So yesterday was my "red tape day" as I spent the day doing a bunch of boring but necessary stuff that I had been putting off. Went to the bank, post office, then spent some time on the phone with the Georgia tag people (who had fined me for no proof of insurance in GA), my insurance company (Geico who were great and sent electronic confirmation to GA of my insurance), and then my old health insurance (BCBS), Piedmont Hospital, and Piedmont Physicians (my PCP). My bill for the physical I had back in May (!) still has not been paid and is about to go into collections. My PCP had submitted the claim wrong and they were supposed to fix it back in June, but I just found out yesterday that apparently, they didn't! I hate dealing with crap like that. I know life ain't fair, but it sure don't seem fair that ALL these people are getting paid, yet I (not getting paid) am the one who has to run around doing all the work to get my bill paid (after I paid quite a pretty penny for that health insurance). C'est la vie.
I promised myself that if I made sufficient progress with all that boring stuff, I would reward myself by trying to get tickets to HAIR. So down to the theatre I went to enter the lottery for cheap tickets. Luckily for me, it was a Monday and the show does not normally play on Mondays. But they were making up for next Sunday, in which the entire cast will be going to march for equality in Washington, D.C. (Which I think is AWESOME! Whether you agree with it or not, ALL humans are created equal and deserve equal rights. That's my two cents anyway.) So I don't think too many people knew the show was going and the lottery lot wasn't very big. There were 28 seats and almost everyone got in. I was the very last one called, and only due to some serendipitous circumstances did I win at all (one guy won 2 tickets, but he had no cash - only a credit card, and they take cash only). The show was pretty good. I was close to the stage but we were in the "box" seats so honestly the view was not spectacular because of the angle we were at in relation to the stage, and also because of the two tall men who (of course) sat in front of me. But after much straining, I got to see the whole show. It was fun.
The crowd outside before the show.
Last Monday, I also got to do something out of the norm. Greg was staying in Atlantic City for work, and he invited me to come out. I got a $25 bus ticket and at 11 AM I headed over to AC! The bus ride was awesome, I got to listen to my iPod (oops, I mean my Sansa mp3 player) and watch the scenery. New Jersey actually has a lot of beautiful land. It was only about 2.5 hours, and then it dropped me off at the Hilton Hotel and Casino.
It was incredible inside - bright lights, no windows, TONS of slot machines and all the other casino games...it was a different world. I had to wait for Greg to come and pick me up, and I had a $30 voucher from riding the bus, so I decided to kill some time and GAMBLE! An employee had to show me how to use the slot machines, and then I was off. I won $15 on my first round! I took my ticket to the money machine and got my cash. Gambling is awesome! (Just kidding) Later that night, Greg and I came back to use the rest of my voucher and he took this AWFUL picture of me:
:-)
I only had $4 left, but luckily, on another round at the slots, I won $11 more! So with total winnings of $26, I had enough to cover my bus ticket and technically made a profit. Woohoo! Here is a picture of the boardwalk, famous (to me) from the Monopoly board!
After that we took it easy and watched House. The next day, I got to sleep in while Greg went to work, enjoy the nice continental breakfast, and watch TV and read all day. I haven't watched much TV since I've been in New York, so it was really nice!
