Well, really it was more like an afternoon and evening…

I found out around 3 o’clock this afternoon that Telex/EV was doing a Midnight Madness sale today.

So far we’ve only got a couple mics at a damn good deal, but yes, I have been sitting here since 3. And no, I’m not the only one… pyro and Chad have been watching for most of the time too!

Finally around 9 o’clock, Pyro, Chad and I are all in a text chat talking about the sale and what we were dreaming we had bought so far:

Chad Costanzo: so do we just have the mics?
Scott Chester: that’s all i’ve ordered
Chad Costanzo: i ordered the line array
Scott Chester: and if we don’t buy anything else, i might call and get a few of the other mics
Scott Chester: sweet
Chad Costanzo: 6 grand i got it for
Scott Chester: going to be here in time for the 4th?
Scott Chester: so we can cancel lane?
Chad Costanzo: nope
Chad Costanzo: and no amps
Scott Chester: so we just need to get 2 xl4s then
Chad Costanzo: yea baby
Scott Chester: something current
Nathaniel Pitcher: yeah, really
Nathaniel Pitcher: 4ch comp
Nathaniel Pitcher: this is sad… it’s like QVC for Audio Geeks!
Scott Chester: lol
Chad Costanzo: in slow motion
Scott Chester: that was awesome!

Leave it to Pyro!

And so far we still haven’t seen a shout-out for CBC!

Tickets go on sale on Monday for Wicked at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

We are thinking about getting a group together for a show on Wednesday, August 16th at 8 p.m.

Wicked
Aug. 9, 2006 – Aug. 20, 2006
Segerstrom Hall
$28.50 – $74.50

According to the email I just got: The dates and times listed below have the best seating availability:

Thursday Aug 10th 2pm
Friday Aug 11th 8pm
Tuesday Aug 15th 8pm
Wednesday Aug 16th 8pm
Thursday Aug 17th 8pm
Friday Aug 18th 8pm

Please let me know if you are interested in going and what your limit is on ticket prices, so that we can figure this whole thing out. I would like to be in Tier 1 or 2, but there may be enough interest for multiple groups as we are limited to 8 tickets per address.

So last Saturday I had to go to Fullerton to take this stupid Examination in Writing Proficiency which is required of students who are at least juniors and wish to graduate at some point in their life from Cal State Fullerton. So after wasting the hour plus driving up there, an hour plus waiting on campus and waiting for them to actually administer the test and all that stuff, I finally got to actually write. I wrote  two or three pages (handwritten with big spaces between the lines) on the required subject, requiring community service in high school and college. This took me no more than a half an hour and then I was out the door and driving home again. So after wasting a Saturday morning, and $30 or whatever it costs me in gas to get there and back, I finally found my results this evening:

We are pleased to report that you have passed the Examination in Writing Proficiency (EWP). The Office of Admissions and Records has been notified of your results. No further action is required regarding the examination portion of the University’s upper division writing requirement.

Congratulations on your EWP test results, and best wishes as you continue your studies at Cal State Fullerton!

Now here is the real question I have: Why couldn’t they have pulled one of the bazillion essays I’ve written for classes, either formal papers or essay exams? Why did I have to drive to Fullerton on a Saturday to take this stupid test that you should be able to pass without blinking an eye? What’s even funnier is that you have to take a writing test before you can take an English class. Couldn’t they have this entrance test serve two purposes – if you scored above a certain mark, make it so that you don’t have to take the second exam? Maybe they could put this into the curriculum of some required class – like English or Political Science? At the least they could offer it on a day when one might actually already be on campus!
I really wish I could have written about how stupid schools are, or at least the mass transit prompt.

Oh well, at least I can check one more thing off my list of things to do so that I can get the heck out of that stupid school!