As far as days go, today wasn’t among my top 1,000 of all time. In addition to a source of constant worry that I seem to maintain (it’s personal, guys, not blog material!), a few things happened today that at first put me into a foul mood. I’ll get to that in a minute. The cool thing about it is that about halfway through my not-so-hot day, I forced myself to put things into perspective: I am fortunate to have a wonderful family and a few great friends, all of whom are healthy and happy. I live in a free nation that, despite it’s current woes, is still a pretty great place to live. I have a good job, a roof over my head, and the love of an overweight cat waiting in that home. Things aren’t so bad. When I remind myself of how lucky I am, it really makes days like today not be nearly as big of a blip as they first appear.
Onto the drama of the day: first of all, my relationship with a guy I thought would be around for a long, long time appears to be dissolving. It’s largely on my own terms, but still, it’s always kind of jarring when someone who was such a big part of your life is suddenly not so much in your life. We live and learn, though, and like my past relationships, I’ve learned plenty in the past few days!! 
I won’t go into the details of it, of course, but suffice to say I’m glad to learn certain things now than later on down the road when the stakes are a little higher.
Moving on … as mentioned in my previous post, the Eagles are coming to Springfield! Yay! Tickets went on sale at 10 this morning, and I informed my boss that my general work would end at about 9:50 and that I would be buying the tickets on company time. He knew better than to argue. I logged onto the ticket site in two browser windows, and began the refresh game until the “Buy Tickets” logo appeared. I was then directed to a “virtual waiting room.” Odd, but I tried to remain patient, telling myself that most everyone else was looking at the same screen I was, and that it would be my turn in no time. After about 8 minutes, I was redirected to the purchase screen. Excellent, I thought, as I selected my number of tickets and the price range I wanted. Sold out. Yeah. By 10:08, the show was sold out. *sigh* So I got no tickets, but I’m not giving up. I’ll be scavaging Stub Hub, eBay, and Craigslist for the next six weeks trying to find some tickets to the show.
I’m not sure if I’m allowed to use the term “crash” at this point, but the stock market definitely took a huge hit today. Politically, I’m getting more and more concerned about the outcome of the upcoming election. I’m not sure what to think of Mike Huckabee’s new show on Fox News. I ate too many M&Ms today. I went for a long walk and rocked out to Dolly Parton and Cher.
And guess what? I’m looking forward to tomorrow see what it brings!
