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I managed to score two tickets to Robin Williams for tomorrow night! Last week he announced a three-night stand in Minneapolis (with proceeds going to local charities) to feel out material for his upcoming show at the MGM Grand.

He chose the small venue, Acme Comedy Co., which only accommodates 275 people so tickets sold out in thirty-eight minutes. Tickets were available by phone or website, but the small club staff only had three people to answer phones and the abundance of hits caused the site to crash, resulting in disappointment and rage for many of Williams' fans. By a stroke of luck, I was able to buy tickets online for tomorrow's show (the only night still open at the time).

I'm pretty excited! TheGuy told me Robin Williams sweats profusely on stage, going through an entire case of water per performance, sometimes using a full bottle to completely douse himself. The Acme owner referred to Williams as "low maintenance", saying his only request was "twenty bottles of water."

Craigslist posters are willing to fork over $400-$500 for a couple tickets. Even more interesting are some of the desperate pleas/proposals...

HI THERE! MY HUBBY AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE ROBIN...WE RENT HIS "LIVE ON BROADWAY" A FEW TIMES A YEAR WHEN WE REALLY WANT TO LAUGH..and the BIRDCAGE...forget about it. WE'LL PAY ANY FAIR PRICE and buy some drinks. I coach softball and will not be able to go to WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY so the tickets will need to be for Tuesday. It would be a super awesome, coolest thing you could ever do for a us. Wanna give back to the community....give two tired teachers a well dererved night out. SMILES AND BIG BEAR HUGS Oh yah...I am an Enlgish teacher-organic gardener-and the best darn babysitter around...Willing to trade!!!!

Playing the teacher card? Giving back to the community? We're good people! Who the hell cares? Love her misspelling of "English" teacher and her need to share she's an organic gardener. Frankly, I'd be horrified if she was my kid's English teacher. Smiles and bear hugs all around!

I’ve read all the CL posts; was it 2 or 4 tickets for $800, the idiot who bogged about his friend scorning his tickets from the inside, all of ‘em. .

There is NO SCALPING if Acme Club can help it. I was lucky enough to get 4 tickets for Wednesday night, my birthday; I’ll be 55, the OLD speed limit : )

I’m looking for another couple, age appropriate, to share them with. I’ve got the tickets, I did the research, I did the leg work, I‘ve got the dinner reservations and there is MORE.

What are you going to contribute, it has to be more than ’split it’ with me.

Send me your cell phone & we’ll discuss it.

Using your tickets to entice swingers? This is just plain CREEPY.

Am I Crazy, or Just Plain Stupid?

A little of both. Most definitely.

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to blog about the latest addition to my family, Marley. If you don't like the name, blame my friend : P (btw, I just learned how to do that emoticon a few days ago). We were sitting around trying to come up with names when he saw the book, Marley & Me, on my coffee table. It kind of stuck in my head and I'm sick of thinking of names so the poor thing is out of luck.

If you're completely shocked by my news, it was somewhat of an impulsive decision. However, last week I did write a very long, detailed blog about my love for animals and how I missed having a pet, but when I went to post it, I'd been signed out of blogger so I lost my entire post. By then, it was time for bed so I never went back to that topic.

Instead I spent the following day looking at Petfinder for a cat to adopt. Initially, I considered an older cat so I went to this non-profit, no-kill animal shelter in St. Paul called Feline Rescue. All the cats are either abused or abandoned and they are free to roam the place which is really nice. There was one black and white cat, Cookie, that I seemed to bond with, but I didn't feel ready to commit at that point.

The next day, I began searching kittens on craigslist when I came across a couple cute ones so I emailed replies to both. I called one woman and made arrangements to see/pick-up the cat that evening while she worked the overnight shift in Plymouth. It wasn't until I was halfway there at 10:00 pm that it occurred to me I could be putting myself in danger. I was driving to a random stranger's home late at night and given that I was acting on impulse, I hadn't bothered to inform anyone of my whereabouts.

Nonetheless, everything turned out fine. I showed up at the home of where the woman worked -- I'm led to believe she was a cleaning lady of some sort. Look up "cat lady" in the dictionary and you'll see her picture.

Anyway, Marley is adorable and very playful. I'd forgotten just how sharp a three-month-old cat's claws can be! But he is sweet and I was pleasantly surprised to find him curled up next to me in bed the other morning. I feel guilty that I haven't had a whole lot of time to devote to him as of yet, but I don't think I have much going on this week so I should be able to give him some much-needed attention!!

Haven't had a chance to take any pics yet, but here are a couple from the craigslist ad. Stay tuned for more Marley pics and updates.

Craigslist Creeper

Today I found this bed frame on craigslist. Yeah, yeah, that's the last thing I need, but it's interesting to see all the random shit for sale. So this afternoon, I started emailing back and forth with the dude selling it.

It was fine at first, just talked about boring work stuff. It should have been my first clue when he asked if I had any pictures of my kids on my desk -- he said most of the women around him did. Awfully strange way to pose such a question. I wrote, "No, no kids. In fact, I hardly have anything hung up because I never wanted it to feel like 'home.'" Fairly certain if we had an ugliest cube contest, I'd win hands-down. His response:

"I don't have much up around my cube either. I hung up some of my bowling awards. I like Disney princesses, so I have a cut out of some wrapping paper with them. A calender, and some various work stuff."

Ok, where do I begin?? Bowling awards? Enough said. Disney princesses cut out of wrapping paper?!?!? Hello, who is this freak?!? Needless to say, I WON'T be purchasing Creepy's bed frame! Yikes.