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I posted this on my Googlepages, but as no one knows about that, I'll post it here too.
It's http://jones.evana.googlepages.com/home if you'd like to check it out, but this is the only thing on there right now. I'll probably just start posting stuff on there eventually.
In my years of having some responsibility I've learned one thing, if nothing else. I am a procrastinator. I put things off, I wait until the last minute, and sometimes I even don't get to things for months. I've done it for years.
In school I put off assignments for as long as possible, inevitably spending the last couple days before it was due working my ass off getting it done to a point of at least presentability. In the the eighth grade our main assignment in my Algebra class was making a notebook explaining how to do different formulas and whatnot, but I put it off until the last month or so of school, barely finishing it and passing the class. My Senior Project came down to the last month or so as well. Even in work I procrastinate. When I first started working at the car wash, I didn't get my workers permit until it came down to "get your permit, or you don't have a job." I procrastinate in things that I want to do as well. Things that no one is making me do. Books collect dust. Partially completed scripts wait to be finished. Games are started, but rarely finished. it's just the way I am.
Although I may be a giant procrastinator, it's usually not that big a deal. I always end up getting done what I need to get done. It doesn't usually come back to bite me in the ass as hard as it has recently.
I made the mistake of procrastinating on getting my Comic-Con pass. It had a little to do with my lack of a job, but I had already asked my mom to borrow money, and I definitely could have done that earlier. The first time I check the Comic-Con website last month, I found that 4-day Passes, as well as Saturday Passes, had been sold out. I was devastated. This is what I look forward to all year. I love Comic-Con so much, and now I can't go to all 4 days. The worst part is, I was going to buy my pass at the Con last year. It's all I could think about. This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't procrastinated damn it.
But wait a minute. I can volunteer, I realize. Work a 3-hour shift (or no hour shift if I take my brother's advice), and get into that day for free?! Sold!
I signed up to volunteer on Saturday and Sunday, even though I didn't plan on working Sunday, as I didn't want to ask for 5 days off work. My plan was to Volunteer to get in on Saturday and buy a Friday and Thursday pass. That would work perfectly. The problem was that I had just got some money from my mom and I didn't want to ask for $55 right away. So I waited for her to get paid. The passes were only about half way sold, so it wouldn't be a problem. Of course, I was wrong.
Today I asked my mom if I could get my pass now, to which she agreed. I actually ended up using my Grandma's card, it made no difference to me. But when I logged on to the Comic-Con website, more devastation. My fear had come to pass. Friday was sold out. I immediately felt the anger in my chest. I can't fucking win with these people. Who do I have to blow to just go to Comic-Con? I just want to go to Comic-Con. Don't they understand how much I love Comic-Con?
Furious, I bought just a thursday pass. I already pre-registered to volunteer, so I do get to go to Preview night, plus Saturday. I emailed the volunteer people, asking if I might be able to volunteer for Friday as well, as the passes sold out, and I wasn't able to buy one like I planned. Hopefully I will hear back from them and the answer will be "yes, of course" and all will be well. Otherwise I'll just have to hope that something is figured out and I can get in on friday somehow.
If nothing else I'll just be disappointed that I once again missed Kevin Smith's Q&A, and this year he had something I really want to see too. I guess all I can do is hope for the best, and try to keep myself calm knowing that Comic-Con comes every year, and next year this will not happen again. It's not the end of the world, it'll just make friday really shitty if I can't get in.
It's http://jones.evana.googlepages.com/home if you'd like to check it out, but this is the only thing on there right now. I'll probably just start posting stuff on there eventually.
In my years of having some responsibility I've learned one thing, if nothing else. I am a procrastinator. I put things off, I wait until the last minute, and sometimes I even don't get to things for months. I've done it for years.
In school I put off assignments for as long as possible, inevitably spending the last couple days before it was due working my ass off getting it done to a point of at least presentability. In the the eighth grade our main assignment in my Algebra class was making a notebook explaining how to do different formulas and whatnot, but I put it off until the last month or so of school, barely finishing it and passing the class. My Senior Project came down to the last month or so as well. Even in work I procrastinate. When I first started working at the car wash, I didn't get my workers permit until it came down to "get your permit, or you don't have a job." I procrastinate in things that I want to do as well. Things that no one is making me do. Books collect dust. Partially completed scripts wait to be finished. Games are started, but rarely finished. it's just the way I am.
Although I may be a giant procrastinator, it's usually not that big a deal. I always end up getting done what I need to get done. It doesn't usually come back to bite me in the ass as hard as it has recently.
I made the mistake of procrastinating on getting my Comic-Con pass. It had a little to do with my lack of a job, but I had already asked my mom to borrow money, and I definitely could have done that earlier. The first time I check the Comic-Con website last month, I found that 4-day Passes, as well as Saturday Passes, had been sold out. I was devastated. This is what I look forward to all year. I love Comic-Con so much, and now I can't go to all 4 days. The worst part is, I was going to buy my pass at the Con last year. It's all I could think about. This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't procrastinated damn it.
But wait a minute. I can volunteer, I realize. Work a 3-hour shift (or no hour shift if I take my brother's advice), and get into that day for free?! Sold!
I signed up to volunteer on Saturday and Sunday, even though I didn't plan on working Sunday, as I didn't want to ask for 5 days off work. My plan was to Volunteer to get in on Saturday and buy a Friday and Thursday pass. That would work perfectly. The problem was that I had just got some money from my mom and I didn't want to ask for $55 right away. So I waited for her to get paid. The passes were only about half way sold, so it wouldn't be a problem. Of course, I was wrong.
Today I asked my mom if I could get my pass now, to which she agreed. I actually ended up using my Grandma's card, it made no difference to me. But when I logged on to the Comic-Con website, more devastation. My fear had come to pass. Friday was sold out. I immediately felt the anger in my chest. I can't fucking win with these people. Who do I have to blow to just go to Comic-Con? I just want to go to Comic-Con. Don't they understand how much I love Comic-Con?
Furious, I bought just a thursday pass. I already pre-registered to volunteer, so I do get to go to Preview night, plus Saturday. I emailed the volunteer people, asking if I might be able to volunteer for Friday as well, as the passes sold out, and I wasn't able to buy one like I planned. Hopefully I will hear back from them and the answer will be "yes, of course" and all will be well. Otherwise I'll just have to hope that something is figured out and I can get in on friday somehow.
If nothing else I'll just be disappointed that I once again missed Kevin Smith's Q&A, and this year he had something I really want to see too. I guess all I can do is hope for the best, and try to keep myself calm knowing that Comic-Con comes every year, and next year this will not happen again. It's not the end of the world, it'll just make friday really shitty if I can't get in.