Booking it

So tonight I'm making my way over to Wrigley Field for the first time this season. I like to go a lot more frequently, I just haven't had any ticket hook ups. Last season (had ticket hook ups) I saw about fifteen games. The fact that I was unemployed and available for weekday games helped a lot. Now, I'm more confined to nights and weekends. Good luck scoring those tickets without someone working on the inside somehow. At this point it's not about if the Cubs win or lose. Really it's about that experience of being at the ballpark and enjoying the evening in one of my most favorite ways. I have a feeling this is going to be the last Cubs game I'm able to attend for a pretty long time, seeing as how I'm packing up and relocating to a land where baseball, seriously, doesn't exist.

I've already talked about my search for a Swedish soccer team to follow. Maybe I'll start with the national team and work my way from there. Or better yet, go with the team that's located closest to where I'll be living.

Thank the good Lord that airlines offer these really random special fares that I somehow always magically find. A regularly priced one-way ticket to Stockholm on an airline that I'd feel comfortable taking (any airline I've ever heard of) costs more than I've spent on a round trip fare. Makes zero sense to me. There are airlines offering extremely cheap flights but, um, Air India with 2 layovers in Germany sounds like more of a hassle than anything. But after some very focused searching good old Expedia came through as the glorious SAS Special Fare popped up...direct flight to Stockholm for a price that I felt was fair. Booked it; one or about 17 weights lifted off of my shoulders.

And, this Friday: Sleepout, Jeff Hanson and City on Film at Schubas. Seriously, these are 3 of the bands/people that I really really wanted to see as of late. And they're all on a bill together. So nice!