i was just making it fair.

but now i'll have to somehow continue this momentum so i can save money.

rose - where's my spreadsheet?

i need a financial advisor

ie. someone who can teach me how to save money.

i never leave balances on credit cards, but periodically dip into my line of credit to tie me over until i get paid. nothing major, but i really shouldn't need to do that. i think my problem is that i don't have a budget, so i spend money without really thinking if i should or not. don't get me wrong, i have a savings account, and actually have money in it, but not as much as i know i should have.

i also use my credit cards all the time. i want to maximize my collection of travel points with my visa, and i use my hbc credit card to get my staff discount. i guess i should start paying off my purchases right away, so it doesn't come as a big lump sum to pay off at the end of the month.

rose said she's going to make me a spreadsheet to track my spending in november, then i can pinpoint where i need to control my spending more. i already know it's in food and shopping. two areas where the spending can vary greatly.

so does anyone have any tips on how to save money?

i love this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpfpON3IoeQ

so i'm not technologically inclined, and have no idea how to put the actual video on my blog, but that link is to the new justin timberlake video, and it's awesome.

he's coming to TO for a show in january. fingers crossed i get tickets!

thanks for the reminder

i called the td travel centre to book my flight back to edmonton for christmas, and the guy asked me if i was between the ages of 25-59. ouch, thanks for the reminder that i'm getting older. i'm not sure how my age is relevant to flying unless i'm under 13 or over 65.

i'm going to start following kathy and rose's lead, and start lying about my age. if rose is 23, that makes me 20. sweet.

i booked my return flight from edmonton to toronto because there was a seat sale, but i'm waiting to book my departing flight from toronto to edmonton until later, crossing my fingers there will be another sale soon. otherwise, i guess i'll pay the crazy prices. i think i can get a flight to london (england) for cheaper than a flight to edmonton right now.

heroes

heroes is fast becoming my favourite new show this season. it's on tonight, if you haven't seen it yet. and on sunday, they're doing a marathon of the previous 3 episodes that have been on.

basically, it's about all these random people all around the world (mainly in the states), and they are all slowly becoming aware of their special powers. one guy can fly, another can teleport to the future, and another can hear people's thoughts.

then to throw a wrench into everything, there was this professor who was trying to track these people down, and then he gets murdered. so now his son is trying to finish his work for him. and there are all these weird murders happening and the fbi are attributing them to this guy named syler. the murdered people are usually missing their brains. the adopted father of the girl in high school, who basically can't die no matter what she does to hurt herself, is also on the hunt for these heroes, and has just found out his daughter is one of them.

anyways, i'm sure i'm not doing this show justice by explaining it, but it's good. you have to watch it.

public service announcement

(michael - i'm stealing your PSA idea)

when walking on the streets, please try to walk straight!

something that is becoming one of my pet peeves are people who can't walk straight, and end up walking into my path. this happened to me twice today, and i was thoroughly annoyed. i'm walking straight, minding my own business, listening to my music. when someone in front of me decides they can't walk straight, and slowly sways into my path. and i walk fast, so i end up having to halt a bit, change direction, and walk around them.

now, if this person was already walking in front of me, then i'll give them the benefit of the doubt and not get as annoyed with them b/c they don't know i'm behind them. but really, they should be able to walk straight regardless. but this afternoon, this girl and i were waiting at the crosswalk for the light to change, and she still proceeds to walk diagonally into my path.

i'm beginning to think i'm invisible.

i did something crazy/stupid/obsessive, or all of the above

billy talent are coming to do a show in february.






alexisonfire are doing 4 club shows in december. 4 shows back to back, at different venues.





the presale for all 5 shows started this morning. i bought tickets to billy talent, and 2 of the 4 AOF shows.

some might think it's crazy to buy tickets to 2 shows of the same band on the same tour, but i don't think so. i didn't buy back to back days, i get a day of no-AOF in between the two. and i figure it'll be easy to sell the tickets if i decide i don't want them. i can post something on craig's list or a message on the AOF myspace page, and that should get rid of them easily.

some might also think it's crazy to buy tickets to shows where i don't even know who i'm going with. but this is my concert philosophy. if there's a show i want to see, i usually just buy 2 tickets and ask around later to find someone to go with. so far, it hasn't been too difficult to find someone to go with, but i don't know anyone who likes billy talent or AOF, so this time around, it might be a different story.

ah well, if i have to end up giving the ticket to someone to come with me, i'll do it, but i'm not missing these shows.

and as a follow up to my last post...i accomplished most of my list. slept lots. cleaned my room (not to the extent that i would have liked). ironed and put away my laundry. did an entourage season 2 marathon on monday (i love this show!). ripped some CDs to my computer (got up to the letter "I"). watched both oilers games on tv, but fell asleep for most of them. and did some work. so all in all, a good weekend.

long weekend to-do list

i'm a big list maker. this weekend's to-do list includes (in no particular order):

1. sleep.

2. clean my room.

3. put away laundry.

4. sleep.

5. watch entourage season 2.

6. rip CDs to computer to load on DiPod.

7. watch oilers game.

8. sleep.

9. do some work for work.

10. sleep.

i know i can complete 4 of those things on the list. the rest are all secondary.

who wants this shirt?

marco and ed already turned it down. it's probably not tight enough for michael's liking. so it goes to ryan.

how ridiculous do you think my no shopping pact is now? if i was allowed to look at clothes for myself, i wouldn't be looking around in the mens section, and you wouldn't have inherited a shirt out of it.

i think this shirt is sweet.

no shopping pact

my roommates and i made a no shopping pact for the month of october. we all shop too much, and decided to curb our spending on unecessary items, so we are not allowed to buy clothes, shoes, accessories, and other non-essential items.

of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. for example, both my roommates need to buy a suit to go on interviews for residency. if they find a good deal or a nice suit in october, we can't allow this little pact get in the way of something that is basically a necessity. and then one of my roommates is going to calgary for the long weekend, so we said it'd be ok for her to buy stuff b/c it's hard not to in the land of no pst. and then my other roommate is going to buffalo with her future mother in law, and with so many outlets, that will most likely become another exception.

but after that, no more exceptions...that we have thought of yet. seriously though, i really need to curb my spending. i shop way too much. we did say we would allow gifts for people, so i might just end up buying stuff for other people this month to satisfy my need to shop.

it's day 2 of the month long pact, and i'm going well so far. ask me around day 15. i may be going through some serious shopping withdrawal.

rockstar baby

i saw a bunch of kids at the v festival. babies, toddlers, elementary aged kids, you name it, they were there. i thought it was kinda weird to bring such young children to rock shows b/c i would think the loud music would wreck their eardrums. but not this kid in the picture. such a rockstar baby, i love it. when/if i have kids, and i want to bring them to a rock show (which i don't think i would unless i was married to the rockstar performing, otherwise, i don't see a point to bring a child), he/she will be wearing headphones like this kid. very a la apple at the live 8 concert with gwyneth watching coldplay perform. except her headphones were pink.