Monday Again
12/04/00
Not a bad monday at work.
So while online today… Ernie and I were on IM today running the approximate costs on going to SXSW. Now, perhaps I’m a bit spoiled but after talying up the counts, the numbers just seemed to explode. A far cry from our LA trip when we drove down and paid only for gas and munchies, stayed for free with friends that lived about 2 miles from the conference, and got free press passes.
Here’s how SXSW is looking:
$165 for Conference Registration
$150 Hotel (Ernie, Me, Ritchie, and Kevin in a quad for 4 nights ~$150/night)
$250 Plane Tickets from Oakland to Austin
$50 Car rental (4 days split 4 ways ~ your usual fee plus insurance)
$250 A modest food and boozing budget for 4 days.
Total = $865
GOOD LORD!!!
This doesn’t even include the $30 bucks I tossed in to register this little site for the webgrrl and persona/online awards running!
AND HEY! Don’t you dare think that it’s going to be a big survivorblog crew orgy or anything. Who do you think we are? Big pimpin hos?
Conclusion WE ARE GOING TO FRICKING HAVE $900 WORTH OF FUN GAWDANGIT! He he he.. I think my feminine whiles are going to get a work out. He he he he he he.
What’s Ernie going to do? He’s also planning on using his feminine whiles. I hope he doesn’t yack in the bushes again is all I can ask. That and kicking my butt to wake me up in the morning like our LA trip.
Regardless *Shrug* I’m in. I’m committed to going and I’m committed to having a really really great time while I’m there. But still.. the idea of spending that kidn of money right after the xmas holidays has me a little daunted. I could be so easily tempted to do something somewhat surly and nasty… like hmmm selling drugs or something.
Spiritually.
Brother Wafik is trying to encourage me to get off my half assed Catholic butt, re: prayer, attending church, etc etc etc… he’s a smart ass too and he knows it, but I think he’s fantastic and a great blessing in my life.
Re: my Catholic lameness.. what can I say? I’m grounded in my faith but I’m a total lamer about going to mass regularly and doing my little prayers…Yeah yeah yeah, I know. I’m trying. Today I even said a little prayer while washing dishes.. for some reason my hands felt a lot like my moms scrubbing those plates. It’s kind of nice to feel really inside of your skin and know that it comes from your mom.
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