KelseyR

Was the only person in my training class at work to be recognized for doing well on our first try at taking phone calls.

Oh yeah, I can buy tickets abroad immediately way cheap. I just need to get that vacation time and money. Maybe next year something will work out!

PLEASE do! People would roll out! As long as it's not for some $300 music festival tickets. A real, legit show!

It's not going to happen. I had to go to the doctor and what little funds I had for the ticket/hostel have been depleted. I AM SO SAD. I do hope Mika makes another tour around here in 2010.

Oooh! The BART website didn't list anything else and I didn't know that didn't encompass busses. :X Thanks for that link! May I ask where you're staying? And then I might just follow you like a lost puppy dog if I decide to go?

It looks like a hotel would be about $70 and 2 miles away. :/ It just looks like this isn't going to happen being by myself. So devastating!

I'd be flying into Oakland. And yeah, I can search priceline and whatnot, just wanted to see if any locals had advice since they know the area and transport system best! My only concern about relying on Bart to get around after the show is that the last train leaves around 12:30 and I don't want to be stranded if the show runs late or wandering around somewhere I don't know alone that late on a Sat night!

Yeah, but they only list "nice" hotels, no establishment would list a Motel 6 on their website, simply not a reputable place for their guests. They'll want to put themselves in a better light. Was trying to see if any locals had advice. Thanks anyway!

I'd like to hear some advice too! I'm flying in and would need a rental car I guess, but since I'm under 25, I simply can't afford that. Does anyone know if there's like a Motel 6 or Super 8 within walking distance of the venue so I could just do a taxi to and from the airport maybe?

Hrm, good question. I graduated from college in May, spent a month backpacking and then continued my job search. I'd been applying for jobs since about June of 2008 with nothing on the horizon. I finally found a job and accepted it last week. I will be a customer service rep for a domestic airline. I basically will sit in a call center all night and listen to angry air fliers, which is apparently the worst job to have in the airline industry. http://rickseaney.com/2009/09/23/top-5-worst-airline-jobs/ AWESOME! However, I love the company and have wanted to work for them for years. I'm hoping to do well in my time at the call center and get promoted into HQ within 5 years. I'd like to work in their marketing research department as I studied marketing and advertising in school. Basically, I really just need a job that pays as I have $65,000 in student loan debt and about $5,000 in personal debt, including medical bills, to pay off so I'll take anything. I'll probably be working about 80 hours a week, but the more hours the more overtime.

I went this year! It was so great. I just did the free shows and parties so I probably spent a total of $20 for 4 days. It's intense, but totally worth it.

I love my macbook! I bought it in December on a whim. I went to my school's IT store to buy my mother an iPod for Christmas and they were having a HUGE sale. I bought a 2.13gHz 2GB RAM, 160GB HD for $850, normally $1200. Still paying for it, but definitely worth it. But I totally understand the cost factor. Had it not been for the sale, I wouldn't have gotten it. I probably would've just bought my third PC laptop for $500 or so.

And this is why I should not be online after 2am. Thanks! I knew something looked wrong but I just don't even realize it. I knew that!

It really was! I had no idea what to expect and got incredibly lost wandering around by myself looking for Sadler's Well and then nearly missed the last train back to the suburb I was staying in. Totally worth it though. I think I stuck out like the sore thumb though, typical young American backpacker while everyone else looked rather fancy and nice.