If I didn't have two sets of game notes to do tonight

I would have seriously considered going to the B-52s concert at the Singletary Center for the Arts at the University of Kentucky tonight. I've had 'Love Shack' in my head all day. :)

As it was, I got a ride home and my very nice co-worker even took me by Kroger so I could pick up my Lantus (long-acting insulin). Plus I still had money in my flexible spending account so I didn't have to fork over $50 from my bank account.

Speaking of banking, I looked at the points I get for using my bank card and (woo-hoo) I had enough for a $25 gift card to Amazon.com. It shipped today, so I'm hoping I'll get it by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. I haven't decided if I'll spend it on lots of little Kindle books or put it towards something else I might need. I mean really, Amazon sells just about anything, from books to clothes to electronics to home supplies. My headphones, for example, have a nick in them, but I haven't noticed it being a problem yet. And there are a couple of books I would like, both for the Kindle and in print. There's a bread machine in my wish list, and that would take care of half the cost. We'll see. It's not a huge amount of money, but it was basically a free perk of using my card for things I would have paid for anyway. :)

Yipee!

Barring any unforeseen problems, I'm going to get to go to the Joan Baez concert. I talked to my boss about working another day that week instead. The ticket should reach me in a few days (I just had them mail it--I don't trust e-mail links and printers to always work or such tickets to be accepted) and I did pay $7 to insure the ticket so if I can't go, or it's lost, etc., I can get my money back. I got a seat down near the front. Yay!

I hope I can go

Quite by accident today I cam across a concert I'd dearly love to go to, at a reasonable price. It's Joan Baez at the Lexington Opera House on July 20th. The best tickets are $49.99, which is rather good. I've loved her music from childhood. I even think I can make it home on the bus that night--the concert starts at 7:30 pm. The only snag? One of my store co-workers is off that week for a vacation and my boss has put 'no one else off' on the days that week. But I'll talk to her...maybe if I work on Monday or Thursday (my regular days off) she'll let me go. Wish me luck.