Birthday Present for Myself

[bulbmusic5]

So, I just got a bunch of paychecks from my summer job in the mail, and they totalled almost $1,000, and combined with some pretty decent paychecks from my campus job, I'm feeling rather affluent right now. So, I'm thinking about spending a large amount of money on myself around my birthday. Here are some possible options

Comments

[mrsbaggins]

if i was you and i lived in new york but i missed portland i would come to portland. just sayin. but um you should go to england just because it's england. although the decemberists in nyc would be pretty epic. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i say 2.

[bulbmusic5]

I thought about that, but figured I'll be in Portland over Winter Break and plenty of other times anyways. Going to NYC or England would not happen quite so often.

[mrsbaggins]

i cant remember if you've ever been to europe or not?

[bulbmusic5]

I went to France, Germany, and Switzerland about 5 years ago, but I haven't been to England. Of course, I think going to England probably isn't going to happen, including the fact that I'd need to get an expedited passport, spending 20 hours on a plane for just a few days there isn't very efficient, and I have a huge audition the next Wednesday. But it would still be awesome....

[odditygirl]

The trip to New York sounds really awesome. When would you be going there? And then (not to sound like a mom or anything) put the rest in savings or something. But New York City is amazing and seeing the Decemberists there would be pretty frickin' sweet.

[bulbmusic5]

The concert is on November 2nd. I could fly down Friday afternoon and back Sunday evening. And I probably should put some in savings, but I don't know if I will.

[starlightdrops]

I'd have to agree with Julia. NYC would be awesome, and saving money is always good. As cool as England would be, getting a passport now (if you need one, anyway), would be difficult, and slightly impractical. Of course, another idea is to save the money for a more extended Europe trip (that you start planning now) that includes another concert (over winter break or something?) or to see A somewhere else.

If you're wanting to invest, Barrick Gold (not sure what it trades under), might be a good investment (although I'd recommend looking into it thoroughly for yourself). On November 12 they'll decide whether or not to go through with a huge mine up here; I have a friend working on the environmental assessment who think it's fairly likely that they will. If they do, the stock should go up quite a bit-- the mine will use new techniques to produce more gold (per year, not overall, I believe) than has ever been mined from one place before. Definitely look into it yourself if you're interested, but it could be a good way to go?

[bulbmusic5]

I'm not sure how I feel about investing in a mining company. I know they usually don't have very good environmental track records. Plus, isn't there some insider-trading issues with your connection to them? Anyways, I'll look into it anyways, or maybe tell my parents about it or something.

[bulbmusic5]

As awesome as it would be, I don't think England is going to happen. And I'm not sure if you'd actually like their music, but just for me, can you see A at the Desensitized Festival in Basington on Nov. 3? It's kind of a dream for me, and just having a friend be there would be awesome.

[dontbeacommie]

What is your favorite rhyme for Colin?

Also, I recommend the NYC trip...might as well take advantage of your proximity to it, right?

[bulbmusic5]

I have no idea what my favorite rhyme for Colin would be. I'm open to anything except gerunds ending in --in'.

I think the NYC trip is most likely going to happen.

[dontbeacommie]

holland kind of rhymes with colin. and dahlin. oh and pollen. that one is actually legit.

[dontbeacommie]

ps sorry to creepily respond to this like nine months late. i'm cleaning out my inbox...
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