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Hey! A non TV/Music related article.
Jul0
I don’t often post things that are unsensical or frivilious but here’s one:
Gaming on a Dime – Arcades can save a gamer money
I wrote this as my first article into the foray into Associated Content. I’ve had this idea about budget gaming and although I contemplated starting up a website (like budget gamer or something) I realized that there is one website out there that is so much better, so I refrained.
Catching up on movies
Jun0
So in one of my previous posts, I mentioned that I saw Night at the Museum 2. Well, it turns out that in a week’s span, I ended up watching three more movies: Up, Angels & Demons (which I keep instinctively try to type as “daemons”) and The Hangover. All three movies were actually good (reviews coming up soon), but this isn’t what this post is about.
I ended up going to three different movie theaters, two AMC Lowes, one United Artists (according to Fandango, it is actually owned by the Regal Entertainment Group), and the last owned by National Amusements. Three in New York, one in New Jersey. The quality level of all four movie theaters varied, but the biggest thing was that the prices of all four theaters were different. First I’m going to list off the prices:
- Regal Entertainment – $11/adult (Night at the Museum 2)
- National Amusements * – $14.75/adult (Up)
- AMC Lowes (NY) – $11/adult (Angels & Demons)
- AMC Lowes (NJ) $10/adult (The Hangover)
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Credit where credit is due
Jun0
I attempted to apply for a credit card and I got rejected. So I decided to go for a big named website and got instantly rejected. I’m now trying to go for a big named department-store. I was rejected for their actual credit card (associated with Visa/Mastercard/Discover/What have you) and am being under consideration for their less than $500 credit line.
I never had a real steady job. Yes, I get paid for my work writing articles for TV Squad. The unfortunate thing is that it’s not enough to even call it a part time job. The rest of my life is spent looking for other outlets for writing, reviewing music, and writing for other places on the internet (And blogging of course).
I was recently rejected by a website in the Match.com family (don’t worry I didn’t jump the shark and start writing about relationships; it was video game related) and I’m convinced that it’s because I have no credit. None.
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Going Green? Not Today
Jun0
I use a big named bank. Although I won’t mention which bank I use, they continue to hassle me with emails and letters trying to get me to drop my monthly paper statement in lieu of either an email or just using the website. At one point they even offered me five dollars to stop. Five dollars.
Sorry, but I can’t. Although I see my statement on the website and I shred my paper after reading it, it’s actually a psychological thing that I can’t get rid of. For me it’s like double checking items. If it’s on both online and printed out, that means that it’s true. Yeah, I know that it’s not exactly the right mentality, but I believe in it.
I love the idea of greening of society. Sure I use the green light bulbs and actually use some candles for days when I would like light, but don’t want to spend on my electricity bill (the idea of candles and mirrors are sexy). I’ve shortened my showers by about five minutes (so it’s not fifteen anymore). I recycle and I did submit about two codes for that Tropicana rainforest thing. Let me have some printed paper which I will recycle anyway.
Five dollars isn’t really convincing and it seems like a bitch move to me. The people at the banks thought of something and it was stupid. How about raising my savings account by .05%? Hell, at this point I’ll take .005%. The five dollars isn’t recurring either, unlike several places that give you a five cent discount for using one of those green bags.
Try again big bank.
