Ok, so I had made plans to go see a play with D tonight... taking the initiative and thinking that maybe, just maybe, she wouldn't "flake out" on me.

Something that just reaffirms my notions that I've played the game with that girl way too many times. Perhaps, it is time to move on. Perhaps... but that is a topic for another post.

Anyway, Wednesday night, I came up with this brilliant idea to share the ticket with someone from my theatre class. At least, I thought it was brilliant. I imagined being in front of the class, which is about 70% female, and offering these tickets, and telling anyone who's interested to approach me during the class break.

Before I even finished speaking, some guy in the back shot his hand in the air. Then, before I could mention that I wanted to talk to people during the break, the teacher acknowledged him and suggested we move on with business.

So, some guy ends up with D's ticket. I can live with that... although I can't think of a reason to take him to the party afterwards. Too bad.

During the break, he comes over for the ticket. I tell him the performance is at 8pm on Friday (tonight). Here's the kicker. He has to work at 9pm. So, he says he'll clear it with his boss to be an hour or so late. Since I'd already given him the ticket, I didn't take it back.

I had hoped that D's ticket would have gone to someone who would actually see the whole show. It is an awesome show!

But this guy has the audacity to not offer it up to someone else who might be interested in seeing the whole show, but to tell me that he's just going to catch the first forty minutes.

Wait, it gets better.

His work schedule requires him to work 48-hour shifts through every weekend of the class. So, he arranged it with our instructor to use this live performance for his report... but he's not even going to see the whole thing.

So, he said I'll have to "fill him in" on the second act.

Excuse me? I'm scarcely nice enough to give a ticket away. I gave it away because I didn't want the seat to be empty because it is such a fabulous show and it's sold out. Now, not only is it going to be empty for more than half of the show, but I'm supposed to help this guy with his homework because he can't manage his time?

What an ass! Excusable cuss word because it's part of the body.

So, now my question is this. What happened to people with integrity? I can appreciate someone being narcissistic, because I share a LOT of those tendencies. However, this may just be providing me a look in the mirror. Or, perhaps I'm not as narcissistic as I believed.

Or am I just naive?

Oh well, at least I've learned from my mistake. If I happen upon another seat and I offer it up, I will only give away the ticket to someone who will commit to the entire show.

And I don't believe in helping people with their homework who won't help themselves. I wonder what kind of grade he'll get with a paper based on less than half the play?

What an ass! Some people's children, I swear!

Thus endeth my rant. Now I can focus my energies on something more important. Like the party I'm going to crash after the show... ;^)

Otherwise, last night was really fun. My favorite (now ex-)Hooters girl invited me to her next party, and I met a lot of really great girls last night at the Hooters swimsuit competition!

I love stories that are in the process of being written! =^)