09.20.07
Seriously?
So I just did two things that I never ever EVER thought I’d do.
First, I came up with the absolutely most perfect Christmas gift ever for the new boyfriend. This is important in my world because I am an absolutely horrible gift-giver. Awful. It is without a doubt my Achilles Heel. My family’s Christmas presents from last year are still in my closet. As is a certain Jack Johnson CD that I purchased for a friend who was even here – in my house – for 2 full days and it never occurred to me to just hand it to him. I’m even more awful when it comes to picking out gifts for boys. What the hell do boys like? Damned if I know. Their needs are so simple. Beer. Cheeseburgers. Televised sports. Girls. They do tend to enjoy electronic gadgets, which is a possibility, but they inevitably, invariable, annoyingly purchase those gadgets for themselves whenever the whim strikes them.
But I did it. I came up with the perfect present. 4 tickets to an NFL game. I would get the tickets for one of the final games of the season, when it could actually matter. He could take me, if he wanted, though it wouldn’t be required. But then he could take two other people who might, I don’t know, actually care about football. There’d be tailgating. There’d be beer. There’d be sitting in a cold ass parking lot and then a cold ass stadium, cheering our heads off (if only to stay warm). The. Most. Perfect. Boy. Gift. Idea. Ever.
So I went online and went about doing the second thing I never thought I’d do in my life. Attempt to purchase tickets for a National Football League game.
And that’s when my elation gave way to deflation.
Do you have any idea HOW FUCKING EXPENSIVE NFL TICKETS ARE??????????
It’s insane. The cheap seats are $200. A seat. For a 4 hour game. Outside. In December.
Is it possible that I am the only one that finds this completely and unbelievably sadistic?
Even more ridiculous – I’m actually still considering it. For a boy I’ve been dating for less than a month. Because now that I’ve found the single most perfect gift ever – how do I not get it?
Beach Bum said,
September 20, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Ok, how about keep the same idea, but do it for a baseball game instead — the tickets for next season should go on sale before Christmas, if I’m not mistaken. Much cheaper. You could still get 4…
Or is he a hockey fan at all? Rangers tickets? Or basketball? Knicks? Nets? (though I do think Knicks tickets are fortune too though…)
I have given tickets before — bought my Yankee fanatic boyfriend a couple of tickets, don’t even remember what game, but he loved them!
HaveYouSeenLucky said,
September 21, 2007 at 9:00 am
or OR you could buy him a really cool TV to watch that game on…. I’m just sayin’
inowpronounceyou said,
September 21, 2007 at 9:16 am
Yet another why baseball kicks football’s ass. Tickets are cheaper and you aren’t outside in friggin’ Novemeber.
Speaking of which…how ’bout them Yankees?
LMNt said,
September 21, 2007 at 10:10 am
Sometimes ebay is excellent for such things.
vvk said,
September 21, 2007 at 10:33 am
1) AWSOME idea!
2) Remember that there are only 8 home games in the regular season… So there is a lot more demand for a seat than with crappy sports like baseball and basketball, where they have enough home games to make you sick of them and make it hard to even give away good tickets.
3) How about you just buy two tickets and take him to the game yourself as him christmas present? There is no need for his christmas gift to involve you giving a gift to two other random people.
4) INPY: baseball sucks.
inowpronounceyou said,
September 21, 2007 at 1:50 pm
VVK; Communist.
vvk said,
September 21, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Me? Communist? I think not!
In fact, baseball is the communist sport. All you have to do is look at Castro and that becomes obvious.
Clay said,
September 22, 2007 at 7:05 am
What’s the problem? Those tickets will be dirt cheap in a year when you get around to giving them to him…
inowpronounceyou said,
September 23, 2007 at 2:35 am
Baseball is the great American past time…so great, that a truly Red White and Blue game has permeated not only the Communist isle of Cuba, but all over S America and Asia.
Not a lot of people following the Cowboys in Korea, though….
cheerfulcynic said,
September 23, 2007 at 7:47 am
BB – I will NEVER buy tickets to a Rangers game, unless they are playing the Islanders. There are few things in life I am more sure of than this.
HYSL – He just bought himself a new t.v. for his new apartment. Another perfect example of boys buying crap for themselves.
LMNt – I’ve actually never bought anything off ebay. I might be the only person in the US who can say that.
Clay – right. thanks. very helpful of you
INPY/vvk – knock it off. Baseball rocks, end of story. Football is moderately acceptable as a winter substitute because it involves 1) beer 2) brats 3) great excuse for a party in between New Years and St. Patrick’s Day.